What's your latest tech purchase?

Blaeza · Dec 10, 2022

Gumby said:
Thank you......... I join the 50 club

I felt good then, only being 42. Then realised it's only 8 years away... Shit...

Dirt Chip · Dec 10, 2022

4TB transcard 2.5' SSD for day-to-day work, and with that I've completed my new 'sheep' rig (except fans, but as long winter is here I'm good).
My setup already use all 6 SATA port + 2 out of 4 Nvme's and that the base setup.
Don't have enough space in description to write all up.

TheLostSwede · Dec 10, 2022

wheresmycar said:
I'm not sure which one I have but it comes with a button situated next to the wheel - once activated, the rubberized brakes are applied. Once deactivated, you get a super fast infinite scroll effect... which i admit at first was annoying to use but over time i've got used to it.

That's not what I meant, that feature is why I keep buying Logitech mice.
I meant the wheel itself is all metal and quite slippery and horrible in use. The more recent versions have a metal wheel with a rubber surface that you touch, which is much better.

Super Firm Tofu said:
At first I thought you might be talking about my failing EVGA mice, but then finally opened the Logi today, and sure enough, it's just a plastic, non rubberized wheel. Not too crazy about that. Even the cheap wireless keyboard/mouse sets I have around are rubberized.

It's aluminium or some alloy, not plastic.
Regardless, it's not nice.

Space Lynx · Dec 10, 2022

my latest tech purchase is in my system specs under my name.

new build, just finished it tonight.

Microcenter had a deal I could not pass up, I had to go on a long drive though since they don't offer shipping on this particular deal.

buy a 7700x and get mid-tier (damn near top tier) ram for free and on top of that $20 off a mobo. I got the $199 gigabyte b650m elite mobo for $179.

oxrufiioxo · Dec 10, 2022

Space Lynx said:
my latest tech purchase is in my system specs under my name.

new build, just finished it tonight.

Microcenter had a deal I could not pass up, I had to go on a long drive though since they don't offer shipping on this particular deal.

buy a 7700x and get mid-tier (damn near top tier) ram for free and on top of that $20 off a mobo. I got the $199 gigabyte b650m elite mobo for $179.

Yeah, they've been running this for a while. Did two builds for people already taking advantage of this deal.

200 usd ram for free and 20 off a mobo makes it unbeatable if you live near a microcenter.

Space Lynx · Dec 10, 2022

oxrufiioxo said:
Yeah, they've been running this for a while. Did two builds for people already taking advantage of this deal.

200 usd ram for free and 20 off a mobo makes it unbeatable if you live near a microcenter.

It's sold out last two times I tried, third time was the charm, but it did sell out within 5 hours at my local microcenter, I just got lucky and arrived right when they opened. :toast:

InVasMani · Dec 10, 2022

Blaeza said:
I felt good then, only being 42. Then realised it's only 8 years away... Shit...

As you age time be slippin fast, but when you're young it feels like it's practically at a stand still.

P4-630 · Dec 10, 2022

freeagent · Dec 10, 2022

Oooo fancy :love:

nomdeplume · Dec 10, 2022

P4-630 said:
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Photos with no celebration doesn't give much hope they won't be back in a warehouse soon.

ensabrenoir · Dec 11, 2022

......so happy to see prices go back to normal...that i randomly bought a bunch of stuff just because they were cheap:

Gtx 1660 Super $100 upgraded sons pc from a gtx 670
Gtx 1660, A320 motherboard, 16 gigs ddr4, ryzen 2600(fried) $50!!! dropped in a 3200g and made a linux box to play with
gtx 960 $25.....just because
Gtx 1070 $100 upgraded other sons pc from a gtx 660
nothing spectacular but just a small bump until i get my hands on some higher end stuff.....but just having fun once again. Prices dropping so quick though.....by the time i post this i'd probably paid too much.

tabascosauz · Dec 11, 2022

A little touch of white to change things up a bit

Shrek · Dec 11, 2022

Confused; what is the purpose of the Phanteks fan?

tabascosauz · Dec 11, 2022

Shrek said:
Confused; what is the purpose of the Phanteks fan?

Just to provide some RAM airflow that I lost when I moved from the NH-C14S to the NH-U12A

it's mounted to the bench

Space Lynx · Dec 11, 2022

I just wish Noctua would have not written CHROMAX in big black letters on a beauitful white frame that I will be staring at through a glass window case, that is only pet peeve I have about their Chromax lin for all white builders.

edit: on topic: I am using Arctic MX-6 on my new EK 280mm AIO btw

Dirt Chip · Dec 11, 2022

Space Lynx said:
I just wish Noctua would have not written CHROMAX in big black letters on a beauitful white frame that I will be staring at through a glass window case, that is only pet peeve I have about their Chromax lin for all white builders.

Just use

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TheDeeGee · Dec 11, 2022

TheLostSwede said:
What are the Playstation keys for?

Just 4 extra keys you can bind anything to. Not sure why they went with the PS style, but looks neat.

I use them for media functions.

Chomiq · Dec 12, 2022

TheDeeGee said:
Just 4 extra keys you can bind anything to. Not sure why they went with the PS style, but looks neat.

I use them for media functions.

Ducky puts them on their keyboards too, on my MK Typist it's:
Launch Calculator
Mute
Vol Down
Vol Up

GerKNG · Dec 12, 2022

Space Lynx · Dec 12, 2022

GerKNG said:
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what's this for when you already have a DH-15?

GerKNG · Dec 12, 2022

Space Lynx said:
what's this for when you already have a DH-15?

the NH D15 has its fan almost sucking in the Cables from the GPU (Testbench, 12VHPWR is on the same height as the first fan)
this one has enough clearance and i always wanted one. (i have two NH D15, NH U12A and two S)

Space Lynx · Dec 12, 2022

GerKNG said:
the NH D15 has it's fans almost sucking in the Cables from the GPU (Testbench, 12VHPWR is on the same height as the first fan)
this one has enough clearance and i always wanted one. (i have two NH D15, NH U12A and two S)

I love Noctua too, but holy crap, lol :toast:

GerKNG · Dec 12, 2022

Space Lynx said:
I love Noctua too, but holy crap, lol

I use the case badges to start my PC

TheDeeGee · Dec 13, 2022

Chomiq said:
Ducky puts them on their keyboards too, on my MK Typist it's:
Launch Calculator
Mute
Vol Down
Vol Up

I got the knob version for volume and mute (It can be pressed down), it's a very industrial grade one.

wheresmycar · Dec 13, 2022

Long story short... our european room share tenant + builder left the UK and left a bunch of stuff behind with us. It was supposed to be a 2-3 week return but its been over 2 years and we haven't heard from him. With a small amount of cash owed most of it was easily covered by the bunch of stuff he's left behind... mostly low value tools and a ton of bits n bobs. Best of em, was this Makita impact driver with a very nice screwdriver/drill set + super fast charger (all seems fairly new with little use). 2-years on i decided to make use of it... although I hope he's ok and would love to have him back (super handy guy without the rip-off prices most builders charge in the south of UK).

System Name	My first new build
Processor	Ryzen 7 5700X
Motherboard	MSI B450M mortar max
Cooling	Deepcool AK620
Memory	32gb Corsair Vengeance LPX 3200@XMP3200
Video Card(s)	Sapphire 6900XT Toxic Air Cooled
Storage	Samsung 870 QVO 1TB x 2, Lexar 256 GB, Western Digital SN550 500 GB nvme
Display(s)	32" LG GN600
Case	Aerocool Eclipse
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G PRO X/Edifier M201BT
Power Supply	MSI MPG AGF 850 watt gold
Mouse	Glorious Model D
Keyboard	Redragon Vara K551P
Software	Windows 11

System Name	Dirt Sheep \| Silent Sheep
Processor	i5-2400 \| 13900K (-0.025mV offset)
Motherboard	Asus P8H67-M LE \| Gigabyte AERO Z690-G, bios F26 with "Instant 6 GHz" on
Cooling	Scythe Katana Type 1 \| Noctua NH-U12A chromax.black
Memory	G-skill 28GB DDR3 \| Corsair Vengeance 432GB DDR5 5200Mhz C40 @4000MHz
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte 970GTX Mini \| NV 1080TI FE (cap at 85%, 800mV)
Storage	2SN850 1TB, 230S 4TB, 840EVO 128GB, WD green 2TB HDD, IronWolf 6TB, 2HC550 18TB in RAID1
Display(s)	LG 21` FHD W2261VP \| Lenovo 27` 4K Qreator 27
Case	Thermaltake V3 Black\|Define 7 Solid, stock 314 fans+ 212 front&buttom+ out 1*8 (on expansion slot)
Audio Device(s)	Beyerdynamic DT 990 (or the screen speakers when I'm too lazy)
Power Supply	Enermax Pro82+ 525W \| Corsair RM650x (2021)
Mouse	Logitech Master 3
Keyboard	Roccat Isku FX
VR HMD	Nop.
Software	WIN 10 \| WIN 11
Benchmark Scores	CB23 SC: i5-2400=641 \| i9-13900k=2325-2281 MC: i5-2400=i9 13900k SC \| i9-13900k=37240-35500

System Name	Overlord Mk MLI
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X670E Aorus Master
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 SE with offsets
Memory	32GB Team T-Create Expert DDR5 6000 MHz @ CL30-34-34-68
Video Card(s)	Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Phantom GS
Storage	1TB Solidigm P44 Pro, 2 TB Corsair MP600 Pro, 2TB Kingston KC3000
Display(s)	Acer XV272K LVbmiipruzx 4K@160Hz
Case	Fractal Design Torrent Compact
Audio Device(s)	Corsair Virtuoso SE
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 850 W
Mouse	Logitech G502 Lightspeed
Keyboard	Corsair K70 Max
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	https://valid.x86.fr/5za05v

System Name	His & Hers
Processor	R7 5800X/ R9 5950X Stock
Motherboard	X570 Aorus Master/ROG Crosshair VIII Hero
Cooling	Corsair h150 elite/ Corsair h115i Platinum
Memory	32 GB 4x8GB 4000CL15 Trident Z Royal/ 32 GB 3200 CL14 @3800 CL16 Team T Force Nighthawk
Video Card(s)	Evga FTW 3 Ultra 3080ti/ Gigabyte Gaming OC 4090
Storage	lots of SSD.
Display(s)	LG G2 65/LG C1 48/ LG 27GP850/ MSI 27 inch VA panel 1440p165hz
Case	011 Dynamic XL/ Phanteks Evolv X
Audio Device(s)	Arctis Pro + gaming Dac/ Corsair sp 2500/ Logitech G560/Samsung Q990B
Power Supply	Seasonic Ultra Prime Titanium 1000w/850w
Mouse	Logitech G502 Lightspeed/ Logitech G Pro Hero.
Keyboard	Corsair K95 RGB Platinum/ Logitech G Pro

System Name	AlderLake / Laptop
Processor	Intel i7 12700K P-Cores @ 5Ghz / Intel i3 7100U
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Master / HP 83A3 (U3E1)
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12A 2 fans + Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Extreme + 5 case fans / Fan
Memory	32GB DDR5 Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 6000MHz CL36 / 8GB DDR4 HyperX CL13
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 2070 Super Gaming X Trio / Intel HD620
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro 1TB + 970 Evo 500GB + 850 Pro 512GB + 860 Evo 1TB x2 / Samsung 256GB M.2 SSD
Display(s)	23.8" Dell S2417DG 165Hz G-Sync 1440p / 14" 1080p IPS Glossy
Case	Be quiet! Silent Base 600 - Window / HP Pavilion
Audio Device(s)	Panasonic SA-PMX94 / Realtek onboard + B&O speaker system / Harman Kardon Go + Play / Logitech G533
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 750W / Powerbrick
Mouse	Logitech MX Anywhere 2 Laser wireless / Logitech M330 wireless
Keyboard	RAPOO E9270P Black 5GHz wireless / HP backlit
Software	Windows 11 / Windows 10
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R23 (Single Core) 1936 @ stock Cinebench R23 (Multi Core) 23006 @ stock

What's your latest tech purchase?

Blaeza

Dirt Chip

TheLostSwede

News Editor

Space Lynx

Astronaut

oxrufiioxo

Space Lynx

Astronaut

InVasMani

P4-630

freeagent

Moderator

nomdeplume

ensabrenoir

tabascosauz

Moderator

Shrek

tabascosauz

Moderator

Space Lynx

Astronaut

Dirt Chip

TheDeeGee

Chomiq

GerKNG

Space Lynx

Astronaut

GerKNG

Space Lynx

Astronaut

GerKNG

TheDeeGee

wheresmycar

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

Processor	Intel i5 8400
Motherboard	Asus Prime H370M-Plus/CSM
Cooling	Scythe Big Shuriken & Noctua NF-A15 HS-PWM chromax.black.swap
Memory	8GB Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4-2400
Video Card(s)	ROG-STRIX-GTX1060-O6G-GAMING
Storage	1TB 980 Pro
Display(s)	Samsung UN55KU6300F
Case	Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 3
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex III 750w
Software	W11 Pro

System Name	The Stone that the Builders Refused / iJayo
Processor	R5 1600/ R7 3700X
Motherboard	Asrock AB350 Pro4 / Asus Rog Strix B450-F gaming
Cooling	Cryorig M9 / Noctua NH-D14
Memory	G skill 16 Gigs ddr4 / 16 gigs PNY ddr4
Video Card(s)	Nvdia GTX 660 / Nvidia RTX 2070 Super
Storage	120gig 840 evo, 120gig adata sp900 / 1tb Mushkin M.2 ssd 1 & 3 tb seagate hdd, 120 gig Hyper X ssd
Display(s)	42" Nec retail display monitor/ 34" Dell curved 165hz monitor
Case	Pink Enermax Ostrog / Phanteks Enthoo Evolv Tempered Glass edition
Audio Device(s)	Altec Lansing Expressionist Bass/ M-Audio monitors
Power Supply	Corsair450 / Be Quiet Dark Power Pro 650
Mouse	corsair vengence M65 / Zalman Knossos
Keyboard	corsair k95 / Roccat Vulcan 121
Software	Window 10 pro / Windows 10 pro
Benchmark Scores	meh... feel me on the battle field!

System Name	ab┃ob
Processor	7800X3D┃5800X3D
Motherboard	B650E PG-ITX┃X570 Impact
Cooling	PA120+T30┃AXP120x67
Memory	64GB 6000CL30┃32GB 3600CL14
Video Card(s)	RTX 4070 Ti Eagle┃RTX A2000
Storage	8TB of SSDs┃1TB SN550
Display(s)	43" QN90B / 32" M32Q / 27" S2721DGF
Case	Caselabs S3┃Lazer3D HT5
Power Supply	Corsair HX1000┃HDPlex

System Name	HP Compaq 8000 Elite CMT
Processor	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 3647h
Memory	16GB DDR3
Video Card(s)	Asus NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 2GB GDDR5 (fan-less)
Storage	2TB Micron SATA SSD; 2TB Seagate Firecuda 3.5" HDD
Display(s)	Dell P2416D (2560 x 1440)
Power Supply	12V HP proprietary
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

System Name	TheDeeGee's PC
Processor	Intel Core i7-11700
Motherboard	ASRock Z590 Steel Legend
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 3200/C16 4x8GB
Video Card(s)	Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti 12GB
Storage	Crucial P5 Plus 2TB / Crucial P3 Plus 2TB / Crucial P3 Plus 4TB
Display(s)	EIZO CX240
Case	Fractal Design Define 7
Audio Device(s)	Creative Sound Blaster ZXR, AKG K601 Headphones
Power Supply	Seasonic Fanless TX-700
Mouse	Logitech G500s
Keyboard	Keychron Q6
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit
Benchmark Scores	None, as long as my games runs smooth.

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	Sunk Cost Fallacy
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	ASRock B650E Steel Legend Wifi
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer II 360 Rev. 7
Memory	2x16GB G.Skill Trident Z5 NEO 6000 CL30
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Nitro+ RX 7900 XTX Vapor-X
Storage	WD Black SN850X 1TB + 2x 2TB, 2x 4TB Crucial MX500, 4TB Samsung 870 Evo.
Display(s)	Alienware AW2723DF, LG 27GR93U, LG 27GN950-B
Case	Lian Li O11 Air Mini
Audio Device(s)	Bose Companion Series 2 III, Sennheiser GSP600 and HD599 SE - Creative Soundblaster X4
Power Supply	bequiet! Dark Power Pro 12 1500w Titanium
Mouse	Logitech GPRO X Superlight & G502 X
Keyboard	Corsair K65 RGB Mini, Razer Black Widow V3 TKL
VR HMD	Oculus Rift S

System Name	❶ Oooh (2024) ❷ Aaaah (2021) ❸ Ahemm (2017)
Processor	❶ 5800X3D ❷ i7-9700K ❸ i7-7700K
Motherboard	❶ X570-F ❷ Z390-E ❸ Z270-E
Cooling	❶ ALFIII 360 ❷ X62 + X72 (GPU mod) ❸ X62
Memory	❶ 32-3600/16 ❷ 32-3200/16 ❸ 16-3200/16
Video Card(s)	❶ 3080 X Trio ❷ 2080TI (AIOmod) ❸ 1080TI
Storage	❶ NVME/SSD/HDD ❷ <SAME ❸ SSD/HDD
Display(s)	❶ 1440/165/IPS ❷ 1440/144/IPS ❸ 1080/144/IPS
Case	❶ BQ Silent 601 ❷ Cors 465X ❸ Frac Mesh C
Audio Device(s)	❶ HyperX C2 ❷ HyperX C2 ❸ Logi G432
Power Supply	❶ HX1200 Plat ❷ RM750X ❸ EVGA 650W G2
Mouse	❶ Logi G Pro ❷ Razer Bas V3 ❸ Logi G502
Keyboard	❶ Logi G915 TKL ❷ Anne P2 ❸ Logi G610
Benchmark Scores	I have wrestled bandwidths, Tussled with voltages, Handcuffed Overclocks, Thrown Gigahertz in Jail