What's your latest tech purchase?

JunkBear · Nov 18, 2016

EntropyZ said:
Picked up a cheap Aerocool V2X and an Enermax NAXN 500W PSU today. Carrying both for 7.5km back and forth was a b**ch. I have to find some way to get exercise other than cycling anyways. Gonna build a computer for Christmas.

Want better than cycling?? Go in black neighbor and Scream "Hip-hop is shit". You will run like never before.

silentbogo · Nov 18, 2016

My first mechanical keyboard: Zalman K500.
I only paid $15 for it, because a few keys are not working, and there is not a single retailer or person in Ukraine, who's willing to sell Kailh reds in quantities less than 100ct...
In a day or two I will post a semi-functional fix in ghetto mods thread. :fear:

FireFox · Nov 18, 2016

silentbogo said:
In a day or two I will post a semi-functional fix in ghetto mods thread.

I hope that you are not thinking to put some of your teeth in there.

FireFox · Nov 19, 2016

As promised.

Pic of my new HDD.

Time to give some boost to my Games :clap:

JunkBear · Nov 19, 2016

I need to buy an audio adapter. One side is 3.5mm plug for phone or laptop and thé other side is thé fork type connecter that you hold with screws usually. Im in Canada where can I order?

Recon-UK · Nov 20, 2016

Amazon Prime membership, watched The Grand Tour.. was brilliant!

And some small purchases...

Since i have no TV up here i bought a freeview that i can hook up to my PC monitor and enjoy TV.
HDMI out, component out, USB in for recording TV.

And an old CD i had back when i was in my teens, epic.

Recon-UK · Nov 20, 2016

Also bought Planet Earth 2 DVD set.

JunkBear · Nov 20, 2016

Just some Canadian flavoured whiskey I bought to celebrate the 350th anniversary of my town. Yes in America towns are young and even with it's 350 years it's been one of the first three towns built upon arrival of Jacques Cartier in Canada.

Darkleoco · Nov 20, 2016

JunkBear said:
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Just some Canadian flavoured whiskey I bought to celebrate the 350th anniversary of my town. Yes in America towns are young and even with it's 350 years it's been one of the first three towns built upon arrival of Jacques Cartier in Canada.

How is that Regal Apple? I've only ever tried the Maple but for the life of me nothing local sells it anymore :shadedshu:

GreiverBlade · Nov 20, 2016

3 days left for my holidays in Spain ... and for me holidays in Spain always translate in a bunch o'stuff bought for cheap (at last cheaper than equivalent bought in Switzerland ... )

nonetheless mostly local specialty, cigs, some "MercaChina" bit's and pieces (i.e.: the zip ties at 0.60€ a pack or a fixpencil with 6x2B lead and 2x12pack of HB lead for 3€ ) and ... probably the most funny side ... : some winter clothing (20° to 25° atm were i am, but i bought those for home, 0° to -5° for now )

FOOOD (well ... almost...) Black Garlic/Ajo Negro = fermented garlic ( 90 days~ ) some Turrón, radish/ruccola/green pepper seeds 1kg pink himalayan salt (4€)

polar softshell pants, neckwarmer, beanie (reversible)/ led lights, the famous zipties and fixpencil, one activity wristband (pretty basic) one Pilot FriXion (2.50€ in switzerland they are around 5€ sometime ) and a headlight (4.59€ and not bad for the price )

and some "it's impossible for me to not buy some..." when i am in an open air market ... rings (steel), wristband and necklaces (leather and resin)

still 3days ... plenty more occasion to get some more stuffs for home

oh yes ... i forgot, in the fridge i have 1.350kg Queso Oveja vieja grande riserva and around 870g of Lomo de cerdo (vacuum sealed ... should be fine in the plane :laugh:

)

Recon-UK · Nov 20, 2016

Off G2A...

AsRock · Nov 20, 2016

Result.
https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/paradigm-5se-alterations.227929/

Recon-UK · Nov 21, 2016

royalserve said:
I have some quality products, but I have to go now, and I will never return on RServe for anyone. I do not actually socialize with nerdy people. Not my type.

MIRTAZAPINE · Nov 21, 2016

I finally managed to afford a to buy a new monitor and I take the plunge to buy it from a tradeshow sale here. I had not have a functioning pc for the past year due in part from faulty motherboard and my old Philips ccfl brilliance monitor dying. I still had the dream of a 4k monitor until someone bring me back to reality and practicality. 4k monitors are expensive and I barely have a functioning pc with my low funds. After pacing back and forth I was nudged to buy this monitor. A full hd LG IPS monitor. I never had a monitor of 27 inch before. On the tradefloor it looks small until I see the huge box and brought it back home. It was not a very happy purchase as I was paying for it, and the monitor is being loaded on to trolley the box from the standing position fell down lying. I calmly accept it...I am really bad at being a persuasive customer demanding an exchange. Someone please just please teach me to more "douche". To cut the story short got home and took it out. and found no damage or crack whatsoever. My desk is still a mess as I have not clean it. Would show more pics and more story once I clean everything up and have more time.

FireFox · Nov 21, 2016

Purchased today.

MIG 29 · Nov 22, 2016

Just received this for a future build.

FireFox · Nov 23, 2016

Purchased today

Enermax Platimax 1000W Super
Overclock Edition

Original pics will be posted as soon as i get it delivered.

FireFox · Nov 25, 2016

Purchased today.

JunkBear · Nov 25, 2016

Just a magazine.

Recon-UK · Nov 26, 2016

My keyboard is broken so i got a mechanical one ff Amazon.

JunkBear · Nov 27, 2016

Just some memory sticks for my old Inspiron 640m but finally it can take à maximum of 3.3 gigs. This laptop is Frankenstein....Dell with Toshiba hdd, HP dvd-rw and Elpida memory from Lenovo.

R-T-B · Nov 27, 2016

Look ma, 3 passes with realtemp (about 20 minutes of prime95 Small FFTs) at 4.8Ghz 1.45v no throttle or PROCHOT.

On air cooling, no less!

FireFox · Nov 27, 2016

R-T-B said:
Look ma, 3 passes with realtemp (about 20 minutes of prime95 Small FFTs) at 4.8Ghz 1.45v no throttle or PROCHOT.

On air cooling, no less!

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1.45V for 4.8GHz :shadedshu:

Edit: How much do you need for 4.6GHz?

R-T-B · Nov 27, 2016

Knoxx29 said:
1.45V for 4.8GHz

Edit: How much do you need for 4.6GHz?

A lot less (like 1.3v IIRC). The point is the thermals it puts out there are remarkably low despite the voltage, even without delidding. I'd even keep it there, but longevity isn't probably great at that point.

I think it can go down some though, I was using pretty rough increments. I'm trying to find a sweet spot that does not need so much core voltage right now. I'm hoping for 1.4v 4.8Ghz

FireFox · Nov 27, 2016

R-T-B said:
A lot less (like 1.3v

Do you really need 4.8GHz?

Mine runs at 4.6GHz 1.29V if i need more than 1.35V for 4.8GHz i would not even try, that's why i always say, my best i7 was the 3770K 1.37V 5.0GHz

System Name	HTPC
Processor	Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 - 3.00/6M/1333
Motherboard	AsRock G31M-GS R2.0
Cooling	CoolerMaster Vortex 752 - Black
Memory	4 Go (2x2) Kingston ValueRam DDR2-800
Video Card(s)	Asus EN8600GT/HTDP/512M
Storage	WD 3200AAKS
Display(s)	32" Irico E320GV-FHD
Case	Aerocool Qx-2000
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Enermax NoiseTaker 2 - 465w
Mouse	Logitech Wave MK550 combo (M510)
Keyboard	Logitech Wave MK550 combo (K350)
Software	Win_7_Pro-French
Benchmark Scores	Windows index : 6.5 / 6.5 / 5.6 / 6.3 / 5.9

System Name	WS#1337
Processor	Ryzen 7 5700X3D
Motherboard	ASUS X570-PLUS TUF Gaming
Cooling	Xigmatek Scylla 240mm AIO
Memory	4x8GB Samsung DDR4 ECC UDIMM
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio
Storage	ADATA Legend 2TB + ADATA SX8200 Pro 1TB
Display(s)	Samsung U24E590D (4K/UHD)
Case	ghetto CM Cosmos RC-1000
Audio Device(s)	ALC1220
Power Supply	SeaSonic SSR-550FX (80+ GOLD)
Mouse	Logitech G603
Keyboard	Modecom Volcano Blade (Kailh choc LP)
VR HMD	Google dreamview headset(aka fancy cardboard)
Software	Windows 11, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Processor	Intel i7 10700K
Motherboard	Asus ROG Maximus XII Hero
Cooling	2x Black Ice Nemesis GTX 480 - 1x Black Ice Nemesis GTX 420 - D5 VPP655P - 13x Corsair LL120 - LL140
Memory	32GB G.SKILL Trident Z RGB 3600Hz
Video Card(s)	EVGA GEFORCE RTX 3080 XC3 Ultra
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO PLUS 500GB/1TB - WD Blue SN550 1TB - 2 X WD Blue 1TB - 3 X WD Black 1TB
Display(s)	Asus ROG PG278QR 2560x1440 144Hz (Overclocked 165Hz )/ Samsung
Case	Corsair Obsidian 1000D
Audio Device(s)	I prefer Gaming-Headset
Power Supply	Enermax MaxTytan 1250W 80+ Titanium
Mouse	Logitech G502 spectrum
Keyboard	Virtuis Advanced Gaming Keyboard ( Batboard )
Software	Windows 10 Enterprise/Windows 10 Pro/Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	My PC runs FiFA

Processor	Intel i7 10700K
Motherboard	Asus ROG Maximus XII Hero
Cooling	2x Black Ice Nemesis GTX 480 - 1x Black Ice Nemesis GTX 420 - D5 VPP655P - 13x Corsair LL120 - LL140
Memory	32GB G.SKILL Trident Z RGB 3600Hz
Video Card(s)	EVGA GEFORCE RTX 3080 XC3 Ultra
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO PLUS 500GB/1TB - WD Blue SN550 1TB - 2 X WD Blue 1TB - 3 X WD Black 1TB
Display(s)	Asus ROG PG278QR 2560x1440 144Hz (Overclocked 165Hz )/ Samsung
Case	Corsair Obsidian 1000D
Audio Device(s)	I prefer Gaming-Headset
Power Supply	Enermax MaxTytan 1250W 80+ Titanium
Mouse	Logitech G502 spectrum
Keyboard	Virtuis Advanced Gaming Keyboard ( Batboard )
Software	Windows 10 Enterprise/Windows 10 Pro/Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	My PC runs FiFA

System Name	HTPC
Processor	Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 - 3.00/6M/1333
Motherboard	AsRock G31M-GS R2.0
Cooling	CoolerMaster Vortex 752 - Black
Memory	4 Go (2x2) Kingston ValueRam DDR2-800
Video Card(s)	Asus EN8600GT/HTDP/512M
Storage	WD 3200AAKS
Display(s)	32" Irico E320GV-FHD
Case	Aerocool Qx-2000
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Enermax NoiseTaker 2 - 465w
Mouse	Logitech Wave MK550 combo (M510)
Keyboard	Logitech Wave MK550 combo (K350)
Software	Win_7_Pro-French
Benchmark Scores	Windows index : 6.5 / 6.5 / 5.6 / 6.3 / 5.9

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System Name	AM4 / 775
Processor	2600x / C2D E7600
Motherboard	B450 Aorus / ASUS P5G41C-M LX
Cooling	TT Esports Duo / Chinesium cooler
Memory	16GB DDR4 3ghz / 4GB DDR2 800mhz
Video Card(s)	2060 Super / 5700-XT / GTX 650Ti
Storage	120GB + 1TB SSD / 160GB SSD
Display(s)	Samsung CRG5 144hz QD
Case	CiT shit chassis modded / Coolermaster Elite 430
Audio Device(s)	Soundblaster FX / Audigy 2 ZX
Power Supply	Superflower Leadex III GOLD / BeQuiet 450w bronze.
Mouse	Razer Basilisk
Keyboard	Read Dragon Kumara
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64
Benchmark Scores	1 Billion

System Name	Red Giant
Processor	Intel Core i7-12700K
Motherboard	MSI Pro Z690
Cooling	Corsair H100i elite
Memory	Corsair Vengeance Pro 32GB
Video Card(s)	MSI 4070TI Super
Storage	960 GB Sandisk SSD
Display(s)	27 inch Predator 144 hz 2k
Case	CoolerMaster HAF X
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair AX1200
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero
Keyboard	Corsair K95 Platinum
Software	Windows 11 Pro

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 DDR4 3600/8gb DDR3 1600/2gbLPDDR3/8gbLPDDR5x/16gb(10 sys)LPDDR5 6400
Video Card(s)	Hellhound Spectral White RX 7900 XTX 24gb/GT 730/Mali 450MP5/Adreno 740/Radeon 780M 6gb LPDDR5
Storage	250gb870EVO/500gb860EVO/2tbSandisk/NVMe2tb+1tb/4tbextreme V2/1TB Arion/500gb/8gb/256gb/4tb SN850X
Display(s)	X58222 32" 2880x1620/32"FHDTV/273E3LHSB 27" 1920x1080/6.67"/AMOLED 2X panel FHD+120hz/7" 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/Moondrop Chu II + TRN BT20S
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	Fat NCASE
Processor	Ryzen R9 3900X
Motherboard	ASUS TUF GAMING B550M ZAKU (WIFI) Edition
Cooling	Scythe Fuma with 3 SCYTHE Wondersnail 2400RPM + Arctic MX2
Memory	Corsair Vengeance 128GB @3200Mhz Cl16 (32GB X 4)
Video Card(s)	Palit RTX 3060 StormX ITX 12GB
Storage	MX500 4TB SATA + Toshiba MG08 16TB HDD
Display(s)	LG 27UL500 4K monitor
Case	Jonsbo W2 black
Audio Device(s)	Onboard realtek 1200 & Soundblaster G3 usb
Power Supply	ASUS ROG STRIX 850W Gundam Edition
Mouse	Elecom wireless mouse :)
Keyboard	RK100 Royal Kludge
Software	Windows 10 HOME
Benchmark Scores	Don't know any benchmark. It runs good enough for me.

System Name	IN WIN Ghost
Processor	i3 6100
Motherboard	GIGABYTE Z170 UD3 ULTRA
Cooling	Cryorig C7
Memory	32GB AVEXIR Core Series Blue \ Red LED 16GB 2400
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Radeon NITRO+ RX 580 8GB Limited Edition
Case	Inwin 303 White
Power Supply	Corsair SF600
Mouse	Corsair Gaming M65 PRO RGB
Keyboard	Logitech G410 Atlas Spectrum Tenkeyless Mechanical Keyboard
Software	Windows 10 64 Bit

System Name	Pioneer
Processor	Ryzen R9 9950X
Motherboard	GIGABYTE Aorus Elite X670 AX
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 + A whole lotta Sunon and Corsair Maglev blower fans...
Memory	64GB (4x 16GB) G.Skill Flare X5 @ DDR5-6000 CL30
Video Card(s)	XFX RX 7900 XTX Speedster Merc 310
Storage	Intel 905p Optane 960GB boot, +2x Crucial P5 Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs
Display(s)	55" LG 55" B9 OLED 4K Display
Case	Thermaltake Core X31
Audio Device(s)	TOSLINK->Schiit Modi MB->Asgard 2 DAC Amp->AKG Pro K712 Headphones or HDMI->B9 OLED
Power Supply	FSP Hydro Ti Pro 850W
Mouse	Logitech G305 Lightspeed Wireless
Keyboard	WASD Code v3 with Cherry Green keyswitches + PBT DS keycaps
Software	Gentoo Linux x64 / Windows 11 Enterprise IoT 2024