What's your latest tech purchase?

[Deleted member 24505]

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. View attachment 239056View attachment 239057

JAT

Nice, what rads? I have a XE 60mm in the bottom and a PE 45 in the top both 360mm, in my o11 xl.

 

[TheoneandonlyMrK]

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I recently got this to use my extra Samsung 960 256 as an external drive. The thing about these external drives is their USB cables are finicky. I got the Strix Arion lite which did not come with a USB C to A adapter. When using the USB C to C cable and connect it to the back of my mobo - I get around 1000MB/s. When I use a different cable it varies from 50MB/s to around 500MB/s depending on the cable I use.

Also RGB so IGN 10/10

Love that, got a link?, I'm thinking booting windows on deck with that would be awesome.

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. View attachment 239056View attachment 239057

JAT

Question though why does it look like your fans are blowing towards each other on the vertical rad?

Ah sorry, a closer look cleared it up, I went with the other way pushing air out.

 

[JATownes]

Nice, what rads? I have a XE 60mm in the bottom and a PE 45 in the top both 360mm, in my o11 xl.

They are both EK PE series rads. I previously had one in the side mount as well, but it was overwhelming the chassis with hot air, so it went away. Next thought is push/pull on the rads, but the bottom is about 3mm too short with the vertical GPU mount.

JAT

 

[Deleted member 24505]

They are both EK PE series rads. I previously had one in the side mount as well, but it was overwhelming the chassis with hot air, so it went away. Next thought is push/pull on the rads, but the bottom is about 3mm too short with the vertical GPU mount.

JAT

I like the chimney setup on these cases with the rad setup, kinda makes sense. I don't have a rad in the side either, have a EK FLT 240 ras/res in there with a 120mm at the bottom. Still good cases imo even though 360mm is the max size for rads. An FLT wouldn't look bad in yours, mine is the D5 variant.
https://postimg.cc/HJ14qczF

 

[ThrashZone]

Love that, got a link?, I'm thinking booting windows on deck with that would be awesome.


Question though why does it look like your fans are blowing towards each other on the vertical rad?

Ah sorry, a closer look cleared it up, I went with the other way pushing air out.

Hi,
Looks like it

https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-ROG-Arion-Aluminum-Enclosure/dp/B07ZKB4SLK

 

[JATownes]

I like the chimney setup on these cases with the rad setup, kinda makes sense. I don't have a rad in the side either, have a EK FLT 240 ras/res in there with a 120mm at the bottom. Still good cases imo even though 360mm is the max size for rads. An FLT wouldn't look bad in yours, mine is the D5 variant.
https://postimg.cc/HJ14qczF

I gotta know, what is the little ambient thermometer on the top rad? I use thermal probes off the Commander XLs to track ambient, but would love something clean like that for monitoring at a glance.

JAT

 

[Deleted member 24505]

I gotta know, what is the little ambient thermometer on the top rad? I use thermal probes off the Commander XLs to track ambient, but would love something clean like that for monitoring at a glance.

JAT

It's a aquacomputer vision. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vision-Infrared-Sensor-Temperature-53232/dp/B01MXONO9Y

Bloody useful, and i have a old remote control programmed to it so i can use it to control playback etc when i am on the couch watching a movie.

 

[ThaiTaffy]

I dare not ask...

But you did it's a load sensor I'm fitting them to my sofa and bed for home automation

 

[80-watt Hamster]

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

Well-spotted. Within 3% or less of some of the best-regarded coolers out there for 2/3 to half the cost is OK with me, though. Granted, were I really that concerned about P/P, I would've gone with ID-Cooling. But that means buying from Amazon, which I try to avoid.

 

[plastiscɧ]

Well-spotted. Within 3% or less of some of the best-regarded coolers out there for 2/3 to half the cost is OK with me, though. Granted, were I really that concerned about P/P, I would've gone with ID-Cooling. But that means buying from Amazon, which I try to avoid.

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noctua vents are louder than beQuiet. consider this as well. when the noctua ones are @ 2000rpm it is like an aircraft turbine. not to mention my industrial ones @ 3000rpm.

 

[P4-630]

noctua vents are louder than beQuiet. consider this as well. when the noctua ones are @ 2000rpm it is like an aircraft turbine. not to mention my industrial ones @ 3000rpm.

I got 3 Noctua NF-A12x25 fans in my case, they are pretty quiet, I have used other Noctua fans in the past, they were the more noisier kind.

 

[1freedude]

From top to bottom
5 amp USB-C-C, 6s Li-ion BMS, USB-C and A PD 3.0 and QC power supply, and 25VDC switcher.

Plan is a USB-C UPS. Gonna add 6s2p 18650s.

 

[Mussels]

Got some new goodies coming in, but i'll wait til more have arrived to post pics
One thing tho: saw an LG C1 OLED in person... i get the hype.

I saw one of the pacific rim UHD 4K BR's playing on it, and honestly... the movie let the display down. The slower motion scenes tho? Damn.

I've always been sensitive to UV light, so i've always noticed certain colours being really flat vs reality - light blues and greens, for example.
The LG OLED? Yes. They actually looked RIGHT.

These? they're almost fucking NEON.

 

[hm1342]

Buying better fans for my grandson's Cooler Master MB311L in preparation for a surprise CPU/GPU upgrade this Christmas. He likes the RGB so I'm replacing the two stock 1200 rpm fans with three Halo 120mm. Also adding two 140mm Halo fans on the top and finally a PWM/ARGB controller. Biggest thing though is fixing the "lack of filtration" problem on the bottom of the front panel with some fine mesh and/or masking tape.

 

[ThaiTaffy]

Picked up a load of these. The smaller PCB versions are good but when running via a DC circuit the added power sheild tends to be annoying so going for a bigger design with a more robust voltage regulator makes sense and also Uno cases are cheap so I don't need to make anything as housing.

 

[Kovoet]

Taken nearly six months to get one and had to order it from Holland but it has arrived. Little eye candy for my case.

 

[Chomiq]

I've always been sensitive to UV light, so i've always noticed certain colours being really flat vs reality - light blues and greens, for example.
The LG OLED? Yes. They actually looked RIGHT.

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These? they're almost fucking NEON.

By default LG OLEDs have white balance set to blue'ish so it's natural that blues will pop more in this case. Warm 50 is reference for Cinema content which will bring blues a bit down but sure, they will still pop more when running in HDR mode.

 

[Mussels]

By default LG OLEDs have white balance set to blue'ish so it's natural that blues will pop more in this case. Warm 50 is reference for Cinema content which will bring blues a bit down but sure, they will still pop more when running in HDR mode.

Oh it popped a lot more than anything else there, but the main takeaway is that it showed colours that i'm yet to see visible on any other display - even other OLED's
Post one of many to come this week:

I got a new fridge. It's tech, cause it needs electricity, has a display, buttons, and an LED light. nurr.

It's not all that much larger than my previous one, but 15 years makes a looooot of difference, in this case about 4x the usable space and 2/3 the electrical cost

This is what filled the previous freezer, to the point the door barely shut:

(The phone arrived, but it was a 256GB burgundy and not the 512GB black so... delays? woo?)

 

[Hyderz]

I got a new fridge. It's tech, cause it needs electricity, has a display, buttons, and an LED light. nurr.

You going to overclock it? Hehehe

 

[P4-630]

My wireless charger arrived, works as expected, happy with it.

 

[ThaiTaffy]

My wireless charger arrived, works as expected, happy with it.

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How accurate do you need to be with placement?
My phone fell at 90km/h and hit a car a few weeks ago now somehow lost its QC via usb function so only charges at 5v now so I'm getting by via wireless charging but you have to have it placed perfectly for it to charge I'm wondering does the wireless charger I'm using have a overly small coil plate.

 

[P4-630]

How accurate do you need to be with placement?

I just place it in the middle, no issues.

 

[ThaiTaffy]

I just place it in the middle, no issues.

Mines a damn pain seems to need to be perfectly placed

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Got a used switch today, minus the right joycon for £70 with the charger and dock, got a used right joy con for £30 from CEX and its working fine.

 

[theFOoL]

For my LG V20. Screen replacement

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

This evening it will be done. Photos soon... And maybe a small clip

Screw driver, clothe, case to have screws on once taken apart, tried unscrewing the top frame with ease but didn't go further hence waiting for noon