What's your latest tech purchase?

TheLostSwede · May 24, 2023

Got an Aukey portable, 65 W USB-PD battery pack, so I can charge my notebook away from a wall socket if need be. It doesn't quite seem to reach 65 W output, but it charged my notebook from 30% to full no problem, but not much juice left in the battery.

DAPUNISHER · May 24, 2023

Just ordered
Silicon Power 2TB UD90 NVMe 4.0 Gen4 PCIe M.2 SSD R/W up to 5,000/4,800 MB/s - $84

Intel ARC A750 LE - $199

Klemc · May 24, 2023

Shou Miko said:
You got a link for these enclosures? I am a Orico fan have one of their docking stations and 2x3.5" enclosures they always work when you plug them in and do a awesome job even transfer speeds are amazing.

They are the only in Aluminium+ABS instead ABS only... i found on Amazon FR : it's called 2588C3(-V1), link lists also pink as i can view.

Aluminium is not listed in top page specs, it's at bottom specs only.

gurusmi · May 24, 2023

I'm building a new rig. Running on Wondows and Linux. It has to be fine for developing software on Lazarus ans Visual Studio. I started the sourcing a bit ago. The last i bought was the motherboard. It is a Asus ProArt X670E... Next there will be some stuff extending my EKWB Watercooling system.

Space Lynx · May 24, 2023

I'm picking up my CPAP sleep apnea machine today, I guess that counts as a tech purchase.

Everyone I have talked to that has one prescribed by a Doctor has told me it improved their energy levels and memory retention/recall. I hope I get similar results. Doctor gave me a sleep study recently and said I need one.

:sleep:

tabascosauz · May 24, 2023

✓ doesn't take two weeks to ship because Samsung is not a miser and free shipping = Fedex Overnight
✓ S23 is actually fast unlike a certain turd
✓ 8 Gen 2 doesn't get hot the moment you start doing anything
✓ already nearing 1hr SOT per 10% during setup phase and installing apps

Normally this is where I'd shit on oneUI for being bloated and not AOSP, but it actually comes with a bunch of useful features usually only found in custom ROMs, so Pixel's vacuous take on AOSP is just plain embarrassing

AusWolf · May 24, 2023

A friend asked me to clean and sell his old gaming rig with a 7700K in it. After a little search, I found an MSi B250M Mortar with an i5 7500 on ebay for 60 quid, so I'm gonna keep the board and my friend's 7700K, and sell his PC with the 7500 instead. The board is a little bent in one corner (see picture below), but it was listed as fully working, which I hope is true. I'm not sure what I'm gonna do with it, yet - I'm thinking about downgrading my HTPC and selling the 11700 + B560M combo that I currently have. Or maybe I'll keep it as a backup in case something fails, we'll see. One thing is for sure: having an Intel 7700K and an AMD 7700X in my arsenal is so cool!

Shou Miko · May 25, 2023

tabascosauz said:
✓ doesn't take two weeks to ship because Samsung is not a miser and free shipping = Fedex Overnight
✓ S23 is actually fast unlike a certain turd
✓ 8 Gen 2 doesn't get hot the moment you start doing anything
✓ already nearing 1hr SOT per 10% during setup phase and installing apps

Normally this is where I'd shit on oneUI for being bloated and not AOSP, but it actually comes with a bunch of useful features usually only found in custom ROMs, so Pixel's vacuous take on AOSP is just plain embarrassing

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Looks good with the specs too, sadly I am not switching back to Android even the new Sony Xperia 1 Mark 5 looks interesting but with the national security apps we have in my country and such custom roms because they need rooted access is not working.

So I am staying on iOS because of my friends and some family just easier being in the same environment than in another one.

AlwaysHope · May 25, 2023

Upgraded game drive to 2TB & made sure the PCIe4 bus is saturated with read/write speeds.

AusWolf · May 25, 2023

AlwaysHope said:
Upgraded game drive to 2TB & made sure the PCIe4 bus is saturated with read/write speeds.
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I wonder what the "Cool down 9%" logo means.

Klemc · May 25, 2023

Shou Miko said:
You got a link for these enclosures? I am a Orico fan have one of their docking stations and 2x3.5" enclosures they always work when you plug them in and do a awesome job even transfer speeds are amazing.

Tomorrow delivery, i will do imagings of one of this.

lmille16 · May 25, 2023

AusWolf said:
I wonder what the "Cool down 9%" logo means.

It was such a bizarre thing to put on the box so I had to look it up out of curiosity. 9% better heat dissipation due to the graphene heat spreader...... supposedly

Space Lynx · May 25, 2023

i was considering 3 years of game pass ultimate with xbox live gold trick
apparently 12 months of xbox live gold once converted to game pass ultimate converts to 4 months now instead of 12 months.
well there goes that plan down the drain. looks like M$ finally changed it
thats what several reviews on Amazon are saying for xbox live gold 12 month anyway
if you sort reviews by most recent

so that was going to be my latest tech purchase... 3 years of xbox live gold converted to 3 years of pc game pass. but yeah not going to do it, not worth the risk of only getting 4 months. damn you M$

GreiverBlade · May 25, 2023

YEAH...

also tomorrow i receive a pair of beans in a jewel box ... (i'm sure a few will know what i mean ... )

kapone32 · May 25, 2023

GreiverBlade said:
YEAH...
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also tomorrow i receive a pair of beans in a jewel box ... (i'm sure a few will know what i mean ... )

I was seriously looking at this this morning, I am torn between this and Miasma.

AlwaysHope · May 26, 2023

AusWolf said:
I wonder what the "Cool down 9%" logo means.

Yeah I know but I never have issues with temps on my M.2 drives. The motherboards I use come with their dedicated heatsinks for that anyway & the systems are always in well ventilated cases.

mechtech · May 26, 2023

Does a car lighter usb plug count?? My wife stole my last one and my last one before that and my last one before that and lost them all. I’m thinking of painting some ‘male parts’ on this one so she doesn’t take it. :|

Mac the Geek · May 26, 2023

mechtech said:
Does a car lighter usb plug count?? My wife stole my last one and my last one before that and my last one before that and lost them all. I’m thinking of painting some ‘male parts’ on this one so she doesn’t take it. :|

I fight that battle over USB cables. They disappear, then they get found in my wife's purse, then they get lost, then my wife asks me why she can't find any USB cables, then I have to hit the "order it again" button on Amazon. It's the circle of life.

Space Lynx · May 26, 2023

7900 xt reference card. just ordered one.

got some medical news today, unfortunately I am not going anywhere this summer and have about 5 more medical appointments spread out over the summer.

so I said fuck it, you only live once. my 5800x3d and 7900 xt are going to be great pairing. game on mates! :rockout:

also, are all reference 7900's the same? so if one from sapphire or xfx is reference 7900 xt, is it any different at all from buying it from amd.com? bit confused by how that works. anyways, i ordered a reference one.

wNotyarD · May 26, 2023

Space Lynx said:
also, are all reference 7900's the same? so if one from sapphire or xfx is reference 7900 xt, is it any different at all from buying it from amd.com? bit confused by how that works. anyways, i ordered a reference one.

I was gonna say they have different stickers, but it seems like both MBA 7900 XT and XTX cards don't have any on them. So only different branding on the box, I guess.

TheLostSwede · May 26, 2023

Picked this up for the equivalent of $65.

tabascosauz · May 26, 2023

Space Lynx said:
7900 xt reference card. just ordered one.

got some medical news today, unfortunately I am not going anywhere this summer and have about 5 more medical appointments spread out over the summer.

so I said fuck it, you only live once. my 5800x3d and 7900 xt are going to be great pairing. game on mates!

also, are all reference 7900's the same? so if one from sapphire or xfx is reference 7900 xt, is it any different at all from buying it from amd.com? bit confused by how that works. anyways, i ordered a reference one.

Physically there shouldn't be any difference. Just that the product is then warrantied by the vendor instead of AMD store.

I don't recall there being a sticker on my XT MBA. Maybe there's one on the PCB under the backplate? Only the regulatory information printed on the PCIe bracket, but there's a spot on the PCB where a S/N sticker might go.

MBA cooler is not quite as stout at cooling and idle fan stop not as consistent, but a bit of case airflow directed at it (esp. bottom intakes) should help out massively. A bit of extra fan speed on a custom curve in Wattman also goes a long way :toast:

GreiverBlade · May 26, 2023

kapone32 said:
I was seriously looking at this this morning, I am torn between this and Miasma.

go for it! (or both ... Miasma seems interesting too ... it looks like Troubleshooter which is also a T-SRPG )

GreiverBlade said:
also tomorrow i receive a pair of beans in a jewel box ... (i'm sure a few will know what i mean ... )

aye!

here goes:

all the good it can be[an] organic, low power requirement and DELICIOUS! can fix anything in a jiffy! errr.... in a chilli i mean ...

well ... i like the AKG sound signature, they are not bad as i thought in term of wearing ... they add some options to my S23 and they were in promo (35chf instead of the actual 65chf price, iirc at launch they were 149chf) can be a good alternative when i don't want, awesome sounding, borderline perfection, 80hrs+ autonomy, cans, that the Edifier Stax Spirit S3 are, on my head, plus they are quite discreet.

AusWolf · May 26, 2023

GreiverBlade said:
here goes:
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all the good it can be[an] organic, low power requirement and DELICIOUS! can fix anything in a jiffy! errr.... in a chilli i mean ...

well ... i like the AKG sound signature, they are not bad as i thought in term of wearing ... they add some options to my S23 and they were in promo (35chf instead of the actual 65chf price, iirc at launch they were 149chf) can be a good alternative when i don't want, awesome sounding, borderline perfection, 80hrs+ autonomy, cans, that the Edifier Stax Spirit S3 are, on my head, plus they are quite discreet.

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I honestly had no idea what you meant "beans in a jewel box". Looking at the first picture, I started to wonder if it's serious, and what good a pair of beans can be. Now I get it. :laugh:

Seriously though, AKG is good. I have a pair of earphones and headphones from them as well. I also bought a pair of relatively cheap Jlab Bluetooth "beans" not long ago, but they don't compare. Not to mention they drop connection intermittently, which is annoying. Nothing beats good old cable connections, imo.

dgianstefani · May 26, 2023

Got a custom cut 20 W/mK thermal pad set for my GPU, considering repasting when I install with the new Conductonaut Extreme which is supposedly 30% better than the old Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut, if I can ever find it in stock.

I'll add a post with pictures and temperature results before/after when both arrive.

System Name	Overlord Mk MLI
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X670E Aorus Master
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 SE with offsets
Memory	32GB Team T-Create Expert DDR5 6000 MHz @ CL30-34-34-68
Video Card(s)	Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Phantom GS
Storage	1TB Solidigm P44 Pro, 2 TB Corsair MP600 Pro, 2TB Kingston KC3000
Display(s)	Acer XV272K LVbmiipruzx 4K@160Hz
Case	Fractal Design Torrent Compact
Audio Device(s)	Corsair Virtuoso SE
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 850 W
Mouse	Logitech G502 Lightspeed
Keyboard	Corsair K70 Max
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	https://valid.x86.fr/yfsd9w

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	Naboo (2019)
Processor	AMD 3800x
Motherboard	Gigabyte Aorus Master V1 (X470)
Cooling	individual EKWB/Heatkiller loop
Memory	4*8 GB 3600 Corsair Vengeance
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse 5700XT
Storage	SSD 1TB PCIe 4.0x4, 2 TB PCIe 3.0
Display(s)	2*WQHD
Case	Lian Li O11 Rog
Audio Device(s)	Hifiman, Topping DAC/KHV
Power Supply	Seasonic 850W Gold
Mouse	Logitech MX2, Logitech MX Ergo Trackball
Keyboard	Cherry Stream Wireless, Logitech MX Keys
Software	Linux Mint "Vera" Cinnamon

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	ab┃ob
Processor	7800X3D┃5800X3D
Motherboard	B650E PG-ITX┃X570 Impact
Cooling	NH-U12A + T30┃AXP120-x67
Memory	64GB 6400CL32┃32GB 3600CL14
Video Card(s)	RTX 4070 Ti Eagle┃RTX A2000
Storage	8TB of SSDs┃1TB SN550
Case	Caselabs S3┃Lazer3D HT5

What's your latest tech purchase?

TheLostSwede

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Moderator

AusWolf

Shou Miko

AlwaysHope

AusWolf

Klemc

lmille16

Space Lynx

Astronaut

GreiverBlade

kapone32

AlwaysHope

mechtech

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wNotyarD

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GreiverBlade

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dgianstefani

TPU Proofreader

System Name	Nebulon B
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	MSi PRO B650M-A WiFi
Cooling	be quiet! Dark Rock 4
Memory	2x 24 GB Corsair Vengeance DDR5-4800
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT 12 GB
Storage	2 TB Corsair MP600 GS, 2 TB Corsair MP600 R2
Display(s)	Dell S3422DWG, 7" Waveshare touchscreen
Case	Kolink Citadel Mesh black
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z333 2.1 speakers, AKG Y50 headphones
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime GX-750
Mouse	Logitech MX Master 2S
Keyboard	Logitech G413 SE
Software	Bazzite (Fedora Linux) KDE

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	Intel Core i5-3570k @ 4.2ghz
Motherboard	ASRock z77 Fatal1ty Professional-M
Cooling	Corsair Hydro H90
Memory	16gb G.Skill Ripjaws X Series DDR3-1333
Video Card(s)	MSI Armour GTX 1070Ti
Storage	Western Digital Blue SATA III SSD 1TB
Display(s)	Gigabyte M27Q
Case	Corsair Obsidian 350d
Power Supply	Corsair TX750

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

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	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	G-Station 1.17 FINAL
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X470 Aorus Gaming 7 WiFi
Cooling	DeepCool AK620 Digital
Memory	Asgard Bragi DDR4-3600CL14 2x16GB
Video Card(s)	Sapphire PULSE RX 7900 XTX
Storage	240GB Samsung 840 Evo, 1TB Asgard AN2, 2TB Hiksemi FUTURE-LITE, 320GB+1TB 7200RPM HDD
Display(s)	Samsung 34" Odyssey OLED G8
Case	Thermaltake Level 20 MT
Audio Device(s)	Astro A40 TR + MixAmp
Power Supply	Cougar GEX X2 1000W
Mouse	Razer Viper Ultimate
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman Elite (Red)
Software	Windows 11 Pro

System Name	Silent
Processor	Ryzen 7800X3D @ 5.15ghz BCLK OC, TG AM5 High Performance Heatspreader
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix X670E-I, chipset fans replaced with Noctua A14x25 G2
Cooling	Optimus Block, HWLabs Copper 240/40 + 240/30, D5/Res, 4x Noctua A12x25, 1x A14G2, Mayhems Ultra Pure
Memory	32 GB Dominator Platinum 6150 MT 26-36-36-48, 56.6ns AIDA, 2050 FCLK, 160 ns tRFC, active cooled
Video Card(s)	RTX 3080 Ti Founders Edition, Conductonaut Extreme, 18 W/mK MinusPad Extreme, Corsair XG7 Waterblock
Storage	Intel Optane DC P1600X 118 GB, Samsung 990 Pro 2 TB
Display(s)	32" 240 Hz 1440p Samsung G7, 31.5" 165 Hz 1440p LG NanoIPS Ultragear, MX900 dual gas VESA mount
Case	Sliger SM570 CNC Aluminium 13-Litre, 3D printed feet, custom front, LINKUP Ultra PCIe 4.0 x16 white
Audio Device(s)	Audeze Maxwell Ultraviolet w/upgrade pads & LCD headband, Galaxy Buds 3 Pro, Razer Nommo Pro
Power Supply	SF750 Plat, full transparent custom cables, Sentinel Pro 1500 Online Double Conversion UPS w/Noctua
Mouse	Razer Viper Pro V2 8 KHz Mercury White w/Tiger Ice Skates & Pulsar Supergrip tape
Keyboard	Wooting 60HE+ module, TOFU-R CNC Alu/Brass, SS Prismcaps W+Jellykey, LekkerV2 mod, TLabs Leath/Suede
Software	Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 24H2
Benchmark Scores	Legendary