What's your latest tech purchase?

SN2716057 · Oct 3, 2023

lexluthermiester said:
What are you cooling with that?

Both my main rig (sig rig) and a back-up rig. As I'm getting older and my back isn't what it used to be I decided to change from liquid cooling inside the case(s) to outside the case(s).

Edit: also to add while the Caselabs Mercury S8 is a roomy case it becomes cramped when you stuff it with three 360 rads and dual pumps. And the back-up rig is in a Cooler Master NR200p which is limited for custom liquid cooling. The other case is the Phanteks Eclipse G500A which isn't a light case even without hardware..

lexluthermiester · Oct 3, 2023

SN2716057 said:
Both my main rig (sig rig) and a back-up rig. As I'm getting older and my back isn't what it used to be I decided to change from liquid cooling inside the case(s) to outside the case(s).

Edit: also to add while the Caselabs Mercury S8 is a roomy case it becomes cramped when you stuff it with three 360 rads and dual pumps. And the back-up rig is in a Cooler Master NR200p which is limited for custom liquid cooling. The other case is the Phanteks Eclipse G500A which isn't a light case even without hardware..

That is a very interesting solution! Very creative thinking, IMPO.

P4-630 · Oct 4, 2023

Bought last February:

Left shoe:

Contacted Nike and they said, Nike shoes have a 2 year warranty so I got a refund...

Ordered custom shoes "Nike by you", if they also fail within 2 years I'll buy different shoes..

lexluthermiester · Oct 4, 2023

P4-630 said:
Bought last February:

Left shoe:
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Contacted Nike and they said, Nike shoes have a 2 year warranty so I got a refund...

Ordered custom shoes "Nike by you", if they also fail within 2 years I'll buy different shoes..

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2year warranty. That impressive. Don't think I've ever bought a pair of Nike shoes in my life.

Double-Click · Oct 4, 2023

lexluthermiester said:
Don't think I've ever bought a pair of Nike shoes in my life.

Like not even for sports?
I was less picky on cleats, but when it came to basketball shoes and lookin' cool for school man it was hard to beat Nikes.

Remeca · Oct 4, 2023

Double-Click said:
Like not even for sports?
I was less picky on cleats, but when it came to basketball shoes and lookin' cool for school man it was hard to beat Nikes.

The price was easy to beat though.

Double-Click · Oct 4, 2023

The Jordan's and higher end ones for sure - I just had the regular ones w air bubbles in them etc.
Honorable mentions to Reebok Pumps and LA Gears for being reigning elementary school champs though lol.

SN2716057 · Oct 4, 2023

Bought the Watercool PCI Slot Pass-Through Bracket to replace the all metal Koolance variant.

As I'm too tired I'll do the tubes tomorrow.

lexluthermiester · Oct 4, 2023

Double-Click said:
Like not even for sports?
I was less picky on cleats, but when it came to basketball shoes and lookin' cool for school man it was hard to beat Nikes.

Nope. I was a Reebok and Adidas guy. Same level of quality, 2/3 the price. In high school I bought my own stuff because my parents either couldn't or wouldn't. I had to be value focused. Make no mistake though, I did not skimp on the Girbaud BrandX jeans. I had 6 pairs and they were awesome!

stefanels · Oct 4, 2023

AusWolf said:
I hope it works out well for you.

I had a Silent Loop 2 280 mm to cool mine, but it was horrible (it worked with every other CPU I've had, just not the 7800X3D). I ended up swapping it for a Dark Rock 4 which works way better.

It's very good , i use it with Offset mounting & AM5 Contact Frame. rarely i'm go over 60C in games and like 78C in CB R23 (18.648 pct)

P4-630 · Oct 4, 2023

lexluthermiester said:
Nope. I was a Reebok and Adidas guy. Same level of quality, 2/3 the price. In high school I bought my own stuff because my parents either couldn't or wouldn't. I had to be value focused. Make no mistake though, I did not skimp on the Girbaud BrandX jeans. I had 6 pairs and they were awesome!

I have had Reebok pumps, LA Gear, Adidas, mostly Nike though.

wheresmycar · Oct 4, 2023

lexluthermiester said:
Nope. I was a Reebok and Adidas guy. Same level of quality, 2/3 the price. In high school I bought my own stuff because my parents either couldn't or wouldn't. I had to be value focused. Make no mistake though, I did not skimp on the Girbaud BrandX jeans. I had 6 pairs and they were awesome!

me too!!! Reebok and Adidas mostly. Not sure why i never landed Nike...

Used to love my light weight reebok back in the day for running. They just don't make them like that anymore... now its all thick padding and fat rubber. I've even had a couple of Converse pairs back in the day... actually back then anything you bought, affordable or expensive, lasted for ages. Nowadays the quality isn't there unless you're forking out for the pricier stuff and all the added-value professional sport infusion is just mehhh.

FreedomEclipse · Oct 5, 2023

Best Nikes ive ever had were these....

Cant remember the year. Maybe 00's or 01's But i think these were the precursors to the shoes that later went on to become their 'TN' range of shoes. These shoes were absolutely awesome. Wore them until the heel was completely done and the ground was eating into the plastic/rubber of the air cushion.

I wanted another pair but they were super expensive in the UK and by the time I got a chance to go visit Hong Kong again where i bought the original pair. They had been replaced by 'TN's' which werent of the same build quality.

Some people may think they were ugly, but I absolutely loved them

Super Firm Tofu · Oct 5, 2023

I got a fever - and the only prescription, is more X's.

:shadedshu:

lexluthermiester · Oct 5, 2023

Super Firm Tofu said:
I got a fever - and the only prescription, is more X's.

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That beast should last you a few years!

Count von Schwalbe · Oct 5, 2023

Super Firm Tofu said:
more X's.

Not an XFX XTX?

Super Firm Tofu · Oct 5, 2023

Count von Schwalbe said:
Not an XFX XTX?

Dammit. Failed. Again. :cry:

Count von Schwalbe · Oct 5, 2023

Super Firm Tofu said:
Dammit. Failed. Again.

Don't worry, they made an XFX RX 580 XXX edition...

80-watt Hamster · Oct 5, 2023

unwind-protect said:
Hey I still use a tape drive. No bashing.

I would love to go tape, but the cost/benefit just isn't there.

Re: shoes, best casual sneaks for me continue to be Vans, as long as one sticks with their actual skate shoes rather than the fashion stuff

To stay on topic, my latest not-entirely-necessary acquisitions:

The switch was supposed to finally get (almost) my entire home network to gigabit, but it seems like I've got a wireless router in the mix that's limited to 100-base. :confused:

RJARRRPCGP · Oct 6, 2023

MSDOS Retro said:
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Gigabyte GTX 1060 Windforce OC 3GB
Bought it on a marketplace for €45

I Installed it in my HP Z210 with i5-2400 CPU. Great improvement over the Intel HD Graphics

What is the lastest Windows 7 x64 driver for this videocard? I installed Display Driver 384.76 from Gigabyte website.

You should get at least 430.64, IIRC, due to a bug.

unwind-protect · Oct 6, 2023

unwind-protect said:
Slowly consing up my new gaming/development machine:

Have 128 GB unbuffered ECC DDR4

Asus prime x570

Blower-styke 2080ti (2 slots wide and loud)

Not sure yet on 5800x3d or 5950x and on cooler.

5950x and Phantom Spirit 120 arrived, only to discover that the mainboard seller had removed the HSF backplate. More waiting for shipping.

R-T-B · Oct 6, 2023

Count von Schwalbe said:
Don't worry, they made an XFX RX 580 XXX edition...

XFX really are one of the last remaining edgelord vendors of the PC world aren't they... lol

I'll give em a pass since my experience with them has been pretty decent. Besides, I get a chuckle out of it.

AusWolf · Oct 6, 2023

Count von Schwalbe said:
Don't worry, they made an XFX RX 580 XXX edition...

That's a little bit X-cessive, isn't it?

SN2716057 · Oct 6, 2023

A Koolance QD3 Female Quick Disconnect No-Spill Coupling, Compression for 13 by 19mm tube. Seriously why do they have to be so expensive?

Hyderz · Oct 6, 2023

SN2716057 said:
A Koolance QD3 Female Quick Disconnect No-Spill Coupling, Compression for 13 by 19mm tube. Seriously why do they have to be so expensive?
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Water cooling pc components are made for the niche group of pc builders, I don’t know the % of the worlds pc using water cooling but I think it’s in the 0.01% total

System Name	Merc v8
Processor	Ryzen 7800X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X670 Gaming X AX
Cooling	be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4
Memory	2x16GB G.Skill Flare X F5 6000MHz
Video Card(s)	Asus TUF Gaming RTX 3080 V2 10GB
Storage	Solidigm P44 1TB&2TB, Crucial MX500 2TB
Display(s)	LG UltraGear 34GP950G-B
Case	Caselabs Mercury S8
Audio Device(s)	Schiit Modi+ & Magni+, Edifier S351DB, DT 770 Pro, Senheiser HD6 Mix
Power Supply	Seasonic TX-750
Mouse	Logitech G600
Keyboard	Ducky One 2 (pudding)
Software	W11Pro

System Name	AlderLake / Laptop
Processor	Intel i7 12700K P-Cores @ 5Ghz / Intel i3 7100U
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Master / HP 83A3 (U3E1)
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12A 2 fans + Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Extreme + 5 case fans / Fan
Memory	32GB DDR5 Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 6000MHz CL36 / 8GB DDR4 HyperX CL13
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 2070 Super Gaming X Trio / Intel HD620
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro 1TB + 970 Evo 500GB + 850 Pro 512GB + 860 Evo 1TB x2 / Samsung 256GB M.2 SSD
Display(s)	23.8" Dell S2417DG 165Hz G-Sync 1440p / 14" 1080p IPS Glossy
Case	Be quiet! Silent Base 600 - Window / HP Pavilion
Audio Device(s)	Panasonic SA-PMX94 / Realtek onboard + B&O speaker system / Harman Kardon Go + Play / Logitech G533
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 750W / Powerbrick
Mouse	Logitech MX Anywhere 2 Laser wireless / Logitech M330 wireless
Keyboard	RAPOO E9270P Black 5GHz wireless / HP backlit
Software	Windows 11 / Windows 10
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R23 (Single Core) 1936 @ stock Cinebench R23 (Multi Core) 23006 @ stock

System Name	Stugots IV
Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12A Chromax
Memory	2 x 16GB G.Skill 3600Mhz CL16
Video Card(s)	ASUS Dual RTX 4070
Storage	500GB WD SN750 \| 2TB WD SN750 \| 6TB WD Red +
Display(s)	Dell S2716DG (1440p / 144Hz)
Case	Fractal Meshify 2 Compact
Audio Device(s)	JDS Labs Element \| Audioengine HD3 + A8 \| Beyerdynamic DT-770 Pro (250)
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus Plus 850W
Mouse	Logitech G502 Lightspeed
Keyboard	Leopold FC750R
Software	Win 10 Pro x64

System Name	myPC
Processor	i5-11600k @ stock
Motherboard	Asus TUF Z590 Gaming Plus
Cooling	Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8GB DDR4 3200
Video Card(s)	Asus Dual RTX 3060 ti
Storage	Boot: WD Black SN770 1TB - Game Storage: WD Black SN770 2TB - Other Storage: 4TB
Display(s)	Samsung Odyssey G5 curved 27" 1440p 144hz
Case	Thermaltake v100 perforated
Audio Device(s)	Some headphones and some speakers
Power Supply	Gigabyte UD750GM
Mouse	Logitech G203
Keyboard	Redragon K509
Software	W11 Pro

System Name	Stugots IV
Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12A Chromax
Memory	2 x 16GB G.Skill 3600Mhz CL16
Video Card(s)	ASUS Dual RTX 4070
Storage	500GB WD SN750 \| 2TB WD SN750 \| 6TB WD Red +
Display(s)	Dell S2716DG (1440p / 144Hz)
Case	Fractal Meshify 2 Compact
Audio Device(s)	JDS Labs Element \| Audioengine HD3 + A8 \| Beyerdynamic DT-770 Pro (250)
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus Plus 850W
Mouse	Logitech G502 Lightspeed
Keyboard	Leopold FC750R
Software	Win 10 Pro x64

System Name	Rzyen X
Processor	Ryzen 7 7800X3D ^ PBO -30 ECO mode 1.15v SOC
Motherboard	Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AX
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer II 420 A-RGB
Memory	32Gb Adata Lancer XPG 6000Mhz CL30 EXPO 1.265v
Video Card(s)	Sapphire RX 7900 XTX Pulse
Storage	1TB WD SN850X + 2TB WD SN770 + 2TB Adata Legend 850
Display(s)	LG nanoIPS 27" 1440p^180Hz
Case	Phanteks P600S White
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z2300 + Skullcandy Crusher Evo
Power Supply	EVGA T2 1000W
Mouse	RedDragon M686 RGB
Keyboard	SPC GK630K Tournament
Software	Windows 11 PRO
Benchmark Scores	CB R23 - 18.703 pct

System Name	❶ Oooh ❷ Aaaah
Processor	❶ i7-9700K ❷ i7-7700K
Motherboard	❶ ASUS Z390-E ❷ ASUS Z270-E
Cooling	❶ X62 (CPU) / X72 (GPU mod) ❷ DC AS500-P
Memory	❶ 32GB 3600/16 ❷ 32GB 3200/16
Video Card(s)	❶ 2080 TI (AIO mod) ❷ 1080 TI
Storage	❶ NVME/SATA/HDD ❷ NVME/SATA/HDD
Display(s)	❶ 1440/165/IPS + 1080/60 ❷ 1080/144/IPS
Case	❶ Corsair 465X ❷ Fractal Mesh C
Audio Device(s)	❶ HyperX Cloud 2 ❷ Logitech G432
Power Supply	❶ 1000W Corsair RMx ❷ 750W EVGA G2
Mouse	❶ Razer Bas V3 ❷ Logi G Pro
Keyboard	❶ Logi G915 LS / Anne P2 ❷ Logi G610

System Name	Codename: Icarus Mk.VI
Processor	Intel 8600k@Stock -- pending tuning
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strixx Z370-F
Cooling	CPU: BeQuiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 {1xCorsair ML120 Pro\|5xML140 Pro}
Memory	32GB XPG Gammix D10 {2x16GB}
Video Card(s)	ASUS Dual Radeon™ RX 6700 XT OC Edition
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 512GB SSD (Boot)\|WD SN770 (Gaming)\|2x 3TB Toshiba DT01ACA300\|2x 2TB Crucial BX500
Display(s)	LG GP850-B
Case	Corsair 760T (White)
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha RX-V573\|Speakers: JBL Control One\|Auna 300-CN\|Wharfedale Diamond SW150
Power Supply	Corsair AX760
Mouse	Logitech G900
Keyboard	Duckyshine Dead LED(s) III
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	(ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻

System Name	Work Computer \| Unfinished Computer
Processor	Core i7-6700 \| Ryzen 5 5600X
Motherboard	Dell Q170 \| Gigabyte Aorus Elite Wi-Fi
Cooling	A fan? \| Truly Custom Loop
Memory	4x4GB Crucial 2133 C17 \| 4x8GB Corsair Vengeance RGB 3600 C26
Video Card(s)	Dell Radeon R7 450 \| RTX 2080 Ti FE
Storage	Crucial BX500 2TB \| TBD
Display(s)	3x LG QHD 32" GSM5B96 \| TBD
Case	Dell \| Heavily Modified Phanteks P400
Power Supply	Dell TFX Non-standard \| EVGA BQ 650W
Mouse	Monster No-Name $7 Gaming Mouse\| TBD

System Name	Office
Processor	Ryzen 5600G
Motherboard	ASUS B450M-A II
Cooling	be quiet! Shadow Rock LP
Memory	16GB Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte RX 5600 XT
Storage	PNY CS1030 250GB, Crucial MX500 2TB
Display(s)	Dell S2719DGF
Case	Fractal Define 7 Compact
Power Supply	EVGA 550 G3
Mouse	Logitech M705 Marthon
Keyboard	Logitech G410
Software	Windows 10 Pro 22H2

System Name	KHR-1
Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X
Motherboard	ASRock B550 PG Velocita
Memory	16 GB A-Data XPG Spectrix D41
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6750 XT
Storage	Western Digital Black SN850 1 TB NVMe SSD
Display(s)	Samsung Odyssey G40B 27-inch
Case	Corsair 275R
Audio Device(s)	Technics SA-EX140 receiver with Polk VT60 speakers
Power Supply	eVGA Supernova G3 750W
Mouse	Logitech G Pro (Hero)
Software	Windows 11 Pro x64 22H2

System Name	Pioneer
Processor	Ryzen R9 7950X
Motherboard	GIGABYTE Aorus Elite X670 AX
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 + A whole lotta Sunon and Corsair Maglev blower fans...
Memory	64GB (4x 16GB) G.Skill Flare X5 @ DDR5-6000 CL30
Video Card(s)	PowerColor 6900 XT Red Devil Ultimate
Storage	2x Crucial P5 Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs
Display(s)	55" LG 55" B9 OLED 4K Display
Case	Thermaltake Core X31
Audio Device(s)	TOSLINK->Schiit Modi MB->Asgard 2 DAC Amp->AKG Pro K712 Headphones or HDMI->B9 OLED
Power Supply	FSP Hydro Ti Pro 850W
Mouse	Logitech G305 Lightspeed Wireless
Keyboard	WASD Code v3 with Cherry Green keyswitches
Software	Windows 11 Enterprise (yes, it's legit). Gentoo Linux Dual Boot.

System Name	Nebulon-B Mk. 4
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	MSi PRO B650M-A WiFi
Cooling	be quiet! Dark Rock 4
Memory	2x 24 GB Corsair Vengeance EXPO DDR5-6000
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7800 XT
Storage	2 TB Corsair MP600 GS, 2 TB Corsair MP600 R2, 4 + 8 TB Seagate Barracuda 3.5"
Display(s)	Dell S3422DWG, 7" Waveshare touchscreen
Case	Kolink Citadel Mesh black
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime GX-750
Mouse	Logitech MX Master 2S
Keyboard	Logitech G413 SE
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R23 single-core: 1,800, multi-core: 18,000. Superposition 1080p Extreme: 9,900.

System Name	Custom
Processor	i9 9900k
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 arous master
Cooling	corsair h150i
Memory	4x8 3200mhz corsair
Video Card(s)	Galax RTX 3090 EX Gamer White OC
Storage	500gb Samsung 970 Evo PLus
Display(s)	MSi MAG341CQ
Case	Lian Li Pc-011 Dynamic
Audio Device(s)	Arctis Pro Wireless
Power Supply	850w Seasonic Focus Platinum
Mouse	Logitech G403
Keyboard	Logitech G110

What's your latest tech purchase?

~Technological Technocrat~