What's your latest tech purchase?

AUTOEXEC.BAT · Oct 2, 2023

Kissamies said:
Not bad either. A prebuilt or something better?

Is a Medion, with a MS-xxxx board. Not the best. But cant complain for free

Jetster · Oct 2, 2023

R00kie said:
I'd be interested to know what your GPU temps will be like, as I've got the same case and my 3080 FE is literally cooking itself to death right now

Did you take the filters out?

TheLostSwede · Oct 2, 2023

lZKoce said:
Got one in my drawer as well, collecting dust mainly , but that's because I have a DVD drive on my desktop.

Haven't had one in my desktop for close to a decade.

Ruru · Oct 2, 2023

MSDOS Retro said:
Is a Medion, with a MS-xxxx board. Not the best. But cant complain for free

So it's a MSI OEM board. Wonder that does it have hidden options, Gigabyte had in OEM boards back in the day.

TheLostSwede said:
Haven't had one in my desktop for close to a decade.

I have a Fractal Focus G in one of my builds with a SATA DVD-ROM (I was blown away that they made SATA read-only DVD drives but it's from a HP machine) so I can play my older physical games with it.

R00kie · Oct 2, 2023

Jetster said:
Did you take the filters out?

oh yes, also have 2 120mm fans blowing into it

Arco · Oct 2, 2023

A year after my build I'm going into VR!

Following the rules of pics or it's not true. (I'm posting the photos attached. Terrible laptop this is.)

I have the Index Knuckles and both Lighthouses. However, I am not getting the Index HMD. I'm going with the Pimax Crystal and I'll post photos of it when it arrives.

Photo three I had the kids help pick up. Moved all of it to a better place. I do have a decent space to play around with around 10x10 feet (3 meters). I'm running the HMD cable on the ceiling due to well, kids...

P4-630 · Oct 2, 2023

Arco said:
A year after my build I'm going into VR!

Following the rules of pics or it's not true. (I'm posting the photos attached. Terrible laptop this is.)

I have the Index Knuckles and both Lighthouses. However, I am not getting the Index HMD. I'm going with the Pimax Crystal and I'll post photos of it when it arrives.

Photo three I had the kids help pick up. Moved all of it to a better place. I do have a decent space to play around with around 10x10 feet (3 meters). I'm running the HMD cable on the ceiling due to well, kids...

You also need a washing machine I see.....

Arco · Oct 2, 2023

P4-630 said:
You also need a washing machine I see.....

It's running at max capacity all the time.

P4-630 · Oct 2, 2023

Arco said:
It's running at max capacity all the time.

You may need a bigger one then..

Arco · Oct 2, 2023

P4-630 said:
You may need a bigger one then..

Too much money, gotta fix it all the time due to incorrect weight distribution by the kids.

Remeca · Oct 2, 2023

Arco said:
Too much money, gotta fix it all the time due to incorrect weight distribution by the kids.

You're not supposed to put the kids in it.

FreedomEclipse · Oct 2, 2023

wNotyarD · Oct 2, 2023

FreedomEclipse said:
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Now playing: The Fragrance of Dark Coffee

faye · Oct 2, 2023

TheLostSwede said:
Haven't had one in my desktop for close to a decade.

Same - think the last time I had an optical drive was 3, maybe 4 full rebuilds ago. Windows Vista era.

The original BioShock was one of the last games I bought on disc. That I can remember, anyway.

gurusmi · Oct 2, 2023

If one is working in the pharmacy and delivering data at the pharmacy also today one has to deliver on a DVD/BR. The law enforcement (FDA/EMA) charges for that.

lexluthermiester · Oct 2, 2023

TheLostSwede said:
Because sometimes things still come on a disc and you can't get just readers any more, or at least not this cheap.

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lZKoce said:
Got one in my drawer as well, collecting dust mainly , but that's because I have a DVD drive on my desktop.

I don't build PC's without an optical drive of one type or another.

TheLostSwede said:
Haven't had one in my desktop for close to a decade.

faye said:
Same - think the last time I had an optical drive was 3, maybe 4 full rebuilds ago. Windows Vista era.

That's just crazy. How do you do backups?

P4-630 · Oct 2, 2023

lexluthermiester said:
That's just crazy. How do you do backups?

We still have these though...

faye · Oct 2, 2023

lexluthermiester said:
I don't build PC's without an optical drive of one type or another.

That's just crazy. How do you do backups?

Online and on removable HDDs/SSDs. If I need to move files I've got multiple 256GB USB sticks and a 1TB NVMe drive in an enclosure if something really big needs to move fast. Optical media has been dead to me for a long, long time.

lexluthermiester · Oct 2, 2023

faye said:
Online and on removable HDDs/SSDs.

Oh good grief! Are you serious?

faye said:
Optical media has been dead to me for a long, long time.

Your loss..

Jetster · Oct 2, 2023

I still have a optical drive on one PC. For when the need comes up. I used it recently to gets some 16 bit games working on a build. Its a blue-ray burner so I can back up with it. I also have a server and I do cold back ups via a 14 Tb and 8Tb USB drives. (When I think about it)

AusWolf · Oct 2, 2023

TheLostSwede said:
Because sometimes things still come on a disc and you can't get just readers any more, or at least not this cheap.

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The best things do come on a disc!

You can't build a movie collection from a streaming subscription.

wheresmycar · Oct 2, 2023

the last time i used an optical drive was probably my Dell M1530 laptop (pre-historic donkey-dino years ago)

Although i admit i still have a good collection of CDs stacked up for the media wall aesthetic. Held onto our VHS tapes too. Actually bought some fancy rainbow colour like paper covers for them some years ago to give the room a little colour but removed them some time ago (personal reasons - no nosey parkers pls)

Back to optical drives... ain't used them but got a bunch of old system scraps ready for re-purposing (or building sky scrapers)

SN2716057 · Oct 2, 2023

lexluthermiester said:
I don't build PC's without an optical drive of one type or another.

Oh okay. So do you use blu-ray's for backups? Do you have like tower stacks of cd's?

lexluthermiester said:
That's just crazy. How do you do backups?

I use a NAS, and one hdd I keep in a safe off-site

But I never do backups of windows, I only backup personal data/games/mods etc.

lexluthermiester · Oct 2, 2023

SN2716057 said:
Oh okay. So do you use blu-ray's for backups? Do you have like tower stacks of cd's?

Yes, I do. You can joke, but I'm serious. And as these are a recent purchase, they're on topic too!

And once recorded, this is one of the folders I store them in;

So yeah, optical discs are still useful and relevant, regardless of those who may not still agree. As an example, the discs shown for Wolfenstein 2(yes I'm aware I misspelled) are still faster to copy from than the game is to redownload(and I have fiber internet). I think people NOT utilizing optical media is just crazy.

SN2716057 said:
I use a NAS, and one hdd I keep in a safe off-site

That's not a bad plan for backups. If it works for you, more's the better.

unwind-protect · Oct 2, 2023

Hey I still use a tape drive. No bashing.

System Name	Juliette // My HTPC
Processor	Intel i7 9700K // AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Motherboard	ASUS Prime Z390X-A // ASRock B550 ITX-AC
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12 Black // Stock
Memory	Corsair DDR4 3600 32gb //G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 3600
Video Card(s)	ASUS RTX4070 OC// ASUS RTX 4060 OC
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO NVMe 1Tb, Intel 665p Series M.2 2280 1TB // Samsung 1Tb SSD
Display(s)	ASUS VP348QGL 34" Quad HD 3440 x 1440 // 55" LG 4K SK8000 Series
Case	Seasonic SYNCRO Q7// Silverstone Granada GD05
Audio Device(s)	Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 // HDMI to Samsung HW-R650 sound bar
Power Supply	Seasonic SYNCRO 750 W // CORSAIR Vengeance 650M
Mouse	G903 and a Master Mouse MM710/No mouse, MS game copntroller
Keyboard	EVGA / Logitech K400
Software	Windows 11 Pro // Windows 10 Pro

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	4K-gaming / media-PC
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X / Intel Core i7-6700K
Motherboard	Asus ROG Crosshair VII Hero / Asus Z170-A
Cooling	Arctic Freezer 50 / Thermaltake Contac 21
Memory	32GB DDR4-3466 / 16GB DDR4-3000
Video Card(s)	RTX 3080 10GB / RX 6700 XT
Storage	3.3TB of SSDs / several small SSDs
Display(s)	27" 4K120 IPS + 32" 4K60 IPS + 24" 1080p60
Case	Corsair 4000D AF White / DeepCool CC560 WH
Audio Device(s)	Asus TUF H3 Wireless / Corsair HS35
Power Supply	EVGA G2 750W / Fractal ION Gold 550W
Mouse	Logitech MX518 / Logitech G400s
Keyboard	Roccat Vulcan 121 AIMO / NOS C450 Mini Pro
VR HMD	Oculus Rift CV1
Software	Windows 11 Pro / Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	They run Crysis

System Name	Main / HTPC
Processor	Ryzen 7 7800X3D / Ryzen 7 2700
Motherboard	Aorus B650M Elite AX/ B450i Aorus Pro Wifi
Cooling	Lian-Li Galahad 360 / Wraith Spire
Memory	Corsair Vengeance 2x16 6000MHz CL30 / HyperX Predator 2x8GB 3200MHz
Video Card(s)	RTX 3080 FE / ARC A380
Storage	WD Black SN770 1TB / Sabrent Rocket 256GB
Display(s)	Aorus FO32U2P / 39" Panasonic HDTV
Case	Fractal Arc XL / Cougar QBX
Audio Device(s)	Denon AVR-X2800H / Realtek ALC1220
Power Supply	Corsair RM850 / BeQuiet SFX Power 2 450W
Mouse	Logitech G903
Keyboard	Drop Sense75 with WQ Studio Morandi's
VR HMD	Rift S
Software	Win 11 Pro 64Bit

System Name	Firestarter
Processor	7950X
Motherboard	X670E Steel Legend
Cooling	LF 2 420
Memory	4x16 G.Skill X5 6000@CL36
Video Card(s)	RTX Gigabutt 4090 Gaming OC
Storage	SSDS: OS: 2TB P41 Plat, 4TB SN850X, 1TB SN770. Raid 5 HDDS: 4x4TB WD Red Nas 2.0 HDDs, 1TB ext HDD.
Display(s)	42C3PUA, some dinky TN 10.1 inch display.
Case	Fractal Torrent
Audio Device(s)	PC38X
Power Supply	GF3 TT Premium 850W
Mouse	Razer Basilisk V3 Pro
Keyboard	Steel Series Apex Pro
VR HMD	Pimax Crystal with Index controllers

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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	myPC
Processor	i5-11600k @ stock
Motherboard	Asus TUF Z590 Gaming Plus
Cooling	Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8GB DDR4 3200
Video Card(s)	Asus Dual RTX 3060 ti
Storage	Boot: WD Black SN770 1TB - Game Storage: WD Black SN770 2TB - Other Storage: 4TB
Display(s)	Samsung Odyssey G5 curved 27" 1440p 144hz
Case	Thermaltake v100 perforated
Audio Device(s)	Some headphones and some speakers
Power Supply	Gigabyte UD750GM
Mouse	Logitech G203
Keyboard	Redragon K509
Software	W11 Pro

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	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

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Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 I Aorus Pro WiFi ITX
Cooling	ID Cooling DashFlow 240mm AIO
Memory	64GB (2x32) G.Skill Trident Z RGB DDR4-3600 CL18
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24GB
Storage	4TB WD SN850X NVMe, 2TB WD SN850X NVMe
Display(s)	LG OLED65B9PUA 65" 4K OLED TV
Case	Lian Li x Dan A4-H20
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Power Supply	Silverstone SX1000R SFX-L Platinum ATX 3.0
Mouse	Corsair M65 RGB Elite
Keyboard	Corsair K65 RGB Mini
VR HMD	Oculus Rift / PSVR / PSVR2 / Lenovo Explorer
Software	Windows 11 Pro

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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

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	❶ Oooh (2024) ❷ Aaaah (2021) ❸ Ahemm (2017)
Processor	❶ 5800X3D ❷ i7-9700K ❸ i7-7700K
Motherboard	❶ X570-F ❷ Z390-E ❸ Z270-E
Cooling	❶ ALFIII 360 ❷ X62 + X72 (GPU mod) ❸ X62
Memory	❶ 32-3600/16 ❷ 32-3200/16 ❸ 16-3200/16
Video Card(s)	❶ 3080 X Trio ❷ 2080TI (AIOmod) ❸ 1080TI
Storage	❶ NVME/SSD/HDD ❷ <SAME ❸ SSD/HDD
Display(s)	❶ 1440/165/IPS ❷ 1440/144/IPS ❸ 1080/144/IPS
Case	❶ BQ Silent 601 ❷ Cors 465X ❸ Frac Mesh C
Audio Device(s)	❶ HyperX C2 ❷ HyperX C2 ❸ Logi G432
Power Supply	❶ HX1200 Plat ❷ RM750X ❸ EVGA 650W G2
Mouse	❶ Logi G Pro ❷ Razer Bas V3 ❸ Logi G502
Keyboard	❶ Logi G915 TKL ❷ Anne P2 ❸ Logi G610
Software	❶ Win 11 ❷ 10 ❸ 10
Benchmark Scores	I have wrestled bandwidths, Tussled with voltages, Handcuffed Overclocks, Thrown Gigahertz in Jail

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