What's your latest tech purchase?

jallenlabs · Apr 3, 2022

Finally my CableMod 12pin to dual 8pin custom cable arrived! Looks so much better than the clunky short connectors Nvidia provides.

Solaris17 · Apr 3, 2022

DoLlyBirD said:
I did look up SFP and dang it, even when you're clued up on tech there is always something bigger and better, new tech etc that you can learn about, out of curiousity what's the use case scenario? I can't imagine many people would benefit/get the most out of this tech now as gigabit seems to be the standard and 2.5GB/5GB home networking gear is in its infancy and gaining traction, what was the reason you decided to use SFP?

2.5 and 5gb are new 10GB/40/100gb are older normal standards. I think I bought the card for like $35USD a few years ago.

DoLlyBirD said:
out of curiousity what's the use case scenario?

this

lexluthermiester · Apr 3, 2022

I recently had to replace my SSD. Decided to go with a 1TB Samsung EVO Plus.

And here's the performance.

About 40% better than my last drive. Not shabby at all.

toastem2004 · Apr 3, 2022

I have been having trouble with space for all my old PC's. In order to make my wife happy, I recently got rid of my Skt 754 system that I used as a retro XP machine. Little does she know that I bought something to takes it place. At least this will take up a lot less room

Deleted member 24505 · Apr 3, 2022

lexluthermiester said:
I recently had to replace my SSD. Decided to go with a 1TB Samsung EVO Plus.
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And here's the performance.
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About 40% better than my last drive. Not shabby at all.

Here are my 3 drives as a comparison.
Silicon Power boot drive gen3x4 256g
Your 970 trumps it

Here are the two WD black SN850's
Fast as stink

I would have liked a single 2TB but was too expensive, Considered raiding them but opinion seems to be, not worth it

freeagent · Apr 3, 2022

I ordered this guy last night.. 100 bucks off cant go wrong lol.. hopefully it works.. last time I bought something open box it didn't work, and was heavily discounted as well.. stay tuned to see if I made the same mistake twice :laugh:

Deleted member 24505 · Apr 3, 2022

freeagent said:
I ordered this guy last night.. 100 bucks off cant go wrong lol.. hopefully it works.. last time I bought something open box it didn't work, and was heavily discounted as well.. stay tuned to see if I made the same mistake twice

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Nice price. They are quick the SN850's

Space Lynx · Apr 3, 2022

freeagent said:
I ordered this guy last night.. 100 bucks off cant go wrong lol.. hopefully it works.. last time I bought something open box it didn't work, and was heavily discounted as well.. stay tuned to see if I made the same mistake twice

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I would make sure to do hwinfo on that to make sure it hasn't been abused on the reads/writes

freeagent · Apr 3, 2022

Tigger said:
Nice price. They are quick the SN850's

Thank you sir. I am hoping so.. I don't have a problem with my SN750, to me it is as fast as heck, but for the price.. and I need more space

My son does too, he will get my 500GB SN750.. maybe. I might try out that card that came with my board.. if it works good, then my kid is going to be stuck with some spinners for a bit longer lol

HYPER M.2 X16 GEN 4 CARD｜Motherboards｜ASUS Canada

CallandorWoT said:
I would make sure to do hwinfo on that to make sure it hasn't been abused on the reads/writes

And it will be registered too because I looove warranty

Deleted member 24505 · Apr 3, 2022

Jus t got 4m of Cambridge Audio Ultra Micro Composite speaker cable for the little speakers (£3/M) just figured it's got to be better than the standard stuff I was using, or not depending on your opinion.

ThaiTaffy · Apr 3, 2022

Tigger said:
Jus t got 4m of Cambridge Audio Ultra Micro Composite speaker cable for the little speakers (£3/M) just figured it's got to be better than the standard stuff I was using, or not depending on your opinion.
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Silver plated copper?

Deleted member 24505 · Apr 3, 2022

ThaiTaffy said:
Silver plated copper?

Yes it is.
https://www.richersounds.com/audio-innov-ultra-micro-200m-reel.html

Space Lynx · Apr 3, 2022

decided to refund my iphone se 2022 and get the galaxy A53. I love it. man 120hz OLED is gorgeous... and the built in fingerprint sensor is surprisingly really nice.

pictures look great on it too. not sure why everyone said its a slow chip, its plenty fast for my needs. what sealed the deal for me was when samsung announced 4 years of OS and 5 years of security updates for this phone. im a happy camper. cost the same as the iphone and it came with free active noise cancelling samsung earbuds.

edit: I have to admit though, it took me over an hr to go through all the settings and turn off all the shit and uninstall all the bloat. that was annoying, but its done and i wont have to do that again.

Deleted member 24505 · Apr 4, 2022

Switching res from the flat one to a tube type, getting the correct flow sensor to connect to my aquacomputer vision too, it will be much more accurate than the barrow one i expect. Already got the D5 pump. I think the pump will be quieter too as i think the flat res is mounted too rigidly to the case.

Mussels · Apr 4, 2022

freeagent said:
I ordered this guy last night.. 100 bucks off cant go wrong lol.. hopefully it works.. last time I bought something open box it didn't work, and was heavily discounted as well.. stay tuned to see if I made the same mistake twice

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If it does work you're onto a winner, the SN850 is one of the top 3 SSD's (depending on which bench you look at) - TPU's review of it was showering it with praise

WonkoTheSaneUK · Apr 4, 2022

freeagent said:
I ordered this guy last night.. 100 bucks off cant go wrong lol.. hopefully it works.. last time I bought something open box it didn't work, and was heavily discounted as well.. stay tuned to see if I made the same mistake twice

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Nice! I got a pair of those myself. Found for a reasonable price locally in the UK (£139.99 each)

Deleted member 24505 · Apr 4, 2022

And this. Gonna experiment with making my own desktop class D amp to go with my new speakers.

https://thepihut.com/collections/raspberry-pi-hats/products/iqaudio-digiamp

Monika1224 · Apr 4, 2022

Rx 6600XT

oobymach · Apr 4, 2022

Jumped on this deal after noticing the sale on the 10tb ended, I have a wd black 2tb and a wd black 4tb I plan to merge onto this.

phill · Apr 4, 2022

Tigger said:
Yes it is.
https://www.richersounds.com/audio-innov-ultra-micro-200m-reel.html

I love that shop, I have to stay away tho

Deleted member 24505 · Apr 4, 2022

phill said:
I love that shop, I have to stay away tho

My mate was a bit shocked the little min12's are £79 each. I love them for my desk though, proper HiFi speakers on my desk

Had to DIY the stands tho as the ones for it are £20 each
Sweet DIY job eh

Deleted member 218895 · Apr 4, 2022

Logitech G213 Prodigy

phill · Apr 5, 2022

Tigger said:
My mate was a bit shocked the little min12's are £79 each. I love them for my desk though, proper HiFi speakers on my desk

Had to DIY the stands tho as the ones for it are £20 each
Sweet DIY job eh
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They really do or did do, some amazing deals in there at times

It's hard to not spend when you see such a great deal, even if you don't really need it......

Deleted member 24505 · Apr 5, 2022

phill said:
They really do or did do, some amazing deals in there at times It's hard to not spend when you see such a great deal, even if you don't really need it......

Believe me i see stuff in there i would spend a lottery win on. Always been into sexy HiFi stuff, but not rich enough. My fave make is Linn.

phill · Apr 5, 2022

Rather than digress the thread too much but when I was 21, I bought Linn Hi-Fi, still have it to this day and its still working 20 years on!!

CD, pre and 2 power amps

I do have some pics to post but I'll try and do that in the morning after some sleep! :laugh:

System Name	Core
Processor	Intel 12900k @ 5.3/4.0
Motherboard	MSI z690 Tomahawk
Cooling	Custom H20
Memory	GSkill 64GB 3600 cas 15 b die
Video Card(s)	ASUS RTX 4070 Super OC'
Storage	Optane 900p x2, SK Hynix p41 Pro
Display(s)	ACER 250hz 1080p 25" VA display x2
Case	Phanteks p500a with all Arctic/Thermaltake fans
Audio Device(s)	Focusrite interface, Presonus Studio Monitors and Subwoofer
Power Supply	Seasonic 850w plat with cable mod cables
Mouse	Glorious Model O
Keyboard	Havic mech
Software	Win 11 Pro

System Name	RogueOne
Processor	Xeon W9-3495x
Motherboard	ASUS w790E Sage SE
Cooling	SilverStone XE360-4677
Memory	128gb Gskill Zeta R5 DDR5 RDIMMs
Video Card(s)	MSI SUPRIM Liquid X 4090
Storage	1x 2TB WD SN850X \| 2x 8TB GAMMIX S70
Display(s)	49" Philips Evnia OLED (49M2C8900)
Case	Thermaltake Core P3 Pro Snow
Audio Device(s)	Moondrop S8's on schitt Gunnr
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime TX-1600
Mouse	Lamzu Maya Grey
Keyboard	Monsgeek M3 Lavender, Moondrop Luna lights
VR HMD	Quest 3
Software	Windows 11 Pro Workstation
Benchmark Scores	I dont have time for that.

System Name	Vengeance-C
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Motherboard	Asrock B450M Pro4 mATX
Cooling	BeQuiet Shadow Rock TF2
Memory	48GB (2x16GB / 2x8GB) DDR4-3600 Ballistix
Video Card(s)	XFX Radeon RX 6600 (Swift 210)
Storage	Samsun 970 Evo Plus 1TB Nvme / Crucial MX500 1TB M.2 SSD
Display(s)	Acer Nitro XZ342CK 34" 1500R Curved WQHD (3440 x 1440)
Case	Fractal Design Define Mini-C
Audio Device(s)	Creative AE-5 Plus PCIe
Power Supply	SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 550w
Mouse	steelseries Rival 100
Keyboard	Saitek Eclipse III
Software	Windows 11 Pro & Fedora via Hyper-V

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

Processor	7800X3D -25 all core
Motherboard	B650 Steel Legend
Cooling	Frost Commander 140
Memory	32gb ddr5 (2x16) cl 30 6000
Video Card(s)	Merc 310 7900 XT @3100 core
Display(s)	Agon 27" QD-OLED Glossy 240hz 1440p
Case	NZXT H710 (Red/Black)
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x Gold

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	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	7950X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X670E Aorus Pro X
Cooling	NZXT Kraken ELite 280
Memory	64GB Kingston FURY Beast RGB 6000MT/s C30
Video Card(s)	GeForce RTX™ 4080 16GB AERO OC
Storage	Crucial T700 1TB SSD
Display(s)	Samsung Odyssey G9 Neo
Case	Lian-Li O11D Mini
Audio Device(s)	Mackie CM3 studio monitors
Power Supply	Asus Loki 1kW
Mouse	Razer Deathadder Pro 3
Keyboard	Ducky Zero 6108 (silver switches)
VR HMD	Vive XR Elite
Software	Kubuntu 24.10

System Name	New compy
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5800x3D
Motherboard	MSI MPG x570S EDGE MAX WiFi
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15S w. FHP141 + Xigmatek AOS XAF-F1451
Memory	32gb G.Skill Ripjaws V Samsung B-Die Dual Rank F4-4000C16D-32GVKA
Video Card(s)	ASUS TUF GAMING RTX 4070ti
Storage	17tb (8+4tb WD Black HDD's, 2+2+0.5+0.5tb M.2 SSD Drives) + 16tb WD Red Pro backup drive
Display(s)	Alienware AW2518H 24" 240hz, Sony X85K 43" 4k 120hz HDR TV
Case	Thermaltake Core v71
Audio Device(s)	iFi Nano Idsd Le, Creative T20 + T50, Sennheiser HD6Mix
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova G2 1000w
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero custom w. G900 scroll wheel mod, Rival 3 + Rival 3 wireless, JLab Epic Mouse
Keyboard	Corsair K68 RGB + K70 RGB + K57 RGB Wireless + Logitech G613
Software	Win 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	https://valid.x86.fr/s2y7ny

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!! :(

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