What's your latest tech purchase?

Macro Device · Feb 28, 2023

Nothing special. Just a used out RX 6700 XT from XFX. Came to me in a very dirty condition, needs thermal interfaces replacement and a complete radiator clean-up. Came really cheap and works fine (even inspite having terrible OC capability) so I'm happy. I use it downclocked because it exceeds my reqs in RT Off gaming and can't reach anything reasonable RT On so I stick with the RT Off option at the lowest comfortable clocks.

WonkoTheSaneUK · Mar 1, 2023

Got one of Cablemod's 180-degree 12VHPWR adaptors on the way to hide my 4080 power cables

Mussels · Mar 1, 2023

Cant remember if mentioned, got a new desk
Motor in each leg to adjust height, helping a lot with my back issues already

Working on attaching power boards, USB hubs etc to the desk itself so as it raises and lowers, all cables go with it (other than the sleeved DP cables on the far right)

lemonadesoda · Mar 1, 2023

@Mussels ROFL to that under-desk cabling! Please send before and after pics.

!! The spider !!

bonehead123 · Mar 1, 2023

JrRacinFan said:
Dammit. guess I missed out. Its not like i need more storage anyways

good news, the deal is back, but is only for a 2 pack @$139 each, direct from WD's webstore, and ONLY thru 3-4...get 'em while they last

Space Lynx · Mar 1, 2023

JrRacinFan said:
Dammit. guess I missed out. Its not like i need more storage anyways

I have an 8TB drive collecting dust, empty, for like three years now. Always thought I might use it, but I never have lol

At least it will still be mint condition if I ever do need it someday, I expect I will eventually since every game is like 100gb in size now. Crazy times. I remember in high school playing Final Fantasy XI MMO, and it was like 2gb HDD required space at the time. I might be remembering that wrong, but yeah, just wild to me how much things have changed.

lexluthermiester · Mar 1, 2023

Mussels said:
Cant remember if mentioned, got a new desk
Motor in each leg to adjust height, helping a lot with my back issues already

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Working on attaching power boards, USB hubs etc to the desk itself so as it raises and lowers, all cables go with it (other than the sleeved DP cables on the far right)

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A lot of people do the side by side thing. I don't get it. The vertical stacked thing is so much more symmetrical.

Count von Schwalbe · Mar 1, 2023

lexluthermiester said:
A lot of people do the side by side thing. I don't get it. The vertical stacked thing is so much more symmetrical.

Monitors?

JrRacinFan · Mar 1, 2023

lexluthermiester said:
A lot of people do the side by side thing. I don't get it. The vertical stacked thing is so much more symmetrical.

Probably because most gaming is now optimized for 16:9 and 21:9 now. That's only reason I can see

erocker · Mar 2, 2023

LG C2 EVO 42"4K OLED 120hz.

It's going to take some getting used to.

Space Lynx · Mar 2, 2023

erocker said:
LG C2 EVO 42"4K OLED 120hz.
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It's going to take some getting used to.

other than the sheer size of it, how do you like the OLED? are you finding it more immersive when gaming?

just barely fits, lmao... shame your speaker can't move over just a little bit, that would bug me that it is blocking a little bit of the screen.

oxrufiioxo · Mar 2, 2023

I wanted to take more comparison pictures with the 3080ti but didn't have time..... I will say gigabyte is really doing the bare minimum here as far as build quality although the card seems super solid structurally.

Quick synthetic comparison too lazy to get my cpu score up lol.... Thankfully zero coil whine at least at under 300fps and the cablemod cable seems to be working great so far.

Should handle minesweeper Ultra+++ settings now......

erocker · Mar 2, 2023

Space Lynx said:
other than the sheer size of it, how do you like the OLED? are you finding it more immersive when gaming?

just barely fits, lmao... shame your speaker can't move over just a little bit, that would bug me that it is blocking a little bit of the screen.

It's amazing! I'm more getting used to the flat screen coming from a curved screen but the colors and blacks/whites are incredible. Sitting in front of it, the speakers aren't in the way, it's very close but the perspective of the photo does that. I do have another longer desk I'll be setting up soon and I'll wall mount the TV and move everything about a foot away more. Just going to try things out how it is for now.

Mussels · Mar 2, 2023

lemonadesoda said:
@Mussels ROFL to that under-desk cabling! Please send before and after pics.

!! The spider !!

the second pic is the after, tied to the metal beams - I assumed the blue USB-3 hub would be a big enough clue

And that's Steeve the Glyphid, with the googly eyes mod.
Heres Steeve with his big shiny balls

lemonadesoda · Mar 2, 2023

Mussels said:
Steeve the Glyphid

Never heard of. You learn something every day.

Ruru · Mar 2, 2023

Got those 3.5" -> 2x 2.5" adapters.

Shou Miko · Mar 2, 2023

Kissamies said:
Got those 3.5" -> 2x 2.5" adapters.

How big are the ssd storage now?

Ruru · Mar 2, 2023

Shou Miko said:
How big are the ssd storage now?

Those have 3x 480GB + 240GB, I also have a 1TB boot drive and 256GB drive on the other side of the case. ~3TB total

JrRacinFan · Mar 2, 2023

Kissamies said:
3x 480GB

Gotta ask... Raid 1?

Ruru · Mar 2, 2023

JrRacinFan said:
Gotta ask... Raid 1?

Nope, they have just games, I'm too lazy to even research how to put a RAID array :laugh:

I have about 4.6TB of games installed in total

lexluthermiester · Mar 2, 2023

Count von Schwalbe said:
Monitors?

Yes. That's how I do mine. Monitor 1 in below monitor two, but in Windows they are configured One -> Two.

Count von Schwalbe · Mar 2, 2023

lexluthermiester said:
Yes. That's how I do mine. Monitor 1 in below monitor two, but in Windows they are configured One -> Two.

My neck hurts thinking about that.

I use 3x 32" monitors at arms length at work. Stacking those would have them over my head.

Ruru · Mar 2, 2023

lexluthermiester said:
A lot of people do the side by side thing. I don't get it. The vertical stacked thing is so much more symmetrical.

I have side by side. I use my main 32" 4K for internet browsing, movies and gaming, my 24" 1080p (literally) right next to it is for youtube as I mostly have something playing in background :toast:

Using an arm for two monitors and VESA mounting.

lexluthermiester · Mar 2, 2023

Count von Schwalbe said:
My neck hurts thinking about that.

I use 3x 32" monitors at arms length at work. Stacking those would have them over my head.

Well yeah, 3 would be a stretch. Too many for me.

Ruru · Mar 2, 2023

lexluthermiester said:
Well yeah, 3 would be a stretch. Too many for me.

I had 3x 1080p few years ago, gaming was hella immersive though I had a GTX 980 back then, so I had to drop the settings on newer games significantly to get a smooth 5760x1080 at 60fps. :laugh:

System Name	D.L.S.S. (Die Lekker Spoed Situasie)
Processor	i5-12400F
Motherboard	Gigabyte B760M DS3H
Cooling	Laminar RM1
Memory	32 GB DDR4-3200
Video Card(s)	RX 6700 XT (vandalised)
Storage	Yes.
Display(s)	MSi G2712
Case	Matrexx 55 (slightly vandalised)
Audio Device(s)	Yes.
Power Supply	Thermaltake 1000 W
Mouse	Don't disturb, cheese eating in progress...
Keyboard	Makes some noise. Probably onto something.
VR HMD	I live in real reality and don't need a virtual one.
Software	Windows 11 / 10 / 8
Benchmark Scores	My PC can run Crysis. Do I really need more than that?

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	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	ICE-QUAD // ICE-CRUNCH
Processor	Q6600 // 2x Xeon 5472
Memory	2GB DDR // 8GB FB-DIMM
Video Card(s)	HD3850-AGP // FireGL 3400
Display(s)	2 x Samsung 204Ts = 3200x1200
Audio Device(s)	Audigy 2
Software	Windows Server 2003 R2 as a Workstation now migrated to W10 with regrets.

System Name	The Little One
Processor	i5-11320H @4.4GHZ
Motherboard	AZW SEI
Cooling	Fan w/heat pipes + side & rear vents
Memory	64GB Crucial DDR4-3200 (2x 32GB)
Video Card(s)	Iris XE
Storage	WD Black SN850X 8TB m.2, Seagate 2TB SSD + SN850 8TB x2 in an external enclosure
Display(s)	2x Samsung 43" & 2x 32"
Case	Practically identical to a mac mini, just purrtier in slate blue, & with 3x usb ports on the front !
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha ATS-1060 Bluetooth Soundbar & Subwoofer
Power Supply	65w brick
Mouse	Logitech MX Master 2
Keyboard	Logitech G613 mechanical wireless
VR HMD	Whahdatiz ???
Software	Windows 10 pro, with all the unnecessary background shitzu turned OFF !
Benchmark Scores	PDQ

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)	27" QD-OLED Glossy 240hz 1440p
Case	NZXT H710 (Red/Black)
Audio Device(s)	Asgard 2, Modi 3, HD58X
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x

System Name	Work Computer \| Unfinished Computer
Processor	Core i7-6700 \| Ryzen 5 5600X
Motherboard	Dell Q170 \| Gigabyte Aorus Elite Wi-Fi
Cooling	A fan? \| Truly Custom Loop
Memory	4x4GB Crucial 2133 C17 \| 4x8GB Corsair Vengeance RGB 3600 C26
Video Card(s)	Dell Radeon R7 450 \| RTX 2080 Ti FE
Storage	Crucial BX500 2TB \| TBD
Display(s)	3x LG QHD 32" GSM5B96 \| TBD
Case	Dell \| Heavily Modified Phanteks P400
Power Supply	Dell TFX Non-standard \| EVGA BQ 650W
Mouse	Monster No-Name $7 Gaming Mouse\| TBD

System Name	Snow White
Processor	Ryzen 7900x3d
Motherboard	AsRock B650E Steel Legend
Cooling	Custom Water 1x420
Memory	32GB T-Force Deltas
Video Card(s)	PowerColor 7900 XTX Liquid Devil
Storage	20+ TB
Display(s)	Sammy 49" 5k Ultrawide
Case	Tt CTE 600 Snow Edition
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	EVGA 1200W P2
Mouse	Corsair M65 RGB Elite White
Keyboard	Corsair K65 Mini
Software	Windows 10
Benchmark Scores	Avermedia Live HD2

Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	ASUS TUF x670e-Plus Wifi
Cooling	EK AIO 360. Phantek T30 fans.
Memory	32GB G.Skill 6000Mhz
Video Card(s)	Asus RTX 4090
Storage	WD/Samsung m.2's
Display(s)	LG C2 Evo OLED 42"
Case	Lian Li PC 011 Dynamic Evo
Audio Device(s)	Topping E70 DAC, SMSL SP200 Amp, Adam Audio T5V's, Hifiman Sundara's.
Power Supply	FSP Hydro Ti PRO 1000W
Mouse	Razer Basilisk V3 Pro
Keyboard	Epomaker 84 key
Software	Windows 11 Pro

System Name	His & Hers
Processor	R7 5800X/ R7 7950X3D Stock
Motherboard	X670E Aorus Pro X/ROG Crosshair VIII Hero
Cooling	Corsair h150 elite/ Corsair h115i Platinum
Memory	Trident Z5 Neo 6000/ 32 GB 3200 CL14 @3800 CL16 Team T Force Nighthawk
Video Card(s)	Evga FTW 3 Ultra 3080ti/ Gigabyte Gaming OC 4090
Storage	lots of SSD.
Display(s)	A whole bunch OLED, VA, IPS.....
Case	011 Dynamic XL/ Phanteks Evolv X
Audio Device(s)	Arctis Pro + gaming Dac/ Corsair sp 2500/ Logitech G560/Samsung Q990B
Power Supply	Seasonic Ultra Prime Titanium 1000w/850w
Mouse	Logitech G502 Lightspeed/ Logitech G Pro Hero.
Keyboard	Logitech - G915 LIGHTSPEED / Logitech G Pro

System Name	4K-gaming / console
Processor	5800X @ PBO +200 / i5-8600K @ 4.6GHz
Motherboard	ROG Crosshair VII Hero / ROG Strix Z370-F
Cooling	Alphacool Eisbaer 360 / Alphacool Eisbaer 240
Memory	32GB DDR4-3466 / 16GB DDR4-3600
Video Card(s)	Asus RTX 3080 TUF OC / Powercolor RX 6700 XT
Storage	3.5TB of SSDs / several small SSDs
Display(s)	4K120 IPS + 4K60 IPS / 1080p60 HDTV
Case	Corsair 4000D AF White / DeepCool CC560 WH
Audio Device(s)	Sony WH-CH720N / TV speakers
Power Supply	EVGA G2 750W / Fractal ION Gold 550W
Mouse	Razer Basilisk / Logitech G400s
Keyboard	Roccat Vulcan 121 AIMO / NOS C450 Mini Pro
VR HMD	Oculus Rift CV1
Software	Windows 11 Pro / Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	They run Crysis

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)	Sapphire Radeon RX 590 Nitro+ SE (Wishes for RX 9070 XT Pulse) \| 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

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