What's your latest tech purchase?

micropage7 · Mar 19, 2022

just bought HAVIT HV-MS1023, so far so good since i don't gaming

oxrufiioxo · Mar 19, 2022

tabascosauz said:
The heck Gigabyte??

The RMA returned to me today. No communication whatsoever, never knew the tracking number, even though I gave them my FedEx account#.

The board was in its ESD bag.....just thrown haphazardly into a box for one of their PSUs they're not even close to the same size......no padding, only some peanuts in the outer box.

I sent them the entire original box with all the accessories cause I thought they could potentially decide to replace it! And if they decided not to, it still provides the best protection for the board. Where is my Wifi antenna and SATA cables??????

My expectations were already nonexistent since I knew it was Gigabyte, but......what is this? I don't even know if they actually fixed the board yet, need to test it today. The label says a 5V rail short was the issue.

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Damn that is horrible man.... I've been doing this long enough that I've had at least one bad experience with every board maker but never this bad.

Space Lynx · Mar 19, 2022

oxrufiioxo said:
Damn that is horrible man.... I've been doing this long enough that I've had at least one bad experience with every board maker but never this bad.

it's not just that, it's the pattern, starting with the blowing up of PSU's from gigabyte that gamers nexus covered. its long pattern... I personally won't be buying any GIgabyte products. I have had good luck with MSI lately, even though some of the stuff they done is a bit iffy. lol

Never had an issue with my MSI products though. so there is that.

oxrufiioxo · Mar 19, 2022

CallandorWoT said:
it's not just that, it's the pattern, starting with the blowing up of PSU's from gigabyte that gamers nexus covered. its long pattern... I personally won't be buying any GIgabyte products. I have had good luck with MSI lately, even though some of the stuff they done is a bit iffy. lol

Never had an issue with my MSI products though. so there is that.

I've had a B450 pro carbon die prematurely and their X570 lineup pre Unify/Tomohawk under $300 was trash but otherwise they've been solid.

agent_x007 · Mar 19, 2022

When you want 6950X CPU, but AMD just doesn't want to make it

Space Lynx · Mar 19, 2022

oxrufiioxo said:
I've had a B450 pro carbon die prematurely and their X570 lineup pre Unify/Tomohawk under $300 was trash but otherwise they've been solid.

good point, I did forget about that. but again, this is about patterns, MSI broke their pattern (in a relatively quick time frame I might add), and Gigabyte has not broken their pattern.

EVGA is probably the one I trust most, but they are out of my budget. lol

Mussels · Mar 19, 2022

Okay, more stuff, more pics

I had lunch on the moon, but then i lost my keys

I hitched a ride back with my UPS driver, took 73 minutes of runtime

Then i took a big nintendo wii, but switched it up a little with some AA battery packs

and right now as you're having a stronk and smelling burnt toast, i got an S22 ultra and took these photos with it
(yes, the moon shot was taken by a phone being held in my hand without even a tripod)
UPS is for my modem, router and giga switch - wifi wont go down any time soon, this keeps the smart doorbell/security camera online.

The phone came as a bundle with a samsung A8 2021 10.5" tablet, the keyboard is part of a keyboard case/cover to go with that.

Space Lynx · Mar 20, 2022

wtf did I just read... you done and lost it eh mate?

freeagent · Mar 20, 2022

agent_x007 said:
When you want 6950X CPU, but AMD just doesn't want to make it

I have not seen one of those before, that IHS looks like battle armor

Athlonite · Mar 20, 2022

Yraggul666 said:
OK...ok...i MIGHT...just might be biased towards Edifier...i just might be......

Well they have come a long way since they started out when they were just cheapo junk manufacturers now though they're a pretty good quality brand

Shrek · Mar 20, 2022

Got a Samsung BAR Plus 256GB USB drive

Space Lynx · Mar 20, 2022

Andy Shiekh said:
Got a Samsung BAR Plus 256GB USB drive

its called bar, has brown package, silver lettering just like Hershey's bars do...

well shit... so many mixed emotions right now

Mussels · Mar 20, 2022

CallandorWoT said:
wtf did I just read... you done and lost it eh mate?

Fire ze missiles
And yes. Welcome to drunkposting.

I had one of those early samsung bars, a 32GB - watch out for heat at idle. Mine roasted itself connected to a TV

Shrek · Mar 20, 2022

I just pushed mine (when testing it for just over 2 1/2 hrs) and it hardly reached body temperature.

Deleted member 24505 · Mar 20, 2022

Mussels said:
Fire ze missiles
And yes. Welcome to drunkposting.

I had one of those early samsung bars, a 32GB - watch out for heat at idle. Mine roasted itself connected to a TV

If I drunk posted, i am damn sure i would get another holiday

kapone32 · Mar 20, 2022

CallandorWoT said:
lesson of the day, Don't buy anything GIgabyte. thank you once again latest tech purchase thread.

Their monitors are pretty good

R-T-B · Mar 20, 2022

kapone32 said:
Their monitors are pretty good

A lot of their stuff is good. It's the warranty and actual support/service that is worthless.

lexluthermiester · Mar 20, 2022

oxrufiioxo said:
Damn that is horrible man.... I've been doing this long enough that I've had at least one bad experience with every board maker but never this bad.

Have to agree with this. Every maker has had it's problems. However, Gigabyte in the last decade has just been consistently terrible. I just won't buy their products anymore.

R-T-B said:
A lot of their stuff is good. It's the warranty and actual support/service that is worthless.

Also agree with this but is using their products worth the potential hassle?

QuietBob · Mar 20, 2022

Seeing how Crucial have pulled out of performance RAM segment by retiring their Ballistix brand, I was lucky to grab these 4400 sticks. Specced at 19-19-19-46 with 1.4v, they come with a thermal sensor. As I don't have any spare DDR4 RAM, I'll just put them aside for now. I was actually after a 32 GB kit with the same specs, but they're nowhere to be found locally:

sam_86314 · Mar 20, 2022

R-T-B said:
A lot of their stuff is good. It's the warranty and actual support/service that is worthless.

Maybe that means you should only buy their products used?

The only Gigabyte products I have are my GTX 1070 and my RX 460, and I got both of them used. The only issue I've had with both of them was that the fan-stop function made a really annoying sound when the fans restart.

Mussels · Mar 21, 2022

Tigger said:
If I drunk posted, i am damn sure i would get another holiday

The key is to mix on topic content, with madness

Glad i got the S22 ultra when i did, my pixel 4XL decided battery life is measured in "?" only now and wont fully charge, so you never know if its got 30 seconds or 30 hours of life remaining

phill · Mar 21, 2022

Mussels said:
The key is to mix on topic content, with madness

Glad i got the S22 ultra when i did, my pixel 4XL decided battery life is measured in "?" only now and wont fully charge, so you never know if its got 30 seconds or 30 hours of life remaining

How are you finding your 512GB S22 Ultra Snappy Dragon phone??

Mussels · Mar 21, 2022

phill said:
How are you finding your 512GB S22 Ultra Snappy Dragon phone??

Apart from finding a good screen protector, it's all good.

Samsungs debloated their software a lot, and while many important settings are hidden (get the "GOOD LOCK" app - it has so many useful hidden options) it's great.

Overall experience is smooth, less known features like bixby routines are great (If on home wifi, disable fast wired/wifi/superfast charging. etc)

Dex is fun, although hard to find supported cables. It works at 1440p 60Hz and then starts to blink out on me, if i can get that working stable i can use it for live game streaming from the PC.

phill · Mar 21, 2022

Mussels said:
Apart from finding a good screen protector, it's all good.

Samsungs debloated their software a lot, and while many important settings are hidden (get the "GOOD LOCK" app - it has so many useful hidden options) it's great.

Overall experience is smooth, less known features like bixby routines are great (If on home wifi, disable fast wired/wifi/superfast charging. etc)

Dex is fun, although hard to find supported cables. It works at 1440p 60Hz and then starts to blink out on me, if i can get that working stable i can use it for live game streaming from the PC.

I did find that Samsung for some reason, decided to take away the personal dictionary?? I mean what the hell!! Now I have to add in a short cut text or some crap?? Give over.... The Huawei was great for that, simple and easy, that just worked!! A few things I miss from the other phone.. Still out on the camera quality but not sure...

How do you find it ??

Garlic · Mar 21, 2022

Brough some corsair meme fans since they were on sale... How bad can it be

System Name	micropage7
Processor	Intel Xeon X3470
Motherboard	Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. P55A-UD3R (Socket 1156)
Cooling	Enermax ETS-T40F
Memory	Samsung 8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800
Storage	V-GEN03AS18EU120GB, Seagate 2 x 1TB and Seagate 4TB
Display(s)	Samsung 21 inch LCD Wide Screen
Case	Icute Super 18
Audio Device(s)	Auzentech X-Fi Forte
Power Supply	Silverstone 600 Watt
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Sades Excalibur + Taihao keycaps
Software	Win 7 64-bit
Benchmark Scores	Classified

System Name	His & Hers
Processor	R7 5800X/ R7 7950X3D Stock
Motherboard	X670E Aorus Pro X/ROG Crosshair VIII Hero
Cooling	Corsair h150 elite/ Corsair h115i Platinum
Memory	Trident Z5 Neo 6000/ 32 GB 3200 CL14 @3800 CL16 Team T Force Nighthawk
Video Card(s)	Evga FTW 3 Ultra 3080ti/ Gigabyte Gaming OC 4090
Storage	lots of SSD.
Display(s)	A whole bunch OLED, VA, IPS.....
Case	011 Dynamic XL/ Phanteks Evolv X
Audio Device(s)	Arctis Pro + gaming Dac/ Corsair sp 2500/ Logitech G560/Samsung Q990B
Power Supply	Seasonic Ultra Prime Titanium 1000w/850w
Mouse	Logitech G502 Lightspeed/ Logitech G Pro Hero.
Keyboard	Logitech - G915 LIGHTSPEED / Logitech G 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	His & Hers
Processor	R7 5800X/ R7 7950X3D Stock
Motherboard	X670E Aorus Pro X/ROG Crosshair VIII Hero
Cooling	Corsair h150 elite/ Corsair h115i Platinum
Memory	Trident Z5 Neo 6000/ 32 GB 3200 CL14 @3800 CL16 Team T Force Nighthawk
Video Card(s)	Evga FTW 3 Ultra 3080ti/ Gigabyte Gaming OC 4090
Storage	lots of SSD.
Display(s)	A whole bunch OLED, VA, IPS.....
Case	011 Dynamic XL/ Phanteks Evolv X
Audio Device(s)	Arctis Pro + gaming Dac/ Corsair sp 2500/ Logitech G560/Samsung Q990B
Power Supply	Seasonic Ultra Prime Titanium 1000w/850w
Mouse	Logitech G502 Lightspeed/ Logitech G Pro Hero.
Keyboard	Logitech - G915 LIGHTSPEED / Logitech G Pro

System Name	BOX
Processor	Core i7 6950X @ 4,26GHz (1,28V)
Motherboard	X99 SOC Champion (BIOS F23c + bifurcation mod)
Cooling	Thermalright Venomous-X + 2x Delta 38mm PWM (Push-Pull)
Memory	Patriot Viper Steel 4000MHz CL16 4x8GB (@3240MHz CL12.12.12.24 CR2T @ 1,48V)
Video Card(s)	Titan V (~1650MHz @ 0.77V, HBM2 1GHz, Forced P2 state [OFF])
Storage	WD SN850X 2TB + Samsung EVO 2TB (SATA) + Seagate Exos X20 20TB (4Kn mode)
Display(s)	LG 27GP950-B
Case	Fractal Design Meshify 2 XL
Audio Device(s)	Motu M4 (audio interface) + ATH-A900Z + Behringer C-1
Power Supply	Seasonic X-760 (760W)
Mouse	Logitech RX-250
Keyboard	HP KB-9970
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

System Name	Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load)
Processor	Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core)
Motherboard	Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded)
Cooling	Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate
Memory	2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V)
Video Card(s)	Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W))
Storage	2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2
Display(s)	Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) \| Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) \| Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144)
Case	Fractal Design R6
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G560 \| Corsair Void pro RGB \|Blue Yeti mic
Power Supply	Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY)
Mouse	Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps)
VR HMD	Oculus Rift S + Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware!
Benchmark Scores	Nyooom.

Processor	AMD R7 5800X3D
Motherboard	Asus Crosshair VIII Dark Hero
Cooling	Thermalright Frozen Edge 360, 3x TL-B12 V2, 2x TL-B12 V1
Memory	2x8 G.Skill Trident Z Royal 3200C14, 2x8GB G.Skill Trident Z Black and White 3200 C14
Video Card(s)	Zotac 4070 Ti Trinity OC
Storage	WD SN850 1TB, SN850X 2TB, SN770 1TB
Display(s)	LG 50UP7100
Case	Fractal Torrent Compact
Audio Device(s)	JBL Bar 700
Power Supply	Seasonic Vertex GX-1000, Monster HDP1800
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero
Keyboard	Logitech G213
VR HMD	Oculus 3
Software	Yes
Benchmark Scores	Yes

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
Audio Device(s)	RX6800 via HDMI + Pioneer VSX-531 amp Technics 100W 5.1 Speaker set
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	CyberPowerPC ET8070
Processor	Intel Core i5-10400F
Motherboard	Gigabyte B460M DS3H AC-Y1
Memory	2 x Crucial Ballistix 8GB DDR4-3000
Video Card(s)	MSI Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super
Storage	Boot: Intel OPTANE SSD P1600X Series 118GB M.2 PCIE
Display(s)	Dell P2416D (2560 x 1440)
Power Supply	EVGA 500W1 (modified to have two bridge rectifiers)
Software	Windows 11 Home

System Name	Best AMD Computer
Processor	AMD 7900X3D
Motherboard	Asus X670E E Strix
Cooling	In Win SR36
Memory	GSKILL DDR5 32GB 5200 30
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse 7900XT (Watercooled)
Storage	Corsair MP 700, Seagate 530 2Tb, Adata SX8200 2TBx2, Kingston 2 TBx2, Micron 8 TB, WD AN 1500
Display(s)	GIGABYTE FV43U
Case	Corsair 7000D Airflow
Audio Device(s)	Corsair Void Pro, Logitch Z523 5.1
Power Supply	Deepcool 1000M
Mouse	Logitech g7 gaming mouse
Keyboard	Logitech G510
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64 Steam. GOG, Uplay, Origin
Benchmark Scores	Firestrike: 46183 Time Spy: 25121

System Name	Pioneer
Processor	Ryzen R9 9950X
Motherboard	GIGABYTE Aorus Elite X670 AX
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 + A whole lotta Sunon and Corsair Maglev blower fans...
Memory	64GB (4x 16GB) G.Skill Flare X5 @ DDR5-6000 CL30
Video Card(s)	XFX RX 7900 XTX Speedster Merc 310
Storage	Intel 905p Optane 960GB boot, +2x Crucial P5 Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs
Display(s)	55" LG 55" B9 OLED 4K Display
Case	Thermaltake Core X31
Audio Device(s)	TOSLINK->Schiit Modi MB->Asgard 2 DAC Amp->AKG Pro K712 Headphones or HDMI->B9 OLED
Power Supply	FSP Hydro Ti Pro 850W
Mouse	Logitech G305 Lightspeed Wireless
Keyboard	WASD Code v3 with Cherry Green keyswitches + PBT DS keycaps
Software	Gentoo Linux x64 / Windows 11 Enterprise IoT 2024

Processor	5800X3D -30 CO
Motherboard	MSI B550 Tomahawk
Cooling	DeepCool Assassin III
Memory	32GB G.SKILL Ripjaws V @ 3800 CL14
Video Card(s)	ASRock MBA 7900XTX
Storage	1TB WD SN850X + 1TB ADATA SX8200 Pro
Display(s)	Dell S2721QS 4K60
Case	Cooler Master CM690 II Advanced USB 3.0
Audio Device(s)	Audiotrak Prodigy Cube Black (JRC MUSES 8820D) + CAL (recabled)
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime TX-750
Mouse	Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave
Keyboard	Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave
Software	Windows 10 Pro

System Name	Space Heater MKIV
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Motherboard	ASRock B550 Taichi
Cooling	Noctua NH-U14S, 3x Noctua NF-A14s
Memory	2x32GB Teamgroup T-Force Vulcan Z DDR4-3600 C18 1.35V
Video Card(s)	PowerColor RX 6800 XT Red Devil (2150MHz, 240W PL)
Storage	2TB WD SN850X, 4x1TB Crucial MX500 (striped array), LG WH16NS40 BD-RE
Display(s)	Dell S3422DWG (34" 3440x1440 144Hz)
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Pro M
Audio Device(s)	Edifier R1700BT, Samson SR850
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x, CyberPower CST135XLU
Mouse	Logitech MX Master 3
Keyboard	Glorious GMMK 2 96%
Software	Windows 10 LTSC 2021, Linux Mint

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	Too many rads
Processor	Intel Core i9-13900KS @ 5.7-6.2GHz
Motherboard	Asus Rog Strix Z690-A Gaming
Cooling	Thermalright Frozen Magic 360 SCENIC V2
Memory	4X8 GSkill Trident Z 4133MHz CL16
Video Card(s)	Sapphire TOXIC 6900XT Limited @2.765 GHz
Storage	Samsung 990 Pro 1TB
Display(s)	Asus Rog XG27WQ
Case	Phanteks P500A
Power Supply	Cooler master V750 Gold
Mouse	ASUS ROG Harpe ACE
Keyboard	Custom QK65
VR HMD	Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	[url=https://valid.x86.fr/9nlxi2][img]https://valid.x86.fr/cache/banner/9nlxi2-6.png[/img][/url]

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