What's your latest tech purchase?

iBruceypoo · Jun 23, 2021

Seasonic 700watt fanless titanium PSU

Suspended in mid-air from the test bench midplate up above.

8 fasteners because 8 fasteners.

lexluthermiester · Jun 23, 2021

Caring1 said:
64bit Windows to start with lol.

While I would generally agree with you, there might be a specific reason for running 32bit.

Mussels · Jun 23, 2021

I got this bad boy in

Doesnt fit, EK shrunk the screw holes on the newer blocks
(Old and new next to each other, no i cant do a transplant)

Caring1 · Jun 23, 2021

Mussels said:
I got this bad boy in
Doesnt fit, EK shrunk the screw holes on the newer blocks
(Old and new next to each other, no i cant do a transplant)

Drill/ Dremel the holes out a size bigger?

iBruceypoo · Jun 23, 2021

This way sexy motherboard is set to launch next week on July 1st.

EVGA Z590 DARK.

Probably not too many TPU regulars still holding out and waiting for this board, but I thought maybe Mr. Phill or W1zzard, who had an amazing previous experience with the Z390 DARK might be interested.

All that copper looks very nice, at least in the beginning. lol

TheLostSwede · Jun 23, 2021

jallenlabs said:
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Logitech g502 Hero. Pretty gamery, but it tracks so nice. The scroll wheel sux tho.
Coming from Corsair mice.

It really does, but they fixed that with a rubberised wheel on the much more expensive G502 Lightspeed. For some reason I guess they decided not to fix that issue on the wired models.

jboydgolfer · Jun 23, 2021

TheLostSwede said:
It really does, but they fixed that with a rubberised wheel on the much more expensive G502 Lightspeed. For some reason I guess they decided not to fix that issue on the wired models.

i have the lightspeed, personally i like the wired versions wheel better.
but youre right, they did the scroll differently on the lightspeed
it has rubber, & the wheels metal structure is totally different, aside from them both being wheel shaped, theyre very different

iBruceypoo · Jun 23, 2021

It's almost like Noctua and ROG were on the phone together...

Just look at that narrow clearance - 2.5mm? :eek:

Whoops, that's my tablecloth shirt in the background, at least I have pants on.

lexluthermiester · Jun 23, 2021

Mussels said:
Doesnt fit, EK shrunk the screw holes on the newer blocks
(Old and new next to each other, no i cant do a transplant)

That is total suckage...

Caring1 said:
Drill/ Dremel the holes out a size bigger?

This would work if you're careful!

iBruceypoo · Jun 23, 2021

Hey Mr TabascoSuperSauz!

How do you like these apples? :laugh:

Had to dnld a Beta HWiNFO64 (version 7.05) just to get the DDR4 readings to show up - seems there was some issue with Rocket Lake 6 and 4 core processors they're just fixing now.

Yea, I know the values are not extreme at first glance, but this is a new Daily OC, and man it's sweeet as honey.

The CPU will do 5.5Ghz and run/complete Single-Thread benchmarks (check my system specs) with ease, but I have to turn hyperthreading off to move that fast.

TheLostSwede · Jun 23, 2021

jboydgolfer said:
i have the lightspeed, personally i like the wired versions wheel better.
but youre right, they did the scroll differently on the lightspeed
it has rubber, & the wheels metal structure is totally different, aside from them both being wheel shaped, theyre very different
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Personally I can't stand the all metal wheel, as I kept slipping or it wouldn't rotate properly on the G502 SE white (it was cheap) I used last year.
Maybe it's because I use the freewheel feature a lot when I scroll around?
Glad to see I'm not the only one that seems to collect a lot of gunk on the G502 though. It's much harder to keep clean compared to their older models.

Valantar · Jun 23, 2021

Mussels said:
Doesnt fit, EK shrunk the screw holes on the newer blocks

Caring1 said:
Drill/ Dremel the holes out a size bigger?

lexluthermiester said:
This would work if you're careful!

I'd get a cheap set of needle files at your local hardware store instead, make sure that the kit includes at least one flat and one small circular file. It will obviously be slower going than a Dremel, but you'll have so much more control. Filing out the holes by a mm or two shouldn't take that many minutes per hole even if it's relatively thick steel.

iBruceypoo · Jun 23, 2021

Valantar said:
I'd get a cheap set of needle files at your local hardware store instead, make sure that the kit includes at least one flat and one small circular file. It will obviously be slower going than a Dremel, but you'll have so much more control. Filing out the holes by a mm or two shouldn't take that many minutes per hole even if it's relatively thick steel.

Superb suggestion.

Slower, yet much more control over the mod.

tabascosauz · Jun 23, 2021

Usually drink the solera 15, but where's the fun in always having the same thing? :toast:

ThrashZone · Jun 23, 2021

Mussels said:
I got this bad boy in

Doesnt fit, EK shrunk the screw holes on the newer blocks
(Old and new next to each other, no i cant do a transplant)

Hi,
Yeah ek also made two different cpu blocks for x299 and z490... series totally senseless
Little screws are complete stupidity seem very weak upside is they fit perfectly into my 212 evo backplate for a ek evo water block I used on my 775 socket board/ 9550 lol

freeagent · Jun 23, 2021

iBruceypoo said:
It's almost like Noctua and ROG were on the phone together...

Just look at that narrow clearance - 2.5mm?

Whoops, that's my tablecloth shirt in the background, at least I have pants on.

View attachment 205152

At least you can see it!

When using big coolers, its always impressive just how big they really are.. I've got 3 big boys and they are all impressive for different reasons :laugh:

iBruceypoo · Jun 23, 2021

freeagent said:
I've got 3 big boys and they are all impressive for different reasons

Are we still talking about heatsinks? :roll:

Here a pic without memory installed - the Noctua TORX fasteners.

freeagent · Jun 23, 2021

Oh shit that’s just as bad as saying I love the taste of 5 guys in my mouth whoops :laugh:

It’s a restaurant just in case you were wondering

iBruceypoo · Jun 23, 2021

freeagent said:
Oh shit that’s just as bad as saying I love the taste of 5 guys in my mouth whoops

It’s a restaurant just in case you were wondering

Whooooops! We'll change it to girls for the record. lolol :laugh:

Anyway, back to heatsinks...

freeagent · Jun 23, 2021

Love my heat sinks.. looking at water now that it’s my first summer with something more than 6 cores..

Mussels · Jun 24, 2021

Caring1 said:
Drill/ Dremel the holes out a size bigger?

thats an option, and should not affect stock mounting

lmille16 · Jun 24, 2021

tabascosauz said:
Usually drink the solera 15, but where's the fun in always having the same thing?

Hmm, haven't had the 18 before. Sign me up!

r.h.p · Jun 24, 2021

iBruceypoo said:
Are we still talking about heatsinks?

Here a pic without memory installed - the Noctua TORX fasteners.

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WOW thats a big hs eh

and a tiny workstation gpu ...

Athlonite · Jun 24, 2021

iBruceypoo said:
This is the very first time they came in anything OTHER than traditional hiking boot colorways - so I grabbed 'em. I know very weird color - will wear them with gray sweatpants. Outstanding!

Size 10.5

I have a couple of pairs of Nike ACG trousers bloody great in the cold wind/waterproof outer and polar fleece lined perfect for the security guard work I do

iBruceypoo · Jun 24, 2021

r.h.p said:
WOW thats a big hs eh

and a tiny workstation gpu ...

Had the AMD WX4100 workstation tiny HHHL (half height half length) gpu since 2017, so wanting to update it but AMD - just won't.

https://www.amd.com/en/graphics/workstation-series

AMD keeps launching very large and expensive workstation gpus and they won't update the HHHL cards. It's still POLARIS, can you believe that. :rolleyes:

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

System Name	Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load)
Processor	Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core)
Motherboard	Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded)
Cooling	Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate
Memory	2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V)
Video Card(s)	Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W))
Storage	2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2
Display(s)	Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) \| Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) \| Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144)
Case	Fractal Design R6
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G560 \| Corsair Void pro RGB \|Blue Yeti mic
Power Supply	Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY)
Mouse	Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps)
VR HMD	Oculus Rift S + Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware!
Benchmark Scores	Nyooom.

System Name	H7 Flow 2024
Processor	AMD 5800X3D
Motherboard	Asus X570 Tough Gaming
Cooling	Custom liquid
Memory	32 GB DDR4
Video Card(s)	Intel ARC A750
Storage	Crucial P5 Plus 2TB.
Display(s)	AOC 24" Freesync 1m.s. 75Hz
Mouse	Lenovo
Keyboard	Eweadn Mechanical
Software	W11 Pro 64 bit

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

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

What's your latest tech purchase?

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Mussels

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iBruceypoo

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iBruceypoo

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iBruceypoo

TheLostSwede

News Editor

Valantar

iBruceypoo

tabascosauz

Moderator

ThrashZone

freeagent

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iBruceypoo

freeagent

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iBruceypoo

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Mussels

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lmille16

r.h.p

Athlonite

iBruceypoo

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	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	ab┃ob
Processor	7800X3D┃5800X3D
Motherboard	B650E PG-ITX┃X570 Impact
Cooling	NH-U12A + T30┃AXP120-x67
Memory	64GB 6400CL32┃32GB 3600CL14
Video Card(s)	RTX 4070 Ti Eagle┃RTX A2000
Storage	8TB of SSDs┃1TB SN550
Case	Caselabs S3┃Lazer3D HT5

System Name	Ghetto Rigs z490\|x99\|Acer 17 Nitro 7840hs/ 5600c40-2x16/ 4060/ 1tb acer stock m.2/ 4tb sn850x
Processor	10900k w/Optimus Foundation \| 5930k w/Black Noctua D15
Motherboard	z490 Maximus XII Apex \| x99 Sabertooth
Cooling	oCool D5 res-combo/280 GTX/ Optimus Foundation/ gpu water block \| Blk D15
Memory	Trident-Z Royal 4000c16 2x16gb \| Trident-Z 3200c14 4x8gb
Video Card(s)	Titan Xp-water \| evga 980ti gaming-w/ air
Storage	970evo+500gb & sn850x 4tb \| 860 pro 256gb \| Acer m.2 1tb/ sn850x 4tb\| Many2.5" sata's ssd 3.5hdd's
Display(s)	1-AOC G2460PG 24"G-Sync 144Hz/ 2nd 1-ASUS VG248QE 24"/ 3rd LG 43" series
Case	D450 \| Cherry Entertainment center on Test bench
Audio Device(s)	Built in Realtek x2 with 2-Insignia 2.0 sound bars & 1-LG sound bar
Power Supply	EVGA 1000P2 with APC AX1500 \| 850P2 with CyberPower-GX1325U
Mouse	Redragon 901 Perdition x3
Keyboard	G710+x3
Software	Win-7 pro x3 and win-10 & 11pro x3
Benchmark Scores	Are in the benchmark section

Processor	AMD R7 5800X3D
Motherboard	Asus Crosshair VIII Dark Hero
Cooling	Thermalright Frozen Edge 360, 3x TL-B12 V2, 2x TL-B12 V1
Memory	2x8 G.Skill Trident Z Royal 3200C14, 2x8GB G.Skill Trident Z Black and White 3200 C14
Video Card(s)	Zotac 4070 Ti Trinity OC
Storage	WD SN850 1TB, SN850X 2TB, SN770 1TB
Display(s)	LG 50UP7100
Case	Fractal Torrent Compact
Audio Device(s)	JBL Bar 700
Power Supply	Seasonic Vertex GX-1000, Monster HDP1800
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero
Keyboard	Logitech G213
VR HMD	Oculus 3
Software	Yes
Benchmark Scores	Yes

Processor	Intel Core i5-3570k @ 4.2ghz
Motherboard	ASRock z77 Fatal1ty Professional-M
Cooling	Corsair Hydro H90
Memory	16gb G.Skill Ripjaws X Series DDR3-1333
Video Card(s)	MSI Armour GTX 1070Ti
Storage	Western Digital Blue SATA III SSD 1TB
Display(s)	Gigabyte M27Q
Case	Corsair Obsidian 350d
Power Supply	Corsair TX750

System Name	schweinestalle
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 3700 X
Motherboard	Asus Prime - Pro X 570 + Asus PCI -E AC68 Dual Band Wi-Fi Adapter
Cooling	Standard Air
Memory	Kingston HyperX 2 x 16 gb DDR 4 3200mhz
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon 5700 XT 8 GB Strix
Storage	Intel SSD 240 gb Speed Demon & WD 240 SSD Blue & WD 250 SSD & WD Green 500gb SSD & Seagate 1 TB Sata
Display(s)	Asus XG 32 V ROG
Case	Corsair AIR ATX
Audio Device(s)	Realtech standard
Power Supply	Corsair 850 Modular
Mouse	CM Havoc
Keyboard	Corsair Cherry Mechanical
Software	Win 10
Benchmark Scores	Unigine_Superposition 4K ultra 7582

System Name	Cumquat 2021
Processor	AMD RyZen R7 7800X3D
Motherboard	Asus Strix X670E - E Gaming WIFI
Cooling	Deep Cool LT720 + CM MasterGel Pro TP + Lian Li Uni Fan V2
Memory	32GB GSkill Trident Z5 Neo 6000
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Nitro+ OC RX6800 16GB DDR6 2270Cclk / 2010Mclk
Storage	1x Adata SX8200PRO NVMe 1TB gen3 x4 1X Samsung 980 Pro NVMe Gen 4 x4 1TB, 12TB of HDD Storage
Display(s)	AOC 24G2 IPS 144Hz FreeSync Premium 1920x1080p
Case	Lian Li O11D XL ROG edition
Audio Device(s)	RX6800 via HDMI + Pioneer VSX-531 amp Technics 100W 5.1 Speaker set
Power Supply	EVGA 1000W G5 Gold
Mouse	Logitech G502 Proteus Core Wired
Keyboard	Logitech G915 Wireless
Software	Windows 11 X64 PRO (build 23H2)
Benchmark Scores	it sucks even more less now ;)