What's your latest tech purchase?

INSTG8R · Nov 30, 2021

Braegnok said:
I've snapped off at least one GPU water block standoff over the years building custom loops, it's a sickening feeling going for that last little bit,.. than snap!

Decided to take the guess work out of tightening my water-cooling hardware screws.

Bought the new EK-Loop Torque Screwdriver-0.6Nm. https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-loop-torque-screwdriver-0-6nm

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Oooh! That looks great!! I mean my EK block just has thumb screws but I’m definitely bad at over tightening screws…
Ecit: Bought one too seeing as it’s on sale

Chomiq · Nov 30, 2021

Yraggul said:
This baby came in a few days ago, didn't have the time to post.
NO more canned air for me, oh no no no

And yeah, i wanted the V.2 550W Black one but in this piss poor excuse of a country that i live in they don't have it;
got the Original 500W White one from a neighbouring country etailer.

Wow, prices on amazon really went up since last time I checked. They used to be listed for €60-70 now they're €105.

r9 · Nov 30, 2021

ThaiTaffy said:
I splurged out again today
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No more clunky soldering station for me, sadly the pinecil isn't available here so I went for the old trusty.
Need to pimp out the firmware when I get it and I have a stack of thermostats to macgyver for central control over the air conditioning from my server when it comes.

I have a rework station that I rarely ever use and still want to get one of these.

ThaiTaffy · Nov 30, 2021

r9 said:
I have a rework station that I rarely ever use and still want to get one of these.

If they're available go for the pinecil it's pretty much identical to the ts100 with the big difference that it has usb-c rather than micro and can use it for 20v 60w power as well as the power jack meaning it can run straight from a power bank designed to charge laptops which is pretty damn handy.

Valantar · Nov 30, 2021

ThaiTaffy said:
If they're available go for the pinecil it's pretty much identical to the ts100 with the big difference that it has usb-c rather than micro and can use it for 20v 60w power as well as the power jack meaning it can run straight from a power bank designed to charge laptops which is pretty damn handy.

I got the Pinecil a while back, so far I've barely had a chance to try it out, but it seems very good. Love the choice of USB-C or DC barrel jack connections, and the iron seems to perform well. The main reason I got that over the ts100 or ts80 was the neat factor of having a RISC-V soldering iron

But when I got mine it was both cheaper ($25! That's crazy!) and came from a more reliable source than the myriad ebay/aliexpress sellers for the TS100/80.

Yraggul666 · Nov 30, 2021

Chomiq said:
Wow, prices on amazon really went up since last time I checked. They used to be listed for €60-70 now they're €105.

I don't know about that, i don't even have an amazon acc, i bought mine from iPon and it was 300lei/60-65€ with delivery included.

ThaiTaffy · Nov 30, 2021

Valantar said:
I got the Pinecil a while back, so far I've barely had a chance to try it out, but it seems very good. Love the choice of USB-C or DC barrel jack connections, and the iron seems to perform well.

I'm currently playing about with esp 32 kits everywhere around the house doing home automation so having something small and mobile is a priority wish I could have grabbed a pinecil but they just weren't available as alot of choice opensource stuff seems to be here. I've been looking at the pi4 compute modules to run some tensorflow stuff but the price is just too crazy compared to the UK. I also picked up one of these today in the hope I can control the AC,TV and amp in my office from my home assistant.

Chomiq · Nov 30, 2021

Yraggul said:
I don't know about that, i don't even have an amazon acc, i bought mine from iPon and it was 300lei/60-65€ with delivery included.

Yeah, they are available locally for pretty much the same price. V2 is like €10 more.

neopolaris · Nov 30, 2021

I got a refurbished Gen2 HP mv5140 to mess around with. It's got 2 SATA 7200 rpm 500GB drives and can be run as raid. Not as sophicated as a newer NAS, but it's kinda cool.

WhitetailAni · Nov 30, 2021

MacBook9,1, or a MacBook Retina (Early 2016).

It is the Core m3 model and only 256GB of storage, but that's plenty for what I'll use it for.
Was free too!

freeagent · Dec 1, 2021

Nothing too crazy.. got a 10 port pwm fan hub to annoy my family with, molex powered.. and a 128Gb 400 mb/s usb schtick for even faster windows installs

Mussels · Dec 1, 2021

Braegnok said:
I've snapped off at least one GPU water block standoff over the years building custom loops, it's a sickening feeling going for that last little bit,.. than snap!

Decided to take the guess work out of tightening my water-cooling hardware screws.

Bought the new EK-Loop Torque Screwdriver-0.6Nm. https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-loop-torque-screwdriver-0-6nm

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Wow, so it only tightens to a set amount?

That's freakin awesome

Caring1 · Dec 1, 2021

Ordered a set of G.Skill Ram.
16GB (2X8) f4-3600C18-GVK
Not the fastest Ram available but cheap and good enough for the old system it's going to be used in, 5th/ 6th Gen Intel Motherboard.

phill · Dec 1, 2021

Well I thought I had made a good buy from Amazon as I've been sorting out a few things on the Homeserver and making sure I've got all the space I need and so on - More Exos drives found in the UK this time instead of the US and they where £269 each, so I grabbed 4..........

Nicely wrapped I guess like any Amazon package, but then a closer look.....

Barracuda?? Ummmm.... Barracuda the new Exos drives now!?!?!? As soon as I saw that, back on to Amazon, return!!! Looking even more closely at the boxes and the labels on them, can you spot something that doesn't belong???.......

Still, about the only other 'techy' thing I bought was this.....

Little air purifier for the PC Room and upstairs but think at the moment it's doing more work in the PC room than anywhere lol

Had it a bit over a week now, been running 24/7, hardly uses any power, 18w on the lowest speed (barely can hear it - and that's not just because I'm getting older either

) and when on the night time mode, it drops down to 16w power usage, so I'm pretty chuffed with it being so quiet and doing a decent job. I need to take the filter out just to see what it's like after a week of running, so if I make it home in good time tomorrow after work, I'll be checking up on it

No real plans for anything big now, got to track down some more Exos drives for the server but otherwise..... Well, I think we are all ok for the moment!!

Enough hardware to play about with so just need to get a few more things up and running for when we get some sun and we can use some more PCs on during the day

I think I'm lacking in PSUs at the moment, so might grab some if I see some at a good price

Deleted member 202104 · Dec 1, 2021

phill said:
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Barracuda?? Ummmm.... Barracuda the new Exos drives now!?!?!? As soon as I saw that, back on to Amazon, return!!! Looking even more closely at the boxes and the labels on them, can you spot something that doesn't belong???.......

The 4TB model number? Good grief. That's outright fraud. Assuming the seller wasn't Amazon?

Valantar · Dec 1, 2021

phill said:
Barracuda?? Ummmm.... Barracuda the new Exos drives now!?!?!? As soon as I saw that, back on to Amazon, return!!! Looking even more closely at the boxes and the labels on them, can you spot something that doesn't belong???.......

4TB model number, and am I seeing this wrong or do the packages look like they've been opened and then re-sealed?

Mussels · Dec 1, 2021

I'm so glad it's not just me with my 4TB PCI-E SSD getting that crap, you're getting the same crap too!

Did you confirm what was in the boxes, in case they re-used old boxes for Exos drives?

Keullo-e · Dec 1, 2021

Ordered a new 3rd party USB A - Lightning cable. My current similar one is still kickin' with some tape.

Nothing special there so no unboxing or anything coming. just a cable ^^

Caring1 · Dec 2, 2021

weekendgeek said:
The 4TB model number? Good grief. That's outright fraud. Assuming the seller wasn't Amazon?

Well I guess 4 of them does add up to 16TB :roll:

1freedude · Dec 2, 2021

Caring1 said:
Well I guess 4 of them does add up to 16TB

Too early

phill · Dec 2, 2021

weekendgeek said:
The 4TB model number? Good grief. That's outright fraud. Assuming the seller wasn't Amazon?

Valantar said:
4TB model number, and am I seeing this wrong or do the packages look like they've been opened and then re-sealed?

Mussels said:
I'm so glad it's not just me with my 4TB PCI-E SSD getting that crap, you're getting the same crap too!

Did you confirm what was in the boxes, in case they re-used old boxes for Exos drives?

I never even opened the boxes to see what was in them, if the labels are telling me they are 2 different times, possibly 3, them me thinks whatever is inside there isn't going to be good or right lol

Sent them back, ordered some more drives from my normal place, they had them knocked down from £385 or £390 to £287, so that'll do... Hopefully the replacements/new right ones, should be here tomorrow

Caring1 said:
Well I guess 4 of them does add up to 16TB

Close I guess but no cigar!!

If there was a :rolleyes:

button, I'd have used that instead of the :laugh:

one for that comment!! :laugh:

Trouble is, I've already got 6 4TB WD Reds, so the Barracuda's come whatever they are, aren't really cutting it anyways!

bobbybluz · Dec 2, 2021

I finally was able to buy an ASRock Z690 Steel Legend WiFi from Newegg this morning. I wonder if I got the only one they had? They weren't even included in the ASRock Z690 listings; I had an item number I got off Newegg's Canadian site and used that to look it up on the USA site. I put a link to it on my desktop and was checking a few times a day for the past two weeks to see if any were in stock. They didn't have any last night but when I checked at 10 a.m. CST today they said they did. As soon as I bought it I checked again and they're back out of stock. No UPS tracking number yet but my credit card has been charged.

I also got an invoice today from Arctic for the LGA 1700 mounting hardware for the LF II 360 AIO that's going on the new 12700K I'll be using with that new mobo. It looks like Arctic is shipping it from Germany. With a little luck the board and bracket will arrive on the same day.

12-2 update: I have a UPS tracking # now.

AusWolf · Dec 2, 2021

I've sorted out my memory clearance issues with a pair of Kingston Fury Beast RGB 3200 MHz modules (2x 16 GB each). XMP was enabled by default and ASUS Aura detected the RGB without even opening Armoury Crate. Everything is plug 'n' play by the strict sense of the word. This is why I've always loved Kingston memory. Also, I think it matches the theme of my TUF motherboard nicely. :cool:

P.S.: UK forum members - does anybody need a kit of 4x 8 GB 3200 MHz Fury Beast (non-RGB) RAM?

Caring1 · Dec 2, 2021

Why do I read that as furry beast. :roll:

AusWolf · Dec 2, 2021

Caring1 said:
Why do I read that as furry beast.

Catchy name, isn't it? :roll:

System Name	Hellbox 5.1(same case new guts)
Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Motherboard	MSI X570S MAG Torpedo Max
Cooling	TT Kandalf L.C.S.(Water/Air)EK Velocity CPU Block/Noctua EK Quantum DDC Pump/Res
Memory	2x16GB Gskill Trident Neo Z 3600 CL16
Video Card(s)	Powercolor Hellhound 7900XTX
Storage	970 Evo Plus 500GB 2xSamsung 850 Evo 500GB RAID 0 1TB WD Blue Corsair MP600 Core 2TB
Display(s)	Alienware QD-OLED 34” 3440x1440 144hz 10Bit VESA HDR 400
Case	TT Kandalf L.C.S.
Audio Device(s)	Soundblaster ZX/Logitech Z906 5.1
Power Supply	Seasonic TX~’850 Platinum
Mouse	G502 Hero
Keyboard	G19s
VR HMD	Oculus Quest 2
Software	Win 10 Pro x64

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	Primary\|Secondary\|Poweredge r410\|Dell XPS\|SteamDeck
Processor	i7 11700k\|i7 9700k\|2 x E5620 \|i5 5500U\|Zen 2 4c/8t
Memory	32GB DDR4\|16GB DDR4\|16GB DDR4\|32GB ECC DDR3\|8GB DDR4\|16GB LPDDR5
Video Card(s)	RX 7800xt\|RX 6700xt \|On-Board\|On-Board\|8 RDNA 2 CUs
Storage	2TB m.2\|512GB SSD+1TB SSD\|2x256GBSSD 2x2TBGB\|256GB sata\|512GB nvme
Display(s)	50" 4k TV \| Dell 27" \|22" \|3.3"\|7"
VR HMD	Samsung Odyssey+ \| Oculus Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 Pro\|Windows 10 Pro\|Windows 10 Home\| Server 2012 r2\|Windows 10 Pro

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	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

What's your latest tech purchase?

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AusWolf

System Name	HELL->o!
Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Motherboard	MSI MEG X570S Ace Max
Cooling	be quiet! Pure Loop 120
Memory	2x16GB G.Skill RipjawsV 3600CL14 [14-14-14-34]@1.456V
Video Card(s)	6800 XT Red Devil
Storage	4x M.2; 3x Sata SSD
Display(s)	MSI Optix MAG274QRF-QD&Asus VG248QE
Case	Fractal Design Torrent
Audio Device(s)	JBL 4305p & JBL 4329p \| EPOS H3PRO Hybrid
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime TX-1000
Mouse	ReDragon M711 FPS
Keyboard	ReDragon Broadsword
Software	Win10 Pro 64
Benchmark Scores	No

System Name	Desktop-TJ84TBK
Processor	Ryzen 5 3600
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix B350-F Gaming
Cooling	ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 120mm, Noctua NF-F12
Memory	B-Die 2x8GB 3200 CL14, Vengeance LPX 2x8GB 3200 CL16, OC'd to 3333 MT/s C16-16-16-32 tRC 48
Video Card(s)	PNY GTX 690
Storage	Crucial MX500 1TB, MX500 500GB, WD Blue 1TB, WD Black 2TB, WD Caviar Green 3TB, Intel Optane 16GB
Display(s)	Sceptre M25 1080p200, ASUS 1080p74, Apple Studio Display M7649 17"
Case	Rosewill CRUISER Black Gaming
Audio Device(s)	SupremeFX S1220A
Power Supply	Seasonic FOCUS GM-750
Mouse	Kensington K72369
Keyboard	Razer BlackWidow Ultimate 2013
Software	Windows 10 Home 64-bit, macOS 11.7.8
Benchmark Scores	are good

Processor	AMD R9 5900X
Motherboard	Asus Crosshair VIII Dark Hero
Cooling	Thermalright Aqua Elite 360 V3 1x TL-B12, 2x TL-C12 Pro, 2x TL K12
Memory	2x8 G.Skill Trident Z Royal 3200C14, 2x8GB G.Skill Trident Z Black and White 3200 C14
Video Card(s)	Zotac 4070 Ti Trinity OC
Storage	WD SN850 1TB, SN850X 2TB, Asus Hyper M.2, 2x SN770 1TB
Display(s)	LG 50UP7100
Case	Fractal Torrent Compact RGB
Audio Device(s)	JBL 2.1 Deep Bass
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNova 750w G+, Monster HDP1800
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero
Keyboard	Logitech G213
VR HMD	Oculus 3
Software	Yes
Benchmark Scores	Yes

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	Black Box
Processor	Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
Motherboard	MSI E3 KRAIT Gaming v5
Cooling	Tt tower + 120mm Tt fan
Memory	G.Skill 16GB 3600 C18
Video Card(s)	Asus GTX 970 Mini
Storage	Kingston A2000 512Gb NVME
Display(s)	AOC 24" Freesync 1m.s. 75Hz
Case	Corsair 450D High Air Flow.
Audio Device(s)	No need.
Power Supply	FSP Aurum 650W
Mouse	Yes
Keyboard	Of course
Software	W10 Pro 64 bit

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	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

Processor	Xeon x5650
Motherboard	SABERTOOTH X58
Cooling	Fans
Memory	24 GB Kingston HyperX 1600
Video Card(s)	GTX 1060 3GB
Storage	small ssd
Display(s)	Dell 2001F, BenQ short throw
Case	Lian Li
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	X750
Software	Mint 19.3, Win 10
Benchmark Scores	not so fast...

System Name	"The black one in the dining room" / "The Latest One"
Processor	Intel Xeon E5 2683 V4 16c/32t / 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 / 1tb, SK hynix P41 Platinum 2tb
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, DiNovo Edge
Software	Win 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 IoT / Win 11 Pro for Workstations 22H2
Benchmark Scores	https://www.passmark.com/baselines/V11/display.php?id=202122048229

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.