What's your latest tech purchase?

[EntropyZ]

A nice upgrade over 128 GB SSD. I have had crucial SSD since 2011 and never had one failed on me. Have the older mx300 model 2 TB version my self. Good cheap and reliable SSD from crucial.

They're comparable to most of the Samsung's offerings, still having DRAM and having a much better price. They're the only SSD's I run in most of my systems apart from some ADATAs. I just wish I could get 1TB/2TB drives for a better price sooner, even though the prices have dropped considerably per/GB since 2011.

 

[TheLostSwede]

Crucial MX500 1TB. Will replace the two Crucial M4 128GB in my wife's system. They're still going strong after all these years but just not providing enough space.

Just swapped out the SSD in my notebook, not as massive of an upgrade, only went from an OEM 256GB Samsung drive to a 500GB WD Blue, but it sure made a difference, as nearly running out of space on an SSD is no fun, as it really slows down the entire system.

Oh and I bought some more RAM, as it's come down in price...
I guess I didn't really need it, but I doubt it'll ever be much cheaper than this so...

 

[phill]

someone just sold a brand new z97 oc formula for what I paid for my z97x gaming 5 back in 2014

well /bleep/ me in the /bleep/ with a big black /bleep/.

I love mine I think I'm missing the Z87 model tho....

 

[GreiverBlade]

Crucial MX500 1TB. Will replace the two Crucial M4 128GB in my wife's system. They're still going strong after all these years but just not providing enough space.

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i should do the same about my system ssd ... a OCZ Vertex III 120gb ... but seeing as it still go quite well (it's at last 6yrs old and shows *correct 98%* on crystaldiskinfo ) and as one of my other 240gb SSD would be replaced too (the WD Green is a slowpoke that i would use in a ext enclosure for movies for my Kodibox.... if i didn't have a Adata XPG SD700X 512gb SSD for that ... ) a second Toshiba TR200 would be nice to replace the slow one...

 

[potato580+]

this weird yet unique card keep calling my name, i think might be ended spend forthis

although i can get 1070ti at same price, but well screw that, taste nombor one lol

 

[Ahhzz]

This is arriving in about a week . Can't beat $30

Amazon.com: Alienware 7.1 PC Gaming Headset AW510H-Light: 50mm Hi-Res Drivers - Noise Cancelling Mic - Multi Platform Compatible(PS4,Xbox One,Switch) via 3.5mm Jack: Computers & Accessories

Amazon.com: Alienware 7.1 PC Gaming Headset AW510H-Light: 50mm Hi-Res Drivers - Noise Cancelling Mic - Multi Platform Compatible(PS4,Xbox One,Switch) via 3.5mm Jack: Computers & Accessories

www.amazon.com

 

[Rahnak]

Finally retiring the 2500K. And some extra bits.

 

[Ahhzz]

Finally retiring the 2500K. And some extra bits.
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Congrats!!! I was hoping to do mine this year, but sure we can even manage by next year Enjoy!!

 

[Rahnak]

Congrats!!! I was hoping to do mine this year, but sure we can even manage by next year Enjoy!!

Thanks! It's been a long time coming. But when that board came back on stock I couldn't resist. Here's to hoping the 3700x lasts as long as the 2500k.
Hope you get your upgrade soon.

 

[Ahhzz]

Thanks! It's been a long time coming. But when that board came back on stock I couldn't resist. Here's to hoping the 3700x lasts as long as the 2500k.
Hope you get your upgrade soon.

Can I ask what the damage was for the board, proc and memory?

 

[Lorec]

Thanks! It's been a long time coming. But when that board came back on stock I couldn't resist. Here's to hoping the 3700x lasts as long as the 2500k.
Hope you get your upgrade soon.

A solid upgrade indeed! Time to update Your system spec as well

 

[Liviu Cojocaru]

IT'S HEEEREEEEE. YUSSSS. Ahem. Sorry for the picture quality. I'm using my aging LG G5 in poor lighting.

Snapped the Arctic Liquid Freezer II 240 before Amazon UK went out of stock until early November. NEW TOYS YAY! Who waits for Black Friday anyway...

You can see the block of Deepcool Captain 240 on the motherboard in the background. The packaging is slightly smaller, probably because the fans are pre-assembled on the radiator instead of having the user to do the ritual.

The tubes are long AF. I think this can go in an E-ATX case and be mounted in front no problem. The bad news for me is there's a lot of tube slack so they just droop by the GPU and that doesn't look as clean. Well, at least I can use them as a GPU support, because EVGA's RTX series cards can get a bit hefty, especially triple-slot designs.

Temperature wise, I saw -1 or 2 degree difference during a gaming load when comparing my Captain 240 EX, I think these fans spin a bit slower though, so it's pretty quiet when it's running. The radiator is a bit thicker, but all in all it didn't seem to make much difference to a Ryzen 5 2600 running at 4GHz, 1.308v.

Honestly, for £60. this is a good buy, and for those that don't like LED lights on the pump block, well it's an AIO that doesn't have them, so you can count that as a win.
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Man that fan is. Tiny. Like my... I'm not going there.

Nice buy , I had the Freezer I a while back and unfortunately it was the first and only CPU cooler that died on me hopefully this edition is much better. It looks and performs very well from what I've seen online.

 

[Rahnak]

Can I ask what the damage was for the board, proc and memory?

Total damage for the three was 578,70€. 348,90 for the CPU, 139,90 for the motherboard and 89,90 for the ram (Flare X 3200Mhz CL16).
Tax is a little on the heavier side here, at 23%.

A solid upgrade indeed! Time to update Your system spec as well

Will do as soon as I have it all up and running. Should be done by tonight or tomorrow night.

 

[Chomiq]

Corsair HS70 Wireless - it was almost 50% off. Too small for my head, fit is too tight. Didn't even unpack the mic part. Returning it tomorrow. I was planning to use it for office work, since the cheapo headset there is even worse (on ear and cheap plastics, last about 2 months before the headband snaps).
Luckily EU return policy comes in handy when it comes to returns and refunds, so I'll get cash back.

My Fidelio X2's remain the most comfortable headphones I ever owned.

 

[DR4G00N]

Grabbed this Maximus III Formula off ebay for $20 as is untested. Had some bent pins which I repaired and quite a coating of dust, other than that it looked in decent shape.
Still waiting on cpu's to test it with but it at least recognizes there isn't one in it when I try to turn it on.

 

[biffzinker]

Recent purchase, EVGA NU Audio card.

Edit: My chrome dome made it into the photo

 

[Rahnak]

New toy arrived.

 

[sam_86314]

New toy arrived.
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Would say I look forward to seeing how it compares to my Cryorig R1 Ultimate, but you have a 65W chip and I have a 95W one.

I've been disappointed with my R1's performance, and I wonder if this cooler would be better.

 

[Rahnak]

Would say I look forward to seeing how it compares to my Cryorig R1 Ultimate, but you have a 65W chip and I have a 95W one.

I've been disappointed with my R1's performance, and I wonder if this cooler would be better.

According to the review on TPU they perform similarly and within 2ºC of each other.

 

[DR4G00N]

Finally got a CPU (i5 650 K0) for my Maximus III Formula, I'm happy to say that it works great after a quick bios update.
Cleaned it up with a brush too, looks pretty good.

 

[Splinterdog]

Just bought the parts for another customer build. It would have been nice if his funds had stretched to an NVMe, but maybe that can come later on.
Looking forward to building it now.

 

[GreiverBlade]

well, more Fiio ...

carrying case with more flair and no plastic : Fiio HB3 38chf discounted 28chf

the added mesh make the content more clean

and the RC-BT addon for when i travel (3.5mm cable for when in the plane RC-BT anywhere else till batteries run out ) 28chf (usually goes for 58chf) so it's two for a little less than one

the pouch is neat and fit in the HB3

effectively replacing the Sudio Tolv as BT headset and adding AptX (but with a wire ) the Tolv was gifted to a friend

upcoming next, a pouch/case for my Pioneer SE-MS7BT-S (well ... a HD over-ear is needed too, so, protecting it is a must) and a C to C 3.0 cable (turns out the previous one i got was the 2.0 standard and it's not practical with a 3.0 capable ext SSD, can still use the 2.0 for the phone and tablet since their USB-C are 2.0 )

 

[Valantar]

well more Fiio ...

carrying case with more flair and no plastic : Fiio HB3 38chf discounted 28chf
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the added mesh make the content more clean

and the RC-BT addon for when i travel (3.5mm cable for when in the plane RC-BT anywhere else till batteries run out ) 28chf (usually goes for 58chf) so it's two for a little less than one
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the pouch is neat and fit in the HB3

effectively replacing the Sudio Tolv as BT headset and adding AptX/AptX-HD (but with a wire ) the Tolv was gifted to a friend

upcoming next, a pouch/case for my Pioneer SE-MS7BT-S (well ... a HD over-ear is needed too, so, protecting it is a must) and a C to C 3.0 cable (turns out the previous one i got was the 2.0 standard and it's not practical with a 3.0 capable ext SSD, can still use the 2.0 for the phone and tablet since their USB-C are 2.0 )

What's the sound quality with the RC-BT like? I've been wondering if anyone made an adapter like that for IEMs with replaceable cables, so it's nice to see it exists

 

[Splinterdog]

Millimetres of clearance with the heatsink, so I was a little tentative whilst securing it.

 

[Calmmo]

Grabbed this little guy on sale for 169€

And here's what a 10 year gap in storage looks like (used to boot my PC at the time from the WD)