What's your latest tech purchase?

Mussels · Jun 27, 2021

5800x is a honking beast, you just gotta tune the PBO settings so you get the same performance, for less wattage (and that alleviates the heat issue)

joemama · Jun 27, 2021

Got my new Gigabyte M32Q monitor today

iBruceypoo · Jun 27, 2021

joemama said:
Got my new Gigabyte M32Q monitor today

That's a great looking monitor.

Got this LG 32 QHD IPS last Black Friday on SuperSale at Amazon for $179 - not as nice as yours but the price was right.

32-inch QHD IPS HDR10 Monitor - 32QN650-B | LG USA

Discover the 32-inch QHD IPS HDR10 Monitor that features FreeSync™ and 3-Side Virtually Borderless Design. Find reviews, specs, and more for 32QN650-B.

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Got a SpaceCo monitor arm VESA 100mmX100mm mount in black years ago, clamps to the rear of the computer table - so positioning of the monitor is almost infinite.

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Adapt Global, Inc. a company can save money and increase employee productivity by providing workspace solutions that have a positive impact on the performance and well-being of their employees

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dont whant to set it"' · Jun 27, 2021

Boys gonna be boys and at times , they must have some toys.
While I got the board as untested (2nd/n'th hand?) , my hopes are up at least in spirit to get it up an running.

iBruceypoo · Jun 27, 2021

It's a RAID1 box, 5.25in.

Hardware RAID at the backplane.

Don't want to create bios RAID or software RAID, lost data in the past. :oops:

Scheduled to launch in North America next week. Only ONE SATA cable to the motherboard, and no fan needed, sweeeet!

Athlonite · Jun 27, 2021

Does that ^ take 2x 2.5" HDD/SSD's or is M.2

iBruceypoo · Jun 27, 2021

Athlonite said:
Does that ^ take 2x 2.5" HDD/SSD's or is M.2

It's 2x2.5in SATA - HDD or SSD.

I'm going with 2xSSD, Samsung 860 Pros.

MB902SPR-B_2 x 2.5" SATA HDD/SSD Removable RAID 1 Drive Enclosure for 5.25" Bay

www.icydock.com

Athlonite · Jun 27, 2021

@iBruceypoo sweet let us know how it goes

I would have prefered a choice between RAID1 and RAID0 though

iBruceypoo · Jun 27, 2021

Athlonite said:
@iBruceypoo sweet let us know how it goes

I would have prefered a choice between RAID1 and RAID0 though

Here ya go! 2x2.5in SSD HDD

Raid0 and Raid1. But it's a 3.5in mounting.

MB992SKR-B_Rugged Full Metal Dual Bay RAID 2.5” SATA HDD & SSD Mobile Rack for External 3.5" Drive Bay

www.icydock.com

Athlonite · Jun 27, 2021

Ooo sweet I'll have to see if I can get one here for a reasonable cost and I don't mind it being 3.5"

lexluthermiester · Jun 28, 2021

dont whant to set it' said:
Boys gonna be boys and at times , they must have some toys.
While I got the board as untested (2nd/n'th hand?) , my hopes are up at least in spirit to get it up an running.

Wow! Those were rare even back in the day... Nice! Hope it works or if not, it's an easy fix!

iBruceypoo · Jun 28, 2021

Before and After: :laugh:

lexluthermiester · Jun 28, 2021

iBruceypoo said:
Before and After:

Whats the thermal performance difference? If you've done test comparisons, what were the results?

Mussels · Jun 28, 2021

lexluthermiester said:
Whats the thermal performance difference? If you've done test comparisons, what were the results?

it now boots in 0 seconds and completes all tasks before you ask, cause he forgot to install the RAM

iBruceypoo · Jun 28, 2021

lexluthermiester said:
Whats the thermal performance difference? If you've done test comparisons, what were the results?

No formal comparisons from me just yet, I'm really slow with this new build and so many new variables - added the 4800/17 memory kit into the mix, spending all my time with that before I have to send it back.

Reviewers seem to be saying the NH-P1 thermal performance with the Noctua 120mm low rpm fan is just below the NH-D15 (Yet not with sustained loads). So if you can avoid extremely long loading times with your CPU, like forget 24hour Prime 95, this cooler will do you very well in a silent inaudible build.

I would recommend adding a 140mm fan firing down configuration, but how many can actually set that up when using a standard case? :confused:

The NH-P1 cooler is much better fitted with a test bench or open air case and 140mm fan downfiring directly into the cooler and onto the motherboard components.

That's where it really shines. The very thick yet very few fins offer almost no resistance to the cold air flowing down and beyond the cooler onto the M.2 and DDR4 and VRM.

Expect improved SSD M.2 thermals if your primary drive mounts below the NH-P1.

Mussels · Jun 28, 2021

Honestly if that huge ass thing say, fit well in my fractal case - i could see myself chucking that with a 140mm ARGB spinner downfacing, and having a nice side on rainbow

AusWolf · Jun 28, 2021

I've just scored a good deal (compared to recent market conditions) on an EVGA RTX 2070 Black on ebay. I'm happy to see prices slowly coming down.

This forced me to change from a slim case to a normal one. My choice was the Corsair 280X. I bought the non-RGB version as it is considerably cheaper, and I can upgrade to my own RGB setup later if I want to.

Pics of the system (details in my profile): - please don't mock the CPU cooler. I needed the slimmest one possible in the Aerocool CS-101.

Maybe my next upgrade will be a liquid AIO to unlock the full potential of the 11700 (it currently operates locked to 65 W PL1).

TheLostSwede · Jun 28, 2021

My speakers decided to die, so I got some new ones. Not easy to find some decent "computer" speakers these days for some reason.
Although, in hindsight I kind of regret it for several reasons, least not the fact that they have crap Bluetooth audio support. I don't understand why the manufacturers always list the pointless spec, but never the actual codecs supported. SBC really sounds terrible compared to aptX or LDAC, or even AAC, of which none are supported by the R1855DB. SBC only in a set of brand new speakers (it's a 2020 model) is just sad. Bluetooth 5.0 doesn't really matter, as it has nothing to do with audio. None of the reviews I found actually checked what kind of Bluetooth audio codecs were supported.
Unfortunately it's going to be a bit tricky to send them back now. In fairness they sound fine using optical input, so I guess I shouldn't be complaining too much. Just a shame I hadn't realised Edifier is a chinese company...

Also, the remote is a real dust magnet.

PLAfiller · Jun 28, 2021

Mussels said:
Honestly if that huge ass thing say, fit well in my fractal case - i could see myself chucking that with a 140mm ARGB spinner downfacing, and having a nice side on rainbow

Throw in some tinted acrylic and you are in for some dark looking aesthetic.

iBruceypoo · Jun 28, 2021

AusWolf said:
I've just scored a good deal (compared to recent market conditions) on an EVGA RTX 2070 Black on ebay. I'm happy to see prices slowly coming down.

This forced me to change from a slim case to a normal one. My choice was the Corsair 280X. I bought the non-RGB version as it is considerably cheaper, and I can upgrade to my own RGB setup later if I want to.

Pics of the system (details in my profile): - please don't mock the CPU cooler. I needed the slimmest one possible in the Aerocool CS-101. Maybe my next upgrade will be a liquid AIO to unlock the full potential of the 11700 (it currently operates locked to 65 W PL1).

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That's a great chassis, I almost bought one back a few years ago, looks like so many options and room for big hands. Have a blast with that transfer build.

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Found this review today from VSG:

Jelly Key Artisan Keycaps

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Artisan keycaps, well waddaya know?

Definitely unnecessary, and a bit silly but my keyboard is so basic black and white it needs something fancy to wear to parties - so might buy only one for the ESC key.

At $100 each, yea most definitely I'll only buy one. :laugh:

Sanctuary Gate – Topre – K3KC Shop

www.k3kc.com

If I stare at it long enough - I fall right into a lucid dream! :roll:

OOOOOOH, and this one is backlit :eek:

freeagent · Jun 28, 2021

Man that is really nice! I love it!

Did I read that right? It cost one hundred USD for one key?

iBruceypoo · Jun 28, 2021

freeagent said:
Man that is really nice! I love it!

Did I read that right? It cost one hundred USD for one key?

I know, it's pricey and sold out. I'll get one (only one) for my birthday.

Sanctuary Gate – Topre – K3KC Shop

www.k3kc.com

The company posted a photo with the keycap mounted on my keyboard - soooo I gotta get one.

toilet pepper · Jun 28, 2021

That keycap looks great. But not $100 bucks great.

lexluthermiester · Jun 28, 2021

iBruceypoo said:
The company posted a photo with the keycap mounted on my keyboard - soooo I gotta get one.

Perfect ESC key! I want one myself..

toilet pepper said:
That keycap looks great. But not $100 bucks great.

There are some forms of bling that are worth it. This is worth it!

EDIT:
This one is still in stock and fit's my keyboard...

Sanctuary Gate – MX – K3KC Shop

www.k3kc.com

AusWolf · Jun 29, 2021

iBruceypoo said:
That's a great chassis, I almost bought one back a few years ago, looks like so many options and room for big hands. Have a blast with that transfer build.

Thanks.

I love the dual compartment design. It's so good for cable management, keeps your sata drives hidden and it also keeps the height of the chassis down. I prefer a boxy design to towers for some reason.

I wrote about my first impressions in my build log (link in my signature).

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.

Processor	i5-9600K
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 Gaming X
Cooling	Scythe Mugen 5S
Memory	Micron Ballistix Sports LT 3000 8G*4
Video Card(s)	EVGA 3070 XC3 Ultra Gaming
Storage	Adata SX6000 Pro 512G, Kingston A2000 1T
Display(s)	Gigabyte M32Q
Case	Antec DF700 Flux
Audio Device(s)	Edifier C3X
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex Gold 650W
Mouse	Razer Basilisk V2
Keyboard	Ducky ONE 2 Horizon

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	3 "rigs"-gaming/spare pc/cruncher
Processor	R7-5800X3D/i7-7700K/R9-7950X
Motherboard	Asus ROG Crosshair VI Extreme/Asus Ranger Z170/Asus ROG Crosshair X670E-GENE
Cooling	Bitspower monoblock ,custom open loop,both passive and active/air tower cooler/air tower cooler
Memory	32GB DDR4/32GB DDR4/64GB DDR5
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte RX6900XT Alphacooled/AMD RX5700XT 50th Aniv./SOC(onboard)
Storage	mix of sata ssds/m.2 ssds/mix of sata ssds+an m.2 ssd
Display(s)	Dell UltraSharp U2410 , HP 24x
Case	mb box/Silverstone Raven RV-05/CoolerMaster Q300L
Audio Device(s)	onboard/onboard/onboard
Power Supply	3 Seasonics, a DeltaElectronics, a FractalDesing
Mouse	various/various/various
Keyboard	various wired and wireless
VR HMD	-
Software	W10.someting or another,all 3

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	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 ;)

System Name	Nebulon B
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	MSi PRO B650M-A WiFi
Cooling	be quiet! Dark Rock 4
Memory	2x 24 GB Corsair Vengeance DDR5-4800
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT 12 GB
Storage	2 TB Corsair MP600 GS, 2 TB Corsair MP600 R2
Display(s)	Dell S3422DWG, 7" Waveshare touchscreen
Case	Kolink Citadel Mesh black
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z333 2.1 speakers, AKG Y50 headphones
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime GX-750
Mouse	Logitech MX Master 2S
Keyboard	Logitech G413 SE
Software	Bazzite (Fedora Linux) KDE

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	PLAHI
Processor	I5-10400
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS
Cooling	120 AIO
Memory	32GB Corsair LPX 2400 Mhz DDR4 CL14
Video Card(s)	PNY QUADRO RTX A2000
Storage	Intel 670P 512GB
Display(s)	Philips 288E2A 28" 4K + 22" LG 1080p
Case	Silverstone Raven 03 (RV03)
Audio Device(s)	Creative Soundblaster Z
Power Supply	Fractal Design IntegraM 650W
Mouse	Logitech Triathlon
Keyboard	REDRAGON MITRA
Software	Windows 11 Home x 64

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	AMD Ryzen R7 5800x
Motherboard	B550i Aorus Pro AX
Cooling	Custom Cooling
Memory	32Gb Patriot Viper 3600 RGB
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 3080 Ventus Trio OC
Storage	Samsung 960 EVO
Display(s)	Specterpro 34uw100
Case	SSUPD Meshlicious
Power Supply	Cooler Master V750 Gold SFX
Mouse	Glorious Model D Wireless
Keyboard	Ducky One 2
VR HMD	Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 64bit

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