What's your latest tech purchase?

[seth1911]

I dont want hyperthreading but i need to took it if i want or not.

Yeah then lets go:
I5 10400F 126€ (ill disable HT )
H410 Board 46€
8GB DDR4 29€
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201€


Yeah i would take first the 12100F but no its way to expensive atm,
12100F 106€ tray
H610 94€
8GB same for 29€
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229€ for 4 cores + 15€ ill need a new cooler too

I canceled the 10400F after i hear Intel and AMD will stop the shipping to russia,
they are did never care about politics (USA, Saudi Arabia, Turkey etc.) but now cause its russia.

I dont even want to support a duopol to buy theyr new/er products which thinks it can do what they want.

I order an old second hand FX 8300

 

[Sybaris_Caesar]

I canceled the 10400F after i hear Intel and AMD will stop the shipping to russia,
they are did never care about politics (USA, Saudi Arabia, Turkey etc.) but now cause its russia.

I dont even want to support a duopol to buy theyr new/er products which thinks it can do what they want.

I order an old second hand FX 8300

Intel and AMD suspended shipment to enterprise clients. Server farms, laboratories etc. And as per sanction. Not independently. TSMC did the same. And will many more.

I'll not engage in this topic anymore but I'll freely admit I'm a little russophile. And I'm kinda sad Russia as a nation will take a very long time to recover due to Putin's idiocracy or maybe even break up along ethnic lines like Yugoslovia. Unless it boils down to WW3 where nothing will matter anymore.

 

[Kovoet]

I have never heard of stick on grips for a mouse... hmm where do you buy these?

I have got them for most of my logitech mice. Two reasons they are anti slip and adds a couple of mm to the width

 

[Space Lynx]

I have got them for most of my logitech mice. Two reasons they are anti slip and adds a couple of mm to the width

Any tips on how to clean something like that? I feel like paper towel would rip, leaving lots of little fibers everywhere on it.

 

[R-T-B]

I thought hyper threading was only a security issue if someone had physical access to your computer?

If someone can login and run any unpriviledged code on your computer it can be an issue. But it takes a lot of work. I don't even worry about it myself.

 

[80-watt Hamster]

Any tips on how to clean something like that? I feel like paper towel would rip, leaving lots of little fibers everywhere on it.

A soft bristle brush, like a toothbrush, works well if you're looking to get into the nooks and crannies. For a quick surface clean, there are any number of low-lint or lint-free cloths available, disposable and otherwise. Though the more important thing is to choose a cleaning agent that won't react poorly with the material. Rubbery plastics are finicky in that way.

 

[Space Lynx]

A soft bristle brush, like a toothbrush, works well if you're looking to get into the nooks and crannies. For a quick surface clean, there are any number of low-lint or lint-free cloths available, disposable and otherwise. Though the more important thing is to choose a cleaning agent that won't react poorly with the material. Rubbery plastics are finicky in that way.

Dawn PowerSpray, just a quick spray on the toothbursh itself, and clean toothbrush, and scrub it gently, then very carefully rinse with very gentle water so it doesn't get in any cacks on the mouse... this is only thing I can think of... the water part will be trickiest, so not a single drop gets in the mouse itself.

 

[lexluthermiester]

I made a few purchases last week and they're starting to roll in. Today was the RAM to upgrade a few systems I'm working on for folks in my neighborhood.

Both sets 16GB, one DDR4-2667 and the other DDR3-1600.

 

[RJARRRPCGP]

I really want to go to a Micro Center, months down the road! Just checked out their web site and it looks much like a Home Depot that has electronic goodies instead!

Now, I'm like, "Screw it, I'm preparing to go down to eastern Massachusetts by the summer!".

 

[Mussels]

Probably snagging an S22 ultra tomorrow.

Pixel 4 XL is giving battery errors, and theres pre order deals.

 

[GreiverBlade]

annndddd.... "oh well while i wait for my cyberpunk neon demon girl themed phone case" : got it ....

lightning make use of a USB-C and a sensor (works pretty well, just a little red blink on small noise and notifications and then full spectrum RGB cycle on louder noises, works well also with music )
battery usage (with 3hrs of music) well, typical day : 50% left on the morning, with the case: 46% left this morning... i guess i will still last 2 days with my normal usage + lightshow added


for less than 8$ quite well made ... aside the fruity logo aside the Taptic Engine branding (well it seems they took a certain phone innards picture to serve as a base ...) oh well at least it's not something from Samsung ...

Probably snagging an S22 ultra tomorrow.

Pixel 4 XL is giving battery errors, and theres pre order deals.

still too expensive even with that ... but well, even tho i despise Sammy phone as much as i hate Apples (although i love a good apple pie ... ) i still reckon they have good screens and camera but, sadly, like Apple, even more in certain case, an extremely bad behavior (Apple most of the time is just "overpriced" and gimping older models with software updates)

if the pre order put it around 700$/chf then yeah ... it's a okay deal (to me )

 

[P4-630]

Got a new gas spring for my seat, higher than the original and good up to 180 KG.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Remember the P6t deluxe board i bought that was dead. Well a million thanks to @Durhamranger for sending me another one for just the cost of postage. Really thank you. I wish all people where as good as this guy is.
I have the stock cooler off the dead board, so i will see if i can test it this afternoon.

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[lexluthermiester]

Pixel 4 XL is giving battery errors

This is why I will not buy phones without user replaceable battery's. With my phone, solving that problem would not involve replacing the phone, but simply swapping out the battery for a new one. BAM! Ready to go! Off and running.

Well a million thanks to @Durhamranger for sending me another one for just the cost of postage.

@Durhamranger
You are an awesome person! Very cool indeed!

I have the stock cooler off the dead board, so i will see if i can test it this afternoon.

Looks like it came with RAM too. How much did they send you?

 

[Deleted member 24505]

This is why I will not buy phones without user replaceable battery's. With my phone, solving that problem would not involve replacing the phone, but simply swapping out the battery for a new one. BAM! Ready to go! Off and running.


@Durhamranger
You are an awesome person! Very cool indeed!

Looks like it came with RAM too. How much did they send you?

6x2gb stick, max this board will take.

Yes awesome guy.

 

[lexluthermiester]

6x2gb stick, max this board will take.

Yes awesome guy.

Still, 12GB is solid. Most systems will run fine on 8GB so 12GB very good.

 

[Durhamranger]

Hey tigger glad you got it,your very welcome to it, there should be a little black box with the i7 940 in the bottom of the motherboard box,hope you can put it all to good use,as it was only gonna get damaged laying about in my garage...

 

[Ruru]

It will take more, I'm sure that at least 24GB goes without problems. At least I had 6x4GB in P6T SE (with P6T bios) & i7-920. The i7 CPUs have maximum of 24GB but some Xeons (like that L5640) supports up to 288GB.

I've read that some had successfully used 48GB with this P6X58D-E when using a CPU which supports more than 24GB.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Hey tigger glad you got it,your very welcome to it, there should be a little black box with the i7 940 in the bottom of the motherboard box,hope you can put it all to good use,as it was only gonna get damaged laying about in my garage...

Thank you loads.

It will take more, I'm sure that at least 24GB goes without problems. At least I had 6x4GB in P6T SE (with P6T bios) & i7-920. The i7 CPUs have maximum of 24GB but some Xeons (like that L5640) supports up to 288GB.

I've read that some had successfully used 48GB with this P6X58D-E when using a CPU which supports more than 24GB.

I thought only the v2 supports more than 12gb

 

[Ruru]

I thought only the v2 supports more than 12gb

My best guess is that 4GB modules weren't that common when the board was new so they just put 12GB as maximum

 

[Deleted member 24505]

My best guess is that 4GB modules weren't that common when the board was new so they just put 12GB as maximum

If i find a pair of cheap 8gb ddr3 sticks i will try them.

What version of windows? i was thinking good old win7 to make sure i have working drivers for it.

 

[Ruru]

If i find a pair of cheap 8gb ddr3 sticks i will try them.

Shouldn't be a problem as that Xeon supports up to 288GB with i7 series (or some Xeons) those could be problematic as they support up to 24GB and I guess that they support max 4GB sticks.

 

[ThaiTaffy]

Right unfortunately the p6t deluxe was a piece of shit, shame i never examined it better. Lesson learned not to buy second hand boards of some twat on facebook. The board will only power up without the EATX 8 pin connected, it had some bent pins which i sorted, the socket has a broken screw on the metal backplate, it has some "stains" on the back. obviously he has blocked me.
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Sorry but if I'd bought a board even if it was clean I would have scrubbed it down with IPA be it global pandemic or not.

 

[John Naylor]

Caught a clearing stock sale and grabbed (2) 2 TB SSHDs to add on to the (2) we have and use in a Dock for offsite storage. Current ones are still in great health but are 7 years old. It's a 3rd set of backups ..

1. Mirrored to 2nd HD on Data Server twice daily
2. Mirrored to network drive Nightly
3. Mirrored to HD Dock each morning, alternated off site on Fridays

 

[Ruru]

Caught a clearing stock sale and grabbed (2) 2 TB SSHDs to add on to the (2) we have and use in a Dock for offsite storage. Current ones are still in great health but are 7 years old. It's a 3rd set of backups ..

1. Mirrored to 2nd HD on Data Server twice daily
2. Mirrored to network drive Nightly
3. Mirrored to HD Dock each morning, alternated off site on Fridays

Wonder where those disappeared, probably due because SSD prices got to reasonable levels?