What's your latest tech purchase?

Deleted member 24505 · Mar 28, 2022

Max temp on the 1080ti was 49c @ 100%

RJARRRPCGP · Mar 28, 2022

RJARRRPCGP said:
It came today! Yessss!

Installed!

phill · Mar 29, 2022

Tigger said:
Got the 1080ti, had to run the DP firmware updater like i did on the 980ti, as my monitor is DP 1.4 and both GPU's were not. idle temp is brill. 25-30
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It's on water too?!! Awesome sauce!! One of mine is as well, they do run so much cooler that way but I do find even the EVGA SC versions, the temps aren't too bad

Deleted member 24505 · Mar 29, 2022

phill said:
It's on water too?!! Awesome sauce!! One of mine is as well, they do run so much cooler that way but I do find even the EVGA SC versions, the temps aren't too bad

I just switched the block from the 980 to the 1080

Athlonite · Mar 29, 2022

Final_Fighter said:
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lets see if its real.

If it looks to good to be true chances are it's not. I hope you paid by credit card so you can atleast get a chargeback when this turns to shit

Final_Fighter · Mar 29, 2022

Athlonite said:
If it looks to good to be true chances are it's not. I hope you paid by credit card so you can atleast get a chargeback when this turns to shit

ive got it covered. its likely to be fake but, ill wait and see.

xu^ · Mar 29, 2022

Tigger said:
Just going for this. £50 look at Ebay prices.

EDIT tested and works using comp video with our old TV, even got a workbench disc. Need a mouse now.
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Make sure you get it recapped if its not been done already, and i would also suggest looking into a Terriblefire accelerator to add way more ram and whdload.
Nice find id kill for an A1200 lol

BTW dont use a Genesis/Megadrive control pad, they can apparently damage the Amiga, the Master System 2 button pads are ok tho.

tabascosauz · Mar 29, 2022

testing, testing

Mussels · Mar 29, 2022

Went to a LAN party, bought some super tiny ITX machines - the slide-on DVD drive almost doubles the size (It's attached by USB 2.0, but looks like i can slot in a slimline BD-ROM drive....)
Turns out tho... they're socketed 1155. They have no whitelist. I have a 2500K and 3570K...

Oh yes. yes i did.

Disabling turbo in the BIOS runs at 3.4GHz all core, 80C in cinebench using 50W at the wall.
second 8GB of DDR3L 1600 is coming in, 240GB WD green already installed.

It's my new game server/htpc, taking me from ~60W idle to 15W idle, and 150W max to 50W max

Gave one to a friend who had a steam link die, did 1440p 60FPS with zero noticeable lag here in my testing. Swanky.

Dia01 · Mar 29, 2022

Recently purchased a used PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT Red Devil OC 16GB. Was looking at a RX 6800 XT but in Australia these things are more expensive than the price I paid used for a 6900. Let alone considering Nvidia's offering's.

$1,499 AUD used and it is in near new condition, is about $1,126 USD converted at today's exchange rate, near enough to MSRP I suppose. I think I got a decent buy?

Deleted member 24505 · Mar 29, 2022

xu^ said:
Make sure you get it recapped if its not been done already, and i would also suggest looking into a Terriblefire accelerator to add way more ram and whdload.
Nice find id kill for an A1200 lol

BTW dont use a Genesis/Megadrive control pad, they can apparently damage the Amiga, the Master System 2 button pads are ok tho.

It was a rare find, they are like hens teeth now, specially as it actually worked and booted workbench first time off a copied disc.

phill · Mar 29, 2022

Mussels said:
Went to a LAN party, bought some super tiny ITX machines - the slide-on DVD drive almost doubles the size (It's attached by USB 2.0, but looks like i can slot in a slimline BD-ROM drive....)
Turns out tho... they're socketed 1155. They have no whitelist. I have a 2500K and 3570K...

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Oh yes. yes i did.
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Disabling turbo in the BIOS runs at 3.4GHz all core, 80C in cinebench using 50W at the wall.
second 8GB of DDR3L 1600 is coming in, 240GB WD green already installed.

It's my new game server/htpc, taking me from ~60W idle to 15W idle, and 150W max to 50W max

Gave one to a friend who had a steam link die, did 1440p 60FPS with zero noticeable lag here in my testing. Swanky.

I use a few of these myself, sadly the specs aren't brilliant but they work for basic usage

Any plans for the one you have kept?

Ruru · Mar 29, 2022

phill said:
I have a few of the 1080 TI's they are solid powerful cards Doesn't do to bad Folding too

Which model of 980 TI do you have??

Still have nothing to complain about my 1080 Ti which I purchased a little over an year ago. Raytracing doesn't look that much of a miracle to me, so the best non-RT supported card does fine for me.

Ordered new Apple stock Earpods earphones, they should arrive today. Without a doubt the best bundled earphones I've ever heard and as new ones cost only 20EUR + free shipping, they aren't bad by pricing either.

Deleted member 24505 · Mar 29, 2022

MaenadFIN said:
Still have nothing to complain about my 1080 Ti which I purchased a little over an year ago. Raytracing doesn't look that much of a miracle to me, so the best non-RT supported card does fine for me.

Ordered new Apple stock Earpods earphones, they should arrive today. Without a doubt the best bundled earphones I've ever heard and as new ones cost only 20EUR + free shipping, they aren't bad by pricing either.

1080ti is still pretty good. mines at +120 +250. mem might go some more i guess.

Ruru · Mar 29, 2022

Tigger said:
1080ti is still pretty good. mines at +120 +250. mem might go some more i guess.

Boosts about to 2GHz with these, depending on the game.

phill · Mar 29, 2022

MaenadFIN said:
Still have nothing to complain about my 1080 Ti which I purchased a little over an year ago. Raytracing doesn't look that much of a miracle to me, so the best non-RT supported card does fine for me.

Ordered new Apple stock Earpods earphones, they should arrive today. Without a doubt the best bundled earphones I've ever heard and as new ones cost only 20EUR + free shipping, they aren't bad by pricing either.

Tigger said:
1080ti is still pretty good. mines at +120 +250. mem might go some more i guess.

The cards I have are solid, I have no reason to get rid of them

They might not be as strong or efficient as the 3070/3080/3090s I have for folding or gaming but why would they be being 2 gens older? Have to take it for what they are and if they are doing the job that you wished them to do, they are nothing but perfect

I've two air cooled and one water cooled. The water cooled one is amazing as it boosts 2GHz without an issue and runs flawlessly

The air cooled monsters aren't all that bad but they will obviously give out higher temps than the fully water blocked one. Just loving the hardware regardless

Hell, if I could afford some, I'd try and grab a few Voodoo cards

I'd like to try and track down a card from each series of AMD and Nvidia, but its not high on my to do list right now

New monitor/s and some more storage is high up on the list right now

Ruru · Mar 29, 2022

phill said:
The cards I have are solid, I have no reason to get rid of them They might not be as strong or efficient as the 3070/3080/3090s I have for folding or gaming but why would they be being 2 gens older? Have to take it for what they are and if they are doing the job that you wished them to do, they are nothing but perfect

I've two air cooled and one water cooled. The water cooled one is amazing as it boosts 2GHz without an issue and runs flawlessly The air cooled monsters aren't all that bad but they will obviously give out higher temps than the fully water blocked one. Just loving the hardware regardless Hell, if I could afford some, I'd try and grab a few Voodoo cards I'd like to try and track down a card from each series of AMD and Nvidia, but its not high on my to do list right now New monitor/s and some more storage is high up on the list right now

I was thinking of getting a FC block on mine, but as I just got a new good air cooler for my CPU, I guess that the card will stay on air for a while.. on the other hand, I could just get some heatsinks and use my universal block.

About voodoos, I had only a V2 12MB and sucks that I sold it half-free years ago, in fact I didn't even know that they were that valuable. Now I could get way better price for it.

edit: My 1080 Ti is this one: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/gigabyte-gtx-1080-ti-gaming-oc-black.b4822

Deleted member 24505 · Mar 29, 2022

MaenadFIN said:
I was thinking of getting a FC block on mine, but as I just got a new good air cooler for my CPU, I guess that the card will stay on air for a while.. on the other hand, I could just get some heatsinks and use my universal block.

About voodoos, I had only a V2 12MB and sucks that I sold it half-free years ago, in fact I didn't even know that they were that valuable. Now I could get way better price for it.

edit: My 1080 Ti is this one: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/gigabyte-gtx-1080-ti-gaming-oc-black.b4822

Mine=
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/asus-rog-strix-gtx-1080-ti-gaming.b4311

Ruru · Mar 29, 2022

Tigger said:
Mine=
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/asus-rog-strix-gtx-1080-ti-gaming.b4311

Ah, I remember the Strix one. BTW, did you give your 980 Ti in exchange or do you still have it?

Deleted member 24505 · Mar 29, 2022

MaenadFIN said:
Ah, I remember the Strix one. BTW, did you give your 980 Ti in exchange or do you still have it?

Sold it. paid 350 for the 1080ti, got 160 for the 980

Ruru · Mar 29, 2022

Tigger said:
Sold it. paid 350 for the 1080ti, got 160 for the 980

Not bad, it makes 225EUR for the 1080 Ti.

Deleted member 24505 · Mar 29, 2022

Just got a unpatched switch

phill · Mar 29, 2022

Tigger said:
Just got a unpatched switch
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Unpatched switch?! What am I missing here......?

MaenadFIN said:
I was thinking of getting a FC block on mine, but as I just got a new good air cooler for my CPU, I guess that the card will stay on air for a while.. on the other hand, I could just get some heatsinks and use my universal block.

About voodoos, I had only a V2 12MB and sucks that I sold it half-free years ago, in fact I didn't even know that they were that valuable. Now I could get way better price for it.

edit: My 1080 Ti is this one: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/gigabyte-gtx-1080-ti-gaming-oc-black.b4822

Tigger said:
Mine=
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/asus-rog-strix-gtx-1080-ti-gaming.b4311

I can't remember what model the MSI 1080 TI I have is, I think reference?? But the EVGAs are both the SC Black models. Cheapest I could find at the time, since a deal I bought with Paypal didn't go through when I saw 3 EVGA FTW3 cards for I think £1100... Seller refunded me for unknown reason.....

Deleted member 24505 · Mar 30, 2022

phill said:
Unpatched switch?! What am I missing here......?

Means it can be hacked to run homebrew or if you are naughty, rom copies. newer ones have a patched Tegra chip to stop it.

phill · Mar 30, 2022

Tigger said:
Means it can be hacked to run homebrew or if you are naughty, rom copies. newer ones have a patched Tegra chip to stop it.

After asking the question I did have a quick Google to find out, ironically I did have a look for seeing how much they are to buy (similar to a new Switch) and wondered the amount of use mine gets with my eldest, is very rare so not really worth another £250 say to get one, but I can see the attraction.

Didn't know when I bought mine, so its not the biggest loss but I suppose if you wished to play Switch games like that, you can always use an emulator I guess?... I did watch a few further videos about the whole Nintendo thing, I'm just surprised they go to the trouble and expense to try and block all that stuff from happening. Someone will always find away around it, but I'm going off base here

Any plans for your @Tigger ?

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