What's your latest tech purchase?

TheLostSwede · Oct 14, 2021

micropage7 said:
actually i dunno, sometimes i feel like they use OEM design and leave it as it is as long as they can sell to their customer

Yeah, because making plastic moulds is kind of expensive, but at the same time, why can't they hire a designer to make something that's not fugly?
You'd think they make a few million of each of these types of things, so the design cost and extra mould costs, if there are any, would earn itself back quite quickly, but alas, the mentality of a lot of the OEMs are that it doesn't matter, so we're stuck with butt ugly STBs...

Eskimonster · Oct 14, 2021

Phillips hue all overs in my condo RGB FTW

Space Lynx · Oct 14, 2021

Eskimonster said:
Phillips hue all overs in my condo RGB FTW

lmao this is the best post I have read in awhile. very nice mate

1freedude · Oct 14, 2021

Null serial to telnet into freebie managed switch

Didn't feel like making one

Edit. Grrrr the switch needed a straight male-male cable. Had gender bender and regular cable the entire time

toilet pepper · Oct 15, 2021

The D has been set free!! I just got the Model D wireless. It's been years since I was daily driving a Razer Deathadder and had to change to a G502 for the heck of it. The G502 shape makes my hands hurt. I few months back I was thinking of going wireless and bought the Model O. When they released the Model D - I knew I have to get one as it's shape is the same as the Deathadder. I'm not sure if it shows in the pictures but the lights on the Model D is brighter even though I have set both to 5%. Other than that the clicks on the D is "crispier." I guess its because they are using the 80 Million click Kailh switches now. My unit has some rattling though.

Got G-Floats on both of em. The stock skates are too slippery and its hard to control.

Also got a mouse wrist rest for when working. I got it for a few bucks and is made of silicone. It's made to move with your hands. So I placed the stock skates on it.

Space Lynx · Oct 15, 2021

toilet pepper said:
The D has been set free!! I just got the Model D wireless. It's been years since I was daily driving a Razer Deathadder and had to change to a G502 for the heck of it. The G502 shape makes my hands hurt. I few months back I was thinking of going wireless and bought the Model O. When they released the Model D - I knew I have to get one as it's shape is the same as the Deathadder. I'm not sure if it shows in the pictures but the lights on the Model D is brighter even though I have set both to 5%. Other than that the clicks on the D is "crispier." I guess its because they are using the 80 Million click Kailh switches now. My unit has some rattling though.

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Got G-Floats on both of em. The stock skates are too slippery and its hard to control.

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Also got a mouse wrist rest for when working. I got it for a few bucks and is made of silicone. It's made to move with your hands. So I placed the stock skates on it.

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do your hands really feel cooler?

toilet pepper · Oct 15, 2021

lynx29 said:
do your hands really feel cooler?

I feel like the cool kids with their RGB mouse that has holes in em. Joking aside, I'm not sure how to answer this but the holes are to save weight. Now that you mention it - it does feel a little cool but not noticeable.

Mussels · Oct 15, 2021

MIRTAZAPINE said:
Got some extension cable for my sfx psu. I am liking the silver one alot as it is thin and flexible despite being a lower 16 gauge wire vs the black one at 18. Gonna put this in my rig and update the pc atm thread later It happen that my windows deskstop restart itself today due to update. Damn you windows now I have reopen and restart my work task again that was not close for weeks. If I could remember what work I left running..

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Lets hope they dont melt like my adata XPG ones

Aquinus · Oct 15, 2021

toilet pepper said:
The D has been set free!! I just got the Model D wireless. It's been years since I was daily driving a Razer Deathadder and had to change to a G502 for the heck of it. The G502 shape makes my hands hurt. I few months back I was thinking of going wireless and bought the Model O. When they released the Model D - I knew I have to get one as it's shape is the same as the Deathadder. I'm not sure if it shows in the pictures but the lights on the Model D is brighter even though I have set both to 5%. Other than that the clicks on the D is "crispier." I guess its because they are using the 80 Million click Kailh switches now. My unit has some rattling though.

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Got G-Floats on both of em. The stock skates are too slippery and its hard to control.

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Also got a mouse wrist rest for when working. I got it for a few bucks and is made of silicone. It's made to move with your hands. So I placed the stock skates on it.

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Interesting design. Hopefully its water resistant. I'd hate to see something like sweat from sweaty palms ruining such a mouse. I honestly don't understand people's obsession with RGB though. It's just eye candy, and for a wireless device it seems like a waste of battery power.

Anarchy0110 · Oct 15, 2021

Just bought this one slightly discounted, did its job so far but with some unusual hiccups with the desktop computer I have - which has a TP-Link USB Wi-Fi card, really odd.

ThaiTaffy · Oct 15, 2021

Faith[ROG].Anarchy said:
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Just bought this one slightly discounted, did its job so far but with some unusual hiccups with the desktop computer I have - which has a TP-Link USB Wi-Fi card, really odd.

I tried their off-brand mercusys with my last router purchase seems to be working well for now till I upgrade to 2.5gbe. had some issues with TP-Link when the router is provided by a ISP but buying off the shelf versions all seem good.

RJARRRPCGP · Oct 15, 2021

For me, dumb lights, FTW!

Anarchy0110 · Oct 15, 2021

ThaiTaffy said:
I tried their off-brand mercusys with my last router purchase seems to be working well for now till I upgrade to 2.5gbe. had some issues with TP-Link when the router is provided by a ISP but buying off the shelf versions all seem good.

Never use ISP-provided stuff bro ^^

AAF Optimus · Oct 15, 2021

D-Link DIR-842 AC1200

ThaiTaffy · Oct 15, 2021

Faith[ROG].Anarchy said:
Never use ISP-provided stuff bro ^^

I don't but I always get asked to troubleshoot for people who do though it's nice our ISP moved to TP-Link their Xiaomi routers were just Ewaste.

Bjørgersson · Oct 15, 2021

Bjørgersson said:
Hi guys,

My latest tech purchase is this pile of bad boys.

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And the result is:

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I've already had the case, an HDD and a soundcard, and the RX 580 is a temporary solution until the bigger one arrives. If you're interested, I can go into details and prices.

It has finally arrived. :cool:

seth1911 · Oct 16, 2021

A crazy Asus Mainboard for AM3 and my Athlon II x4 620
The case for this Board will be Handmade (Board, Flex ATX PSU, Lowprofile GPU
:peace:

6x USB, VGA and HDMI, Onboard SD Card Slot

P4-630 · Oct 16, 2021

seth1911 said:
A crazy Asus Mainboard for AM3 and my Athlon II x4 620
The case for this Board will be Handmade (Board, Flex ATX PSU, Lowprofile GPU

6x USB, VGA and HDMI, Onboard SD Card Slot

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Looks like you'll need a pci extension cable, otherwise your GPU won't fit since the CPU cooler would get in the way.
Unless you plan to use an APU.

seth1911 · Oct 16, 2021

P4-630 said:
Looks like you'll need a pci extension cable, otherwise your GPU won't fit since the CPU cooler would get in the way.

Yeah for shure it would be a very flat case max. high 4,5cm (Flex ATX smallest site is 4,1 cm)

Im looking atm for a few things, but ill prefer to cool the CPU with 3 Heatpipes to one side of the Case with a Alu Plate and Fins on them.

I have a few options cause im work as Metallworker.

ThaiTaffy · Oct 16, 2021

My new toys

Still haven't sourced the Cpu for my Nas though why couldn't AMD just sell GE chips to consumers :cry:

seth1911 · Oct 16, 2021

Holly shit 4GB RAM, my Athlon 7750 on AM2 have; 8 GB OCZ Gold 1066 :toast:

ThaiTaffy · Oct 16, 2021

It's going to be a firewall so 4gb might be enough we will see

Space Lynx · Oct 16, 2021

this arrived today. couldn't get my hands on a ps5 or xbox series x, and the only screen I own is a nice 165hz 1080p rapid IPS, so I said fk it.

this will be my xbox game pass machine. not bad for ton of games I want to play at 120 fps 1080p for $299. NOT IN THIS ECONOMY BOYS :rockout:

Switch OLED arrives Monday, but I will be taking that to work with me to play in off hours.

I'm still hopeful to have a PS5 and 4k OLED setup someday, and a next gen PC like in late 2022 or late 2023. this stuff will hold me over. honestly these are my first two consoles in ages... its going to be so nice just plug n play and no thinking or distractions. just zone out and enjoy some gaming.

Mussels · Oct 17, 2021

New toy arrived, it sucks

stinger608 · Oct 17, 2021

Mussels said:
it sucks

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	Iglo
Processor	5800X3D
Motherboard	TUF GAMING B550-PLUS WIFI II
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer II 360
Memory	32 gigs - 3600hz
Video Card(s)	EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC2 GAMING
Storage	NvmE x2 + SSD + spinning rust
Display(s)	BenQ XL2420Z - lenovo both 27" and 1080p 144/60
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C TG Black
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z-2300 2.1 200w Speaker /w 8 inch subwoofer
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime Ultra Platinum 550w
Mouse	Logitech G900
Keyboard	Corsair k100 Air Wireless RGB Cherry MX
Software	win 10
Benchmark Scores	Super-PI 1M T: 7,993 s :CinebR20: 5755 point GeekB: 2097 S-11398-M 3D :TS 7674/12260

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 -.75v
Display(s)	Agon 27" QD-OLED Glossy 240hz 1440p
Case	NZXT H710
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x

Processor	Xeon x5650
Motherboard	SABERTOOTH X58
Cooling	Fans
Memory	24 GB Kingston HyperX 1600
Video Card(s)	GTX 1060 3GB
Storage	small ssd
Display(s)	Dell 2001F, BenQ short throw
Case	Lian Li
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	X750
Software	Mint 19.3, Win 10
Benchmark Scores	not so fast...

Processor	AMD Ryzen R7 5800x
Motherboard	B550i Aorus Pro AX
Cooling	Custom Cooling
Memory	32Gb Patriot Viper 3600 RGB
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 3080 Ventus Trio OC
Storage	Samsung 960 EVO
Display(s)	Specterpro 34uw100
Case	SSUPD Meshlicious
Power Supply	Cooler Master V750 Gold SFX
Mouse	Glorious Model D Wireless
Keyboard	Ducky One 2
VR HMD	Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 64bit

What's your latest tech purchase?

TheLostSwede

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Eskimonster

Space Lynx

Astronaut

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toilet pepper

Space Lynx

Astronaut

toilet pepper

Mussels

Freshwater Moderator

Aquinus

Resident Wat-man

Anarchy0110

ThaiTaffy

RJARRRPCGP

Anarchy0110

AAF Optimus

Audio Modder

ThaiTaffy

Bjørgersson

seth1911

P4-630

seth1911

ThaiTaffy

seth1911

ThaiTaffy

Space Lynx

Astronaut

Mussels

Freshwater Moderator

stinger608

Dedicated TPU Cruncher & Folder

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	Apollo
Processor	Intel Core i9 9880H
Motherboard	Some proprietary Apple thing.
Memory	64GB DDR4-2667
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon Pro 5600M, 8GB HBM2
Storage	1TB Apple NVMe, 4TB External
Display(s)	Laptop @ 3072x1920 + 2x LG 5k Ultrafine TB3 displays
Case	MacBook Pro (16", 2019)
Audio Device(s)	AirPods Pro, Sennheiser HD 380s w/ FIIO Alpen 2, or Logitech 2.1 Speakers
Power Supply	Display or Thunderbolt 4 Hub
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Logitech G915, GL Clicky
Software	MacOS 14.6.1

Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D Hex-Core Raphael AM5 4.1 GHz
Motherboard	Gigabyte B650M Aorus Elite AX Ice
Cooling	Jonsbo CR-1000 EVO
Memory	32GB DDR5 6000MHz Dual Channel Team Group T-Create
Video Card(s)	Asus Dual RTX 4060 Ti OC V2
Storage	1TB Samsung PM9A1 + 500GB Crucial P3 + 2TB Crucial BX500 + 2TB WD Black P10
Display(s)	Samsung Odyssey G40B Gaming Monitor IPS 240Hz Full HD (LS27BG400EEXXV)
Case	Aigo C218M
Audio Device(s)	MCHOSE V9 Pro Wireless Gaming Headset \| Razer Hammerhead V2 Pro
Power Supply	FSP HYN 550
Mouse	Razer DeathAdder V3 Hyperspeed \| VXE ATK F1 Extreme Leviatan CE \| MCHOSE L7 Pro
Keyboard	MCHOSE Ace68 Pro HE Gaming Keyboard - TTC Uranus Standard Switches
Software	FrameSyncLabs OS 11

System Name	Shoebox
Processor	3600x
Motherboard	Msi b550m Mortar +WiFi
Cooling	Cryorig m9
Memory	Crucial Ballistix c16 B-die 2x8gb
Video Card(s)	Powercolor rx570 4gb
Storage	WD black sn750 256gb (OS), crucial mx500 1tb(storage),Hitatchi ?? 7200rpm 500gb(Temp files)
Display(s)	Samsung 65" TU7100
Case	Zzaw b3
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha rx-v363
Power Supply	Corsair sf750
Mouse	Logitech g300s
Keyboard	Custom Skyloong sk64s
Software	Windows 11Pro

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)	Sparkle Titan Arc A770 16 GB
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

System Name	NEW AAF OPTIMUS RIG
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X (6C/12T)
Motherboard	ASUS TUF Gaming B550M-Plus
Cooling	DeepCool Gammax L120T
Memory	Crucial Pro Gaming 32GB DDR4-3200 (2x16GB) @3268
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB MSI Ventus 2X OC
Storage	ADATA Legend 710 PCIe Gen3 x4 256GB; ADATA Legend 800 PCIe Gen4 x4 2TB
Display(s)	AOC Viper 27" 165Hz 1ms (27G2SE)
Case	Aigo Darkflash DK100-BK
Audio Device(s)	Realtek S1200A - AAF Optimus Audio
Power Supply	RedDragon RGPS 600W 80PLUS Bronze Full Modular
Mouse	Fire Phoenix Vertical Mouse
Keyboard	Motospeed CK-108 Mechanical Keyboard
Software	Windows 11 Pro x64 23H2

Processor	AMD Ryzen R7 5700X
Motherboard	MSI B550 Gaming Plus
Cooling	Alpenföhn Dolomit Premium
Memory	Kingston Fury Beast 16 GB
Video Card(s)	Asus RTX 4070 Dual OC 12 GB
Storage	Kingston Fury Renegade 1 TB, Western Digital Red 2 TB
Display(s)	Dell G2724D
Case	Fractal Design Meshify 2 Compact
Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar DSX + Microlab B-77
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus GX-550
Mouse	Zowie ZA11
Keyboard	Endorfy Thock TKL Brown
Software	Windows 10 Pro

System Name	nope
Processor	I3 10100F
Motherboard	ATM Gigabyte h410
Cooling	Arctic 12 passive
Memory	ATM Gskill 1x 8GB NT Series (No Heatspreader bling bling garbage, just Black DIMMS)
Video Card(s)	Sapphire HD7770 and EVGA GTX 470 and Zotac GTX 960
Storage	120GB OS SSD, 240GB M2 Sata, 240GB M2 NVME, 300GB HDD, 500GB HDD
Display(s)	Nec EA 241 WM
Case	Coolermaster whatever
Audio Device(s)	Onkyo on TV and Mi Bluetooth on Screen
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadx 550W
Mouse	Steelseries Rival Fnatic
Keyboard	Logitech K270 Wireless
Software	Deepin, BSD and 10 LTSC

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	2023 Ryzenfall
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5800X
Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B550-F Gaming Wifi
Cooling	SilverStone AH240 AIO
Memory	32 gigs G.Skill TridentZ NEO DDR4
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 1080 FTW Hybrid Gaming
Storage	Dual Samsung 980 Pro M2 NVME 4.0
Display(s)	Overlord 27" 2560 x 1440
Case	Corsair Air 540
Audio Device(s)	On board
Power Supply	Seasonic modular 850 watt Platinum
Software	Windows 10 Pro