What's your latest tech purchase?

lexluthermiester · Dec 21, 2024

FreedomEclipse said:
So what would it be? The bingo card of the beast?

Right? LOL

FreedomEclipse said:
as for the drives. I already have an old USB dock so i'll be using them to do backups.

Nice!

harm9963 · Dec 21, 2024

harm9963 said:
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Update , dishonest business policy ? yes I want a fair refund, after reading more horror stories about the seller , a gold member , this not the way to build a customer base at all .

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Can confirm the refund is

harm9963 said:
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Update , dishonest business policy ? yes I want a fair refund, after reading more horror stories about the seller , a gold member , this not the way to build a customer base at all .

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GREAT news ! found one in the Amazon UK , last one , sold by Amazon and shipped .

This is why I like ship by Amazon , Knowing where its going,before its ships .

Fokker · Dec 21, 2024

I ordered a few things. I got tired of buying canned air, so I picked up a rechargeable blower; it works like a charm. I'm still waiting for the flow meters.

wheresmycar · Dec 21, 2024

xtreemchaos said:
the misses has got me a Rog Ally for Christmas i cannot post pics untill Christmas day cus " me wife like's to make me suffer ". do you think 61 is too old for one ? im only 22 in my mind .

Nice! Not at all, Gaming is Timeless. Whats truly impressive is that you’ve unlocked the ultimate legendary item: a wife with unmatched understanding lol. Meanwhile, I’m still sneaking in gaming sessions like a stealth mission.... I've mastered the art of ninja screen swapping to make it look like I’m hard at work

harm9963 · Dec 21, 2024

xtreemchaos said:
the misses has got me a Rog Ally for Christmas i cannot post pics untill Christmas day cus " me wife like's to make me suffer ". do you think 61 is too old for one ? im only 22 in my mind .

61 here as well , for me it's more than just PC gaming , it's another world , I can create and share , build from the ground up , past it forward !

Hankieroseman · Dec 21, 2024

Hankieroseman said:
My latest tech purchase was returned unopened.

The first case arrived in a box undamaged from Amazon but not the second time. All's well but I had to drive to MicroCenter, Dallas but they got everything except those special radiator screws from be quiet!

dgianstefani · Dec 21, 2024

90 battery cycles.

lexluthermiester · Dec 21, 2024

dgianstefani said:
90 battery cycles.
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Lenovo's usually have great quality batteries. Good price!

gurusmi · Dec 21, 2024

R-T-B · Dec 21, 2024

An Optane 800GB P5800x off newegg.

Something came over me, I can't help it. It cost over a grand lol. I just love Optane and sometimes I lose my common sense.

I'll post some fun stuff/info when I get it. It didn't hurt that it complies with Opal in-drive encryption so I can use it for work...

WonkoTheSaneUK · Dec 22, 2024

Just a cheap bluetooth dongle that has linux drivers (unlike the wifi/bluetooth chip on my motherboard!)

agent_x007 · Dec 23, 2024

Making sure to have all bases covered for 2025

Ruru · Dec 23, 2024

An used Eisbaer 360 from an interwebz buddy. Got also some other stuff bundled with it (i5-4690K, 2x4 DDR3-1333, fan cables etc.). Had to add little distilled water to the loop and now works hella great.

nomdeplume · Dec 23, 2024

agent_x007 said:
Making sure to have all bases covered for 2025

Including a subtle recognition there won't be any hits and certainly no homeruns requiring home plate?

That should be a very nice collection of GPU for everything but the poorest optimized games devoted to the most graphically intensive smeared graphics NV 9xx could run pin sharp.

windwhirl · Dec 25, 2024

Pulled the trigger and upgraded my rig at last.

Got myself:
Ryzen 9700X
XPG Core Reactor 750W Psu
Asrock x670e Pro RS board
DeepCool AK620 cooler
Kingston 2x16GB DDR5 6400 CL32 RAM kit

My now old rig (Ryzen 3600) will be going to my mom. Her Haswell i3-4330 machine has gotten way too long in the tooth

.... If there's one thing that bothers me about my new setup... It's reinstalling everything lol

lexluthermiester · Dec 25, 2024

windwhirl said:
Pulled the trigger and upgraded my rig at last.

Got myself:
Ryzen 9700X
XPG Core Reactor 750W Psu
Asrock x670e Pro RS board
DeepCool AK620 cooler
Kingston 2x16GB DDR5 6400 CL32 RAM kit

My now old rig (Ryzen 3600) will be going to my mom. Her Haswell i3-4330 machine has gotten way too long in the tooth

.... If there's one thing that bothers me about my new setup... It's reinstalling everything lol

Gonna wait for the new gen of GPU's before pulling that trigger?

Hankieroseman · Dec 25, 2024

Trying out these new Creative Pebble Nova speakers. Setup was easy enough. Sounds good initially.

windwhirl · Dec 25, 2024

lexluthermiester said:
Gonna wait for the new gen of GPU's before pulling that trigger?

I'm still at 1080p 60Hz, so I could probably buy a RX 7700 XT or 7800 XT (or equivalent Nvidia offer) today and be happy with that for years.

But I'm thinking of getting a 1440p screen because I'd like to have more screen space to work with (mostly for work stuff, if it were for gaming alone I'd just stay with my current display, and 4K is a bit much for me because I don't wanna mess with DPI scale, since I work with a lot of government-issued software that does NOT work well with DPI scale other 96 dpi/100% scale), so I'm probably gonna wait to see what GPUs AMD and Nvidia push out. I'll probably not buy a next gen one, if there's the (usual for here) price shenanigans (basically, new CPU and GPU generations release here at a much higher price than MSRP, regardless of stock availability). But I can wait a couple of monhs to see what's up with the local GPU market and make a decision. This RX 580 of mine still holds well enough for the stuff I play, it doesn't really bother me right now to keep going with it a little longer. Probably my best purchase ever since it lasted me 7 years of good usage and only now I'm seriously considering replacing it, despite the crazy stuff that has happened in the meantime with regards to game graphics and such

Strix_Gaming · Dec 25, 2024

It is now 3 Weeks ago. I got myself a solid upgrade. I'm coming from a Ryzen 7 5800x, Asus TUF X570 and 64GB 3600MT/s RAM.

I got an RTX 4080 for almost 2 Years and this Upgrade is an fantastic Addition to it.

These are the new Parts:
CPU: Ryzen 9 9900x
MBD: Asus ROG Strix X670E - F Gaming (WiFi)
RAM Corsair Vengeance RGB 2x32GB 6000MHz DDR5 EXPO (64GB)
PSU: Cooler Master MWE Gold V2 Fully Modular 1050W ATX 3.0

mtosev · Dec 25, 2024

New 4K TV.

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Lost_Troll · Dec 25, 2024

Just received the last part to move my 7700 and RX 7900XT into a Jonsbo D32 Chassis and then build a 7500F with a RX 7600XT to put back into the Jonsbo Z20 Chassis.

lexluthermiester · Dec 25, 2024

windwhirl said:
This RX 580 of mine still holds well enough for the stuff I play, it doesn't really bother me right now to keep going with it a little longer.

Fair enough. If it works for you, more power to you! Was only curious. :toast:

Fokker · Dec 26, 2024

The flow meters I ordered arrived on 12/24 and were the wrong color. Merry Christmas!

Submitted for replacement in the white I ordered.

morn14150 · Dec 26, 2024

my new ryzen cpu is here!

upgraded from the i5-4570 btw

lexluthermiester · Dec 26, 2024

morn14150 said:
my new ryzen cpu is here!

upgraded from the i5-4570 btw

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That's a very solid upgrade!

System Name	Harm's Rig's
Processor	5950X /2700x / AMD 8370e 4500
Motherboard	ASUS DARK HERO / ASRock B550 Phantom Gaming 4
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer III 420 Push/Pull -6 Noctua NF-A14 i and 6 Noctua NF-A14 i Meshify 2 XL
Memory	CORSAIR Vengeance RGB RT 32GB (4x16GB) DDR4 4266cl16 - Patriot Viper Steel DDR4 16GB (4x 8GB)
Video Card(s)	ZOTAC AMP EXTREME AIRO 4090 / 1080 Ti /290X CFX
Storage	SAMSUNG 980 PRO SSD 1TB/ WD DARK 770 2TB , Sabrent NVMe 512GB / 1 SSD 250GB / 1 HHD 3 TB
Display(s)	Thermal Grizzly WireView / TCL 646 55 TV / 50 Xfinity Hisense A6 XUMO TV
Case	Meshify 2 XL- TT 37 VIEW 200MM'S-ARTIC P14MAX
Audio Device(s)	Sharp Aquos
Power Supply	NZXT C1500 Platinum ATX 3.1 \| Fully FSP Hydro PTM PRO 1200W ATX 3.0 PCI-E GEN-5 80 Plus Platinum -
Mouse	G502
Keyboard	G413

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	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	Harm's Rig's
Processor	5950X /2700x / AMD 8370e 4500
Motherboard	ASUS DARK HERO / ASRock B550 Phantom Gaming 4
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer III 420 Push/Pull -6 Noctua NF-A14 i and 6 Noctua NF-A14 i Meshify 2 XL
Memory	CORSAIR Vengeance RGB RT 32GB (4x16GB) DDR4 4266cl16 - Patriot Viper Steel DDR4 16GB (4x 8GB)
Video Card(s)	ZOTAC AMP EXTREME AIRO 4090 / 1080 Ti /290X CFX
Storage	SAMSUNG 980 PRO SSD 1TB/ WD DARK 770 2TB , Sabrent NVMe 512GB / 1 SSD 250GB / 1 HHD 3 TB
Display(s)	Thermal Grizzly WireView / TCL 646 55 TV / 50 Xfinity Hisense A6 XUMO TV
Case	Meshify 2 XL- TT 37 VIEW 200MM'S-ARTIC P14MAX
Audio Device(s)	Sharp Aquos
Power Supply	NZXT C1500 Platinum ATX 3.1 \| Fully FSP Hydro PTM PRO 1200W ATX 3.0 PCI-E GEN-5 80 Plus Platinum -
Mouse	G502
Keyboard	G413

System Name	EXTREME-FLIGHT SIM
Processor	AMD RYZEN 7 9800X3D 4.7GHZ 8-core 120W
Motherboard	ASUS ROG X670E Crosshair EXTREME BIOS V.2506
Cooling	be quiet! Silent Loop 2 360MM, Light Wings 120 & 140MM
Memory	G. SKILL Trident Z5 RGB 32MBx2 DDR5-6000 CL32/EXPOⅡ
Video Card(s)	ASUS ROG Strix RTX4090 O24
Storage	2TB CRUCIAL T705 M.2, 4TB Seagate FireCuda 3.5"x7200rpm
Display(s)	Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 57" 5120x1440 120Hz DP2.1 #2.Ulrhzar 8" Touchscreen(HUD)
Case	be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 Rev.2 Silver
Audio Device(s)	ROG SupremeFX ALC4082, Creative SoundBlaster Katana V2
Power Supply	be quiet! Dark Power Pro 12 1500W via APC Back-UPS 1500
Mouse	LOGITECH Pro Superlight2 and POWERPLAY Mouse Pad
Keyboard	CORSAIR K100 AIR
Software	WINDOWS 11 x64 PRO 23H2, MSFS2020-2024 Aviator Edition, DCS
Benchmark Scores	fast and stable AIDA64

What's your latest tech purchase?

lexluthermiester

harm9963

Fokker

wheresmycar

harm9963

Hankieroseman

dgianstefani

TPU Proofreader

lexluthermiester

gurusmi

R-T-B

WonkoTheSaneUK

agent_x007

Ruru

S.T.A.R.S.

nomdeplume

windwhirl

lexluthermiester

Hankieroseman

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lexluthermiester

System Name	Silent/X1 Yoga
Processor	Ryzen 7800X3D @ 5.15ghz BCLK OC, TG AM5 High Performance Heatspreader/1185 G7
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix X670E-I, chipset fans replaced with Noctua A14x25 G2
Cooling	Optimus Block, HWLabs Copper 240/40 + 240/30, D5/Res, 4x Noctua A12x25, 1x A14G2, Mayhems Ultra Pure
Memory	32 GB Dominator Platinum 6150 MT 26-36-36-48, 56.6ns AIDA, 2050 FCLK, 160 ns tRFC, active cooled
Video Card(s)	RTX 3080 Ti Founders Edition, Conductonaut Extreme, 18 W/mK MinusPad Extreme, Corsair XG7 Waterblock
Storage	Intel Optane DC P1600X 118 GB, Samsung 990 Pro 2 TB
Display(s)	32" 240 Hz 1440p Samsung G7, 31.5" 165 Hz 1440p LG NanoIPS Ultragear, MX900 dual gas VESA mount
Case	Sliger SM570 CNC Aluminium 13-Litre, 3D printed feet, custom front, LINKUP Ultra PCIe 4.0 x16 white
Audio Device(s)	Audeze Maxwell Ultraviolet w/upgrade pads & LCD headband, Galaxy Buds 3 Pro, Razer Nommo Pro
Power Supply	SF750 Plat, full transparent custom cables, Sentinel Pro 1500 Online Double Conversion UPS w/Noctua
Mouse	Razer Viper V3 Pro 8 KHz Mercury White w/Tiger Ice Skates & Pulsar Supergrip tape, Razer Atlas
Keyboard	Wooting 60HE+ module, TOFU-R CNC Alu/Brass, SS Prismcaps W+Jellykey, LekkerV2 mod, TLabs Leath/Suede
Software	Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 24H2
Benchmark Scores	Legendary

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	Pioneer
Processor	Ryzen R9 9950X
Motherboard	GIGABYTE Aorus Elite X670 AX
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 + A whole lotta Sunon and Corsair Maglev blower fans...
Memory	64GB (4x 16GB) G.Skill Flare X5 @ DDR5-6000 CL30
Video Card(s)	XFX RX 7900 XTX Speedster Merc 310
Storage	Intel 5800X Optane 800GB boot, +2x Crucial P5 Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs
Display(s)	55" LG 55" B9 OLED 4K Display
Case	Thermaltake Core X31
Audio Device(s)	TOSLINK->Schiit Modi MB->Asgard 2 DAC Amp->AKG Pro K712 Headphones or HDMI->B9 OLED
Power Supply	FSP Hydro Ti Pro 850W
Mouse	Logitech G305 Lightspeed Wireless
Keyboard	WASD Code v3 with Cherry Green keyswitches + PBT DS keycaps
Software	Gentoo Linux x64 / Windows 11 Enterprise IoT 2024

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	BOX
Processor	Core i7 6950X @ 4,26GHz (1,28V)
Motherboard	X99 SOC Champion (BIOS F23c + bifurcation mod)
Cooling	Thermalright Venomous-X + 2x Delta 38mm PWM (Push-Pull)
Memory	Patriot Viper Steel 4000MHz CL16 4x8GB (@3240MHz CL12.12.12.24 CR2T @ 1,48V)
Video Card(s)	Titan V (~1650MHz @ 0.77V, HBM2 1GHz, Forced P2 state [OFF])
Storage	WD SN850X 2TB + Samsung EVO 2TB (SATA) + Seagate Exos X20 20TB (4Kn mode)
Display(s)	LG 27GP950-B
Case	Fractal Design Meshify 2 XL
Audio Device(s)	Motu M4 (audio interface) + ATH-A900Z + Behringer C-1
Power Supply	Seasonic X-760 (760W)
Mouse	Logitech RX-250
Keyboard	HP KB-9970
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

System Name	4K-gaming / console
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X / Intel Core i7-6700K
Motherboard	Asus ROG Crosshair VII Hero / Asus Z170-K
Cooling	Alphacool Eisbaer 360 / Alphacool Eisbaer 240
Memory	32GB DDR4-3466 / 16GB DDR4-3000
Video Card(s)	Asus RTX 3080 TUF OC / Powercolor RX 6700 XT
Storage	3.5TB of SSDs / several small SSDs
Display(s)	Acer 27" 4K120 IPS + Lenovo 32" 4K60 IPS
Case	Corsair 4000D AF White / DeepCool CC560 WH
Audio Device(s)	Sony WH-CN720N
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

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	System V
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Motherboard	Asus Prime X570-P
Cooling	Cooler Master Hyper 212 // a bunch of 120 mm Xigmatek 1500 RPM fans (2 ins, 3 outs)
Memory	2x8GB Ballistix Sport LT 3200 MHz (BLS8G4D32AESCK.M8FE) (CL16-18-18-36)
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte AORUS Radeon RX 580 8 GB
Storage	SHFS37A240G / DT01ACA200 / ST10000VN0008 / ST8000VN004 / SA400S37960G / SNV21000G / NM620 2TB
Display(s)	LG 22MP55 IPS Display
Case	NZXT Source 210
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G430 Headset
Power Supply	Corsair CX650M
Software	Whatever build of Windows 11 is being served in Canary channel at the time.
Benchmark Scores	Corona 1.3: 3120620 r/s Cinebench R20: 3355 FireStrike: 12490 TimeSpy: 4624

System Name	Fury Max
Processor	Ryzen 9 9900x AI OC Active
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix X670E - F Gaming WIFI
Cooling	Corsair H150i 360mm Elite LCD Watercooler
Memory	Corsair Vengeance RGB 2x32GB 6000MHz DDR5 EXPO Enabled
Video Card(s)	Zotac RTX 4080 Trinity OC 16GB
Storage	2x 2 TB Seagate Barracuda, Samsung SSD 840 Pro 256gb, Samsung SSD 850 Evo 512gb, Samsung 970 evo + 2
Display(s)	2x Samsung Curved Gaming Monitor C32G54TQWR (32″)
Case	Lian Li O11DX
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z625 400W
Power Supply	Cooler Master MWE Gold V2 Fully Modular 1050W ATX 3.0
Mouse	Logitech G502 SE
Keyboard	Corsair K70 Max Magnetic Keyswitches
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64-bit
Benchmark Scores	Speedway: 7716 Time Spy Score: 25716 Fire Strike Score: 46628 Port Royal Score: 18787

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	Spam
Processor	i9-12900K PL1=125 TA=56 PL2=288
Motherboard	MSI MAG B660M Mortar WiFi DDR4
Cooling	Scythe Kaze Flex 120mm ARGB Fans x1 / Alphacool Eisbaer 360
Memory	Mushkin Red Line DDR4 4000 16Gb x2 18-22-22-42 1T
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse RX 7900 XT
Storage	Team Group MP33 512Mb / 1Tb
Display(s)	SAMSUNG Odyssey G50A (LS27AG500PNXZA) (2560x1440)
Case	Lan-Li A3
Audio Device(s)	Real Tek on Board Audio
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA 850 GM
Mouse	M910-K
Keyboard	K636CLO
Software	WIN 11 Pro