What's your latest tech purchase?

Shou Miko · Oct 12, 2022

Chomiq said:
I'll see your five Noctuas and I raise you nine Gentle Typhoons:
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Why so many?

Originally they were listed for 34 PLN, roughly $7, that's with 23% VAT. Then I got 5 more for something around 30 PLN a piece. At the same time they were listed at amazon US for something around $20-25 and eu for €20+.

Now they are listed starting from 88 PLN, with some stores listing them at 118 PLN.

Welcome to the Typhoon club, I got 5 myself and got a better deal then any normal retailer at the time could give me which was about £9.44 pr. fan.

Chomiq · Oct 12, 2022

puma99dk| said:
Welcome to the Typhoon club, I got 5 myself and got a better deal then any normal retailer at the time could give me which was about £9.44 pr. fan.

I had them for some time now (last 5 purchased during summer). I haven't even plugged one in yet. I've got 3xF140MP's on the front and a Pure Wings 2 140 at the back. GT's are there in case I ever choose to get an O11 D or Evo.

SN2716057 · Oct 12, 2022

Chomiq said:
I'll see your five Noctuas and I raise you nine Gentle Typhoons:
View attachment 265145

Why so many?

Originally they were listed for 34 PLN, roughly $7, that's with 23% VAT. Then I got 5 more for something around 30 PLN a piece. At the same time they were listed at amazon US for something around $20-25 and eu for €20+.

Now they are listed starting from 88 PLN, with some stores listing them at 118 PLN.

Nice.
I have several too but a few started to make noises so I bought a few replacements. And it's a bit more than 5..

The bottom fans will go on the dual 360's.

Athlonite · Oct 12, 2022

Mussels said:
Dwayne_Johnson.exe

Oh NO you tried to smell what the Rock was cookin didn't you

ThrashZone · Oct 12, 2022

SN2716057 said:
Nice.
I have several too but a few started to make noises so I bought a few replacements. And it's a bit more than 5..

The bottom fans will go on the dual 360's.

Hi,
2-90's don't make a right, wait what's the saying two rights don't make a wrong but does not help flow :eek:

SN2716057 · Oct 12, 2022

ThrashZone said:
Hi,
2-90's don't make a right, wait what's the saying two rights don't make a wrong but does not help flow

I had this setup for 5 years using dual pumps, and never had any issue. Also the waterblocks are more restrictive than any of the fittings and rads.

ThrashZone · Oct 12, 2022

SN2716057 said:
I had this setup for 5 years using dual pumps, and never had any issue. Also the waterblocks are more restrictive than any of the fittings and rads.

Hi,
Dual pumps will help no doubt :cool:

Super Firm Tofu · Oct 12, 2022

I ordered these the day @VSG posted the product announcement and they arrived today.

Moondrop Launches New Stellaris Planar Magnetic Driver IEMs

Moondrop joins the Planar bandwagon today with the launch of their highly-anticipated Stellaris Planar Magnetic Driver IEMs. Moondrop isn't bound for any introduction among Audiophiles. The brand has been hyper-active in the industry with its class-leading range of in-ear monitors. They cover...

www.techpowerup.com

I've always been intrigued by an in-ear planar, so I figured I'd give them a try.

I'll withhold final judgement until I've had a week or so with them. Initial thoughts are they're a little 'forward' compared to what I am used to.

Hugis · Oct 12, 2022

I will post soon but here´s a sneak peek

VSG · Oct 12, 2022

Super Firm Tofu said:
I ordered these the day @VSG posted the product announcement and they arrived today.

Moondrop Launches New Stellaris Planar Magnetic Driver IEMs

Moondrop joins the Planar bandwagon today with the launch of their highly-anticipated Stellaris Planar Magnetic Driver IEMs. Moondrop isn't bound for any introduction among Audiophiles. The brand has been hyper-active in the industry with its class-leading range of in-ear monitors. They cover...

www.techpowerup.com

I've always been intrigued by an in-ear planar, so I figured I'd give them a try.

I'll withhold final judgement until I've had a week or so with them. Initial thoughts are they're a little 'forward' compared to what I am used to.

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Man I wish I could have saved you the cash. It's not a good set at all. I've shared some early thoughts here: https://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/comments/xzlqop

Super Firm Tofu · Oct 12, 2022

VSG said:
Man I wish I could have saved you the cash. It's not a good set at all. I've shared some early thoughts here: https://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/comments/xzlqop

No worries at all. I was hoping with some break-in that they might have gotten better, but yeah, spot-on.

I suppose this at least confirms I don't really have any high frequency hearing loss. :laugh:

VSG · Oct 12, 2022

Super Firm Tofu said:
No worries at all. I was hoping with some break-in that they might have gotten better, but yeah, spot-on.

I suppose this at least confirms I don't really have any high frequency hearing loss.

Is it fitting well enough for you? If you were closer to me, I'd have sent you a better set to help out.

Super Firm Tofu · Oct 12, 2022

VSG said:
Is it fitting well enough for you? If you were closer to me, I'd have sent you a better set to help out.

Fit wasn't much of an issue. I settled on the medium size clear tips, and with the wire over the ears I didn't notice the weight, and they maintained a decent seal, but I was only sitting with them while working. After about 3 hours I took them out and there's some discomfort, but I don't normally use anything in-ear so that could just be me.

I don't normally buy things without 12 years of research first, but this must have been a weak moment. It's all good.

phill · Oct 13, 2022

Mussels said:
Dwayne_Johnson.exe

I thought it might have been Officer High Tower.......

Space Lynx · Oct 13, 2022

Super Firm Tofu said:
I ordered these the day @VSG posted the product announcement and they arrived today.

Moondrop Launches New Stellaris Planar Magnetic Driver IEMs

Moondrop joins the Planar bandwagon today with the launch of their highly-anticipated Stellaris Planar Magnetic Driver IEMs. Moondrop isn't bound for any introduction among Audiophiles. The brand has been hyper-active in the industry with its class-leading range of in-ear monitors. They cover...

www.techpowerup.com

I've always been intrigued by an in-ear planar, so I figured I'd give them a try.

I'll withhold final judgement until I've had a week or so with them. Initial thoughts are they're a little 'forward' compared to what I am used to.

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Care to give us a mini review? What are your thoughts on the sound? I almost ordered these myself. Still might. I have had the same intrigue about in-ear planar for several years now, but never had the desire to make the plunge.

Super Firm Tofu · Oct 13, 2022

CallandorWoT said:
Care to give us a mini review? What are your thoughts on the sound? I almost ordered these myself. Still might. I have had the same intrigue about in-ear planar for several years now, but never had the desire to make the plunge.

Check out VSG's post above with his links to his preview on Reddit. They're going to be a pass for me. If you still want to give them a try, I'll send 'em to you. Send me a PM if you're interested.

Mussels · Oct 13, 2022

I want some kind of vertical mounted fan for my PC room window to vent the heat in summer - and then i started thinking about having a radiator there too...
Just gimme 10x 140mm fans and a matching radiator, and i'll get right onto this crazy dream

This, but OnlyFans

Valantar · Oct 13, 2022

Super Firm Tofu said:
Initial thoughts are they're a little 'forward' compared to what I am used to.

Even if they're headphones, they need to respect your boundaries. No means no!

TriCyclops · Oct 13, 2022

It took a while, but three weeks ago I finally got hold of the Xbox Series X

VSG · Oct 13, 2022

CallandorWoT said:
Care to give us a mini review? What are your thoughts on the sound? I almost ordered these myself. Still might. I have had the same intrigue about in-ear planar for several years now, but never had the desire to make the plunge.

As mentioned above, my thoughts are mostly already in the Reddit link. If you are interested in in-ear planars, I'd say look for the TangZu Audio Zetian Wu or LETSHUOER S12/Z12/S12 Pro during the big November 11 sales next month.

Calmmo · Oct 13, 2022

and the all important size comparison with the rx 6600

P4-630 · Oct 13, 2022

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and the all important size comparison with the rx 6600

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That's some upgrade from an rx6600.....

Space Lynx · Oct 13, 2022

Calmmo said:
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and the all important size comparison with the rx 6600

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I like the design of this card, very sexy. I like how the box is as big as your entire PC tower, lmao. its great I love it

GreiverBlade · Oct 13, 2022

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and the all important size comparison with the rx 6600

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ah, that cooler really look like an hygiene pad ... :oops:

on a more serious note, in stock custom 4090 are, for the cheapest, just shy of 2000$ for 1 model and the rest are south of 2400$ for my country... pfahahahaha called it
skipping that gen, unless the RX 7X00 series have some nice prices ... my RX 6700 XT will hold for some years (hopefully not 5yrs like the GTX 1070 :laugh:

)

InVasMani · Oct 13, 2022

That's not even the Titan mind you madness.

System Name	Lynni PS \ Lenowo TwinkPad L14 G2
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Raphael (Waiting on 9800X3D) \ i5-1135G7 Tiger Lake-U
Motherboard	ASRock B650M PG Riptide Bios v. 3.10 AMD AGESA 1.2.0.2a \ Lenowo BDPLANAR Bios 1.68
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 Chromax.Black (Only middle fan) \ Lenowo C-267C-2
Memory	G.Skill Flare X5 2x16GB DDR5 6000MHZ CL36-36-36-96 AMD EXPO \ Willk Elektronik 2x16GB 2666MHZ CL17
Video Card(s)	Asus GeForce RTX™ 4070 Dual OC (Waiting on RX 8800 XT) \| Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
Storage	Gigabyte M30 1TB\|Sabrent Rocket 2TB\| HDD: 10TB\|1TB \ WD RED SN700 1TB
Display(s)	KTC M27T20S 1440p@165Hz \| LG 48CX OLED 4K HDR \| Innolux 14" 1080p
Case	Asus Prime AP201 White Mesh \| Lenowo L14 G2 chassis
Audio Device(s)	Steelseries Arctis Pro Wireless
Power Supply	Be Quiet! Pure Power 12 M 750W Goldie \| 65W
Mouse	Logitech G305 Lightspeedy Wireless \| Lenowo TouchPad & Logitech G305
Keyboard	Ducky One 3 Daybreak Fullsize \| L14 G2 UK Lumi
Software	Win11 IoT Enterprise 24H2 UK \| Win11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 24H2 UK / Arch (Fan)
Benchmark Scores	3DMARK: https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/89434432? GPU-Z: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/details/v3zbr

Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 Aorus Elite
Cooling	Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE
Memory	2x16 GB Crucial Ballistix 3600 CL16 Rev E @ 3800 CL16
Video Card(s)	RTX3080 Ti FE
Storage	SX8200 Pro 1 TB, Plextor M6Pro 256 GB, WD Blue 2TB
Display(s)	LG 34GN850P-B
Case	SilverStone Primera PM01 RGB
Audio Device(s)	SoundBlaster G6 \| Fidelio X2 \| Sennheiser 6XX
Power Supply	SeaSonic Focus Plus Gold 750W
Mouse	Endgame Gear XM1R
Keyboard	Wooting Two HE

System Name	Merc v8
Processor	Ryzen 7800X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X670 Gaming X AX
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15
Memory	2x 16GB-6000
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Storage	Solidigm P44 1TB & 2TB, Crucial MX500 2TB
Display(s)	ASUS ROG Swift PG27UQR
Case	Caselabs Mercury S8
Audio Device(s)	Schiit Magni & Modi, Edifier S351DB, DT 770 PRO
Power Supply	Seasonic Vertex PX-850
Mouse	Logitech G600
Keyboard	Glorious GMMK Pro custom
Software	W11Pro

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	Ghetto Rigs z490\|x99\|Acer 17 Nitro 7840hs/ 5600c40-2x16/ 4060/ 1tb acer stock m.2/ 4tb sn850x
Processor	10900k w/Optimus Foundation \| 5930k w/Black Noctua D15
Motherboard	z490 Maximus XII Apex \| x99 Sabertooth
Cooling	oCool D5 res-combo/280 GTX/ Optimus Foundation/ gpu water block \| Blk D15
Memory	Trident-Z Royal 4000c16 2x16gb \| Trident-Z 3200c14 4x8gb
Video Card(s)	Titan Xp-water \| evga 980ti gaming-w/ air
Storage	970evo+500gb & sn850x 4tb \| 860 pro 256gb \| Acer m.2 1tb/ sn850x 4tb\| Many2.5" sata's ssd 3.5hdd's
Display(s)	1-AOC G2460PG 24"G-Sync 144Hz/ 2nd 1-ASUS VG248QE 24"/ 3rd LG 43" series
Case	D450 \| Cherry Entertainment center on Test bench
Audio Device(s)	Built in Realtek x2 with 2-Insignia 2.0 sound bars & 1-LG sound bar
Power Supply	EVGA 1000P2 with APC AX1500 \| 850P2 with CyberPower-GX1325U
Mouse	Redragon 901 Perdition x3
Keyboard	G710+x3
Software	Win-7 pro x3 and win-10 & 11pro x3
Benchmark Scores	Are in the benchmark section

What's your latest tech purchase?

Shou Miko

Chomiq

SN2716057

Athlonite

ThrashZone

SN2716057

ThrashZone

Super Firm Tofu

Moondrop Launches New Stellaris Planar Magnetic Driver IEMs

Hugis

Moderator

VSG

Editor, Reviews & News

Moondrop Launches New Stellaris Planar Magnetic Driver IEMs

Super Firm Tofu

VSG

Editor, Reviews & News

Super Firm Tofu

phill

Moderator

Space Lynx

Astronaut

Moondrop Launches New Stellaris Planar Magnetic Driver IEMs

Super Firm Tofu

Mussels

Freshwater Moderator

Valantar

TriCyclops

VSG

Editor, Reviews & News

Calmmo

P4-630

Space Lynx

Astronaut

GreiverBlade

InVasMani

System Name	Office / Gamer Mk IV
Processor	i5 - 12500
Motherboard	TUF GAMING B660-PLUS WIFI D4
Cooling	Themalright Peerless Assassin 120 RGB
Memory	32GB (2x16) Corsair CMK32GX4M2D3600C18 "micron B die"
Video Card(s)	UHD770 / PNY 4060Ti (www.techpowerup.com/review/pny-geforce-rtx-4060-ti-verto)
Storage	SN850X - P41Plat - SN770 - 980Pro - BX500
Display(s)	Philips 246E9Q 75Hz @ 1920 * 1080
Case	Corsair Carbide 200R
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC897 (On Board)
Power Supply	Cooler Master V750 Gold v2
Mouse	Cooler Master MM712
Keyboard	Logitech S530 - mac
Software	Windows 11 Pro

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!! :(

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	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.

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
Display(s)	Dell U2711 main, AOC 24P2C secondary
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

System Name	Apex Raptor: Silverback
Processor	Intel i9 13900KS Allcore @ 5.8
Motherboard	z790 Apex
Cooling	LT720 360mm + Phanteks T30
Memory	32GB @8000MT/s CL36
Video Card(s)	RTX 4090
Storage	990 PRO 4TB
Display(s)	Neo G8 / C1 65"
Case	Antec Performance 1
Audio Device(s)	DT 1990 Pro / Motu M2
Power Supply	Prime Ultra Titanium 1000w
Mouse	Scimitar Pro
Keyboard	K95 Platinum

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	main/SFFHTPCARGH!(tm)/Xiaomi Mi TV Stick/Samsung Galaxy S23/Ally
Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X3D/i7-3770/S905X/Snapdragon 8 Gen 2/Ryzen Z1 Extreme
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk/HP SFF Q77 Express/uh?/uh?/Asus
Cooling	Enermax ETS-T50 Axe aRGB /basic HP HSF /errr.../oh! liqui..wait, no:sizable vapor chamber/a nice one
Memory	64gb DDR4 3600/8gb DDR3 1600/2gbLPDDR3/8gbLPDDR5x/16gb(10 sys)LPDDR5 6400
Video Card(s)	Hellhound Spectral White RX 7900 XTX 24gb/GT 730/Mali 450MP5/Adreno 740/Radeon 780M 6gb LPDDR5
Storage	250gb870EVO/500gb860EVO/2tbSandisk/NVMe2tb+1tb/4tbextreme V2/1TB Arion/500gb/8gb/256gb/4tb SN850X
Display(s)	X58222 32" 2880x1620/32"FHDTV/273E3LHSB 27" 1920x1080/6.67"/AMOLED 2X panel FHD+120hz/7" FHD 120hz
Case	Cougar Panzer Max/Elite 8300 SFF/None/back/back-front Gorilla Glass Victus 2+ UAG Monarch Carbon
Audio Device(s)	Logi Z333/SB Audigy RX/HDMI/HDMI/Dolby Atmos/KZ x HBB PR2/Moondrop Chu II + TRN BT20S
Power Supply	Chieftec Proton BDF-1000C /HP 240w/12v 1.5A/4Smart Voltplug PD 30W/Asus USB-C 65W
Mouse	Speedlink Sovos Vertical-Asus ROG Spatha-Logi Ergo M575/Xiaomi XMRM-006/touch/touch
Keyboard	Endorfy Thock 75% <3/none/touch/virtual
VR HMD	Medion Erazer
Software	Win10 64/Win8.1 64/Android TV 8.1/Android 13/Win11 64
Benchmark Scores	bench...mark? i do leave mark on bench sometime, to remember which one is the most comfortable. :o