• Welcome to TechPowerUp Forums, Guest! Please check out our forum guidelines for info related to our community.

What's your latest tech purchase?

de.das.dude

Pro Indian Modder
Joined
Jun 13, 2010
Messages
8,922 (1.70/day)
Location
Internet is borked, please help.
System Name Monke | Work Thinkpad| Old Monke
Processor Ryzen 5600X | Ryzen 5500U | FX8320
Motherboard ASRock B550 Extreme4 | ? | Asrock 990FX Extreme 4
Cooling 240mm Rad | Not needed | hyper 212 EVO
Memory 2x16GB DDR4 3600 Corsair RGB | 16 GB DDR4 3600 | 16GB DDR3 1600
Video Card(s) Sapphire Pulse RX6700XT 12GB | Vega 8 | Sapphire Pulse RX580 8GB
Storage Samsung 980 nvme (Primary) | some samsung SSD
Display(s) Dell 2723DS | Some 14" 1080p 98%sRGB IPS | Dell 2240L
Case Ant Esports Tempered case | Thinkpad | Antec
Audio Device(s) Logitech Z333 | Jabra corpo stuff
Power Supply Corsair RM750e | not needed | Corsair GS 600
Mouse Logitech G400 | nipple
Keyboard Logitech G213 | stock kb is awesome | Logitech K230
VR HMD ;_;
Software Windows 10 Professional x3
Benchmark Scores There are no marks on my bench
!
HELL YEAH


YOU REMIND ME OF MOUSEY!!!!


FUCK YEAH IRONMOUSE BROKE RECORDS TONIGHT!

HELL YEAH!


FUCK YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HANDHELD GAMERS FOR LIFE


WE FUCKING MOBILE
is that that the guy from Abroad in japan?
 
Joined
Feb 29, 2016
Messages
622 (0.20/day)
Location
Chile
System Name Fran
Processor AMD Ryzen 7 5900X
Motherboard ROG Strix B550-F GAMING WIFI II
Cooling Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120SE
Memory 32GB DDR4 3600MHz
Video Card(s) XFX RX 6700 10GB
Storage Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB, Kingston A1000 480GB
Display(s) Lenovo G27q-20 (1440p, 165Hz)
Case NZXT H510
Audio Device(s) Sony WH-1000XM4
Power Supply SuperFlower Leadex Gold III 850W
Mouse Logitech G305
Keyboard IK75 v3 (QMK) / HyperX Alloy Origins
Nice! Keep your expectations reasonable and you will have a great time with that unit for a few years to come!
I do know it's still an iGPU, but knowing it is an iGPU makes it hella impressive in a way lol, I can play a lot of the games I play at 1080p 40~60fps. Pretty impressive~

The battery life is meh though. I get like 1h of playing at ~20W.
 

Space Lynx

Astronaut
Joined
Oct 17, 2014
Messages
16,866 (4.62/day)
Location
Kepler-186f
is that that the guy from Abroad in japan?

yes, and I was drinking last night, my apologies for the all caps.

cdawgva is ironmouse bf, and cdawgva is one of best friends of chris broad from abroad in japan, i love that whole crew.

my latest tech purchase will be next month when I buy ironmouse's debut music album, here is one of the songs on it, timestamped, it slams and the animation is insanely good for a company that is this small and came out of nowhere.


@remixedcat I don't know if this your kind of music, but I just thought I'd share because mousey makes me dance!
 
Joined
Jul 5, 2013
Messages
26,993 (6.56/day)
I do know it's still an iGPU, but knowing it is an iGPU makes it hella impressive in a way lol, I can play a lot of the games I play at 1080p 40~60fps. Pretty impressive~

The battery life is meh though. I get like 1h of playing at ~20W.
For that size of screen 720p is perfectly acceptable and enjoyable. It'll will also increase performance by a solid amount and save some battery life too. Give it a try.
 
Last edited:
Joined
Jun 2, 2014
Messages
524 (0.14/day)
Location
Midwest USA
System Name Core
Processor Intel 12700k @ 5.2/4.0
Motherboard ASRock z690 Steel Legend
Cooling Artic Cooling Freezer 420 AiO
Memory GSkill 64GB 3200 cas 14 b die
Video Card(s) ASRock Intel ARC a750
Storage Optane 900p x2, SK Hynix p41 Pro, p31 Pro
Display(s) ACER 250hz 1080p 25" IPS display/AOC 22" display
Case Phanteks p500a with all Arctic/Thermaltake fans
Audio Device(s) Focusrite interface, Presonus Studio Monitors and Subwoofer
Power Supply Seasonic 850w plat with cable mod cables
Mouse Logitech G502 Hero
Keyboard Corsair mech k65
Software Win 11 Pro
12900k and 4 sticks of bdie incoming! Cant wait for tomorrows install!
 
Joined
Feb 29, 2016
Messages
622 (0.20/day)
Location
Chile
System Name Fran
Processor AMD Ryzen 7 5900X
Motherboard ROG Strix B550-F GAMING WIFI II
Cooling Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120SE
Memory 32GB DDR4 3600MHz
Video Card(s) XFX RX 6700 10GB
Storage Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB, Kingston A1000 480GB
Display(s) Lenovo G27q-20 (1440p, 165Hz)
Case NZXT H510
Audio Device(s) Sony WH-1000XM4
Power Supply SuperFlower Leadex Gold III 850W
Mouse Logitech G305
Keyboard IK75 v3 (QMK) / HyperX Alloy Origins
For that size of screen 720p is perfectly acceptable and enjoyable. It'll will also increase performance by a solid amount. It'll also save some battery life too. Give it a try.
I wish Atelier Ryza had FSR tbh

But yeah, looks surprisingly Fine
 

the54thvoid

Super Intoxicated Moderator
Staff member
Joined
Dec 14, 2009
Messages
12,906 (2.38/day)
Location
Glasgow - home of formal profanity
Processor Ryzen 7800X3D
Motherboard MSI MAG Mortar B650 (wifi)
Cooling be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4
Memory 32GB Kingston Fury
Video Card(s) Gainward RTX4070ti
Storage Seagate FireCuda 530 M.2 1TB / Samsumg 960 Pro M.2 512Gb
Display(s) LG 32" 165Hz 1440p GSYNC
Case Asus Prime AP201
Audio Device(s) On Board
Power Supply be quiet! Pure POwer M12 850w Gold (ATX3.0)
Software W10
Puter stuff's too expensive these days. I needed a new toy though.

Work seat.jpg


Used fridge magnet letters to mark the weight stack. :)
 
Joined
Jul 5, 2013
Messages
26,993 (6.56/day)

Space Lynx

Astronaut
Joined
Oct 17, 2014
Messages
16,866 (4.62/day)
Location
Kepler-186f
Puter stuff's too expensive these days. I needed a new toy though.

View attachment 364900

Used fridge magnet letters to mark the weight stack. :)

I have this exact same design, not the same brand, but literally the exact same multi-in-one design, exact same shape and everything. Ours has been in our garage for about 20 years, but I use it about once a week to stay toned. Not interested in becoming muscle man, but I think it is important to stay toned for health.
 

the54thvoid

Super Intoxicated Moderator
Staff member
Joined
Dec 14, 2009
Messages
12,906 (2.38/day)
Location
Glasgow - home of formal profanity
Processor Ryzen 7800X3D
Motherboard MSI MAG Mortar B650 (wifi)
Cooling be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4
Memory 32GB Kingston Fury
Video Card(s) Gainward RTX4070ti
Storage Seagate FireCuda 530 M.2 1TB / Samsumg 960 Pro M.2 512Gb
Display(s) LG 32" 165Hz 1440p GSYNC
Case Asus Prime AP201
Audio Device(s) On Board
Power Supply be quiet! Pure POwer M12 850w Gold (ATX3.0)
Software W10
Joined
May 9, 2012
Messages
8,499 (1.87/day)
Location
Ovronnaz, Wallis, Switzerland
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/Moondrop Chu II + TRN BT20S
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
well... that ...thing...

works better than the wired kit i intended to buy, that would have been priced 2 time higher.
20240926_202825.jpg20240926_202930.jpg

too bad the one with the digital temp screen was not available, but still fine and straigtforward.

more tape, i had to have these 2 ... listened to ACDC with the Tangzu Wan'er SG SE, too damn good!
it's the usual el cheapo "modern" audio tapes, but the quality is near flawless (well as much as an audio tape can be )
20240926_210119.jpg20240926_210127.jpg
20240926_210030.jpg
20240926_210042.jpg20240926_210053.jpg
now i need a Starlord outfit and the same headset he use (if i am not mistaken, they are Sony MDR 5A)... and i am set for Halloween :laugh:

game related, i bought another set of stickers ...
20240926_204933.jpg

i thought they were good due to having all the cults sentence that became meme
20240926_204948.jpg


but i was mistaken ... they are legendary!!! Inigo and Mr. Dragonfly??? Lusty Argonian Maid??? HELL YEAH!
20240926_204937.jpg20240926_204940.jpg
 
Last edited:

FreedomEclipse

~Technological Technocrat~
Joined
Apr 20, 2007
Messages
23,934 (3.75/day)
Location
London,UK
System Name DarnGosh Edition
Processor AMD 7800X3D
Motherboard MSI X670E GAMING PLUS
Cooling Thermalright AM5 Contact Frame + Phantom Spirit 120SE
Memory G.Skill Trident Z5 NEO DDR5 6000 CL32-38-38-96
Video Card(s) Asus Dual Radeon™ RX 6700 XT OC Edition
Storage WD SN770 1TB (Boot)| 2x 2TB WD SN770 (Gaming)| 2x 2TB Crucial BX500| 2x 3TB Toshiba DT01ACA300
Display(s) LG GP850-B
Case Corsair 760T (White) {1xCorsair ML120 Pro|5xML140 Pro}
Audio Device(s) Yamaha RX-V573|Speakers: JBL Control One|Auna 300-CN|Wharfedale Diamond SW150
Power Supply Seasonic Focus GX-850 80+ GOLD
Mouse Logitech G502 X
Keyboard Duckyshine Dead LED(s) III
Software Windows 11 Home
Benchmark Scores ლ(ಠ益ಠ)ლ
Im going to try a little experiment....

1727380142567.png


Im going to seal up this gap here and see what happens....

1727380371098.png


In theory it should increase static pressure.
 
Joined
May 13, 2010
Messages
6,008 (1.14/day)
System Name RemixedBeast-NX
Processor Intel Xeon E5-2690 @ 2.9Ghz (8C/16T)
Motherboard Dell Inc. 08HPGT (CPU 1)
Cooling Dell Standard
Memory 24GB ECC
Video Card(s) Gigabyte Nvidia RTX2060 6GB
Storage 2TB Samsung 860 EVO SSD//2TB WD Black HDD
Display(s) Samsung SyncMaster P2350 23in @ 1920x1080 + Dell E2013H 20 in @1600x900
Case Dell Precision T3600 Chassis
Audio Device(s) Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro 80 // Fiio E7 Amp/DAC
Power Supply 630w Dell T3600 PSU
Mouse Logitech G700s/G502
Keyboard Logitech K740
Software Linux Mint 20
Benchmark Scores Network: APs: Cisco Meraki MR32, Ubiquiti Unifi AP-AC-LR and Lite Router/Sw:Meraki MX64 MS220-8P
yes, and I was drinking last night, my apologies for the all caps.

cdawgva is ironmouse bf, and cdawgva is one of best friends of chris broad from abroad in japan, i love that whole crew.

my latest tech purchase will be next month when I buy ironmouse's debut music album, here is one of the songs on it, timestamped, it slams and the animation is insanely good for a company that is this small and came out of nowhere.


@remixedcat I don't know if this your kind of music, but I just thought I'd share because mousey makes me dance!
I just released one on bandcamp !!!

and the lenovo wireless keyboard came and the mouse will come tomorrow. hope it works good.

Lenovo 100 USB-A Wireless Keyboard GY41K81003 GY41K81003 Lenovo US.png

hope it's better than the logitech POS lol
 
Joined
Jun 14, 2023
Messages
324 (0.67/day)
System Name Computer
Processor Intel 12700K
Motherboard Asus Prime Z690-A
Cooling Twin radiator open loop
Memory Corsair Dominator 32GB DDR5
Video Card(s) eVGA 3080 FTW3 Ultra
Storage Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus 2 TB
Display(s) Asus PG348Q and two Asus VN279Q monitors
Case Corsair 4000D Airflow
Audio Device(s) Sennheiser GSX 1000 with Sennheiser HD599 SE
Power Supply Asus Thor 1200P
Mouse Corsair Scimitar Elite RGB Wireless
Keyboard Keychron Q3 Max
VR HMD Oculus Rift CV1
Software Windows 10 Pro
More 3D printing "mistakes" were made. Silicone spacers to use in place of the aluminum ones for the bed, self-lubricating bushings, and an insulation pad for the bed to trap heat (and help keep it off of the stepper motors).

1727386060360.png
1727386075190.png
1727386091803.png
 
Joined
Dec 14, 2019
Messages
1,184 (0.67/day)
Location
Loose in space
System Name "The black one in the dining room" / "The Latest One"
Processor Intel Xeon E5 2699 V4 22c/44t / i7 14700K @5.8GHz
Motherboard Asus X99 Deluxe / ASRock Z790 Steel Legend WiFi
Cooling Arctic Liquid Freezer II 240 w/4 Silverstone FM121 fans / Arctic LF II 280 w Silverstone FHP141's
Memory 64GB G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 (8x8) / 96GB G.Skill Trident Z5 DDR5 6400
Video Card(s) EVGA RTX 1080 Ti FTW3 / Asus Tuff OC 4090 24GB
Storage Samsung 970 Evo Plus, 1TB Samsung 860, 4 Western Digital 2TB / 2TB Solidigm P44 Pro & more.
Display(s) 43" Samsung 8000 series 4K / 50" Vizio M-series 4K
Case Modded Corsair Carbide 500R / Modded Corsair Graphite 780 T
Audio Device(s) Asus Xonar Essence STX II/ Asus Xonar Essence STX
Power Supply Corsair AX1200i / Seasonic Prime GX-1300
Mouse Logitech Performance MX, Microsoft Intellimouse Optical 3.0
Keyboard Logitech K750 Solar, Logitech K800
Software Win 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 IoT / Win 11 Enterprise IoT LTSC
Benchmark Scores https://www.passmark.com/baselines/V11/display.php?id=202122048229
14TB WD EasyStore & 8TB WD My Book external hard drives for $200. New and unopened still in the boxes from Best Buy. A deal I couldn't pass up off the local Craigslist.
 
Joined
Jan 29, 2023
Messages
1,352 (2.17/day)
System Name KLM
Processor 7800X3D
Motherboard B-650E-E Strix
Cooling Arctic Cooling III 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
I opted for CMR, even if it's archived movies.

The two (SMR) 4gb HDD i buyed look soooooo crappy, Canvio been replaced thanks but i never written only 4tb data on it in 3 years (i lucky they changed it to a new, perhaps serial number i gave told them it's bad batch :p) Now same, only 4tb written on SG and looks it has read errors since today :p

Presse-papier02.jpg
 
Joined
Feb 29, 2016
Messages
622 (0.20/day)
Location
Chile
System Name Fran
Processor AMD Ryzen 7 5900X
Motherboard ROG Strix B550-F GAMING WIFI II
Cooling Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120SE
Memory 32GB DDR4 3600MHz
Video Card(s) XFX RX 6700 10GB
Storage Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB, Kingston A1000 480GB
Display(s) Lenovo G27q-20 (1440p, 165Hz)
Case NZXT H510
Audio Device(s) Sony WH-1000XM4
Power Supply SuperFlower Leadex Gold III 850W
Mouse Logitech G305
Keyboard IK75 v3 (QMK) / HyperX Alloy Origins
Did you ever play the original one? Atelier Iris Eternal Mana? One of my all time favorite games.
I've just played Ryza 1 and 2 so far. Wanna finish the entire Ryza series and then play some more. They're pretty fun games~
 
Joined
Aug 15, 2022
Messages
416 (0.53/day)
Location
Some Where On Earth
System Name Spam
Processor i9-12900K PL1=125 TA=56 PL2=288
Motherboard MSI MAG B660M Mortar WiFi DDR4
Cooling Scythe Kaze Flex 120mm ARGB Fans x1 / Alphacool Eisbaer 360
Memory Mushkin Red Line DDR4 4000 16Gb x2 18-22-22-42 1T
Video Card(s) Sapphire Pulse RX 7900 XT
Storage Team Group MP33 512Mb / 1Tb
Display(s) SAMSUNG Odyssey G50A (LS27AG500PNXZA) (2560x1440)
Case Lan-Li A3
Audio Device(s) Real Tek on Board Audio
Power Supply EVGA SuperNOVA 850 GM
Mouse M910-K
Keyboard K636CLO
Software WIN 11 Pro
Just bought a Samsung Odyssey G70B 28 4K 144Hz display for 499$ from Amazon. I was looking for a 4K display and also thinking of getting a TV, well this display has the Samsung web OS also, so I get both in one. Cyberpunk in 4K is sweet and with the 28-inch size, I can run it in 1440 if I have too and have not look pixelated to me and it matches the other Samsung 1440 display, I already have.

IMG_0936[1].jpg
 
Joined
May 13, 2010
Messages
6,008 (1.14/day)
System Name RemixedBeast-NX
Processor Intel Xeon E5-2690 @ 2.9Ghz (8C/16T)
Motherboard Dell Inc. 08HPGT (CPU 1)
Cooling Dell Standard
Memory 24GB ECC
Video Card(s) Gigabyte Nvidia RTX2060 6GB
Storage 2TB Samsung 860 EVO SSD//2TB WD Black HDD
Display(s) Samsung SyncMaster P2350 23in @ 1920x1080 + Dell E2013H 20 in @1600x900
Case Dell Precision T3600 Chassis
Audio Device(s) Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro 80 // Fiio E7 Amp/DAC
Power Supply 630w Dell T3600 PSU
Mouse Logitech G700s/G502
Keyboard Logitech K740
Software Linux Mint 20
Benchmark Scores Network: APs: Cisco Meraki MR32, Ubiquiti Unifi AP-AC-LR and Lite Router/Sw:Meraki MX64 MS220-8P
Joined
Feb 24, 2023
Messages
2,757 (4.63/day)
Location
Russian Wild West
System Name DLSS / YOLO-PC
Processor i5-12400F / 10600KF
Motherboard Gigabyte B760M DS3H / Z490 Vision D
Cooling Laminar RM1 / Gammaxx 400
Memory 32 GB DDR4-3200 / 16 GB DDR4-3333
Video Card(s) RX 6700 XT / R9 380 2 GB
Storage A couple SSDs, m.2 NVMe included / 240 GB CX1 + 1 TB WD HDD
Display(s) Compit HA2704 / MSi G2712
Case Matrexx 55 / Junkyard special
Audio Device(s) Want loud, use headphones. Want quiet, use satellites.
Power Supply Thermaltake 1000 W / Corsair CX650M / DQ550ST [backup]
Mouse Don't disturb, cheese eating in progress...
Keyboard Makes some noise. Probably onto something.
VR HMD I live in real reality and don't need a virtual one.
Software Windows 10 and 11
Just got me an MSI G2712. 1080p hurts outside gaming but playing vidya will never be the same to me.

1727639186388.png
 
Joined
Sep 26, 2022
Messages
1,988 (2.66/day)
Location
Brazil
System Name G-Station 1.17 FINAL
Processor AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D
Motherboard Gigabyte X470 Aorus Gaming 7 WiFi
Cooling DeepCool AK620 Digital
Memory Asgard Bragi DDR4-3600CL14 2x16GB
Video Card(s) Sapphire PULSE RX 7900 XTX
Storage 240GB Samsung 840 Evo, 1TB Asgard AN2, 2TB Hiksemi FUTURE-LITE, 320GB+1TB 7200RPM HDD
Display(s) Samsung 34" Odyssey OLED G8
Case Thermaltake Level 20 MT
Audio Device(s) Astro A40 TR + MixAmp
Power Supply Cougar GEX X2 1000W
Mouse Razer Viper Ultimate
Keyboard Razer Huntsman Elite (Red)
Software Windows 11 Pro
Top