What's your latest tech purchase?

freeagent · Jul 22, 2021

New board yay. Now I can retire my last Intel rig.

Valantar · Jul 22, 2021

Mussels said:
$150 Au, got a guys custom water setup he upgraded from

These koolance QDC's are CHONKY boys at 13mm/19mm. I really want an easy remove GPU in this setup.

240mm and 360mm rads, alphacools

Fittings are a mix of two sizes, but i'll work with that for the QDC's, in a simple loop like this, the flow restriction/problems from using two hose sizes is negligible.

Wow, that is a steal for that price. Congrats!

tabascosauz · Jul 22, 2021

Well well, look who showed up 4 days earlier than expected. In addition to air and ground services, Purolator must have a domestic teleportation service as well :laugh:

Also, G.skill seems to have fixed the one gripe I had about their packaging. Now you can see the sticker on the DIMMs themselves through a window on the box, which shows you the 042 code and is arguably all you need to know about them. Not that it should matter for a 3600CL14 kit, but definitely for 3200CL16.

QuietBob · Jul 22, 2021

Bought one of these a while back for me and just got another for a friend. Pure sine wave with buck-boost AVR. Very quiet fanless operation.

Don't let that lightning strike twice

freeagent · Jul 22, 2021

So I have her ready to be mounted, it’s so cute

Edit:

And the best part?

tabascosauz · Jul 22, 2021

new monochrome look, glad to be rid of the yellow TUF tramp stamp

Mussels · Jul 23, 2021

Brain smarted out how to mix two sized connectors in one loop: G1/4 F-F extenders!

purchased, but wont arrive til after the weekend (they dont do weekend shipping here)

freeagent · Jul 23, 2021

tabascosauz said:
glad to be rid of the yellow TUF tramp stamp

Mine won’t post

Might have to flash, so far unsuccessful with that too.. have a feeling I have to pull the CPU to do it. Tomorrow I will try. I’m done for today

oxrufiioxo · Jul 23, 2021

freeagent said:
Mine won’t post

Might have to flash, so far unsuccessful with that too.. have a feeling I have to pull the CPU to do it. Tomorrow I will try. I’m done for today

Hopefully newegg didn't send you a dead board their qc on refurbished/open box leaves a lot to be desired.

Deleted member 24505 · Jul 23, 2021

tabascosauz said:
new monochrome look, glad to be rid of the yellow TUF tramp stamp

I have a B450 TUF with the tramp stamp on it.

freeagent · Jul 23, 2021

oxrufiioxo said:
Hopefully newegg didn't send you a dead board their qc on refurbished/open box leaves a lot to be desired.

Yeah.. I am pretty sure this board is dead.. I will dig right in tomorrow though.. sometime.. :laugh:

ThrashZone · Jul 23, 2021

freeagent said:
Yeah.. I am pretty sure this board is dead.. I will dig right in tomorrow though.. sometime..

Hi,
Egg don't like refunding either.

freeagent · Jul 23, 2021

ThrashZone said:
Hi,
Egg don't like refunding either.

I'm totally ok with that, something that works would be nice.. just goes to show.. if it sounds too good to be true, it is. That will probably be my last open box/refurb purchase. It was a really good deal..

Now I know why..

ThrashZone · Jul 23, 2021

freeagent said:
I'm totally ok with that, something that works would be nice.. just goes to show.. if it sounds too good to be true, it is. That will probably be my last open box/refurb purchase. It was a really good deal..

Now I know why..

Hi,
Like your attitude

Might get lucky and only needs newer bios ?

freeagent · Jul 23, 2021

ThrashZone said:
Hi,
Like your attitude
Might get lucky and only needs newer bios ?

Thanks buddy!

Im hoping it’s just a bios thing. I tried 2 GPUs on it. I will pull the cooler and cpu tomorrow and try to flash. I am kicking myself for selling my 3600xt a few weeks ago..

Space Lynx · Jul 23, 2021

freeagent said:
Not as fancy as his but hopefully it will do as I ask

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the MSI B-550 torpedo mobo was on sale for 117 on prime day sale... I almost got it just in-case I decided to do a build again... and then the 5900x was in stock yesterday at 535 on amazon... i regret not getting both. great prices i will probably never see again.

iBruceypoo said:
I'm keeping both ddr4 hyperspeed mem kits and that's just the way it is.

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that's a hella nice daily OC on ram you have mate. very nice. the only thing I find odd is why in the heck didn't you go with the 1tb 850 nvme drive to get those million IOPS. /shrug

iBruceypoo · Jul 23, 2021

lynx29 said:
the MSI B-550 torpedo mobo was on sale for 117 on prime day sale... I almost got it just in-case I decided to do a build again... and then the 5900x was in stock yesterday at 535 on amazon... i regret not getting both. great prices i will probably never see again.

that's a hella nice daily OC on ram you have mate. very nice. the only thing I find odd is why in the heck didn't you go with the 1tb 850 nvme drive to get those million IOPS. /shrug

Ah, my work files being text maintain very small file capacity, so I've never had to purchase high capacity HDDs or SSDs.

I do enjoy the speed and responsiveness of the WD_Black SN850, but the buy was only experimental my first PCIe 4.0 with the new Z590 motherboard, so didn't want to spend too much only $119 moving from Optane 900P and waiting for Optane gen 2 PCIe 4.0 to arrive later this year for client.

Space Lynx · Jul 23, 2021

iBruceypoo said:
Ah, my work files being text maintain very small file capacity, so I've never had to purchase high capacity HDDs or SSDs.

I do enjoy the speed and responsiveness of the WD_Black SN850, but the buy was only experimental my first PCIe 4.0 with the new Z590 motherboard, so didn't want to spend too much only $119 moving from Optane 900P and waiting for Optane gen 2 PCIe 4.0 to arrive later this year for client.

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I didn't realize the 500gb drive scored so well still... wow...

iBruceypoo · Jul 23, 2021

lynx29 said:
I didn't realize the 500gb drive scored so well still... wow...

Yea it scores well and costs so much less like the 11600K and both are equally amazing super discount high performance parts.

outpt · Jul 23, 2021

freeagent said:
Mine won’t post

Might have to flash, so far unsuccessful with that too.. have a feeling I have to pull the CPU to do it. Tomorrow I will try. I’m done for today

Is it my eyes or is the socket off center.

iBruceypoo · Jul 23, 2021

outpt said:
Is it my eyes or is the socket off center.

remind me again to never buy open box motherboard from Newegg. :kookoo:

freeagent · Jul 23, 2021

outpt said:
Is it my eyes or is the socket off center.

I had to trim some of the component legs around the spot where I had to mount my backplate. Some of them are so long they are pushed over.. honestly it’s the worst board I have seen in well over a decade that looked as shitty as the underside of that board. I used nail clippers to make my back plate fit. Wtf lol..

Welp.. board is dead.. wont take an update through flashback. Never had a dead board like this before. The RGB worked.. bios blinker blinked 3 times and stayed solid for a half hour. before I pulled the plug. Having the CPU out made no difference. I gave it an honest effort though, I have an RMA number and a return label. Better luck next time!

Deleted member 24505 · Jul 23, 2021

freeagent said:
I had to trim some of the component legs around the spot where I had to mount my backplate. Some of them are so long they are pushed over.. honestly it’s the worst board I have seen in well over a decade that looked as shitty as the underside of that board. I used nail clippers to make my back plate fit. Wtf lol..

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Welp.. board is dead.. wont take an update through flashback. Never had a dead board like this before. The RGB worked.. bios blinker blinked 3 times and stayed solid for a half hour. before I pulled the plug. Having the CPU out made no difference. I gave it an honest effort though, I have an RMA number and a return label. Better luck next time!

Even my dead maxicrap gene Iv would do the bios flash, but still no post.

freeagent · Jul 23, 2021

Gruffalo.Soldier said:
Even my dead maxicrap gene Iv would do the bios flash, but still no post.

Really? I wonder what happened to that board..

Maxicrap haha

I like how people make their own names. I call my Asrock Assrock, another guy I know calls deep cool deep ass which I still find hilarious for unknown reasons

Deleted member 24505 · Jul 23, 2021

freeagent said:
Really? I wonder what happened to that board..

Maxicrap haha

I like how people make their own names. I call my Asrock Assrock, another guy I know calls deep cool deep ass which I still find hilarious for unknown reasons

Bought it off Ebay, was DOA. powers on with PSU on, lights on. press power on, 00 lights up, no CPU, RAM or any other lights, then does a 2-3 second cycle.

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	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	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	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

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	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	His & Hers
Processor	R7 5800X/ R7 7950X3D Stock
Motherboard	X670E Aorus Pro X/ROG Crosshair VIII Hero
Cooling	Corsair h150 elite/ Corsair h115i Platinum
Memory	Trident Z5 Neo 6000/ 32 GB 3200 CL14 @3800 CL16 Team T Force Nighthawk
Video Card(s)	Evga FTW 3 Ultra 3080ti/ Gigabyte Gaming OC 4090
Storage	lots of SSD.
Display(s)	A whole bunch OLED, VA, IPS.....
Case	011 Dynamic XL/ Phanteks Evolv X
Audio Device(s)	Arctis Pro + gaming Dac/ Corsair sp 2500/ Logitech G560/Samsung Q990B
Power Supply	Seasonic Ultra Prime Titanium 1000w/850w
Mouse	Logitech G502 Lightspeed/ Logitech G Pro Hero.
Keyboard	Logitech - G915 LIGHTSPEED / Logitech G Pro

System Name	Ghetto Rigs z490\|x99\|Acer 17 Nitro 7840hs/ 5600c40-2x16/ 4060/ 1tb acer stock m.2/ 4tb sn850x
Processor	10900k w/Optimus Foundation \| 5930k w/Black Noctua D15
Motherboard	z490 Maximus XII Apex \| x99 Sabertooth
Cooling	oCool D5 res-combo/280 GTX/ Optimus Foundation/ gpu water block \| Blk D15
Memory	Trident-Z Royal 4000c16 2x16gb \| Trident-Z 3200c14 4x8gb
Video Card(s)	Titan Xp-water \| evga 980ti gaming-w/ air
Storage	970evo+500gb & sn850x 4tb \| 860 pro 256gb \| Acer m.2 1tb/ sn850x 4tb\| Many2.5" sata's ssd 3.5hdd's
Display(s)	1-AOC G2460PG 24"G-Sync 144Hz/ 2nd 1-ASUS VG248QE 24"/ 3rd LG 43" series
Case	D450 \| Cherry Entertainment center on Test bench
Audio Device(s)	Built in Realtek x2 with 2-Insignia 2.0 sound bars & 1-LG sound bar
Power Supply	EVGA 1000P2 with APC AX1500 \| 850P2 with CyberPower-GX1325U
Mouse	Redragon 901 Perdition x3
Keyboard	G710+x3
Software	Win-7 pro x3 and win-10 & 11pro x3
Benchmark Scores	Are in the benchmark section

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)
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x Gold

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	i'm done in
Processor	AMD 5950x
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk
Cooling	Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE
Memory	GSkil 64gb 3600 cl16
Video Card(s)	Power Color R7900xtx Hell Hound oh hell ya
Storage	2x wd sn770 2tb 1-4tb wd- hd 2x8tb wd hd actually 1 fire cuda
Display(s)	LG Ultra Gear 1440p 32" 165hz hdr monitor might go oled
Case	Corsair 4000D Air Flow
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA 1000w G5 80+ Gold
Mouse	logitech and roccet wcord
Keyboard	logitech
Software	W10 forever

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