What's your latest tech purchase?

[seth1911]

Next month a new wireless mouse i think it will be a classic mouse from logitech,
roccat kone = garbage
Steelseries rival 3 = garbage
razer orochi = garbage

 

[Kovoet]

Next month a new wireless mouse i think it will be a classic mouse from logitech,
roccat kone = garbage
Steelseries rival 3 = garbage
razer orochi = garbage

I got the G703 and the 903 but really like the 903

 

[oobymach]

Next month a new wireless mouse i think it will be a classic mouse from logitech,
roccat kone = garbage
Steelseries rival 3 = garbage
razer orochi = garbage

Funny I love the Orochi and the Rival 3, my logitech G305 though is a piece of crap. Of all the wireless mice I've used it is the worst by a factor of 10, double clicks on a single click about 70% of the time making it useless as a gaming device. If I don't use it for a while it works fine for a day, then goes back to being a piece of crap. Great battery life though.

 

[QuietBob]

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

Yeah, but can it run Crysis?

 

[lexluthermiester]

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

That sucks.

 

[freeagent]

That sucks.

Its probably some chicks phone, and she got his..

 

[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.

Learned a few things today. First, three 120mm fans will fit in the front of the MB311L only if you mount them behind the frame. The two stock fans were mounted in front of the frame. Second, I need washers for the case fan screws in this case. Not sure if the slots are cut a little wider or the screw heads are just a bit too narrow, but I found myself screwing "through the frame", as it were, more than once. Third, the generic combo ARGB/PWM controller worked well but there really was no "perfect spot" to mount it without either getting in the way of other cables or taking up the dedicated (though unoccupied) SSD mounting space. I ended up placing it in the SSD space. Last, I need to learn how to do better in cable management. Overall though it was a good experience and my grandson is happy about the additional RGB.

 

[Mussels]

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

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Oh hey, i got one of them too!

I have the older style samsung watch that isn't quite Qi compatible, so i had to find somewhere with old stock

Its probably some chicks phone, and she got his..

The entire order was screwed up - it showed as a blank PDF file with 'pending order' until AFTER it had shipped - which then had the wrong details. Thing is, there was about an hour between that showing online and the package arriving so zero time to notice, let alone correct anything.
In the meantime they get double the money and earn interest while they hold the refund so yknow, bastards.

 

[toilet pepper]

I got a couple of 1.5mm Gelid pads to re-pad my GPU since I'm redoing my loop. I measured the stock Bykski thermal pads (blue squishy ones) before buying these and they are a little over 1mm. So I guess 1.5mm was safe. Did the loop and turned it on to check thermals and the thermal pads were too thick and the core was not touching the plate. Thankfully, I was one step ahead and have QDCs.

PVC QDC on inlet and outlet of the GPU. Got the GPU out in a couple of minutes and re-mount everything. It was nerve-wrecking to remount the block with liquid still inside it but it worked.

QDCs for external rads as well. I used 13mm Norprene tubes for the internal route and EK ZMT for the external rad. Since the pump is "in" the case. I can connect and disconnect the external rad if needed.

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
You only got one size thermal pads ?
Think memory chips usually use 1.0mm ek water block lander lol

I get three sizes 0.5-1.0-1.5mm just to be safe.

 

[toilet pepper]

Hi,
You only got one size thermal pads ?
Think memory chips usually use 1.0mm ek water block lander lol

I get three sizes 0.5-1.0-1.5mm just to be safe.

Yup. The Bykski block came with one sheet of thermal pad. It looks like 1.5mm but I was wrong it is 1.25mm and I had to squish the pads by hand. For the longest time I have always wondered why other block manufacturers use different sizes for thermal pads. They are scraping off a single metal block for a specific SKU why not make it that the thermal pads have the same size.

On another note, I found that a single 18W DDC pump is more than enough to run almost 3 meters of tubing with a lot of restrictions.

 

[Space Lynx]

Samsung S22 throttling spawns talk of regulatory investigation and class action lawsuit

Earlier this month, someone curious enough to test Samsung's Galaxy S22 performance claims found that they only held true while running benchmark apps. It turned out the...

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I almost got the S22 Ultra. glad i didn't, dodged a bullet on that one

 

[Mussels]

I got a couple of 1.5mm Gelid pads to re-pad my GPU since I'm redoing my loop. I measured the stock Bykski thermal pads (blue squishy ones) before buying these and they are a little over 1mm. So I guess 1.5mm was safe. Did the loop and turned it on to check thermals and the thermal pads were too thick and the core was not touching the plate. Thankfully, I was one step ahead and have QDCs.

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PVC QDC on inlet and outlet of the GPU. Got the GPU out in a couple of minutes and re-mount everything. It was nerve-wrecking to remount the block with liquid still inside it but it worked.

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QDCs for external rads as well. I used 13mm Norprene tubes for the internal route and EK ZMT for the external rad. Since the pump is "in" the case. I can connect and disconnect the external rad if needed.


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Too late to warn you - the gelid ultimates are HARD pads and dont compress, you often need smaller sizes with them (or to compress them in advance, i squished mine between a flat piece of plastic and a piece of glass - but thats still tough to get them right)


As for the S22U: They'll get away with it, even after being reported by meddling kids.
Why? because optimising to save battery life is good for the environment of course! (The aforementioned force-toggle is an obvious, easy way out)
The exynos/snapdragon scandle is the big issue, as the exysnos version has far lower 3D performance (post throttling, FAR lower)

 

[Kovoet]

Day off from work tomorrow and I seriously need to start doing the cables

 

[Mussels]

So i can tell when the emus are coming, i got this package
I dont plan to use the paid subscription, i want it as "just" a smart doorbell

(This is my older gen 1 display viewing the doorbell. For artistic purposes it is dusty, and i dropped the phone as i was taking the photo)

 

[lexluthermiester]

It was nerve-wrecking to remount the block with liquid still inside it but it worked.

Impressive!

 

[tabascosauz]

Up close and personal with the Gunfighter Mk.3

 

[INSTG8R]

Well my trusty Seasonic X-1050 has been doing strange things(1 random reboot and one complete shutdown) So bout time for a new one.

 

[theFOoL]

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

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Would seem after a few discharge/changes with my V20 just thing's work now (that's the Finger Print and display features) just I think it had to work out it's things for it's new home lol

The Finger Print worked yes but the display second screen did not stay on after the main was off

 

[lexluthermiester]

Well my trusty Seasonic X-1050 has been doing strange things(1 random reboot and one complete shutdown) So bout time for a new one.

You may wish to open it up, properly discharging it first and look for problem parts. The myth that PSUs are not user serviceable is hogwash. When proper precautions are taken, anything is serviceable.

You might find a part, like a cap, going bad and be able to replace it. PSUs can be repair just like anything else. And it would be a shame to toss out such a nice unit.

 

[INSTG8R]

You may wish to open it up, properly discharging it first and look for problem parts. The myth that PSUs are not user serviceable is hogwash. When proper precautions are taken, anything is serviceable.

You might find a part, like a cap, going bad and be able to replace it. PSUs can be repair just like anything else. And it would be a shame to toss out such a nice unit.

It’s well out of warranty and technically probably missing some newer spec features so it’s served me well and it’s retirement is well deserved.

 

[ThaiTaffy]

It’s well out of warranty and technically probably missing some newer spec features so it’s served me well and it’s retirement is well deserved.

I tend to service them then use them for other projects they make great bench top power supplies or supplies for large led arrays working on one atm

it's likely to be used to power the fans and LEDs on my in stairs server project.

 

[lexluthermiester]

I tend to service them then use them for other projects they make great bench top power supplies or supplies for large led arrays working on one atmView attachment 239410 it's likely to be used to power the fans and LEDs on my in stairs server project.

Now THAT's servicing!

 

[ThaiTaffy]

Now THAT's servicing!

Board still needs to come out there's a section that's very poorly designed and shorted out that I need to fix.

And obviously it all needs a good clean.

Back to topic picked up a e-paper to try on a project in the office.

 

[GreiverBlade]

well, that's it for my Hecate GM5, wanted to like them (they have a lot of pros like aptX Adaptive, huge play time ~40hrs, excellent sound ) but in the end the AirPod classic shape is not for me

thus... "do not early adopt and buy the HYPE" but instead "read reviews and wait for firmware updates and price down" (although they already were cheap at 99chf like the Hecat GM5)

and since i am tired to wait on the Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro availability...
so i bought Nothing.... errrr something? Ear(1) for 88chf yesterday and updated them to the latest firmware ...
at the price even the initial firmware was good enough, sound is quite good (Teenage Engineering Audio did not fail to deliver), ANC is efficient, zero connection issues and touch control are way less finicky than the GM5 (really like the slide up slide down for volume control on both stem)


yeah, i prefer silicon tips ...




the only cons i can find would be AAC and SBC codec only, would have preferred aptX/aptX HD or aptX Adaptive (although they do have a low latency mode, it's not 100% on par with aptX Adaptive, let's say it's around 85% )

but compared to my previous Hecate GM5, they do old their ground quite well, are priced lower (88.70chf versus 99chf), have a better shape (standard Apple AirPod shape for the GM5 and more similar to the Airpod Pro for the ear (1) minus the obnoxious "Apple" pricing for both) and add ANC, capacitive in ear detection and Qi Wireless charging... that's a win in my book

another minor one although not a deal breaker for me 34hrs autonomy total versus 40... but at least they are above 20hrs whereas other brand boast "huge playtime" with only a mere 12 to 20hrs, 6hrs less bah! no biggies

no e-waste: the GM5 and the Liberty 2 Pro will be passed on to friends and family

ah, and i bought, alongside, another "unboxing facilitator" from Morakniv .... but not the No. 711, i took a Kansbol (good point i can even use the belt loop with the Eldris sheat ) for when the box is too big! used the Eldris for the Ear(1) tho ... noticed the pull-tear tab too late ... on the plastic wrapping and on the cardboard wrapping... never been a fan of easy pull opening ... "unboxing ruined!" if not using a "unboxing facilitator"