What's your latest tech purchase?

CrAsHnBuRnXp · Oct 16, 2018

My latest and greatest.

Seems I cant ever get the GPU I want. :banghead:

Deleted member 178884 · Oct 16, 2018

CrAsHnBuRnXp said:
Seems I cant ever get the GPU I want.

On a 980? Why didn't you order a 1080 ti / 2080 ti to pair with it?

CrAsHnBuRnXp · Oct 16, 2018

Xx Tek Tip xX said:
On a 980? Why didn't you order a 1080 ti / 2080 ti to pair with it?

Because the Strix 2080 isnt out yet. Im not paying $2k for a 2080ti and the 1080Ti strix im still unsure if Im willing to get.

sepheronx · Oct 16, 2018

cucker tarlson said:
1080ti gaming trio

what in gods name are you listening to? May I suggest some classic rock?

Oh, and nice card BTW.

Deleted member 178884 · Oct 16, 2018

CrAsHnBuRnXp said:
Because the Strix 2080 isnt out yet. Im not paying $2k for a 2080ti and the 1080Ti strix im still unsure if Im willing to get.

So you bought a 9900k and top end z390 board and can't get a 2080 ti? Why didn't you get a 8700k? The difference would've let you get a 2080 ti - and on top of that your more gpu bottlenecked at 3440x1440 - a 8700k would've done well.

MIRTAZAPINE · Oct 16, 2018

I am not interested in modern hardware now, I got what I need already. I don't game. I love modern hardware still and the latest and greatest, the financial part of that is not on my side. Now I am thinking of completing my old build projects and saving for those now. For me now data collection and history collection trump the latest things. Once old data is gone you can't get it back again. Old data like games, video and such. So I am on the storage side of things nowadays getting cheap hdd now. I have been wanting to relive my nostalgia and missed youth again by buying "older" hardware and buying the most high end of that time. This here is Asrock 775i65G R3.0, a LGA775 motherboard that still support windows 98 using conroe cpu. I am late buying this board! Newegg was selling for 50 buck for this, I procrastinate so much that it sold out.
I got to pay almost double for the cheapest I found on ebay with shipping. :cry:

If I had grab that deal then I would have 2 mobo for the same price. I hate my indecision and laziness.

Got to make do with this only board I got. High res pictures below in bright lighting. Opening this board feels like it is 2005 again. Ddr 1 memory and no pcie in sight. I still have to hunt for memory, and agp compatible win98 card and a cpu. Wanna drop a core 2 quad in this, wanna go all out. This motherboard in my cupboard for awhile since I buy it, never got a round building it yet.

CrAsHnBuRnXp · Oct 16, 2018

Xx Tek Tip xX said:
So you bought a 9900k and top end z390 board and can't get a 2080 ti? Why didn't you get a 8700k? The difference would've let you get a 2080 ti - and on top of that your more gpu bottlenecked at 3440x1440 - a 8700k would've done well.

I didnt get a 8700K beacuse I didnt want an 8700K. Simple as that. And the difference would not have let me get a 2080Ti. I dont know where you are finding your 2080Ti's and for great prices, but I have to get mine from the likes of Amazon and Newegg and they are well above $1200.

I play most games (WoW, BF1, Doom, etc) well above 60 FPS and upwards of over 100 FPS. The bottleneck isnt that huge to be honest with you and I play all the games with their max settings minus AA.

I have other priorities too you know. I have 2 kids and one is a 6 month old and I am trying to get a house. So spending ~$880 is better than nearly $3k. So yeah. The GPU will come in time.

And I bought the CPU mostly for Crunching here for TPU. So Im not sure why the need to critique my purchases is happening?

cucker tarlson · Oct 16, 2018

sepheronx said:
what in gods name are you listening to? May I suggest some classic rock?

Oh, and nice card BTW.

Danny Brown.
Classic rock bores me to death.I prefer Coltrane when I'm feeling mellow.

sepheronx · Oct 16, 2018

cucker tarlson said:
Danny Brown.
Classic rock bores me to death.I prefer Coltrane when I'm feeling mellow.

Eeeeewwwww

If I ever do a video, I'll make sure I'm playing ABBA in the background.

cucker tarlson · Oct 16, 2018

sepheronx said:
Eeeeewwwww

If I ever do a video, I'll make sure I'm playing ABBA in the background.

Eeeeewwwwwww

Deleted member 178884 · Oct 17, 2018

CrAsHnBuRnXp said:
So spending ~$880 is better than nearly $3k. So yeah. The GPU will come in time.

I was just wondering why you dropped that amount of cash on a cpu - the 8700k offered the best value and I would've made the gpu priority - only my opinion though but enjoy that upgrade, also I forgot USA pricing wasn't messed up as here the 9900k costs £600 here.

CrAsHnBuRnXp · Oct 17, 2018

Xx Tek Tip xX said:
I was just wondering why you dropped that amount of cash on a cpu - the 8700k offered the best value and I would've made the gpu priority - only my opinion though but enjoy that upgrade, also I forgot USA pricing wasn't messed up as here the 9900k costs £600 here.

Ya I didn't pay anywhere near that price. The 8700k may have been better price/performance but it doesn't have the threads I want.

Deleted member 178884 · Oct 17, 2018

CrAsHnBuRnXp said:
Ya I didn't pay anywhere near that price. The 8700k may have been better price/performance but it doesn't have the threads I want.

Fair enough, Make sure to post some cinebench r15 runs in the "post your cinebench score thread? ; ) - It's definitely a powerful cpu but pricing needs fixing in the UK since it costs too much.

Morgoth · Oct 17, 2018

bought 2 120mm noctua fans

im wondering if pushpull configuration is any good?

GreiverBlade · Oct 17, 2018

Xx Tek Tip xX said:
Fair enough, Make sure to post some cinebench r15 runs in the "post your cinebench score thread? ; ) - It's definitely a powerful cpu but pricing needs fixing in the UK since it costs too much.

well 600£ is obnoxious tho 500+$ is also ... :twitch:

i could agree with you that there is way better alternative (and also to the 8700K since for me a 8700K is ~420$ ) specially for crunching ...
around that price i would take a TR 1920X for that purpose

ahhhhhh seeing these mobo and cpu upgrades ... make me want to pull the trigger but due to some issues at my work (reconstruction of the SPA area due to a fire 11month before ) i will be jobless for 54 days thus i have to put a brake on any further purchases for this year :oops:

FreedomEclipse · Oct 17, 2018

GreiverBlade · Oct 17, 2018

FreedomEclipse said:

*fail to notice the hardware* *first thought* "oh a AMX Leclerc" ... :laugh:

(i have to confess ... i rarely look at post in non thumbnail and skip to the end of it )

CrAsHnBuRnXp · Oct 17, 2018

Xx Tek Tip xX said:
Fair enough, Make sure to post some cinebench r15 runs in the "post your cinebench score thread? ; ) - It's definitely a powerful cpu but pricing needs fixing in the UK since it costs too much.

I can do this.

FireFox · Oct 17, 2018

Got this yesterday.

FreedomEclipse · Oct 18, 2018

Oh and I just bought some of this too...

I've read some reviews that put it within 1'c of kryonaut and cooler than MX-4 by 2-4'c

Norton · Oct 18, 2018

FreedomEclipse said:
I've read some reviews that put it within 1'c of kryonaut and cooler than MX-4 by 2-4'c

NT-H1 tim is pretty awesome stuff- that's all I use now.

GamerGuy · Oct 18, 2018

Just for the heck of it, a pic of the boxes from my recent (starting sometime last month till a few days ago) GPU upgrades.....started with a Leadtek GTX 1080, followed by the RTX 2080 Ti and ended with the VEGA a few days back. Now my rigs are great for gaming.....not so for benchmarks though due to older CPU's. :oops:

CrAsHnBuRnXp · Oct 18, 2018

FreedomEclipse said:
Oh and I just bought some of this too...

I've read some reviews that put it within 1'c of kryonaut and cooler than MX-4 by 2-4'c

Let me know how that goes. I'm supposed to be getting my new 9900k this week and I'm thinking about getting some new thermal paste to go along with it

phill · Oct 18, 2018

Some really nice hardware here guys

FreedomEclipse · Oct 18, 2018

CrAsHnBuRnXp said:
Let me know how that goes. I'm supposed to be getting my new 9900k this week and I'm thinking about getting some new thermal paste to go along with it

phill said:
Some really nice hardware here guys

Won't be for a while. My heatsinks are coming from Hong Kong

Processor	Intel i9 9900K @5GHz w/ Corsair H150i Pro CPU AiO w/Corsair HD120 RBG fan
Motherboard	Asus Z390 Maximus XI Code
Cooling	6x120mm Corsair HD120 RBG fans
Memory	Corsair Vengeance RBG 2x8GB 3600MHz
Video Card(s)	Asus RTX 3080Ti STRIX OC
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB , 970 EVO 1TB, Samsung 850 EVO 1TB SSD, 10TB Synology DS1621+ RAID5
Display(s)	Corsair Xeneon 32" 32UHD144 4K
Case	Corsair 570x RBG Tempered Glass
Audio Device(s)	Onboard / Corsair Virtuoso XT Wireless RGB
Power Supply	Corsair HX850w Platinum Series
Mouse	Logitech G604s
Keyboard	Corsair K70 Rapidfire
Software	Windows 11 x64 Professional
Benchmark Scores	Firestrike - 23520 Heaven - 3670

Processor	Intel i9 9900K @5GHz w/ Corsair H150i Pro CPU AiO w/Corsair HD120 RBG fan
Motherboard	Asus Z390 Maximus XI Code
Cooling	6x120mm Corsair HD120 RBG fans
Memory	Corsair Vengeance RBG 2x8GB 3600MHz
Video Card(s)	Asus RTX 3080Ti STRIX OC
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB , 970 EVO 1TB, Samsung 850 EVO 1TB SSD, 10TB Synology DS1621+ RAID5
Display(s)	Corsair Xeneon 32" 32UHD144 4K
Case	Corsair 570x RBG Tempered Glass
Audio Device(s)	Onboard / Corsair Virtuoso XT Wireless RGB
Power Supply	Corsair HX850w Platinum Series
Mouse	Logitech G604s
Keyboard	Corsair K70 Rapidfire
Software	Windows 11 x64 Professional
Benchmark Scores	Firestrike - 23520 Heaven - 3670

System Name	PCGR
Processor	12400f
Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B660-I
Cooling	Stock Intel Cooler
Memory	2x16GB DDR5 5600 Corsair
Video Card(s)	Dell RTX 3080
Storage	1x 512GB Mmoment PCIe 3 NVME 1x 2TB Corsair S70
Display(s)	LG 32" 1440p
Case	Phanteks Evolve itx
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	750W Cooler Master sfx
Software	Windows 11

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.

Processor	Intel i9 9900K @5GHz w/ Corsair H150i Pro CPU AiO w/Corsair HD120 RBG fan
Motherboard	Asus Z390 Maximus XI Code
Cooling	6x120mm Corsair HD120 RBG fans
Memory	Corsair Vengeance RBG 2x8GB 3600MHz
Video Card(s)	Asus RTX 3080Ti STRIX OC
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB , 970 EVO 1TB, Samsung 850 EVO 1TB SSD, 10TB Synology DS1621+ RAID5
Display(s)	Corsair Xeneon 32" 32UHD144 4K
Case	Corsair 570x RBG Tempered Glass
Audio Device(s)	Onboard / Corsair Virtuoso XT Wireless RGB
Power Supply	Corsair HX850w Platinum Series
Mouse	Logitech G604s
Keyboard	Corsair K70 Rapidfire
Software	Windows 11 x64 Professional
Benchmark Scores	Firestrike - 23520 Heaven - 3670

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Processor	10.5 thousand 4.2G 1.1v
Motherboard	Zee 490 Aorus Elite
Cooling	Noctua D15S
Memory	16GB 4133 CL16-16-16-31 Viper Steel
Video Card(s)	RTX 2070 Super Gaming X Trio
Storage	SU900 128,8200Pro 1TB,850 Pro 512+256+256,860 Evo 500,XPG950 480, Skyhawk 2TB
Display(s)	Acer XB241YU+Dell S2716DG
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Mouse	G903 lightspeed+powerplay,G403 wireless + Steelseries DeX + Roccat rest
Keyboard	HyperX Alloy SilverSpeed (w.HyperX wrist rest),Razer Deathstalker
Software	Windows 10
Benchmark Scores	A LOT

System Name	Wopr "War Operation Plan Response"
Processor	5900x ryzen 9 12 cores 24 threads
Motherboard	aorus x570 pro
Cooling	air (GPU Liquid graphene) rad outside case mounted 120mm 68mm thick
Memory	kingston 32gb ddr4 3200mhz ecc 2x16gb
Video Card(s)	sapphire RX 6950 xt Nitro+ 16gb
Storage	300gb hdd OS backup. Crucial 500gb ssd OS. 6tb raid 1 hdd. 1.8tb pci-e nytro warp drive LSI
Display(s)	AOC display 1080p
Case	SilverStone SST-CS380 V2
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair 850MX watt
Mouse	corsair gaming mouse
Keyboard	Microsoft brand
Software	Windows 10 pro 64bit, Luxion Keyshot 7, fusion 360, steam
Benchmark Scores	timespy 19 104

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
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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

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Processor	AMD 7800X3D
Motherboard	MSI X670E GAMING PLUS
Cooling	Thermalright AM5 Contact Frame + Phantom Spirit 120SE
Memory	2x32GB G.Skill Trident Z5 NEO DDR5 6000 CL32-38-38-96
Video Card(s)	Asus Dual Radeon™ RX 6700 XT OC Edition
Storage	WD SN770 1TB (Boot)\| 2x 2TB WD SN770 (Gaming)\| 2x 2TB Crucial BX500\| 2x 3TB Toshiba DT01ACA300
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Case	Corsair 760T (White) {1xCorsair ML120 Pro\|5xML140 Pro}
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Power Supply	Seasonic Focus GX-850 80+ GOLD
Mouse	Logitech G502 X
Keyboard	Duckyshine Dead LED(s) III
Software	Windows 11 Home
Benchmark Scores	ლ(ಠ益ಠ)ლ

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	Main PC- Gamer- Main Cruncher/Folder and too many crunching/folding rigs
Processor	Ryzen 5900X- Ryzen 5950X- Ryzen 3950X and etc...
Motherboard	Asrock X570 Extreme4- MSI X570S Tomahawk MAX WiFi- MSI B450M Bazooka Max and etc...
Cooling	Noctua NH-U14S (dual fan)- EK 360 AIO with push/pull fans- Corsair H115i RGB Pro XT and etc...
Memory	2x16GB GSkill FlareX 3200/c14- 4x8GB Corsair Vengeance 3600/c16- 2x16GB Team 3600/c18 and etc..
Video Card(s)	MSI Gaming RX 6800- Asus RTX 3070 TUF OC- MSI Ventus GTX 1660Ti and etc...
Storage	Main PC (1TB WD SN850- 2TB PNY CS 3040- 2TB Seagate Firecuda) and etc...
Display(s)	Main PC (2x24" Dell UltraSharp U2414H)
Case	Phanteks P600s- Seasonic Q704- Fractal Meshify C and etc...
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z625 THX 2.1 speakers
Power Supply	EVGA 750 G3- SeaSonic DGC 750- EVGA P2 850 and etc...
Mouse	G300s
Keyboard	Corsair K65
VR HMD	N/A
Software	Windows 10 Pro or Ubuntu
Benchmark Scores	Why sit on the Bench when you can get in the game and Crunch!!!

System Name	DaBeast!!! DaBeast2!!!
Processor	AMD AM4 Ryzen 7 5700X3D 8C/16T/AMD AM4 RYZEN 9 5900X 12C/24T
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 Aorus Xtreme/Gigabyte X570S Aorus Elite AX
Cooling	Thermaltake Water 3.0 360 AIO/Thermalright PA 120 SE
Memory	2x 16GB Corsair Vengeance RGB RT DDR4 3600C16/2x 16GB Patriot Elite II DDR4 4000MHz
Video Card(s)	XFX MERC 310 RX 7900 XTX 24GB/Sapphire Nitro+ RX 6900 XT 16GB
Storage	500GB Crucial P3 Plus NVMe PCIe 4x4 + 4TB Lexar NM790 NVMe PCIe 4x4 + TG Cardea Zero Z NVMe PCIe 4x4
Display(s)	Samsung LC49HG90DMEX 32:9 144Hz Freesync 2/Acer XR341CK 75Hz 21:9 Freesync
Case	CoolerMaster H500M/SOLDAM XR-1
Audio Device(s)	iFi Micro iDSD BL + Philips Fidelio B97/FostexHP-A4 + LG SP8YA
Power Supply	Corsair HX1000 Platinum/Enermax MAXREVO 1500
Mouse	Logitech G303 Shroud Ed/Logitech G603 WL
Keyboard	Logitech G915/Keychron K2
Software	Win11 Pro/Win11 Pro

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!! :(