What's your latest tech purchase?

lexluthermiester · Mar 16, 2023

GreiverBlade said:
but Master Chief said "NO!"

Becase we must respect The Master Chief!

Space Lynx · Mar 16, 2023

Ordered a Steam Deck on sale for $359, got a 256gb nvme drive for it for $29. Can't wait!

Athlonite · Mar 16, 2023

Athlonite said:
Just waiting for these to arrive
Lian Li PC-O11D XL ROG Dynamic ROG Edition
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And
DeepCool LT720 360mm AiO

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All for a lovely $664.04 Gougelandastani Plunckets

Well it has shown up so I might not be on here for a day while I transfer the innards of my RV02 unit over

droid-I · Mar 16, 2023

^pretty cool, show us some pictures when you have the transfer done (off topic, wonder why ROG naming is there, did not know there was a connection).

lexluthermiester · Mar 16, 2023

droid-I said:
(off topic, wonder why ROG naming is there, did not know there was a connection).

Pure marketing.

INSTG8R · Mar 17, 2023

lexluthermiester said:
Pure marketing.

Right? Just want to stick their name on anything that's actually decent, everybody loves a "ROG Tax"...

oxrufiioxo · Mar 17, 2023

lexluthermiester said:
Pure marketing.

Honestly all it does is make the glass side panel harder to clean.

Athlonite · Mar 17, 2023

droid-I said:
^pretty cool, show us some pictures when you have the transfer done (off topic, wonder why ROG naming is there, did not know there was a connection).

Yeah the ROG is a marketing ploy there isn't a difference between the standard O11D XL and the ROG versions other than ROG sticker on the glass

Shiz to go back in

Mobo in

All done and up n going

Calmmo · Mar 17, 2023

Athlonite said:
Yeah the ROG is a marketing ploy there isn't a difference between the standard O11D XL and the ROG versions other than ROG sticker on the glass

Naah im telling you man, ROG hardware detects the case and enters special auto XOC mode for free elite gains.

GerKNG · Mar 17, 2023

Same Panel as Dell S2721DGF / LG 27GL850-B for just 250 bucks! (have/had both. it's basically identical)

Shou Miko · Mar 17, 2023

GerKNG said:
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Same Panel as Dell S2721DGF / LG 27GL850-B for just 250 bucks! (have/had both. it's basically identical)

It's a good screen compared to Dell and LG plus it's way easier to remember the model name of :roll:

Norton · Mar 17, 2023

Athlonite said:
Shiz to go back in

Athlonite said:
All done and up n going

Where did you put the boots? :laugh:

Sweet build btw! :toast:

Athlonite · Mar 17, 2023

Norton said:
Where did you put the boots?

Sweet build btw!

I was so excited i completely forgot to peel the protective film off of the glass LOL but I was a little pissed with the condition of the cooler top as it has rub marks on it you don't see when it's on but they stick out like dogs bollocks when it's off as there was no plastic film to protect it

Norton · Mar 17, 2023

Athlonite said:
I was so excited i completely forgot to peel the protective film off of the glass LOL but I was a little pissed with the condition of the cooler top as it has rub marks on it you don't see when it's on but they stick out like dogs bollocks when it's off as there was no plastic film to protect it

You could try a bit of furniture polish on it, Lemon Pledge if it's available in your area. It may help clear up small scuffs/scratches but YMMV

Mac the Geek · Mar 18, 2023

Norton said:
Where did you put the boots?

Sweet build btw!

Everyone has a boot drive, I wanna know what he's using for storage!

Mussels · Mar 18, 2023

droid-I said:
(off topic, wonder why ROG naming is there, did not know there was a connection)

because a few of the asus boards go into E-ATX territory (and beyond) and this fits them, so they made a marketing deal about it
It's a case that became really well known by the techtubers, so having anything say ROG on the box leads to increased brand recognition (which asus then destroy by using ROG on shit products)

Athlonite · Mar 18, 2023

Norton said:
You could try a bit of furniture polish on it, Lemon Pledge if it's available in your area. It may help clear up small scuffs/scratches but YMMV

Yeah that was my first thought aswell but nope didn't work

Mac the Geek said:
Everyone has a boot drive, I wanna know what he's using for storage!

Why Socks ofcourse in raid pairs

sepheronx · Mar 18, 2023

Not a purchase but something I mentioned in the Dell/Alienware news thread about peripherals.

So I actually finally got through to someone from Dell who actually helped me after about 8 months. So they decided to accept the warranty on the broken alienware headset. I thought they were gonna send me the same model but they sent me the new model

Liviu Cojocaru · Mar 18, 2023

Lately I bought the below:
Crucial P5 Plus 2TB
SanDisk Extreme Pro 4TB
Edifier R2000DB
MAC Mini M1 2020 8GB RAM 256GB for the wife

droid-I · Mar 18, 2023

^ cool, Edifier speakers not seen here. They look a bit some Wharfedales.

Liviu Cojocaru · Mar 18, 2023

droid-I said:
^ cool, Edifier speakers not seen here. They look a bit some Wharfedales.

I am really happy with the sound to be honest, they were a steal at £86 brand new, I had these before a few years back and I was impressed , paid £189 back then.

Kodehawa · Mar 18, 2023

droid-I said:
^ cool, Edifier speakers not seen here. They look a bit some Wharfedales.

I also have a pair of Edifier speakers. They're neato. Not the same though, I've got a R1000T4

unwind-protect · Mar 18, 2023

Dual Broadwell Xeon (32 cores total, 80 PCIe lanes) with Noctua HSF, 4x 10 Gbit Ethernet and 256 GB RAM.

droid-I · Mar 18, 2023

^That is plenty :cool:

Chry · Mar 18, 2023

unwind-protect said:
Dual Broadwell Xeon (32 cores total, 80 PCIe lanes) with Noctua HSF, 4x 10 Gbit Ethernet and 256 GB RAM.

What will you use it for?

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	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	sleeper Compaq
Processor	Ryzen 5 3600
Motherboard	MSI B550M Pro-VDH WiFi
Cooling	ARCTIC Freezer 7 X, Nexus D12SL-12
Memory	PNY XLR8 Gaming 2x8GB 3200Mhz
Video Card(s)	Asus GTX750Ti GDDR5 2GB
Storage	XPG SX6000 Lite 128 M.2 NVMe, Seagate 500GB
Display(s)	Sony 32" bravia
Case	Compaq SR5700 series
Audio Device(s)	Samsung Pleomax S2-500B 2.1. Sennheiser hp.
Power Supply	SilverStone 500W Strider Essential ST50F-ES230 V2.0
Mouse	Logitech G1
Keyboard	Logitech 350
Software	Win11 Home

System Name	Hellbox 5.1(same case new guts)
Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Motherboard	MSI X570S MAG Torpedo Max
Cooling	TT Kandalf L.C.S.(Water/Air)EK Velocity CPU Block/Noctua EK Quantum DDC Pump/Res
Memory	2x16GB Gskill Trident Neo Z 3600 CL16
Video Card(s)	Powercolor Hellhound 7900XTX
Storage	970 Evo Plus 500GB 2xSamsung 850 Evo 500GB RAID 0 1TB WD Blue Corsair MP600 Core 2TB
Display(s)	Alienware QD-OLED 34” 3440x1440 144hz 10Bit VESA HDR 400
Case	TT Kandalf L.C.S.
Audio Device(s)	Soundblaster ZX/Logitech Z906 5.1
Power Supply	Seasonic TX~’850 Platinum
Mouse	G502 Hero
Keyboard	G19s
VR HMD	Oculus Quest 3
Software	Win 11 Pro x64

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

What's your latest tech purchase?

lexluthermiester

Space Lynx

Astronaut

Athlonite

droid-I

lexluthermiester

INSTG8R

Vanguard Beta Tester

oxrufiioxo

Athlonite

Calmmo

GerKNG

Shou Miko

Norton

Moderator - Returning from the Darkness

Athlonite

Norton

Moderator - Returning from the Darkness

Mac the Geek

Mussels

Freshwater Moderator

Athlonite

sepheronx

Liviu Cojocaru

droid-I

Liviu Cojocaru

Kodehawa

unwind-protect

droid-I

Chry

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

Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	ASRock B650E Steel Legend Wifi
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer III 280
Memory	2x16GB Corsair Vengeance RGB 6000 CL30 (A-Die)
Video Card(s)	RTX 4090 Gaming X Trio
Storage	1TB Samsung 990 PRO, 4TB Corsair MP600 PRO XT, 1TB WD SN850X, 4x4TB Crucial MX500
Display(s)	Alienware AW2725DF, LG 27GR93U, LG 27GN950-B
Case	Streacom BC1 V2 Black
Audio Device(s)	Bose Companion Series 2 III, Sennheiser GSP600 and HD599 SE - Creative Soundblaster X4
Power Supply	bequiet! Dark Power Pro 12 1500w Titanium
Mouse	Razer Deathadder V3
Keyboard	Razer Black Widow V3 TKL
VR HMD	Oculus Rift S
Software	~2000 Video Games

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

System Name	Main PC- Gamer- Main Cruncher/Folder and too many crunching/folding rigs
Processor	Ryzen 5900X- Ryzen 5950X- Ryzen 3950X and etc...
Motherboard	Asrock X570 Extreme4- MSI X570S Tomahawk MAX WiFi- MSI B450M Bazooka Max and etc...
Cooling	Noctua NH-U14S (dual fan)- EK 360 AIO with push/pull fans- Corsair H115i RGB Pro XT and etc...
Memory	2x16GB GSkill FlareX 3200/c14- 4x8GB Corsair Vengeance 3600/c16- 2x16GB Team 3600/c18 and etc..
Video Card(s)	MSI Gaming RX 6800- Asus RTX 3070 TUF OC- MSI Ventus GTX 1660Ti and etc...
Storage	Main PC (1TB WD SN850- 2TB PNY CS 3040- 2TB Seagate Firecuda) and etc...
Display(s)	Main PC (2x24" Dell UltraSharp U2414H)
Case	Phanteks P600s- Seasonic Q704- Fractal Meshify C and etc...
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z625 THX 2.1 speakers
Power Supply	EVGA 750 G3- SeaSonic DGC 750- EVGA P2 850 and etc...
Mouse	G300s
Keyboard	Corsair K65
VR HMD	N/A
Software	Windows 10 Pro or Ubuntu
Benchmark Scores	Why sit on the Bench when you can get in the game and Crunch!!!

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	PCGR
Processor	12400f
Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B660-I
Cooling	Stock Intel Cooler
Memory	2x16GB DDR5 5600 Corsair
Video Card(s)	Dell RTX 3080
Storage	1x 512GB Mmoment PCIe 3 NVME 1x 2TB Corsair S70
Display(s)	LG 32" 1440p
Case	Phanteks Evolve itx
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	750W Cooler Master sfx
Software	Windows 11

System Name	El Calpulator
Processor	AMD Ryzen R7 7800X3D
Motherboard	ASRock X670E Pro RS
Cooling	ArcticCooling Freezer 3 360ARGB AIO
Memory	32GB Corsair Vengance 6000Mhz C30
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 4080 Gaming Trio X @ 2925 / 23500 mhz
Storage	5TB nvme SSD + Synology DS115j NAS with 4TB HDD
Display(s)	Samsung G8 34" QD-OLED + Samsung 28" 4K 60hz UR550
Case	Montech King 95 PRO Blue
Audio Device(s)	SB X4+Logitech Z623 2.1+Astro A50 Wireless
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 1000W ATX 3.0 80+ Gold
Mouse	Logitech G502X Plus LightSpeed Hero Wireless plus Logitech G POWERPLAY Wireless Charging Mouse Pad
Keyboard	Logitech G915 LightSpeed Wireless
Software	Win 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Just enough

System Name	Shinano
Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Motherboard	ROG Strix B550-F GAMING WIFI II
Cooling	Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120SE
Memory	32GB DDR4 3200MHz
Video Card(s)	XFX RX 6700 10GB
Storage	970 EVO Plus 1TB \| A1000 480GB
Display(s)	Lenovo G27q-20 (1440p, 165Hz)
Case	NZXT H510
Audio Device(s)	Sony WH-1000XM4 \| Edifier R1000T4
Power Supply	SuperFlower Leadex Gold III 850W
Mouse	Logitech G305
Keyboard	IK75 v3 (QMK) \| HyperX Alloy Origins

Processor	Ryzen 5 7600X
Motherboard	Asus Proart B650
Cooling	Noctua U12S
Memory	Corsair Vengeance DDR5 32GB (2x16GB) 5600MHz C36 AMD Expo
Video Card(s)	Sapphire RX 7800 XT Nitro+
Storage	Samsung 990 Pro 1Tb
Case	Fractal Design Pop Silent
Audio Device(s)	Edifier r1900tII
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime Platinum 650W