What's your latest tech purchase?

[Audioave10]

Just received the first of a few old keyboards...the Key Tronic EQ3601 NEW from 1993. It uses the 5-Pin DIN connector.
I've got the DIN5 to PS2 converter already (dirty). A few more on the way. My mouse hand seems to disconnect itself from
any leftover brain cells and keeps ordering on Ebay..............

 

[kapone32]

Yes it is

When I had my Threadripper system I bought 2 of these for like $65 each Canadian vs a Supermicro card that had 2 slots for $80. You could get a 2 slot for $45 but were relegated to 1 NVME and 1 SATA. Definitely one of my favourite purchases.

 

[Mussels]

Why not a PCIe card with M.2, ok for external enclosure.

It's an M-Sata/M.2 SATA -> actual SATA converter.

Good for re-using drives you yoinked from a laptop in older machines.

Got this guy in today.. was going to see if it fit with my current setup but pretty sure it won’t.. I will mount it when my Ultra120 Extreme comes in next week

Actually not sure if I will use this one or the bigger one I have from my last order..

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The other one..

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You make the meshify C look like an ITX case

 

[masterdeejay]

I did a little downgrade for my main rig because i dont use it for working but gaming.
So i sell the xeon gold 6138ES and i bought a cheap 8 core xeon silver 4215R for aprox 80 usd. It is corner damaged but fully working.

 

[P4-630]

I did a little downgrade for my main rig because i dont use it for working but gaming.
So i sell the xeon gold 6138ES and i bought a cheap 8 core xeon silver 4215R for aprox 80 usd. It is corner damaged but fully working.
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You are gaming with a Tesla M40 12Gb ?
You could get a 3050 gaming GPU which is a bit faster and takes less power.

 

[masterdeejay]

You are gaming with a Tesla M40 12Gb ?
You could get a 3050 gaming GPU which is a bit faster and takes less power.

Tesla was 220 usd on ebay, i dont think i can buy a 3050 for that price. I overclocked (bios mod) the tesla to gtx1070 performance.

 

[plastiscɧ]

Yes it is

what is the operating temps of the nvme then, with this little "cute" thingi...?

 

[freeagent]

what is the operating temps of the nvme then, with this little "cute" thingi...?

It usually sits between 26-28, add 2c if I turn its fan off.. It’s just a little 500GB drive that I keep my pictures, music, and programs on. I have a spare TB drive that I back it up to. One day I will use that Asus card for what it was really meant for

 

[CyberCT]

discounted 2021 Samsung 75" QLED TV that's Gsync compatible. Screen tear free gaming on this 10 bit panel from the couch is straight up awesome.

 

[plastiscɧ]

It usually sits between 26-28, add 2c if I turn its fan off.. It’s just a little 500GB drive that I keep my pictures, music, and programs on. I have a spare TB drive that I back it up to. One day I will use that Asus card for what it was really meant for

okay.... bought it

 

[freeagent]

okay.... bought it

Really? Lol nice man!

 

[r9]

I did a little downgrade for my main rig because i dont use it for working but gaming.
So i sell the xeon gold 6138ES and i bought a cheap 8 core xeon silver 4215R for aprox 80 usd. It is corner damaged but fully working.
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You sound like you very efficient with your tech resources.

Tesla was 220 usd on ebay, i dont think i can buy a 3050 for that price. I overclocked (bios mod) the tesla to gtx1070 performance.

Respect!

 

[masterdeejay]

You sound like you very efficient with your tech resources.


Respect!

I never buy new hardwares. (except SSD)
Cpus i always search for best buy like chinese x99 motherboard + Xeon combo or any ES cpus or damaged cpus for very cheap. If it is not working then i can sell it for at least same price.
Memory for my builds is ecc reg that is always cheaper than regular desktop ram, and i can also buy broken smd ram because i have an smd soldering station for repairs.
My video cards is modded teslas, firepros for cheap price.
For Case is use all that i can find in electronic trash so that's cost nothing

these are the big ones
I do not search for the most modern new tech, just for the older top end enterprise class because it is interesting and I think cost efficient. There was a lot of good deals in here i can get brand new enterprise cards for 100-200 euros like https://www.wstore.sk/store/
For me it is like a sport searching for these hardwares.

 

[plastiscɧ]

Really? Lol nice man!

ja not exactly the same. but u inspired me.

13,99€

 

[freeagent]

ja not exactly the same. but u inspired me.

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13,99€

Lol I thought you were talking about the Asus card

Nice man!

 

[r9]

I never buy new hardwares. (except SSD)
Cpus i always search for best buy like chinese x99 motherboard + Xeon combo or any ES cpus or damaged cpus for very cheap. If it is not working then i can sell it for at least same price.
Memory for my builds is ecc reg that is always cheaper than regular desktop ram, and i can also buy broken smd ram because i have an smd soldering station for repairs.
My video cards is modded teslas, firepros for cheap price.
For Case is use all that i can find in electronic trash so that's cost nothing
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these are the big ones
I do not search for the most modern new tech, just for the older top end enterprise class because it is interesting and I think cost efficient. There was a lot of good deals in here i can get brand new enterprise cards for 100-200 euros like https://www.wstore.sk/store/
For me it is like a sport searching for these hardwares.

How does the ecc mem, lower clocked server cpus and molded Tesla work for games ?

 

[masterdeejay]

How does the ecc mem, lower clocked server cpus and molded Tesla work for games ?

The xeon 4215r base clock is 3.2ghz, all core turbo 3.6ghz but the 6 channel 2400mhz ram helps (max turbo 4ghz). It is 130w but much cooler than any fake 65w desktop i7. With a better cpu (gold/platium series) ram can overclock to 2933mhz and that is over 100gb/s bandwith so it is much better than the desktop dual chanel 3200mhz...
But what can you buy for 80 usd? (30000Huf, i live in Hungary so the prices is high for the new hw)
Tesla M40 is the same card like the Titan X maxwell but higher quality and can be better overclocked. Only one 8pin power needed. (But eps 12v not pcie 12v power)
Stock performance is between gtx1060-1070 but with oc it is a little better than gtx1070. It is good for fullhd gaming but not all ultra high.
I can play cyberpunk 2077 in custom ultra settings 40-60fps average. Still better than rx6500xt for the same price. And it never runs out of vram for fullhd.

The older tesla k20 is like the first gtx titan or gtx 780ti, the kepler card but today it is a slow card gtx 1050ti performance.
The oldest tesla i have is the C2075 overclocks well and it is just a big fermi gtx580 with 6gb vram not good for today games but usable for older games. (It is 12y old card so..)
I sold the amd cards. The 9300x2 is a dual fury nano, and the other is a radeon pro duo dual fury x. They are fast cards but limited by vram. If the cf or mgu works they can beat a gtx2080 (in deus ex dx12 mgpu mode) but the works case it is still faster than a gtx1060.

 

[Ruru]

Bought a random 1155 motherboard. I got an i5-2320 previously from my friend, now I can build a little box which I'll take to my parents and leave it there as it sucks to play with my laptop there.

I bought also 2x4GB DDR3 and a 1TB WD Black drive from an another dude (from same Discord server though, heh).

 

[theFOoL]

Doing this tomorrow guy's

 

[tabascosauz]

Nikon Df body coming this week from ebay. Been my first and only dream camera since I started 8 years ago. D610 is going to permanent 80-200 duty, while the Df probably will inherit all the primes and macro. A final sendoff in style for DSLRs, I guess, before mirrorless inevitably takes over.

 

[Chomiq]

Nikon Df body coming this week from ebay. Been my first and only dream camera since I started 8 years ago. D610 is going to permanent 80-200 duty, while the Df probably will inherit all the primes and macro. A final sendoff in style for DSLRs, I guess, before mirrorless inevitably takes over.

I remember eyeing this when I was planning to buy my first digital camera. Still too bulky for my taste, Nikon should really try to squeeze a full frame sensor into something as close to the classic SLR size (late 70's early 80s) as possible.

 

[plastiscɧ]

the other one just died within 2 yrs.

 

[tabascosauz]

I remember eyeing this when I was planning to buy my first digital camera. Still too bulky for my taste, Nikon should really try to squeeze a full frame sensor into something as close to the classic SLR size (late 70's early 80s) as possible.

Having giant hands I have a hard time holding smaller ones comfortably. Peak Capture v3 on the hip with the pro pad so the weight of FX is a non-issue.

afaik the fast zooms haven't gotten any smaller or lighter, so holding a Zfc (which is that 70s look and size) with my 80-200 or even a 105 macro would be actual torture

I liked the size of my friend's X1D 50C v1......but it's an X1D

 

[Audioave10]

Its great to still find some old products new-in-box. Fujitsu FKB 4700 keyboard that has unique Peerless Switches. I like
these better than the Cherry Blues which I use daily. The one Date I could find was 1989.

 

[ThrashZone]

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the other one just died within 2 yrs.

Hi,
Dang I'd try a redragon 901
I've had mine a long long time actually I have three
Great firmware to on linux all my side buttons work without installing the app

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