What's your latest tech purchase?

Liviu Cojocaru · Aug 18, 2023

Back to Android, got the new Samsung Galaxy Flip 5 and the Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 Classic 47mm

GreiverBlade · Aug 18, 2023

yep, i love it (sound and overall )

plus it look better than the KA1 if i use it for the PC :laugh:

gorgeous

a quite well done Fiio Q1 Mark II successor(actually the true successor is the Q3 since it also use the same chip), which i owned that had a dual AKM AK4452, the dual Cirrus Logic CS43198 sound quite good (about on par with what i remembered from the Q1MKII ) , and i like that better over the ESS ES9281AC Pro of the KA1

ofc it's chunkier but more Oomph, 4,4 bal, onboard battery (to go easy on the phone battery

) and most important : volume knob and gain switch

also DAGNABBIT! the oval chainring and crankset are fine and dandy ... but i forgot my bike had a centerlock on the engine :laugh:

bah matters not ... i can order another crank lever same as the right side and probably find a centerlock-104BCD spider ...

but i managed to fit the "ultimate shinbone destroyer" nonetheless... now that my legs have healed a bit, i am sure they are thrilled to get some new wounds ... :laugh:

A Computer Guy · Aug 18, 2023

Just arrived yesterday. I suspect my ITX front panel connector isn't supplying enough power to my usb-c device so going to test it this
weekend.

Eskimonster · Aug 18, 2023

Shou Miko said:
Got Ulefone 66W PD USB-C charger and a 2m USB-C cable with built-in watt meter home today and I was hoping it would power my Lenovo ThinkPad T480 which only requires a 65W charger but no it won't boot with it just complaing that the charger is too low wattage but it powers my dad's Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G1 just fine

I been looking for a smaller charger but I guess since this is not a "GaN" charger just normal PD it's not enough sadly, it works fine on my Samsung Galaxy S23 (Which I also took the photos with) and Xiaomi 10000mAH power bank.

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nice i sport the Ulephone Armot 7E, had it since launch and it still holds power great and screen has no scratches so far, tho im a contractor

wNotyarD · Aug 18, 2023

Some thermal padding to fix a botched repasting of my GPU. CM was the most reliable I could find locally in a short notice.

lexluthermiester · Aug 19, 2023

Beginner Micro Device said:
6'2" here. 29" is borderline uncomfortable with 32" being optimal for me. Can't afford a good bike though.

Wait! They make bikes with 32" wheels? What?!?

FoulOnWhite · Aug 19, 2023

lexluthermiester said:
Wait! They make bikes with 32" wheels? What?!?

Just looked, it seems to can, but atm they seem to be very specialty for very tall people. Some company built a E bike for a US sportsman who is 7' tall

Shou Miko · Aug 19, 2023

Eskimonster said:
nice i sport the Ulephone Armot 7E, had it since launch and it still holds power great and screen has no scratches so far, tho im a contractor

My dad use them exclusively because he is kinda rough on his phone even now he is on pension but working on his old VW Bugs, Beach Buggy and Baja the phones sometimes get dropped, fall out and such and the only phones that works for him are the Ulefone's which also have good specs and is not slow.

GerKNG · Aug 19, 2023

i need to stop...

Super Firm Tofu · Aug 19, 2023

No one:

Literally no one:

Me:

Macro Device · Aug 19, 2023

I just bought a kettle.

Tea time is tea time, gentlemen.

phanbuey · Aug 19, 2023

Handle kit for the S620... no idea why I waited this long, best tech purchase 2023.

Super Firm Tofu · Aug 19, 2023

phanbuey said:
Handle kit for the S620... no idea why I waited this long, best tech purchase 2023.
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I had never noticed your system was in a SFF build.

:respect:

Space Lynx · Aug 19, 2023

Super Firm Tofu said:
No one:

Literally no one:

Me:

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don't worry, I think a lot of us suffer from this syndrome. though i keep all mine in offline HDD backup. then just transfer as needed

phanbuey said:
Handle kit for the S620... no idea why I waited this long, best tech purchase 2023.
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4k 32" 240hz OLED monitors come out next year, either that or a OLED of some kind needs to be your next purchase. that kind of hardware and no OLED screen is a sin against nature itself.

but on a more serious note, that is an epic fucking build you. I have always dreamed of having a tiny, yet Ultima level rig, watching Optimus Tech on youtube do SFF always makes me curious. I honestly just am too budget oriented to ever go that route, but I think I will someday when I am more financially secure.

TheinsanegamerN · Aug 19, 2023

Just bought new toner, image drums and toner waste bottles for grandma's color brother printer. Nothing quite like all the supplies lining up at once.

Space Lynx said:
don't worry, I think a lot of us suffer from this syndrome. though i keep all mine in offline HDD backup. then just transfer as needed

I keep mine on my NAS, alongside my media. God help me when that needs upgraded.

phanbuey · Aug 19, 2023

Space Lynx said:
don't worry, I think a lot of us suffer from this syndrome. though i keep all mine in offline HDD ba

4k 32" 240hz OLED monitors come out next year, either that or a OLED of some kind needs to be your next purchase. that kind of hardware and no OLED screen is a sin against nature itself.

but on a more serious note, that is an epic fucking build you. I have always dreamed of having a tiny, yet Ultima level rig, watching Optimus Tech on youtube do SFF always makes me curious. I honestly just am too budget oriented to ever go that route, but I think I will someday when I am more financially secure.

I have/had the CX 48" oled, its on TV duty upstairs now - but I actually move this rig around so that was a bit too big.

Also I do a TON of text/coding so worried about burn in... was tempted to get the ASUS 240Hz 1440P Oled but 80% of my time is spent staring at static text :/. But yeah.. a 240Hz oled would be amazing.

R-T-B · Aug 20, 2023

Replacing my aging EVGA 850W T2 Supernova (great PSU but it's nearly 6-7 years old now, I think I bought it when it was the only Titanium on the market, lol).

Granted my PSU has a 10 year warranty so I'm sure it would've been fine, but this new FSP unit reviewed so well (at least the 1000W one did) thought I'd do a "ATX 3.0 platform update." Should be arriving today.

old evga is going in my NAS.

Eskimonster · Aug 20, 2023

R-T-B said:
Replacing my aging EVGA 850W T2 Supernova (great PSU but it's nearly 6-7 years old now, I think I bought it when it was the only Titanium on the market, lol).

Granted my PSU has a 10 year warranty so I'm sure it would've been fine, but this new FSP unit reviewed so well (at least the 1000W one did) thought I'd do a "ATX 3.0 platform update." Should be arriving today.

old evga is going in my NAS.

its realy nice to have back up psu´s also

lexluthermiester · Aug 20, 2023

Super Firm Tofu said:
No one:

Literally no one:

Me:

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Just make sure you us a 2TB TLC drive as your OS boot drive. While QLC has improved, it's still got serious wear-leveling issues.

Space Lynx · Aug 20, 2023

is your new one titanium as well? i can't tell by the picture

R-T-B said:
Replacing my aging EVGA 850W T2 Supernova (great PSU but it's nearly 6-7 years old now, I think I bought it when it was the only Titanium on the market, lol).

Granted my PSU has a 10 year warranty so I'm sure it would've been fine, but this new FSP unit reviewed so well (at least the 1000W one did) thought I'd do a "ATX 3.0 platform update." Should be arriving today.

old evga is going in my NAS.

wNotyarD · Aug 20, 2023

Space Lynx said:
is your new one titanium as well? i can't tell by the picture

As it is a Hydro Ti, it should be. I for sure know their golds are Hydro G and their platinums Hydro PTM.

R-T-B · Aug 20, 2023

Space Lynx said:
is your new one titanium as well? i can't tell by the picture

Yes.

KrazyT · Aug 20, 2023

R-T-B said:
Granted my PSU has a 10 year warranty so I'm sure it would've been fine, but this new FSP unit reviewed so well (at least the 1000W one did) thought I'd do a "ATX 3.0 platform update." Should be arriving today.

Ouch, 325 $ for a PSU, there must be top component inside !
Pricey but seeing things like this :
10 years warranty, it means the PSU cost 32,5 $ / year, cheap !

(is it young Trump of this GIF ??)

FoulOnWhite · Aug 20, 2023

R-T-B said:
Replacing my aging EVGA 850W T2 Supernova (great PSU but it's nearly 6-7 years old now, I think I bought it when it was the only Titanium on the market, lol).

Granted my PSU has a 10 year warranty so I'm sure it would've been fine, but this new FSP unit reviewed so well (at least the 1000W one did) thought I'd do a "ATX 3.0 platform update." Should be arriving today.

old evga is going in my NAS.

Worth every cent. That is a top notch PSU

TheLostSwede · Aug 20, 2023

Going to try this with my new system.

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	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	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	Iglo
Processor	5800X3D
Motherboard	TUF GAMING B550-PLUS WIFI II
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer II 360
Memory	32 gigs - 3600hz
Video Card(s)	EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC2 GAMING
Storage	NvmE x2 + SSD + spinning rust
Display(s)	BenQ XL2420Z - lenovo both 27" and 1080p 144/60
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C TG Black
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z-2300 2.1 200w Speaker /w 8 inch subwoofer
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime Ultra Platinum 550w
Mouse	Logitech G900
Keyboard	Corsair k100 Air Wireless RGB Cherry MX
Software	win 10
Benchmark Scores	Super-PI 1M T: 7,993 s :CinebR20: 5755 point GeekB: 2097 S-11398-M 3D :TS 7674/12260

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

What's your latest tech purchase?

Liviu Cojocaru

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System Name	BigRed
Processor	I7 12700k
Motherboard	Asus Rog Strix z690-A WiFi D4
Cooling	Noctua D15S chromax black/MX6
Memory	TEAM GROUP 32GB DDR4 4000C16 B die
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 3080 Gaming Trio X 10GB
Storage	M.2 drives WD SN850X 1TB 4x4 BOOT/WD SN850X 4TB 4x4 STEAM/USB3 4TB OTHER
Display(s)	Dell s3422dwg 34" 3440x1440p 144hz ultrawide
Case	Corsair 7000D
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z5450/KEF uniQ speakers/Bowers and Wilkins P7 Headphones
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x 80% gold
Mouse	Logitech G604 lightspeed wireless
Keyboard	Logitech G915 TKL lightspeed wireless
Software	Windows 10 Pro X64
Benchmark Scores	Who cares

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	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	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

System Name	stress-less
Processor	9800X3D @ 5.42GHZ
Motherboard	MSI PRO B650M-A Wifi
Cooling	Thermalright Phantom Spirit EVO
Memory	64GB DDR5 6000 CL30-36-36-76
Video Card(s)	RTX 4090 FE
Storage	2TB WD SN850, 4TB WD SN850X
Display(s)	Alienware 32" 4k 240hz OLED
Case	Jonsbo Z20
Audio Device(s)	Yes
Power Supply	Corsair SF750
Mouse	DeathadderV2 X Hyperspeed
Keyboard	65% HE Keyboard
Software	Windows 11
Benchmark Scores	They're pretty good, nothing crazy.

Processor	7800X3D -25 all core
Motherboard	B650 Steel Legend
Cooling	Frost Commander 140
Memory	32gb ddr5 (2x16) cl 30 6000
Video Card(s)	Merc 310 7900 XT @3100 core
Display(s)	Agon 27" QD-OLED Glossy 240hz 1440p
Case	NZXT H710 (Red/Black)
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x Gold

System Name	Skunkworks 3.0
Processor	5800x3d
Motherboard	x570 unify
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12A
Memory	32GB 3600 mhz
Video Card(s)	asrock 6800xt challenger D
Storage	Sabarent rocket 4.0 2TB, MX 500 2TB
Display(s)	Asus 1440p144 27"
Case	Old arse cooler master 932
Power Supply	Corsair 1200w platinum
Mouse	squeak
Keyboard	Some old office thing
Software	Manjaro

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

Processor	Intel i7 77OOK
Motherboard	Gigabyte Aorus something
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12S dual fan
Memory	Ballistix 32 Go
Video Card(s)	MSI 3060 Gaming X
Storage	Mixed bag of M2 SSD and SATA SSD
Display(s)	MSI 34" 3440x1440 Artimys 343CQR
Case	Old Corsair Obsidian something
Audio Device(s)	Integrated
Power Supply	Old Antec HCG 620 still running good
Mouse	Steelseries something
Keyboard	Steelseries someting too
Benchmark Scores	bench ? no time to lose with bench ! :)

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