What's your latest tech purchase?

oobymach · May 1, 2023

Ordered a backup hdd. WD Pro red hdd's are cmr, the regular red ones are smr.

wNotyarD said:
Isn't Canadinar the word?

Canadinero? Our money is all the colors of the rainbow so maybe Homodinero?

kapone32 · May 2, 2023

I got this today for a Client build $102 Canadian for 2 TB of SSD. I bought 2 so the client can have a 4TB Storage drive that is super fast. It is also great for me because it is hard to believe that you could get a 4TB SSD for $200.

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B08LKTXYNQ?smid=A26PVB3960EU85&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp&th=1

unwind-protect · May 2, 2023

2x 32 GB of DDR4 RAM for my Tiger Lake laptop. Let's hope the BIOS doesn't get in the way. Delivery within the next hours.

Psychoholic · May 2, 2023

Picked up a Vertical stack monitor stand for my 38" and 27" Monitors.
My 27" was off to the left, but due to the width of the 38" it seems much better mounted above.

Monitor Mount: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082845XM8?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1

Kinda nice when gaming on the 38, have a video, discord, monitoring, etc on the 27 up above.

mechtech · May 2, 2023

kapone32 said:
I got this today for a Client build $102 Canadian for 2 TB of SSD. I bought 2 so the client can have a 4TB Storage drive that is super fast. It is also great for me because it is hard to believe that you could get a 4TB SSD for $200.

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B08LKTXYNQ?smid=A26PVB3960EU85&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp&th=1

nice

I should put 2 of these in my NAS for the quiets, sad thing is the 1Gb network would botteneck it and not sure how they would be in a raid/nas environment?

And a single 4TB drive will cost way more than that, unfortunately...................

kapone32 · May 3, 2023

mechtech said:
nice

I should put 2 of these in my NAS for the quiets, sad thing is the 1Gb network would botteneck it and not sure how they would be in a raid/nas environment?

And a single 4TB drive will cost way more than that, unfortunately...................

Yep, I read reviews before I bought them and they were for the most part at least 4 stars so they should be good.

maxfly · May 3, 2023

Well, I couldn't help myself. FrozenCPU increased the discount to 75% off and I caved. Bought another batch of Bitspower 1/2x3/4in. fittings and some more tubing... it's just so cheap!!! I had to!!!

kapone32 · May 3, 2023

maxfly said:
Well, I couldn't help myself. FrozenCPU increased the discount to 75% off and I caved. Bought another batch of Bitspower 1/2x3/4in. fittings and some more tubing... it's just so cheap!!! I had to!!!

Too bad the Savings don't apply to Canada. Once you apply shipping it's over.

mechtech · May 3, 2023

kapone32 said:
Too bad the Savings don't apply to Canada. Once you apply shipping it's over.

Ya funny how cheaper to ship to Alaska than Canada a lot of times.

kapone32 · May 3, 2023

mechtech said:
Ya funny how cheaper to ship to Alaska than Canada a lot of times.

At least now we are starting see some nice prices for storage.

oobymach · May 5, 2023

New hdd is in, 14.55tb free on a 16tb drive, oof. In the process of backing up every drive in my pc.

AlwaysHope · May 5, 2023

Finally got around to upgrading my gaming rig now to AM5, glad I already have a kit of DD5 ready to go as well. But now the wait for the shipping!

A Computer Guy · May 5, 2023

lexluthermiester said:
Right. Also found this one. Kinda leaning toward it.

Amazon.com
I'm liking the Neon yellow/green.

I've been looking at various models of these off and on for the past few weeks. I haven't decided on one because they don't incorporate mounting the psu and don't use inserts (I worry about the acrylic threads cracking). Almost considering doing this as a getto mod workbench instead with these parts and at least I would have a nice carrying handle...

https://www.amazon.com/Chef-Craft-21590-Cutting-Bamboo/dp/B00440D3W4?th=1

https://www.amazon.com/Csdtylh-Male-Female-Standoff-Stainless-Assortment/dp/B06Y5TJXY1?th=1

https://www.amazon.com/Hilitchi-250-Pcs-Threaded-Embedment-Assortment/dp/B0784VYCYY (these aren't exactly the right kind but it might work tapping them in with a hammer, amazon choices for "metric threaded inserts for wood" weren't that great after about 15 minutes scrolling though options)

masterdeejay · May 5, 2023

Tesla P4 (GTX1080 Low profile 8Gb GDDR5) for SFF PC.

Performance is between GTX1060-1070, but still needs active cooling. No output. (needs extra video card, frame lag with old intel igp)
Review: Nvidia Tesla P4 and AMD RX 6400 – low profile graphics cards

INSTG8R · May 5, 2023

masterdeejay said:
Tesla P4 (GTX1080 Low profile 8Gb GDDR5) for SFF PC.
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Performance is between GTX1060-1070, but still needs active cooling. No output.

Neat!

oxrufiioxo said:
They were trying to give me a 14 pro max for free when I recently turned in my note 20 ultra and I couldn't do it IOS is just way too clunky for me. They can track me all they want IDGAF but IOS is where I draw the line

Wait so Android made by Google is okay?….I mean I’m typing on my iPad and while I do have some anti-tracking options that are on but both sides are being nosy…I don’t take sides tho I am pretty anti Google and it’s blacklisted on my PC but ironically I’m on the iPad 90% of the tIme. I am using FF tho it’s just really just reskinned Safari. My main reason for staying Apple is it’s just what I’ve used since the original 3G and once I got an iPad the sync between it and my iPhone 13(first flagship I’ve bought since the 5G that was replacing an 2020 SE) I’m kinda just hooked into the “ecosystem“ too far now. 50GB of Cloud Storage for a $1 is a no brainer because most of my storage is photos and memes…6K of photos I‘m way too lazy to clean up…

oxrufiioxo · May 5, 2023

INSTG8R said:
Wait so Android made by Google is okay?….I mean I’m typing on my iPad and while I do have some anti-tracking options that are on but both sides are being nosy…I don’t take sides tho I am pretty anti Google and it’s blacklisted on my PC but ironically I’m on the iPad 90% of the tIme. I am using FF tho it’s just really just reskinned Safari. My main reason for staying Apple is it’s just what I’ve used since the original 3G and once I got an iPad the sync between it and my iPhone 13(first flagship I’ve bought since the 5G that was replacing an 2020 SE) I’m kinda just hooked into the “ecosystem“ too far now. 50GB of Cloud Storage for a $1 is a no brainer because most of my storage is photos and memes…6K of photos I‘m way too lazy to clean up…

For the longest time I just alternated between android and ios devices it just got to the point where I couldn't stand ios anymore instead of getting a new ipad I grabbed a ROG Flow X13 so I don't have to use it period.

GerKNG · May 5, 2023

maxfly · May 5, 2023

Keeping with the current storage theme. I found myself completely out of SSDs and m.2s yesterday. So I had to scavenge the storage drive from my main rig GASP. No worries, I keep it backed up on an old wd blue 1tb

This here beauty will become my primary drive and the old Adata will go to storage duty...for now.

QuietBob · May 5, 2023

maxfly said:
Keeping with the current storage theme. I found myself completely out of SSDs and m.2s yesterday. So I had to scavenge the storage drive from my main rig GASP. No worries, I keep it backed up on an old wd blue 1tb This here beauty will become my primary drive and the old Adata will go to storage duty...for now.
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Welcome to the club! I performed an identical upgrade. And I kept another 1 TB SX8200 Pro for storage :toast:

unwind-protect · May 6, 2023

Here is the throughput I get out of my latest SSD purchase:

Code:

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    MB    M/sec %CPU    M/sec %CPU   M/sec %CPU      /sec  %CPU     /sec  %CPU
 49152    11.3   2.4   109.8  15.8     81.9  12.6   4529.3   6.8   198.0   1.8

Litzner · May 6, 2023

OCs quite a bit better then my previous set of 4x8 (32gb) of Dark Pro BDie. At about the same voltage I am at 3800CL14 vs 3800CL16. Probably not worth the $100 though, but I figured I was going to sit on this 5800X3D for awhile so I may as well buy it some nice things.

Klemc · May 6, 2023

Klemc said:
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When i "paid" it was told to be available in the next three/five days...

... i decided to cancel since it's now dated for 22 may (perhaps) then in may Corsair's Xeneon 27QHD240 will be available too...

oxrufiioxo · May 6, 2023

Klemc said:
When i "paid" it was told to be available in the next three/five days...

... i decided to cancel since it's now dated for 22 may (perhaps) then in may Corsair's Xeneon 27QHD240 will be available too...

Hopefully it's as good even though the LG has the same panel as the asus the asus is much better.

Not really overly sold on corsair monitors they've been over priced and meh compared to similarly priced ones.

Klemc · May 6, 2023

oxrufiioxo said:
Hopefully it's as good even though the LG has the same panel as the asus the asus is much better.

Not really overly sold on corsair monitors they've been over priced and meh compared to similarly priced ones.

I didn't know, if ever i cancel the cancel when they ask me for confirmation i will have the Asus by 22 may, as it loooks like we don't and perhaps won't have choice for OLED in 27" 1440p, i should keep the idea to buy the Asus tho

avidgamer121 · May 6, 2023

my brother bought these philips speakers for a steal deal of 1000 INR (original price is 10k) on amazon flash sale

System Name	New compy
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5800x3D
Motherboard	MSI MPG x570S EDGE MAX WiFi
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15S w. FHP141 + Xigmatek AOS XAF-F1451
Memory	32gb G.Skill Ripjaws V Samsung B-Die Dual Rank F4-4000C16D-32GVKA
Video Card(s)	ASUS TUF GAMING RTX 4070ti
Storage	17tb (8+4tb WD Black HDD's, 2+2+0.5+0.5tb M.2 SSD Drives) + 16tb WD Red Pro backup drive
Display(s)	Alienware AW2518H 24" 240hz, Sony X85K 43" 4k 120hz HDR TV
Case	Thermaltake Core v71
Audio Device(s)	iFi Nano Idsd Le, Creative T20 + T50, Sennheiser HD6Mix
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova G2 1000w
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero custom w. G900 scroll wheel mod, Rival 3 + Rival 3 wireless, JLab Epic Mouse
Keyboard	Corsair K68 RGB + K70 RGB + K57 RGB Wireless + Logitech G613
Software	Win 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	https://valid.x86.fr/s2y7ny

System Name	Best AMD Computer
Processor	AMD 7900X3D
Motherboard	Asus X670E E Strix
Cooling	In Win SR36
Memory	GSKILL DDR5 32GB 5200 30
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse 7900XT (Watercooled)
Storage	Corsair MP 700, Seagate 530 2Tb, Adata SX8200 2TBx2, Kingston 2 TBx2, Micron 8 TB, WD AN 1500
Display(s)	GIGABYTE FV43U
Case	Corsair 7000D Airflow
Audio Device(s)	Corsair Void Pro, Logitch Z523 5.1
Power Supply	Deepcool 1000M
Mouse	Logitech g7 gaming mouse
Keyboard	Logitech G510
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64 Steam. GOG, Uplay, Origin
Benchmark Scores	Firestrike: 46183 Time Spy: 25121

Processor	9950x
Motherboard	Asus Strix X870E-E
Cooling	Kraken Elite 280
Memory	32GB G.skill 6000mhz
Video Card(s)	Sapphire 7900XTX Pulse
Storage	1X 4TB MP700 Pro - 1 X 4TB SN850X
Display(s)	Samsung Odyssey 49" OLED
Case	Lian Li o11 Air Mini
Power Supply	Corsair RM1000x
Software	WIndows 11 Pro

Processor	Ryzen 5700x
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570S Aero G R1.1 BiosF5g
Cooling	Noctua NH-C12P SE14 w/ NF-A15 HS-PWM Fan 1500rpm
Memory	Micron DDR4-3200 2x32GB D.S. D.R. (CT2K32G4DFD832A)
Video Card(s)	AMD RX 6800 - Asus Tuf
Storage	Kingston KC3000 1TB & 2TB & 4TB Corsair MP600 Pro LPX
Display(s)	LG 27UL550-W (27" 4k)
Case	Be Quiet Pure Base 600 (no window)
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC1220-VB
Power Supply	SuperFlower Leadex V Gold Pro 850W ATX Ver2.52
Mouse	Mionix Naos Pro
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe with browns
Software	W10 22H2 Pro x64

System Name	Best AMD Computer
Processor	AMD 7900X3D
Motherboard	Asus X670E E Strix
Cooling	In Win SR36
Memory	GSKILL DDR5 32GB 5200 30
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse 7900XT (Watercooled)
Storage	Corsair MP 700, Seagate 530 2Tb, Adata SX8200 2TBx2, Kingston 2 TBx2, Micron 8 TB, WD AN 1500
Display(s)	GIGABYTE FV43U
Case	Corsair 7000D Airflow
Audio Device(s)	Corsair Void Pro, Logitch Z523 5.1
Power Supply	Deepcool 1000M
Mouse	Logitech g7 gaming mouse
Keyboard	Logitech G510
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64 Steam. GOG, Uplay, Origin
Benchmark Scores	Firestrike: 46183 Time Spy: 25121

What's your latest tech purchase?

oobymach

kapone32

unwind-protect

Psychoholic

mechtech

kapone32

maxfly

kapone32

mechtech

kapone32

oobymach

AlwaysHope

A Computer Guy

masterdeejay

Attachments

INSTG8R

Vanguard Beta Tester

oxrufiioxo

GerKNG

maxfly

QuietBob

unwind-protect

Litzner

Klemc

oxrufiioxo

Klemc

avidgamer121

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	Still not a thread ripper but pretty good.
Processor	Ryzen 9 7950x, Thermal Grizzly AM5 Offset Mounting Kit, Thermal Grizzly Extreme Paste
Motherboard	ASRock B650 LiveMixer (BIOS/UEFI version P3.08, AGESA 1.2.0.2)
Cooling	EK-Quantum Velocity, EK-Quantum Reflection PC-O11, D5 PWM, EK-CoolStream PE 360, XSPC TX360
Memory	Micron DDR5-5600 ECC Unbuffered Memory (2 sticks, 64GB, MTC20C2085S1EC56BD1) + JONSBO NF-1
Video Card(s)	XFX Radeon RX 5700 & EK-Quantum Vector Radeon RX 5700 +XT & Backplate
Storage	Samsung 4TB 980 PRO, 2 x Optane 905p 1.5TB (striped), AMD Radeon RAMDisk
Display(s)	2 x 4K LG 27UL600-W (and HUANUO Dual Monitor Mount)
Case	Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic Black (original model)
Audio Device(s)	Corsair Commander Pro for Fans, RGB, & Temp Sensors (x4)
Power Supply	Corsair RM750x
Mouse	Logitech M575
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe RGB MK.2
Software	Windows 10 Professional (64bit)
Benchmark Scores	RIP Ryzen 9 5950x, ASRock X570 Taichi (v1.06), 128GB Micron DDR4-3200 ECC UDIMM (18ASF4G72AZ-3G2F1)

System Name	Detox sleeper
Processor	Intel i9-7980XE@4,5Ghz
Motherboard	Asrock x299 Taichi XE (custom bios with ecc reg support, old microcode)
Cooling	Custom water: Alphacool XT45 1080 + 9xArctic P12, EK-D5 pump combo, EK Velocity D-RGB block
Memory	8x16Gb Hynix DJR ECC REG 3200@4000
Video Card(s)	Intel Iris XE Max (waiting for a Sapphire 7900XT Nitro)
Storage	Samsung PM9A1 1Tb + 2x PM981 512Gb + Kingston HyperX 480Gb + Samsung Evo 860 500Gb
Display(s)	HP ZR30W (30" 2560x1600 10 bit)
Case	Chieftec 1E0-500A-CT04 + AMD Sempron sticker
Audio Device(s)	Genius Cavimanus
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex 750w Platinum
Mouse	Logitech G400
Keyboard	IBM Model M122 (boltmod, micro pro usbc)
Software	Windows 11 Pro x64

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

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

Processor	5800X3D -30 CO
Motherboard	MSI B550 Tomahawk
Cooling	DeepCool Assassin III
Memory	32GB G.SKILL Ripjaws V @ 3800 CL14
Video Card(s)	ASRock MBA 7900XTX
Storage	1TB WD SN850X + 1TB ADATA SX8200 Pro
Display(s)	Dell S2721QS 4K60
Case	Cooler Master CM690 II Advanced USB 3.0
Audio Device(s)	Audiotrak Prodigy Cube Black (JRC MUSES 8820D) + CAL (recabled)
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime TX-750
Mouse	Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave
Keyboard	Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave
Software	Windows 10 Pro

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	Xpectra
Processor	Intel Core i3 10105F
Motherboard	Asrock H470M-HDV
Cooling	Cooler Master H410R RGB
Memory	Hynix 16GB (2x8) 2666Mhz DDR4 RAM
Video Card(s)	Zotac GTX 1050 Ti Mini
Storage	Crucial BX500 120GB+480GB, 1TB+2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM
Display(s)	HP 22es
Case	Chiptronex C100
Audio Device(s)	F&D F190X
Power Supply	Corsair CX550
Mouse	Zebronics Zeb-Comfort
Keyboard	TVS EGold Bharat
Software	Windows 11 24H2