What's your latest tech purchase?

sirbaili · Jul 13, 2023

KrazyT said:
Man, you're living a life full of danger !

I wish. Its not the first product I have purchased there. 35$ waterblock for AM4 - the difference from XSPC Raystorm Pro - about 2- Degrees Celsius. I have waterblock from Bykski for Radeon VII too - 35 Idle 65-68 Hotspot max temps. and numerous compression and other fittings.

WhitetailAni · Jul 13, 2023

Replacement keyboard for my MacBook2,1.

Frick · Jul 13, 2023

lemonadesoda said:
Yes. Physical knobs, sockets, switches, lights, meters, sliders. No need to explain,

It was for a live performance, no software for that. Turns out the venue has a good power mixer, so no need for it.

Blaeza · Jul 13, 2023

Street Fighter 6 and Wonderboy 3 the dragons trap. Both epic.

InVasMani · Jul 13, 2023

SF6 looks like fun. Career mode looked like a interesting twist on the series as well.

Macro Device · Jul 13, 2023

I will do science. Trust me, I'm an engineer.

wNotyarD · Jul 13, 2023

Beginner Micro Device said:
I will do science. Trust me, I'm an engineer.

You do what you must because you can

freeagent · Jul 14, 2023

It aint no 4080.. and it aint even pretty

wNotyarD · Jul 14, 2023

freeagent said:
It aint no 4080.. and it aint even pretty

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I actually like Zotac's design for the 4000 series. Despite the jokes that they look like the rounded SpongeBob, it's at least some fresh air in the midst of all the chonky bricks.

freeagent · Jul 14, 2023

wNotyarD said:
I actually like Zotac's design for the 4000 series. Despite the jokes that they look like the rounded SpongeBob, it's at least some fresh air in the midst of all the chonky bricks.

And it was cheap!

Well.. relatively. It will be fine.. worst case I have to open it up and use a good thermal interface. But it will be in my little Torrent, so it should be ok..

Macro Device · Jul 14, 2023

freeagent said:
open it up and use a good thermal interface

Does it not break your warranty? I mean, either UV the crap outta the card or commit to RMA. Innit the reason people buy BNIB from retailers?

freeagent · Jul 14, 2023

Beginner Micro Device said:
Does it not break your warranty? I mean, either UV the crap outta the card or commit to RMA. Innit the reason people buy BNIB from retailers?

I honestly don't think I will have a problem with it. I have had a Zotac Amp Extreme before, and it was an awesome card.. been awhile since I rolled with Zotac, I don't have anything bad to say about them. Plus its not like the card is a power monger.. it should be ok..

Macro Device · Jul 14, 2023

freeagent said:
its not like the card is a power monger

Anything eating more than 200 W is a power monger for me. But yeah, I've never seen a 4070 Ti with a weak cooling solution, be it Zotac or not, so yeah, you're most likely gonna be fine.

Mussels · Jul 14, 2023

Shou Miko said:
Nice controller it looks like a mix between nes and playstation.

8BitDo make controllers for multi platform use, and adaptors to cross-platform with them

That crossover look is intentional on their part, i use an adaptor to let me use switch pro controllers on windows - and my xbox elite S2 controller on switch

AusWolf · Jul 14, 2023

Beginner Micro Device said:
Anything eating more than 200 W is a power monger for me.

I agree. Also, anything above £400 is a money pit. Even though, I buy lots of cheaper stuff just to satisfy my curiosity, so I spend more than that in the end for everything combined. :laugh:

kurosagi01 · Jul 14, 2023

Frick said:
This is many months worth of stuff (not pictured is a bass amp). Two routers because my old TP-Link Archer C20 (the cheapest one they had!) is on its way out and so is my parents network stuff, so the Asus is for them. The mouse was because there was talks they they would be discontinued, and it was on a sale, the 8bitdo pad because I wanted a better pad and it was on sale (it didn't help though, as the main game I want to play with it - Dreamfall: The Longest Journey - doesn't recognise it). The mixer because I needed a mixer but it turned out that I didn't need it, the Zoom H1 because I wanted a decent USB microphone and that is it.

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Is that a Intellimouse Pro I see there?

I have had mine for nearly 3 years now and it hasn't let me down.
Compared to my bro who has gone through 3 Corsair mouse in that space.
Also going by the current trend, people prefer lightweight mouse and the intellimouse is not light at all but it doesn't bother me at all.

Frick · Jul 14, 2023

kurosagi01 said:
Is that a Intellimouse Pro I see there? I have had mine for nearly 3 years now and it hasn't let me down.
Compared to my bro who has gone through 3 Corsair mouse in that space.
Also going by the current trend, people prefer lightweight mouse and the intellimouse is not light at all but it doesn't bother me at all.

Yep. I have a few Explorer 3.0's and a bunch of Opticals as well, wanted to complete the set. I sorta need a wireless mouse though, and the Logitech G602 I got cheaply four years ago has been good.

Sithaer · Jul 14, 2023

KrazyT said:
Man, you're living a life full of danger !

My brother also has a watercooled setup from Aliexpress and its been working issue free for almost 2 years now.

This setup, ignore the mess he was still working on some stuff at the time:

Mussels · Jul 15, 2023

Got an XTAR BC4 battery charger

USB-C 5v 2a charging for AA and AAA batteries, with a 5v 1a USB-A output - so it's not just a smart charger, but a battery bank too.
Main dealio is that each battery is charged seperately, and it's smart charging not dumb on a timer so they don't need to be in pairs or risk overcharging.

Pretty handy at home for charging batteries for remotes/VR headests, but also for the whole camping shizness since i have USB power from my solar setup.

R-T-B · Jul 15, 2023

Mussels said:
Got an XTAR BC4 battery charger
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USB-C 5v 2a charging for AA and AAA batteries, with a 5v 1a USB-A output - so it's not just a smart charger, but a battery bank too.
Main dealio is that each battery is charged seperately, and it's smart charging not dumb on a timer so they don't need to be in pairs or risk overcharging.

Pretty handy at home for charging batteries for remotes/VR headests, but also for the whole camping shizness since i have USB power from my solar setup.

I use a similar idea Panasonic product, probably costs more, but Eneloops are pretty top notch cell wise for AA/AAA NiMH cells.

Mussels · Jul 15, 2023

R-T-B said:
I use a similar idea Panasonic product, probably costs more, but Eneloops are pretty top notch cell wise for AA/AAA NiMH cells.

I use eneloop batteries, the problem is my panasonic chargers were dumb ones that ran for 15 hours and caused two of them to leak
Using my solar setup to charge batteries amuses me - I virtually use the sun to charge reality, y'know

R-T-B · Jul 15, 2023

Mussels said:
I use eneloop batteries, the problem is my panasonic chargers were dumb ones that ran for 15 hours and caused two of them to leak

Dumb chargers in general are cursed technology.

The bank I use is smart at least. Micro-usb though.

Amazon.com

tabascosauz · Jul 15, 2023

KrazyT said:
Man, you're living a life full of danger !

The Iceman stuff is actually pretty well-known and well-made. They make special external pump-res combos that hang off the outside of cases like the NCASE, Meshlicious, etc. I had one on my Cerberus and Cerberus X using a DDC. I can't use it anymore because one of the ports stripped after a lot of difficult wrenching it around after build #3 I think, but that's my fault. Acrylic isn't tough as metal is.

freeagent said:
And it was cheap!

Well.. relatively. It will be fine.. worst case I have to open it up and use a good thermal interface. But it will be in my little Torrent, so it should be ok..

I'm sure you'll be fine

I'd only open it if you see 20C or more gap between edge temp and hotspot temp at 250W or more.

And if running framecapped like a reasonable person, it's basically a 150W-225W card anyway. 250W+ is rare to see unless balls to the wall 100% of the time.

R-T-B said:
Dumb chargers in general are cursed technology.

The bank I use is smart at least. Micro-usb though.

Amazon.com

Interesting, I'm still just using the BQ-CC17 for my Eneloops and Eneloop Pros. They came with my Eneloops so I've been using it for like, 8 or 9 years at this point.

Mussels · Jul 15, 2023

R-T-B said:
Dumb chargers in general are cursed technology.

The bank I use is smart at least. Micro-usb though.

Amazon.com

That's one I looked at, the XTAR has USB-C and the LED is built in instead of an optional accessory

Eneloop 101 has an amazing list of the chargers, which is how i found out mine was a dumb charger
The ultimate Eneloop charger list of 2023 (the best 5 + worst) (eneloop101.com)

saucybois model:

My trashy one i replaced

R-T-B · Jul 15, 2023

Mussels said:
That's one I looked at, the XTAR has USB-C and the LED is built in instead of an optional accessory

Eneloop 101 has an amazing list of the chargers, which is how i found out mine was a dumb charger

The ultimate Eneloop charger list of 2023 (the best 5 + worst) (eneloop101.com)

Its probably just as good, was just sharing my solution too. I use it to power a bluetooth modded IBM Model M kb. I may have posted the mod here before. Kinda sad result though, beefy old Model M ravages the batteries in about 5 hours.

System Name	XFIRE
Processor	Amd 5900x 4.6Ghz all core 1.190
Motherboard	Msi B550 Unify
Cooling	Custom WC RIG - XSPC RAYSTORM Pro WB for CPU;
Memory	G.Skill 4x16GB 3600Mhz 16-17-17-17-36
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Rx 7900 XT WaterCooled
Storage	Netac 4TB NVME
Display(s)	LG 34 inch. ,3440X1440
Case	CORSAIR 1000D
Audio Device(s)	Creative SB ZXR
Power Supply	be quiet! Straight Power 12-1500w Platinum
Mouse	SteelSeries 650
Keyboard	Logitech 915 TKL
Software	Windows 10 64-bit
Benchmark Scores	3DMARK 11-X4945 http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/9260778

System Name	Desktop-TJ84TBK
Processor	Ryzen 5 3600
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix B350-F Gaming
Cooling	ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 120mm, Noctua NF-F12
Memory	B-Die 2x8GB 3200 CL14, Vengeance LPX 2x8GB 3200 CL16, OC'd to 3333 MT/s C16-16-16-32 tRC 48
Video Card(s)	PNY GTX 690
Storage	Crucial MX500 1TB, MX500 500GB, WD Blue 1TB, WD Black 2TB, WD Caviar Green 3TB, Intel Optane 16GB
Display(s)	Sceptre M25 1080p200, ASUS 1080p74, Apple Studio Display M7649 17"
Case	Rosewill CRUISER Black Gaming
Audio Device(s)	SupremeFX S1220A
Power Supply	Seasonic FOCUS GM-750
Mouse	Kensington K72369
Keyboard	Razer BlackWidow Ultimate 2013
Software	Windows 10 Home 64-bit, macOS 11.7.8
Benchmark Scores	are good

System Name	White DJ in Detroit
Processor	Ryzen 5 5600
Motherboard	Asrock B450M-HDV
Cooling	Be Quiet! Pure Rock 2
Memory	2 x 16GB Kingston Fury 3400mhz
Video Card(s)	XFX 6950XT Speedster MERC 319
Storage	Kingston A400 240GB \| WD Black SN750 2TB \|WD Blue 1TB x 2 \| Toshiba P300 2TB \| Seagate Expansion 8TB
Display(s)	Samsung U32J590U 4K + BenQ GL2450HT 1080p
Case	Fractal Design Define R4
Audio Device(s)	Plantronics 5220, Nektar SE61 keyboard
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x v3
Mouse	Logitech G602
Keyboard	Cherry MX Board 1.0 TKL Brown
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Rimworld 4K ready!

System Name	AMDWeapon
Processor	Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	X670E MSI Tomahawk WiFi
Cooling	Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 ARGB with Silverstone Air Blazer 2200rpm fans
Memory	G-Skill Trident Z Neo RGB 6000 CL30 32GB@EXPO
Video Card(s)	Powercolor 7900 GRE Red Devil
Storage	Samsung 870 QVO 1TB x 2, Lexar 256 GB, TeamGroup MP44L 2TB, Crucial T700 1TB, Seagate Firecuda 2TB
Display(s)	32" LG UltraGear GN600-B
Case	Montech 903 MAX AIR
Audio Device(s)	Steel Series Arctis Nova Pro Wireless
Power Supply	MSI MPG AGF 850 watt gold
Mouse	Glorious Model D l Pad GameSir G7 SE
Keyboard	Redragon Vara K551P
Software	Windows 11 Pro 24H2
Benchmark Scores	Some points. More than your setup!

System Name	DLSS / YOLO-PC / FULLRETARD
Processor	i5-12400F / 10600KF / C2D E6750
Motherboard	Gigabyte B760M DS3H / Z490 Vision D / P5GC-MX/1333
Cooling	Laminar RM1 / Gammaxx 400 / 775 Box cooler
Memory	32 GB DDR4-3200 / 16 GB DDR4-3333 / 3 GB DDR2-700
Video Card(s)	RX 6700 XT / R9 380 2 GB / 9600 GT
Storage	A couple SSDs, m.2 NVMe included / 240 GB CX1 / 500 GB HDD
Display(s)	Compit HA2704 / MSi G2712 / non-existent
Case	Matrexx 55 / Junkyard special / non-existent
Audio Device(s)	Want loud, use headphones. Want quiet, use satellites.
Power Supply	Thermaltake 1000 W / Corsair CX650M / non-existent
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

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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

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	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	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	Ultraman
Processor	Intel core i9 13900HK
Motherboard	Alienware/Dell inverted motherboard
Cooling	Alienware/Dell cooling solution + IETS GT500 cooling pad
Memory	Alienware/Dell 32GB 6000mhz DDR5
Video Card(s)	Nvidia RTX4080 12GB
Storage	1TB Dell supplied NVME + Samsung Evo 1TB NVME
Display(s)	AOC Gaming CU34G3S/BK
Case	Alienware X16
Audio Device(s)	onboard/Speakers: Logitech G560
Power Supply	Alienware/Dell battery + 330W charger
Mouse	Microsoft Pro Intellimouse - White
Keyboard	Ducky One2 SF White MX cherry Red
Software	Windows 11

System Name	I don't name my systems.
Processor	i5-12600KF 'stock power limits/-115mV undervolt+contact frame'
Motherboard	Asus Prime B660-PLUS D4
Cooling	ID-Cooling SE 224 XT ARGB V3 'CPU', 4x Be Quiet! Light Wings + 2x Arctic P12 black case fans.
Memory	4x8GB G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200MHz
Video Card(s)	Asus TuF V2 RTX 3060 Ti @1920 MHz Core/@950mV Undervolt
Storage	4 TB WD Red, 1 TB Silicon Power A55 Sata, 1 TB Kingston A2000 NVMe, 256 GB Adata Spectrix s40g NVMe
Display(s)	29" 2560x1080 75Hz / LG 29WK600-W
Case	Be Quiet! Pure Base 500 FX Black
Audio Device(s)	Onboard + Hama uRage SoundZ 900+USB DAC
Power Supply	Seasonic CORE GM 500W 80+ Gold
Mouse	Canyon Puncher GM-20
Keyboard	SPC Gear GK630K Tournament 'Kailh Brown'
Software	Windows 10 Pro

System Name	Pioneer
Processor	Ryzen R9 9950X
Motherboard	GIGABYTE Aorus Elite X670 AX
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 + A whole lotta Sunon and Corsair Maglev blower fans...
Memory	64GB (4x 16GB) G.Skill Flare X5 @ DDR5-6000 CL30
Video Card(s)	XFX RX 7900 XTX Speedster Merc 310
Storage	Intel 905p Optane 960GB boot, +2x Crucial P5 Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs
Display(s)	55" LG 55" B9 OLED 4K Display
Case	Thermaltake Core X31
Audio Device(s)	TOSLINK->Schiit Modi MB->Asgard 2 DAC Amp->AKG Pro K712 Headphones or HDMI->B9 OLED
Power Supply	FSP Hydro Ti Pro 850W
Mouse	Logitech G305 Lightspeed Wireless
Keyboard	WASD Code v3 with Cherry Green keyswitches + PBT DS keycaps
Software	Gentoo Linux x64 / Windows 11 Enterprise IoT 2024

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