What's your latest tech purchase?

DR4G00N · Jun 14, 2019

Grabbed a Sapphire R9 290X Tri-X OC for $90 CAD, got a decent deal I think.

biffzinker · Jun 14, 2019

DR4G00N said:
Grabbed a Sapphire R9 290X Tri-X OC for $90 CAD, got a decent deal I think.

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Sweet deal

Ahhzz · Jun 14, 2019

DR4G00N said:
Grabbed a Sapphire R9 290X Tri-X OC for $90 CAD, got a decent deal I think.

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Nice steal!!

Bones · Jun 15, 2019

GreiverBlade said:
why? i have that one :
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but only the board.... and i need to make it functional again ...
OK, I HATE YOU!

or put it on one single color you like!

Would you believe I snagged another just like that one today?
I did and will show it once it gets here. That one will probrably be setup for subzero, have a few chips I want to run that way and the board should be good for it.

MIRTAZAPINE · Jun 18, 2019

I got a Scythe Fuma to replace my old oxidised d15s and also my current low profile id-cooling is-40 planning to move back to bigger cooler again. The low profile cooler is not cutting it. As much as I love small form factor it takes so much effort to tune it. Back to the cooler though I got this cooler at lower price overseas shipping is abit of a pain increasing the price. Getting the cooler I am surprised by how much smaller this cooler is compared to a d15s, its almost like a mini cooler, I don't have a d15 to show you now. Even with single tower that is 160mm cooler this is small vs that. It is fairly compact it fits exactly with my mini itx board. I love the low height of 149mm. Testing the cooler I am shocked by the performance it is better than my d15s while being smaller. I can run prime95 small fft on my Ryzen 1700 at overclock 3.8Ghz to max the heat out it is at 66C, my d15 is already touching 70C. Tested in an open bench ambient is around 28C. I both hate and like the shine of cooler. My top plate is full of fingerprints and scratches from wiping it down. This would be my standard cooler now. Felt like selling of the d15s now.

FreedomEclipse · Jun 18, 2019

To go with that sexy new Be Quiet Dark Rock 4 Pro when it gets here

yotano211 · Jun 18, 2019

I know its not really computer tech but still tech.

I finally got a marine radar set for the sailboat from Amazon.
Furuno 1815 8.4" Color Lcd 19" 4kw Radar W/ 10m Cable
Now, any know how to install it.

thebluebumblebee · Jun 19, 2019

yotano211 said:
Now, any know how to install it.

~~I've got some zip ties...~~
I've got a multitool.

INSTG8R · Jun 19, 2019

Kinda tech? Took forever and got lost in the mail Looks nice in my PC room

rtwjunkie · Jun 19, 2019

blobster21 said:
Time for me to give more love to this lovely thread

By the time i'm writting this, i could be the new owner of this Coolermaster CM STacker 830.

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I have already purchased three of those Silverstone SST-FS304B RAID blackplanes, and if everything goes well, i will place all three in this case.

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I'm dying to be there already

I used to have one of those years ago. Great airflow and built like a tank. Absolutely zero room for cable management, which caused me to ditch it finally. Good find, tho! It makes me nostalgic.

Bones · Jun 19, 2019

Got this SLI-DR in yesterday and testing showed it as a working board.
Believe this one will be prepped for subzero use after I finish my current work on my Sabertooth 2.0 for the same purpose. If not I have others for that, just have to decide which one I'll be running.
Took the chipset cooler apart without removing the base of it from the board and cleaned the cooler, fanblades and lubed the fan with 3N1 oil, whisper quiet with none of the expected noise some of these tend to have after a few years of being used.
Although I didn't remove the cooler base itself temps for the chipset are good so no need to mess with that - Let it ride.

btarunr · Jun 19, 2019

There's never a bad time to bring a pair of Noctua fans home.

Dead quiet, 6-year warranty.

cucker tarlson · Jun 19, 2019

edifier W830BT

P4-630 · Jun 19, 2019

FreedomEclipse said:
To go with that sexy new Be Quiet Dark Rock 4 Pro when it gets here

Don't you mean that Dark Rock Slim CPU cooler?

FreedomEclipse · Jun 19, 2019

P4-630 said:
Don't you mean that Dark Rock Slim CPU cooler?

Indeed

::EDIT::

The loot from Be Quiet has just arrived

phill · Jun 19, 2019

FreedomEclipse said:
To go with that sexy new Be Quiet Dark Rock 4 Pro when it gets here

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A credit to Noctua, they do box things well!! Is it me or does that box seem rather out of proportion with the size of a 3.5g tube??

FreedomEclipse · Jun 19, 2019

phill said:
A credit to Noctua, they do box things well!! Is it me or does that box seem rather out of proportion with the size of a 3.5g tube??

Yeah you could say that. but they include some alcohol wipes and some instructions are also printed on the inside of the pull out.

Gumby · Jun 19, 2019

Went to Micro Center when I was near Cincinnati a week ago. Got me at the checkout. lol Picked up a couple of these.

HUSKIE · Jun 19, 2019

Just received from postman.

Previous stuff bought from local computer shop that had been closed down.

theonek · Jun 19, 2019

HUSKIE said:
Just received from postman.

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Previous stuff bought from local computer shop that had been closed down.

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so much hardware parts for what purpose? Do you assemble all of them into pc's and selling them or just for personal usage all of this I wonder? Or just you are collecting rare parts?

HUSKIE · Jun 19, 2019

theonek said:
so much hardware parts for what purpose? Do you assemble all of them into pc's and selling them or just for personal usage all of this I wonder? Or just you are collecting rare parts?

Both...

oxrufiioxo · Jun 20, 2019

Wow that is some gorgeous ram for sure. Definitely needs to be seen in person to appreciate.
I originally was going to go 3600 CL16 for my Ryzen 3000 build but 3200 CL14 was too hard to pass up for $122 after the 10% coupon code Newegg was running.

sam_86314 · Jun 20, 2019

Never thought I'd make an interesting tech purchase at my employer, but...

...I found this prepaid ZTE ZFive 2 in the clearance section for $10. It was originally $35.

It has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 425, 8GB of storage, 1GB of RAM, and it's running Android 6.0.1.

I have no plans to activate it on TracFone's network and use it as a phone (obviously, my LG V40 is leagues better than this). I got it as a cheap Android device to mess around with and probably try rooting at some point.

Pop_Mihai_Ioan · Jun 20, 2019

Bones said:
Got this SLI-DR in yesterday and testing showed it as a working board.
Believe this one will be prepped for subzero use after I finish my current work on my Sabertooth 2.0 for the same purpose. If not I have others for that, just have to decide which one I'll be running.
Took the chipset cooler apart without removing the base of it from the board and cleaned the cooler, fanblades and lubed the fan with 3N1 oil, whisper quiet with none of the expected noise some of these tend to have after a few years of being used.
Although I didn't remove the cooler base itself temps for the chipset are good so no need to mess with that - Let it ride.
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DFI Motherboard, good times!

hapkiman · Jun 22, 2019

If you're going to go RGB why not go full unicorn?

Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 3466 (PC4-27700) C16

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

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

System Name	OrangeHaze / Silence
Processor	i7-13700KF / i5-10400 /
Motherboard	ROG STRIX Z690-E / MSI Z490 A-Pro Motherboard
Cooling	Corsair H75 / TT ToughAir 510
Memory	64Gb GSkill Trident Z5 / 32GB Team Dark Za 3600
Video Card(s)	Palit GeForce RTX 2070 / Sapphire R9 290 Vapor-X 4Gb
Storage	Hynix Plat P41 2Tb\Samsung MZVL21 1Tb / Samsung 980 Pro 1Tb
Display(s)	22" Dell Wide/24" Asus
Case	Lian Li PC-101 ATX custom mod / Antec Lanboy Air Black & Blue
Audio Device(s)	SB Audigy 7.1
Power Supply	Corsair Enthusiast TX750
Mouse	Logitech G502 Lightspeed Wireless / Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum
Keyboard	K68 RGB — CHERRY® MX Red
Software	Win10 Pro \ RIP:Win 7 Ult 64 bit

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.

What's your latest tech purchase?

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cucker tarlson

P4-630

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phill

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Gumby

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HUSKIE

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sam_86314

Pop_Mihai_Ioan

hapkiman

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	MSI GP76
Processor	intel i7 11800h
Cooling	2 laptop fans
Memory	32gb of 3000mhz DDR4
Video Card(s)	Nvidia 3070
Storage	x2 PNY 8tb cs2130 m.2 SSD--16tb of space
Display(s)	17.3" IPS 1920x1080 240Hz
Power Supply	280w laptop power supply
Mouse	Logitech m705
Keyboard	laptop keyboard
Software	lots of movies and Windows 10 with win 7 shell
Benchmark Scores	Good enough for me

System Name	Main/DC
Processor	i7-3770K/i7-2600K
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-GD55/GA-P67A-UD4-B3
Cooling	Phanteks PH-TC14CS/H80
Memory	Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) LP /4GB Kingston DDR3 1600
Video Card(s)	Asus GTX 660 Ti/MSI HD7770
Storage	Crucial MX100 256GB/120GB Samsung 830 & Seagate 2TB(died)
Display(s)	Asus 24' LED/Samsung SyncMaster B1940
Case	P100/Antec P280 It's huge!
Audio Device(s)	on board
Power Supply	SeaSonic SS-660XP2/Seasonic SS-760XP2
Software	Win 7 Home Premiun 64 Bit

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 3
Software	Win 11 Pro x64

Processor	Core i9-9900k
Motherboard	ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 6
Cooling	All air: 2x140mm Fractal exhaust; 3x 140mm Cougar Intake; Enermax ETS-T50 Black CPU cooler
Memory	32GB (2x16) Mushkin Redline DDR-4 3200
Video Card(s)	ASUS RTX 4070 Ti Super OC 16GB
Storage	1x 1TB MX500 (OS); 2x 6TB WD Black; 1x 2TB MX500; 1x 1TB BX500 SSD; 1x 6TB WD Blue storage (eSATA)
Display(s)	Infievo 27" 165Hz @ 2560 x 1440
Case	Fractal Design Define R4 Black -windowed
Audio Device(s)	Soundblaster Z
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus GX-1000 Gold
Mouse	Coolermaster Sentinel III (large palm grip!)
Keyboard	Logitech G610 Orion mechanical (Cherry Brown switches)
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (Start10 & Fences 3.0 installed)

System Name	RBMK-1000
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix B450-E Gaming
Cooling	DeepCool Gammax L240 V2
Memory	2x 8GB G.Skill Sniper X
Video Card(s)	Palit GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER GameRock
Storage	Western Digital Black NVMe 512GB
Display(s)	BenQ 1440p 60 Hz 27-inch
Case	Corsair Carbide 100R
Audio Device(s)	ASUS SupremeFX S1220A
Power Supply	Cooler Master MWE Gold 650W
Mouse	ASUS ROG Strix Impact
Keyboard	Gamdias Hermes E2
Software	Windows 11 Pro

System Name	Purple rain
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
Case	P600S Silent w. Alpenfohn wing boost 3 ARGBT+ fans
Audio Device(s)	K612 Pro w. FiiO E10k DAC,W830BT wireless
Power Supply	Superflower Leadex Gold 850W
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	AlderLake
Processor	Intel i7 12700K P-Cores @ 5Ghz
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Master
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12A 2 fans + Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Extreme + 5 case fans
Memory	32GB DDR5 Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 6000MT/s CL36
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 2070 Super Gaming X Trio
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro 1TB + 970 Evo 500GB + 850 Pro 512GB + 860 Evo 1TB x2
Display(s)	23.8" Dell S2417DG 165Hz G-Sync 1440p
Case	Be quiet! Silent Base 600 - Window
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
Mouse	Logitech MX Anywhere 2 Laser wireless
Keyboard	RAPOO E9270P Black 5GHz wireless
Software	Windows 11
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R23 (Single Core) 1936 @ stock Cinebench R23 (Multi Core) 23006 @ stock

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 9 5950X
Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS
Cooling	15 Enermax Squa Rgb fans Enermax Auquafusion 360 AIO
Memory	128GB G Skill Trident Z RGB F4-3600C18-32GTZR
Video Card(s)	XFX Speedster MERC310 Radeon RX 7900XT
Storage	SAMSUNG 990PRO W/heatsink (PCI-E 4.0 x4) 1TB and 2TB, 8 Seagate ST6000NM0034 6TB in Raid 6
Display(s)	SAMSUNG C27F390 X2, Samsung 55" 4k
Case	Phanteks ENTHOO PRIMO
Audio Device(s)	Integra DTR 50.4 7.1 Surround
Power Supply	Corsair HX1000x
Mouse	Microsoft wirless mouse 5000
Keyboard	Microsoft wirless keyboard 5050
VR HMD	4 LG WH16NS60 Blu-Ray burners flashed for 4k ripping. Hauppauge dual tuner tv card
Software	Windows 11 pro

System Name	Space Heater MKIV
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Motherboard	ASRock B550 Taichi
Cooling	Noctua NH-U14S, 3x Noctua NF-A14s
Memory	2x32GB Teamgroup T-Force Vulcan Z DDR4-3600 C18 1.35V
Video Card(s)	PowerColor RX 6800 XT Red Devil (2150MHz, 240W PL)
Storage	2TB WD SN850X, 4x1TB Crucial MX500 (striped array), LG WH16NS40 BD-RE
Display(s)	Dell S3422DWG (34" 3440x1440 144Hz)
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Pro M
Audio Device(s)	Edifier R1700BT, Samson SR850
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x, CyberPower CST135XLU
Mouse	Logitech MX Master 3
Keyboard	Glorious GMMK 2 96%
Software	Windows 10 LTSC 2021, Linux Mint

System Name	Gaming PC/ EDU PC/ HFS PC
Processor	Intel i9-9900KF/ Dual Ryzen 7 2700X
Motherboard	Asrock Z390 Taichi Ultimate/ Dual Asrock X370 Proffesional Gaming
Cooling	Noctua NH-C14S/ Arctic Xtreme Freezer/ Ryzen Wraith Prysm RGB
Memory	64GB Corsair Vengeance PRO RGB 3200/ 32GB Corsair Dominator 3000/ 16GB Corsair Vengeance Pro 3200
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra / MSI RTX 2080Ti Ventus / EVGA GTX 1060 SC Gaming
Storage	Dual 970 EVO Plus 1TB + 6Tb 860 EVO/ 960 EVO 500GB + 18Tb R0/ 840EVO 250Gb + 16Tb R0
Display(s)	Samsung 32" U32R590 Curved 3480x2160 / Samsung 32" LC32H711 Curved 2560x1440 Freesync
Case	Cooler Master Stacker 830 NV Edition/ Dual Cooler Master 690 Advance II
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi Surround 5.1 SBX/ Creative X-Fi Titanium Pci-E/ On-board Realtek
Power Supply	Triple Corsair Platinum HX850i
Mouse	Logitech G7 WL / Logitech G903 Lightspeed / MS BT 8000
Keyboard	Dual Logitech G19s
Software	Win10 Pro

System Name	His & Hers
Processor	R7 5800X/ R7 7950X3D Stock
Motherboard	X670E Aorus Pro X/ROG Crosshair VIII Hero
Cooling	Corsair h150 elite/ Corsair h115i Platinum
Memory	Trident Z5 Neo 6000/ 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)	A whole bunch OLED, VA, IPS.....
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	Logitech - G915 LIGHTSPEED / Logitech G Pro

System Name	Coffee Lake S
Processor	i9-9900K
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE
Cooling	Corsair H115i Platinum RGB
Memory	Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 3466 C16
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 2080 Ti XC2 Ultra
Storage	Samsung 970 Pro M.2 512GB - Samsung 860 EVO 1TB SSD - WD Black 2TB HDD
Display(s)	Dell P2715Q 27" 3840x2160 IPS @ 60Hz
Case	Fractal Design Define R6
Power Supply	Seasonic 860 watt Platinum
Mouse	SteelSeries Rival 600
Keyboard	Corsair K70 RGB MK.2
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64 bit