What's your latest tech purchase?

[Athlonite]

So finally got this today and the woe's have started bigtime

Really good download speed but absolutely crap upload speed like 2118Mbps down and 0.04Mbps up hours of faffing around with it an I finally managed to get it to upload at 95Mbps but it took downloading a driver from Marvel and a firmware update to get it to that 95Mbps FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARK

 

[R-T-B]

So finally got this today and the woe's have started bigtime

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Really good download speed but absolutely crap upload speed like 2118Mbps down and 0.04Mbps up hours of faffing around with it an I finally managed to get it to upload at 95Mbps but it took downloading a driver from Marvel and a firmware update to get it to that 95Mbps FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARK

With those Aquantia chips (what almost all budget 10gbps cards are), they seem to work good, but only after you get the latest firmware and use the generic marvel driver. That seems to be the constant story for them: any third party driver or what have you sucks.

Continuing on that trend, here's my latest upgrade to the LAN. A good backbone switch:

Amazon.com: NETGEAR 10-Port Gigabit/10G Ethernet Unmanaged Switch (GS110MX) - with 8 x 1G, 2 x 10G/Multi-gig, Desktop, Wall or Rackmount, and Limited Lifetime Protection: Computers & Accessories

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www.amazon.com

 

[Athlonite]

With those Aquantia chips (what almost all budget 10gbps cards are), they seem to work good, but only after you get the latest firmware and use the generic marvel driver. That seems to be the constant story for them: any third party driver or what have you sucks.

Which is exactly what I ended up doin but still have shite upload

 

[R-T-B]

Which is exactly what I ended up doin but still have shite upload

I assumed that was because of ISP. Maybe card is bad?

 

[GreiverBlade]

16gb back HELL YEAH! 2x8 thus options to go 32gb later woohoo (and they work at XMP 3000 unlike the Predator that would send the system in a bootloop at XMP 2800 no matter 2 or 4 sticks had to use them in 2 stick 2133 speed to have a bit of stability for a moment, 2 to 4hrs before "memory management" BSOD.)
looking good

too bad the Predator were single rank and the Aegis are dual, i dismantled the heatsink for nothing hehehe (they are back in place on the sticks )
speaking of extra heatsink ... well i have a Gammix S11 aside now ... because

it's under a more beefy heatsink on the mobo...

ah i still need to clean the fans and the 24pin ... but damn the stock Wraith Stealth cooler is way better than what Intel used to give us, too bad it's not a Wraith Prism or Spire/Spire RGB (to set it to white ...)

edit: oh ... windows re activation can be done using troubleshooting and selecting "i have replaced a piece of hardware recently" and it activate via the "account linked" key ... i though the key was hardware linked... well that does not change that i will have to do a clean install on the 870 Evo later

edit: latest bios updated, a whole day without BSOD on a dirty swap? i take it! pfeeewwww feel good!

 

[TheLostSwede]

So finally got this today and the woe's have started bigtime

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Really good download speed but absolutely crap upload speed like 2118Mbps down and 0.04Mbps up hours of faffing around with it an I finally managed to get it to upload at 95Mbps but it took downloading a driver from Marvel and a firmware update to get it to that 95Mbps FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARK

Update the firmware.
It seems like TP-Link decided to use a really old firmware.
Had weird issues early on with my cards too, but back then Aquantia was running the show and their support and engineers got involved and released a firmware update that solved compatibility issues with AMD platforms.
You can find the firmware here and it's a command line update that requires you to run it as admin https://www.marvell.com/support/downloads.html

Also, make sure the router and the card uses the same settings for Jumbo Frames etc. or things can get a bit wonky.

 

[Athlonite]

@TheLostSwede yeah have already done the firmware update and the driver from Marvel between the two I managed to go from 0.04Mbps to 95~115 Mbps still a very long way off the 2Gbps upload speed I'm supposed to be getting though so I think this nic my just be going back the shop the weird thing about it is if I connect it to one of the 1Gb ports on the router it max's out at 998Mbps up and down

 

[TheLostSwede]

@TheLostSwede yeah have already done the firmware update and the driver from Marvel between the two I managed to go from 0.04Mbps to 95~115 Mbps still a very long way off the 2Gbps upload speed I'm supposed to be getting though so I think this nic my just be going back the shop the weird thing about it is if I connect it to one of the 1Gb ports on the router it max's out at 998Mbps up and down

I doubt it's the NIC, it's more likely to be due to something with the router. What did you ISP give you in terms or router and have you seen if there's a firmware update for it?
I obviously don't have a fast enough internet connection and can't get anything like what you have, so I can't really test it. Obviously I don't have TP-Link cards either, but from what I have seen, there's not a big difference between the various Aquantia based cards out there.
Not too many other choices out there when it comes to 10Gbps NICs either, so not sure what you can do except maybe talk to your ISP.

 

[oxrufiioxo]

Fun!!! And about damn time..... To be honest I spent about a week trying to get one.... Sorta kicking myself I didn't grab a 3090 for $1499 when I could have but this is fine for $100 less I guess.



Unfortunately don't have a 980 ti result for Timespy but this card gets me up to date in owning all Ti models since 9th gen.



That OC Bios though...... Unlimited Powah!!!!

 

[GreiverBlade]

Fun!!! And about damn time..... To be honest I spent about a week trying to get one.... Sorta kicking myself I didn't grab a 3090 for $1499 when I could have but this is fine for $100 less I guess.

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Unfortunately don't have a 980 ti result for Timespy but this card gets me up to date in owning all Ti models since 9th gen.
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That OC Bios though...... Unlimited Powah!!!!
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1499$ a 3090???

Spoiler: just for the joke 1

Spoiler: joke 2 : second hand 2080 Ti

Spoiler: in short ... if in stock the only things i can find at my initial 1070 value (mining craze inflation) @526chf is :

and that's one of the cheapest .... the others in stock are 600chf+

Spoiler: red are not better XD tho i would like one... and the price difference between the 3 would make me go on a 10month tiered billing on the 3rd

edit: ENJOY!

 

[oxrufiioxo]

1499$ a 3090???

Back around launch and into December it wasn't overly hard with a tracker to get a 3090 FE for msrp at bestbuy especially due to me working nights for those 2am restocks. Their system was obnoxious and I'm sure still is though. Actually was a checkout with a 3090 Strix as well when they were like $2000 at bestbuy but couldn't bring myself to spend that much.

 

[Athlonite]

I doubt it's the NIC, it's more likely to be due to something with the router. What did you ISP give you in terms or router and have you seen if there's a firmware update for it?
I obviously don't have a fast enough internet connection and can't get anything like what you have, so I can't really test it. Obviously I don't have TP-Link cards either, but from what I have seen, there's not a big difference between the various Aquantia based cards out there.
Not too many other choices out there when it comes to 10Gbps NICs either, so not sure what you can do except maybe talk to your ISP.

It is a Zyxel AX7501-B0 XGSPON VoIP IAD I have read the tech specs from Zyxels website and this is supposed to be 10G capable and considering my ISP offers 8 Gbps symmetrical it should be able to cope quite well with just 2 Gbps symmetrical easily and as it is an ISP managed device there isn't a publicly available firmware update even Zyxels own site says contact them but when I did they said Oh how sad to bad never mind talk to your ISP which I did I to do think it is the router aswell there's just something fundamentally wrong with it as it wont see any of 4 2.5" USB3.0 hdds either despite it knows it's there it just doesn't show up in the routers config pages as there being any device plugged

 

[R-T-B]

Not too many other choices out there when it comes to 10Gbps NICs either

Yeah. Only other choice I am aware of is Broadcomm and Intel. Both of which are ouchie ouchie price wise.

Just bought this for the network router rig, as an example. Had to be Intel for some weird reason, some county "approved business" thing:

Amazon.com: Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X540-T2 : Electronics

Buy Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X540-T2: Network Cards - Amazon.com ✓ FREE DELIVERY possible on eligible purchases

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That is the darn cheapest two-port 10gbps NIC they make, and it's hard to find in stock. Also, does not support 2.5gbps/5gbps, and only runs at PCIe 2.0. You are seriously better off elsewhere if you can manage.

 

[Mussels]

It is a Zyxel AX7501-B0 XGSPON VoIP IAD I have read the tech specs from Zyxels website and this is supposed to be 10G capable and considering my ISP offers 8 Gbps symmetrical it should be able to cope quite well with just 2 Gbps symmetrical easily and as it is an ISP managed device there isn't a publicly available firmware update even Zyxels own site says contact them but when I did they said Oh how sad to bad never mind talk to your ISP which I did I to do think it is the router aswell there's just something fundamentally wrong with it as it wont see any of 4 2.5" USB3.0 hdds either despite it knows it's there it just doesn't show up in the routers config pages as there being any device plugged

How are local file transfers?

 

[tabascosauz]

My 11th Noctua cooler since 2013 (not counting the ~3 or so that I returned to Amazon within 30days), just waiting on some hardware.

This particular L12S and the L12 Ghost S1 in my L5 arrived direct from Noctua - I had issues with 3 successive bent L12/L12S coolers from Amazon.ca, I contacted Noctua, and they stepped in to send me replacements directly from Austria.

 

[Athlonite]

How are local file transfers?

LOL you are never going to believe what the problem was it was the damn cable that was supplied with the router I bought a new CAT6A cable this afternoon thinking well maybe it the one between the Nic and Router so swapped them over only to get the same result max download speed naff upload speed. So i was sitting there wracking my miniature mind and suddenly thought why not try the cable between the Router and ONT and when a touched the gbic the cable was plugged into I just about burnt my finger it was that hot so got the cable changed over and damn me if that was the problem all along ARRRRRRRGHHHH feck it. good news my ISP is going to credit me for the new cable and for the dilapidated service I was getting for $38 bucks

 

[iBruceypoo]

Look at those Read Write and Copy Speeds! Astounding at 5066Mhz!

With the Rocket Lake 10ns latency penalty, 46.5ns isn't so terrible. Up at 3am overclocking memory.

Overclocking Bears - staying up late!

 

[RJARRRPCGP]

16gb back HELL YEAH! 2x8 thus options to go 32gb later woohoo (and they work at XMP 3000 unlike the Predator that would send the system in a bootloop at XMP 2800 no matter 2 or 4 sticks had to use them in 2 stick 2133 speed to have a bit of stability for a moment, 2 to 4hrs before "memory management" BSOD.)
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too bad the Predator were single rank and the Aegis are dual, i dismantled the heatsink for nothing hehehe (they are back in place on the sticks )
speaking of extra heatsink ... well i have a Gammix S11 aside now ... because

People say bad things about Corsair Vengeance LPX, but ironically, no problem found at XMP 3000 with my Matisse on an MSI B450 Tomahawk, with UEFI-BIOS version 1E.

 

[R-T-B]

LOL you are never going to believe what the problem was it was the damn cable that was supplied with the router I bought a new CAT6A cable this afternoon thinking well maybe it the one between the Nic and Router so swapped them over only to get the same result max download speed naff upload speed. So i was sitting there wracking my miniature mind and suddenly thought why not try the cable between the Router and ONT and when a touched the gbic the cable was plugged into I just about burnt my finger it was that hot so got the cable changed over and damn me if that was the problem all along ARRRRRRRGHHHH feck it. good news my ISP is going to credit me for the new cable and for the dilapidated service I was getting for $38 bucks

If the cable was that hot it had some serious resistance, AKA it was more than just subpar, it was a fire hazzard potentially.

Ethernet cables usually don't get hot under normal operation. Glad you got it sorted and are getting that credit!

People say bad things about Corsair Vengeance LPX, but ironically, no problem found at XMP 3000 with my Matisse on an MSI B450 Tomahawk, with UEFI-BIOS version 1E.

There's nothing bad about them quality wise, it's just that they silently revise the chips used in the same model series and that irritates people. I can understand it but if you find them cheap and have a good IMC for whatever random chip they threw in, I wouldn't hesitate. Basically it was far more of an issue in first gen Ryzen times.

 

[TheLostSwede]

LOL you are never going to believe what the problem was it was the damn cable that was supplied with the router I bought a new CAT6A cable this afternoon thinking well maybe it the one between the Nic and Router so swapped them over only to get the same result max download speed naff upload speed. So i was sitting there wracking my miniature mind and suddenly thought why not try the cable between the Router and ONT and when a touched the gbic the cable was plugged into I just about burnt my finger it was that hot so got the cable changed over and damn me if that was the problem all along ARRRRRRRGHHHH feck it. good news my ISP is going to credit me for the new cable and for the dilapidated service I was getting for $38 bucks

Wow, that's really bizarre. I've never heard of a cable that works one way, but not the other. At least we now have one more weird reason for a network connection isn't behaving properly to check. And as above, unless it's PoE, there's so little current going through the cables that it shouldn't get hot under any circumstances. At least you worked things out, so cheer to that

Sadly Zyxel is far from the best of brands when it comes to routers. They're supplied by a lot of ISPs here too and the one we had at work at one point was a POS. In all fairness it wasn't anything as fancy as what you've got. Seems like it's not in the FCC database, so I can't find any details on the hardware inside. Zyxel seems to be using both Qualcomm and Broadcom hardware, so it's anyone's guess what's inside it.
Zyxel won't even allow you to download the datasheet from their website, that's real classy...

Found your thread about the USB problem over at Zyxel though
I presume there's no mode switch somewhere in the router settings to enable file sharing?
I actually have one setting for enabling USB devices connected to the USB port and another setting for sharing on my R7800, which are under two different menus just to make it all harder to find.

People say bad things about Corsair Vengeance LPX, but ironically, no problem found at XMP 3000 with my Matisse on an MSI B450 Tomahawk, with UEFI-BIOS version 1E.

Up to 3000MHz seems to work ok, but anything above that might now. Never got my 3200MHz modules to work at 3200MHz with my Ryzen 7 1700 and an X370 board.
It's possible it works a bit better with more recent hardware, but it's really a gamble if it'll work or not.

 

[GreiverBlade]

People say bad things about Corsair Vengeance LPX, but ironically, no problem found at XMP 3000 with my Matisse on an MSI B450 Tomahawk, with UEFI-BIOS version 1E.

i never had any issues with Corsair ram i had, all of them worked fine, so does G.Skill (the Aegis are awesome at their price ~ 40$/8gb where i live), the HyperX Predator were the first one where i had issues but that was expected it's a 4-5yrs old kit and not in any mobo for Ryzen QVL

i am surprised that my win 10 install survived another dirty swap from Intel to AMD (and vice versa since 9yrs win 7 win 8.1 with a few clean install in the middle) after putting those Aegis, all BSOD (memory or hardware failure "corrupted data") ceased

now all that's left is making a Win 10 USB to clean install it on the 970 Evo and put the Vertex 3 to retirement, same as you with Corsair, i heard all sort of "meh" to "it's total sh!t" about OCZ and their Vertex line, but hey~! 9yrs as OS main boot drive and still showing 96% health, it's just that 120gb is a tad short now ... i have multiple drive in my system (including 2 1tb ext NVMe on USB3.2)) but for OS drive doubling the size will be good.

tech related, changing my Nitecore D2 for a Xtar VC2S that one can act as a USB powerbank in addition of charging Li-ion and NiMh and can handle 21700 as well instead of XX650 max, hilarious... that thing is more compact than the D2 left D2 with 2 Murata VTC5D 18650 right VC2S with 2 Samsung 30T 21700 (and it was 7chf cheaper )

 

[iBruceypoo]

My 11th Noctua cooler since 2013 (not counting the ~3 or so that I returned to Amazon within 30days), just waiting on some hardware.

This particular L12S and the L12 Ghost S1 in my L5 arrived direct from Noctua - I had issues with 3 successive bent L12/L12S coolers from Amazon.ca, I contacted Noctua, and they stepped in to send me replacements directly from Austria.

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I don't think you have enough Noctua(s) air-cooling brother.

I had one U-shaped Noctua way back in 2012, then NH-D14, NH-D15, (2)NH-C14S, and now the NH-P1 passive. A grand total of (6) Noctua coolers.

Going ahead and grabbing that 5333Mhz Gskill Hynix kit.

Cuz, I got really hooked on mem overclocking with the Apex XIII, the results feel so amazing.

 

[sam_86314]

Got me something that will improve the usability of my storage server greatly...

...a couple of Mellanox ConnectX-3 10GbE NICs with an included SFP+ cable. The set was $91.71 after tax from eBay.

Both NICs were plug-and-play; all I had to do was set static addresses on them and boom...

Now I'm getting great sequential reads and writes to/from my server.

This opens up a new opportunity for me. I'm planning on taking my mass storage hard drive out of my main system and having a dedicated drive in my server to take its place. Who knows, maybe I could even experiment with an SSD array on my server.

 

[Athlonite]

Wow, that's really bizarre. I've never heard of a cable that works one way, but not the other. At least we now have one more weird reason for a network connection isn't behaving properly to check. And as above, unless it's PoE, there's so little current going through the cables that it shouldn't get hot under any circumstances. At least you worked things out, so cheer to that

Sadly Zyxel is far from the best of brands when it comes to routers. They're supplied by a lot of ISPs here too and the one we had at work at one point was a POS. In all fairness it wasn't anything as fancy as what you've got. Seems like it's not in the FCC database, so I can't find any details on the hardware inside. Zyxel seems to be using both Qualcomm and Broadcom hardware, so it's anyone's guess what's inside it.
Zyxel won't even allow you to download the datasheet from their website, that's real classy...

Found your thread about the USB problem over at Zyxel though
I presume there's no mode switch somewhere in the router settings to enable file sharing?
I actually have one setting for enabling USB devices connected to the USB port and another setting for sharing on my R7800, which are under two different menus just to make it all harder to find.


Up to 3000MHz seems to work ok, but anything above that might now. Never got my 3200MHz modules to work at 3200MHz with my Ryzen 7 1700 and an X370 board.
It's possible it works a bit better with more recent hardware, but it's really a gamble if it'll work or not.

yeah even my flatmate was taken back by how hot the port was I would say it was a good 85~90c easily I'm going to put my multimeter over the cable to try and see what was going on failing that I'll whip it down to my mates network business and have him run some tests on it


Yeah might just do a little self investigating to see what actual hardware is inside it as for the USB problem well it is a weird one out of 4 USB3.0 2.5" HDD's none show up in the settings page but the router knows there is something plugged in to the USB port and yeah even with it switched on in the USB settings page nothing shows up as connected but the HDD is powered on and spinning like it should be currently I'm a call to my ISP about it so hopefully they will be able to sort it fingers crossed

 

[27MaD]

The HP G200. I got it for $14 and has everything i need: Huge size, Heavy, RGB, Nice look, Software app.
I was a bit scared of the sensor (A3050) as i've heared alot of bad reviews about it spinning out, But it's running great no issues whatsoever (got Polling rate set at 1000Hz).