What's your latest tech purchase?

ThaiTaffy · Mar 14, 2022

WiFi is a greedy greedy mistress with the home automation I have around the house some ZigBee sensors will last 2 years on a little coin battery the same sensor on WiFi lasts a few hours on a 18650 li-ion

Oh and just bought some of these Tesla coil speakers to play with.

Seems I have a addiction to cheap Chinese electronics

Anarchy0110 · Mar 14, 2022

Two extreme ends of Razer gaming mice.
Gotta get used to the higher LOD of the 3359 quickly :laugh:

INSTG8R · Mar 14, 2022

Well seeing as I’m back to a standard form factor PSU my case had a 92mm top fan I could never mount because of the PSU length also there’s another 92mm “exhaust” behind my top mounted HDD cage so I treated them both to some new fans

Deleted member 24505 · Mar 14, 2022

ThaiTaffy said:
WiFi is a greedy greedy mistress with the home automation I have around the house some ZigBee sensors will last 2 years on a little coin battery the same sensor on WiFi lasts a few hours on a 18650 li-ion

Oh and just bought some of these Tesla coil speakers to play with.View attachment 239746

Seems I have a addiction to cheap Chinese electronics

That's cool that, what kit is it?

ThaiTaffy · Mar 14, 2022

Tigger said:
That's cool that, what kit is it?

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mO7BP9I
Don't know if that link will work but that's what my app gives me. It's a 15w Tesla coil speaker not sure of the range and from what I read it needs a cooling fan but it's so cheap for a interesting little kit I couldn't help myself.

Deleted member 24505 · Mar 14, 2022

ThaiTaffy said:
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mO7BP9I
Don't know if that link will work but that's what my app gives me. It's a 15w Tesla coil speaker not sure of the range and from what I read it needs a cooling fan but it's so cheap for a interesting little kit I couldn't help myself.

Just bought one, i am a bit of a ALi lover too, specially for Amps and stuff

ThaiTaffy · Mar 14, 2022

Tigger said:
Just bought one, i am a bit of a ALi lover too, specially for Amps and stuff

Yep I love those little wuzhi Bluetooth amps

seth1911 · Mar 14, 2022

a 250GB NVME SSD, i need to buy other things too so i dont have much monery.

But i need min. 200GB Space for some games on pc, since i play 75% of my time now on pc. :laugh:

Ps4 is still good but yeah pc is pc.

Edit:
A hughe + for pc against the ps4 is, i can set the graphics in my own style.
I dont like AA so i can turn it in 95% of the games off, in the 4% others one i need to edit the settings xml. but i can turn it off.
In 1% i cant and i throw this game into the Garbage.

On Console i have in 99,99% only the option to turn blur off and setting about the brightness.

Next thing most games dont have a DEMO, so ill load it on PC on other ways and if i like the game after maybe 2 hours of gamining ill buy it,
on the Consoles ull buy the Cat in the Box.
(Yeah Horizon Forbbiden West is so cute, nice and whatever) The Game is a Bullshitbingo and Lame. Ah yeah the mainstory was after 10 Hours done,
im so stupid and pay 70€ for this game it havent even a new game +

Or be shooter on console:
Tickrate 30Hz even if the game runs with 60 FPS, what sort of a bullshit :mad:

Befor ill buy a PS5 for 500€ ill buy a 3060 for 500€ :toast:

Next thing are the Errors:
Ps3 an CE Error all 4, 5 Months
Ps4 on weekend 3-4 CE Errors a day like AMD Drivers on PC

Ironic:
PS3 had an RSX from Nvidia and had even with GTA 5 only 2 or 3 CE Errors all the time, like Errors on PC.
PS4 have a AMD Apu and got if i play on weekend about 3-4 CE Errors like the Apu i used on PC with Driver reset (A10 7870K)

Prime2515102 · Mar 14, 2022

This ASUS RT-AX58U.

Space Lynx · Mar 14, 2022

ThaiTaffy said:
Basically yes but using a esp32 board which I can program as a display for my smart home the plan is something like this.

View attachment 239740

So basically a smart switch

Very impressive mate! You need to let me come sleep on your couch and you teach me, plus I think it would be neat to live in a country that has a bunch of coconuts and aloe vera growing wild. lol

Deleted member 24505 · Mar 14, 2022

CallandorWoT said:
Very impressive mate! You need to let me come sleep on your couch and you teach me, plus I think it would be neat to live in a country that has a bunch of coconuts and aloe vera growing wild. lol

I'm gonna bags his couch, i'll bring my soldering iron. sick of my country tbh

Space Lynx · Mar 14, 2022

Tigger said:
I'm gonna bags his couch, i'll bring my soldering iron. sick of my country tbh

you got a partner already, you have to give me dibs, he is going to help me get a Thai lady in my life after he teaches me how to make my own paperwhite LOL

mmm coconuts are very refreshing lads! :rockout:

phill · Mar 15, 2022

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

I had nothing to do with it at all........... Honest!!

ThaiTaffy · Mar 15, 2022

Tigger said:
I'm gonna bags his couch, i'll bring my soldering iron. sick of my country tbh

Soldering irons are widely available here what I need are teabags a pi4 and a coral edge all of those are like looking for rocking horse s**t.

CallandorWoT said:
you got a partner already, you have to give me dibs, he is going to help me get a Thai lady in my life after he teaches me how to make my own paperwhite LOL

mmm coconuts are very refreshing lads!

There's alot of opensource paperwhite alternatives out there now and no western man needs help finding a Thai lady but finding a genuine one gets a bit more tricky

lexluthermiester · Mar 15, 2022

Got a new mouse today and It's excellent! Redragon Griffin.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MR2XHY2
$25 shipped.

Packaging is great and sturdy! SOOOO comfortable! It also remembers settings when unplugged, which is nice. A lot of other, more expensive, mice don't do that!

Absolutely delighted with this mouse. $25 well spent! Word to the wise, this is a large mouse. People with small hands might find it a little too big. So if you're thinking of buying it, keep that in mind.

ThaiTaffy said:
Seems I have a addiction to cheap but fun Chinese electronics

Minor correction for you. :toast:

Athlonite · Mar 15, 2022

Thought it was about time to go legit so used the link to Windows 10 Pro key purchase from right here on TPU's main page $11.72NZD later and well that's that done "BUT" while watching Aljazera this morning to catch up with what's going on in the Ukraine and drinking the morning caffeine my PC quietly updated itself to Windows 11 Pro the damn thing didn't even ask me if I wanted too grrrr :slap:

ThaiTaffy · Mar 15, 2022

Oh and Tigger if your coming to visit order me a slim xspc 240 rad and a alphacool 180 rad I can't get them here alsopop past South Wales and pick up the 3070 sat on my desk been almost a year since I got it and it's 9000km away.

Deleted member 24505 · Mar 15, 2022

ThaiTaffy said:
Oh and Tigger if your coming to visit order me a slim xspc 240 rad and a alphacool 180 rad I can't get them here alsopop past South Wales and pick up the 3070 sat on my desk been almost a year since I got it and it's 9000km away.

OK i have a spare 280mm rad

i will post you some precious tea bags if you like? and a 3070 just sat there, oh! the humanity.

SN2716057 · Mar 15, 2022

Got a free mouse to replace the Logi Ergo which started to intermittently crap out

It feels cheap and weighs almost nothing but it works..and did I mention it was free?

ThaiTaffy · Mar 15, 2022

Tigger said:
OK i have a spare 280mm rad i will post you some precious tea bags if you like? and a 3070 just sat there, oh! the humanity.

No no I can get 280 rads and the like easily it's weird ones like a 240mm @20 mm thick and a duel 92mm @25mm I can't find for love nor money.
It's a nice 3070 too the ekwb one a friend grabbed from his distributor and tea bags I drink Glengettie tea which you can't get here :cry:

Deleted member 24505 · Mar 15, 2022

ThaiTaffy said:
No no I can get 280 rads and the like easily it's weird ones like a 240mm @20 mm thick and a duel 92mm @25mm I can't find for love nor money.
It's a nice 3070 too the ekwb one a friend grabbed from his distributor and tea bags I drink Glengettie tea which you can't get here

Never heard of Glengettie tea, we just use Yorkshire tea or PG tips if we can't get Yorkshire.

ThaiTaffy · Mar 15, 2022

Tigger said:
Never heard of Glengettie tea, we just use Yorkshire tea or PG tips if we can't get Yorkshire.

Its a Welsh thing..
Anyway back to topic had a play with my new toys earlier made a test circuit of a light switch I'm hoping to make but can't get the code to work no matter what, even the guys who write the program I use are saying the code is right but still doesn't work. Everything works individually but when I put it together and automate it I get nothing :banghead:

I've tried 4 different micro controllers multiple switches and relays. Put a multimeter on everything and the program writers are still saying it's a hardware issue.

Liviu Cojocaru · Mar 15, 2022

Hi guys, my Corsair AIO died. The pump failed and this being the second time an AIO fails for me, I moved back to air and got an DeepCool AS500 Plus White for £59 on Amazon.
I can say that this is a great cooler, has the same performance as the Corsair H100i Capellix and looks sleek.

Deleted member 24505 · Mar 15, 2022

RE the Asus P6T deluxe board. Here is what it has turned into.
Asus P6T deluxe board
Intel xeon 6/12 X5675 CPU
6x2gb DDR3
500GB SATA 2.5" SSD
Corsair TX750M
GT730 1GB

ThrashZone · Mar 15, 2022

lexluthermiester said:
Got a new mouse today and It's excellent! Redragon Griffin.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MR2XHY2
$25 shipped.

Packaging is great and sturdy! SOOOO comfortable! It also remembers settings when unplugged, which is nice. A lot of other, more expensive, mice don't do that!
View attachment 239791 View attachment 239792 View attachment 239793
Absolutely delighted with this mouse. $25 well spent! Word to the wise, this is a large mouse. People with small hands might find it a little too big. So if you're thinking of buying it, keep that in mind.

Minor correction for you.

Hi,
Yep a cool firmware for sure
All my side programed buttons work in linux too

Don't change the dpi mine gets really weird lowering it lol

This one was only 36.us

m901 perdition

System Name	Shoebox
Processor	3600x
Motherboard	Msi b550m Mortar +WiFi
Cooling	Cryorig m9
Memory	Crucial Ballistix c16 B-die 2x8gb
Video Card(s)	Powercolor rx570 4gb
Storage	WD black sn750 256gb (OS), crucial mx500 1tb(storage),Hitatchi ?? 7200rpm 500gb(Temp files)
Display(s)	Samsung 65" TU7100
Case	Zzaw b3
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha rx-v363
Power Supply	Corsair sf750
Mouse	Logitech g300s
Keyboard	Custom Skyloong sk64s
Software	Windows 11Pro

Processor	Intel Core i5 12400F Alder Lake Hex-Core Processor @ 2.5 GHz
Motherboard	Asrock B760M Pro RS/D4
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Memory	32GB DDR4 3600MHz Dual Channel Team Group T-Force Delta RGB
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte RTX 4060 Windforce OC
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Case	Aigo C218M
Audio Device(s)	Razer Blackshark V2 Pro \| Razer Hammerhead V2 Pro
Power Supply	FSP HYN 550
Mouse	Razer Viper V3 Pro \| Razer DeathAdder V3 Hyperspeed \| VXE ATK F1 Extreme Leviatan CE
Keyboard	VXE ATK68 Gateron HE Gaming Keyboard
Software	W10 22H2 - AtlasOS 0.4.1

System Name	Hellbox 5.1(same case new guts)
Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Motherboard	MSI X570S MAG Torpedo Max
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Power Supply	Seasonic TX~’850 Platinum
Mouse	G502 Hero
Keyboard	G19s
VR HMD	Oculus Quest 3
Software	Win 11 Pro x64

System Name	Shoebox
Processor	3600x
Motherboard	Msi b550m Mortar +WiFi
Cooling	Cryorig m9
Memory	Crucial Ballistix c16 B-die 2x8gb
Video Card(s)	Powercolor rx570 4gb
Storage	WD black sn750 256gb (OS), crucial mx500 1tb(storage),Hitatchi ?? 7200rpm 500gb(Temp files)
Display(s)	Samsung 65" TU7100
Case	Zzaw b3
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha rx-v363
Power Supply	Corsair sf750
Mouse	Logitech g300s
Keyboard	Custom Skyloong sk64s
Software	Windows 11Pro

System Name	Shoebox
Processor	3600x
Motherboard	Msi b550m Mortar +WiFi
Cooling	Cryorig m9
Memory	Crucial Ballistix c16 B-die 2x8gb
Video Card(s)	Powercolor rx570 4gb
Storage	WD black sn750 256gb (OS), crucial mx500 1tb(storage),Hitatchi ?? 7200rpm 500gb(Temp files)
Display(s)	Samsung 65" TU7100
Case	Zzaw b3
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha rx-v363
Power Supply	Corsair sf750
Mouse	Logitech g300s
Keyboard	Custom Skyloong sk64s
Software	Windows 11Pro

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Space Lynx

Astronaut

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Space Lynx

Astronaut

phill

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ThaiTaffy

lexluthermiester

Athlonite

ThaiTaffy

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ThrashZone

System Name	nope
Processor	I3 10100F
Motherboard	ATM Gigabyte h410
Cooling	Arctic 12 passive
Memory	ATM Gskill 1x 8GB NT Series (No Heatspreader bling bling garbage, just Black DIMMS)
Video Card(s)	Sapphire HD7770 and EVGA GTX 470 and Zotac GTX 960
Storage	120GB OS SSD, 240GB M2 Sata, 240GB M2 NVME, 300GB HDD, 500GB HDD
Display(s)	Nec EA 241 WM
Case	Coolermaster whatever
Audio Device(s)	Onkyo on TV and Mi Bluetooth on Screen
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadx 550W
Mouse	Steelseries Rival Fnatic
Keyboard	Logitech K270 Wireless
Software	Deepin, BSD and 10 LTSC

System Name	Bessy 6.0
Processor	i7-7700K @ 4.8GHz
Motherboard	MSI Z270 KRAIT Gaming
Cooling	Swiftech H140-X + XSPC EX420 + Resevior
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 32GB DDR-3200 CL14 (B-die)
Video Card(s)	MSI GTX 1080 Armor OC
Storage	Samsung 960 EVO 250GB x2 RAID0, 940 EVO 500GB, 2x WD Black 8TB RAID1
Display(s)	Samsung QN90a 50" (the IPS one)
Case	Lian Li something or other
Power Supply	XFX 750W Black Edition
Software	Win10 Pro

Processor	7800X3D -25 all core ($196)
Motherboard	B650 Steel Legend ($179)
Cooling	Frost Commander 140 ($42)
Memory	32gb ddr5 (2x16) cl 30 6000 ($80)
Video Card(s)	Merc 310 7900 XT @3100 core $(705)
Display(s)	Agon 27" QD-OLED Glossy 240hz 1440p ($399)
Case	NZXT H710 (Red/Black) ($60)

System Name	Not so complete or overkill - There are others!! Just no room to put! :D
Processor	Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Motherboard	Asus Zenith 2 Extreme Alpha
Cooling	Lots!! Dual GTX 560 rads with D5 pumps for each rad. One rad for each component
Memory	Viper Steel 4 x 16GB DDR4 3600MHz not sure on the timings... Probably still at 2667!! :(
Video Card(s)	Asus Strix 3090 with front and rear active full cover water blocks
Storage	I'm bound to forget something here - 250GB OS, 2 x 1TB NVME, 2 x 1TB SSD, 4TB SSD, 2 x 8TB HD etc...
Display(s)	3 x Dell 27" S2721DGFA @ 7680 x 1440P @ 144Hz or 165Hz - working on it!!
Case	The big Thermaltake that looks like a Case Mods
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	EVGA 1600W T2
Mouse	Corsair thingy
Keyboard	Razer something or other....
VR HMD	No headset yet
Software	Windows 11 OS... Not a fan!!
Benchmark Scores	I've actually never benched it!! Too busy with WCG and FAH and not gaming! :( :( Not OC'd it!! :(

System Name	Cumquat 2021
Processor	AMD RyZen R7 7800X3D
Motherboard	Asus Strix X670E - E Gaming WIFI
Cooling	Deep Cool LT720 + CM MasterGel Pro TP + Lian Li Uni Fan V2
Memory	32GB GSkill Trident Z5 Neo 6000
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Nitro+ OC RX6800 16GB DDR6 2270Cclk / 2010Mclk
Storage	1x Adata SX8200PRO NVMe 1TB gen3 x4 1X Samsung 980 Pro NVMe Gen 4 x4 1TB, 12TB of HDD Storage
Display(s)	AOC 24G2 IPS 144Hz FreeSync Premium 1920x1080p
Case	Lian Li O11D XL ROG edition
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Power Supply	EVGA 1000W G5 Gold
Mouse	Logitech G502 Proteus Core Wired
Keyboard	Logitech G915 Wireless
Software	Windows 11 X64 PRO (build 23H2)
Benchmark Scores	it sucks even more less now ;)

System Name	Merc v8
Processor	Ryzen 7800X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X670 Gaming X AX
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15
Memory	2x 16GB-6000
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Storage	Solidigm P44 1TB & 2TB, Crucial MX500 2TB
Display(s)	ASUS ROG Swift PG27UQR
Case	Caselabs Mercury S8
Audio Device(s)	Schiit Magni & Modi, Edifier S351DB, DT 770 PRO
Power Supply	Seasonic Vertex PX-850
Mouse	Logitech G600
Keyboard	Glorious GMMK Pro custom
Software	W11Pro

System Name	El Calpulator
Processor	AMD Ryzen R7 7800X3D
Motherboard	ASRock X670E Pro RS
Cooling	ArcticCooling Freezer 3 360ARGB AIO
Memory	32GB Corsair Vengance 6000Mhz C30
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 4080 Gaming Trio X @ 2925 / 23500 mhz
Storage	5TB nvme SSD + Synology DS115j NAS with 4TB HDD
Display(s)	Samsung G8 34" QD-OLED + Samsung 28" 4K 60hz UR550
Case	Montech King 95 PRO Blue
Audio Device(s)	SB X4+Logitech Z623 2.1+Astro A50 Wireless
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 1000W ATX 3.0 80+ Gold
Mouse	Logitech G502X Plus LightSpeed Hero Wireless plus Logitech G POWERPLAY Wireless Charging Mouse Pad
Keyboard	Logitech G915 LightSpeed Wireless
Software	Win 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Just enough

System Name	Ghetto Rigs z490\|x99\|Acer 17 Nitro 7840hs/ 5600c40-2x16/ 4060/ 1tb acer stock m.2/ 4tb sn850x
Processor	10900k w/Optimus Foundation \| 5930k w/Black Noctua D15
Motherboard	z490 Maximus XII Apex \| x99 Sabertooth
Cooling	oCool D5 res-combo/280 GTX/ Optimus Foundation/ gpu water block \| Blk D15
Memory	Trident-Z Royal 4000c16 2x16gb \| Trident-Z 3200c14 4x8gb
Video Card(s)	Titan Xp-water \| evga 980ti gaming-w/ air
Storage	970evo+500gb & sn850x 4tb \| 860 pro 256gb \| Acer m.2 1tb/ sn850x 4tb\| Many2.5" sata's ssd 3.5hdd's
Display(s)	1-AOC G2460PG 24"G-Sync 144Hz/ 2nd 1-ASUS VG248QE 24"/ 3rd LG 43" series
Case	D450 \| Cherry Entertainment center on Test bench
Audio Device(s)	Built in Realtek x2 with 2-Insignia 2.0 sound bars & 1-LG sound bar
Power Supply	EVGA 1000P2 with APC AX1500 \| 850P2 with CyberPower-GX1325U
Mouse	Redragon 901 Perdition x3
Keyboard	G710+x3
Software	Win-7 pro x3 and win-10 & 11pro x3
Benchmark Scores	Are in the benchmark section