What's your latest tech purchase?

TheLostSwede · May 24, 2023

Got an Aukey portable, 65 W USB-PD battery pack, so I can charge my notebook away from a wall socket if need be. It doesn't quite seem to reach 65 W output, but it charged my notebook from 30% to full no problem, but not much juice left in the battery.

DAPUNISHER · May 24, 2023

Just ordered
Silicon Power 2TB UD90 NVMe 4.0 Gen4 PCIe M.2 SSD R/W up to 5,000/4,800 MB/s - $84

Intel ARC A750 LE - $199

Klemc · May 24, 2023

Shou Miko said:
You got a link for these enclosures? I am a Orico fan have one of their docking stations and 2x3.5" enclosures they always work when you plug them in and do a awesome job even transfer speeds are amazing.

They are the only in Aluminium+ABS instead ABS only... i found on Amazon FR : it's called 2588C3(-V1), link lists also pink as i can view.

Aluminium is not listed in top page specs, it's at bottom specs only.

gurusmi · May 24, 2023

I'm building a new rig. Running on Wondows and Linux. It has to be fine for developing software on Lazarus ans Visual Studio. I started the sourcing a bit ago. The last i bought was the motherboard. It is a Asus ProArt X670E... Next there will be some stuff extending my EKWB Watercooling system.

Space Lynx · May 24, 2023

I'm picking up my CPAP sleep apnea machine today, I guess that counts as a tech purchase.

Everyone I have talked to that has one prescribed by a Doctor has told me it improved their energy levels and memory retention/recall. I hope I get similar results. Doctor gave me a sleep study recently and said I need one.

:sleep:

tabascosauz · May 24, 2023

✓ doesn't take two weeks to ship because Samsung is not a miser and free shipping = Fedex Overnight
✓ S23 is actually fast unlike a certain turd
✓ 8 Gen 2 doesn't get hot the moment you start doing anything
✓ already nearing 1hr SOT per 10% during setup phase and installing apps

Normally this is where I'd shit on oneUI for being bloated and not AOSP, but it actually comes with a bunch of useful features usually only found in custom ROMs, so Pixel's vacuous take on AOSP is just plain embarrassing

AusWolf · May 24, 2023

A friend asked me to clean and sell his old gaming rig with a 7700K in it. After a little search, I found an MSi B250M Mortar with an i5 7500 on ebay for 60 quid, so I'm gonna keep the board and my friend's 7700K, and sell his PC with the 7500 instead. The board is a little bent in one corner (see picture below), but it was listed as fully working, which I hope is true. I'm not sure what I'm gonna do with it, yet - I'm thinking about downgrading my HTPC and selling the 11700 + B560M combo that I currently have. Or maybe I'll keep it as a backup in case something fails, we'll see. One thing is for sure: having an Intel 7700K and an AMD 7700X in my arsenal is so cool!

Shou Miko · May 25, 2023

tabascosauz said:
✓ doesn't take two weeks to ship because Samsung is not a miser and free shipping = Fedex Overnight
✓ S23 is actually fast unlike a certain turd
✓ 8 Gen 2 doesn't get hot the moment you start doing anything
✓ already nearing 1hr SOT per 10% during setup phase and installing apps

Normally this is where I'd shit on oneUI for being bloated and not AOSP, but it actually comes with a bunch of useful features usually only found in custom ROMs, so Pixel's vacuous take on AOSP is just plain embarrassing

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Looks good with the specs too, sadly I am not switching back to Android even the new Sony Xperia 1 Mark 5 looks interesting but with the national security apps we have in my country and such custom roms because they need rooted access is not working.

So I am staying on iOS because of my friends and some family just easier being in the same environment than in another one.

AlwaysHope · May 25, 2023

Upgraded game drive to 2TB & made sure the PCIe4 bus is saturated with read/write speeds.

AusWolf · May 25, 2023

AlwaysHope said:
Upgraded game drive to 2TB & made sure the PCIe4 bus is saturated with read/write speeds.
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I wonder what the "Cool down 9%" logo means.

Klemc · May 25, 2023

Shou Miko said:
You got a link for these enclosures? I am a Orico fan have one of their docking stations and 2x3.5" enclosures they always work when you plug them in and do a awesome job even transfer speeds are amazing.

Tomorrow delivery, i will do imagings of one of this.

lmille16 · May 25, 2023

AusWolf said:
I wonder what the "Cool down 9%" logo means.

It was such a bizarre thing to put on the box so I had to look it up out of curiosity. 9% better heat dissipation due to the graphene heat spreader...... supposedly

Space Lynx · May 25, 2023

i was considering 3 years of game pass ultimate with xbox live gold trick
apparently 12 months of xbox live gold once converted to game pass ultimate converts to 4 months now instead of 12 months.
well there goes that plan down the drain. looks like M$ finally changed it
thats what several reviews on Amazon are saying for xbox live gold 12 month anyway
if you sort reviews by most recent

so that was going to be my latest tech purchase... 3 years of xbox live gold converted to 3 years of pc game pass. but yeah not going to do it, not worth the risk of only getting 4 months. damn you M$

GreiverBlade · May 25, 2023

YEAH...

also tomorrow i receive a pair of beans in a jewel box ... (i'm sure a few will know what i mean ... )

kapone32 · May 25, 2023

GreiverBlade said:
YEAH...
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also tomorrow i receive a pair of beans in a jewel box ... (i'm sure a few will know what i mean ... )

I was seriously looking at this this morning, I am torn between this and Miasma.

AlwaysHope · May 26, 2023

AusWolf said:
I wonder what the "Cool down 9%" logo means.

Yeah I know but I never have issues with temps on my M.2 drives. The motherboards I use come with their dedicated heatsinks for that anyway & the systems are always in well ventilated cases.

mechtech · May 26, 2023

Does a car lighter usb plug count?? My wife stole my last one and my last one before that and my last one before that and lost them all. I’m thinking of painting some ‘male parts’ on this one so she doesn’t take it. :|

Mac the Geek · May 26, 2023

mechtech said:
Does a car lighter usb plug count?? My wife stole my last one and my last one before that and my last one before that and lost them all. I’m thinking of painting some ‘male parts’ on this one so she doesn’t take it. :|

I fight that battle over USB cables. They disappear, then they get found in my wife's purse, then they get lost, then my wife asks me why she can't find any USB cables, then I have to hit the "order it again" button on Amazon. It's the circle of life.

Space Lynx · May 26, 2023

7900 xt reference card. just ordered one.

got some medical news today, unfortunately I am not going anywhere this summer and have about 5 more medical appointments spread out over the summer.

so I said fuck it, you only live once. my 5800x3d and 7900 xt are going to be great pairing. game on mates! :rockout:

also, are all reference 7900's the same? so if one from sapphire or xfx is reference 7900 xt, is it any different at all from buying it from amd.com? bit confused by how that works. anyways, i ordered a reference one.

wNotyarD · May 26, 2023

Space Lynx said:
also, are all reference 7900's the same? so if one from sapphire or xfx is reference 7900 xt, is it any different at all from buying it from amd.com? bit confused by how that works. anyways, i ordered a reference one.

I was gonna say they have different stickers, but it seems like both MBA 7900 XT and XTX cards don't have any on them. So only different branding on the box, I guess.

TheLostSwede · May 26, 2023

Picked this up for the equivalent of $65.

tabascosauz · May 26, 2023

Space Lynx said:
7900 xt reference card. just ordered one.

got some medical news today, unfortunately I am not going anywhere this summer and have about 5 more medical appointments spread out over the summer.

so I said fuck it, you only live once. my 5800x3d and 7900 xt are going to be great pairing. game on mates!

also, are all reference 7900's the same? so if one from sapphire or xfx is reference 7900 xt, is it any different at all from buying it from amd.com? bit confused by how that works. anyways, i ordered a reference one.

Physically there shouldn't be any difference. Just that the product is then warrantied by the vendor instead of AMD store.

I don't recall there being a sticker on my XT MBA. Maybe there's one on the PCB under the backplate? Only the regulatory information printed on the PCIe bracket, but there's a spot on the PCB where a S/N sticker might go.

MBA cooler is not quite as stout at cooling and idle fan stop not as consistent, but a bit of case airflow directed at it (esp. bottom intakes) should help out massively. A bit of extra fan speed on a custom curve in Wattman also goes a long way :toast:

GreiverBlade · May 26, 2023

kapone32 said:
I was seriously looking at this this morning, I am torn between this and Miasma.

go for it! (or both ... Miasma seems interesting too ... it looks like Troubleshooter which is also a T-SRPG )

GreiverBlade said:
also tomorrow i receive a pair of beans in a jewel box ... (i'm sure a few will know what i mean ... )

aye!

here goes:

all the good it can be[an] organic, low power requirement and DELICIOUS! can fix anything in a jiffy! errr.... in a chilli i mean ...

well ... i like the AKG sound signature, they are not bad as i thought in term of wearing ... they add some options to my S23 and they were in promo (35chf instead of the actual 65chf price, iirc at launch they were 149chf) can be a good alternative when i don't want, awesome sounding, borderline perfection, 80hrs+ autonomy, cans, that the Edifier Stax Spirit S3 are, on my head, plus they are quite discreet.

AusWolf · May 26, 2023

GreiverBlade said:
here goes:
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all the good it can be[an] organic, low power requirement and DELICIOUS! can fix anything in a jiffy! errr.... in a chilli i mean ...

well ... i like the AKG sound signature, they are not bad as i thought in term of wearing ... they add some options to my S23 and they were in promo (35chf instead of the actual 65chf price, iirc at launch they were 149chf) can be a good alternative when i don't want, awesome sounding, borderline perfection, 80hrs+ autonomy, cans, that the Edifier Stax Spirit S3 are, on my head, plus they are quite discreet.

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I honestly had no idea what you meant "beans in a jewel box". Looking at the first picture, I started to wonder if it's serious, and what good a pair of beans can be. Now I get it. :laugh:

Seriously though, AKG is good. I have a pair of earphones and headphones from them as well. I also bought a pair of relatively cheap Jlab Bluetooth "beans" not long ago, but they don't compare. Not to mention they drop connection intermittently, which is annoying. Nothing beats good old cable connections, imo.

dgianstefani · May 26, 2023

Got a custom cut 20 W/mK thermal pad set for my GPU, considering repasting when I install with the new Conductonaut Extreme which is supposedly 30% better than the old Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut, if I can ever find it in stock.

I'll add a post with pictures and temperature results before/after when both arrive.

System Name	Overlord Mk MXX
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 Aorus Master
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 SE AM4
Memory	32GB Viper Steel 3600 DDR4 @ 3800MHz 16-19-16-19-36
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte RTX 2080 Gaming OC 8G
Storage	1TB WD Black NVMe (2018), 2TB Viper VPN100, 2TB Kingston KC3000
Display(s)	Acer XV272K LVbmiipruzx 4K@160Hz
Case	Fractal Design Focus 2 Solid
Audio Device(s)	Corsair Virtuoso SE
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus GX 750W
Mouse	Logitech G502 Lightspeed
Keyboard	Svive Triton Pro
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	https://valid.x86.fr/33u9si

System Name	KLM
Processor	7800X3D
Motherboard	B-650E-E Strix
Cooling	Arctic Cooling II 280
Memory	16x2 Fury Renegade 6000-32
Video Card(s)	4070-ti PNY
Storage	512+512+1+2+2+2+2+6+500+256+4+4+4
Display(s)	VA 32" 4K@60 - OLED 27" 2K@240
Case	4000D Airflow
Audio Device(s)	Edifier 1280Ts
Power Supply	Shift 1000
Mouse	502 Hero
Keyboard	K68
Software	EMDB
Benchmark Scores	0>1000

System Name	Naboo (2019)
Processor	AMD 3800x
Motherboard	Gigabyte Aorus Master V1 (X470)
Cooling	individual EKWB/Heatkiller loop
Memory	4*8 GB 3600 Corsair Vengeance
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse 5700XT
Storage	SSD 1TB PCIe 4.0x4, 2 TB PCIe 3.0
Display(s)	2*WQHD
Case	Lian Li O11 Rog
Audio Device(s)	Hifiman, Topping DAC/KHV
Power Supply	Seasonic 850W Gold
Mouse	Logitech MX2, Logitech MX Ergo Trackball
Keyboard	Cherry Stream Wireless, Logitech MX Keys
Software	Windoof 10, Linux Mint, MSO 2021 Pro, VS 2022, LibreOffice

System Name	Steam Deck / Steam Dock until Ryzen 8800x3d.
Display(s)	Acer 165hz 1080p IPS 23.8"

Processor	5800X3D \| 5700G
Motherboard	ROG Impact \| B550I Aorus AX
Memory	32GB 3733CL14 \| 16GB 4333CL16
Video Card(s)	RTX 4070 Ti Eagle \| Vega 8
Storage	8TB of SSDs \| SN550
Case	Caselabs S3 \| Lone Industries L5
Audio Device(s)	FiiO K7 + DT770
Power Supply	Corsair HX1000 \| HDPlex 200W

What's your latest tech purchase?

TheLostSwede

DAPUNISHER

Klemc

gurusmi

Space Lynx

Astronaut

tabascosauz

Moderator

AusWolf

Shou Miko

AlwaysHope

AusWolf

Klemc

lmille16

Space Lynx

Astronaut

GreiverBlade

kapone32

AlwaysHope

mechtech

Mac the Geek

Space Lynx

Astronaut

wNotyarD

TheLostSwede

tabascosauz

Moderator

GreiverBlade

AusWolf

dgianstefani

TPU Proofreader

System Name	Nebulon-B Mk. 4
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
Motherboard	MSi PRO B650M-A WiFi
Cooling	be quiet! Silent Loop 2 280 mm
Memory	2x 16 GB Corsair Vengeance EXPO DDR5-6000
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT
Storage	2 TB Corsair MP600 GS, 2 TB Corsair MP600 R2, 1 TB Seagate 3.5", 1 TB Seagate 2.5"
Display(s)	Samsung C24F390, 7" Waveshare touchscreen
Case	Kolink Citadel Mesh black
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime GX-750
Mouse	Cherry MW 8 Advanced
Keyboard	MagicForce 68
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Unigine Superposition 1080p Ultra: 7150, Cinebench R23 multi: 19500, single: 1975.

System Name	Lynni with a Flare \ Lenowo TwinkPad T480
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Raphael \ i7-8550U Kaby Lake-R
Motherboard	Asus Prime X670-P WiFi Bios v. 1408 (Cheapest X670 around) \ Lenowo 20L60036MX Bios 1.47
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 Chromax.Black (Only middle fan) \ Lenowo WN-2
Memory	G.Skill Flare X5 2x16GB DDR5 6000MHZ CL36-36-36-96 AMD EXPO \ Willk Elektronik 2x16GB 2666MHZ CL17
Video Card(s)	XFX Radeon™ RX 7900 XT Speedster Merc 310 20GB \| Nvidia MX 150 2GB GDDR5 Micron
Storage	Gigabyte M30 1TB\|Sabrent Rocket 2TB\|850EVO 1TB\|Exos 16TB\|10TB\|1TB \ SKHynix 256GB 2242 3x2
Display(s)	LG UltraGear 27GP850-B 1440p@165Hz \| LG 48CX OLED 4K HDR \| AUO 14" 1440p IPS
Case	Fractal Design Meshify 2 Tempered Glass White/Black \| Lenowo T480 chassis
Audio Device(s)	Steelseries Arctis Pro Wireless
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime 1200 watt 80Plus Platinum (Backup Seasonic Focus PX 750W Platinum) \| 65W
Mouse	Logitech G305 Lightspeedy Wireless \| Lenowo TouchPad & Logitech G305
Keyboard	Razer Blackwidow Chroma X UK \| T480 UK Lumi
Software	Win11 Pro 22H2 UK (Build 22621.1555)
Benchmark Scores	3DMARK: https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/89434432? GPU-Z: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/details/v3zbr

System Name	Current gaming rig + others...
Processor	Ryzen7-7700 @ FCLK-2133 / Core i7-11700K@stock
Motherboard	Gigabyte B650 Aorus Elite / MSI Z590 Unify
Cooling	Deep Cool AK620 / CM MA620P
Memory	ADATA 2x16GB AD5U480016g-B @ 5200 CL38 / NeoForza 2 x16GB 4600MHz CL19
Video Card(s)	Asus RX 6800 XT OC edition / iGPU - UHD 750
Storage	1x Kingston KC3000 1TB + 2TB Team A440 Cardea /
Display(s)	Samsung 32" Odyssey G5 / Numerous Philips 27 + 28" LCD panels...
Case	In transition atm... / Lots of nice cheap cases!
Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar AE 7.1+Razer Tiamat 7.1 / Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair RM1000x V2 / Corsair RM750x V2
Mouse	MSI Interceptor DS300 + Lots of optical mice!
Keyboard	Razer Blackwidow Ultimate Stealth /steelseries 6G V2
Software	Win 11 Pro / Win10 x64 Pro

Processor	Intel Core i5-3570k @ 4.2ghz
Motherboard	ASRock z77 Fatal1ty Professional-M
Cooling	Corsair Hydro H90
Memory	16gb G.Skill Ripjaws X Series DDR3-1333
Video Card(s)	MSI Armour GTX 1070Ti
Storage	Western Digital Blue SATA III SSD 1TB
Display(s)	Gigabyte M27Q
Case	Corsair Obsidian 350d
Power Supply	Corsair TX750

System Name	main/SFFHTPCARGH!(tm)/Xiaomi Mi TV Stick/Samsung Galaxy S23
Processor	Ryzen 5 3600 @4.2/i7-3770/S905X/Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 For Galaxy (OC baby!)
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk/HP SFF Q77 Express/uh?/uh?
Cooling	Enermax ETS-T50 Axe aRGB /basic HP HSF /errr.../oh! liqui..wait, no: sizable vapor chamber
Memory	32gb Corsair Vengeance Pro 3600mhz DDR4/8gb DDR3 1600/2gb LPDDR3/8gb LPDDR5x 4200 quad channel
Video Card(s)	Powercolor Red Devil RX 6700 XT 12gb/Asus GT 730 2gb/Mali 450MP5/Adreno 740
Storage	250gb 870EVO/500gb 860EVO/2TB Sandisk/2x1tb HDD/NVMe 512gb+1tb/1tb SE770G/1TB Arion/500gb/8gb/256gb
Display(s)	X58222 32" 2880x1620/32"FHDTV/273E3LHSB 27" 1920x1080/6.67"/Dynamic AMOLED 2X panel FHD+ 120hz
Case	Cougar Panzer Max/Elite 8300 SFF/None/back/back-front Gorilla Glass Victus 2+ UAG Monarch Carbon
Audio Device(s)	Logi Z333/SB Audigy RX/HDMI/HDMI/Dolby Atmos/Hidizs AP80/Edifier STAX Spirit S3 & SamsungxAKG beans
Power Supply	Chieftec Proton BDF-1000C /HP 240w/12v 1.5A/4Smart Voltplug PD 30W
Mouse	Speedlink Sovos Vertical-Asus ROG Spatha-Logitech MX Ergo/Xiaomi XMRM-006/touch
Keyboard	Deltaco DK440R/none/touch
VR HMD	Medion Erazer
Software	Win10 64/Win8.1 64/Android TV 8.1/Android 13
Benchmark Scores	bench...mark? i do leave mark on bench sometime, to remember which one is the most comfortable. :o

System Name	Best AMD Computer
Processor	AMD 7900X3D
Motherboard	Asus X670E E Strix
Cooling	In Win SR36
Memory	GSKILL DDR5 32GB 5200 30
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse 7900XT (Watercooled)
Storage	Seagate 530 2Tb, Adata SX8200 2TBx2, Kingston 2 TBx2, Micron 8 TB, WD AN 1500
Display(s)	GIGABYTE FV43U
Case	Corsair 7000D Airflow
Audio Device(s)	Corsair Void Pro, Logitch Z523 5.1
Power Supply	Deepcool 1000M
Mouse	Logitech g7 gaming mouse
Keyboard	Logitech G510
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64 Steam. GOG, Uplay, Origin
Benchmark Scores	Firestrike: 46183 Time Spy: 25121

Processor	Ryzen 5700x
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570S Aero G R1.1 BiosF4
Cooling	Noctua NH-C12P SE14 w/ NF-A15 HS-PWM Fan 1500rpm
Memory	Micron DDR4-3200 2x16GB D.S. D.R. (CT2K16G4DFD832A)
Video Card(s)	AMD RX 6800 - Asus Tuf
Storage	Kingston KC3000 1TB & 2TB & 2TB WD Blue Sata SSD
Display(s)	LG 27UL550-W (27" 4k)
Case	Be Quiet Pure Base 600 (no window)
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC1220-VB
Power Supply	SuperFlower Leadex V Gold Pro 850W ATX Ver2.52
Mouse	Mionix Naos Pro
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe with browns
Software	W10 22H2 Pro x64

System Name	G-Station 1.12
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Motherboard	Gigabyte X470 Aorus Gaming 7 Wi-Fi
Cooling	Thermaltake Water 3.0 ARGB 240 Sync
Memory	Corsair Dominator DDR4-3000 2x8GB
Video Card(s)	Zotac RTX 3070 Twin Edge OC
Display(s)	Aorus CV27Q
Case	Thermaltake Level 20 MT
Audio Device(s)	Astro A40 TR + MixAmp
Power Supply	EVGA 750 GQ
Mouse	Razer Viper Ultimate
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman Elite (Red)

System Name	Silent
Processor	Ryzen 5800X3D @ 4.55ghz
Motherboard	ASUS Strix X570I
Cooling	Optimus AMD Raw Copper/Plexi, EK Copper 240/40mm, Utilitube D5, 4x NF-A12x25, Mayhems XT Nuke Green
Memory	32 GB Dominator Platinum RGB 3933mhz 14-16-16-30 w/2x NF-A4x10
Video Card(s)	RTX 3080 Ti Founders Edition (Kryonaut Extreme, 15W/mK pads, Corsair XG7 Waterblock)
Storage	Intel Optane DC P1600X 118 GB, Samsung 980 Pro 1 TB
Display(s)	32" 240 Hz 1440p Samsung G7, 32" 1440p Acer 60 Hz
Case	Sliger SM570 Custom 13-Litre, DEMCiflex Filter
Audio Device(s)	Schiit Hel, Vmoda Crossfade M100 Master, Razer Nommo Pro
Power Supply	Corsair SF750 Platinum
Mouse	Razer Viper Pro V2 Mercury White w/Tiger Ice Skates
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman Elite w/Mercury PBT keycaps