What's your latest tech purchase?

Sasqui · May 19, 2022

My new (to me) ASUS Z97-A . This replaces an MSI Z97 U3 Plus (with i7-4790k) board. The MSI won't post. Got on eBay for $115 shipped, it's never been used and I think it's an RMA, the box and board was pristine with everything still in wrapping, even the I/O shield. So far so good, but I've got some work to do, including a lot of software. The stock cooler is there with an i3-4x CPU for testing.

lexluthermiester · May 19, 2022

Hyderz said:
ironically pikachu is a mouse too

Pikachu is a rodent sure, but it's no mouse. Mice don't go around shoving 50megavolts up peoples backsides..

plastiscɧ · May 19, 2022

lexluthermiester said:
Pikachu is a rodent sure, but it's no mouse. Mice don't go around shoving 50megavolts up peoples backsides..

i'm sorry to disappoint you. i googled and it's a japanese terror mouse. even though i personally don't want to accept it

WhitetailAni · May 19, 2022

iPhone 6 on iOS 8.3! This was a lucky find for $50 - iOS 8 is what the iPhone 6 launched on and it's not easy to find one on 8.3. It is iCloud locked, but it's not on Setup, so I can access the phone and see what email it is. I've sent some iMessages and an email to the listed iCloud email in hopes they respond.

However, the display has some...
problems.

Here's a freeze-frame of it, it flickered quite violently when I touched it.
Then a few minutes later it stopped responding completely.

The display is aftermarket, so I'm guessing it's just a crappy display. I'm hoping to win a locked 6 for cheap to swap the display for an official Apple one.

P4-630 · May 20, 2022

Should arrive tomorrow:

https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Memory/DOMINATOR-PLATINUM-RGB-DDR5-Memory---Black/p/CMT32GX5M2X6000C36#tab-tech-specs

Valantar · May 20, 2022

P4-630 said:
Should arrive tomorrow:
View attachment 248130

https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Memory/DOMINATOR-PLATINUM-RGB-DDR5-Memory---Black/p/CMT32GX5M2X6000C36#tab-tech-specs

Wow, those are some tall DIMMs!

P4-630 · May 20, 2022

Valantar said:
Wow, those are some tall DIMMs!

Luckily no issues with my Noctua NH-U12A

I was also lucky I got these @ Megekko for 333 Euros with shipping, this kit was usually more expensive as you can see below at other retailers.

According to gigabyte they can run 36-36-36-76 @ 6000Mhz 1.35V.

Deleted member 24505 · May 20, 2022

RealKGB said:
iPhone 6 on iOS 8.3! This was a lucky find for $50 - iOS 8 is what the iPhone 6 launched on and it's not easy to find one on 8.3. It is iCloud locked, but it's not on Setup, so I can access the phone and see what email it is. I've sent some iMessages and an email to the listed iCloud email in hopes they respond.

View attachment 248090

However, the display has some...
problems.

View attachment 248091

Here's a freeze-frame of it, it flickered quite violently when I touched it.
Then a few minutes later it stopped responding completely.

The display is aftermarket, so I'm guessing it's just a crappy display. I'm hoping to win a locked 6 for cheap to swap the display for an official Apple one.

What i do is buy used B or C grade displays off Ebay, had to change my partners a few times and the cheapo non genuine screens are just shitty.

I also have a Iphone 4s i use for a ipod, it is near mint condition and 32gb

Space Lynx · May 20, 2022

P4-630 said:
Luckily no issues with my Noctua NH-U12A

that is the best cooler out there imo, well done!

WhitetailAni · May 20, 2022

Tigger said:
What i do is buy used B or C grade displays off Ebay, had to change my partners a few times and the cheapo non genuine screens are just shitty.

I buy iCloud locked phones since they go for cheap and always have an OG Apple display. I usually get a good battery into the bargain (though I don't think this 6 needs one considering it's been used for 6 months at max).

PerfectWave · May 20, 2022

Valantar said:
Wow, those are some tall DIMMs!

can stop the airflow of the pc XD

P4-630 · May 20, 2022

PerfectWave said:
can stop the airflow of the pc XD

My case has good airflow from the front to the back so I don't think this will be an issue.

PerfectWave · May 20, 2022

P4-630 said:
My case has good airflow from the front to the back so I don't think this will be an issue.

sure it is not i was joking

ste2425 · May 20, 2022

I recently bought a MCP4251 digital potentiometer. 13 bloody quid posted for something that tiny.

Deleted member 24505 · May 20, 2022

ste2425 said:
I recently bought a MCP4251 digital potentiometer. 13 bloody quid posted for something that tiny. View attachment 248160

Where from? Farnell and mouser, they are £1.02p-£1.06p

ste2425 · May 20, 2022

Tigger said:
Where from? Farnell and mouser, they are £1.02p-£1.06p

Yea they are quite cheeky. It’s only when you got though the checkout process you find out they slap on a £9 handling charge for the privilege.

Sod’s law after buying it I found it a couple of quid cheaper elsewhere but still. The price of the item itself is cheap but total cost posted is daft.

Deleted member 24505 · May 20, 2022

ste2425 said:
Yea they are quite cheeky. It’s only when you got though the checkout process you find out they slap on a £9 handling charge for the privilege.

Sod’s law after buying it I found it a couple of quid cheaper elsewhere but still. The price of the item itself is cheap but total cost posted is daft.

That is cheeky. I guess they really want you to buy in bulk and don't like single item buyers.

ste2425 · May 20, 2022

Yep all the big parts suppliers seem to be the same.

i wish we had places in store we could go to, would be so much easier.

I know RS Components have stores but closest one is an hour drive.

Fouquin · May 21, 2022

Just this junk from some dead x86 competitor nobody has heard of.

P4-630 · May 21, 2022

The DDR5 kit arrived: :rockout:

Now I only need a motherboard and a windows 11 license, which will come next month.

Deleted member 24505 · May 21, 2022

P4-630 said:
The DDR5 kit arrived:
View attachment 248260

Now I only need a motherboard and a windows 11 license, which will come next month.
View attachment 248261

Nice, a 12700k is pretty good too, stock is about 22500 on R23 but yours might better mine with DDR5

phill · May 22, 2022

Well I went and did something I perhaps shouldn't have.....

Well, time to see if stupid can get it to work!!

My Threadripper system is actually going to get some use that's not benching for 10 minutes.... :laugh:

Well maybe later.. I always find Notworks can have their teething issues........ Going to test the card to see if it functions in my Synology NAS as well, if not, gotta have a new plan......... Will be interesting....

harm9963 · May 23, 2022

Order two more , for a total of 32GB.

Mussels · May 23, 2022

I need to buy bulk CR2032 batteries, it's worse than flashdrives buying online - half the reviews say the damned things are fake or old stock with degraded voltages out of the box

Deleted member 24505 · May 23, 2022

Just got a OLED switch

System Name	Senile
Processor	I7-4790K@4.8 GHz 24/7
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 Gaming
Cooling	Be Quiet Pure Rock Air
Memory	16GB 4x4 G.Skill CAS9 2133 Sniper
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Video Card(s)	Asus \| ROG Strix -- RTX 3070Ti_ #OC Edition
Storage	WD black \| Samsung EVO 860 / 970 EVO plus\| WDC WD40 \| Intenso x2
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Power Supply	be Quiet \| DARK Power PRO 12 __ 1200W *titanium
Mouse	Razer \| NAGA Trinity (19 buttons)
Keyboard	Razer \| Huntsman V2 analog \| Razer Goliathus (RGB) black
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Software	Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	See signature URL

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Processor	Ryzen 5 3600
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix B350-F Gaming
Cooling	ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 120mm, Noctua NF-F12
Memory	B-Die 2x8GB 3200 CL14, Vengeance LPX 2x8GB 3200 CL16, OC'd to 3333 MT/s C16-16-16-32 tRC 48
Video Card(s)	PNY GTX 690
Storage	Crucial MX500 1TB, MX500 500GB, WD Blue 1TB, WD Black 2TB, WD Caviar Green 3TB, Intel Optane 16GB
Display(s)	Sceptre M25 1080p200, ASUS 1080p74, Apple Studio Display M7649 17"
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Mouse	Kensington K72369
Keyboard	Razer BlackWidow Ultimate 2013
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Benchmark Scores	are good

System Name	AlderLake
Processor	Intel i7 12700K P-Cores @ 5Ghz
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Master
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12A 2 fans + Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Extreme + 5 case fans
Memory	32GB DDR5 Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 6000MT/s CL36
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 2070 Super Gaming X Trio
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro 1TB + 970 Evo 500GB + 850 Pro 512GB + 860 Evo 1TB x2
Display(s)	23.8" Dell S2417DG 165Hz G-Sync 1440p
Case	Be quiet! Silent Base 600 - Window
Audio Device(s)	Panasonic SA-PMX94 / Realtek onboard + B&O speaker system / Harman Kardon Go + Play / Logitech G533
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 750W
Mouse	Logitech MX Anywhere 2 Laser wireless
Keyboard	RAPOO E9270P Black 5GHz wireless
Software	Windows 11
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R23 (Single Core) 1936 @ stock Cinebench R23 (Multi Core) 23006 @ stock

System Name	Hotbox
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, 110/95/110, PBO +150Mhz, CO -7,-7,-20(x6),
Motherboard	ASRock Phantom Gaming B550 ITX/ax
Cooling	LOBO + Laing DDC 1T Plus PWM + Corsair XR5 280mm + 2x Arctic P14
Memory	32GB G.Skill FlareX 3200c14 @3800c15
Video Card(s)	PowerColor Radeon 6900XT Liquid Devil Ultimate, UC@2250MHz max @~200W
Storage	2TB Adata SX8200 Pro
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Case	SSUPD Meshlicious
Audio Device(s)	Optoma Nuforce μDAC 3
Power Supply	Corsair SF750 Platinum
Mouse	Logitech G603
Keyboard	Keychron K3/Cooler Master MasterKeys Pro M w/DSA profile caps
Software	Windows 10 Pro

What's your latest tech purchase?

Sasqui

lexluthermiester

plastiscɧ

WhitetailAni

P4-630

Valantar

P4-630

Deleted member 24505

Guest

Space Lynx

Astronaut

WhitetailAni

PerfectWave

P4-630

PerfectWave

ste2425

Deleted member 24505

Guest

ste2425

Deleted member 24505

Guest

ste2425

Fouquin

Staff

P4-630

Deleted member 24505

Guest

phill

Moderator

harm9963

Mussels

Freshwater Moderator

Deleted member 24505

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Processor	7800X3D -25 all core
Motherboard	B650 Steel Legend
Cooling	Frost Commander 140
Video Card(s)	Merc 310 7900 XT @3100 core -.75v
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Power Supply	Corsair RM850x Gold

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Cooling	X61 Kraken / X61 Kraken
Memory	32gb Vengeance 2133 Mhz / 24b Corsair XMS3 1600 Mhz
Video Card(s)	Gainward GLH 1080 / MSI Gaming X Radeon RX480 8 GB
Storage	Samsung EVO 850 500gb ,3 tb seagate, 2 samsung 1tb in raid 0 / Kingdian 240 gb, megaraid SAS 9341-8
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Case	Corsair Graphite Series 780T / Corsair Obsidian 750 D
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Power Supply	Sapphire Pure 950w / Corsair RMI 750w
Mouse	Steelseries Sesnsei / Steelseries Sensei raw
Keyboard	Razer BlackWidow Chroma / Razer BlackWidow Chroma
Software	Windows 1064bit PRO / Windows 1064bit PRO

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Processor	NEC VR4300 (MIPS R4300i)
Motherboard	proprietary design
Cooling	Fanless aircooled
Memory	4.5MB 250 MHz RDRAM
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Storage	32 - 512 Mbit ROM Cartridge
Display(s)	720x576
Case	Clear Blue Funtastic
Audio Device(s)	16-bit CD quality
Power Supply	proprietary design
Mouse	N64 mouse for use with N64DD
Keyboard	N64 keyboard for use with N64DD

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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Processor	5950X /2700x / AMD 8370e 4500
Motherboard	ASUS DARK HERO / ASRock B550 Phantom Gaming 4
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Mouse	G502
Keyboard	G413

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Cooling	Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate
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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.