What's your latest tech purchase?

Space Lynx · Jul 10, 2021

iBruceypoo said:
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?

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that's insane performance. lol

you can expect it to go down some once you install OS on it though and use it as main drive. your using it a clean drive with those scores

Deleted member 24505 · Jul 10, 2021

just bought this for £140. ryzen 5 2600x, gigabyte B450M-ds3h. single 8gb stick of ddr4

Valantar · Jul 10, 2021

Gruffalo.Soldier said:
just bought this for £140. ryzen 5 2600x, gigabyte B450M-ds3h. single 8gb stick of ddr4
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That's a great deal! Nice compact mATX board too. Shame about the single-channel RAM, though that is of course fixable.

Shou Miko · Jul 10, 2021

My dad did a little shopping earlier this week

LG CX65 OLED TV

He also changed out his old Nvidia GeForce GT 520 to Nvidia GeForce GT 1030 since HDMI 2.1 are only available from RTX 3060 and RX 6700 cards and up but he only uses his pc for tv, movies and so on.

P4-630 · Jul 10, 2021

puma99dk| said:
My dad did a little shopping earlier this week

LG CX65 OLED TV
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He also changed out his old Nvidia GeForce GT 520 to Nvidia GeForce GT 1030 since HDMI 2.1 are only available from RTX 3060 and RX 6700 cards and up but he only uses his pc for tv, movies and so on.
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Yeah Verstappen won once again!!!!

Valantar · Jul 10, 2021

puma99dk| said:
My dad did a little shopping earlier this week

LG CX65 OLED TV
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He also changed out his old Nvidia GeForce GT 520 to Nvidia GeForce GT 1030 since HDMI 2.1 are only available from RTX 3060 and RX 6700 cards and up but he only uses his pc for tv, movies and so on.
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Ryzen APUs are the cheapest entry into HDMI 2.1 currently (as long as you're willing to go gray market or wait for availability of the 5000-series), though they're limited to UHD60 unless you step down to YCbCr 4:2:2 encoding. Works excellently on my HTPC alongside a Samsung Q80 though, even allowing for some great FreeSync gaming at lower resolutions.

TheLostSwede · 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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That's how I feel as well.

Valantar · 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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TheLostSwede said:
That's how I feel as well.

Yeah, storage in need of wires belongs in a NAS. Out of sight, out of mind.

Shou Miko · Jul 10, 2021

@Valantar with the GT 1030 my dad can do 4K at 60Hz 4:4:4 no special profile so that's great and his old i5-4590T can do 4K x264/265 no issues at all so he is happy

Yeah but he don't want to buy something he didn't need for a PC. I been looking into USSF that could house like 1x,m.2. and 1xsata but non have HDMI 2.1 so he will keep is current system.

@P4-630 yeah it was a good race for him :roll:

micropage7 · Jul 10, 2021

another day, another mouse
someone tag it pretty low and he said he just use it for few days then sell it coz the grip is not suitable for him

r9 · Jul 10, 2021

P4-630 said:
Yeah Verstappen won once again!!!!

Got myself banned 3 times already from planetf1 comment section trying to combat the stupidity over there.
After demolishing 4 teammates, leading this season and obviously outdriving that RBR car people still call him overrated.

Deleted member 24505 · Jul 10, 2021

I have sold the 4790k, msi z87I gaming board, and hyperX savage ddr3 2400 for £250

Space Lynx · Jul 10, 2021

puma99dk| said:
My dad did a little shopping earlier this week

LG CX65 OLED TV
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He also changed out his old Nvidia GeForce GT 520 to Nvidia GeForce GT 1030 since HDMI 2.1 are only available from RTX 3060 and RX 6700 cards and up but he only uses his pc for tv, movies and so on.
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how is your Dad liking it? next level? the tv I mean.

Shou Miko · Jul 10, 2021

lynx29 said:
how is your Dad liking it? next level? the tv I mean.

The TV is different and set up like Vincent from HDTVTest it's sparkling but I am amazed myself that the oled it self gets warm when it's turned on and you stand close to it.

Sadly no TV channels in this country sends out in more then like 720p even on streaming it's so disappointing :banghead:

P4-630 · Jul 10, 2021

puma99dk| said:
even on streaming

Netflix Premium? Amazon Prime?

Shou Miko · Jul 10, 2021

P4-630 said:
Netflix Premium? Amazon Prime?

Netflix no thank you I have movie access to other places with 4K HDR movies and Amazon is not avaliable here :roll:

Space Lynx · Jul 10, 2021

puma99dk| said:
The TV is different and set up like Vincent from HDTVTest it's sparkling but I am amazed myself that the oled it self gets warm when it's turned on and you stand close to it.

Sadly no TV channels in this country sends out in more then like 720p even on streaming it's so disappointing

blu ray 4k player!!! or a next gen console at some point with disc player.

also I watch Vincent all the time, he is hilarious and awesome as they come.

Splinterdog · Jul 11, 2021

PC builder turntable - also useful for pizzas, tapas and pre-dinner snacks. I didn't even get a roasting from my wife, who thought it was a brilliant idea

Space Lynx · Jul 11, 2021

Splinterdog said:
PC builder turntable - also useful for pizzas, tapas and pre-dinner snacks. I didn't even get a roasting from my wife, who thought it was a brilliant idea
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this is genius

freeagent · Jul 11, 2021

I agree.. I just saw one at home depot for 10 bucks.. sold!

Space Lynx · Jul 11, 2021

freeagent said:
I agree.. I just saw one at home depot for 10 bucks.. sold!

link? i can't find any

freeagent · Jul 11, 2021

lynx29 said:
link? i can't find any

Hopefully the location changes for you..

Lazy Susans - Kitchen Storage & Organization - The Home Depot

Space Lynx · Jul 11, 2021

freeagent said:
Hopefully the location changes for you..

Lazy Susans - Kitchen Storage & Organization - The Home Depot

ah i was searching for turnt able... i didn't know it was called lazy susan. my bad

freeagent · Jul 11, 2021

lynx29 said:
ah i was searching for turnt able... i didn't know it was called lazy susan. my bad

Really not a problem man! I am getting old.. :laugh:

tabascosauz · Jul 11, 2021

Splinterdog said:
PC builder turntable - also useful for pizzas, tapas and pre-dinner snacks. I didn't even get a roasting from my wife, who thought it was a brilliant idea

this is one of the most brilliant lifehacks ive ever seen

I'm pretty sure my L5 and HT5 laid flat fit entirely within its confines lol, this will make my life so much easier for $20

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	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	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
Display(s)	KTC M27T20S 1440p@165Hz \| LG 48CX OLED 4K HDR \| Innolux 14" 1080p
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

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	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

What's your latest tech purchase?

Space Lynx

Astronaut

Deleted member 24505

Guest

Valantar

Shou Miko

P4-630

Valantar

TheLostSwede

News Editor

Valantar

Shou Miko

micropage7

r9

Deleted member 24505

Guest

Space Lynx

Astronaut

Shou Miko

P4-630

Shou Miko

Space Lynx

Astronaut

Splinterdog

Space Lynx

Astronaut

freeagent

Moderator

Space Lynx

Astronaut

freeagent

Moderator

Space Lynx

Astronaut

freeagent

Moderator

tabascosauz

Moderator

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	Primary\|Secondary\|Poweredge r410\|Dell XPS\|SteamDeck
Processor	i7 11700k\|i7 9700k\|2 x E5620 \|i5 5500U\|Zen 2 4c/8t
Memory	32GB DDR4\|16GB DDR4\|16GB DDR4\|32GB ECC DDR3\|8GB DDR4\|16GB LPDDR5
Video Card(s)	RX 7800xt\|RX 6700xt \|On-Board\|On-Board\|8 RDNA 2 CUs
Storage	2TB m.2\|512GB SSD+1TB SSD\|2x256GBSSD 2x2TBGB\|256GB sata\|512GB nvme
Display(s)	50" 4k TV \| Dell 27" \|22" \|3.3"\|7"
VR HMD	Samsung Odyssey+ \| Oculus Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 Pro\|Windows 10 Pro\|Windows 10 Home\| Server 2012 r2\|Windows 10 Pro

System Name	Ryzen Monster
Processor	Ryzen 7 5700X3D
Motherboard	Asus ROG Crosshair Hero VII WiFi
Cooling	Corsair H100i RGB Platinum
Memory	Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32GB (4x8GB) 3200Mhz CMW16GX4M2C3200C16
Video Card(s)	Asus ROG Strix RX5700XT OC 8Gb
Storage	WD Black 500GB NVMe 250Gb Samsung SSD, OCZ 500Gb SSD WD M.2 500Gb, plus three spinners up to 1.5Tb
Display(s)	LG 32GK650F-B 32" UltraGear™ QHD
Case	Cooler Master Storm Trooper
Audio Device(s)	Supreme FX on board
Power Supply	Corsair RM850X full modular
Mouse	Corsair Ironclaw wireless
Keyboard	Logitech G213
VR HMD	Headphones Logitech G533 wireless
Software	Windows 11 Start 11
Benchmark Scores	3DMark Time Spy 4532 (9258 March 2021, 9399 July 2021)

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

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	micropage7
Processor	Intel Xeon X3470
Motherboard	Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. P55A-UD3R (Socket 1156)
Cooling	Enermax ETS-T40F
Memory	Samsung 8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800
Storage	V-GEN03AS18EU120GB, Seagate 2 x 1TB and Seagate 4TB
Display(s)	Samsung 21 inch LCD Wide Screen
Case	Icute Super 18
Audio Device(s)	Auzentech X-Fi Forte
Power Supply	Silverstone 600 Watt
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Sades Excalibur + Taihao keycaps
Software	Win 7 64-bit
Benchmark Scores	Classified