What's your latest tech purchase?

Tomgang · Apr 21, 2021

P4-630 said:
Your EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SC2 GAMING has to last a little longer, so has mine RTX 2070 Super...

Better wait for next gen then I guess...

My gtx 1080 TI is sold. I only have a measly gtx 1060 6 GB right now. Snif, hulk, cries...

P4-630 · Apr 21, 2021

Tomgang said:
My gtx 1080 TI is sold. I only have a measly gtx 1060 6 GB right now. Snif, hulk, cries...

Well some years ago I had to do with intel igpu while I was waiting for Pascal.... So that really wasn't all that great for gaming..

R00kie · Apr 21, 2021

P4-630 said:
Well some years ago I had to do with intel igpu while I was waiting for Pascal.... So that really wasn't all that great for gaming..

I'll one up that, I had to use an nvidia 7025 for a month, my gaming experience was lackluster, to say the least :laugh:

X71200 · Apr 21, 2021

Here's an Xtrfy M4 and a high end harmonica.. lol.

Tomgang · Apr 21, 2021

P4-630 said:
Well some years ago I had to do with intel igpu while I was waiting for Pascal.... So that really wasn't all that great for gaming..

No that had suck for gaming for sure. It's just, when you are used to a gtx 1080 TI and then downgrade to a gtx 1060 for temporary use and now are stuck with it. It's not fun either, specially when I was planning for a rtx 3080 maybe ti model.

R-T-B · Apr 21, 2021

P4-630 said:
Your EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SC2 GAMING has to last a little longer, so has mine RTX 2070 Super...

Better wait for next gen then I guess...

I'd really advise hoping on the evga waitlist queue system. Yes you will wait months, but it works.

Tomgang said:
My gtx 1080 TI is sold. I only have a measly gtx 1060 6 GB right now. Snif, hulk, cries...

oof. At least the 1060 can do 1080p mostly ok...

Deleted member 202104 · Apr 21, 2021

R-T-B said:
It's got the "discontinued" red stripe too. I thought they stopped doing that? Oh well, I wanted it anyways.

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Interesting. I have the red stripe on the back plate, but no red on the box graphics. Received mine direct from EVGA at the beginning of the month.

R-T-B · Apr 21, 2021

weekendgeek said:
Interesting. I have the red stripe on the back plate, but no red on the box graphics. Received mine direct from EVGA at the beginning of the month.

Wonder when these changes all occured, interesting.

Tomgang · Apr 21, 2021

R-T-B said:
I'd really advise hoping on the evga waitlist queue system. Yes you will wait months, but it works.

oof. At least the 1060 can do 1080p mostly ok...

It's not sufficient for my wishes. But no matter what, I really don't have a choice than to use it or pay a scalper absurd prices for a card. Some stores in my country dosent even take new orders for new cards because they have so many unfinished orders.

R-T-B · Apr 21, 2021

Tomgang said:
It's not sufficient for my wishes. But no matter what, I really don't have a choice than to it or pay absurd prices for a card.

Yeah, sadly thats the world right now. Hop on a waitlist and pray is about all you can do...

Tomgang · Apr 21, 2021

R-T-B said:
Yeah, sadly thats the world right now. Hop on a waitlist and pray is about all you can do...

I am all ready on list for evga EU and some stores in my country. But it's really bad. Some stores dosent even take new orders cause they have so many unfinished orders.

It will take months to get these orders shipped at the rate it goes now and nvidia has officially also told that there shortage alone can last the rest of the year.

For now I have given up on getting a rtx 3000 card. It's simply to expensive, to difficult and cost to much time to try and find one.

But I have one good news, I can maybe get a gtx 1660 super in exchange for my GTX 1060 and some crash to go with. Still not what I want, but at least it's a bit more powerful. That will make it less painful to wait for a proper gpu.

R-T-B · Apr 21, 2021

Tomgang said:
It will take months to get these orders shipped at the rate it goes now and nvidia has officially also told that there shortage alone can last the rest of the year.

Took me 6 months. Just be glad you are on a list somewhere, rather than just joining.

Tomgang · Apr 21, 2021

R-T-B said:
Took me 6 months. Just be glad you are on a list somewhere, rather than just joining.

Yikes 6 months. That's a long time to wait for a gpu. But we really don't have any other choice. I've been on a list's for 3 months now.

R-T-B · Apr 21, 2021

Tomgang said:
Yikes 6 months. That's a long time to wait for a gpu. But we really don't have any other choice. I've been on a list's for 3 months now.

Yep basically since day 1. May your wait be not much longer.

Tomgang · Apr 21, 2021

R-T-B said:
Yep basically since day 1. May your wait be not much longer.

I sure hope so, that the wait will be over soon.

8BitZ80 · Apr 23, 2021

I came up with this mini project idea after seeing bigclivedotcom's video on making a dust filter using a computer fan:

The concept is good but I did my own interpretation of it. First I took a Silverstone Air Penetrator 140mm fan and gutted it of the blades, motor and wires. Then I attached a Noctua P14S Redux 1500rpm fan onto the frame and used a 140mm dust filter to clamp the paper towel sheet (which is also a filter media) onto the grille side of the Silverstone frame. I wired up a 12V wall socket power adapter and it runs good.

In terms of cost it was about US$36 in total, which is pretty good considering the size and how much air those pressure-optimized blades can move. Power consumption is only 2.4 watts.

windwhirl · Apr 24, 2021

At last, I decided on a replacement for my ancient Lumia 640 XL and bought a Motorola G9 Power.

Nothing too extravagant, but it will do its job just fine for the next 3 years, maybe 5 if no one comes up with demanding crap that I actually want on my phone

jboydgolfer · Apr 24, 2021

Motorola still exists?!
:eek:

windwhirl · Apr 24, 2021

jboydgolfer said:
Motorola still exists?!

Yes and no.

I take it you haven't seen a single phone from these guys over there?

lexluthermiester · Apr 24, 2021

jboydgolfer said:
Motorola still exists?!

What are you talking about? They never went away. They've transitioned a few times as shown above, but they're still kicking strong.

R-T-B · Apr 24, 2021

They exist, mobile phones are only under Lenovos ownership, but yes, they are around.

oxrufiioxo · Apr 25, 2021

Needed some hands on with 11th gen and these are the parts I found most interesting while being pretty cheap. Haven't decided if I am going to stick it in a P500A or 500D probably going to pair it with a GX750 I have not doing anything atm.

sam_86314 · Apr 25, 2021

Today's yard sale scores...

...an EVGA GTX 750 Ti, an EVGA 500B PSU, and an LG WH14NS40 (sadly SVC NS40, so firmware downgrade will probably be difficult, if not impossible) Blu-ray burner. They were priced at $50, $10, and $30 respectively, and I talked the seller down to $68 for everything.

lexluthermiester · Apr 25, 2021

sam_86314 said:
and an LG WH14NS40 (sadly SVC NS40, so firmware downgrade will probably be difficult, if not impossible) Blu-ray burner.

Why is this a thing?

iBruceypoo · Apr 25, 2021

Fedex overnight from the Asus Store. Newegg still has no stock...

Couldn't bring myself to purchase an 11900K - nope, since I'm air-cooling, grabbed a binned 11600K 6core, and it's running great.

System Name	The beast and the little runt.
Processor	Ryzen 5 5600X - Ryzen 9 5950X
Motherboard	ASUS ROG STRIX B550-I GAMING - ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero X570
Cooling	Noctua NH-L9x65 SE-AM4a - NH-D15 chromax.black with IPPC Industrial 3000 RPM 120/140 MM fans.
Memory	G.SKILL TRIDENT Z ROYAL GOLD/SILVER 32 GB (2 x 16 GB and 4 x 8 GB) 3600 MHz CL14-15-15-35 1.45 volts
Video Card(s)	GIGABYTE RTX 4060 OC LOW PROFILE - GIGABYTE RTX 4090 GAMING OC
Storage	Samsung 980 PRO 1 TB + 2 TB - Samsung 870 EVO 4 TB - 2 x WD RED PRO 16 GB + WD ULTRASTAR 22 TB
Display(s)	Asus 27" TUF VG27AQL1A and a Dell 24" for dual setup
Case	Phanteks Enthoo 719/LUXE 2 BLACK
Audio Device(s)	Onboard on both boards
Power Supply	Phanteks Revolt X 1200W
Mouse	Logitech G903 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Mouse
Keyboard	Logitech G910 Orion Spectrum
Software	WINDOWS 10 PRO 64 BITS on both systems
Benchmark Scores	Se more about my 2 in 1 system here: kortlink.dk/2ca4x

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	Main / HTPC
Processor	Ryzen 7 7800X3D / Ryzen 7 2700
Motherboard	Aorus B650M Elite AX/ B450i Aorus Pro Wifi
Cooling	Lian-Li Galahad 360 / Wraith Spire
Memory	Corsair Vengeance 2x16 6000MHz CL30 / HyperX Predator 2x8GB 3200MHz
Video Card(s)	RTX 3080 FE / ARC A380
Storage	WD Black SN770 1TB / Sabrent Rocket 256GB
Display(s)	Aorus FO32U2P / 39" Panasonic HDTV
Case	Fractal Arc XL / Cougar QBX
Audio Device(s)	Denon AVR-X2800H / Realtek ALC1220
Power Supply	Corsair RM850 / BeQuiet SFX Power 2 450W
Mouse	Logitech G903
Keyboard	Drop Sense75 with WQ Studio Morandi's
VR HMD	Rift S
Software	Win 11 Pro 64Bit

Processor	3900X 4.425
Motherboard	X570 Tomahawk
Cooling	Galahad 360 push-pull
Memory	2x16gb Crucial Ballistix MAX 4400
Video Card(s)	Asus Dual 3060 Ti OC
Storage	Optane 280gb PCI-E
Display(s)	PG348Q
Case	Core X71
Audio Device(s)	ATOLL DAC 100SE, Sony DN1070 - Dali Ikon 1 MK2, Presonus Studio 192, Line 6 POD HD rack, Audix VX10
Power Supply	AX1500i
Mouse	Pulsar Xlite wireless white
Keyboard	Leopold FC980C 30g white
Software	Win 10 Pro

System Name	The beast and the little runt.
Processor	Ryzen 5 5600X - Ryzen 9 5950X
Motherboard	ASUS ROG STRIX B550-I GAMING - ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero X570
Cooling	Noctua NH-L9x65 SE-AM4a - NH-D15 chromax.black with IPPC Industrial 3000 RPM 120/140 MM fans.
Memory	G.SKILL TRIDENT Z ROYAL GOLD/SILVER 32 GB (2 x 16 GB and 4 x 8 GB) 3600 MHz CL14-15-15-35 1.45 volts
Video Card(s)	GIGABYTE RTX 4060 OC LOW PROFILE - GIGABYTE RTX 4090 GAMING OC
Storage	Samsung 980 PRO 1 TB + 2 TB - Samsung 870 EVO 4 TB - 2 x WD RED PRO 16 GB + WD ULTRASTAR 22 TB
Display(s)	Asus 27" TUF VG27AQL1A and a Dell 24" for dual setup
Case	Phanteks Enthoo 719/LUXE 2 BLACK
Audio Device(s)	Onboard on both boards
Power Supply	Phanteks Revolt X 1200W
Mouse	Logitech G903 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Mouse
Keyboard	Logitech G910 Orion Spectrum
Software	WINDOWS 10 PRO 64 BITS on both systems
Benchmark Scores	Se more about my 2 in 1 system here: kortlink.dk/2ca4x

System Name	Pioneer
Processor	Ryzen R9 9950X
Motherboard	GIGABYTE Aorus Elite X670 AX
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 + A whole lotta Sunon and Corsair Maglev blower fans...
Memory	64GB (4x 16GB) G.Skill Flare X5 @ DDR5-6000 CL30
Video Card(s)	XFX RX 7900 XTX Speedster Merc 310
Storage	Intel 905p Optane 960GB boot, +2x Crucial P5 Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs
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 / Windows 11 Enterprise IoT 2024

System Name	System V
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Motherboard	Asus Prime X570-P
Cooling	Cooler Master Hyper 212 // a bunch of 120 mm Xigmatek 1500 RPM fans (2 ins, 3 outs)
Memory	2x8GB Ballistix Sport LT 3200 MHz (BLS8G4D32AESCK.M8FE) (CL16-18-18-36)
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte AORUS Radeon RX 580 8 GB
Storage	SHFS37A240G / DT01ACA200 / ST10000VN0008 / ST8000VN004 / SA400S37960G / SNV21000G / NM620 2TB
Display(s)	LG 22MP55 IPS Display
Case	NZXT Source 210
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G430 Headset
Power Supply	Corsair CX650M
Software	Whatever build of Windows 11 is being served in Canary channel at the time.
Benchmark Scores	Corona 1.3: 3120620 r/s Cinebench R20: 3355 FireStrike: 12490 TimeSpy: 4624

System Name	Americas cure is the death of Social Justice & Political Correctness
Processor	i7-11700K
Motherboard	Asrock Z590 Extreme wifi 6E
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12A
Memory	32GB Corsair RGB fancy boi 5000
Video Card(s)	RTX 3090 Reference
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 1Tb + Samsung 970 Evo 500Gb
Display(s)	Dell - 27" LED QHD G-SYNC x2
Case	Fractal Design Meshify-C
Audio Device(s)	on board
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus+ Gold 1000 Watt
Mouse	Logitech G502 spectrum
Keyboard	AZIO MGK-1 RGB (Kaith Blue)
Software	Win 10 Professional 64 bit
Benchmark Scores	the MLGeesiest

System Name	His & Hers
Processor	R7 5800X/ R7 7950X3D Stock
Motherboard	X670E Aorus Pro X/ROG Crosshair VIII Hero
Cooling	Corsair h150 elite/ Corsair h115i Platinum
Memory	Trident Z5 Neo 6000/ 32 GB 3200 CL14 @3800 CL16 Team T Force Nighthawk
Video Card(s)	Evga FTW 3 Ultra 3080ti/ Gigabyte Gaming OC 4090
Storage	lots of SSD.
Display(s)	A whole bunch OLED, VA, IPS.....
Case	011 Dynamic XL/ Phanteks Evolv X
Audio Device(s)	Arctis Pro + gaming Dac/ Corsair sp 2500/ Logitech G560/Samsung Q990B
Power Supply	Seasonic Ultra Prime Titanium 1000w/850w
Mouse	Logitech G502 Lightspeed/ Logitech G Pro Hero.
Keyboard	Logitech - G915 LIGHTSPEED / Logitech G Pro

System Name	Space Heater MKIV
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Motherboard	ASRock B550 Taichi
Cooling	Noctua NH-U14S, 3x Noctua NF-A14s
Memory	2x32GB Teamgroup T-Force Vulcan Z DDR4-3600 C18 1.35V
Video Card(s)	PowerColor RX 6800 XT Red Devil (2150MHz, 240W PL)
Storage	2TB WD SN850X, 4x1TB Crucial MX500 (striped array), LG WH16NS40 BD-RE
Display(s)	Dell S3422DWG (34" 3440x1440 144Hz)
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Pro M
Audio Device(s)	Edifier R1700BT, Samson SR850
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x, CyberPower CST135XLU
Mouse	Logitech MX Master 3
Keyboard	Glorious GMMK 2 96%
Software	Windows 10 LTSC 2021, Linux Mint

System Name	Z590 Epiphenomenal Rocket Bench
Processor	Intel 11600K i5 binned by Silicon Lottery at 5.0/5.1 - 5.5Ghz ST Benchmark capable - 5.3Ghz Daily OC
Motherboard	Asus ROG Maximus XIII Apex
Cooling	Noctua NH-P1 Passive/Active Cooler with Noctua 140mm Industrial PWM fan tuned at 750rpm
Memory	F4-4800C17D-16GTRS @ 5066MHz 17 17 37 1T Daily / F4-5333C22D-16GTES @ 5600Mhz 20 32 52 1T Daily
Video Card(s)	Nvidia RTX A2000 workstation card (Coming Soon)
Storage	Intel Optane PCIe Add In Card 280GB SSD / WD_Black SN850 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD / (2) 860 Pro SATA
Display(s)	LG 32in 2560x1440 32QN650-B
Case	Primochill WetBench SX Pro test bench
Audio Device(s)	Creative Pebble V2
Power Supply	Seasonic TX-700 fanless titanium
Mouse	Logitech MX Master 3 graphite / ROG Gladius II Origin
Keyboard	HHKB Hybrid Type-S black
Software	Work and statistical apps
Benchmark Scores	5.5Ghz Single Thread Cinebench R15 - 268 CPUZ ST – 704

What's your latest tech purchase?

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