What's your latest tech purchase?

cucker tarlson · Sep 6, 2018

Is mechanical really better than scissor keyboard like my deathstalker ?

Frick · Sep 6, 2018

cucker tarlson said:
Is mechanical really better than scissor keyboard like my deathstalker ?

Impossible to say until you've tried one. I have never been a fan of them, but I'll use this one for a while and see.

Solaris17 · Sep 6, 2018

Woot! Got my phi in today! Not supported as of recently but excited to use one to learn on using the SDK that’s still available brand new too!

Aquinus · Sep 6, 2018

I'll probably spend my evening setting this guy up.

phill · Sep 6, 2018

Looking forward to hearing all about it

Aquinus · Sep 7, 2018

phill said:
Looking forward to hearing all about it

So, I added it to my machine by just putting it in the second to bottom PCIe slot since it won't hog any lanes from my GPU (both blue slots on the P9X79 Deluxe are 16x if the white slots aren't populated, otherwise it turns into something like 8x/8x/8x/8x. One of the slots might be 16x all the time, I don't recall.) Either way, I added the card and it was detected immediately. Write speeds are okay but, the read speeds and access latency are amazing. I don't really want to re-install Ubuntu since it wasn't too long ago since I dealt with the whole moving to Ubuntu 18.04 thing. I might just make an EFI partition and copy over root wholesale but, I need to make sure that I regenerate the EFI stuff correctly, otherwise I'm going to hate myself.

GamerGuy · Sep 8, 2018

Bought a set of Logitech G613 + G603 combo for some great wireless gaming experience on my TV, and to play @4K, I'd gotten a used Leadtek GTX1080 Hurricane. Seriously, the Logitech wireless combo feels so much like as though I was gaming with wired gaming KB and mouse, that's the highest praise I can give to it.

flmatter · Sep 9, 2018

My new Acer monitor XF270H and steelseries rival 600 mouse.

StrayKAT · Sep 9, 2018

flmatter said:
My new Acer monitor XF270H and steelseries rival 600 mouse.

Did you take that mountain pic too?

flmatter · Sep 9, 2018

StrayKAT said:
Did you take that mountain pic too

Yes I did. It is out at Ekluntna Lake glacier near serinity falls, Alaska

cucker tarlson · Sep 9, 2018

btw I hated taito, after a year it looked like it's been through two world wars.

StrayKAT · Sep 9, 2018

flmatter said:
Yes I did. It is out at Ekluntna Lake glacier near serinity falls, Alaska

I'm a little envious. Sounds like a great place to live (I'm in the desert... Texas). Plus, a great place to eat (halibut).

flmatter · Sep 9, 2018

It is nice up here but like anywhere else it is what you make of it. We like the outdoors so we are always doing something

GreiverBlade · Sep 11, 2018

when you think the USB 3.0 micro B of your ext HDD isn't sturdy enough and you decide to go overkill...

well, there is nothing like overkill ... :laugh:

2M nylon braided (almost as thick as my pinky +/- 2mm ) gold plated and aluminum plug casing, oh and less than 15$ in promotion instead of 29

GreiverBlade · Sep 14, 2018

no more edit but ...
YES! package arrived safely

(~15 day minus 5 day delay due to personal issues from the seller, which mean only 10 days for transit )

nice boxing exquisite design (sturdy feeling excellent cable )

lucky my phone was out of focus on the first pic :laugh:

so no one can see the wrong specification on the box, as it's written quad driver (1 Triple driver) + 2 Balanced armature
and it's a triple driver 2 dynamic (10+3.8mm) and one Balanced armature (even more funny 1 triple + 2 BA would make it quintuple ... :laugh:

.... translation failure i guess ahah )

really comfortable and amazing sounding (well, for me ... as i love punchy bass i am served )

also a bit tech related ... why pay a phone shell 30$+ (and a plain transparent at that ) when you can get 3 for less than 5$ ... hehehe

Ahhzz · Sep 14, 2018

GreiverBlade said:
no more edit but ...
YES! package arrived safely (~15 day minus 5 day delay due to personal issues from the seller, which mean only 10 days for transit )

nice boxing exquisite design (sturdy feeling excellent cable )
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lucky my phone was out of focus on the first pic so no one can see the wrong specification on the box, as it's written quad driver (1 Triple driver) + 2 Balanced armature
and it's a triple driver 2 dynamic (10+3.8mm) and one Balanced armature (even more funny 1 triple + 2 BA would make it quintuple ... .... translation failure i guess ahah )

really comfortable and amazing sounding (well, for me ... as i love punchy bass i am served )
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also a bit tech related ... why pay a phone shell 30$+ (and a plain transparent at that ) when you can get 3 for less than 5$ ... hehehe
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I've looked at those TRN when I was looking for a good bluetooth set for my Pixel 2. Obviously, they aren't BT, so no good for my phone, but how well do you like them? Good fit, solid sound all around?

Vya Domus · Sep 14, 2018

Finally got me some Zen.

GreiverBlade · Sep 14, 2018

Ahhzz said:
I've looked at those TRN when I was looking for a good bluetooth set for my Pixel 2. Obviously, they aren't BT, so no good for my phone, but how well do you like them? Good fit, solid sound all around?

sturdy build indeed and bluetooth upgradable, the sound is more bass tuned but overall liking the sound of it on any kind of music (well ... i'm a "basshead")

they are compatible with any 0.75 plug thanks to the non recessed plug on the earpieces
like that one

that's my next month order alongside that little thingy

HiFi player that can also act as a amp (OP AMP upgradable ... that's a plus specially at a sub 30$ price)

although the TRN V80 are better, they weren't 12$ like the V60 when i ordered them
https://audiobudget.com/product/TRN/V80

Deleted member 178884 · Sep 15, 2018

Vya Domus said:
Finally got me some Zen.

Enjoy! - I'm interested in grabbing a zen processor + motherboard but I'd involve selling my x58 system - I'm still considering it.

Aquinus · Sep 15, 2018

Unfortunately I can’t boot directly to the NVMe without hacking up my BIOS so, I’m going to redo the layout of my file system. Picked this up for 160 USD. Research says it contains a WD Red. Price is normally a lot more.

Edit:
Performance isn't too shabby either. My list of disks is getting kind of big.

Ahhzz · Sep 17, 2018

Gotta load for a client....Does that count?

Dinnercore · Sep 17, 2018

Ahhzz said:
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Gotta load for a client....Does that count?

1050s? Must be 'thin-client'.... I´m so sorry.

Ahhzz · Sep 17, 2018

Dinnercore said:
1050s? Must be 'thin-client'.... I´m so sorry.

Light weight, just needs to monitor some plant processes

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Dinnercore · Sep 17, 2018

Ahhzz said:
Light weight, just needs to monitor some plant processes .

Ohh I wonder how long they will be in use. Those usually don´t get changed often and if they run they run. Maybe call them in 15 years and ask if they are still up.

IceScreamer · Sep 21, 2018

A box of mice for $10. Two Microsoft Intellimouse 1.1A and three Microsoft WMO 1.1A and one for parts. I think I have enough for my grandchildren to use.

System Name	Purple rain
Processor	10.5 thousand 4.2G 1.1v
Motherboard	Zee 490 Aorus Elite
Cooling	Noctua D15S
Memory	16GB 4133 CL16-16-16-31 Viper Steel
Video Card(s)	RTX 2070 Super Gaming X Trio
Storage	SU900 128,8200Pro 1TB,850 Pro 512+256+256,860 Evo 500,XPG950 480, Skyhawk 2TB
Display(s)	Acer XB241YU+Dell S2716DG
Case	P600S Silent w. Alpenfohn wing boost 3 ARGBT+ fans
Audio Device(s)	K612 Pro w. FiiO E10k DAC,W830BT wireless
Power Supply	Superflower Leadex Gold 850W
Mouse	G903 lightspeed+powerplay,G403 wireless + Steelseries DeX + Roccat rest
Keyboard	HyperX Alloy SilverSpeed (w.HyperX wrist rest),Razer Deathstalker
Software	Windows 10
Benchmark Scores	A LOT

System Name	Black MC in Tokyo
Processor	Ryzen 5 5600
Motherboard	Asrock B450M-HDV
Cooling	Be Quiet! Pure Rock 2
Memory	2 x 16GB Kingston Fury 3400mhz
Video Card(s)	XFX 6950XT Speedster MERC 319
Storage	Kingston A400 240GB \| WD Black SN750 2TB \|WD Blue 1TB x 2 \| Toshiba P300 2TB \| Seagate Expansion 8TB
Display(s)	Samsung U32J590U 4K + BenQ GL2450HT 1080p
Case	Fractal Design Define R4
Audio Device(s)	Line6 UX1 + some headphones, Nektar SE61 keyboard
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x v3
Mouse	Logitech G602
Keyboard	Cherry MX Board 1.0 TKL Brown
VR HMD	Acer Mixed Reality Headset
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Rimworld 4K ready!

System Name	Rocinante
Processor	I9 14900KS
Motherboard	EVGA z690 Dark KINGPIN (modded BIOS)
Cooling	EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB
Memory	64GB Gskill Trident Z5 DDR5 6000 @6400
Video Card(s)	MSI SUPRIM Liquid X 4090
Storage	1x 500GB 980 Pro \| 1x 1TB 980 Pro \| 1x 8TB Corsair MP400
Display(s)	Odyssey OLED G9 G95SC
Case	Lian Li o11 Evo Dynamic White
Audio Device(s)	Moondrop S8's on Schiit Hel 2e
Power Supply	Bequiet! Power Pro 12 1500w
Mouse	Lamzu Atlantis mini (White)
Keyboard	Monsgeek M3 Lavender, Akko Crystal Blues
VR HMD	Quest 3
Software	Windows 11
Benchmark Scores	I dont have time for that.

System Name	Apollo
Processor	Intel Core i9 9880H
Motherboard	Some proprietary Apple thing.
Memory	64GB DDR4-2667
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon Pro 5600M, 8GB HBM2
Storage	1TB Apple NVMe, 4TB External
Display(s)	Laptop @ 3072x1920 + 2x LG 5k Ultrafine TB3 displays
Case	MacBook Pro (16", 2019)
Audio Device(s)	AirPods Pro, Sennheiser HD 380s w/ FIIO Alpen 2, or Logitech 2.1 Speakers
Power Supply	96w Power Adapter
Mouse	Logitech MX Master 3
Keyboard	Logitech G915, GL Clicky
Software	MacOS 12.1

System Name	Not so complete or overkill - There are others!! Just no room to put! :D
Processor	Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Motherboard	Asus Zenith 2 Extreme Alpha
Cooling	Lots!! Dual GTX 560 rads with D5 pumps for each rad. One rad for each component
Memory	Viper Steel 4 x 16GB DDR4 3600MHz not sure on the timings... Probably still at 2667!! :(
Video Card(s)	Asus Strix 3090 with front and rear active full cover water blocks
Storage	I'm bound to forget something here - 250GB OS, 2 x 1TB NVME, 2 x 1TB SSD, 4TB SSD, 2 x 8TB HD etc...
Display(s)	3 x Dell 27" S2721DGFA @ 7680 x 1440P @ 144Hz or 165Hz - working on it!!
Case	The big Thermaltake that looks like a Case Mods
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	EVGA 1600W T2
Mouse	Corsair thingy
Keyboard	Razer something or other....
VR HMD	No headset yet
Software	Windows 11 OS... Not a fan!!
Benchmark Scores	I've actually never benched it!! Too busy with WCG and FAH and not gaming! :( :( Not OC'd it!! :(

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System Name	DaBeast! DaBeast2!
Processor	AMD AM4 Ryzen 9 5900X 12C24T/AMD AM4 RYZEN 9 3900X 12C/24T
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 Aorus Xtreme/Gigabyte X570S Aorus Elite AX
Cooling	Thermaltake Water 3.0 360/Thermalright PA 120 SE
Memory	2x 16GB Corsair Vengeance RGB RT DDR4 3600C16/2x 16GB Patriot Elite II DDR4 4000MHz
Video Card(s)	XFX MERC 310 RX 7900 XTX 24GB/Sapphire Nitro+ RX 6900 XT 16GB
Storage	500GB Crucial P3 Plus NVMe PCIe 4x4 + 4TB Lexar NM790 NVMe PCIe 4x4 + TG Cardea Zero Z NVMe PCIe 4x4
Display(s)	Samsung LC49HG90DMEX 32:9 144Hz Freesync 2/Acer XR341CK 75Hz 21:9 Freesync
Case	CoolerMaster H500M/SOLDAM XR-1
Audio Device(s)	iFi Micro iDSD BL + Philips Fidelio B97/FostexHP-A4 + LG SP8YA
Power Supply	Corsair HX1000 Platinum/Enermax MAXREVO 1500
Mouse	Logitech G703/Logitech G603 WL
Keyboard	Logitech G613/Keychron K2
Software	Win11 Pro/Win11 Pro

System Name	Matter's / Helios 300 Predator
Processor	Ryzen 7 2700 / i7 7700HQ
Motherboard	B450 Tomahawk / Acer Helios 300 Predator
Cooling	Arctic Freezer eSports Duo
Memory	Patriot Viper ddr4 32gb / 32gb gskill ddr4
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 2080 Super Ventus OC / GTX 1060 6gb
Storage	Patriot Viper nvme M2, crucial MX300 275gb, Samsung 860 qvo 1tb
Display(s)	Acer 24" 1080p / 15.6 1080p HD
Case	Antec 300 / Acer Helios 300 Predator
Audio Device(s)	On Board - Steel Series Arctis Pro Wireless Cans
Power Supply	Antec 850watt high current pro
Mouse	Steel series Rival 600
Keyboard	Corsair K70 / Acer Helios 300 Predator
Software	Win 10 Pro / Win 10 Home

System Name	Grunt
Processor	Ryzen 5800x
Motherboard	Gigabyte x570 Gaming X
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12A
Memory	Corsair LPX 3600 4x8GB
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte 6800 XT (reference)
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro 2TB
Display(s)	Samsung CFG70, Samsung NU8000 TV
Case	Corsair C70
Power Supply	Corsair HX750
Software	Win 10 Pro

System Name	main/SFFHTPCARGH!(tm)/Xiaomi Mi TV Stick/Samsung Galaxy S23/Ally
Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X3D/i7-3770/S905X/Snapdragon 8 Gen 2/Ryzen Z1 Extreme
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk/HP SFF Q77 Express/uh?/uh?/Asus
Cooling	Enermax ETS-T50 Axe aRGB /basic HP HSF /errr.../oh! liqui..wait, no:sizable vapor chamber/a nice one
Memory	64gb Corsair Vengeance Pro 3600mhz DDR4/8gb DDR3 1600/2gb LPDDR3/8gb LPDDR5x 4200/16gb LPDDR5
Video Card(s)	Hellhound Spectral White RX 7900 XTX 24gb/GT 730/Mali 450MP5/Adreno 740/RDNA3 768 core
Storage	250gb870EVO/500gb860EVO/2tbSandisk/NVMe2tb+1tb/4tbextreme V2/1TB Arion/500gb/8gb/256gb/2tb SN770M
Display(s)	X58222 32" 2880x1620/32"FHDTV/273E3LHSB 27" 1920x1080/6.67"/AMOLED 2X panel FHD+120hz/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/KZ x HBB PR2/Edifier STAX Spirit S3 & SamsungxAKG beans
Power Supply	Chieftec Proton BDF-1000C /HP 240w/12v 1.5A/4Smart Voltplug PD 30W/Asus USB-C 65W
Mouse	Speedlink Sovos Vertical-Asus ROG Spatha-Logi Ergo M575/Xiaomi XMRM-006/touch/touch
Keyboard	Endorfy Thock 75% <3/none/touch/virtual
VR HMD	Medion Erazer
Software	Win10 64/Win8.1 64/Android TV 8.1/Android 13/Win11 64
Benchmark Scores	bench...mark? i do leave mark on bench sometime, to remember which one is the most comfortable. :o

System Name	OrangeHaze / Silence
Processor	i7-13700KF / i5-10400 /
Motherboard	ROG STRIX Z690-E / MSI Z490 A-Pro Motherboard
Cooling	Corsair H75 / TT ToughAir 510
Memory	64Gb GSkill Trident Z5 / 32GB Team Dark Za 3600
Video Card(s)	Palit GeForce RTX 2070 / Sapphire R9 290 Vapor-X 4Gb
Storage	Hynix Plat P41 2Tb\Samsung MZVL21 1Tb / Samsung 980 Pro 1Tb
Display(s)	22" Dell Wide/24" Asus
Case	Lian Li PC-101 ATX custom mod / Antec Lanboy Air Black & Blue
Audio Device(s)	SB Audigy 7.1
Power Supply	Corsair Enthusiast TX750
Mouse	Logitech G502 Lightspeed Wireless / Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum
Keyboard	K68 RGB — CHERRY® MX Red
Software	Win10 Pro \ RIP:Win 7 Ult 64 bit

System Name	Good enough
Processor	AMD Ryzen R9 7900 - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora Edge
Motherboard	ASRock B650 Pro RS
Cooling	2x 360mm NexXxoS ST30 X-Flow, 1x 360mm NexXxoS ST30, 1x 240mm NexXxoS ST30
Memory	32GB - FURY Beast RGB 5600 Mhz
Video Card(s)	Sapphire RX 7900 XT - Alphacool Eisblock Aurora
Storage	1x Kingston KC3000 1TB 1x Kingston A2000 1TB, 1x Samsung 850 EVO 250GB , 1x Samsung 860 EVO 500GB
Display(s)	LG UltraGear 32GN650-B + 4K Samsung TV
Case	Phanteks NV7
Power Supply	GPS-750C

System Name	FATTYDOVE-R-SPEC
Processor	Intel i9 10980XE
Motherboard	EVGA X299 Dark
Cooling	Water (1x 240mm, 1x 280mm, 1x 420mm + 2x Mo-Ra 360 external radiator)
Memory	64GB DDR4
Video Card(s)	RTX 2080 Super / RTX 3090
Storage	Crucial MX500
Display(s)	24", 1440p, freesync, 144hz
Case	Open Benchtable (OBT)
Audio Device(s)	beyerdynamic MMX 300
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova T2 1600W
Mouse	OG steelseries Sensei
Keyboard	steelseries 6Gv2
Software	Windows 10

Processor	Ryzen 5 3600 PRO
Motherboard	AsRock B450 Pro4
Cooling	Arctic Freezer 34 /w Noctua NF-P12
Memory	Silicon Power XPower Zenith 2x8GB @1600 MHz
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte RTX 2070 Super Gaming OC 8GB
Storage	Crucial P5 Plus 1TB / Crucial MX 500 1TB
Display(s)	Dell P2419H
Case	Fractal Design Pop Air /w 3x Arctic P12 PWM
Audio Device(s)	Creative Sound Blaster Z + Edifier R1000T4
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex III 650W
Mouse	Microsoft Intelimouse Pro
Keyboard	IBM KB-8926
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Benchmark Scores	Turns on on the first try! Usually.