What's your latest tech purchase?

lexluthermiester · Jun 30, 2021

micropage7 said:
just buy add on sata since my motherboard just have 4 sata ports
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Is that card bootable? If so, got a link?

Shou Miko · Jun 30, 2021

lexluthermiester said:
Is that card bootable? If so, got a link?

If you need something bootable for 2 drives this here can do the job: http://ssu-tech.com/index.php?ac=article&at=read&did=160

I got one and it's so tiny but it works even have a onboard switch for ACHI, No Boot and IDE boot.

Link: https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/...h-related-purchase-thread.225885/post-4521863

lexluthermiester · Jun 30, 2021

Steve did a review of the Noctua NT-P1.

@iBruceypoo
I thought you'd find this very interesting.

the54thvoid · Jun 30, 2021

Hey all, this thread's not meant to be a discussion about hardware. We've got a general hardware forum for that.

This thread is literally a place for you to post pics of your tech-related purchase. You know, to 'show off' or simply share.

As of now, I'll periodically come in here and delete practically anything that isn't a post from a member about what they've bought.

A post in response to a purchase is okay but we're getting reams of comments which is basically clutter.

Don't be pissed when I start cleaning.

:toast:

Deleted member 24505 · Jun 30, 2021

Got this lovely 500g roll of solder for £10 is £45 on eBay and £28 from CPC Farnell. Bargain and much better than the 1mm+ stuff I've been using.

agent_x007 · Jun 30, 2021

After 12 years, I finally upgraded my monitor.

For reference my old one is this one : LINK

Just FYI : This is my first 1200p+/LCD 75Hz+ refresh/VRR enabled/HDR supporting monitor I ever own/owned.
Also, I don't care that my fastest GPU can't do 144Hz with it (since it's doesn't support DSC on DP).

QuietBob · Jun 30, 2021

Gruffalo.Soldier said:
Got this lovely 500g roll of solder for £10 is £45 on eBay and £28 from CPC Farnell. Bargain and much better than the 1mm+ stuff I've been using.
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How many cores? :roll:

Deleted member 24505 · Jun 30, 2021

QuietBob said:
How many cores?

3 i think

Valantar · Jun 30, 2021

Gruffalo.Soldier said:
Got this lovely 500g roll of solder for £10 is £45 on eBay and £28 from CPC Farnell. Bargain and much better than the 1mm+ stuff I've been using.
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Damn, you hand solder with lead free? Doesn't that result in a lot of cold joints and other issues?

jallenlabs · Jun 30, 2021

agent_x007 said:
After 12 years, I finally upgraded my monitor.

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For reference my old one is this one : LINK
Just FYI : This is my first 1200p+/LCD 75Hz+ refresh/VRR enabled/HDR supporting monitor I ever own/owned.
Also, I don't care that my fastest GPU can't do 144Hz with it (since it's doesn't support DSC on DP).

I recently went from 1080p on both my PCs to 1440p. Its awesome. One is ultrawide 144hz and the other is 75hz. I prefer the ultrawide for gaming, but I do all my editing on the 75hz model. Prolly not as nice as yours, its a Lenovo, but I picked it up for $180US on sale.

lexluthermiester · Jun 30, 2021

Valantar said:
Damn, you hand solder with lead free? Doesn't that result in a lot of cold joints and other issues?

Nope. I do it all the time. Using the right flux and soldering technique it's just like soldering with lead/tin solder.

sam_86314 · Jun 30, 2021

Quick purchase I made for my old system.

A 250GB SanDisk Ultra NVMe SSD. It was one of the cheapest NVMe drives I could find, being a mere $42.27 after tax.

Unfortunately, it looks like it might be a DRAM-less drive, and interestingly it only has one NAND chip. It does seem to perform decently in synthetic tests.

Also, I just realized that CrystalDiskMark wrote at least 60GB of data when I ran it. Guess that's something for me to keep in mind.

Might end up picking up another one in a larger capacity at some point.

Mussels · Jul 1, 2021

I'm saving up for a new 2TB NVME drive, going balls out since i keep storage for years - WD black or 980 pro, is the only decision
(and then i can post it here, when i have it)

lexluthermiester · Jul 1, 2021

Mussels said:
I'm saving up for a new 2TB NVME drive, going balls out since i keep storage for years - WD black or 980 pro, is the only decision
(and then i can post it here, when i have it)

May I suggest one of the following?

Amazon.com

That is, if you can get them down-under..

Mussels · Jul 1, 2021

lexluthermiester said:
May I suggest one of the following?

Amazon.com

Amazon.com
That is, if you can get them down-under..

Thats not top tier PCI-E 4.0 madness, so it doesnt suit my balls to the wall system

lexluthermiester · Jul 1, 2021

Mussels said:
Thats not top tier PCI-E 4.0 madness, so it doesnt suit my balls to the wall system

Aww, poor baby... :laugh:

3400MBps and you won't care. Just throwing it out there...

Mussels · Jul 1, 2021

lexluthermiester said:
Aww, poor baby...

3400MBps and you won't care. Just throwing it out there...

For personal reasons, this may be the last rig i build any time soon... so i'm going overboard. I want the nice parts that last long time, cause i may not be able to get upgrades for 5+ years.

edit: aww, theres like... no 4TB NVME's around. That'd make for a long-ass lifespan.

edit 2: my board has 3x M.2 NVME slots, so a 2TB + my two 1TB's and i get 4TB of NVME in here. That oughta meet my needs for a while.

lexluthermiester · Jul 1, 2021

Mussels said:
For personal reasons, this may be the last rig i build any time soon... so i'm going overboard. I want the nice parts that last long time, cause i may not be able to get upgrades for 5+ years.

I remember you talking about this some time ago. Balls-to-the-wall man!

tabascosauz · Jul 1, 2021

sam_86314 said:
Quick purchase I made for my old system.

A 250GB SanDisk Ultra NVMe SSD. It was one of the cheapest NVMe drives I could find, being a mere $42.27 after tax.

Unfortunately, it looks like it might be a DRAM-less drive, and interestingly it only has one NAND chip. It does seem to perform decently in synthetic tests.

Also, I just realized that CrystalDiskMark wrote at least 60GB of data when I ran it. Guess that's something for me to keep in mind.

Might end up picking up another one in a larger capacity at some point.

WD acquired Sandisk, so a number of their releases in recent years have been joint releases where they release the same product for both brands.

From the PCB, layout, controller package, capacitors, and even the label, it looks almost identical to my SN550s, so probably a rebranded WD drive for Sandisk. Good everyday performance, not a record setter.

Space Lynx · Jul 1, 2021

I got a Crucial P5 1TB on Prime day last week or whenever it was. I already had an EK air heatsink collecting dust for several years now, so I made some custom cooling on it... it does alright. Not a record breaker but for $85 shipped (including tax cause my credit card basically refunds that in points as a bonus)

can't complain for the price I paid. had some extra copper stuff leftover as well so I added that to the bottom. $85 total price for 1TB, I'm not going to complain. main issue W1zz had with it in his review was it ran hot, but I got that taken care of with just spare parts I had. so I shouldn't be throttling any. or I hope not anyway.

Deleted member 24505 · Jul 1, 2021

Valantar said:
Damn, you hand solder with lead free? Doesn't that result in a lot of cold joints and other issues?

Never noticed any issues tbh. Didn't realise lead free was such an problem

Valantar · Jul 1, 2021

Gruffalo.Soldier said:
Never noticed any issues tbh. Didn't realise lead free was such an problem

It needs much higher temperatures than leaded solder to melt and flow properly. I've never been able to work with it, but then I've never had a good soldering iron either.

Athlonite · Jul 1, 2021

Valantar said:
It needs much higher temperatures than leaded solder to melt and flow properly. I've never been able to work with it, but then I've never had a good soldering iron either.

yup I have a 45W Goot handheld iron an a Solder station that even when set to High struggle like fuck with ROHS compliant solder

lexluthermiester · Jul 1, 2021

Athlonite said:
yup I have a 45W Goot handheld iron an a Solder station that even when set to High struggle like fuck with ROHS compliant solder

80w irons are needed for ROHS work..

TheLostSwede · Jul 1, 2021

agent_x007 said:
After 12 years, I finally upgraded my monitor.

View attachment 206016

View attachment 206022

For reference my old one is this one : LINK
Just FYI : This is my first 1200p+/LCD 75Hz+ refresh/VRR enabled/HDR supporting monitor I ever own/owned.
Also, I don't care that my fastest GPU can't do 144Hz with it (since it's doesn't support DSC on DP).

It's going to struggle a bit in games with that graphics card, but 4K is so worth it for everything else.

sam_86314 said:
Quick purchase I made for my old system.

A 250GB SanDisk Ultra NVMe SSD. It was one of the cheapest NVMe drives I could find, being a mere $42.27 after tax.

Unfortunately, it looks like it might be a DRAM-less drive, and interestingly it only has one NAND chip. It does seem to perform decently in synthetic tests.

Also, I just realized that CrystalDiskMark wrote at least 60GB of data when I ran it. Guess that's something for me to keep in mind.

Might end up picking up another one in a larger capacity at some point.

It's the same as the WD Blue SN550, since SanDisk is owned by WD. Yes, it's DRAM-less, but it's the best DRAM-less drive out there and it has a small cache built into the controller.

System Name	Lynni PS \ Lenowo TwinkPad L14 G2
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Raphael (Waiting on 9800X3D) \ i5-1135G7 Tiger Lake-U
Motherboard	ASRock B650M PG Riptide Bios v. 3.10 AMD AGESA 1.2.0.2a \ Lenowo BDPLANAR Bios 1.68
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 Chromax.Black (Only middle fan) \ Lenowo C-267C-2
Memory	G.Skill Flare X5 2x16GB DDR5 6000MHZ CL36-36-36-96 AMD EXPO \ Willk Elektronik 2x16GB 2666MHZ CL17
Video Card(s)	Asus GeForce RTX™ 4070 Dual OC (Waiting on RX 8800 XT) \| Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
Storage	Gigabyte M30 1TB\|Sabrent Rocket 2TB\| HDD: 10TB\|1TB \ WD RED SN700 1TB
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Case	Asus Prime AP201 White Mesh \| Lenowo L14 G2 chassis
Audio Device(s)	Steelseries Arctis Pro Wireless
Power Supply	Be Quiet! Pure Power 12 M 750W Goldie \| 65W
Mouse	Logitech G305 Lightspeedy Wireless \| Lenowo TouchPad & Logitech G305
Keyboard	Ducky One 3 Daybreak Fullsize \| L14 G2 UK Lumi
Software	Win11 IoT Enterprise 24H2 UK \| Win11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 24H2 UK / Arch (Fan)
Benchmark Scores	3DMARK: https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/89434432? GPU-Z: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/details/v3zbr

Processor	Ryzen 7800X3D
Motherboard	MSI MAG Mortar B650 (wifi)
Cooling	be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4
Memory	32GB Kingston Fury
Video Card(s)	Gainward RTX4070ti
Storage	Seagate FireCuda 530 M.2 1TB / Samsumg 960 Pro M.2 512Gb
Display(s)	LG 32" 165Hz 1440p GSYNC
Case	Asus Prime AP201
Audio Device(s)	On Board
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure POwer M12 850w Gold (ATX3.0)
Software	W10

System Name	BOX
Processor	Core i7 6950X @ 4,26GHz (1,28V)
Motherboard	X99 SOC Champion (BIOS F23c + bifurcation mod)
Cooling	Thermalright Venomous-X + 2x Delta 38mm PWM (Push-Pull)
Memory	Patriot Viper Steel 4000MHz CL16 4x8GB (@3240MHz CL12.12.12.24 CR2T @ 1,48V)
Video Card(s)	Titan V (~1650MHz @ 0.77V, HBM2 1GHz, Forced P2 state [OFF])
Storage	WD SN850X 2TB + Samsung EVO 2TB (SATA) + Seagate Exos X20 20TB (4Kn mode)
Display(s)	LG 27GP950-B
Case	Fractal Design Meshify 2 XL
Audio Device(s)	Motu M4 (audio interface) + ATH-A900Z + Behringer C-1
Power Supply	Seasonic X-760 (760W)
Mouse	Logitech RX-250
Keyboard	HP KB-9970
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

Processor	5800X3D -30 CO
Motherboard	MSI B550 Tomahawk
Cooling	DeepCool Assassin III
Memory	32GB G.SKILL Ripjaws V @ 3800 CL14
Video Card(s)	ASRock MBA 7900XTX
Storage	1TB WD SN850X + 1TB ADATA SX8200 Pro
Display(s)	Dell S2721QS 4K60
Case	Cooler Master CM690 II Advanced USB 3.0
Audio Device(s)	Audiotrak Prodigy Cube Black (JRC MUSES 8820D) + CAL (recabled)
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime TX-750
Mouse	Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave
Keyboard	Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave
Software	Windows 10 Pro

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

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System Name	Core
Processor	Intel 12700k @ 5.2/4.0
Motherboard	ASRock z690 Steel Legend
Cooling	Artic Cooling Freezer 420 AiO
Memory	GSkill 64GB 3200 cas 14 b die
Video Card(s)	ASRock Intel ARC a750
Storage	Optane 900p x2, SK Hynix p41 Pro, p31 Pro
Display(s)	ACER 250hz 1080p 25" IPS display/AOC 22" display
Case	Phanteks p500a with all Arctic/Thermaltake fans
Audio Device(s)	Focusrite interface, Presonus Studio Monitors and Subwoofer
Power Supply	Seasonic 850w plat with cable mod cables
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero
Keyboard	Corsair mech k65
Software	Win 11 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	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	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

Processor	7800X3D -25 all core
Motherboard	B650 Steel Legend
Cooling	Frost Commander 140
Memory	32gb ddr5 (2x16) cl 30 6000
Video Card(s)	Merc 310 7900 XT @3100 core
Display(s)	Agon 27" QD-OLED Glossy 240hz 1440p
Case	NZXT H710 (Red/Black)

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	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