What's your latest tech purchase?

Ruru · Mar 20, 2021

80-watt Hamster said:
How!? Image was loading dial-up style, so I was musing to myself: "Bet it's a 5450." Then: a 7850 for a tenner? That's almost an order of magnitude less than you can find them for in the States.

I just posted a thread on io-tech forums that I want to buy a cheap GPU and the dude gave it basically for free, I paid 10EUR incl. shipping. :toast:

ZenZimZaliben · Mar 20, 2021

P4-630 said:
I used to make 3d models in SolidWorks but I no longer have access to this software.

What software are you using? Free? Costs?

Sure here are three that I use and they all have their strenghts. All Free!

https://www.matterhackers.com/store/l/mattercontrol/sk/MKZGTDW6 - I use this one the most. It is very basic but for just messing with models or building basic shapes and exporting out to gcode it is great. Totally Free. Great for going to a respository like Thingiverse making slight mods or whatever and printing.

https://ultimaker.com/software/ultimaker-cura - More advanced, more features, Also Free.

https://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/overview?term=1-YEAR - Very advanced. Create anything. Can calculate stress/load/torque on pieces so you can build very complex, very strong designs. But it is sort of a PIA, needlessly complex in some ways at least for my use case. Completely free if registered as a student. But I usually end up exporting the STL out and Opening in MatterControl to finalize for printing.

silentbogo · Mar 20, 2021

Ok, my shopping spree continues. Besides a new 24U rack I've also acquired some accessories, like a rackmount kit for my Edgerouter 10X (ER-RMKIT), and a shitty bottom shelf which ended up being too wide and bending outwards a little. I think something heavy, like a big-ass UPS will fix it

And of course a bagful of screws

And lemme tell ya... These shmucks at online server stores are so greedy, they charge $1 per flippin' screw!!! Can you imagine that?
Bought these in a nearby hardware store (equivalent of 'murcan Home Depot). $10 a bag. And unlike those "proper" ones, these are M6 and included hardware actually fits in a mounting hole.
Apparently they have a whole section dedicated to networking and stuff. I should visit more often.

FireFox said:
Reminds me this video

There were quite a few limited edition models from CSX. There was an Nvidia edition case, Medusa, Gargoyle, Dragon and if memory serves me right - something with an american flag (or maybe it was a CM Stacker...). Used to drool over this stuff when I was younger.

Chloe Price said:
A graphics card for my 2nd PC. Paid 10EUR including shipping so it was basically a freebie.

HD7850 for how much?! I'll take two!
Solid card. A bit hot and power-hungry for my liking, but still useful as heck.

Forgot one more, though some time had passed since this purchase already. Just thought I'd share, cause it's interesting.
Not as cheap or powerful as Chloe's card, but still... $13 for a very rare GPU for my workshop, which I tried to hunt down for several years now (missed a Dell OEM variant two years ago, and nothing appeared on my radar ever since).

It's a regular boring Zotac GT730 1GB, but what makes it special, is that it's PCIe x1. Can be installed in an embedded board with no need for risers, or can be used to test broken boards in a workshop.
For now it's gonna hang out in my HP Z620.

dorsetknob · Mar 21, 2021

My NAS according to documentation only supports up to Raid 1 4TB ( it currently has 2 x 1TB in Raid 1)
but i acquired these Seagate 8TB Archive Drives (x 2 ).
two Hours to Install and see if they would configure

Yes Success Raid 1 and 7.9TB

TheLostSwede · Mar 21, 2021

dorsetknob said:
My NAS according to documentation only supports up to Raid 1 4TB ( it currently has 2 x 1TB in Raid 1)
but i acquired these Seagate 8TB Archive Drives (x 2 ).
two Hours to Install and see if they would configure

Yes Success Raid 1 and 7.9TB

Which make and model is your NAS?
Most of those support lists are only for whatever firmware/software build they tested with and it's often not the limit, as you clearly found out.
Keep in mind that you got SMR drives now, which is not ideal for NAS usage, as per the review below.

Seagate Archive HDD Review (8TB)

The Seagate Archive HDD 8TB is a high capacity, energy efficient, and lower cost hard drive for active archive purposes. The drive comes with

www.storagereview.com

dorsetknob · Mar 21, 2021

TheLostSwede said:
Which make and model is your NAS?

Netgear ReadyNAS Duo ver 2 circa 2011

TheLostSwede said:
Keep in mind that you got SMR drives now, which is not ideal for NAS usage, as per the review below.

yes i know...........its all in the Name ( Archive ).
Nas will only be powered on occasionally to archive files and occasional access ...then powered off

FreedomEclipse · Mar 21, 2021

Not actually purchased but gifted to me from a friend cuz I helped him out with his pc and cock blocked him from getting stuck in debt and overpaying for parts during lockdown

The bonus is its Samsung instead of hynix

But it's cheap Samsung M-Die in single rank that doesn't overlock well but can tighten up pretty good on timings

Big sad but 32gb is better than 16gb I had before

scoutingwraith · Mar 21, 2021

Got myself a Nvidia Quadro P620 ($70) for my old system that I was using before my current one. It had a 1660Ti before but I gave it to my dad to use it since the 670 he had was not cutting it anymore.

On a side note. How does the Quadro stack for video editing ?

silentbogo · Mar 21, 2021

scoutingwraith said:
On a side note. How does the Quadro stack for video editing ?

It'll get the job done. Same as 1050, only a little slower and cooler.
Recently did a build for a customer (tiny Premiere Pro editing station on a very tight budget). Added GTX1050 just for the sake of having NVENC and CUDA. I think he's happy, or at least I've heard no complaints ever since our last benchmarking session.

scoutingwraith · Mar 21, 2021

silentbogo said:
It'll get the job done. Same as 1050, only a little slower and cooler.
Recently did a build for a customer (tiny Premiere Pro editing station on a very tight budget). Added GTX1050 just for the sake of having NVENC and CUDA. I think he's happy, or at least I've heard no complaints ever since our last benchmarking session.

Good to know. I wanted to have something decent because using the intel integrated one on the 3770k was not a thing that would cut it.

silentbogo · Mar 21, 2021

Ivy Bridge is a bit old for that. I don't think it even supports HEVC decode, or any of the modern codecs except H.264.
That P620 can do lots. If performance isn't critical, and all you need is a good set of features - it has pretty much anything and everything you need, including HEVC 4K 10-bit etc.

P4-630 · Mar 21, 2021

PooPipeBoy said:
Have a look at FreeCAD, it's a bit tedious to work with but it has good functionality.

Well I tried it, IMO with SolidWorks it is much easier to create something... :ohwell:

The Siemens software looks promising but only can get a Trial... After that it's quite expensive and you have to pay anually.

I won't try the Siemens software since I can only use it for a short time anyway.

Currently trying the free version of: https://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/personal
This looks more promising than FreeCAD sofar, however it is "limited" , have to see how that affects the things I do with it.

At this time, the following file formats are supported:

Auotdesk Alias (*.wire)
AutoCAD DWG Files (*.dwg)
Autodesk Fusion 360 Archive Files (*.f3d)
Autodesk Fusion 360 Toolpath Archive Files (*.cam360)
Autodesk Sim360 Archive Files (*.sim360)
Autodesk Inventor Files (*.ipt, *.iam)
CATIA V5 Files (*.CATProduct, *.CATPart)
DXF Files (*.dxf)
FBX (*.fbx)
IGES (*ige, *iges, *igs)
NX (*prt)
OBJ (*.obj)
Parasolid Binary Files (*.x_b)
Parasolid Text Files (*.x_t)
Pro/ENGINEER and Creo Parametric Files (*.asm, *.prt)
Pro/ENGINEER Granite Files (*.g)
Pro/ENGINEER Neutral Files(*.neu)
Rhino Files (*.3dm)
SAT/SMT Files (*.sab, *.sat, *.smb, *.smt)
SolidWorks Files (*.prt, *.asm, *.sldprt, *.sldasm)
STEP Files (*.ste, *.step, *.step
STL Files (*.stl)

Too bad, I can't open any parts I've created with SolidWorks... It seems that's one of the limitations...

80-watt Hamster · Mar 22, 2021

Pretty sure I a) paid too much and b) don't really need it, but nevertheless:

FireFox · Mar 23, 2021

Ordered a Black Ice Nemesis GTX - 420 for the Top, my plan was a 360 because i know i will have problems trying to fit 1x 420 top + 2x 480 front, that said, i see myself very soon doing some kind a weird Mod to the top of the case :cry:

lexluthermiester said:
You have engaged in what is termed "over-kill".

Now that i am adding another big Rad how do you describe this, madness :confused:

Bigger fans needed :shadedshu:

Valantar · Mar 23, 2021

FireFox said:
Now that i am adding another big Rad how do you describe this, madness

I believe the term is "throwing money out the window", but to each their own!

8BitZ80 · Mar 23, 2021

P4-630 said:
Well I tried it, IMO with SolidWorks it is much easier to create something...
The Siemens software looks promising but only can get a Trial... After that it's quite expensive and you have to pay anually.
I won't try the Siemens software since I can only use it for a short time anyway.

Currently trying the free version of: https://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/personal
This looks more promising than FreeCAD sofar, however it is "limited" , have to see how that affects the things I do with it.

At this time, the following file formats are supported:

Auotdesk Alias (*.wire)

AutoCAD DWG Files (*.dwg)

Autodesk Fusion 360 Archive Files (*.f3d)

Autodesk Fusion 360 Toolpath Archive Files (*.cam360)

Autodesk Sim360 Archive Files (*.sim360)

Autodesk Inventor Files (*.ipt, *.iam)

CATIA V5 Files (*.CATProduct, *.CATPart)

DXF Files (*.dxf)

FBX (*.fbx)

IGES (*ige, *iges, *igs)

NX (*prt)

OBJ (*.obj)

Parasolid Binary Files (*.x_b)

Parasolid Text Files (*.x_t)

Pro/ENGINEER and Creo Parametric Files (*.asm, *.prt)

Pro/ENGINEER Granite Files (*.g)

Pro/ENGINEER Neutral Files(*.neu)

Rhino Files (*.3dm)

SAT/SMT Files (*.sab, *.sat, *.smb, *.smt)

SolidWorks Files (*.prt, *.asm, *.sldprt, *.sldasm)

STEP Files (*.ste, *.step, *.step

STL Files (*.stl)

Too bad, I can't open any parts I've created with SolidWorks... It seems that's one of the limitations...

I don't recall doing much to get the Student version of Siemens NX. You just enter a university name but you don't need to provide any specific information to prove you're a "student". Once you get the download, it will just install onto any machine and run straight away. You don't need to enter in details, or link the software to your account or any of that nonsense.

These are the only limitations that Siemens mentions on their site regarding the Student version:

Watermarks are added to printed and plotted data, to prevent the NX Student Edition from being used for commercial work
Part files created in NX Student Edition cannot be retrieved in a commercial version of NX, but can be retrieved in the full academic packages available to educational establishments
CAM data is not available for post-processing, and the displayed output of tool path information has limited precision

In my settings they call it the "NX Learning Edition", not a "trial version", and there's no information in the software information section that indicates a limited trial period:

lexluthermiester · Mar 23, 2021

Valantar said:
I believe the term is "throwing money out the window", but to each their own!

That depends on their systems heat-soak.

FireFox · Mar 23, 2021

Valantar said:
I believe the term is "throwing money out the window", but to each their own!

Reason?

Valantar · Mar 23, 2021

FireFox said:
Reason?

Because the actual gain in thermals and/or noise is going to be nearly nothing? When your system already has two 480mm radiators, unless it's dissipating several thousand watts your fluid is already going to be close to the practical limit of thermal exchange - the major cooling bottleneck at that point is going to be cooling block thermal transfer, not radiator-to-air thermal transfer. So adding another 420mm rad gives you ... maybe a couple of degrees difference across components and fluid? I would love to see some data of course, but I would be downright shocked if this amounted to a meaningful change in actual temperatures. There's of course the argument for lowering fan speeds, but unless your current setup is in a case that severely impedes airflow, 2x 480mm radiators should already allow your fans to run at a minimum practical rpm. And you'll be adding the motor noise of another three fans, of course, which goes against any reduction in noise.

Which is where "to each their own" comes from. If you're one of those people who insists on coolant temps below 30°C or some other mostly arbitrary metric, or who prefers to run 12 fans at 600rpm rather than four fans at 1000rpm, then you do you - it's your time and money and your hobby, after all. We all have our tastes and desires, and they're never really rational after all - I don't need a smaller case than my current NZXT H200, but I'm going to get one, and that the one I'm getting is >40% smaller while offering much better airflow and component clearances just allows for the alignment of some rational arguments with the ones that are purely based on taste, aesthetics, and personal and highly specific practical preferences. A significant portion of PC building as a hobby is throwing money out the window in one way or another. There are obviously differences of kind and degree, but it's still pretty much always there. My comment is purely based on the sheer excess of your setup and that it, for me, constitutes spending significant money for no perceptible gain. But again, to each their own

R-T-B · Mar 23, 2021

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Uses the VirtualLink connector to give me HDMI 2.1 on Turing... interesting. Hopefully will work better than my present adapter (which converts displayport and uses a chipset vendor nvidia seems to hate).

It also aparently works with gsync.

FireFox · Mar 23, 2021

Valantar said:
Because the actual gain in thermals and/or noise is going to be nearly nothing?

I am aware of that.

There are a few reasons for this setup.

1 - The Case is freaking big and it is half empty maybe a little bit more and i want to fit as much as i can into it.
2- My plan is to add a Mini-ITX Build into that case and obviously will be added to the Custom Loop.
3 - After spending 600€ for my Case i find it fear that if i add/build something into it should be done properly.

Maybe the way i am thinking is wrong, i dont know. :oops:

Valantar · Mar 23, 2021

FireFox said:
I am aware of that.

There are a few reasons for this setup.

1 - The Case is freaking big and it is half empty maybe a little bit more and i want to fit as much as i can into it.
2- My plan is to add a Mini-ITX Build into that case and obviously will be added to the Custom Loop.
3 - After spending 600€ for my Case i find it fear that if i add/build something into it should be done properly.

Maybe the way i am thinking is wrong, i dont know.

I don't think "right" or "wrong" is applicable. People have different tastes, and while there are always a myriad of factors involved, from the aesthetic to the practical to the ethical, environmental, economical, social, psychological, etc. (and neither of these are themselves a single factor, but rather broad categories possibly containing any combination of factors), whether a taste is "right" or "wrong" is... kind of like discussing whether pasta is right or wrong.

Your thinking seems decidedly maximalist and seems to lean towards totalizing, grand ideas with no expense spared. Not everyone will agree with that (I'd say I'm more atomistic myself, preferring multiple focused/purpose-built PCs to one giant do-it-all box), but if that's what works for you and you're comfortable with the expenditure, then why not? I wouldn't have gone the same route, and to me it looks wasteful in several ways, but that's me, not you. Deciding how much of your money you choose to throw out the window and in which particular way to do it is your prerogative after all

It also has to be said, "I have such a huge case, I need to buy enough hardware to fill it!" is a rather delicious expression of privilege

FireFox · Mar 23, 2021

Valantar said:
I'd say I'm more atomistic myself, preferring multiple focused/purpose-built PCs to one giant do-it-all box)

Again maybe i am wrong but what would be the difference if i have to build a separate PC and build a Watercooling just for it when i could save some money and just build it in the same case where my main is and add it to the Loop without extra costs?

Valantar said:
It also has to be said, "I have such a huge case, I need to buy enough hardware to fill it!" is a rather delicious expression of privilege

phill · Mar 23, 2021

FireFox said:
And this was delivered Today

I would really appreciate if those members in Europe could help me to find a Hardwarelabs BLACK ICE NEMESIS GTX 360 RADIATOR - BLACK.

View attachment 192820

I thought I gave you the link for one @FireFox, apologies

A choice of a few Black Ice 360s...

GTS 360??

They are all out of stock everywhere

FireFox · Mar 23, 2021

phill said:
They are all out of stock everywhere

Indeed. i was looking everywhere in Europe but not luck, just in Switzerland were available but they dont ship to Germany, solved the problem ordering a Hardwarelabs BLACK ICE NEMESIS GTX 420, it is going to be fun because i need to Mod the top of the case :laugh:

System Name	4K-gaming / console
Processor	5800X @ PBO +200 / i5-8600K @ 4.6GHz
Motherboard	ROG Crosshair VII Hero / ROG Strix Z370-F
Cooling	Eisbaer 360 + EK Vector TUF + Acool ST30 240mm + Swiftech res + EK-XTOP SPC-60 / Eisbaer 240 + DCC
Memory	32GB DDR4-3466 / 16GB DDR4-3600
Video Card(s)	Asus RTX 3080 TUF / Powercolor RX 6700 XT
Storage	3TB of SSDs / several small SSDs
Display(s)	4K120 IPS + 4K60 IPS / 1080p projector @ 90"
Case	Corsair 4000D AF White / DeepCool CC560 WH
Audio Device(s)	Sony WH-CH720N / Hecate G1500
Power Supply	EVGA G2 750W / Seasonic FX-750
Mouse	Razer Basilisk / Ajazz i303 Pro
Keyboard	Roccat Vulcan 121 AIMO / Obinslab Anne 2 Pro
VR HMD	Oculus Rift CV1
Software	Windows 11 Pro / Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	They run Crysis

System Name	TheReactor / HTPC
Processor	AMD 7800x3d 5050Mhz / Intel 10700kf (5.1ghz All Core)
Motherboard	ASrock x670e Taichi / ROG Strix z490-e gaming
Cooling	HeatKiller VI CPU/GPU Block -2xBlackIce GTX 360 Radiators - Swiftech MCP655 Pump
Memory	32GB G.Skill 6000Mhz DDR5 / 32GB G.Skill 3400Mhz DDR4
Video Card(s)	Nvidia 3090ti / Nvidia 2080ti
Storage	Crucial T700 2TB Gen 5 / Samsung Evo 2Tb
Display(s)	Acer Predator xb271hu - 2560x1440 @144hz
Case	Corsiar 550
Audio Device(s)	on board
Power Supply	Antec Quattro 1000W
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Corsair Gaming k70
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64bit

System Name	WS#1337
Processor	Ryzen 7 5700X3D
Motherboard	ASUS X570-PLUS TUF Gaming
Cooling	Xigmatek Scylla 240mm AIO
Memory	64GB DDR4-3600(4x16)
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio
Storage	ADATA Legend 2TB
Display(s)	Samsung Viewfinity Ultra S6 (34" UW)
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	Overlord Mk MLI
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X670E Aorus Master
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 SE with offsets
Memory	32GB Team T-Create Expert DDR5 6000 MHz @ CL30-34-34-68
Video Card(s)	Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Phantom GS
Storage	1TB Solidigm P44 Pro, 2 TB Corsair MP600 Pro, 2TB Kingston KC3000
Display(s)	Acer XV272K LVbmiipruzx 4K@160Hz
Case	Fractal Design Torrent Compact
Audio Device(s)	Corsair Virtuoso SE
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 850 W
Mouse	Logitech G502 Lightspeed
Keyboard	Corsair K70 Max
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	https://valid.x86.fr/yfsd9w

System Name	WorkInProgress
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
Video Card(s)	Gainward RTX 4070Ti Phantom Reunion (The54thvoid Edition)
Storage	WD SN770 1TB (Boot)\|1x WD SN850X 8TB (Gaming)\| 2x2TB WD SN770\| 2x2TB+2x4TB Crucial BX500
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	Cherry G80-3000N (TKL)
Software	Windows 11 Home
Benchmark Scores	ლ(ಠ益ಠ)ლ

System Name	Minerva / Remus
Processor	i9 10900KF (5.1Ghz) / Ryzen 5600X
Motherboard	Asus TUF Gaming Z490 / MSI 550 Pro
Cooling	Corsair iCUE H150i / Air Cooler
Memory	64Gb Crucial Ballistix (3200) / 16GB Crucial Ballistix (3200)
Video Card(s)	Asus Tuf 3070 Ti / Quadro P1000
Storage	16TB / 20TB
Display(s)	Dell S2719DGF + HP z27 / Dell P22
Case	Fractal Design 7 XL / MSi
Audio Device(s)	Realtek HD
Power Supply	Corsair HX750W Modular / Corsair CX550
Mouse	Logitech G502 / G602
Keyboard	Havit Kalih Blue Switch /
Software	Win 10 Pro / Ubuntu 20.04
Benchmark Scores	Suggestions.

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	Office
Processor	Core i7 10700K
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z590 Aourus Ultra
Cooling	be quiet! Shadow Rock LP
Memory	16GB Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200
Video Card(s)	Intel ARC A750
Storage	PNY CS1030 250GB, Crucial MX500 2TB
Display(s)	Dell S2719DGF
Case	Fractal Define 7 Compact
Power Supply	EVGA 550 G3
Mouse	Logitech M705 Marthon
Keyboard	Logitech G410
Software	Windows 10 Pro 22H2

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

System Name	Hotbox
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, 110/95/110, PBO +150Mhz, CO -7,-7,-20(x6),
Motherboard	ASRock Phantom Gaming B550 ITX/ax
Cooling	LOBO + Laing DDC 1T Plus PWM + Corsair XR5 280mm + 2x Arctic P14
Memory	32GB G.Skill FlareX 3200c14 @3800c15
Video Card(s)	PowerColor Radeon 6900XT Liquid Devil Ultimate, UC@2250MHz max @~200W
Storage	2TB Adata SX8200 Pro
Display(s)	Dell U2711 main, AOC 24P2C secondary
Case	SSUPD Meshlicious
Audio Device(s)	Optoma Nuforce μDAC 3
Power Supply	Corsair SF750 Platinum
Mouse	Logitech G603
Keyboard	Keychron K3/Cooler Master MasterKeys Pro M w/DSA profile caps
Software	Windows 10 Pro

System Name	Pioneer
Processor	Ryzen 9 9950X
Motherboard	MSI MAG X670E Tomahawk Wifi
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 + A whole lotta Sunon, Phanteks and Corsair Maglev blower fans...
Memory	128GB (4x 32GB) G.Skill Flare X5 @ DDR5-4200(Running 1:1:1 w/FCLK)
Video Card(s)	XFX RX 7900 XTX Speedster Merc 310
Storage	Intel 5800X Optane 800GB boot, +2x Crucial P5 Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs, 1x 2TB Seagate Exos 3.5"
Display(s)	55" LG 55" B9 OLED 4K Display
Case	Thermaltake Core X31
Audio Device(s)	TOSLINK->Schiit Modi MB->Asgard 2 DAC Amp->AKG Pro K712 Headphones or HDMI->B9 OLED
Power Supply	FSP Hydro Ti Pro 850W
Mouse	Logitech G305 Lightspeed Wireless
Keyboard	WASD Code v3 with Cherry Green keyswitches + PBT DS keycaps
Software	Gentoo Linux x64, other office machines run Windows 11 Enterprise

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!! :(

What's your latest tech purchase?

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