What's your latest tech purchase?

[ixi]

Just curious what model of card you have from EVGA?

Sc2

 

[theonek]

sc2 is really not adequate cooling for 1080ti, you should have take a ftw3 at least or some similar model with 3 fans and fatter radiator...

 

[phill]

Sc2

I have two of these in SLI, I've no issues whatsoever.. Do you have a custom fan profile on it??

 

[E-curbi]

Just arrived at 9:42am this morning, an overnight ship from California.

Had to sign for it. What the heck is it?

Set up was simple, just toggle the dip switches on the bottom to your liking and pair with Win10 bluetooth. woooooo. There's also software key-mapping with the new Hybrid series, but I'll save that steep learning curve for another day. lol

Input setup, the white and light gray since 2016.

New and improved black and gunmetal for 2020. What a way to start the new year.

Now, the computer desk is white symbolizing paper and the black components sitting on top are the characters, the ink - get it? An homage to all who came before me, lol

Only available in the US since Monday January 6th 2020, and they are selling out FAST!

Grabbed the Hybrid Type-S in black (charcoal) with printed/labeled PBT keycaps and that sku is now SOLD OUT along with the Hybrid Type-S blank keys in white. Geez, only selling them for 48hours so far in North America.

PFU Fujitsu is also offering $40 off as an introductory price and FedEx overnight shipping was only $14.

The keymapping software looks impressive, not such a steep learning curve after all, it shows current key settings, ie - I have the Delete key above Return remapped to BS (backspace) by enabling dip switch SW3.

So amazing, if using the blank keycaps, anyone could easily remap the entire board from Qwerty to the very fast Dvorak layout in only a few minutes.

And finally for this series, bluetooth or usb-c connectivity, real firmware updates, and the space bar is also PBT not ABS plastic like previous models. My older white board above, the space bar was always chattering, this new PBT space bar, nice and silent ahhhhh, feels much more stable.

 

[ixi]

I have two of these in SLI, I've no issues whatsoever.. Do you have a custom fan profile on it??

Nop, default.

 

[witkazy]

Time to expande storage on my htpc

that ought to do the trick

 

[ixi]

I have two of these in SLI, I've no issues whatsoever.. Do you have a custom fan profile on it??

150 euros played a really big role .

Before this GPU i had msi 980 ti. Ohh damn, it was cool, quite and . Twin Frozr V - 14cm ventilators and huge ass radiator and most importantly silent. Just now checked that msi doesnt have that cooling solution for rtx 2080 ti...

Anyway at least for me. I ain't gonna buy any evga gpu unless I will have the same deal. Don't like the temp. while fans are quite. When I tune up fan speed. They are loud.

And I was little bit shocked that their gpu utility is buggy as hell... go to one section - crash. Go to different section something else hangs in this program. So meh. For me the impression of evga brand is not good. And add that they even failed to put cooling pads for vrm on one series... can't remember which though.

Hope that others don't have the same problem.

 

[E-curbi]

And for all the HHKB keyboard fanatics at TPU, here's the sidebox view. lol

...sidebox - as sexy as sideboob.

The black with blank keycaps just sold out, wow only the white/gray with printed keycaps is still available. I guess that means unscientifically it's the LEAST popular configuration, who knew?

 

[phill]

Nop, default.

Customise that GPU mate, it'll be a load better

Mine quiet as you can be on air cooling I suppose, 60C full load temps with the two gaming.. Pretty decent to be honest I looked into the FTW3 cards but at the time I was buying them, no way was I spending an extra £100+ a card for no real difference in performance but a few points in 3D Mark.. No sir, not for me thanks! If they where £30 ish or so different, then easier choice to make with the better power delivery etc but £100+, nah

 

[NoJuan999]

Time to expande storage on my htpc
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that ought to do the trick

Good choice.
I have the MX500 500 GB m.2 SATA on my Asus ROG Strix X470-F and I am very happy with it so far.

 

[ixi]

Customise that GPU mate, it'll be a load better

Mine quiet as you can be on air cooling I suppose, 60C full load temps with the two gaming.. Pretty decent to be honest I looked into the FTW3 cards but at the time I was buying them, no way was I spending an extra £100+ a card for no real difference in performance but a few points in 3D Mark.. No sir, not for me thanks! If they where £30 ish or so different, then easier choice to make with the better power delivery etc but £100+, nah

I did do custom curve for fans, that is why I installed their soft, but didn't help me alot. Except that I could watch 9 sensors for temps

 

[HUSKIE]

Sabertooth x99 and i7 6850k

 

[E-curbi]

So PFU sends this guy every new HHKB Hybrid Type-S component accessory for his unboxing video fo' free?

I'm so jelly, I'm grape jelly.

Sabertooth x99 and i7 6850k

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I had the 6800K and R5E10 board, could not XMP a simple Gskill 3200/14 Quad kit without CPU package temps moving crazy high to 52C 55C at idle. Maybe I had a defective mobo or cpu, but 3other enthusiasts I spoke with using similar hardware also experienced the same extremely high CPU package thermals with Broadwell E and X99.

After talking to 3 engineers and 2 overclocking guru guys, we tried everything in bios for almost 2months - I simply tossed in the towel for memory overclocking with X99.

Wishing you much better luck than I had Huskie bro.

 

[phill]

I did do custom curve for fans, that is why I installed their soft, but didn't help me alot. Except that I could watch 9 sensors for temps

I just use Afterburner, set it to a set speed and just game away without worrying about temps

 

[E-curbi]

8086K running at 5.4Ghz all cores all threads 1.360volts idling so sweet and happy at 29C on ambient Noctua air (upper right quadrant photo below) system information from the AquaComputer Vision Touch OLED tiny display.

And those cutiepie Sony external storage pods with the adorable blue lighting doe.

Dayum and Geez, that simple setup photo below is SO SEXY beyond belief!

For an ugly boring workstation computer.

gf: it's a virtual phenomenon transcending before our very eyes, please alert the local media. now, can we go to bed?

These cool little info devices from AC are not expensive and add so much to your work computer setup. If you like to monitor hardware at a glance from peripheral vision while you work.

Yes, they toggle by themselves every 5seconds new info, you don't have to do anything.

Warning: they are OLED sharp, yet very tiny.

 

[newtekie1]

Had to pick this up when Amazon had a flash sale:

 

[E-curbi]

That setup is SO SEXY beyond belief! It's Blowing My (substantially small) Mind!

Sorry guys, but this is a Victory Lap Post well deserved for so many years involved and invested putting this work build together - one small piece at a time.

Let Us Sing and provide for our families!

I guess my time has run out here at TPU.

See ya fellas and such grand miscellaneous gents, and thanks for everything.

The answer to the ultimate question - of life - the universe, and everything is … 42.

42 shave soap made from whale diarrhea, petunias and galactic tea.

 

[sepheronx]

Finally, the 3500X came in. Please excuse some photos. For some reason the Motorola One has trouble with the RAM (plastic casing probably) and my hands shake too much as is.

 

[agent_x007]

Replacement PSU for ALL my testing rig(s).
Up to this point I was using at least 11+ year old TX750 (I own it since January 2009 bought used - pic of it's interior in attachment)
I payed ~95$ USD for AX860 with shipping (no original BOX, but has all the cables/adapters) - it works so that's good.

 

[phill]

Well I guess there's one good thing about it, I did at least listen to some suggestions .....



I do hope that I will be able to fit these this weekend... I'm got some Ryzen building to do!! I got grabbed a few 15m cat 5e cables as well but I'm sure we all know what they look like
I have also treated myself to a few Xbox games to complete some collections I have.. I'll put those up at some point

 

[HUSKIE]

Don't use cat5e, use cat6 at least

 

[phill]

Don't use cat5e, use cat6 at least

It's perfectly fine for the requirement I have The whole house is cat 5e and I've only a 1Gb switch, so it's perfectly fine It's only going out to some WCG machines which I won't care to much if they are only getting 99% of the performance, it's not going to do anything massive with them It was the price that got me, £2.40 for a 15m cable?? Bargain.... I think the cat 6 cables where near a £5, grabbing 5 of them would have doubled my costs for no real benefit or performance boost sadly

 

[HUSKIE]

Unless the cat5e solid copper not stranded copper/bunched wires one.

We have loads of cat6 look.

 

[E-curbi]

OK, maybe I should clear this up.

The 42 shave soap is paying homage to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy book and movie and has the scent of lemon and tea and petunias just beautiful directly off the puck.

Yet the film is a sci-fi "comedy" and the shave soap follows along those same lines – it’s a joke soap.

As soon as you add water to create your face shave lather the soap scent transforms into the smell of Whale Poop.

Barrister and Mann is just trolling us … Mann!

So funny, and only available once a year from May to June. Lol

Grab a puck for yourself at $17USD, you will love it, that delicious Barrister and Mann slickness with gorgeous cushion to protect your manly face.

...NO I'm not paid by anyone, get NOTHING for free, and pay FULL PRICE for my shave soaps lol, just passing on great experiences to TPU wetshavers.

 

[trickson]

added top of the LINE Reference Premier 5000f and 6000f speakers with a brand NEW Sony 4K Bravia T.V. HEAVEN has ARRIVED!

Oh and yeah I paid $300 each for the RP5000F and $400 each for the RP6000F at FRY'S Electronics they must be going out of business or something, They normally go for $500 bucks each and the 4K Sony is a 65" I got it for $800 bucks!!! NO SHIZT I'm supper serial about that! I could not believe it myself. It's like they gave them to me!