What's your latest tech purchase?

GreiverBlade · Feb 2, 2023

Kodehawa said:
I find those Arc cards to be just so incredibly pretty.

and incredibly "not well built" sadly ... but pretty they are, i do agree

lucky AIB have custom designs

Super Firm Tofu · Feb 2, 2023

Kodehawa said:
I find those Arc cards to be just so incredibly pretty.

I do as well. The most surprising part about it is that it's from Intel. Not normally known for attractive design choices.

Kodehawa · Feb 2, 2023

GreiverBlade said:
hilariously, i put two A770 a ASRock Phantom Gaming and a ACER Predator Bifrost on wishlist at my local retailer online shop ... i feel dirty to even think that... but the ACER is so damn sexy ...
but the ASRock is literally 110chf less

this is why i did not wait new release and got a 6700 XT (idling at stock between 5 and 10w i just noticed )

how much was the 4070Ti?

Yeah my 6700 idles at about 4~9W. Technically not idling on the pic, as I have a video playing in the background and an android emulator running.

tabascosauz · Feb 2, 2023

GreiverBlade said:
this is why i did not wait new release and got a 6700 XT (idling at stock between 5 and 10w i just noticed )

how much was the 4070Ti?

Single idle monitor is never the problem, 7900XT did 15W when only one monitor

4070Ti was 1100, 7900XT was 1150. XT was definitely the better deal, but I'm done giving my money to lazy schmucks who won't finish their drivers

Kodehawa · Feb 2, 2023

tabascosauz said:
Single idle monitor is never the problem, 7900XT did 15W when only one monitor

4070Ti was 1100, 7900XT was 1150. XT was definitely the better deal, but I'm done giving my money to lazy schmucks who won't finish their drivers

Ah yeah multi-monitor idle. I remember on my RX 480 I was at like 30W idle with two mixed refresh rate monitors. They used to hold back memory clock before on multi-monitor setups and idle consumption was quite a few less W, but it flickered a lot. I kinda remember that is why memory clock is set to max speed when two monitors are connected.

GreiverBlade · Feb 2, 2023

Kodehawa said:
Yeah my 6700 idles at about 4~9W. Technically not idling on the pic, as I have a video playing in the background and an android emulator running.

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ahah i also have an Android emulator running and browsing, so, yeah it's not really idle :laugh:

Super Firm Tofu said:
I do as well. The most surprising part about it is that it's from Intel. Not normally known for attractive design choices.

yep surprising, but also pleasing, they listened and improved what was wrong with ARC (no ... i am not implying heavily "Raja" ...) glad to see them keeping at it

now ... if only Nvidia would get a kick in the "reality nuts" and AMD would sort the 7000 serie issues, that would be nice too

tabascosauz said:
Single idle monitor is never the problem, 7900XT did 15W when only one monitor

4070Ti was 1100, 7900XT was 1150. XT was definitely the better deal, but I'm done giving my money to lazy schmucks who won't finish their drivers

ahhhh ok multi monitor, hum yeah not AMD strong suit... either way, as long as you are satisfied, it's all that count, right?
to me the lazy schmuck driver wise always been Nvidia (lot of rollbacks and i never stayed long on "latest driver" with them :cry:

) ... but recently after the 7000 series driver on 6000 issues which turned to a "latest driver for the 6000 is 31.11.2022" (well not a big issues ... all works well and, hey! latest driver is still the latest driver, right? no? ... okay :laugh:

ah yeah ... mentioned it in "what are you playing" but i technically bought that also

Space Lynx · Feb 2, 2023

tabascosauz said:
Yeah it wasn't a great deal. But one of these cards idles at 10W, while the other one idles at 90W.

And here we are, right back in leather jacket man's bosom after escaping for 29 days

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preach

soon it will be mine as well! AMD just ain't got what it takes

tabascosauz said:
Single idle monitor is never the problem, 7900XT did 15W when only one monitor

4070Ti was 1100, 7900XT was 1150. XT was definitely the better deal, but I'm done giving my money to lazy schmucks who won't finish their drivers

watching youtube videos though you are still saving 80 watts, etc. so meh

sLowEnd · Feb 2, 2023

I had this delivered the other day.

PL-310ET | TECSUN Radio

www.tecsun-radios.com

I've never really had any real interest in radios before, but a few Youtube videos sparked my interest. It sounds a lot better than the cheap radios I've been around in the past.

lexluthermiester · Feb 3, 2023

Kodehawa said:
I find those Arc cards to be just so incredibly pretty.

They are easily the best looking cards on the market currently!

GreiverBlade said:
and incredibly "not well built" sadly ... but pretty they are, i do agree

lucky AIB have custom designs

I'm not in agreeance with Steve's assessment.

DrCR · Feb 3, 2023

Is Cowan dead?
Mine died some time ago, and I want to buy a quality replacement, but it’s hard to find the quality, size, battery life (20-30 hours) and price of the of the old Cowans iAudios.

de.das.dude · Feb 3, 2023

Shin new S22 in white.

GreiverBlade · Feb 3, 2023

lexluthermiester said:
I'm not in agreeance with Steve's assessment.

neither am i fully ... but still, a Limited edition should not be something like that, as for the one from @Super Firm Tofu, given the price : it's okay

INSTG8R · Feb 3, 2023

My old one bit the dust when I got my OLED. It was 5 years old I’d say so it lived a good life. But I do beta test and having this cable eliminates it as a variable.

Edir: Crap I didn’t pay attention it’s a 4m BEAST!

Arco · Feb 3, 2023

INSTG8R said:
My old one bit the dust when I got my OLED. It was 5 years old I’d say so it lived a good life. But I do beta test and having this cable eliminates it as a variable.

Edir: Crap I didn’t pay attention it’s a 4m BEAST!

That's some girth! Holy smokes that's a wire alright.

INSTG8R · Feb 3, 2023

Arco said:
That's some girth! Holy smokes that's a wire alright.

I mean I still have my old 2m one here somewhere I should see if it's because of the length...But I can show you the cable that came with my OLED vs this monster

Kodehawa · Feb 3, 2023

Kodehawa said:
Computer tech, my GPU. I bought a VESA monitor arm today, as the stock stand on my monitor is annoying me.

Monitor arm arrived \o/

Finally don't have to use the chonk stock one.

Zach_01 · Feb 4, 2023

Latest and greatest...

Dell Alienware AW3423DW 34" QD-OLED curved display (3440x1440)

...its frickin awesome

RJARRRPCGP · Feb 4, 2023

I'm out of money, gents! I got supplies this month for what I have already. Looks like it will be spring when I can afford something really big!

hat · Feb 4, 2023

I got one of these: https://www.newegg.com/p/17B-0461-0...rge-_-9SIAUSRHHU3805-_-Product&quicklink=true

My old Prime 8 outlet surge protector was more than full. I needed something capable of running two computers, some game consoles, and some USB stuff (adapters no longer necessary with the handy USB ports). The old Prime went in the basement where it runs one computer, a monitor, printer, modem and router. The coax gets used to protect against surges through that as well. The new Superdanny unit lacks that, but it's not necessary where it is, either.

Argyr · Feb 4, 2023

Got myself the Deepcool AK620 ZERO DARK. The Noctua killer. for a fraction of the price. I refuse to pay a horrific Noctua tax for dated meme hardware.

gffermari · Feb 4, 2023

Not the best in the market but very good for the price.

Space Lynx · Feb 4, 2023

Argyr said:
Got myself the Deepcool AK620. The Noctua killer. for a fraction of the price. I refuse to pay a horrific Noctua tax for dated meme hardware.
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Does this beat the ThermalRight FC140? I can't find any in USA with black heatpipes, the ones on Amazon here are all silver... hmm. Strange.

Argyr · Feb 4, 2023

Space Lynx said:
Does this beat the ThermalRight FC140? I can't find any in USA with black heatpipes, the ones on Amazon here are all silver... hmm. Strange.

I have no idea, but I know for a fact that the AK620 it's slightly better than the other Noctua killer, the Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE. The Thermalright PA 120 is cheaper than the AK620 and I would have totally bought it but there is no distribution and warranty service in my country so I opted for the slightly more expensive, but also better AK620.

If you're interested in Thermalright coolers, I would suggest going for the PA 120 SE, it's cheap, has more heatpipes and it is more recent than the FC140.

edit: Forgot to respond to your other question:
The black version is called ZERO DARK

https://www.amazon.com/DeepCool-AK620-High-Performance-Dual-Tower-Dissipation/dp/B0B6FGMSNM/ref=sr_1_2?crid=18GWUUWO07XYY&keywords=ak620%2Bzero%2Bdark&qid=1675502228&sprefix=ak620%2Bzero%2Bdar%2Caps%2C182&sr=8-2&th=1

It's a bit more scarce, because it was released last autumn. But a big bonus is that it contains LGA1700 mounting kit, unlike the 2021 non-black version.
I'm guessing that now that the Chinese New Year is over, these should be restocked soon. Just a guess. There is plenty of Zero Dark inventory in my country, strange that US is out of stock.

Space Lynx · Feb 4, 2023

Argyr said:
I have no idea, but I know for a fact that the AK620 it's slightly better than the other Noctua killer, the Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE. The Thermalright PA 120 is cheaper than the AK620 and I would have totally bought it but there is no distribution and warranty service in my country so I opted for the slightly more expensive, but also better AK620.

If you're interested in Thermalright coolers, I would suggest going for the PA 120 SE, it's cheap, has more heatpipes and it is more recent than the FC140.

edit: Forgot to respond to your other question:
The black version is called ZERO DARK

https://www.amazon.com/DeepCool-AK620-High-Performance-Dual-Tower-Dissipation/dp/B0B6FGMSNM/ref=sr_1_2?crid=18GWUUWO07XYY&keywords=ak620%2Bzero%2Bdark&qid=1675502228&sprefix=ak620%2Bzero%2Bdar%2Caps%2C182&sr=8-2&th=1

It's a bit more scarce, because it was released last autumn. But a big bonus is that it contains LGA1700 mounting kit, unlike the 2021 non-black version.
I'm guessing that now that the Chinese New Year is over, these should be restocked soon. Just a guess. There is plenty of Zero Dark inventory in my country, strange that US is out of stock.

I already have a FC140, I got it for $40 on a lightning sale. I was just curious, sorry I did not make that clear to begin with. Did not mean to waste your time. They probably match each other, because I know this one matches the NH-D15 from what I understand.

on topic: recent tech purchase is an electric blanket from Serta brand. it's best tech purchase of my life. Made winter bearable, and it costs pennies to power it.

tabascosauz · Feb 4, 2023

Argyr said:
I have no idea, but I know for a fact that the AK620 it's slightly better than the other Noctua killer, the Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE. The Thermalright PA 120 is cheaper than the AK620 and I would have totally bought it but there is no distribution and warranty service in my country so I opted for the slightly more expensive, but also better AK620.

If you're interested in Thermalright coolers, I would suggest going for the PA 120 SE, it's cheap, has more heatpipes and it is more recent than the FC140.

edit: Forgot to respond to your other question:
The black version is called ZERO DARK

https://www.amazon.com/DeepCool-AK620-High-Performance-Dual-Tower-Dissipation/dp/B0B6FGMSNM/ref=sr_1_2?crid=18GWUUWO07XYY&keywords=ak620%2Bzero%2Bdark&qid=1675502228&sprefix=ak620%2Bzero%2Bdar%2Caps%2C182&sr=8-2&th=1

It's a bit more scarce, because it was released last autumn. But a big bonus is that it contains LGA1700 mounting kit, unlike the 2021 non-black version.
I'm guessing that now that the Chinese New Year is over, these should be restocked soon. Just a guess. There is plenty of Zero Dark inventory in my country, strange that US is out of stock.

FC140 does beat out the AK620, but only slightly on Intel where slightly less dense, as expected results are even when tested on AMD. FC140 may have 5 heatpipes but they are 8mm units.

Funnily enough, the AK620 weighs more. Anyhow, AK620 is stout and TR availability varies wildly depending on region

AK620 VS FC140 > 공랭쿨러 | 쿨엔조이

준대장급 대결입니다.

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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/Edifier STAX Spirit S3 & SamsungxAKG beans
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

System Name	Windows \| Linux
Processor	14900KS \| 7950X3D
Motherboard	Z790 Apex Encore \| X670 Aorus Elite AX
Cooling	Arctic LF III 420 \| Noctua NH-D15
Memory	48GB 8200 CL38 \| 64GB 6200 CL30
Video Card(s)	RTX 4090 \| RX 7900XTX
Display(s)	MSI MAG401QR
Case	ProArt PA602 \| Antec P101s
Power Supply	Vertex GX-1000 \| Prime TX-850
Software	Win 11 Pro \| Debian
Benchmark Scores	They suck.

System Name	Fran
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
Motherboard	ROG Strix B550-F GAMING WIFI II
Cooling	Hyper 212 Turbo ARGB
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)	MOONDROP Aria SE
Power Supply	SuperFlower Leadex Gold III 850W
Mouse	Logitech G302
Keyboard	IK75 v3 (QMK version)

System Name	ab┃ob
Processor	7800X3D┃5800X3D
Motherboard	B650E PG-ITX┃B550-I Strix
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┃Lone Industries L5
Power Supply	Corsair HX1000┃HDPlex

System Name	Fran
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
Motherboard	ROG Strix B550-F GAMING WIFI II
Cooling	Hyper 212 Turbo ARGB
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)	MOONDROP Aria SE
Power Supply	SuperFlower Leadex Gold III 850W
Mouse	Logitech G302
Keyboard	IK75 v3 (QMK version)

What's your latest tech purchase?

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tabascosauz

Moderator

Kodehawa

GreiverBlade

Space Lynx

Astronaut

sLowEnd

PL-310ET | TECSUN Radio

lexluthermiester

DrCR

de.das.dude

Pro Indian Modder

GreiverBlade

INSTG8R

Vanguard Beta Tester

Arco

INSTG8R

Vanguard Beta Tester

Kodehawa

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Zach_01

RJARRRPCGP

hat

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Space Lynx

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Argyr

Space Lynx

Astronaut

tabascosauz

Moderator

AK620 VS FC140 > 공랭쿨러 | 쿨엔조이

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

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

System Name	Firestarter
Processor	7950X
Motherboard	X670E Steel Legend
Cooling	LF 2 420
Memory	4x16 G.Skill X5 6000@CL36
Video Card(s)	RTX Gigabutt 4090 Gaming OC
Storage	OS: 2TB P41 Plat, 2TB SN770, 1TB SN770
Display(s)	FO48U, some dinky TN 10.1 inch display.
Case	Fractal Torrent
Audio Device(s)	PC38X
Power Supply	GF3 TT Premium 850W
Mouse	Razer Basilisk V3 Pro
Keyboard	OG Razer Black Widow

System Name	PC on since Aug 2019, 1st CPU R5 3600 + ASUS ROG RX580 8GB >> MSI Gaming X RX5700XT (Jan 2020)
Processor	Ryzen 9 5900X (July 2022), 150W PPT limit, 79C temp limit, CO -9~14
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 Aorus Pro (Rev1.0), BIOS F37h, AGESA V2 1.2.0.B
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer II 420mm Rev7 with off center mount for Ryzen, TIM: Kryonaut
Memory	2x16GB G.Skill Trident Z Neo GTZN (July 2022) 3600MHz 1.42V CL16-16-16-16-32-48 1T, tRFC:288, B-die
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Nitro+ RX 7900XTX (Dec 2023) 314~465W (387W current) PowerLimit, 1060mV, Adrenalin v24.3.1
Storage	Samsung NVMe: 980Pro 1TB(OS 2022), 970Pro 512GB(2019) / SATA-III: 850Pro 1TB(2015) 860Evo 1TB(2020)
Display(s)	Dell Alienware AW3423DW 34" QD-OLED curved (1800R), 3440x1440 144Hz (max 175Hz) HDR1000, VRR on
Case	None... naked on desk
Audio Device(s)	Astro A50 headset
Power Supply	Corsair HX750i, 80+ Platinum, 93% (250~700W), modular, single/dual rail (switch)
Mouse	Logitech MX Master (Gen1)
Keyboard	Logitech G15 (Gen2) w/ LCDSirReal applet
Software	Windows 11 Home 64bit (v23H2, OSB 22631.3155)

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	Starlifter :: Dragonfly
Processor	i7 2600k 4.4GHz :: i5 10400
Motherboard	ASUS P8P67 Pro :: ASUS Prime H570-Plus
Cooling	Cryorig M9 :: Stock
Memory	4x4GB DDR3 2133 :: 2x8GB DDR4 2400
Video Card(s)	PNY GTX1070 :: Integrated UHD 630
Storage	Crucial MX500 1TB, 2x1TB Seagate RAID 0 :: Mushkin Enhanced 60GB SSD, 3x4TB Seagate HDD RAID5
Display(s)	Onn 165hz 1080p :: Acer 1080p
Case	Antec SOHO 1030B :: Old White Full Tower
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro - Bose Companion 2 Series III :: None
Power Supply	FSP Hydro GE 550w :: EVGA Supernova 550
Software	Windows 10 Pro - Plex Server on Dragonfly
Benchmark Scores	>9000

Processor	i5-9600K
Motherboard	ASUS Prime Z390-A
Cooling	Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition PWM
Memory	G.Skill DDR4 RipjawsV 3200MHz 16GB kit
Video Card(s)	Asus RTX2060 ROG STRIX GAMING
Display(s)	Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Case	Cooler Master MasterCase H500
Power Supply	SUPER FLOWER Leadex Gold 650W
Mouse	BenQ Zowie FK1+-B
Keyboard	Cherry KC 1000
Software	Win 10

Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Motherboard	ASUS B550M-Plus WiFi II
Cooling	Noctua U12A chromax.black
Memory	Corsair Vengeance 32GB 3600Mhz
Video Card(s)	Palit RTX 4080 GameRock OC
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1TB + 980 Pro 2TB
Display(s)	Asus XG35VQ
Case	Asus Prime AP201
Audio Device(s)	Creative Gigaworks - Razer Blackshark V2 Pro
Power Supply	Corsair SF750
Mouse	Razer Viper
Software	Windows 11 64bit