What's your latest tech purchase?

ThrashZone · Feb 6, 2024

Chomiq said:
Ordered just in case:
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Hi,
Damn hope those wipes are better than the crappy ones noctua adds to inflate their price.
I bought some more mx-6 that didn't come with any wipes thankfully I prefer good alcohol.

Veseleil · Feb 6, 2024

GerKNG said:
4x Arctic P14 and 4x P12 for my O11 Air Mini.
still impressed that a 5 pack is cheaper than one noctua fan.

I can't say enough words of praise for the Arctic brand. Their P series fans are a rock solid budget option, and they don't have any serious competition in that quality/price segment. Their QC is excellent and customer support flawless, unlike some.

Phanteks international customer support still didn't respond on my mail from 3 days ago.

kapone32 · Feb 6, 2024

Veseleil said:
I can't say enough words of praise for the Arctic brand. Their P series fans are a rock solid budget option, and they don't have any serious competition in that quality/price segment. Their QC is excellent and customer support flawless, unlike some. Phanteks international customer support still didn't respond on my mail from 3 days ago.

I discovered Arctic years ago and have been using them ever since. Funnily I have never had any issues with my Phanteks fans but they got more expensive than necessary so.

de.das.dude · Feb 6, 2024

kapone32 said:
I discovered Arctic years ago and have been using them ever since. Funnily I have never had any issues with my Phanteks fans but they got more expensive than necessary so.

fans in general seem way overpriced these days. I mean yeah they are super durable, so i guess the companies need to rake in the money somehow?\

for me. Long live coolermaster sickleflow

Veseleil · Feb 6, 2024

kapone32 said:
I have never had any issues with my Phanteks fans

I have issue that 1 out of 3 came faulty from the factory. Nonexistent QC, worker having a bad day? The most expensive fan in its class?
My man, we are all fine with brands until something goes wrong. Then it's up to them to fix the problem, please the customer, or a customer becomes a hater and bad publicity for the brand.
People, I'm really sorry for the never ending rant, will make a dedicated thread.

kapone32 · Feb 6, 2024

Veseleil said:
I have issue that 1 out of 3 came faulty from the factory. Nonexistent QC, worker having a bad day? The most expensive fan in its class?
My man, we are all fine with brands until something goes wrong. Then it's up to them to fix the problem, please the customer, or a customer becomes a hater and bad publicity for the brand.
People, I'm really sorry for the never ending rant, will make a dedicated thread.

That is why I do not buy Micron SSDs. Not that you can anymore but I had that same issue, no one answers the phone, no one responds to your email and there is not enough contact info to talk to the right person.

Beginner Macro Device · Feb 6, 2024

More RAM won't hurt.

Managed to boot into Windows at 3333 MHz (18-19-19-39), will try tightening the timings next week.

Chomiq · Feb 6, 2024

ThrashZone said:
Hi,
Damn hope those wipes are better than the crappy ones noctua adds to inflate their price.
I bought some more mx-6 that didn't come with any wipes thankfully I prefer good alcohol.

$0.70 difference between one with and without the wipes. And I do have a bottle of IPA that I use anyway.

Deleted member 229121 · Feb 6, 2024

I use coffee filters with IPA. Lint-free, work just fine and they're dirt cheap.

Shrek · Feb 7, 2024

One really needs a spare Yubikey.

Unfortunately they don't come in different colors, but they do have some real nice skins; however at $5 each with $4 shipping that is heavy given that I got the keys for $12 each, so I went with colored lanyards

lexluthermiester · Feb 7, 2024

Shrek said:
One really needs a spare Yubikey

What do you need that for?

Shrek · Feb 7, 2024

I go so sick of finding my way around two-factor authentication without a cell phone that I took this route; no regrets.

Perhaps you were asking why a spare? so I don't get locked out if I lose/damage the primary key.
Spare YubiKeys - Yubico

GamerGuy · Feb 7, 2024

Posted and deleted this as it was in the wrong thread, wasn't paying attention :oops:

, regardless here are a couple of pics:
Dbrand Obsidian skin with the included spare

The cases I'd gotten, I know, I know, I went overboard. My S24 Ultra's in there with the Obsidian skin already applied.

Trompochi · Feb 7, 2024

Poco X6 Pro 12gb ram / 512gb storage, I love it!

WonkoTheSaneUK · Feb 7, 2024

GamerGuy said:
Posted and deleted this as it was in the wrong thread, wasn't paying attention , regardless here are a couple of pics:
Dbrand Obsidian skin with the included spare

The cases I'd gotten, I know, I know, I went overboard. My S24 Ultra's in there with the Obsidian skin already applied.

I thought all Dbrand skins came with Linus on them! :eek:

Shou Miko · Feb 7, 2024

Shrek said:
I go so sick of finding my way around two-factor authentication without a cell phone that I took this route; no regrets.

Perhaps you were asking why a spare? so I don't get locked out if I lose/damage the primary key.
Spare YubiKeys - Yubico

I wish I could use them in my country but none of the national apps for the public supports this method of authentication I believe

unwind-protect · Feb 7, 2024

You also need a couple of spare yubikeys as decoys

FoulOnWhite · Feb 7, 2024

lexluthermiester · Feb 7, 2024

GamerGuy said:
Posted and deleted this as it was in the wrong thread, wasn't paying attention , regardless here are a couple of pics:
Dbrand Obsidian skin with the included spare

The cases I'd gotten, I know, I know, I went overboard. My S24 Ultra's in there with the Obsidian skin already applied.

That skin is very cool! I like it a lot!

FoulOnWhite said:
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I don't care what anyone says, 720p is still perfectly usable and enjoyable.

Zach_01 · Feb 7, 2024

My latest one… (just 3 days)

EDIT:
Forgot to mention the name... lol

Xiaomi Robot Vacuum S10 Plus

FoulOnWhite · Feb 7, 2024

lexluthermiester said:
That skin is very cool! I like it a lot!

I don't care what anyone says, 720p is still perfectly usable and enjoyable.

30k hour lcd back light too, so no expensive bulbs to replace. was only £90 new too

lexluthermiester · Feb 7, 2024

FoulOnWhite said:
30k hour lcd back light too, so no expensive bulbs to replace. was only £90 new too

Nice! Picture look good?

FoulOnWhite · Feb 8, 2024

lexluthermiester said:
Nice! Picture look good?

Well it is good enough for 720p, for a cheap projector with no costly lamps to buy and almost 4 years lasting light source, if it is on 24/7 it is pretty good, even has bluetooth/wifi and casting to it.

tabascosauz · Feb 8, 2024

Picked up some parts to revamp my #3 board - my hotswap experimentation board. Am very happy, I think Pearlios are the way to go now that I no longer am willing to spend an entire day doing switch work. They are the first linear that I have used that is truly ready to go out of the box - excellent smoothness with zero need for switch work. Gateron's new housings ensure almost no wobble so no more need for films, and the UHMWPE stem delivers exactly what is advertise with no need to lube by hand..

BSUN seems to make a more affordable alternative to Pearlios while being a very similar design with allegedly UHMWPE stems - might pick up some of those for my U80 once they are back in stock.

Case: same ol beloved 8 year old O-co FMJ
PCB: BIOI quad cut F60 (excellent hotswap that provides extensive layout choices)
Plate: same ol Noxary 5mm tray PC
Switches: stock Pearlios
Work: nothing except regular stab mods and Superlube

ThrashZone · Feb 8, 2024

Hi,
Sure you don't mean super glue for that keyboard to the numbers pad :laugh:

System Name	Ghetto Rigs z490\|x99\|Acer 17 Nitro 7840hs/ 5600c40-2x16/ 4060/ 1tb acer stock m.2/ 4tb sn850x
Processor	10900k w/Optimus Foundation \| 5930k w/Black Noctua D15
Motherboard	z490 Maximus XII Apex \| x99 Sabertooth
Cooling	oCool D5 res-combo/280 GTX/ Optimus Foundation/ gpu water block \| Blk D15
Memory	Trident-Z Royal 4000c16 2x16gb \| Trident-Z 3200c14 4x8gb
Video Card(s)	Titan Xp-water \| evga 980ti gaming-w/ air
Storage	970evo+500gb & sn850x 4tb \| 860 pro 256gb \| Acer m.2 1tb/ sn850x 4tb\| Many2.5" sata's ssd 3.5hdd's
Display(s)	1-AOC G2460PG 24"G-Sync 144Hz/ 2nd 1-ASUS VG248QE 24"/ 3rd LG 43" series
Case	D450 \| Cherry Entertainment center on Test bench
Audio Device(s)	Built in Realtek x2 with 2-Insignia 2.0 sound bars & 1-LG sound bar
Power Supply	EVGA 1000P2 with APC AX1500 \| 850P2 with CyberPower-GX1325U
Mouse	Redragon 901 Perdition x3
Keyboard	G710+x3
Software	Win-7 pro x3 and win-10 & 11pro x3
Benchmark Scores	Are in the benchmark section

System Name	Purple Haze \| Vacuum Box
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D (-30 CO) \| Intel® Xeon® E3-1241 v3
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk Max \| Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD5H
Cooling	Dark Rock 4 Pro, P14, P12, T30 case fans \| 212 Evo & P12 PWM PST x2, Arctic P14 & P12 case fans
Memory	32GB Ballistix (Micron E 19nm) CL16 @3733MHz \| 32GB HyperX Beast 2400MHz (XMP)
Video Card(s)	AMD 6900XTXH ASRock OC Formula & Phanteks T30x3 \| AMD 5700XT Sapphire Nitro+ & Arctic P12x2
Storage	ADATA SX8200 Pro 1TB, Toshiba P300 3TB x2 \| Kingston A400 120GB, Fanxiang S500 Pro 256GB
Display(s)	Mi 2K Gaming Monitor 27", AOC 24G2U
Case	Modded MS Industrial Titan II Pro RGB \| Heavily Modded Cooler Master Q500L
Audio Device(s)	Audient iD14 MKII, Adam Audio T8Vs, Bloody M550, HiFiMan HE400se, Tascam TM-80, DS4 v2
Power Supply	Rosewill Capstone 1000M \| Enermax Revolution X't 730W (both with P14 fans)
Mouse	Logitech G305, Bloody A91, Amazon basics, Logitech M187
Keyboard	Redragon K530, Bloody B930, Epomaker TH80 SE, BTC 9110
Software	W10 LTSC 21H2

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

System Name	Monke \| Work Thinkpad\| Old Monke
Processor	Ryzen 5600X \| Ryzen 5500U \| FX8320
Motherboard	ASRock B550 Extreme4 \| ? \| Asrock 990FX Extreme 4
Cooling	240mm Rad \| Not needed \| hyper 212 EVO
Memory	2x16GB DDR4 3600 Corsair RGB \| 16 GB DDR4 3600 \| 16GB DDR3 1600
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse RX6700XT 12GB \| Vega 8 \| Sapphire Pulse RX580 8GB
Storage	Samsung 980 nvme (Primary) \| some samsung SSD
Display(s)	Dell 2723DS \| Some 14" 1080p 98%sRGB IPS \| Dell 2240L
Case	Ant Esports Tempered case \| Thinkpad \| Antec
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z333 \| Jabra corpo stuff
Power Supply	Corsair RM750e \| not needed \| Corsair GS 600
Mouse	Logitech G400 \| nipple
Keyboard	Logitech G213 \| stock kb is awesome \| Logitech K230
VR HMD	;_;
Software	Windows 10 Professional x3
Benchmark Scores	There are no marks on my bench

System Name	Purple Haze \| Vacuum Box
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D (-30 CO) \| Intel® Xeon® E3-1241 v3
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk Max \| Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD5H
Cooling	Dark Rock 4 Pro, P14, P12, T30 case fans \| 212 Evo & P12 PWM PST x2, Arctic P14 & P12 case fans
Memory	32GB Ballistix (Micron E 19nm) CL16 @3733MHz \| 32GB HyperX Beast 2400MHz (XMP)
Video Card(s)	AMD 6900XTXH ASRock OC Formula & Phanteks T30x3 \| AMD 5700XT Sapphire Nitro+ & Arctic P12x2
Storage	ADATA SX8200 Pro 1TB, Toshiba P300 3TB x2 \| Kingston A400 120GB, Fanxiang S500 Pro 256GB
Display(s)	Mi 2K Gaming Monitor 27", AOC 24G2U
Case	Modded MS Industrial Titan II Pro RGB \| Heavily Modded Cooler Master Q500L
Audio Device(s)	Audient iD14 MKII, Adam Audio T8Vs, Bloody M550, HiFiMan HE400se, Tascam TM-80, DS4 v2
Power Supply	Rosewill Capstone 1000M \| Enermax Revolution X't 730W (both with P14 fans)
Mouse	Logitech G305, Bloody A91, Amazon basics, Logitech M187
Keyboard	Redragon K530, Bloody B930, Epomaker TH80 SE, BTC 9110
Software	W10 LTSC 21H2

What's your latest tech purchase?

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System Name	DLSS / YOLO-PC
Processor	i5-12400F / 10600KF
Motherboard	Gigabyte B760M DS3H / Z490 Vision D
Cooling	Laminar RM1 / Gammaxx 400
Memory	32 GB DDR4-3200 / 16 GB DDR4-3333
Video Card(s)	RX 6700 XT / R9 380 2 GB
Storage	A couple SSDs, m.2 NVMe included / 240 GB CX1 + 1 TB WD HDD
Display(s)	Compit HA2704 / MSi G2712
Case	Matrexx 55 / Junkyard special
Audio Device(s)	Want loud, use headphones. Want quiet, use satellites.
Power Supply	Thermaltake 1000 W / Corsair CX650M / DQ550ST [backup]
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 10 and 11

Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 Aorus Elite
Cooling	Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE
Memory	2x16 GB Crucial Ballistix 3600 CL16 Rev E @ 3800 CL16
Video Card(s)	RTX3080 Ti FE
Storage	SX8200 Pro 1 TB, Plextor M6Pro 256 GB, WD Blue 2TB
Display(s)	LG 34GN850P-B
Case	SilverStone Primera PM01 RGB
Audio Device(s)	SoundBlaster G6 \| Fidelio X2 \| Sennheiser 6XX
Power Supply	SeaSonic Focus Plus Gold 750W
Mouse	Endgame Gear XM1R
Keyboard	Wooting Two HE

System Name	CyberPowerPC ET8070
Processor	Intel Core i5-10400F
Motherboard	Gigabyte B460M DS3H AC-Y1
Memory	2 x Crucial Ballistix 8GB DDR4-3000
Video Card(s)	MSI Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super
Storage	Boot: Intel OPTANE SSD P1600X Series 118GB M.2 PCIE
Display(s)	Dell P2416D (2560 x 1440)
Power Supply	EVGA 500W1 (modified to have two bridge rectifiers)
Software	Windows 11 Home

System Name	DaBeast!!! DaBeast2!!!
Processor	AMD AM4 Ryzen 7 5700X3D 8C/16T/AMD AM4 RYZEN 9 5900X 12C/24T
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 Aorus Xtreme/Gigabyte X570S Aorus Elite AX
Cooling	Thermaltake Water 3.0 360 AIO/Thermalright PA 120 SE
Memory	2x 16GB Corsair Vengeance RGB RT DDR4 3600C16/2x 16GB Patriot Elite II DDR4 4000MHz
Video Card(s)	XFX MERC 310 RX 7900 XTX 24GB/Sapphire Nitro+ RX 6900 XT 16GB
Storage	500GB Crucial P3 Plus NVMe PCIe 4x4 + 4TB Lexar NM790 NVMe PCIe 4x4 + TG Cardea Zero Z NVMe PCIe 4x4
Display(s)	Samsung LC49HG90DMEX 32:9 144Hz Freesync 2/Acer XR341CK 75Hz 21:9 Freesync
Case	CoolerMaster H500M/SOLDAM XR-1
Audio Device(s)	iFi Micro iDSD BL + Philips Fidelio B97/FostexHP-A4 + LG SP8YA
Power Supply	Corsair HX1000 Platinum/Enermax MAXREVO 1500
Mouse	Logitech G303 Shroud Ed/Logitech G603 WL
Keyboard	Logitech G915/Keychron K2
Software	Win11 Pro/Win11 Pro

System Name	LongBoi
Processor	Ryzen 5950X
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570S Aorus Master
Cooling	EK 360mm AIO D-RGB
Memory	2x32gb G.Skill Trident Z NEO (F4-3600C16D-64GTZN)
Video Card(s)	Asus TUF 7900 GRE
Storage	SN850X 2TB(OS), SN770 2TB, 2x Seagate HDDs (2TB+3TB)
Display(s)	Asus TUF VG27AQ
Case	Lian Li O11 Dynamic Evo
Audio Device(s)	Nani!?
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova P6 1000w
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero
Keyboard	Redragon K556
VR HMD	VR is BS.
Software	Windows 11 Pro (2H23)

Processor	7950X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X670E Aorus Pro X
Cooling	NZXT Kraken ELite 280
Memory	64GB Kingston FURY Beast RGB 6000MT/s C30
Video Card(s)	GeForce RTX™ 4080 16GB AERO OC
Storage	Crucial T700 1TB SSD
Display(s)	Samsung Odyssey G9 Neo
Case	Lian-Li O11D Mini
Audio Device(s)	Mackie CM3 studio monitors
Power Supply	Asus Loki 1kW
Mouse	Razer Deathadder Pro 3
Keyboard	Ducky Zero 6108 (silver switches)
VR HMD	Vive XR Elite
Software	Kubuntu 24.10

System Name	Lynni PS \ Lenowo TwinkPad L14 G2
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Raphael \ i5-1135G7 Tiger Lake-U
Motherboard	ASRock B650M PG Riptide Bios v. 2.02 AMD AGESA 1.1.0.0 \ 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 GPU: 2325-2355 MEM: 1462\| Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
Storage	Gigabyte M30 1TB\|Sabrent Rocket 2TB\| HDD: 10TB\|1TB \ WD RED SN700 1TB
Display(s)	LG UltraGear 27GP850-B 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 Pro 23H2 UK \| Win11 LTSC UK / Arch (Fan)
Benchmark Scores	3DMARK: https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/89434432? GPU-Z: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/details/v3zbr

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)	Yamaha YSP-800 DSP soundbar/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	PC on since Aug 2019, 1st CPU R5 3600 + ASUS ROG RX580 8GB >> MSI Gaming X RX5700XT (Jan 2020)
Processor	Ryzen 9 5900X (July 2022), 220W PPT limit, 80C temp limit, CO -8~12
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 Aorus Pro (Rev1.0), BIOS F39b, AGESA V2 1.2.0.C
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer II 420mm Rev7 (Jan 2024) with off-center mount for Ryzen, TIM: Kryonaut
Memory	2x16GB G.Skill Trident Z Neo GTZN (July 2022) 3600MT/s 1.38V CL16-16-16-16-32-48 1T, tRFC:280, B-die
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Nitro+ RX 7900XTX (Dec 2023) 314~467W (375W current) PowerLimit, 1060mV, Adrenalin v24.8.1
Storage	Samsung NVMe: 980Pro 1TB(OS 2022), 970Pro 512GB(2019) / SATA-III: 850Pro 1TB(2015) 860Evo 1TB(2020)
Display(s)	Dell Alienware AW3423DW 34" QD-OLED curved (1800R), 3440x1440 144Hz (max 175Hz) HDR400/1000, VRR on
Case	None... naked on desk
Audio Device(s)	Astro A50 headset
Power Supply	Corsair HX750i, ATX v2.4, 80+ Platinum, 93% (250~700W), modular, single/dual rail (switch)
Mouse	Logitech MX Master (Gen1)
Keyboard	Logitech G15 (Gen2) w/ LCDSirReal applet
Software	Windows 11 Home 64bit (v24H2, OSBuild 26100.1882), upgraded from Win10 to Win11 on Feb 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

What's your latest tech purchase?

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