What's your latest tech purchase?

ThaiTaffy · Oct 27, 2021

Impatience is starting to kick in!!

Lew Zealand · Oct 27, 2021

I bought stuff because you guys were right. I may need to stop reading here and continue being wrong and getting lower performance but also not spending money.

...

Nahhh, that's no fun.

Long story short, a number of people recommended buying RAM qualified for the Mobo when having memory problems and I'd been using 4x 4GB Ripjaws V (2x 2800, 2x 3000) in my ASRock B450m Pro4 but they barely ran at 2800, sometimes. I'll just say it was a continual PITA to work ~~with~~ around. Went to ASRock's website and eventually found a qualified 3200 pair still being sold: Patriot Viper Gaming RGB Series.

Popped it in and works perfectly at 3200 every time. Like everyone here said it would. So: don't cheap out on RAM and expect it to work.

But it's f@#%$^#%$n RGB dammit! I blame everyone.

ThaiTaffy · Oct 27, 2021

The way I look at it, If I'm spending more than $20 I research and buy quality anything under I don't give a damn if I have to replace it that might be why I've only worn $1 flip flops for the past 6 years.

Mussels · Oct 27, 2021

Lew Zealand said:
I bought stuff because you guys were right. I may need to stop reading here and continue being wrong and getting lower performance but also not spending money.

...

Nahhh, that's no fun.

Long story short, a number of people recommended buying RAM qualified for the Mobo when having memory problems and I'd been using 4x 4GB Ripjaws V (2x 2800, 2x 3000) in my ASRock B450m Pro4 but they barely ran at 2800, sometimes. I'll just say it was a continual PITA to work ~~with~~ around. Went to ASRock's website and eventually found a qualified 3200 pair still being sold: Patriot Viper Gaming RGB Series.

Popped it in and works perfectly at 3200 every time. Like everyone here said it would. So: don't cheap out on RAM and expect it to work.

But it's f@#%$^#%$n RGB dammit! I blame everyone.

Part of it really comes down to not getting ram with odd timing latencies... ryzen just hates it

cst1992 · Oct 27, 2021

Athlonite said:
here's the RyZen R7 5800X

View attachment 222424

Do they seriously come with a QR code on the chip?

Hachi_Roku256563 · Oct 27, 2021

cst1992 said:
Do they seriously come with a QR code on the chip?

Yeah im pretty sure all Ryzen Chips do
Im pretty sure its the Chips model number

Keullo-e · Oct 27, 2021

Ordered also 2x 1l of distilled water and got a txt that they're on their way :toast:

ShiBDiB · Oct 27, 2021

Jill Christine Valentine said:
Ordered also 2x 1l of distilled water and got a txt that they're on their way

Can you not just buy that at a local drugstore? I know CVS/Walgreens has it here

Keullo-e · Oct 27, 2021

ShiBDiB said:
Can you not just buy that at a local drugstore? I know CVS/Walgreens has it here

Actually it's more expensive when you consider the cost of a bus ticket. Cheaper (and easier) to buy that online. :laugh:

cst1992 · Oct 27, 2021

Buying water online... now I've seen it all

Keullo-e · Oct 27, 2021

cst1992 said:
Buying water online... now I've seen it all

Not drinkable tho! For coolant.

Chomiq · Oct 27, 2021

cst1992 said:
Do they seriously come with a QR code on the chip?

It's the mark of the beast.

New mousepad to replace the one used for x years. Couldn't bother to do extra research so bought the same thing I did last time.

Athlonite · Oct 27, 2021

cst1992 said:
Do they seriously come with a QR code on the chip?

Yup both the R7 3700X and R7 5800X have a QR code on them

cst1992 · Oct 27, 2021

Jill Christine Valentine said:
Not drinkable tho! For coolant.

Well, it's distilled. You could technically drink it(but you won't get your minerals).

I'm sure drugstores also sell distilled water, because hospitals need them to put in syringes. The water has to be 100% pure.

Athlonite · Oct 27, 2021

Chomiq said:
It's the mark of the beast.

Whoa to you oh earth and sea for the devil sends the beast with wrath for it knows that time is short, Let him who hath understanding reckon the number of the beast for it is a human number, It's number is R7 5800X

Chomiq · Oct 27, 2021

Athlonite said:
Yup both the R7 3700X and R7 5800X have a QR code on them

Even my old Athlon XP has QR code... on the die! And it's from 2001.

RJARRRPCGP · Oct 27, 2021

Chomiq said:
Even my old Athlon XP has QR code... on the die! And it's from 2001.

2001=That's an early Athlon XP (Palomino) (if it says 01xx on the die) (4-digit code that's YYWW)
To find the real year of the chip, look for a 4-digit code, which will for example look like 0415 (which in this example, means 2004, week 15)

Intel, OTOH, uses only 1 digit for the year, so it often looks something like "L804" which on a Core 2, means 2008, week 4.

Chomiq · Oct 27, 2021

RJARRRPCGP said:
2001=That's an early Athlon XP (Palomino) (if it says 01xx on the die) (4-digit code that's YYWW)
To find the real year of the chip, look for a 4-digit code, which will for example look like 0415 (which in this example, means 2004, week 15)

Intel, OTOH, uses only 1 digit for the year, so it often looks something like "L804" which on a Core 2, means 2008, week 4.

0317.

ThaiTaffy · Oct 27, 2021

So it came though something is blatantly missing lucky I have video of me opening the box. Anyway I messaged them with a photo of the missing part and got this.

Anyway I've sent more photos of their advertising showing the Cpu shroud fitted and my lack of, any more communication I'll set the wife on them.

Valantar · Oct 27, 2021

ThaiTaffy said:
View attachment 222562So it came though something is blatantly missing lucky I have video of me opening the box. Anyway I messaged them with a photo of the missing part and got this.View attachment 222563
Anyway I've sent more photos of their advertising showing the Cpu shroud fitted and my lack of, any more communication I'll set the wife on them.

"NO". That is ...bold?

cst1992 · Oct 27, 2021

ThaiTaffy said:
the wife

Nice name for a dragon...

ThaiTaffy · Oct 27, 2021

cst1992 said:
Nice name for a dragon...

She's my little Dragon lady I'll have you know.

Anyway just fired it up sounds like a jet.

cst1992 · Oct 27, 2021

Valantar said:
"NO". That is ...bold?

Nah, just stupid.

Valantar · Oct 27, 2021

cst1992 said:
Nah, just stupid.

Gaslighting is the best approach to customer support in my opinion

Edit: the obvious reference:

Keullo-e · Oct 27, 2021

cst1992 said:
Well, it's distilled. You could technically drink it(but you won't get your minerals).

I'm sure drugstores also sell distilled water, because hospitals need them to put in syringes. The water has to be 100% pure.

Well, anyway. It costs from my fav PC shop 2.60EUR a 1l bottle so not going to be bankrupt.

Used tap water as well though as a temporary solution from time to time... check Your PC ATM thread later, I'll put pics there when I flush and refill my systems with clear tubes.

System Name	Shoebox
Processor	3600x
Motherboard	Msi b550m Mortar +WiFi
Cooling	Cryorig m9
Memory	Crucial Ballistix c16 B-die 2x8gb
Video Card(s)	Powercolor rx570 4gb
Storage	WD black sn750 256gb (OS), crucial mx500 1tb(storage),Hitatchi ?? 7200rpm 500gb(Temp files)
Display(s)	Samsung 65" TU7100
Case	Zzaw b3
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha rx-v363
Power Supply	Corsair sf750
Mouse	Logitech g300s
Keyboard	Custom Skyloong sk64s
Software	Windows 11Pro

System Name	Gamey #1 / #2
Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X3D / Core i7-9700F
Motherboard	Asrock B450M P4 / Asrock B360M P4
Cooling	IDCool SE-226-XT / CM Hyper 212
Memory	32GB 3200 CL16 / 32GB 2666 CL14
Video Card(s)	PC 6800 XT / Soyo RTX 2060 Super
Storage	4TB Team MP34 / 512G Tosh RD400+2TB WD3Dblu
Display(s)	LG 32GK650F 1440p 144Hz VA
Case	Corsair 4000Air / CM N200
Audio Device(s)	Dragonfly Black
Power Supply	EVGA 650 G3 / Corsair CX550M
Mouse	JSCO JNL-101k Noiseless
Keyboard	Steelseries Apex 3 TKL
Software	Win 10, Throttlestop

System Name	Shoebox
Processor	3600x
Motherboard	Msi b550m Mortar +WiFi
Cooling	Cryorig m9
Memory	Crucial Ballistix c16 B-die 2x8gb
Video Card(s)	Powercolor rx570 4gb
Storage	WD black sn750 256gb (OS), crucial mx500 1tb(storage),Hitatchi ?? 7200rpm 500gb(Temp files)
Display(s)	Samsung 65" TU7100
Case	Zzaw b3
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha rx-v363
Power Supply	Corsair sf750
Mouse	Logitech g300s
Keyboard	Custom Skyloong sk64s
Software	Windows 11Pro

System Name	Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load)
Processor	Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core)
Motherboard	Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded)
Cooling	Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate
Memory	2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V)
Video Card(s)	Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W))
Storage	2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2
Display(s)	Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) \| Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) \| Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144)
Case	Fractal Design R6
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G560 \| Corsair Void pro RGB \|Blue Yeti mic
Power Supply	Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY)
Mouse	Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps)
VR HMD	Oculus Rift S + Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware!
Benchmark Scores	Nyooom.

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

What's your latest tech purchase?

ThaiTaffy

Lew Zealand

ThaiTaffy

Mussels

Freshwater Moderator

cst1992

Hachi_Roku256563

Keullo-e

S.T.A.R.S.

ShiBDiB

Keullo-e

S.T.A.R.S.

cst1992

Keullo-e

S.T.A.R.S.

Chomiq

Athlonite

cst1992

Athlonite

Chomiq

RJARRRPCGP

Chomiq

ThaiTaffy

Valantar

cst1992

ThaiTaffy

cst1992

Valantar

Keullo-e

S.T.A.R.S.

System Name	Chip
Processor	Amd 5600X
Motherboard	MSI B450M Mortar Max
Cooling	Hyper 212
Memory	2x 16g ddr4 3200mz
Video Card(s)	RX 6700
Storage	5.5 tb hd 220 g ssd
Display(s)	Normal moniter
Case	something cheap
VR HMD	Vive

System Name	4K-gaming
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X up to 5.05GHz
Motherboard	Gigabyte B550M Aorus Elite
Cooling	Custom loop (CPU+GPU, 240 & 120 rads)
Memory	32GB Kingston HyperX Fury @ DDR4-3466
Video Card(s)	PowerColor RX 6700 XT Fighter OC/UV
Storage	~4TB SSD + 6TB HDD
Display(s)	Acer 27" 4K120 IPS + Lenovo 32" 4K60 IPS
Case	Corsair 4000D Airflow White
Audio Device(s)	Asus TUF H3 Wireless
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova G2 750W
Mouse	Logitech MX518
Keyboard	Roccat Vulcan 121 AIMO
VR HMD	Oculus Rift CV1
Software	Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	It runs Crysis remastered at 4K

System Name	[Daily Driver]
Processor	[Ryzen 7 5800X3D]
Motherboard	[Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS]
Cooling	[be quiet! Dark Rock Slim]
Memory	[64GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 3600MHz (16GBx4)]
Video Card(s)	[PNY RTX 3070Ti XLR8]
Storage	[1TB SN850 NVMe, 4TB 990 Pro NVMe, 2TB 870 EVO SSD, 2TB SA510 SSD]
Display(s)	[2x 27" HP X27q at 1440p]
Case	[Fractal Meshify-C]
Audio Device(s)	[Steelseries Arctis Pro]
Power Supply	[CORSAIR RMx 1000]
Mouse	[Logitech G Pro Wireless]
Keyboard	[Logitech G512 Carbon (GX-Brown)]
Software	[Windows 11 64-Bit]

Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 Aorus Elite
Cooling	Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE
Memory	2x16 GB Crucial Ballistix 3600 CL16 Rev E @ 3800 CL16
Video Card(s)	RTX3080 Ti FE
Storage	SX8200 Pro 1 TB, Plextor M6Pro 256 GB, WD Blue 2TB
Display(s)	LG 34GN850P-B
Case	SilverStone Primera PM01 RGB
Audio Device(s)	SoundBlaster G6 \| Fidelio X2 \| Sennheiser 6XX
Power Supply	SeaSonic Focus Plus Gold 750W
Mouse	Endgame Gear XM1R
Keyboard	Wooting Two HE

System Name	Cumquat 2021
Processor	AMD RyZen R7 7800X3D
Motherboard	Asus Strix X670E - E Gaming WIFI
Cooling	Deep Cool LT720 + CM MasterGel Pro TP + Lian Li Uni Fan V2
Memory	32GB GSkill Trident Z5 Neo 6000
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Nitro+ OC RX6800 16GB DDR6 2270Cclk / 2010Mclk
Storage	1x Adata SX8200PRO NVMe 1TB gen3 x4 1X Samsung 980 Pro NVMe Gen 4 x4 1TB, 12TB of HDD Storage
Display(s)	AOC 24G2 IPS 144Hz FreeSync Premium 1920x1080p
Case	Lian Li O11D XL ROG edition
Audio Device(s)	RX6800 via HDMI + Pioneer VSX-531 amp Technics 100W 5.1 Speaker set
Power Supply	EVGA 1000W G5 Gold
Mouse	Logitech G502 Proteus Core Wired
Keyboard	Logitech G915 Wireless
Software	Windows 11 X64 PRO (build 23H2)
Benchmark Scores	it sucks even more less now ;)

System Name	KHR-1
Processor	Ryzen 9 5900X
Motherboard	ASRock B550 PG Velocita (UEFI-BIOS P3.40)
Memory	32 GB G.Skill RipJawsV F4-3200C16D-32GVR
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6750 XT
Storage	Western Digital Black SN850 1 TB NVMe SSD
Display(s)	Alienware AW3423DWF OLED-ASRock PG27Q15R2A (backup)
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 23H2

System Name	Hotbox
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, 110/95/110, PBO +150Mhz, CO -7,-7,-20(x6),
Motherboard	ASRock Phantom Gaming B550 ITX/ax
Cooling	LOBO + Laing DDC 1T Plus PWM + Corsair XR5 280mm + 2x Arctic P14
Memory	32GB G.Skill FlareX 3200c14 @3800c15
Video Card(s)	PowerColor Radeon 6900XT Liquid Devil Ultimate, UC@2250MHz max @~200W
Storage	2TB Adata SX8200 Pro
Display(s)	Dell U2711 main, AOC 24P2C secondary
Case	SSUPD Meshlicious
Audio Device(s)	Optoma Nuforce μDAC 3
Power Supply	Corsair SF750 Platinum
Mouse	Logitech G603
Keyboard	Keychron K3/Cooler Master MasterKeys Pro M w/DSA profile caps
Software	Windows 10 Pro