What's your latest tech purchase?

phill · Nov 1, 2018

I couldn't resist....

Another OCF to hit my collection

I'm not sure I have many on my hit list now if I'm honest...

However a few more motherboards could be turning up though....

DR4G00N · Nov 1, 2018

phill said:
I couldn't resist....

Another OCF to hit my collection I'm not sure I have many on my hit list now if I'm honest... However a few more motherboards could be turning up though....

Nice! Now all you need is a 9900K to go with it.

Liviu Cojocaru · Nov 1, 2018

I got another Crucial MX500 500GB for free

phill · Nov 1, 2018

DR4G00N said:
Nice! Now all you need is a 9900K to go with it.

I was gutted as I missed out on a cherry picked 8086k, some Asus ITX board and a 512Gb Sammy 970 Pro M.2 for $500... Over in the UK that would have cost me something like £850 new, the sale price was under £400.... I'm not sure if I will see as good a deal as that for a while...

I'm thinking 8086k maybe for the board, might get my 1070 in with it and can use it as a mini gaming system.. Would be rather rapid!!

Although I really do need to save cash and get my daughters and girl friends 1700X rigs up and running first.....

FreedomEclipse · Nov 1, 2018

And finally....

and now It looks f**king ugly :laugh:

but i still think the heatsinks across the vrms on the last pic was a very nice touch...

I didnt know what was what so i just glued a heatsink on everything that looked like it needed cooling.... I really should of done a before and after when it came to OC'ing as i'll never know if these heatsinks really made a difference or not.

I did try to contact a few local metal workshops here and request use of a CNC machine for a fair price for 20-30mins but none of them got back to me :cry:

a lot of the heatsinks ordered ended up being too big and you can still see on the top pic how the heatsinks on the VRMs just about fit across the width of the card. without causing too much trouble while the rest of the heatsinks were from Arctic Cooling.

I think i did an alright job given the circumstances. I dont think this 1080 ti is very resellable now unless theres secretly some freak that likes the look of frankenstein'd cards or cards that have been hit with the ugly stick.

jboydgolfer · Nov 1, 2018

FreedomEclipse said:
i did try to contact a few local metal workshops here and request use of a CNC machine for a fair price for 20-30mins but none of them got back to me

I save heatsinks from old electronics like routers, consoles, etc, for that exact reason. It's a great way to generate tons of junk you'll likely never use, but it's also a great way to have a tiny heat sinks in case you might need them someday

FreedomEclipse · Nov 2, 2018

jboydgolfer said:
I save heatsinks from old electronics like routers, consoles, etc, for that exact reason. It's a great way to generate tons of junk you'll likely never use, but it's also a great way to have a tiny heat sinks in case you might need them someday

I dont really take things like those apart very often.

biffzinker · Nov 2, 2018

Knoxx29 said:
I dont know why i have been buying too many USB sticks in the last week

Flash drive RAID array?

Disparia · Nov 2, 2018

STX build slowly coming along... picked up an Intel 9260 (2x2 AC, Bluetooth 5).

silentbogo · Nov 2, 2018

Finally an upgrade! My G5 is getting kinda tired, so it'll migrate to my office, and I can finally enjoy some FPS action without tripping wires on the garbage behind my monitor )))
So far G603 feels good, except I'm not used to lighter weight (even with batteries it's lighter than G5 even without weights), and overall cheaper build quality.
Let's hope those switches hold on for a few years... it'll be very sad to replace them with my spare omrons before warranty expires...

Disparia said:
STX build slowly coming along... picked up an Intel 9260 (2x2 AC, Bluetooth 5).

I have an H110-STX barebone almost ready to go. It's fully working, just waiting for a good deal on i5 or i7.
Right now it's sporting an awesome uber-hight-performance Celeron G3900

phill · Nov 2, 2018

I just couldn't say no....

Another for my collection.... Missing a backplate and CPU cooler bracket but otherwise from what I can tell, complete

stinger608 · Nov 3, 2018

That is awesome @phill !!!!!!!

Send me a picture of the back plate area. I might have one man. Can't imagine that postage would be that much for something so small for me to ship it to ya over the pond.

jboydgolfer · Nov 3, 2018

FreedomEclipse said:
I dont really take things like those apart very often.

Neither do I, but I do get angry at them fairly regularly, I just try to remember to save the useful pieces when im done doing.......

this

seriously tho, older GPU's like these often have reusable HS's.

FreedomEclipse · Nov 3, 2018

jboydgolfer said:
Neither do I, but I do get angry at them fairly regularly, I just try to remember to save the useful pieces when im done doing.......

this

seriously tho, older GPU's like these often have reusable HS's.

Not in the shapes/sizes that im looking for though but yes I get what you mean

FireFox · Nov 3, 2018

biffzinker said:
Flash drive RAID array?

What a coincidence, i have an USB stick like the one shown in the Video, it's over 7 years old and i always used it to Install Windows, update the Bios or install Drivers.

phill · Nov 3, 2018

stinger608 said:
That is awesome @phill !!!!!!!

Send me a picture of the back plate area. I might have one man. Can't imagine that postage would be that much for something so small for me to ship it to ya over the pond.

Thanks @stinger608

I found this from Ebay last night when I had a quick look.. Crosshair 2 Backplate.. I'll grab a pic of the board in a bit.. I thought I might have taken one already with how many pictures I've taken lol

That would be amazing if you have but if it's too much and VAT and all that income tax crap is going to cause issues, I might be able to get a mate to bring it over when he visits next

Thank you so much tho!!

phill · Nov 6, 2018

@stinger608

I finally remembered a picture for the back of the motherboard

It appears to work so bonus!!

Would anyone know of any where I might be able to grab a replacement LCD poster at all?? The guy who sold the board to me is giving me a part refund since this one doesn't work (most of the display is just lines, which somewhat hinder the screen to see what it says....

MY Z170M OCF was up and tested as well

I suppose I technically haven't bought these, but they are new to me....

It's going to be pure geek on for me this weekend!!

Bones · Nov 6, 2018

Common problem with those - The LCD poster I have for my REX is beginning to do the same thing.
Between the OCF and REX II you grabbed, good finds!

phill · Nov 6, 2018

The OCF is modded as well which is great as I can put in there a 9900k if I wanted to.. but it's another avenue to take a look into at a much later date..

I've been very bad at buying things lately... Hopefully the servers that were free will make up for it!

HUSKIE · Nov 6, 2018

Just bought today. Comes with ek and TT fittings for rigid tubing but planning for soft tubing instead.

stinger608 · Nov 7, 2018

The I/O plate that I have is a bit different @phill

It still has both PS2 ports so it might have been from an original Crosshair's motherboard.

Well dang!!!

phill · Nov 7, 2018

stinger608 said:
The I/O plate that I have is a bit different @phill

It still has both PS2 ports so it might have been from an original Crosshair's motherboard.

Well dang!!!

Well I'm sad to say mate I've just ordered one of those as I found it on Ebay and it was miss labelled so I grabbed the chance! If it comes through without a backplate, I might be in touch!!

I need to put a wanted thread out for a box as I believe the motherboard I've just bought is just the board... I'll find out more when I get it through

Was very shocked at finding one!!
Here we go...

MIRTAZAPINE · Nov 7, 2018

@phill I love seeing old tech again and especially old tech in a new box in such great shape like I am taken back in a time machine. You deserve an upvote. Having that Phanteks tower with an athlon 64 give me chuckle it is such a dissonance for me with the two things coming from totally different era.

adulaamin · Nov 7, 2018

Got it from someone who I think bought the wrong kit. It's this kit and it cost me around 500.00 USD. I know I don't need that much memory but I think the price was good and it's basically brand new. Good buy or not? :oops:

phill · Nov 7, 2018

MIRTAZAPINE said:
@phill I love seeing old tech again and especially old tech in a new box in such great shape like I am taken back in a time machine. You deserve an upvote. Having that Phanteks tower with an athlon 64 give me chuckle it is such a dissonance for me with the two things coming from totally different era.

Well it was the easiest thing I had to put on the top to just test it all worked so it worked

But thanks for the mention!

I really should cut back on hardware I buy and own but I doubt I would/will

adulaamin said:
Got it from someone who I think bought the wrong kit. It's this kit and it cost me around 500.00 USD. I know I don't need that much memory but I think the price was good and it's basically brand new. Good buy or not?

It's G Skill, it's great ram. I can't quite see the timings from the picture but I'm pretty sure that it might not be B Die ram as unless you have the faster kits 4000+ the timings should all be the same numbers.. But if my eyes are working correctly, it's a 64Gb kit at 3600Mhz.. You couldn't go wrong there

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!! :(

Processor	Ryzen 5 5600 @ 4.65GHz CO -30
Motherboard	AsRock X370 Taichi
Cooling	Asus ROG Strix LC 240
Memory	32GB 4x8 G.SKILL Trident Z 3200 CL14 1.35V
Video Card(s)	PCWINMAX RTX 3060 6GB Laptop GPU (80W)
Storage	1TB Kingston NV2
Display(s)	LG 25UM57-P @ 75Hz OC
Case	Fractal Design Arc XL
Audio Device(s)	ATH-M20x
Power Supply	Evga SuperNova 1300 G2
Mouse	Evga Torq X3
Keyboard	Thermaltake Challenger
Software	Win 11 Pro 64-Bit

System Name	El Calpulator
Processor	AMD Ryzen R7 7800X3D
Motherboard	ASRock X670E Pro RS
Cooling	ArcticCooling Freezer 3 360ARGB AIO
Memory	32GB Corsair Vengance 6000Mhz C30
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 4080 Gaming Trio X @ 2925 / 23500 mhz
Storage	5TB nvme SSD + Synology DS115j NAS with 4TB HDD
Display(s)	Samsung G8 34" QD-OLED + Samsung 28" 4K 60hz UR550
Case	Montech King 95 PRO Blue
Audio Device(s)	SB X4+Logitech Z623 2.1+Astro A50 Wireless
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 1000W ATX 3.0 80+ Gold
Mouse	Logitech G502X Plus LightSpeed Hero Wireless plus Logitech G POWERPLAY Wireless Charging Mouse Pad
Keyboard	Logitech G915 LightSpeed Wireless
Software	Win 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Just enough

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	DarnGosh Edition
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
Display(s)	LG GP850-B
Case	Corsair 760T (White) {1xCorsair ML120 Pro\|5xML140 Pro}
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha RX-V573\|Speakers: JBL Control One\|Auna 300-CN\|Wharfedale Diamond SW150
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

System Name	Americas cure is the death of Social Justice & Political Correctness
Processor	i7-11700K
Motherboard	Asrock Z590 Extreme wifi 6E
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12A
Memory	32GB Corsair RGB fancy boi 5000
Video Card(s)	RTX 3090 Reference
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 1Tb + Samsung 970 Evo 500Gb
Display(s)	Dell - 27" LED QHD G-SYNC x2
Case	Fractal Design Meshify-C
Audio Device(s)	on board
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus+ Gold 1000 Watt
Mouse	Logitech G502 spectrum
Keyboard	AZIO MGK-1 RGB (Kaith Blue)
Software	Win 10 Professional 64 bit
Benchmark Scores	the MLGeesiest

Processor	Core i7-13700
Motherboard	MSI Z790 Gaming Plus WiFi
Cooling	Cooler Master RGB something
Memory	Corsair DDR5-6000 small OC to 6200
Video Card(s)	XFX Speedster SWFT309 AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT CORE Gaming
Storage	970 EVO NVMe M.2 500GB,,WD850N 2TB
Display(s)	Samsung 28” 4K monitor
Case	Phantek Eclipse P400S
Audio Device(s)	EVGA NU Audio
Power Supply	EVGA 850 BQ
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero
Keyboard	Logitech G G413 Silver
Software	Windows 11 Professional v23H2

Processor	Intel i5-6600
Motherboard	ASRock H170M-ITX
Cooling	Cooler Master Geminii S524
Memory	G.Skill DDR4-2133 16GB (8GB x 2)
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte R9-380X 4GB
Storage	Samsung 950 EVO 250GB (mSATA)
Display(s)	LG 29UM69G-B 2560x1080 IPS
Case	Lian Li PC-Q25
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC892
Power Supply	Seasonic SS-460FL2
Mouse	Logitech G700s
Keyboard	Logitech G110
Software	Windows 10 Pro

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

System Name	Dean Machine/2020 Ryzenfall
Processor	Intel 4790K/AMD Ryzen 5800X
Motherboard	MSI 1150 Gaming mATX/Asus ROG STRIX B550-F Gaming Wifi
Cooling	Cooler Master Hyper 212 LED/SilverStone AH240 AIO
Memory	16 gigs Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer/32 gigs G.Skill TridentZ NEO DDR4
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte 1660 Super/EVGA GTX 1080 FTW Hybrid Gaming
Storage	Crucial SSD 256 and 2TB spinner/Dual Samsung 980 Pro M2 NVME 4.0
Display(s)	Overlord 27" 2560 x 1440
Case	Corsair Air 540
Audio Device(s)	On board
Power Supply	Seasonic modular 850 watt Platinum/EVGA T2-850 Titanium
Software	Windows 10 Pro/Windows 10 Pro

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	Ryzen 2600
Motherboard	X470 Tachi Ultimate
Cooling	AM3+ Wraith CPU cooler
Memory	C.R.S.
Video Card(s)	GTX 970
Software	Linux Peppermint 10
Benchmark Scores	Never high enough

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	hmmm... / lappy (ASUS Scar III)
Processor	Intel Core i7-8086K / Intel Core i7-9750H
Motherboard	ASUS Maximus XI Formula / ASUS G531GW
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15s w/ 2 x Noctua NF-F12 PWM Chromax and 1 x Noctua NF-A15 HS-PWM Chromax Fans / Stock
Memory	4x16gb G.Skill Trident Z DDR4 3600mhz / 2x16gb Kingston Hyper X Impact DDR4 2666mhz C15
Video Card(s)	2 x EVGA GTX 1080 TI FTW3 / Nvidia RTX 2070 8gb
Storage	2 x Samsung 960 EVO Plus 1tb NVME/ 1tb Intel SSDPEKNW010T8 NVME + 2tb Samsung 860 EVO SSD
Display(s)	Acer Predator X34P / ASUS 15.6" Screen
Case	Fractal Design Meshify S2 White-TG + Noctua Chromax Fans / ASUS Scar III Case
Audio Device(s)	Onboard + Logitech Z623 / Onboard
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime Ultra Titanium 1000W + PROLINK PRO903WS / ASUS ADP-230GB B Power Brick
Mouse	Corsair Vengeance M65 PRO RGB / Logitech MX Anywhere 2S
Keyboard	Corsair K70 LUX RGB / ASUS Scar III Keyboard
Software	Windows 10 Professional x64 / Windows 10 Professional x64

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