What's your latest tech purchase?

kapone32 · Apr 16, 2021

Well I am going to be 50 soon and wanted to celebrate it differently but we are once again in lockdown. So I was browsing the other day and found something that will be special.

https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/asus-rog-strix-g17-17-3-gaming-laptop-eclipse-grey-amd-ryzen-7-5800h-1tb-ssd-16gb-ram-rtx-3060/15263757

This is on the Way and should be here today or Monday. This will be my first official Gaming laptop. I like that it has liquid metal. The screen is a 144hz 1080P model. Interestingly I should be able to Game with the IGPU and mine with the DGPU.

FireFox · Apr 16, 2021

Got this

Frick · Apr 16, 2021

New power supply.

micropage7 · Apr 16, 2021

Frick said:
New power supply.

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only 500 watts? is that enough?

Vendor · Apr 16, 2021

micropage7 said:
only 500 watts? is that enough?

yeah, should be. Alteast for most midrange systems like the one he owns.

lexluthermiester · Apr 16, 2021

micropage7 said:
only 500 watts? is that enough?

For some hardware that doesn't need lots of power, yes.

Valantar · Apr 16, 2021

micropage7 said:
only 500 watts? is that enough?

500W is plenty for the vast majority of PCs. The average gaming PC - something like an i5/Ryzen 5 + 1060/1660 - doesn't even hit 300W while gaming. Anything decent quality at 500W thus has decent upgrade headroom too.

Frick · Apr 16, 2021

micropage7 said:
only 500 watts? is that enough?

Oh yes. The 400W I had before was enough too. The reason I upgraded is because the old one is a very low budget group regulated unit. Felt fine until I got the RTX2060, an actual modern GPU...

kapone32 · Apr 16, 2021

kapone32 said:
Well I am going to be 50 soon and wanted to celebrate it differently but we are once again in lockdown. So I was browsing the other day and found something that will be special.

https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/asus-rog-strix-g17-17-3-gaming-laptop-eclipse-grey-amd-ryzen-7-5800h-1tb-ssd-16gb-ram-rtx-3060/15263757

This is on the Way and should be here today or Monday. This will be my first official Gaming laptop. I like that it has liquid metal. The screen is a 144hz 1080P model. Interestingly I should be able to Game with the IGPU and mine with the DGPU.

I wouldn't be on this site if I wasn't like this. If this laptop is anything like the last one I bought it will probably have a ton of uninstallable bloatware on the drive. I had to replace that drive. I wanted to get the 2TB but I decided on 1TB for $199.

Amazon.ca

I have a Windows key that I can use so I plan to boot the first time and then use a USB drive to upgrade to Windows Pro from home. Hopefully the Mcafee and whatever else they put in will be wiped away and I can have my version of Windows installed. If nothing else I will have an extra TB of storage as I have a huge Gaming library (thank you GOG Galaxy).

FireFox · Apr 17, 2021

Replaced my old Router SpeedPort W921v with a Speedport Smart 3

micropage7 · Apr 17, 2021

FireFox said:
Replaced my old Router SpeedPort W921v with a Speedport Smart 3
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bundled from your isp?

FireFox · Apr 17, 2021

micropage7 said:
bundled from your isp?

After 11 years using their services ( Telekom ) they have decided to give me something in return for free

Exsosus · Apr 17, 2021

The best mouse I've ever purchased, in life. Highly Recommended!!

I bought an Asus Strix Evolve Gaming Mouse. Not being an all to happy fan with Asus, knowing they have had their ups and down, just like most companies do, I tend to remain rather company-neutral in my tech life.

But this time, I cannot stop talking about this mouse to family and friends. I have large hands and finding a mouse that fits can be a challenge. My previous mouse was Roccat which made one called Aimo which had a good fit, but the software, to adjust senstivity in the Roccat app was buggy. With the Strix mouse, adjusting sensitivity is a breeze, and games like Quake, or a more finite slow game like City Skylines or Startopia 2 gives the mouse user a feeling of pure bliss. I've probably miss-clicked a total of 5 times since I bought it.

The colors are adjustable and it is LED lit.

If you have large-ish hands,
Pick one up, you will be overjoyed.

R-T-B · Apr 21, 2021

It's here! The Ampere monster I've been waiting for has finally arrived!

It's got the "discontinued" red stripe too. I thought they stopped doing that? Oh well, I wanted it anyways.

You'll have to excuse the mess of wires and misc whatever it goes into. It's going in a system that is literally in a closet, wired far away for noise reasons. You also may catch a glimpse of some frog feet, if that's your thing... (just noticed my socks aren't matching for some reason heh... pandemic woes)

I might show my rig later, but it REALLY needs a good dusting of the exterior before I am willing to embarrass myself that way. Thank god for dust filters.

phill · Apr 21, 2021

jboydgolfer said:
id prefer the shroud be the same length as the PcB personally.

i just ordered it, its not for me. it bothers me that this card costs as much as a 3080 & i get MSI is trying the 'its premium' route, but in my book, the only way this card could be worth more than a 3080, is if they installed a 3080 under the shroud. this card cost $750+ , a reference 3080 is around that price. actually, this card cost me more than the last 3080 i bought

And the worst of it is that isn't the top model for the MSI cards now... What used to be the Gaming X cards, is now Surpeme or something models I believe??....

TheLostSwede · Apr 21, 2021

FireFox said:
Replaced my old Router SpeedPort W921v with a Speedport Smart 3
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Did it help you find your lost phone?

micropage7 · Apr 21, 2021

R-T-B said:
It's here! The Ampere monster I've been waiting for has finally arrived!

It's got the "discontinued" red stripe too. I thought they stopped doing that? Oh well, I wanted it anyways.

You'll have to excuse the mess of wires and misc whatever it goes into. It's going in a system that is literally in a closet, wired far away for noise reasons. You also may catch a glimpse of some frog feet, if that's your thing... (just noticed my socks aren't matching for some reason heh... pandemic woes)

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I might show my rig later, but it REALLY needs a good dusting of the exterior before I am willing to embarrass myself that way. Thank god for dust filters.

It's a big brick with style

FireFox · Apr 21, 2021

TheLostSwede said:
Did it help you find your lost phone?

TheLostSwede · Apr 21, 2021

FireFox said:

Telefon suchen <- That's not for finding your lost phone?

P4-630 · Apr 21, 2021

TheLostSwede said:
Telefon suchen <- That's not for finding your lost phone?

"Tolles handy suchen"

FireFox · Apr 21, 2021

TheLostSwede said:
Telefon suchen <- That's not for finding your lost phone?

It is to find cordless telephones in case you were drunk and dont know where you left it :laugh:

Tomgang · Apr 21, 2021

R-T-B said:
It's here! The Ampere monster I've been waiting for has finally arrived!

It's got the "discontinued" red stripe too. I thought they stopped doing that? Oh well, I wanted it anyways.

You'll have to excuse the mess of wires and misc whatever it goes into. It's going in a system that is literally in a closet, wired far away for noise reasons. You also may catch a glimpse of some frog feet, if that's your thing... (just noticed my socks aren't matching for some reason heh... pandemic woes)

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I might show my rig later, but it REALLY needs a good dusting of the exterior before I am willing to embarrass myself that way. Thank god for dust filters.

I Will have to say, I'm a little jealous. I have managed to get everything to my pc, even a Ryzen 9 5950X.

But no rtx 3000 card. It's the only thing I am missing. But have fun with it.

TheLostSwede · Apr 21, 2021

FireFox said:
It is to find cordless telephones in case you were drunk and dont know where you left it

I'm aware what it's for, sorry, I guess my attempt at a joke was lost some time ago.

P4-630 · Apr 21, 2021

Tomgang said:
I Will have to say, I'm a little jealous. I have managed to get everything to my pc, even a Ryzen 9 5950X.

But no rtx 3000 card. It's the only thing I am missing. But have fun with it.

Your EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SC2 GAMING has to last a little longer, so has mine RTX 2070 Super... :ohwell:

Better wait for next gen then I guess...

freeagent · Apr 21, 2021

TheLostSwede said:
I'm aware what it's for, sorry, I guess my attempt at a joke was lost some time ago.

I feel like that daily so don't feel bad

I know what it feels like to not be understood :laugh:

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What's your latest tech purchase?

kapone32

FireFox

The Power Of Intel

Frick

Fishfaced Nincompoop

micropage7

Vendor

lexluthermiester

Valantar

Frick

Fishfaced Nincompoop

kapone32

FireFox

The Power Of Intel

micropage7

FireFox

The Power Of Intel

Exsosus

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