What's your latest tech purchase?

Mussels · Jan 31, 2022

Cutechri said:
One day I'll have enough expendable cash to see what's so good about water cooling and custom loops, and then probably return to my Noctuas anyway

The goodness is the lack of noise, and with GPU's the temps drop massively - CPU's not so much.
When GPU's can reach 450W, it's such a shock to find bigger coolers help them
I'd happily run a mini-loop just for a GPU and leave the CPU on air, in the future

freeagent · Jan 31, 2022

Keep it up and I might have to do a loop too :love:

That glass is sexeh

Cutechri · Jan 31, 2022

Mussels said:
The goodness is the lack of noise, and with GPU's the temps drop massively - CPU's not so much.
When GPU's can reach 450W, it's such a shock to find bigger coolers help them
I'd happily run a mini-loop just for a GPU and leave the CPU on air, in the future

I already have practically zero noise. Rig full of be quiet fans and a Noctua cooler. I just see the maintenance required not worth it when all I get back is slightly decreased temps on CPUs. On GPUs, I buy "low" wattage premium models over the highest end, such as xx70 parts and undervolt them, resulting in fans not going above 40% and keeping the temps under 65C and even under 60C as is the case with my MSI 3070 X Trio, so temps/noise on them aren't an issue either.

Mussels · Jan 31, 2022

Cutechri said:
I already have practically zero noise. Rig full of be quiet fans and a Noctua cooler. I just see the maintenance required not worth it when all I get back is slightly decreased temps on CPUs. On GPUs, I buy "low" wattage premium models over the highest end, such as xx70 parts and undervolt them, resulting in fans not going above 40% and keeping the temps under 65C and even under 60C as is the case with my MSI 3070 X Trio, so temps/noise on them aren't an issue either.

Fair enough, and a good way to do it

I have high ambients in summer, and that screws me over for noise - when it's 42C outside, suddenly my PC runs a lot louder
The 3090 i ended up with (originally it was a 3080 with a 240mm AIO, warranty dramas) had overheating VRAM issues, and that's what tipped me into custom water. Going from 110C and 100% fans to 80C on the VRAM, was something of a drastic change

Cutechri · Jan 31, 2022

Mussels said:
Fair enough, and a good way to do it

I have high ambients in summer, and that screws me over for noise - when it's 42C outside, suddenly my PC runs a lot louder
The 3090 i ended up with (originally it was a 3080 with a 240mm AIO, warranty dramas) had overheating VRAM issues, and that's what tipped me into custom water. Going from 110C and 100% fans to 80C on the VRAM, was something of a drastic change

Ah classic GDDR6X which is as cold as the surface of Mercury

toilet pepper · Feb 1, 2022

Mussels said:
The goodness is the lack of noise, and with GPU's the temps drop massively - CPU's not so much.
When GPU's can reach 450W, it's such a shock to find bigger coolers help them
I'd happily run a mini-loop just for a GPU and leave the CPU on air, in the future

This. Comparing the price of a CPU block vs a GPU block - I understand why a lot of people do custom loop for the CPU only. I don't want to be that guy but I find it really odd when I see a loop like that.

tabascosauz · Feb 1, 2022

Mussels said:
One day.
One day i'll get a new fancy res.

Funnily enough all the Heatkiller tubes are way more affordable than EK stuff. $130 moose dollars or so for the 150. I looked at the EK 160 tube res (also barebones, no pump) at almost $200, laughed, and added the heatkiller to my cart. Bling tax is really taking hold over at EK.

I would have wanted to splurge on an Optimus res, but they only make D5 and I can't justify throwing away a quiet DDC to spend more on that.

Mussels · Feb 1, 2022

On the "going to buy" list for a family member i owe a favour to for his birthday in 2 weeks - he's begun streaming from his PC to the TV over wifi, but his steam link controller only works wired (faulty) and his missus wireless mouse and keyboard have a range of about three ant dicks

Enter the long range friendo:

Because it mentions W10, I thought it was an older model - but it's the 4th gen carbon controller (can tell by the extra share button)

sam_86314 · Feb 1, 2022

Cutechri said:
Not recent but I did buy the Chromax Noctua NH-U12A when it came out. Finally that legendary beast turned up in a nice suit. Doubt I'll ever need another cooler unless there's some major mounting incompatibilities.

What? You don't like these colors?

To each their own I suppose.

I like the color scheme because it's so iconic.

I want to get an NH-U14S at some point since I really don't care for my Cryorig R1 Ultimate.

Deleted member 24505 · Feb 1, 2022

Mussels said:
On the "going to buy" list for a family member i owe a favour to for his birthday in 2 weeks - he's begun streaming from his PC to the TV over wifi, but his steam link controller only works wired (faulty) and his missus wireless mouse and keyboard have a range of about three ant dicks

Enter the long range friendo:
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Because it mentions W10, I thought it was an older model - but it's the 4th gen carbon controller (can tell by the extra share button)

Just got one of these myself, new type with newer D pad, using it with onboard bluetooth and works fine, best pad for PC no doubt.

tabascosauz said:
Funnily enough all the Heatkiller tubes are way more affordable than EK stuff. $130 moose dollars or so for the 150. I looked at the EK 160 tube res (also barebones, no pump) at almost $200, laughed, and added the heatkiller to my cart. Bling tax is really taking hold over at EK.

I would have wanted to splurge on an Optimus res, but they only make D5 and I can't justify throwing away a quiet DDC to spend more on that.

Agree on EK prices, though my flat FLT res was £190 it did come with a D5 pump which are £70 is so i guess not so bad.

RJARRRPCGP · Feb 1, 2022

tabascosauz said:
Bling tax is really taking hold over at EK.

That sounds more like iPhone, LOL.

My RAM and that better Cooler Master heatsink, which I'm not required to put on my daily driver, is expected to be in that Newegg box on my wooden white table. I didn't open it yet.
IIRC, it came on the 28th.

My sister had a mea culpa on the 27th, the new case for where my B450 Tomahawk is intended to be relocated to, suddenly fell on to the floor!
But to my amazement, it looks like only a tiny section had bits of plastic broken. The case isn't even 50 dollars, but it looks roughly as good as cases that cost 100 dollars!

Sort of like the Fractal Focus G, which went to the 10th-gen-Intel-project. It looks thinner however, to me. It has a clear left-side-panel.

Looks very practical, LEDs for the activity lights instead of LEDs on fans, IIRC.

80-watt Hamster · Feb 1, 2022

RJARRRPCGP said:
That sounds more like iPhone, LOL.

My RAM and that better Cooler Master heatsink, which I'm not required to put on my daily driver, is expected to be in that Newegg box on my wooden white table. I didn't open it yet.
IIRC, it came on the 28th.

My sister had a mea culpa on the 27th, the new case for where my B450 Tomahawk is intended to be relocated to, suddenly fell on to the floor!
But to my amazement, it looks like only a tiny section had bits of plastic broken. The case isn't even 50 dollars, but it looks roughly as good as cases that cost 100 dollars!

Sort of like the Fractal Focus G, which went to the 10th-gen-Intel-project. It looks thinner however, to me. It has a clear left-side-panel.

Looks very practical, LEDs for the activity lights instead of LEDs on fans, IIRC.

Pics or it didn't happen.

RJARRRPCGP · Feb 1, 2022

80-watt Hamster said:
Pics or it didn't happen.

Looks like I'm going to take the pics tomorrow. The same phone I did my new-room photos with. (Galaxy S10+)

Fangio1951 · Feb 1, 2022

80-watt Hamster said:
Pics or it didn't happen.

hi m8 - wow, you're a bit of a hard task master.

bobbybluz · Feb 1, 2022

I finally broke down and bought my first new GPU in 7 years this afternoon. After spending weeks looking and reading up on the current vastly overpriced options this deal appeared the be the biggest bang for the buck at the moment. I'm positive it'll work very well in my recent 12700K build. ASRock OC Formula AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT Video Card RX6900XT OCF 16GB Memory - Newegg.com

fusseli · Feb 1, 2022

bobbybluz said:
I finally broke down and bought my first new GPU in 7 years this afternoon. After spending weeks looking and reading up on the current vastly overpriced options this deal appeared the be the biggest bang for the buck at the moment. I'm positive it'll work very well in my recent 12700K build. ASRock OC Formula AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT Video Card RX6900XT OCF 16GB Memory - Newegg.com

That's a great price for the OC formula. I just picked up a 6900xt Red Devil for $1500 from a different retailer. It's a beast of a card, you'll like it! Auto overclocking works great, this is a 3090 beater in many cases. I got mine just to play Halo with. Times have changed lol. I definitely keep my gpu more up to date than you!

Fangio1951 · Feb 1, 2022

New water temp sensors/displays

Some new rad fans.

And, new Z390 mobo + i9-9900K (Delided).

Space Lynx · Feb 1, 2022

Fangio1951 said:
New water temp sensors/displays

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Some new rad fans.

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And, new Z390 mobo + i9-9900K (Delided).

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that is an awesome setup, but the dust you have to deal with on that radiator with no filter... yikes I do not envy you cleaning that every two months

Fangio1951 · Feb 1, 2022

CallandorWoT said:
that is an awesome setup, but the dust you have to deal with on that radiator with no filter... yikes I do not envy you cleaning that every two months

it not that bad as the fans are pulling the air from the back which has a removeable magnetic filter which came with the case

Mussels · Feb 1, 2022

Fangio1951 said:
New water temp sensors/displays

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Some new rad fans.

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And, new Z390 mobo + i9-9900K (Delided).

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Sir why are you vivisecting a transformer

lexluthermiester · Feb 1, 2022

GamerGuy said:
My 'The Witcher' keycap came today, and combined with the red LED on my CMStorm keyboard, it looks great!

Also got a fund lookin' XXL mousepad to make my desk area look a tad more fun....

This is a bad-ass bit if kit! Nice, very nice!

Fangio1951 said:
New water temp sensors/displays

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Some new rad fans.

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And, new Z390 mobo + i9-9900K (Delided).

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Now THAT is a custom system!

Fangio1951 · Feb 1, 2022

Mussels said:
Sir why are you vivisecting a transformer

hi m8,

Because I can ....... :laugh:

Deleted member 24505 · Feb 1, 2022

got the flow sensor, looks good. will fit it when i get the new rad.
Some real interesting stuff on their site http://www.barrowint.com/index.html
Like this weird case

toilet pepper · Feb 1, 2022

Tigger said:
got the flow sensor, looks good. will fit it when i get the new rad.
Some real interesting stuff on their site http://www.barrowint.com/index.html
Like this weird case
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Barrow and Bykski has the most accessible watercooling parts here in Asia and they do have some weird parts you can get. I've been eyeing one of their chassis but its a little too much for me.

Mussels · Feb 2, 2022

I do love the sheer number of odd things they make

Even stuff like a 240mm radiator with a DDC pump built in, it's niche - but some people would LOVE these parts

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.

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.

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

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

What's your latest tech purchase?

Mussels

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freeagent

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Cutechri

Mussels

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Cutechri

toilet pepper

tabascosauz

Moderator

Mussels

Freshwater Moderator

sam_86314

Deleted member 24505

Guest

RJARRRPCGP

80-watt Hamster

RJARRRPCGP

Fangio1951

bobbybluz

fusseli

Fangio1951

Space Lynx

Astronaut

Fangio1951

Mussels

Freshwater Moderator

lexluthermiester

Fangio1951

Deleted member 24505

Guest

toilet pepper

Mussels

Freshwater Moderator

System Name	Space Heater MKIV
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Motherboard	ASRock B550 Taichi
Cooling	Noctua NH-U14S, 3x Noctua NF-A14s
Memory	2x32GB Teamgroup T-Force Vulcan Z DDR4-3600 C18 1.35V
Video Card(s)	PowerColor RX 6800 XT Red Devil (2150MHz, 240W PL)
Storage	2TB WD SN850X, 4x1TB Crucial MX500 (striped array), LG WH16NS40 BD-RE
Display(s)	Dell S3422DWG (34" 3440x1440 144Hz)
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Pro M
Audio Device(s)	Edifier R1700BT, Samson SR850
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x, CyberPower CST135XLU
Mouse	Logitech MX Master 3
Keyboard	Glorious GMMK 2 96%
Software	Windows 10 LTSC 2021, Linux Mint

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

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	K9
Processor	i9 9900K @ 5.1Ghz and 32deg C - delid + Grizzly Conductonaught LM
Motherboard	Gigabyte Aorus Z390 Gaming X
Cooling	Custom water cooling loop - GPU + mobo (+VRM's) + CPU
Memory	G Skill - Trident Z RGB DDR4 - 3866Mhz x 32Gb @ 3800Mhz
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte Aorus 11Gb GTX 1080 Ti Waterforce Extreme @ 2250Mhz
Storage	Samsung 500Gb M2 970 EVO + Samsung 850 Pro SSD + ADATA 512Gb SSD + Samsung 1Tb & 3T + WD 1Tb + 3Tb
Display(s)	ASUS 27" ROG Swift 1440p @ 165Hz & BenQ 27" LED
Case	Thermaltake Core P7 - Open frame
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z906 - 5.1ch
Power Supply	EVGA 1200W
Mouse	Roccat LeadR + Razer Nagar V2 Pro
Keyboard	Corsair K70 LUX with Cherry Red switches
Software	Win 10 Pro 64bit
Benchmark Scores	v/fast

System Name	"The black one in the dining room" / "The Latest One"
Processor	Intel Xeon E5 2699 V4 22c/44t / i7 14700K @5.8GHz
Motherboard	Asus X99 Deluxe / ASRock Z790 Steel Legend WiFi
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer II 240 w/4 Silverstone FM121 fans / Arctic LF II 280 w Silverstone FHP141's
Memory	64GB G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 (8x8) / 96GB G.Skill Trident Z5 DDR5 6400
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 1080 Ti FTW3 / Asus Tuff OC 4090 24GB
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo Plus, 1TB Samsung 860, 4 Western Digital 2TB / 2TB Solidigm P44 Pro & more.
Display(s)	43" Samsung 8000 series 4K / 50" Vizio M-series 4K
Case	Modded Corsair Carbide 500R / Modded Corsair Graphite 780 T
Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar Essence STX/ Asus Xonar Essence STX II
Power Supply	Corsair AX1200i / Seasonic Prime GX-1300
Mouse	Logitech Performance MX, Microsoft Intellimouse Optical 3.0
Keyboard	Logitech K750 Solar, Logitech K800
Software	Win 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 IoT / Win 11 Enterprise IoT LTSC 24H2
Benchmark Scores	https://www.passmark.com/baselines/V11/display.php?id=202122048229

System Name	pr0n box, Version 11
Processor	i7-14700K @ 5.6ghz all-core
Motherboard	Gigabyte Aorus Z790 Elite X Wifi7
Cooling	Corsair H115i Elite Capellix
Memory	32GB Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-7200 CL34
Video Card(s)	7900XTX 24GB XFX Merc 310 Black -- OC bios 444W ~2800mhz
Storage	Samsung 990 Pro 2TB NVMe
Display(s)	Samsung G95SC 49" Ultrawide, 5120x1440p240, HDR10
Case	Corsair 4000D with Noctua fans
Audio Device(s)	Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro, FX-Audio DAC X6, DTS Headphone:X
Power Supply	be quiet! PurePower12M ATX3.0 1200W Gold
Mouse	Corsair Dark Core Pro SE RGB
Keyboard	Corsair K57
Benchmark Scores	valid.x86.fr/3hsaxj CPU-Z 918/14764 userbenchmark.com/UserRun/68933478