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Well, the only "tech" stuff I've bought lately (BF/CyMon deals) was:

A) 36x of 32GB-DDR5-6400 sticks for upcoming client builds
B) 18x of WD 850x's in the 4 & 8TB sizes, also for upcoming client builds
C) 2x Pixel 9 Pro XL's
D) 2x G613's for my work set-up

However, I also grabbed some new DeWalt 20V tools & accessories for my garage (at shockingly low bundle + freebie prices), a new Air Fryer, a new set of tires for my Expedition, and a whole buttload of Gift Cards for da fam :)

FYI, in case anyone is wondering, these purchases were funded via my company's very generous year-end boonuses ($10k- we had a great year), my hidden savings account that nobody knows about, and the sizable promo credit from my recent mortgage re-fi :)

And the nice thing is, I will get a lot the money back once I complete those new client rigs in Jan/Feb '25 !
 

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FYI, in case anyone is wondering, these purchases were funded via ..., my hidden savings account that nobody knows about, ... :)
Switzerland or Bermuda?



Latest tech purchase was more 3D printer filament. No pics because I am lazy.
 
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Scored an Arc A750 for a bargain price, substantial cuts from MSRP going now with the Arc range after B580 launch. My primary reason for this card is not specifically for gaming although its fairly good back up card just in case...
Sparkle_A750_LUNAedition_box - Copy.jpg

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Install all done in my system that has a lapped 7600X with custom HS install & alongside custom heat spreaders on my G.Skill Flare X5 kit of RAM as well (G.Skill heat spreaders are garbage imo for there line of DDR5 ram), but I digress - with the install of the Sparkle card the whole system makes a rather nice blend of black/white aesthetic with a "sprinkle" of gold from the RAM heat spreaders!
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Switzerland or Bermuda?
Both & neither, plus those remote islands in the lower leftist, sociopathic part of zagnatratzia...which so secluded & so well hidden that even google can't find them, but I can access the funds from anywhere that has a dilithium-powered, positron-based neural-dynamic interface to the what everyone else thinks is the "internet" :)

Oh no, my bad, I've already told you more than I should have, so unfortunately now, I have to...well, you know....
 
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Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, in all of its majesty, the GOAT
A most excellent quality KB? Hell yes! GOAT? Heck no. I can think of a bunch of KBs better than that one, including the one I'm typing this comment with.

Scored an Arc A750 for a bargain price, substantial cuts from MSRP going now with the Arc range after B580 launch. My primary reason for this card is not specifically for gaming although its fairly good back up card just in case...
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Install all done in my system that has a lapped 7600X with custom HS install & alongside custom heat spreaders on my G.Skill Flare X5 kit of RAM as well (G.Skill heat spreaders are garbage imo for there line of DDR5 ram), but I digress - with the install of the Sparkle card the whole system makes a rather nice blend of black/white aesthetic with a "sprinkle" of gold from the RAM heat spreaders!
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Nice! What did you replace?
 
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Not exactly tech purchases, but tech adjacent? These came today, spent a good deal of time swapping out my vanilla PS5 controller with the Wukong shell.....hope I did a good job. Below is my PS5 controller with the Wukong shell + and the Wukong stand/mount. This is my homage to the true GOTY, not the fake one on the Games Award nonsense.



Also got a set of 3 Wukong keycaps, plus I believe an Astartes metal keycap and Calcifer (from Howl's Moving Castle).....
 
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HP desktop 320K keyboard


I've been using a keyboard that was meant for my notebook for a while now.
So I can use this notebook more easily again.
 
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