What's your latest tech purchase?

80-watt Hamster · Jul 9, 2021

Jill Valentine said:
Not a purchase but a freebie. A little defective as two DIMM slots doesn't work as the guy said, but also I got that included i7-920 as a "socket cover" already put some MX-5 there, now let's install it and check which slots are dead.

If you're lucky, the slots aren't dead. I also got a (nearly) free X58 with a supposedly dead channel, and it woke back up with a different CPU.

I like your description of the 920 as a socket cover. You can't even give those away at this point.

iBruceypoo · Jul 9, 2021

freeagent said:
Love my ED500

Love my ED500.

Jill Valentine said:
Not a purchase but a freebie. A little defective as two DIMM slots doesn't work as the guy said, but also I got that included i7-920 as a "socket cover" already put some MX-5 there, now let's install it and check which slots are dead.

LOVE that R3E motherboard. :love:

Almost got one way back in 2012, then instead went with a Maximus V Extreme and Ivy Bridge.

Tomgang · Jul 9, 2021

Jill Valentine said:
Not a purchase but a freebie. A little defective as two DIMM slots doesn't work as the guy said, but also I got that included i7-920 as a "socket cover" already put some MX-5 there, now let's install it and check which slots are dead.

Oh that's a nice freebie.

I Just sold my old nearly complete X58 machine for 200 usd. With a i7 980x and a Asus X58 premium board with a defective USB 2.0 port. No gpu in it. But else the buyer got everything with it. Before i7 980x, I had a I7 920 with a Asus rampage 2 extreme mobo. Fun times and I miss it a little bit.

Replaced it with with the setup in my profile last month.

Hope all DIMM slots turns out working. Slap a 6 core xeon in the board, overclock the crap out of it and have fun with it.

There is still some fun to have with X58, as long you do not have too high expectations from it. X58 came out for 12 and half years ago.

Try and se if the I7 920 is a co or do revision. DO is the one you want for the highest overclock.

Ruru · Jul 9, 2021

80-watt Hamster said:
If you're lucky, the slots aren't dead. I also got a (nearly) free X58 with a supposedly dead channel, and it woke back up with a different CPU.

I like your description of the 920 as a socket cover. You can't even give those away at this point.

The donater himself said that he'll give it as a socket cover

I have a dual-core Xeon and 950 (tho few SMDs missing, dunno does it work), I try those later too. The board just didn't fit on that Kolink case so I'm building it to Define XL I have lying around. At least there's room, dammit.

edit: POSTs and recognized all my 4x2GB DDR3-1600 at least. Now let's install a fresh Win10 there

freeagent · Jul 9, 2021

I bet the slots work just fine.. good score man!

RJARRRPCGP · Jul 9, 2021

freeagent said:
Gonna slap these bad boys on now..

Feels kinda weird putting Noctua fans on a Thermalright cooler. Seems kinda blasphemous.. Someone is probably rolling in their grave

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My case fans are like the one on the left with my Ryzen daily driver.

Space Lynx · Jul 9, 2021

@iBruceypoo @freeagent do you remember how much you paid for the datavac ed500? think I might ask this December for one for Christmas. I'm seeing it for $90 or so, is that about right?

freeagent · Jul 9, 2021

lynx29 said:
@iBruceypoo @freeagent do you remember how much you paid for the datavac ed500? think I might ask this December for one for Christmas. I'm seeing it for $90 or so, is that about right?

Sounds about right, was about 120cad shipped. I don’t know exactly since I got it for Christmas after I finally got sick of buying those damned cans.. but it sounds about right.

RJARRRPCGP said:
My case fans are like the one on the left with my Ryzen daily driver.

I’m still rockin the thick panaflo.. but it’s almost time to retire them.. might replace with iPPC.. they are pretty decent.. can be a bit loud in a quiet house when they ramp up

iBruceypoo · Jul 9, 2021

lynx29 said:
@iBruceypoo @freeagent do you remember how much you paid for the datavac ed500? think I might ask this December for one for Christmas. I'm seeing it for $90 or so, is that about right?

ED500 white 2012 $55
ED500 ESD black 2017 $95

Space Lynx · Jul 9, 2021

iBruceypoo said:
ED500 white 2012 $55
ED500 ESD black 2017 $95

I'd rather pay extra for the updated variant.

Maybe by Christmas they will have an ever newer one who knows.

freeagent · Jul 9, 2021

You don’t like lightning in a jar?

It’s ok.. I used to build my computers on my living room carpet lol. Touch the psu now and then :laugh:

Ruru · Jul 9, 2021

freeagent said:
I bet the slots work just fine.. good score man!

Flashed its bios, but I have temp problems as those 45nm 1st gen Cores do run hot, I need to use the Zalman 7700 on that. Luckily the board has also 775 mounting holes so I can use it with its 775 mounting clip :toast:

I mean I don't have that much air coolers... also I continue with it later on as it's hot af with this summer weather (~30C on my apartment) so just too hot to work with a toaster like that.

Anoniem · Jul 9, 2021

iBruceypoo said:
New LED Tactical light came in today.

3000lumens.

Battery recharges via USB-C.

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Now that's a mindfuck :twitch:

But awesome little thing!

Jill Valentine said:
Not a purchase but a freebie. A little defective as two DIMM slots doesn't work as the guy said, but also I got that included i7-920 as a "socket cover" already put some MX-5 there, now let's install it and check which slots are dead.

That's a damn nice freebie! Would love to take that board for a spin on LN2 :love:

How's the socket looking?

Ruru · Jul 9, 2021

Anoniem said:
Now that's a mindfuck But awesome little thing!

That's a damn nice freebie! Would love to take that board for a spin on LN2 How's the socket looking?

Few bent pins but I'll check the socket later :toast:

the i7-950 I have didn't POST so I guess it's dead

Anoniem · Jul 9, 2021

Jill Valentine said:
Few bent pins but I'll check the socket later the i7-950 I have didn't POST so I guess it's dead

Well back to bending then. It only has 166 more pins than socket 1200

I see that you also paired it with a 7970 Matrix, now add some Corsair Dom's and you have one of the most ballin' rigs from that time!

Fleurious · Jul 9, 2021

Don't think i'll go back to any storage medium that requires a cable (power/sata/etc).

Mussels · Jul 10, 2021

Fleurious said:
Don't think i'll go back to any storage medium that requires a cable (power/sata/etc).
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Thats the drive i'm saving up for, TPU's reviews show it to be an absolute beast

freeagent · Jul 10, 2021

Jill Valentine said:
Flashed its bios, but I have temp problems as those 45nm 1st gen Cores do run hot, I need to use the Zalman 7700 on that. Luckily the board has also 775 mounting holes so I can use it with its 775 mounting clip

I mean I don't have that much air coolers... also I continue with it later on as it's hot af with this summer weather (~30C on my apartment) so just too hot to work with a toaster like that.

Winter will take good care of you.. They do run a bit warm, if you don't have a good cooler you need good air

Ruru · Jul 10, 2021

freeagent said:
Winter will take good care of you.. They do run a bit warm, if you don't have a good cooler you need good air

I'll put it under custom loop later today if I have enough spare hose..

WhitetailAni · Jul 10, 2021

Not exactly a recent purchase, but still a tech purchase with some extras added recently.

Say hello to my CFW'd New 3DS XL! I'm a certified Pokemon genner now with 4 successful gens since 1 PM CST (it's 11 PM CST now).
The image I linked is of a highly illegal Pokemon. Can you name what isn't illegal about it?

Ruru · Jul 10, 2021

RealKGB said:
The image I linked is of a highly illegal Pokemon. Can you name what isn't illegal about it?

I'll steal it :cool:

Anarchy0110 · Jul 10, 2021

Mussels said:
Thats the drive i'm saving up for, TPU's reviews show it to be an absolute beast

I guess I am fine saying that these WD Blacks have the best high performance/price ratio for high-end NVME drives? No need to go to Samsung, maybe :eek:

Mussels · Jul 10, 2021

Faith[ROG].Anarchy said:
I guess I am fine saying that these WD Blacks have the best high performance/price ratio for high-end NVME drives? No need to go to Samsung, maybe

yeah, they're neck and neck with the 980 pro, just beating it overall.

Space Lynx · Jul 10, 2021

Mussels said:
Thats the drive i'm saving up for, TPU's reviews show it to be an absolute beast

It was on sale on Amazon Prime Day for $171 for 1TB. I got the Crucial P5 1TB for $85 instead. 85 was my total cost, and I already had a custom heatsink from EK laying around collecting dust, that took care of the hot temp problem on it.

I most likely won't be building a PC again until AM5 + gen5 nvme's are a thing. So I figured $85 was a good investment to give my gtx 1070 laptop a little more spunk.

I know it's probably placebo, but I think everything is a bit faster with this over my SSD... I notice it from time to time... even launching something like HWINFO, the SSD was just a bit slower loading the sensors... lol meh

iBruceypoo · Jul 10, 2021

I only grabbed the WD_Black SN850 500GB sku since moving from an Optane 900P, didn't really know what to expect so didn't feel like spending much, only $129, but wanted to see what PCIe 4.0 was all about with a new Z590 motherboard.

Extremely impressed with the drive, even though the 500GB takes a performance hit with the write speeds vs the 1TB and 2TB SN850 skus.

5weeks after I bought the 500GB for $129, it went on sale briefly for $97, geez, what can you do? :rolleyes:

Also, the Apex XIII board came with a Big-Ass heatsink :laugh:

(1st pic below) and I'm getting really good thermals for a PCIe 4.0 drive (last pic). The warmest the SN850 gets with daily work is 33C-34C.

System Name	Office
Processor	Ryzen 5600G
Motherboard	ASUS B450M-A II
Cooling	be quiet! Shadow Rock LP
Memory	16GB Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte RX 5600 XT
Storage	PNY CS1030 250GB, Crucial MX500 2TB
Display(s)	Dell S2719DGF
Case	Fractal Define 7 Compact
Power Supply	EVGA 550 G3
Mouse	Logitech M705 Marthon
Keyboard	Logitech G410
Software	Windows 10 Pro 22H2

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	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	4K-gaming / media-PC
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X / Intel Core i7-6700K
Motherboard	Asus ROG Crosshair VII Hero / Asus Z170-A
Cooling	Arctic Freezer 50 / Thermaltake Contac 21
Memory	32GB DDR4-3466 / 16GB DDR4-3000
Video Card(s)	RTX 3080 10GB / RX 6700 XT
Storage	3.3TB of SSDs / several small SSDs
Display(s)	Acer 27" 4K120 IPS + Lenovo 32" 4K60 IPS
Case	Corsair 4000D AF White / DeepCool CC560 WH
Audio Device(s)	Creative Omni BT speaker
Power Supply	EVGA G2 750W / Fractal ION Gold 550W
Mouse	Logitech MX518 / Logitech G400s
Keyboard	Roccat Vulcan 121 AIMO / NOS C450 Mini Pro
VR HMD	Oculus Rift CV1
Software	Windows 11 Pro / Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	They run Crysis

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

What's your latest tech purchase?

80-watt Hamster

iBruceypoo

Tomgang

Ruru

S.T.A.R.S.

freeagent

Moderator

RJARRRPCGP

Space Lynx

Astronaut

freeagent

Moderator

iBruceypoo

Space Lynx

Astronaut

freeagent

Moderator

Ruru

S.T.A.R.S.

Anoniem

Ruru

S.T.A.R.S.

Anoniem

Fleurious

Mussels

Freshwater Moderator

freeagent

Moderator

Ruru

S.T.A.R.S.

WhitetailAni

Ruru

S.T.A.R.S.

Anarchy0110

Mussels

Freshwater Moderator

Space Lynx

Astronaut

iBruceypoo

System Name	KHR-1
Processor	Ryzen 9 5900X
Motherboard	ASRock B550 PG Velocita (UEFI-BIOS P3.40)
Memory	32 GB G.Skill RipJawsV F4-3200C16D-32GVR
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6750 XT
Storage	Western Digital Black SN850 1 TB NVMe SSD
Display(s)	Alienware AW3423DWF OLED-ASRock PG27Q15R2A (backup)
Case	Corsair 275R
Audio Device(s)	Technics SA-EX140 receiver with Polk VT60 speakers
Power Supply	eVGA Supernova G3 750W
Mouse	Logitech G Pro (Hero)
Software	Windows 11 Pro x64 23H2

Processor	7800X3D -25 all core ($196)
Motherboard	B650 Steel Legend ($179)
Cooling	Frost Commander 140 ($42)
Memory	32gb ddr5 (2x16) cl 30 6000 ($80)
Video Card(s)	Merc 310 7900 XT @3100 core $(705)
Display(s)	Agon 27" QD-OLED Glossy 240hz 1440p ($399)
Case	NZXT H710 (Red/Black) ($60)

System Name	C₂H₅OH
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 5,45GHz Alphacool Core 1 Black
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E GENE
Cooling	Custom loop - MO-RA3 420 & 360 Pro - Heatkiller 200 & 150 D5 pump/res combo
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB F5-8000J4048F24GX2 8GHz 36-44-44
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 4090 Suprim X Alphacool block
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro 1TB - Intel 660 Pro 2TB
Display(s)	Asus PG27AQDM 240Hz OLED
Case	Streacom BC1 Silver
Audio Device(s)	Topping DX7Pro - Topping A90 - Hifiman Ananda - Focal Elear - Focal Radiance - Adam A5X & Adam Sub 7
Power Supply	Corsair HX1200
Mouse	Logitech G Pro Wireless
Keyboard	Ducky One 2 SF White MX Speed Silver / Logitech MX Mechanical
Software	Windows 11 Pro

System Name	Current
Processor	i7 12700k
Motherboard	Asus Prime Z690-A
Cooling	Noctua NHD15s
Memory	32GB G.Skill
Video Card(s)	GTX 1070Ti
Storage	WD SN-850 2TB
Display(s)	LG Ultragear 27GL850-B
Case	Fractal Meshify 2 Compact
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Seasonic 1000W Titanium

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	Desktop-TJ84TBK
Processor	Ryzen 5 3600
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix B350-F Gaming
Cooling	ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 120mm, Noctua NF-F12
Memory	B-Die 2x8GB 3200 CL14, Vengeance LPX 2x8GB 3200 CL16, OC'd to 3333 MT/s C16-16-16-32 tRC 48
Video Card(s)	PNY GTX 690
Storage	Crucial MX500 1TB, MX500 500GB, WD Blue 1TB, WD Black 2TB, WD Caviar Green 3TB, Intel Optane 16GB
Display(s)	Sceptre M25 1080p200, ASUS 1080p74, Apple Studio Display M7649 17"
Case	Rosewill CRUISER Black Gaming
Audio Device(s)	SupremeFX S1220A
Power Supply	Seasonic FOCUS GM-750
Mouse	Kensington K72369
Keyboard	Razer BlackWidow Ultimate 2013
Software	Windows 10 Home 64-bit, macOS 11.7.8
Benchmark Scores	are good

Processor	Intel Core i5 12400F Alder Lake Hex-Core Processor @ 2.5 GHz
Motherboard	Asrock B760M Pro RS/D4
Cooling	Thermalright Assassin 120X Refined SE
Memory	32GB DDR4 3600MHz Dual Channel Team Group T-Force Delta RGB
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte RTX 4060 Windforce OC
Storage	1TB Samsung PM9A1 NVMe + 500GB Crucial P3 NVMe + 2TB WD Black P10 External HDD
Display(s)	Samsung Odyssey G40B Gaming Monitor IPS 240Hz Full HD (LS27BG400EEXXV)
Case	Aigo C218M
Audio Device(s)	Razer Blackshark V2 Pro \| Razer Hammerhead V2 Pro
Power Supply	FSP HYN 550
Mouse	Razer Viper V3 Pro \| Razer DeathAdder V3 Hyperspeed \| VXE ATK F1 Extreme Leviatan CE
Keyboard	VXE ATK68 Gateron HE Gaming Keyboard
Software	W10 22H2 - AtlasOS 0.4.1