What's your latest tech purchase?

gurusmi · Aug 10, 2024

FreedomEclipse said:
Should work out 13.99 per Kg compared to £15 on amazon.

This will sort me out for about 8 -10 months.

Incredible prices. In an offer i can get each 1kg pack for 10€ (i.e. at the local Edeka supermarket).

Solaris17 · Aug 10, 2024

I couldn’t hold out anymore. I just need cores so I went back to HEDT. With GPU upgrades, much like EE FX-1, x58, x99, x299 I will stay on this for the next several years and then eventually platform hop again.

SN2716057 · Aug 10, 2024

The first bits of the new hobby arrived..still waiting on the rest obviously.

I wonder how many rolls I'll need to make an 5.25 inch enclosure?

unwind-protect · Aug 10, 2024

Solaris17 said:
I couldn’t hold out anymore. I just need cores so I went back to HEDT. With GPU upgrades, much like EE FX-1, x58, x99, x299 I will stay on this for the next several years and then eventually platform hop again.

View attachment 358326

View attachment 358325

SAGE boards for the win.

Fokker · Aug 10, 2024

SN2716057 said:
The first bits of the new hobby arrived..still waiting on the rest obviously.
View attachment 358329
I wonder how many rolls I'll need to make an 5.25 inch enclosure?

Definitely not a full spool. Filament goes a long way, even if your doing 100% infill (assuming a housing as described). I think the housing for my media server was less than $3 USD worth of PLA+.

FreedomEclipse · Aug 10, 2024

Double-Click said:
The Newegg Shuffle, a classic move in shiesty salesmanship.

Like, why am i going to buy (Lavazza Espresso Barista Intenso) £23 a bag of coffee when the exact same product costs £16 at amazon?? Even then. the last time i bought from them directly it was £18 a bag but there was some big double stacking promo codes that bought it down to £12-13 per kg.

Athlonite · Aug 10, 2024

Anyone have any thoughts on which RX7800XT to replace an aging Sapphire Nitro+ OC RX6800XT
I was looking at the Red Devil RX7800XT this arvo which is on special but if it only has red LED lighting I'm not that keen on it

kapone32 · Aug 10, 2024

Athlonite said:
Anyone have any thoughts on which RX7800XT to replace an aging Sapphire Nitro+ OC RX6800XT
I was looking at the Red Devil RX7800XT this arvo which is on special but if it only has red LED lighting I'm not that keen on it

Sapphire Pulse if you don't want the bling.

Super Firm Tofu · Aug 10, 2024

Athlonite said:
Anyone have any thoughts on which RX7800XT to replace an aging Sapphire Nitro+ OC RX6800XT
I was looking at the Red Devil RX7800XT this arvo which is on special but if it only has red LED lighting I'm not that keen on it

It’s full ARGB with either devilzone software or if it’s like the 7900xtx, should also sync with your motherboard. Also, you can set once with the DZ software and never open again if you choose. The settings are stored on the board.

Is there a big price jump to the 7900GRE? They’re almost the same price in the US.

Count von Schwalbe · Aug 10, 2024

FreedomEclipse said:
Like, why am i going to buy (Lavazza Espresso Barista Intenso) £23 a bag of coffee when the exact same product costs £16 at amazon?? Even then. the last time i bought from them directly it was £18 a bag but there was some big double stacking promo codes that bought it down to £12-13 per kg.

Me likes the super crema. Best for espresso.

Heh. I forgot to post it but I just got a $30 espresso machine. Surprisingly decent once you get the hang of it.

FreedomEclipse · Aug 10, 2024

Athlonite said:
Anyone have any thoughts on which RX7800XT to replace an aging Sapphire Nitro+ OC RX6800XT
I was looking at the Red Devil RX7800XT this arvo which is on special but if it only has red LED lighting I'm not that keen on it

Sapphire Nitro+

Alternatively:

Powercolour Hellhound = White LED and also runs the coolest.

Count von Schwalbe said:
Me likes the super crema. Best for espresso.

Heh. I forgot to post it but I just got a $30 espresso machine. Surprisingly decent once you get the hang of it.

View attachment 358334

Im a big fan of the Inteso or the regular 5/10 (medium roast) Rossa.

Been slowly trying out the lavazza range when I can find it on discount.

Rossa is currently £12.99 but I have had them as low as 11.99 from some local supermarkets here.

Vayra86 · Aug 10, 2024

SN2716057 said:
The first bits of the new hobby arrived..still waiting on the rest obviously.
View attachment 358329
I wonder how many rolls I'll need to make an 5.25 inch enclosure?

Your new hobby is gobbling up silica gel?

Athlonite said:
Anyone have any thoughts on which RX7800XT to replace an aging Sapphire Nitro+ OC RX6800XT
I was looking at the Red Devil RX7800XT this arvo which is on special but if it only has red LED lighting I'm not that keen on it

Its a Red Devil what else do you expect. Also do you really care about the RGB they put on it? I've got an Asrock with classic rainbow puke. Whatever. I don't play games to look at a GPU...

Athlonite · Aug 10, 2024

Vayra86 said:
Also do you really care about the RGB they put on it? I

Considering it's in an O11D XL and sits more or less right next to me yes because it's always in the corner of my eye when gaming

Super Firm Tofu said:
It’s full ARGB with either devilzone software or if it’s like the 7900xtx, should also sync with your motherboard. Also, you can set once with the DZ software and never open again if you choose. The settings are stored on the board.

Is there a big price jump to the 7900GRE? They’re almost the same price in the US.

Yeah we can't get the GRE here in Gougelandastan (NZ) but the Sapphire nitro+ is the same price $976 so it's a toss up between the two as to which one to grab

Well looks like I'll be going with the Red Devil and will be picking it up as car needs a good run soon as they advise me it's ready to go
Thanks for the advice fellow TPU'ers will update with picks when I have it my grubby little hands

jallenlabs · Aug 10, 2024

Picked up 2x Arctic p14 and p14 slim fans for push/pull on the radiator in my main pc. As for my extra rig for experiments... I killed a memory channel in either the cpu or mb. Haven't done super thorough testing other than running at defaults and moving different sticks around the board. Only one channel remains. Too bad because I bought another 360mm radiator, 3 more XSPC 120mm fans and installed them with no platform to play with.

AusWolf · Aug 11, 2024

kapone32 said:
Sapphire Pulse if you don't want the bling.

Agreed. I had one before I sold it to a friend and it was great. I wouldn't sell crap to a friend, mind you.

Athlonite said:
Anyone have any thoughts on which RX7800XT to replace an aging Sapphire Nitro+ OC RX6800XT
I was looking at the Red Devil RX7800XT this arvo which is on special but if it only has red LED lighting I'm not that keen on it

Why do you want to replace a 6800 XT with a 7800 XT? Is it failing? Just asking because the performance difference is nothing to write home about.

P4-630 · Aug 11, 2024

A new USB-C data/charge cable arrived today.

de.das.dude · Aug 11, 2024

bunch of gubbins to teach the SO about electronics since she is getting into h/w stuff in her line of work, and i want to make an automatic watering system lol.

jallenlabs · Aug 11, 2024

New, old motherboard for my exp rig. Hopefully this lives longer than the ASUS one did.

SN2716057 · Aug 11, 2024

Vayra86 said:
Your new hobby is gobbling up silica gel?

Obviously.

NSX05 · Aug 12, 2024

A Dell Latitude D531. Swapping CPUs in this is a breeze.

gurusmi · Aug 12, 2024

Vayra86 said:
Your new hobby is gobbling up silica gel?

Filament is hydrophobic. If too much water is collected inside the filament there is no printing anymore.

PLAfiller · Aug 12, 2024

SN2716057 said:
The first bits of the new hobby arrived..still waiting on the rest obviously.

Nnnnice

ohhh the rabbit hole you are getting into....speaking of rabbit holes, I just got a pair of Oxelo MF500 inline skates. I've never done rollerblading before...never, neither as a kid nor as an adult. Now I need a helmet and protection.....

SN2716057 said:
I wonder how many rolls I'll need to make an 5.25 inch enclosure?

Depending on the slicer you use, some will tell you how much you will need.

Fokker · Aug 12, 2024

PLAfiller said:
Nnnnice ohhh the rabbit hole you are getting into....speaking of rabbit holes, I just got a pair of Oxelo MF500 inline skates. I've never done rollerblading before...never, neither as a kid nor as an adult. Now I need a helmet and protection.....

Just do it 90s style and skip all of that PPE. :laugh:

I used to skate all the time in my late teens and early twenties. I still have my Bauer skates that I used indoors.

SN2716057 · Aug 12, 2024

PLAfiller said:
Nnnnice ohhh the rabbit hole you are getting into....speaking of rabbit holes, I just got a pair of Oxelo MF500 inline skates. I've never done rollerblading before...never, neither as a kid nor as an adult. Now I need a helmet and protection.....

Depending on the slicer you use, some will tell you how much you will need.

I've already seen way too many project for me to fail :wtf:

From cosplay helmets to PC brackets, and my mum said ab-so-lu-tely NO guns, lol!
As for slicer I think I'll use Ultimaker's Cura, I hope it's as easy as GiMP :roll:

Frick · Aug 12, 2024

NSX05 said:
A Dell Latitude D531. Swapping CPUs in this is a breeze.

They were nice, especially with the 1440x900 panel.

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

System Name	RogueOne
Processor	Xeon W9-3495x
Motherboard	ASUS w790E Sage SE
Cooling	SilverStone XE360-4677
Memory	128gb Gskill Zeta R5 DDR5 RDIMMs
Video Card(s)	MSI SUPRIM Liquid X 4090
Storage	1x 2TB WD SN850X \| 2x 8TB GAMMIX S70
Display(s)	49" Philips Evnia OLED (49M2C8900)
Case	Thermaltake Core P3 Pro Snow
Audio Device(s)	Moondrop S8's on schitt Gunnr
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime TX-1600
Mouse	Lamzu Maya Grey
Keyboard	Monsgeek M3 Lavender, Moondrop Luna lights
VR HMD	Quest 3
Software	Windows 11 Pro Workstation
Benchmark Scores	I dont have time for that.

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

System Name	Computer
Processor	Intel 12700K
Motherboard	Asus Prime Z690-A
Cooling	Twin radiator open loop
Memory	Corsair Dominator 32GB DDR5
Video Card(s)	eVGA 3080 FTW3 Ultra
Storage	Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus 2 TB
Display(s)	Asus PG348Q and two Asus VN279Q monitors
Case	Corsair 4000D Airflow
Audio Device(s)	Sennheiser GSX 1000 with Sennheiser HD599 SE
Power Supply	Asus Thor 1200P
Mouse	Corsair Scimitar Elite RGB Wireless
Keyboard	Keychron Q3 Max
VR HMD	Oculus Rift CV1
Software	Windows 10 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

What's your latest tech purchase?

gurusmi

Solaris17

Super Dainty Moderator

SN2716057

unwind-protect

Fokker

FreedomEclipse

~Technological Technocrat~

Athlonite

kapone32

Super Firm Tofu

Count von Schwalbe

Moderator

FreedomEclipse

~Technological Technocrat~

Vayra86

Athlonite

jallenlabs

AusWolf

P4-630

de.das.dude

Pro Indian Modder

Attachments

jallenlabs

SN2716057

NSX05

gurusmi

PLAfiller

Fokker

SN2716057

Frick

Fishfaced Nincompoop

System Name	Cumquat 2021
Processor	AMD RyZen R7 7800X3D
Motherboard	Asus Strix X670E - E Gaming WIFI
Cooling	Deep Cool LT720 + CM MasterGel Pro TP + Lian Li Uni Fan V2
Memory	32GB GSkill Trident Z5 Neo 6000
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Nitro+ OC RX6800 16GB DDR6 2270Cclk / 2010Mclk
Storage	1x Adata SX8200PRO NVMe 1TB gen3 x4 1X Samsung 980 Pro NVMe Gen 4 x4 1TB, 12TB of HDD Storage
Display(s)	AOC 24G2 IPS 144Hz FreeSync Premium 1920x1080p
Case	Lian Li O11D XL ROG edition
Audio Device(s)	RX6800 via HDMI + Pioneer VSX-531 amp Technics 100W 5.1 Speaker set
Power Supply	EVGA 1000W G5 Gold
Mouse	Logitech G502 Proteus Core Wired
Keyboard	Logitech G915 Wireless
Software	Windows 11 X64 PRO (build 23H2)
Benchmark Scores	it sucks even more less now ;)

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	Work Computer \| Unfinished Computer
Processor	Core i7-6700 \| Ryzen 5 5600X
Motherboard	Dell Q170 \| Gigabyte Aorus Elite Wi-Fi
Cooling	A fan? \| Truly Custom Loop
Memory	4x4GB Crucial 2133 C17 \| 4x8GB Corsair Vengeance RGB 3600 C26
Video Card(s)	Dell Radeon R7 450 \| RTX 2080 Ti FE
Storage	Crucial BX500 2TB \| TBD
Display(s)	3x LG QHD 32" GSM5B96 \| TBD
Case	Dell \| Heavily Modified Phanteks P400
Power Supply	Dell TFX Non-standard \| EVGA BQ 650W
Mouse	Monster No-Name $7 Gaming Mouse\| TBD

System Name	Tiny the White Yeti
Processor	7800X3D
Motherboard	MSI MAG Mortar b650m wifi
Cooling	CPU: Thermalright Peerless Assassin / Case: Phanteks T30-120 x3
Memory	32GB Corsair Vengeance 30CL6000
Video Card(s)	ASRock RX7900XT Phantom Gaming
Storage	Lexar NM790 4TB + Samsung 850 EVO 1TB + Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial BX100 250GB
Display(s)	Gigabyte G34QWC (3440x1440)
Case	Lian Li A3 mATX White
Audio Device(s)	Harman Kardon AVR137 + 2.1
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova G2 750W
Mouse	Steelseries Aerox 5
Keyboard	Lenovo Thinkpad Trackpoint II
VR HMD	HD 420 - Green Edition ;)
Software	W11 IoT Enterprise LTSC
Benchmark Scores	Over 9000

System Name	Core
Processor	Intel 12900k @ 5.3/4.0
Motherboard	MSI z690 Tomahawk
Cooling	Custom H20
Memory	GSkill 64GB 3600 cas 15 b die
Video Card(s)	ASUS RTX 4070 Super OC'
Storage	Optane 900p x2, SK Hynix p41 Pro
Display(s)	ACER 250hz 1080p 25" VA display x2
Case	Phanteks p500a with all Arctic/Thermaltake fans
Audio Device(s)	Focusrite interface, Presonus Studio Monitors and Subwoofer
Power Supply	Seasonic 850w plat with cable mod cables
Mouse	Glorious Model O
Keyboard	Havic mech
Software	Win 11 Pro

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	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	Monke \| Work Thinkpad\| J1nnx took 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	Electra III
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 @ 4.40 GHz (1.3 V)
Motherboard	ASUS PRIME X570-PRO with BIOS 5003
Cooling	Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO V1 + 4× ARCTIC P12 PWM
Memory	32 GiB Kingston FURY Renegade RGB (DDR4-3600 16-20-20-39)
Video Card(s)	PowerColor Fighter RX 6700 XT with Adrenalin 24.7.1
Storage	1 TiB Samsung 970 EVO Plus + 4 TB WD Red Pro
Display(s)	Dell G3223Q + Samsung U28R550Q + HP 22w
Case	Fractal Design Focus G (Black)
Audio Device(s)	Realtek HD Audio S1220A
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA G3 750 W
Mouse	Logitech G502 X Lightspeed + Logitech MX Master 2S
Keyboard	MSI VIGOR GK71 SONIC Blue
Software	Windows 10 22H2 Pro x64
Benchmark Scores	CPU-Z = 542/4,479 — R15 = 212/1,741 — R20 = 510/3,980 — PM 10 = 2,784/19,911 — GB 5 = 1,316/7,564

System Name	PLAHI
Processor	I5-10400
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS
Cooling	120 AIO
Memory	32GB Corsair LPX 2400 Mhz DDR4 CL14
Video Card(s)	PNY QUADRO RTX A2000
Storage	Intel 670P 512GB
Display(s)	Philips 288E2A 28" 4K + 22" LG 1080p
Case	Silverstone Raven 03 (RV03)
Audio Device(s)	Creative Soundblaster Z
Power Supply	Fractal Design IntegraM 650W
Mouse	Logitech Triathlon
Keyboard	REDRAGON MITRA
Software	Windows 11 Home x 64

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!