What's your latest tech purchase?

kurosagi01 · Oct 11, 2024

Bought thermal right silver soul 135 to replace the tiny Noctua CPU cooler.
Just about fit in the trusty Corsair carbide 240. The top pipe of the heatsink touches the side panel. If I could get shorter stand off by like 2-3mm then it would sit flush.

I have rotated the fan so the cable is not visible after taking this photo.

I have also bought another pair of electric razor to try out. Saw a video on Instagram and I was impressed and the reviews were really promising.

nomdeplume · Oct 11, 2024

kurosagi01 said:
Bought thermal right silver soul 135 to replace the tiny Noctua CPU cooler.

Royal Pretor looked interesting if their trend of producing better products continues. Is it correct you are using this to air cool i9 in your profile?

kurosagi01 · Oct 11, 2024

nomdeplume said:
Royal Pretor looked interesting if their trend of producing better products continues. Is it correct you are using this to air cool i9 in your profile?

No it's a 5700x the thermalright is cooling. The i9 is my laptop CPU.
The desktop spec is in my sig, it's mainly my partner/living room/4k gaming PC.

lexluthermiester · Oct 12, 2024

kurosagi01 said:
Bought thermal right silver soul 135 to replace the tiny Noctua CPU cooler.
Just about fit in the trusty Corsair carbide 240. The top pipe of the heatsink touches the side panel. If I could get shorter stand off by like 2-3mm then it would sit flush.
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I have rotated the fan so the cable is not visible after taking this photo.
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I have also bought another pair of electric razor to try out. Saw a video on Instagram and I was impressed and the reviews were really promising.
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Beautiful setup!

DirtyDingusMcgee · Oct 12, 2024

New (to me) dot sight for my G40. Bought Vortex Venom 2nd hand from a client that is a gunsmith for $100 straight up (MSRP $369). Was on a range toy that never got used. Gonna sight her in this weekend.

Chomiq · Oct 12, 2024

256 GB microsd card from Patriot to put my music collection into old rockboxed sansa clip+.

Shou Miko · Oct 12, 2024

kurosagi01 said:
Bought thermal right silver soul 135 to replace the tiny Noctua CPU cooler.
Just about fit in the trusty Corsair carbide 240. The top pipe of the heatsink touches the side panel. If I could get shorter stand off by like 2-3mm then it would sit flush.
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I have rotated the fan so the cable is not visible after taking this photo.
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I have also bought another pair of electric razor to try out. Saw a video on Instagram and I was impressed and the reviews were really promising.
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Nice a white cooler, I totally hate my Philips OneBlade it's not fit for me. I think I will buy a chinese one next time that's rechargeable, usb-c, and do skin tight without any issues it's not many bucks on Temu or Ali.

kurosagi01 · Oct 12, 2024

Shou Miko said:
Nice a white cooler, I totally hate my Philips OneBlade it's not fit for me. I think I will buy a chinese one next time that's rechargeable, usb-c, and do skin tight without any issues it's not many bucks on Temu or Ali.

The one blade 360(the one I have) is rechargeable but it has the waterproof connection type I believe. 2 metal prongs but at least the cable is usb so I can use my phone charger to charge the razor.
The one blade requires shaving upwards using the top side, while the traditional 3-4 blade razor you shave downwards since the blade is facing downwards? Dunno if that makes sense at all and I'll probably sound like a idiot.
I did try the one blade when I bought it yesterday and it certainly does shave better than my 3-4 blade electric Gillette razor I have but the technique to shave with the one blade would take getting a bit of time to get used to it.

SSGBryan · Oct 12, 2024

PLAfiller said:
Don't know what trickery this is , but I can't pull it off. I searched for this case and it says the product is discontinued. Even if it wasn't, price for me would be ~$80 or so. Did you really snatched it at 30 bucks? Like how? 11.11 - Chinese black Firday is way up ahead.

As with all things on Aliexpress, if it isn't on sale, wait a week or two and it will be.

Here is the direct link:

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256807180590540.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.1.69a85700u6pWIQ&algo_pvid=dec1e9e1-243f-4d87-8ad0-5173ef61913a&algo_exp_id=dec1e9e1-243f-4d87-8ad0-5173ef61913a-0&pdp_npi=4%40dis%21USD%2192.59%2133.33%21%21%21652.52%21234.91%21%402101c5b117287574880627230ebe69%2112000040459560083%21sea%21US%212939480407%21X&curPageLogUid=vHv1khuPGAMn&utparam-url=scene%3Asearch%7Cquery_from%3A

There are compromises, but they are compromises I can live with. For instance, it doesn't come with an exhaust fan - the case will take 3 - 5 fans total. When you buy fans, they come in either a 3 or 5 count package.

The 4 feet aren't aluminum - they are plastic with a shiny silver cover; the computer won't be constantly moved around, so who cares.

The metal is quite thin, but all the openings are rounded off, and there are no sharp edges anywhere. With the side panels on, it is very sturdy. It has a magnetic dust cover on the top, and a dust cover for the PSU in the bottom. There are many places for your zip ties, and there is space behind the removable rear panel for routing cables.

The standoffs are actually labeled so if you are new to PC building, you know which ones go with the ITX motherboards & which ones go with the M-ATX board.

It is a nice case.

Rorre · Oct 13, 2024

Got these yesterday. Gathering parts for a new HEDT build to replace my Asus X299 build. Haven’t decided whether to go AMD Threadripper or Intel Xeon Saphire Rapids. Investigating present and future workloads further to determine which platform is best for programs I’ll be utilizing. Scientific computing and analysis is changing/progressing rapidly just as quickly as the hardware. I’ll be bringing over my Asus Hyper m.2 x16 GEN 4 card with 4 NVMe GEN 4 2TB Sabrent SSD‘s from the X299 rig. Bought a Crucial 1TB Gen 3 NVMe SSD just for the operating system. Bought the RM850x as I’ll only be using one RTX 4070 GPU or another that I’m waiting/bidding on, an RTX a6000 used, so my budget will be the platform costing almost as much as a used RTX a6000…..can’t afford the RTX 6000 ada generation. Hope to have all the parts by Xmas, and start the assembly in the new year.

micropage7 · Oct 13, 2024

Caring1 said:
Bought two days ago and this just arrived today.
It took mere minutes to set up and connect all my devices so I now enjoy Wireless 6E. 7 costs a lot more and no advantage in my small unit and use case scenario.

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TPLink AXE 5400

actually i like the small form factor, sleek design

Caring1 · Oct 13, 2024

micropage7 said:
actually i like the small form factor, sleek design

That's one of the main reasons I bought it, it didn't resemble a giant upturned spider.

lexluthermiester · Oct 13, 2024

Caring1 said:
That's one of the main reasons I bought it, it didn't resemble a giant upturned spider.

You're talking about some of the ASUS models. They're hideous! I love what ASUS does in the wifi router sector but damn those designs are ugly! The one you got is very nice, very clean looking. I still like having adjustable external antennae though as sometimes they need to be moved to account for environmental conditions.

Fokker · Oct 13, 2024

lexluthermiester said:
You're talking about some of the ASUS models. They're hideous! I love what ASUS does in the wifi router sector but damn those designs are ugly! The one you got is very nice, very clean looking. I still like having adjustable external antennae though as sometimes they need to be moved to account for environmental conditions.

Sir, leave my RGB head crab alone.

Caring1 · Oct 13, 2024

Bought this for my partner as she wanted a basic digital camera that was better than her phone.

It's a Minolta Pro Shot, 16MP

cvaldes · Oct 13, 2024

I finally caved in and recently bought a portable Bluetooth speaker, a JBL Go 3 (previous generation model)

Amazon.com

on sale for $28 not including taxes (down from the normal $43; originally it launched at $50 retail). Sound is fine for a sub <$30 wireless device. I own a pair of conventional wired tower speakers from JBL so I was already familiar with the company's overall quality and value proposition.

sepheronx · Oct 13, 2024

Fokker said:
Sir, leave my RGB head crab alone.

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Your pi device, what are you using it for exactly?

Fokker · Oct 13, 2024

sepheronx said:
Your pi device, what are you using it for exactly?

It's running a PiHole.

Blaeza · Oct 13, 2024

Gamesir T4 Kaleid. Another amazing pad. With RGB in... and hall effect triggers and sticks and 2 rear buttons for £38!

Kodehawa · Oct 14, 2024

Finally got to install it :3

mtosev · Oct 14, 2024

Fifa 99

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Shou Miko · Oct 14, 2024

I received my KTC M27T20 (M27T20S) Mini LED monitor today and wow it's bright with HDR1000 support.

I am not really a VA panel fan but this screen looks really beautiful with 576 zones and I paid like 1/3 the price of a 27inch 1440p OLED.

Sadly the newest game I pay Nobody Wants to Die doesn't support HDR

but I am sure this dark game would have looked even more beautiful with HDR.

I only paid £299.80 / 359 EUR with shipping as a refurbished monitor and it was returned with the reason "Disliked item" which I do not understand :confused:

Link: https://us.ktcplay.com/product/m27t20/

It was packaged really good and the box was huge for a 27inch monitor

It supports 90W usb-c charging that's why the power brick is 240W

Psychoholic · Oct 14, 2024

Latest semi-pointless purchase

Shrek · Oct 15, 2024

Shou Miko said:
It supports 90W usb-c charging that's why the power brick is 240W
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Impressive that it can stay cool.

Todestrieb · Oct 15, 2024

10+ years of passion from a company wrapped up in those brown bodies…
I can say they’re 10+ years better than the old A14Not sure about the price though…
And my case got some wonky mounting rails that even the A14x25 with spacers sounds a bit strange at high speeds and A12x25 or be quiet 14cms might be the better choice. damn.

Before. Suprisingly good spread. Already regretting opening up the card again, but since we are here...

After.
No noticable difference in temps comparing after a few heat cycles and before repaste.

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

Processor	Intel i5 8400
Motherboard	Asus Prime H370M-Plus/CSM
Cooling	Scythe Big Shuriken & Noctua NF-A15 HS-PWM chromax.black.swap
Memory	8GB Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4-2400
Video Card(s)	ROG-STRIX-GTX1060-O6G-GAMING
Storage	1TB 980 Pro
Display(s)	Samsung UN55KU6300F
Case	Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 3
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex III 750w
Software	W11 Pro

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	Obliterator
Processor	Ryzen 7 7700x PBO
Motherboard	ASRock x670e Steel Legend
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 G2 LBC
Memory	G.skill Trident Z5 Neo 6000@CL30
Video Card(s)	ASRock rx7900 GRE Steel Legend
Storage	2 x 2TB Samsung 990 pro nmve ssd 2 X 4TB Samsung 870 evo sata ssd 1 X 18TB WD Gold sata hdd
Display(s)	LG 27GN750-B
Case	Fractal Torrent
Audio Device(s)	Klipsch promedia heritage 2.1
Power Supply	FSP Hydro TI 1000w
Mouse	SteelSeries Prime+
Keyboard	Lenovo SK-8825 (L)
Software	Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 21H2 / Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC 24H2 with multiple flavors of VM

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	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

System Name	HEDT X299
Processor	Intel i9-10980xe
Motherboard	Asus Prime X299 Edition 30
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15S
Memory	Corsair Vengeance Pro 64GB DDR4 (8 X 8GB)
Video Card(s)	Nvidia RTX a4000 (16GB)
Storage	6 X Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB NVMe
Display(s)	24” Lenovo FHD
Case	Lian Li
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair RM 750x
Software	Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R24. 1350 Cinebench R23 25748 Cinebench R20 10017

System Name	micropage7
Processor	Intel Xeon X3470
Motherboard	Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. P55A-UD3R (Socket 1156)
Cooling	Enermax ETS-T40F
Memory	Samsung 8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800
Storage	V-GEN03AS18EU120GB, Seagate 2 x 1TB and Seagate 4TB
Display(s)	Samsung 21 inch LCD Wide Screen
Case	Icute Super 18
Audio Device(s)	Auzentech X-Fi Forte
Power Supply	Silverstone 600 Watt
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Sades Excalibur + Taihao keycaps
Software	Win 7 64-bit
Benchmark Scores	Classified

System Name	H7 Flow 2024
Processor	AMD 5800X3D
Motherboard	Asus X570 Tough Gaming
Cooling	Custom liquid
Memory	32 GB DDR4
Video Card(s)	Intel ARC A750
Storage	Crucial P5 Plus 2TB.
Display(s)	AOC 24" Freesync 1m.s. 75Hz
Mouse	Lenovo
Keyboard	Eweadn Mechanical
Software	W11 Pro 64 bit

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	daily driver Mac mini M2 Pro
Processor	Apple proprietary M2 Pro (6 p-cores, 4 e-cores)
Motherboard	Apple proprietary
Cooling	Apple proprietary
Memory	Apple proprietary 16GB LPDDR5 unified memory
Video Card(s)	Apple proprietary M2 Pro (16-core GPU)
Storage	Apple proprietary onboard 512GB SSD + various external HDDs
Display(s)	LG UltraFine 27UL850W (4K@60Hz IPS)
Case	Apple proprietary
Audio Device(s)	Apple proprietary
Power Supply	Apple proprietary
Mouse	Apple Magic Trackpad 2
Keyboard	Keychron K1 tenkeyless (Gateron Reds)
VR HMD	Oculus Rift S (hosted on a different PC)
Software	macOS Sonoma 14.7
Benchmark Scores	(My Windows daily driver is a Beelink Mini S12 Pro. I'm not interested in benchmarking.)

System Name	PCGR
Processor	12400f
Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B660-I
Cooling	Stock Intel Cooler
Memory	2x16GB DDR5 5600 Corsair
Video Card(s)	Dell RTX 3080
Storage	1x 512GB Mmoment PCIe 3 NVME 1x 2TB Corsair S70
Display(s)	LG 32" 1440p
Case	Phanteks Evolve itx
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	750W Cooler Master sfx
Software	Windows 11

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	Shinano
Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Motherboard	ROG Strix B550-F GAMING WIFI II
Cooling	Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120SE
Memory	32GB DDR4 3200MHz
Video Card(s)	XFX RX 6700 10GB
Storage	970 EVO Plus 1TB \| A1000 480GB
Display(s)	Lenovo G27q-20 (1440p, 165Hz)
Case	NZXT H510
Audio Device(s)	Sony WH-1000XM4 \| Edifier R1000T4
Power Supply	SuperFlower Leadex Gold III 850W
Mouse	Logitech G305
Keyboard	IK75 v3 (QMK) \| HyperX Alloy Origins

System Name	Core i9 rig / Lenovo laptop
Processor	Core i9 10900X / Core i5 8350U
Motherboard	Asus Prime X299 Edition 30 / Lenovo motherboard
Cooling	Corsair H115i PRO RGB / stock cooler
Memory	Gskill 4x8GB 3600mhz / 16GB 2400mhz
Video Card(s)	Asus ROG Strix RTX 2080 Super / UHD 620
Storage	Samsung SSD 970 PRO 1TB / Samsung OEM 256GB NVMe
Display(s)	Dell UltraSharp UP3017 / Full HD IPS touch
Case	Coolermaster mastercase H500M
Audio Device(s)	Onboard sound
Power Supply	Enermax Platimax 1700 watt / Lenovo 65watt power adapter
Mouse	Logitech M500s
Keyboard	Cherry
Software	Windows 11 Pro / Windows 11 Pro

System Name	The New, Improved, Vicious, Stable, Silent Gaming Space Heater
Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk Max
Cooling	be quiet! DRP4 (w/ added SilentWings3), 4x Noctua A14x25G2 (3 @ front, 1 @ back)
Memory	Teamgroup DDR4 3600 16GBx2 @18-22-22-22-42 -> 18-20-20-20-40
Video Card(s)	PowerColor RX7900XTX HellHound
Storage	ADATA SX8200Pro 1TB, Crucial P3+ 4TB (w/riser, @Gen2x4), Seagate 3+1TB HDD, Micron 5300 7.68TB SATA
Display(s)	Gigabyte M27U @4K150Hz, AOC 24G2 @1080p100Hz(Max144Hz) vertical, ASUS VP228H@1080p60Hz vertical
Case	Phanteks P600S
Audio Device(s)	Creative Katana V2X gaming soundbar
Power Supply	Seasonic Vertex GX-1200 (ATX3.0 compliant)
Mouse	Razer Deathadder V3 wired
Keyboard	Keychron Q6Max

Processor	9950x
Motherboard	Asus Strix X870E-E
Cooling	Kraken Elite 280
Memory	32GB G.skill 6000mhz
Video Card(s)	Sapphire 7900XTX Pulse
Storage	1X 4TB MP700 Pro - 1 X 4TB SN850X
Display(s)	Samsung Odyssey 49" OLED
Case	Lian Li o11 Air Mini
Power Supply	Corsair RM1000x
Software	WIndows 11 Pro

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

What's your latest tech purchase?

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