What's your latest tech purchase?

Durvelle27 · Jan 3, 2021

Board just floated in. Getting close to complete

phill · Jan 3, 2021

Durvelle27 said:
Oh nice than

I have a huge desk. Thing weighs 350lbs but it works great for space on top

Please do put a few pics up of it

I'm not sure the weight of the desks I have total that, but I'd be surprised if some of the hardware I have doesn't!! :laugh:

Durvelle27 · Jan 4, 2021

phill said:
Please do put a few pics up of it

I'm not sure the weight of the desks I have total that, but I'd be surprised if some of the hardware I have doesn't!!

very old pic and doesn’t do justice to actual size

dont whant to set it"' · Jan 4, 2021

I did not expect this pack to be equiped with adapters , splitters , nor anything in between. Much welcomed these are, though suffice to say , I will , indiscriminately sack two fans for their frames, because the alternative would be a make my very own.

cst1992 · Jan 4, 2021

Well... you DID say "show off"; so.....

Look at that MRP! At least now we know the maximum limit of a Founder's Edition card's price on eBay(note, all my Indian friends)! For everyone else in the world, don't pay more than $684 - that's what that is, converted to USD!
(FTR, I paid nowhere near this price when I bought it.)

I've wanted to buy a Founder's Edition card ever since I started building my PC in November 2015. At the time, I wanted a reference GTX 970 which I thought was cool-looking with that shiny blower cooler. I know blower-type coolers suck in general, but I'd heard good things about the reference cooler design of the 970 (courtesy @W1zzard of course)

The box actually opens like a shoe-box, and the card is packed inverted in it! And for the record, it's heavier than it looks, although it's smaller than I thought it'd be - look at the box comparison with my 970:

The card with my Strix and the my old 650:

I haven't weighed both the cards, but I can certainly say that even though the box looks smaller, the card is heavier than the Strix(I think because the body is all metal as compared to the plastic shroud of the Strix).
The famed "12-pin connector". And yes, it's less than half the size of the 8-pin PCI-E power connector:

The card from the front and top:

The card from the back. Be careful, it's a fingerprint magnet! I actually had to wipe it down before taking the picture.

Some more pics:

Seeing this, I am sure - NVIDIA may be charging a pretty penny, but they do a mean design. Both the card and the box, as well as the package foam and accessories are of high quality. I just wanted to put it on the table and stare at it.

I haven't installed the card yet, so unable to post benchmarks. Even after I do install it, the benchmarks will be CPU-bound, as I've got this card for a bit of future-proofing and I use a 1080p monitor. For the CPU, I use an i5-4690k(it was the fastest i5 available at the time I built my PC).

phill · Jan 4, 2021

Durvelle27 said:
very old pic and doesn’t do justice to actual size

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We need a better pic of this monster!!

seth1911 · Jan 4, 2021

New Parts coming in a few Days

T3RM1N4L D0GM4 · Jan 4, 2021

cst1992 said:
Well... you DID say "show off"; so.....
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Look at that MRP! At least now we know the maximum limit of a Founder's Edition card's price on eBay(note, all my Indian friends)! For everyone else in the world, don't pay more than $684 - that's what that is, converted to USD!
(FTR, I paid nowhere near this price when I bought it.)
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I've wanted to buy a Founder's Edition card ever since I started building my PC in November 2015. At the time, I wanted a reference GTX 970 which I thought was cool-looking with that shiny blower cooler. I know blower-type coolers suck in general, but I'd heard good things about the reference cooler design of the 970 (courtesy @W1zzard of course)
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The box actually opens like a shoe-box, and the card is packed inverted in it! And for the record, it's heavier than it looks, although it's smaller than I thought it'd be - look at the box comparison with my 970:
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The card with my Strix and the my old 650:
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I haven't weighed both the cards, but I can certainly say that even though the box looks smaller, the card is heavier than the Strix(I think because the body is all metal as compared to the plastic shroud of the Strix).
The famed "12-pin connector". And yes, it's less than half the size of the 8-pin PCI-E power connector:
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The card from the front and top:
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The card from the back. Be careful, it's a fingerprint magnet! I actually had to wipe it down before taking the picture.View attachment 182356
Some more pics:
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Seeing this, I am sure - NVIDIA may be charging a pretty penny, but they do a mean design. Both the card and the box, as well as the package foam and accessories are of high quality. I just wanted to put it on the table and stare at it.

I haven't installed the card yet, so unable to post benchmarks. Even after I do install it, the benchmarks will be CPU-bound, as I've got this card for a bit of future-proofing and I use a 1080p monitor. For the CPU, I use an i5-4690k(it was the fastest i5 available at the time I built my PC).

Man, the FE is absolutely beautiful :respect:

Liviu Cojocaru · Jan 4, 2021

I gave in and purchased a 5600X

£309 from Scan

cst1992 · Jan 4, 2021

Liviu Cojocaru said:
I gave in and purchased a 5600X £309 from Scan

Is that a good value? I have no idea about AMD; I've always been an Intel guy.

windwhirl · Jan 4, 2021

Liviu Cojocaru said:
I gave in and purchased a 5600X £309 from Scan

Isn't that a bit overpriced? That's over 400 USD :confused:

Not trying to shoot you down or anything, just surprised at the price.

sepheronx · Jan 4, 2021

Just got the case. Got the mouse a week ago.

Would like to add.

The case is nice looking. Has USB C along with 2 USB 3.0 on front i/o. And comes with 4 pre installed RGB fans (don't care about RGB but hey,can't complain). For $89 CAD (boxing week sale). The mouse cost me $40 cad on sale and so far is pretty good.

Liviu Cojocaru · Jan 4, 2021

cst1992 said:
Is that a good value? I have no idea about AMD; I've always been an Intel guy.

It is...but it was one of the cheapest around. normally it should've been around £280 but these days nothing is selling at MSRP

seth1911 · Jan 5, 2021

Liviu Cojocaru said:
I gave in and purchased a 5600X £309 from Scan

309 Pounds for a Six Core Amd with 10-15% more Power, while a i5 10400 is about 140$ or a 3600x for 170$ :rolleyes:

I have no clue why AMD can hold those Prices for theyr CPU
Sorry mate but that is soooooo stupid not even an intel Fanboy would pay twice for 10-15% more Performance

Edit 309 Pounds are in the moment 420$,
for 440$ u get a 3900X or 10900 by us
:laugh:

Durvelle27 · Jan 5, 2021

Power Supply came in today. I must say out of all the PSUs I’ve bought overtime I’ll say this is one of top ones in terms of packaging. I also like the flat black modular cables.

jboydgolfer · Jan 5, 2021

phill · Jan 5, 2021

Durvelle27 said:
Power Supply came in today. I must say out of all the PSUs I’ve bought overtime I’ll say this is one of top ones in terms of packaging. I also like the flat black modular cables.
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Be careful with Gigabyte PSUs.... Heard a few not so great things about them

Durvelle27 · Jan 5, 2021

phill said:
Be careful with Gigabyte PSUs.... Heard a few not so great things about them

I’m hoping for the best

phill · Jan 5, 2021

Durvelle27 said:
I’m hoping for the best

I've gone from EVGA units over to Seasonic at the moment. Been getting a few good buys from Ebay on brand new units.. Sadly missed out on a few I'd have liked but I'm quite happy to hold on and get something later on now

jboydgolfer · Jan 5, 2021

i grabbed one of the phanteks PSU's for my nephews build. he didnt want to spend a bunch, & i noticed the usual PSU's i buy have increased in price significantly (seasonic) , so i looked at comparable models. phanteks was full modular, 10 year warranty, 80+ Gold, & was $99.

Durvelle27 · Jan 5, 2021

phill said:
I've gone from EVGA units over to Seasonic at the moment. Been getting a few good buys from Ebay on brand new units.. Sadly missed out on a few I'd have liked but I'm quite happy to hold on and get something later on now

I originally bought a Corsair HX from eBay buy guy sent me a knock off unit so I panic bought the Gigabyte PSU

phill · Jan 5, 2021

Durvelle27 said:
I originally bought a Corsair HX from eBay buy guy sent me a knock off unit so I panic bought the Gigabyte PSU

I've not bought Corsair units in years. Had 3 or 4 bad 1200i units, never used them since. That said I do still have a working RM750 and a RM450 floating about here. I really do need to consider swapping that 750 out since it's in my home server... I can't have that dying on me at all...

But still I digress, I just hope it works well and you get no issues

Jayztwocents did a video on one recently, I was not convinced I'd try one but it was a cable as well at fault... Strange stuff!!

Durvelle27 · Jan 5, 2021

phill said:
I've not bought Corsair units in years. Had 3 or 4 bad 1200i units, never used them since. That said I do still have a working RM750 and a RM450 floating about here. I really do need to consider swapping that 750 out since it's in my home server... I can't have that dying on me at all...

But still I digress, I just hope it works well and you get no issues Jayztwocents did a video on one recently, I was not convinced I'd try one but it was a cable as well at fault... Strange stuff!!

TPU did a review as well. It ran fine but when overloaded the protection didn’t kick in and it exploded. It was around 900W.

cst1992 · Jan 5, 2021

Durvelle27 said:
Power Supply came in today. I must say out of all the PSUs I’ve bought overtime I’ll say this is one of top ones in terms of packaging. I also like the flat black modular cables.

I remember when I got my Seasonic X-650 power supply for my current PC.
It was expensive; cost INR 8900 ($150) (most cheap 450W "gutless wonder" PSU's on the market cost INR 450($9)) and the second most expensive PSU I'd ever purchased was the Corsair CX430 at INR 3000 ($50).
But when it arrived, I just kept looking at it.
Shiny matte finish, fully modular sockets, large grille at the back for exhausting waste air, two switches - one for switching fan-off mode and the other as the power switch, separate velvet bag of cables,... It was quality at its finest. I felt spoilt.

phill · Jan 5, 2021

Durvelle27 said:
TPU did a review as well. It ran fine but when overloaded the protection didn’t kick in and it exploded. It was around 900W.

Doesn't give me masses of confidence in a PSU if I'm honest... For me the PSU is one of the most or the most important pieces of kit in any PC system

System Name	Black Prometheus
Processor	\|AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
Motherboard	ASRock B550M Pro4\|MSI X370 Gaming PLUS
Cooling	Thermalright PA120 SE \| AMD Stock Cooler
Memory	G.Skill 64GB(2x32GB) 3200MHz \| 32GB(4x8GB) DDR4
Video Card(s)	\|AMD R9 290
Storage	Sandisk X300 512GB + WD Black 6TB+WD Black 6TB
Display(s)	LG Nanocell85 49" 4K 120Hz + ACER AOPEN 34" 3440x1440 144Hz
Case	DeepCool Matrexx 55 V3 w/ 6x120mm Intake + 3x120mm Exhaust
Audio Device(s)	LG Dolby Atmos 5.1
Power Supply	Corsair RMX850 Fully Modular\| EVGA 750W G2
Mouse	Logitech Trackman
Keyboard	Logitech K350
Software	Windows 10 EDU x64

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!! :(

System Name	Black Prometheus
Processor	\|AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
Motherboard	ASRock B550M Pro4\|MSI X370 Gaming PLUS
Cooling	Thermalright PA120 SE \| AMD Stock Cooler
Memory	G.Skill 64GB(2x32GB) 3200MHz \| 32GB(4x8GB) DDR4
Video Card(s)	\|AMD R9 290
Storage	Sandisk X300 512GB + WD Black 6TB+WD Black 6TB
Display(s)	LG Nanocell85 49" 4K 120Hz + ACER AOPEN 34" 3440x1440 144Hz
Case	DeepCool Matrexx 55 V3 w/ 6x120mm Intake + 3x120mm Exhaust
Audio Device(s)	LG Dolby Atmos 5.1
Power Supply	Corsair RMX850 Fully Modular\| EVGA 750W G2
Mouse	Logitech Trackman
Keyboard	Logitech K350
Software	Windows 10 EDU x64

System Name	3 "rigs"-gaming/spare pc/cruncher
Processor	R7-5800X3D/i7-7700K/R9-7950X
Motherboard	Asus ROG Crosshair VI Extreme/Asus Ranger Z170/Asus ROG Crosshair X670E-GENE
Cooling	Bitspower monoblock ,custom open loop,both passive and active/air tower cooler/air tower cooler
Memory	32GB DDR4/32GB DDR4/64GB DDR5
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte RX6900XT Alphacooled/AMD RX5700XT 50th Aniv./SOC(onboard)
Storage	mix of sata ssds/m.2 ssds/mix of sata ssds+an m.2 ssd
Display(s)	Dell UltraSharp U2410 , HP 24x
Case	mb box/Silverstone Raven RV-05/CoolerMaster Q300L
Audio Device(s)	onboard/onboard/onboard
Power Supply	3 Seasonics, a DeltaElectronics, a FractalDesing
Mouse	various/various/various
Keyboard	various wired and wireless
VR HMD	-
Software	W10.someting or another,all 3

System Name	The Sparing-No-Expense Build
Processor	Ryzen 5 5600X
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix X570-E Gaming Wifi II
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12S chromax.black
Memory	32GB: 2x16GB Patriot Viper Steel 3600MHz C18
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA RTX 3060Ti Founder's Edition
Storage	500GB 970 Evo Plus NVMe, 2TB Crucial MX500
Display(s)	AOC C24G1 144Hz 24" 1080p Monitor
Case	Lian Li O11 Dynamic EVO White
Power Supply	Seasonic X-650 Gold PSU (SS-650KM3)
Software	Windows 11 Home 64-bit

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System Name	nope
Processor	I3 10100F
Motherboard	ATM Gigabyte h410
Cooling	Arctic 12 passive
Memory	ATM Gskill 1x 8GB NT Series (No Heatspreader bling bling garbage, just Black DIMMS)
Video Card(s)	Sapphire HD7770 and EVGA GTX 470 and Zotac GTX 960
Storage	120GB OS SSD, 240GB M2 Sata, 240GB M2 NVME, 300GB HDD, 500GB HDD
Display(s)	Nec EA 241 WM
Case	Coolermaster whatever
Audio Device(s)	Onkyo on TV and Mi Bluetooth on Screen
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadx 550W
Mouse	Steelseries Rival Fnatic
Keyboard	Logitech K270 Wireless
Software	Deepin, BSD and 10 LTSC

System Name	NERV
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Motherboard	ASROCK B450M Steel Legend
Cooling	Artic Freezer 33 One + 2x Akasa 140mm
Memory	2x8 Crucial Ballistix Sport 2993 MHz
Video Card(s)	KFA2 GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Storage	Crucial Mx500 500GB + 1TB HDD
Display(s)	Samsung C34H892
Case	CM Masterbox Q300L
Audio Device(s)	ALC892 + Topping D30
Power Supply	Corsair RM650
Mouse	CM Mastermouse Lite S
Keyboard	Logitech G510
Software	Win 10 Pro x64
Benchmark Scores	No bech, only game!

System Name	El Calpulator
Processor	AMD Ryzen R7 7800X3D
Motherboard	ASRock X670E Pro RS
Cooling	ArcticCooling Freezer 3 360ARGB AIO
Memory	32GB Corsair Vengance 6000Mhz C30
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 4080 Gaming Trio X @ 2925 / 23500 mhz
Storage	5TB nvme SSD + Synology DS115j NAS with 4TB HDD
Display(s)	Samsung G8 34" QD-OLED + Samsung 28" 4K 60hz UR550
Case	Montech King 95 PRO Blue
Audio Device(s)	SB X4+Logitech Z623 2.1+Astro A50 Wireless
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 1000W ATX 3.0 80+ Gold
Mouse	Logitech G502X Plus LightSpeed Hero Wireless plus Logitech G POWERPLAY Wireless Charging Mouse Pad
Keyboard	Logitech G915 LightSpeed Wireless
Software	Win 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Just enough

System Name	System V
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Motherboard	Asus Prime X570-P
Cooling	Cooler Master Hyper 212 // a bunch of 120 mm Xigmatek 1500 RPM fans (2 ins, 3 outs)
Memory	2x8GB Ballistix Sport LT 3200 MHz (BLS8G4D32AESCK.M8FE) (CL16-18-18-36)
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte AORUS Radeon RX 580 8 GB
Storage	SHFS37A240G / DT01ACA200 / WD20EZRX / MKNSSDTR256GB-3DL / LG BH16NS40 / ST10000VN0008
Display(s)	LG 22MP55 IPS Display
Case	NZXT Source 210
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G430 Headset
Power Supply	Corsair CX650M
Mouse	Microsoft Trackball Optical 1.0
Keyboard	HP Vectra VE keyboard (Part # D4950-63004)
Software	Whatever build of Windows 11 is being served in Dev channel at the time.
Benchmark Scores	Corona 1.3: 3120620 r/s Cinebench R20: 3355 FireStrike: 12490 TimeSpy: 4624

System Name	PCGR
Processor	12400f
Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B660-I
Cooling	Stock Intel Cooler
Memory	2x16GB DDR5 5600 Corsair
Video Card(s)	Dell RTX 3080
Storage	1x 512GB Mmoment PCIe 3 NVME 1x 2TB Corsair S70
Display(s)	LG 32" 1440p
Case	Phanteks Evolve itx
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	750W Cooler Master sfx
Software	Windows 11

System Name	Americas cure is the death of Social Justice & Political Correctness
Processor	i7-11700K
Motherboard	Asrock Z590 Extreme wifi 6E
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12A
Memory	32GB Corsair RGB fancy boi 5000
Video Card(s)	RTX 3090 Reference
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 1Tb + Samsung 970 Evo 500Gb
Display(s)	Dell - 27" LED QHD G-SYNC x2
Case	Fractal Design Meshify-C
Audio Device(s)	on board
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus+ Gold 1000 Watt
Mouse	Logitech G502 spectrum
Keyboard	AZIO MGK-1 RGB (Kaith Blue)
Software	Win 10 Professional 64 bit
Benchmark Scores	the MLGeesiest