What's your latest tech purchase?

[QuietBob]

OH yes it is, thinking of marying it right away, i would like the 5800X3D...i must have the 5800X3D...I WILL HAVE THE 5800X3D.

Hah, same here! I don't honestly need a new CPU, but I'm itching to road test the new V-cache. Besides, I like the idea of a maxed out platform, and higher ST performance is always a plus. And even though I'm perfectly happy with my 3300X @ 4.5 all core, I can already see some scenarios that will benefit from having 8 physical cores.

 

[plastiscɧ]

Necessary upgrade for my storage aka my "toolbox" - price was attractive as well. had an eye on it for a long time tho...

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Necessary upgrade for my storage aka my "toolbox" - price was attractive as well. had an eye on it for a long time tho...

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I have a 4 TB WD blue in my usb external

 

[plastiscɧ]

I have a 4 TB WD blue in my usb external

they both don't take much. however, the red one is certified for permanent use. that's what i was aiming for since i constantly need to access large amounts of data. i finally sent my 12 year old hard drive over the rainbow.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

I`m hoping its just a glitch, as when I used it last in my media server I had no problems with it, if I remember correct it has 2209 which is the last bios for it....

Piddled about with ram, got 12gb now. 3x corsair 1333, and 3x1600 that i got with the dead board.

Windows 7 look crazy on the 4k tv

 

[freeagent]

Loved my V1 so much I bought a V2
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I asked my 9 year old what controller this was and he said he didn't know but he really wanted it He was like hey look you can customize it! The innocence in his voice warms my heart I would sell that black one to get it.. and I was like.. what black one? And he points to the black one I use on my PC and is P2 for the Xbox upstairs lol.. No! I said lol

His birthday is next month.. I will get him that controller

 

[plastiscɧ]

I asked my 9 year old what controller this was and he said he didn't know but he really wanted it He was like hey look you can customize it! The innocence in his voice warms my heart I would sell that black one to get it.. and I was like.. what black one? And he points to the black one I use on my PC and is P2 for the Xbox upstairs lol.. No! I said lol

His birthday is next month.. I will get him that controller

innocent voice...! but at nine i knew for sure and exactly what i wanted, and was aware of the tricks to manipulate my parents to get what i liked... sure, by 1000%!
but you would not be a loving father if you would not follow. the controller costs in our store if i'm not mistaken about 60€. it is manageable i think.

 

[Space Lynx]

I asked my 9 year old what controller this was and he said he didn't know but he really wanted it He was like hey look you can customize it! The innocence in his voice warms my heart I would sell that black one to get it.. and I was like.. what black one? And he points to the black one I use on my PC and is P2 for the Xbox upstairs lol.. No! I said lol

His birthday is next month.. I will get him that controller

I hope I get to have a kid someday, you are really lucky mate! Don't let him ever get tiktok, just my two cents, but do as you please.

On topic, I will be buying the iphone se 2 if it is actually launching this month. if its not, I will be passing as I need something this month... its either that or hoping the pixel 6 goes on a sale.

 

[Durhamranger]

Piddled about with ram, got 12gb now. 3x corsair 1333, and 3x1600 that i got with the dead board.

Windows 7 look crazy on the 4k tv

Fantastic news, was starting to think the board had gone bad lol, if i remember correctly the other ram with no heat spreaders was a freebie from when I worked for comet, one of the pc engineers had some sticks of ddr3 and he gave them to me saying your the only one I know who has a ddr3 system ha....

 

[P4-630]

Ordered a wireless charger for my Galaxy S7

 

[oobymach]

Sold my old cpu and ordered a 2tb ssd to replace my 512gb, specs are better than the WD Blue and cost less money. Gimme.

https://www.westerndigital.com/en-ca/products/internal-drives/wd-green-sn350-nvme-ssd#WDS200T3G0C

 

[sam_86314]

Today's ill-advised tech purchase...

...is a new laptop. Specifically, an HP Envy 13 (2021).

It has a Core i5-1135G7, 16GB of DDR4 (non-upgradeable sadly), and a 512GB WD SN530 SSD.

It was a display model at Costco, so I got it for $600. Aside from some minor scratches on the lid, it's basically new.

It came with Windows 11 by default (ew), so I put Windows 10 on it. It was far from a straightforward process, though.

The first issue I had was that my LTSC 2021 installer didn't recognize the internal SSD.

So I did the logical thing; tore it down to pull the SSD out and image it.

The teardown was annoying, but not necessarily difficult. Two Torx T5 screws are exposed and two Philips screws are hidden under the rubber feet. The bottom is then held on with a bunch of clips.

I pulled the SSD, imaged it, and it wouldn't boot to it.

So it turns out that in order to install older versions of Windows 10 onto Tiger Lake, you need to install the Intel RST drivers during installation. With that taken care of, I got Windows 10 installed and everything works now.

It has Thunderbolt support, so I also got a Thunderbolt cable for $40. I can now confirm that my Goodwill-find eGPU enclosure works.

 

[Mr Bill]

It has a Core i5-1135G7, 16GB of DDR4 (non-upgradeable sadly), and a 512GB WD SN530 SSD.

Nice laptop, I would not worry about the 16 GB being non-upgradable, unless your piloting the first space ship to Jupiter, you should be just fine.

 

[R-T-B]

Nice laptop, I would not worry about the 16 GB being non-upgradable, unless your piloting the first space ship to Jupiter, you should be just fine.

I believe Juno gets by with far far less, actually... not that anyone asked.

 

[micropage7]

just a numpad keyboard, not the fancy one, pretty useful when you do alot of number on the laptop

another 2nd hand mice
the left one has dead scroll and the right one in pretty good condition

 

[ThaiTaffy]

Got a big bag of goodies from Jack Ma this afternoon looking forward to using my new arse sensors

 

[theFOoL]

For my LG V20. Screen replacement

I like how before batteries were inner. LG made it like say taking apart a small computer lol which I love doing

 

[R-T-B]

Yeah I used to be known as a kind of "Guru" on the LG G3... before my hands became even more unstable due to a nerve injury from a broken arm.

They indeed are built a lot like a small computer.

 

[Mussels]

Just upgrading...

I dont think you have enough SSD's

 

[Yraggul666]

Hah, same here! I don't honestly need a new CPU, but I'm itching to road test the new V-cache. Besides, I like the idea of a maxed out platform, and higher ST performance is always a plus. And even though I'm perfectly happy with my 3300X @ 4.5 all core, I can already see some scenarios that will benefit from having 8 physical cores.

I get it. To me this is the last upgrade for the forseeable future, i'm not touching this rig for the next 5 years.

I dont think you have enough SSD's

Oh i totally agree, that's what i thought too that's why i'll use 2 more SSDs from the last build to complete the SSD HEXAgram!

 

[80-watt Hamster]

It's supposed to be this, but I think "Delayed" in this case means, "We don't actually have it, but either nobody's figured that out yet, or has bothered to cancel your order." Got the delay notification on the 24th, coincidentally the day it was originally estimated to be delivered. Part of me thinks, "Once upon a time, 6-8 weeks was the norm. Be patient." The other says, "This is BS. Inventory systems are robust enough these days that there should have been some sort of update by now."

Was sold and shipped by walmart.com, so figured it was probably a pretty safe bet. Clearly I was mistaken, and am now trying to decide if I just cancel and order a Meshify 2 Compact instead. (But 5.25 bays.... )


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Finally contacted CS, to sub-optimal results. Clicking through the bot chat was painless enough, and the system has a rep call you should you make it that far. They took my order number, and put me on hold to check. Fair enough. It's a silent hold, though, so I was waking my phone screen every so often to see if it was still connected. After several minutes, with no warning or alert, it wasn't. A few minutes later, emails come through from both Walmart and Paypal that my order has been refunded. Damn. At least it was fast. So I ordered this instead:

... and this, too, because a 10700K running WCG seems to be a bit too much for a Pure Rock 2:

Reviews are sparse, but what I can find suggests it performs on the level of a U12A for a bunch less cash. Too bad bequiet!'s mounting system is less than awesome.

 

[P4-630]

Finally contacted CS, to sub-optimal results. Clicking through the bot chat was painless enough, and the system has a rep call you should you make it that far. They took my order number, and put me on hold to check. Fair enough. It's a silent hold, though, so I was waking my phone screen every so often to see if it was still connected. After several minutes, with no warning or alert, it wasn't. A few minutes later, emails come through from both Walmart and Paypal that my order has been refunded. Damn. At least it was fast. So I ordered this instead:

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... and this, too, because a 10700K running WCG seems to be a bit too much for a Pure Rock 2:

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Reviews are sparse, but what I can find suggests it performs on the level of a U12A for a bunch less cash. Too bad bequiet!'s mounting system is less than awesome.

be quiet! Shadow Rock 3 Review

be quiet! looks to one-up their competition with the Shadow Rock 3 by delivering a high-quality, asymmetrical heatsink that not only provides reliable performance and low noise levels, but also keeps memory and graphics card clearance in mind. This makes the Shadow Rock 3 a robust offering that...

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It's on par with the Noctua U12S, the U12A runs 3 degrees cooler under load.

 

[QuietBob]

looking forward to using my new arse sensors

I dare not ask...

 

[seth1911]

No comment i got it from a friend for a good price.

 

[JATownes]

I didn't make as much progress as I wanted, and had to order a few new fittings to make everything square up correctly, but here is the new board installed and wiring done. Waiting a few days for the new fittings and then I'll get this thing finished up.

JAT