What's your latest tech purchase?

[kapone32]

As I have posted I came into some unexpected dollars and as a result was going to treat myself with something nice. I was contemplating getting a 3955x and a TRX40 board but I ran Firestrike on my 2920X/Vega 64 and got 18804 as a score and then did the same thing with my 5600X/6800XT and got a score of 34505. As a result i have changed my trajectory. I instead started with this.

Amazon.ca

This will replace the 5TB HDD that has 1/2 of my Steam library.

my brother got a used redmi note 7 pro for ₹6500 (90$) with 4gb and 64gb storage couple of days ago after his poco x2 got stolen few days back in the market
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The lord works in mysterious ways.

 

[P4-630]

As I have posted I came into some unexpected dollars and as a result was going to treat myself with something nice. I was contemplating getting a 3955x and a TRX40 board but I ran Firestrike on my 2920X/Vega 64 and got 18804 as a score and then did the same thing with my 5600X/6800XT and got a score of 34505. As a result i have changed my trajectory. I instead started with this.

Amazon.ca

This will replace the 5TB HDD that has 1/2 of my Steam library.


The lord works in mysterious ways.

QLC though...TBW/warranty?

 

[kapone32]

QLC though...TBW/warranty?

The warranty is 5 years and the drive is actually made for the enterprise market. I read that the speeds are in the 350 to 400 mb/s range. I don't expect that the way I am using it will introduce any type of worrying level wearing. This is one of those things that has been on my want list for a while. Even if it is QLC to see 7.6 TB of SSD on 1 drive (that is not RAID 0) in Windows sounds pretty compelling to me.

 

[Valantar]

QLC though...TBW/warranty?

Even if it wasn't an enterprise drive, how is Steam Library use going to come even close to consuming the tbw rating on even the cheapest QLC drive? Steam libraries are mostly WORM, though with the occasional update causing some more writes, and the occasional uninstall of one game and install of another causing some more. Having a workload like that even cause 100 full drive writes including write amplification in five years would take some very, very active installing and uninstalling of games.

 

[P4-630]

Even if it wasn't an enterprise drive, how is Steam Library use going to come even close to consuming the tbw rating on even the cheapest QLC drive?

I was just wondering because of it's unusual size.

 

[Valantar]

I was just wondering because of it's unusual size.

That's understandable, but given that tbw scales with the amount of flash (at least real-world tolerances, warranties/specs might not if the OEM is silly) it would take a lot to wear it out.

 

[P4-630]

given that tbw scales with the amount of flash (at least real-world tolerances, warranties/specs might not if the OEM is silly) it would take a lot to wear it out.

That's why I was asking, yeah a lot! But not mentioned.

 

[kapone32]

That's why I was asking, yeah a lot! But not mentioned.

I think it was 600TBw but am not sure. I was honestly just looking at price after such an exhaustive search.

 

[newtekie1]

Grabbed myself a new laptop to replace my old one.

Old Laptop Specs:
i5-7300HQ(4C/4T 2.5GHz Base/3.5GHz Turbo)
16GB DDR4-2400(2x8GB)
GTX 1050 2GB
256GB M.2 SSD(Slot is SATA only, no NVMe support)
1TB 2.5" SATA SSD
1080p@60Hz TN Screen

New Laptop Specs:
i5-10300H(4C/8T 2.5GHz Base/4.5GHz Turbo)
16GB DDR4-2400(2x8GB)*
RTX 2060 6GB
256GB M.2 SSD NVMe
2TB M.2 SSD NVMe*
1080p@120Hz IPS Screen

*Upgraded From Stock

Yes, this is the laptop the Linus talked about on his channel a few weeks ago. No I didn't pay $700 for it, I actually caught it on sale at Walmart for $650. It only came with the 256GB SSD and 8GB of single channel RAM. I upgraded it with a 2TB SSD and a 2x8GB kit of RAM for dual channel.

Some notes that weren't in Linus' video, or weren't really clear.

1. The entire chassis isn't plastic. The back of the screen is metal, so when the laptop is closed, it does add a little protection and rigidity to the screen.
2. The single 8GB stick of RAM that it ships with is DDR4-3200, which was a nice surprise. I was expecting them to cheap out with DDR4-2400 or even worse 2133. Though since the 10300H only supports 2933 RAM, the memory that comes with the laptop runs at 2933 not 3200.
3. The NVMe SSD that comes with the laptop is a Phison. Unfortunately it is DRAMless. I'll be upgrading this next in the near future. It's not terrible, but I can feel it "hitch" from time to time.
4. There is a small heatsink with a thermal pad on it for the two M.2 SSD slots, but it only covers the drive controller not the entire drive. But that is OK since the controller is the hottest part of the drive.
5. The software that controls the fans and keyboard lighting is easy to use.

Gaming is not my primary use for my laptop, I use it for work. It is just a benefit that it can play games. I really was happy with my old laptop, but I couldn't pass this new on up at $650.

 

[kapone32]

I think it was 600TBw but am not sure. I was honestly just looking at price after such an exhaustive search.

Well it has arrived. 7.68 TB of SSD goodness.

 

[windwhirl]

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Well it has arrived. 7.68 TB of SSD goodness.

Awesome!

 

[sepheronx]

 

[kapone32]

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Nice you got them!!!!!

 

[sepheronx]

Nice you got them!!!!!

Yeah, very expensive so far

 

[TheLostSwede]

It could've been mine today for a mere US$1,180, plus the cost of a motherboard

Instead I got a heatsink for my RPi 4 and some network cables, as that's all my budget could stretch to.

 

[kapone32]

It could've been mine today for a mere US$1,180, plus the cost of a motherboard

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Instead I got a heatsink for my RPi 4 and some network cables, as that's all my budget could stretch to.

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But?

 

[jboydgolfer]

some of those AIB 6800xt & 6900xt cards are super expensive. i was looking at my suppliers customer catalogue, & the base 6800xt is around $650 or so, then they have an AIB version, same card model 6800xt, but it is listed over $1100! i couldnt believe how much of a hike the AIB added for a shroud & proprietary 'technology'

 

[sepheronx]

some of those AIB 6800xt & 6900xt cards are super expensive. i was looking at my suppliers customer catalogue, & the base 6800xt is around $650 or so, then they have an AIB version, same card model 6800xt, but it is listed over $1100! i couldnt believe how much of a hike the AIB added for a shroud & proprietary 'technology'

All 6800/XT models are above $1000 here in Canada.

 

[Easy Rhino]

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Gaming is not my primary use for my laptop, I use it for work. It is just a benefit that it can play games. I really was happy with my old laptop, but I couldn't pass this new on up at $650.

That seems like it would make for a really nice affordable linux laptop.

 

[newtekie1]

That seems like it would make for a really nice affordable linux laptop.

Spec wise it can't be beat for the price I paid for it. Everything else I could find with a RTX 2060 in it was $1,000+. And I like that this thing is so easy to upgrade. No soldered RAM or SSD like a lot of the cheaper(and even some expensive) laptops.

 

[scoutingwraith]

Got me a Perc H310 SAS Card. I have 4 1TB SAS Drives sitting around that i am planning on utilizing

 

[tabascosauz]

New monitor - Dell S2721DGF. The first monitor since 2016 that I haven't immediately returned for poor uniformity. A bit of very subtle IPS glow in the lower left but otherwise it's mint.

They said the 27GL850 and S2721DGF have horrible contrast ratio, but it really isn't that bad.

 

[jboydgolfer]

New monitor - Dell S2721DGF

in case youre unaware (& or unless its been fixed)...those monitors suffer(d) from a horizontal refresh rate line, that runs right down the middle of the screen. its hard to see, but a .text document full screened will make it very obvious.
when you run in to the refresh rate bug, just reset the display driver, or power off & on the monitor, or change refresh rate & then back, any of these will fix the issue if you run in to it.

it cuts out a 3 pixel or so line all the way from the top to the bottom of the screen right in the middle, & it moves it all the way to the farthest right side of the monitor.
you can see what i mean below. i own two of these, & they both do it. its a known issue, & to my knowledge there is no permanent fix.

i hope yours dont have it, but just in case it does.

Sweet KB BTW

 

[TheLostSwede]

But?

Are you asking if I'd be willing to act as a private shopper on your behalf?

New monitor - Dell S2721DGF. The first monitor since 2016 that I haven't immediately returned for poor uniformity. A bit of very subtle IPS glow in the lower left but otherwise it's mint.

They said the 27GL850 and S2721DGF have horrible contrast ratio, but it really isn't that bad.

Mate of mine got one and he's really happy with his too. Way overpriced here for some reason.

 

[jboydgolfer]

Way overpriced here for some reason.

luckily they were on sale on bestbuy's website a year ago, i grabbed two for a little under $600, their normal price is around $600 or so.
theyre nice monitors, with good connectivity, good panel lighting & all of the 'nice to haves' users expect in monitors, plus a few many high end monitors dont have, like 4 USB ports + a USB upstream, smooth height adjustment, good panel swivel, vesa compatible, great viewing angles (all you lose is color at extreme side angles). the control panel buttons suck, & the occasional Hz rate bug some experience is a pita, but other than that, its a good monitor.