What's your latest tech purchase?

freeagent · Apr 19, 2023

P4-630 said:
IIRC I have seen you using these fans before and I believe you even recommended me them a while ago.

So what's new.

You saw me using Phanteks before?

You sure that was me?

I’ve never owned anything Phanteks before. You are probably thinking of when I used to run 120x38s.

Super Firm Tofu · Apr 19, 2023

freeagent said:
You saw me using Phanteks before?

You sure that was me?

I’ve never owned anything Phanteks before. You are probably thinking of when I used to run 120x38s.

Pretty sure they’re thinking of tabascosauz with the Thermalright/T30 combo.

nomdeplume · Apr 19, 2023

I get the correlation between 120mm fans and water cooling.

Too bad they decided against making 140x30. The 10% are already buying new cases to (barely) fit 4xxx GPU or backwards mobo's. Why not join the party and make sure cases worth owning sit on any shelf or table lengthwise. Kidding aside, it would be good use of space devoted towards fitting rads for those who air cool. Lots and lots of positive pressure with only two relatively quiet fans pulling through filters in front panel.

Mindweaver · Apr 19, 2023

freeagent said:
Well, I stuck my hand behind a fin stack on my cooler, and I couldn't feel any air coming through

These RGB pretty fans look nice, sound nice, but they don't perform the way I want them to.

But If PS120SE can hang with my FC140 using those cheapo argb fans.. what can it do with good fans?

I will stick my NF-A14 3K's under the GPU.. don't really want to though... they are loud

I'm a big fan of phantek cases, but their fans are less than desired. They aren't bad fans. They just not great fans. lol but they are better than most fans that come with cases. I have been buying these CoolerMaster MasterFan MF120 Halo 3-in-1 Double Ring addressable RGB Lighting 120mm 3 pakcs. They are pretty decent fans. I like the rings.

Veseleil · Apr 19, 2023

nomdeplume said:
I get the correlation between 120mm fans and water cooling.

Too bad they decided against making 140x30. The 10% are already buying new cases to (barely) fit 4xxx GPU or backwards mobo's. Why not join the party and make sure cases worth owning sit on any shelf or table lengthwise. Kidding aside, it would be good use of space devoted towards fitting rads for those who air cool. Lots and lots of positive pressure with only two relatively quiet fans pulling through filters in front panel.

140x40mm fans would be nice.

freeagent · Apr 19, 2023

Veseleil said:
140x40mm fans would be nice.

140x38s exist, Delta makes some.. some are rated under 50db :cool:

Veseleil · Apr 19, 2023

freeagent said:
140x38s exist, Delta makes some.. some are rated under 50db

I'll keep that in mind for when I build a separate PC chamber to run all fans at 100%. No compromise cooling. Thought that kinda rises my adrenaline level.

bobbybluz · Apr 19, 2023

SilverStone FHP141's are 140 x 38. Dual speed, 171cfm on high speed. Great fans.

nomdeplume · Apr 19, 2023

freeagent said:
140x38s exist, Delta makes some.. some are rated under 50db

Somehow I suspect the design parameters of server fans could be improved upon for the consumer market.

Veseleil said:
No compromise cooling. Thought that kinda rises my adrenaline level.

Now you've got me all worked up over a Noctua 150x50 Chromax for my low profile cpu cooler.

To that end it would be utterly hilarious to print a gpu fan cover for a 3 slot to beyond slots card footprint conversion.

Klemc · Apr 19, 2023

Please tell me, good NVMe and enclosure COMBO ??

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M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure

www.orico.cc

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Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2 TB Specs

2 TB, TLC, PCIe 3.0 x4, M.2 2280

www.techpowerup.com

OR - IDK which flash/controller it will be

Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2 TB Specs

2 TB, TLC, PCIe 3.0 x4, M.2 2280

www.techpowerup.com

P4-630 · Apr 19, 2023

Klemc said:
Please tell me, good NVMe and enclosure COMBO ??

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M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure

M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure

www.orico.cc

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Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2 TB Specs

2 TB, TLC, PCIe 3.0 x4, M.2 2280

www.techpowerup.com

OR - IDK which flash/controller it will be

Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2 TB Specs

2 TB, TLC, PCIe 3.0 x4, M.2 2280

www.techpowerup.com

I use a Sabrent 2.5" SSD enclosure with SS 870 evo 500GB.

NVMe Enclosures

sabrent.com

Klemc · Apr 19, 2023

P4-630 said:
I use a Sabrent 2.5" SSD enclosure with SS 870 evo 500GB.

NVMe Enclosures

sabrent.com

Yes but price... and luckylly mine has two USB cables, like i need USB-C>C + USB-C>A

P4-630 · Apr 19, 2023

Klemc said:
Yes but price... and luckylly mine has two USB cables, like i need USB-C>C + USB-C>A

Didn't know you already bought an enclosure.

Klemc · Apr 19, 2023

P4-630 said:
Didn't know you already bought an enclosure.

Oh, yes, i have time to cancel... that's why i ask, i added two ??

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EDIT, oh my, there is a lot of videos and all with Samsung all EVO versions...

So the question is answered !!

SN2716057 · Apr 20, 2023

Yay, my (self-bought) b-day present has arrived! I wanted consistent audio for all my pc's for a long time. So I bought the Schiit Modi Plus (3rd gen). And wow, does it sound great! And simple to use, just usb data/power (in) and rcs out and BOOM audio. No more software needed..purrrrfect.

Only now I wait for the Schiit Magni Plus to be back in stock..

Sorry headphones.

PS: Damn camera bleeding. I only use usb data/power atm.
PPS: the Xonar Essence STX pci-e card still function so it ain't going away. But maybe I'll sell it..maybe.

FreedomEclipse · Apr 20, 2023

(now to go scream at my bank manager)

SN2716057 · Apr 20, 2023

And also got this Fulla E

I will use this for my laptop.

Veseleil · Apr 20, 2023

That's some nice Schiit right there @SN2716057

maxfly · Apr 20, 2023

FrozenCPU goodies came yesterday

2 boxes of Primochill lrt, onyx black tubing
2 more Koolance pmp 450s
12 Swiftech compression fittings
4 Swiftech 45s
Annnd, I think I've scratched the itch for a while.

Mindweaver · Apr 21, 2023

Wow, I got my ASUS TUF RTX 4070 Ti today. I just finished installing it and benchmarking it with 3dmark. I haven't even overclocked it yet and wow check it out!

oxrufiioxo · Apr 21, 2023

Mindweaver said:
Wow, I got my ASUS TUF RTX 4070 Ti today. I just finished installing it and benchmarking it with 3dmark. I haven't even overclocked it yet and wow check it out!

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Tuf cards have gotten pretty nice I actually like the way they look more than the Strix for this generation.

Mindweaver · Apr 21, 2023

oxrufiioxo said:
Tuf cards have gotten pretty nice I actually like the wsy they look more than the Strix for this generation.

Yeah I am really impressed with these cards. My nephew bought the OC version of this card and oddly enough my non OC card is clocked higher than his card? lol

bobbybluz · Apr 21, 2023

10 140mm black fan grilles, 12 120mm black fan grilles and a 4oz tube of Arctic MX-6 off Amazon. I really have to stay away from Amazon after my pain meds kick in.

Seriously, though, I think the black grilles look better on black fans than chrome ones do and I can put nearly all of them to use immediately. The total average cost for all 22 was $1.75 each including tax. Free next day shipping with Prime. I wanted to give the MX-6 a try and since I still have two Arctic AIO's I have to put the updated gasket kits in (and one I already did that's not installed on anything at the moment) I thought this was a good time to get some.

oxrufiioxo · Apr 21, 2023

Mindweaver said:
Yeah I am really impressed with these cards. My nephew bought the OC version of this card and oddly enough my non OC card is clocked higher than his card? lol

The oc models of pretty much any ada card are kinda a joke when just looking at clocks I think my 4090 is like 30mhz over reference :laugh:

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My beast mode recent ada purchase lol

I scored 40 871 in Fire Strike Extreme

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 x 1, 32768 MB, 64-bit Windows 10}

www.3dmark.com

Chomiq · Apr 21, 2023

€74.20 with voucher.

That's from Amazon.de if anyone is interested.

Processor	AMD R7 5800X3D
Motherboard	Asus Crosshair VIII Dark Hero
Cooling	Thermalright Frozen Edge 360, 3x TL-B12 V2, 2x TL-B12 V1
Memory	2x8 G.Skill Trident Z Royal 3200C14, 2x8GB G.Skill Trident Z Black and White 3200 C14
Video Card(s)	Zotac 4070 Ti Trinity OC
Storage	WD SN850 1TB, SN850X 2TB, SN770 1TB
Display(s)	LG 50UP7100
Case	Fractal Torrent Compact
Audio Device(s)	JBL Bar 700
Power Supply	Seasonic Vertex GX-1000, Monster HDP1800
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero
Keyboard	Logitech G213
VR HMD	Oculus 3
Software	Yes
Benchmark Scores	Yes

Processor	Intel i5 8400
Motherboard	Asus Prime H370M-Plus/CSM
Cooling	Scythe Big Shuriken & Noctua NF-A15 HS-PWM chromax.black.swap
Memory	8GB Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4-2400
Video Card(s)	ROG-STRIX-GTX1060-O6G-GAMING
Storage	1TB 980 Pro
Display(s)	Samsung UN55KU6300F
Case	Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 3
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex III 750w
Software	W11 Pro

System Name	Tower of Power / Delliverance
Processor	i7 14700K / i9-14900K
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix Z690-A Gaming WiFi D4 / Z690
Cooling	CM MasterLiquid ML360 Mirror ARGB Close-Loop AIO / Air
Memory	CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4 3600 / DDR5 2x 16gb
Video Card(s)	ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti / GeForce RTX 4080
Storage	4x Samsung 980 Pro 1TB M.2, 2x Crucial 1TB SSD / NVM3 PC801 SK hynix 1TB
Display(s)	Samsung 32" Odyssy G5 Gaming 144hz 1440p, 2x LG HDR 32" 60hz 4k / 2x LG HDR 32" 60hz 4k
Case	Phantek "400A" / Dell XPS 8960
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC4080 / Sound Blaster X1
Power Supply	Corsair RM Series RM750 / 750w
Mouse	Razer Deathadder V3 Hyperspeed Wireless / Glorious Gaming Model O 2 Wireless
Keyboard	Glorious GMMK with box-white switches / Keychron K6 pro with blue swithes
VR HMD	Quest 3 (512gb) + Rift S + HTC Vive + DK1
Software	Windows 11 Pro x64 / Windows 11 Pro x64
Benchmark Scores	Yes

System Name	Purple Haze \| Vacuum Box
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D (-30 CO) \| Intel® Xeon® E3-1241 v3
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk Max \| Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD5H
Cooling	Dark Rock 4 Pro, P14, P12, T30 case fans \| 212 Evo & P12 PWM PST x2, Arctic P14 & P12 case fans
Memory	32GB Ballistix (Micron E 19nm) CL16 @3733MHz \| 32GB HyperX Beast 2400MHz (XMP)
Video Card(s)	AMD 6900XTXH ASRock OC Formula & Phanteks T30x3 \| AMD 5700XT Sapphire Nitro+ & Arctic P12x2
Storage	ADATA SX8200 Pro 1TB, Toshiba P300 3TB x2 \| Kingston A400 120GB, Fanxiang S500 Pro 256GB
Display(s)	TCL C805 50" 2160p 144Hz VA miniLED, Mi 27" 1440p 165Hz IPS, AOC 24G2U 1080p 144Hz IPS
Case	Modded MS Industrial Titan II Pro RGB \| Heavily Modded Cooler Master Q500L
Audio Device(s)	Audient iD14 MKII, Adam Audio T8Vs, Bloody M550, HiFiMan HE400se, Tascam TM-80, DS4 v2
Power Supply	Rosewill Capstone 1000M \| Enermax Revolution X't 730W (both with P14 fans)
Mouse	Logitech G305, Bloody A91, Amazon basics, Logitech M187
Keyboard	Redragon K530, Bloody B930, Epomaker TH80 SE, BTC 9110
Software	W10 LTSC 21H2

Processor	AMD R7 5800X3D
Motherboard	Asus Crosshair VIII Dark Hero
Cooling	Thermalright Frozen Edge 360, 3x TL-B12 V2, 2x TL-B12 V1
Memory	2x8 G.Skill Trident Z Royal 3200C14, 2x8GB G.Skill Trident Z Black and White 3200 C14
Video Card(s)	Zotac 4070 Ti Trinity OC
Storage	WD SN850 1TB, SN850X 2TB, SN770 1TB
Display(s)	LG 50UP7100
Case	Fractal Torrent Compact
Audio Device(s)	JBL Bar 700
Power Supply	Seasonic Vertex GX-1000, Monster HDP1800
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero
Keyboard	Logitech G213
VR HMD	Oculus 3
Software	Yes
Benchmark Scores	Yes

System Name	"The black one in the dining room" / "The Latest One"
Processor	Intel Xeon E5 2699 V4 22c/44t / i7 14700K @5.8GHz
Motherboard	Asus X99 Deluxe / ASRock Z790 Steel Legend WiFi
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer II 240 w/4 Silverstone FM121 fans / Arctic LF II 280 w Silverstone FHP141's
Memory	64GB G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 (8x8) / 96GB G.Skill Trident Z5 DDR5 6400
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 1080 Ti FTW3 / Asus Tuff OC 4090 24GB
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo Plus, 1TB Samsung 860, 4 Western Digital 2TB / 2TB Solidigm P44 Pro & more.
Display(s)	43" Samsung 8000 series 4K / 50" Vizio M-series 4K
Case	Modded Corsair Carbide 500R / Modded Corsair Graphite 780 T
Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar Essence STX/ Asus Xonar Essence STX II
Power Supply	Corsair AX1200i / Seasonic Prime GX-1300
Mouse	Logitech Performance MX, Microsoft Intellimouse Optical 3.0
Keyboard	Logitech K750 Solar, Logitech K800
Software	Win 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 IoT / Win 11 Enterprise IoT LTSC 24H2
Benchmark Scores	https://www.passmark.com/baselines/V11/display.php?id=202122048229

System Name	KLM
Processor	7800X3D
Motherboard	B-650E-E Strix
Cooling	Arctic Cooling III 280
Memory	16x2 Fury Renegade 6000-32
Video Card(s)	4070-ti PNY
Storage	500+512+8+8+2+1+1+2+256+8+512+2
Display(s)	VA 32" 4K@60 - OLED 27" 2K@240
Case	4000D Airflow
Audio Device(s)	Edifier 1280Ts
Power Supply	Shift 1000
Mouse	502 Hero
Keyboard	K68
Software	EMDB
Benchmark Scores	0>1000

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	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	DarnGosh Edition
Processor	AMD 7800X3D
Motherboard	MSI X670E GAMING PLUS
Cooling	Thermalright AM5 Contact Frame + Phantom Spirit 120SE
Memory	2x32GB G.Skill Trident Z5 NEO DDR5 6000 CL32-38-38-96
Video Card(s)	Asus Dual Radeon™ RX 6700 XT OC Edition
Storage	WD SN770 1TB (Boot)\| 2x 2TB WD SN770 (Gaming)\| 2x 2TB Crucial BX500\| 2x 3TB Toshiba DT01ACA300
Display(s)	LG GP850-B
Case	Corsair 760T (White) {1xCorsair ML120 Pro\|5xML140 Pro}
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha RX-V573\|Speakers: JBL Control One\|Auna 300-CN\|Wharfedale Diamond SW150
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus GX-850 80+ GOLD
Mouse	Logitech G502 X
Keyboard	Duckyshine Dead LED(s) III
Software	Windows 11 Home
Benchmark Scores	ლ(ಠ益ಠ)ლ

System Name	DadsBadAss
Processor	I7 13700k w/ HEATKILLER IV PRO Copper Nickel
Motherboard	MSI Z790 Tomahawk Wifi DDR4
Cooling	BarrowCH Boxfish 200mm-HWLabs SR2 420/GTX&GTS 360-BP Dual D5 MOD TOP- 2x Koolance PMP 450S
Memory	4x8gb HyperX Predator RGB DDR4 4000
Video Card(s)	Asrock 6800xt PG D w/ Byski A-AR6900XT-X
Storage	WD SN850x 1TB NVME M.2/Adata XPG SX8200 PRO 1TB NVMe M.2
Display(s)	Acer XG270HU
Case	ThermalTake X71 w/5 Noctua NF-A14 2000 IP67 PWM/3 Noctua NF-F12 2000 IP67 PWM/3 CorsairML120 Pro RGB
Audio Device(s)	Klipsch Promedia 2.1
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus PX-850 w/CableMod PRO ModMesh RT-Series Black/Blue
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Black Aluminun Mechanical Clicky Thing With Blue LEDs, hows that for a name?!
Software	Win11pro

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

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

What's your latest tech purchase?

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