What's your latest tech purchase?

Shrek · Mar 17, 2025

dgianstefani said:
You realise they compress?

Thermal Grizzly KryoSheet seems to be 0.2mm
Thermal Grizzly KryoSheet Thermal Pads

UPSIREN 3D Graphite Thermal Pads do indeed compress
UPSIREN

rv8000 · Mar 17, 2025

Shrek said:
Thermal Grizzly KryoSheet seems to be 0.2mm

Thermal Grizzly KryoSheet Thermal Pads

The majority of pads for vram are typically 1mm+, you should be matching the thickness of the stock pads otherwise you can run into issues with cooler contact on the gpu die and or cracking; you simply don’t buy the thinnest pad you can just because.

dgianstefani · Mar 17, 2025

Kryosheet is for the CPU, not VRAM.

Shrek · Mar 17, 2025

A most valid point

SSGBryan · Mar 17, 2025

My latest project is building a white gaming build, since I have a white Intel B580. All prices include tax & shipping.

What has arrived (Aliexpress):
Huananzhi B760m-D4 motherboard $55
i5 12400f $97
VC-003 pro GPU sag bracket $5 (I thought I ordered the white bracket - I got an RGB bracket but if I don't plug in the 4pin cable it stays white)

What is currently inbound (Aliexpress)
Aigo 275P Sea View PC case - $31
Kllisere 32gb ram - $40
Teucer PSU extension cables - $17

Some things are more expensive on Aliexpress than Amazon, so
Silicon Power 512gb NVMe $31 (Amazon)

Still to order:
Thermalrite Assassin X120 fan - $20
Thermalright TL-C12CW CPU Fan (x3) - $22

Still deciding on a PSU, since EVGA seems to be shutting down.

Looks like the entire build will be just under $700 - with the B580 ($307 being the most expensive component.)

Shrek · Mar 17, 2025

dgianstefani said:
Kryosheet is for the CPU, not VRAM.

Why the hell can't they machine things so one does not need to squish stuff in?

lexluthermiester · Mar 17, 2025

Shrek said:
Why the hell can't they machine things so one does not need to squish stuff in?

Because everyone does things a slightly different way and BGA chips never mount at the exact same height on the PCB they're attached to due to variations in solder and application variables.

EDIT: Video cards used to have physically separate heatsinks for the GPU die and VRAM dies. It was really a great time as the solutions were a bit easier. These days, the tolerances require the thermal contact pads to be flexible, IE a bit squishy.

remixedcat · Mar 18, 2025

ust got a galaxy s20 plus!! 200 was my budget so this was the best thing

Needed 5g since 4g has been really bad here after the blizzard in January...

Needed either SD card or 256 storage n 6.6in display or bigger and Samsung.

Sucks this one doesn't have screen protector on it since it was "Amazon renewed"

So I bought a screen protector for it.. well be here 2 days

de.das.dude · Mar 18, 2025

Logitech G213 has worn out. Keys are sticky. CLeaning didnt fix.

first mech kb

lexluthermiester · Mar 18, 2025

de.das.dude said:
CLeaning didnt fix.

Electronic/contact spray cleaner in the actuators/pads didn't help?

avidgamer121 · Mar 18, 2025

de.das.dude said:
Logitech G213 has worn out. Keys are sticky. CLeaning didnt fix.

View attachment 390299
first mech kb

it's fascinating to see that mech keyboards have become so cheap, costing as much as midrange membrane kb

de.das.dude · Mar 18, 2025

lexluthermiester said:
Electronic/contact spray cleaner in the actuators/pads didn't help?

sticky as in the plastic is sticky, i greased it with silicon lube after cleaning it with IPA. i also saw a lot of cracks lol, and the space bar broke in two. This kb is around 3 years old. Nothing worked. so i am like fuck it.

bobbybluz · Mar 18, 2025

Another Samsung 990 Pro 1TB. For $104 after taxes plus free delivery later this afternoon from Amazon I couldn't turn it down. I'm doing a parts shuffle upgrading two PC's and needed a Gen 4 NVMe drive for one of them.

Shrek · Mar 18, 2025

lexluthermiester said:
Nice router choice! That entire line is very solid. Great security, excellent network management options and yet not over complicated.

Most of the LEDs on the RT-AX58U V2 were not working, and this seems to be a common issue with this version.

I suspected a firmware issue but when I resoldered the LEDs they all came back to life.

Jeyzon2KMS · Mar 18, 2025

my lastest tech purchase was these...

remixedcat · Wednesday at 1:38 AM

S20 plus is getting returned sadly

Screen is buggy af and touch isn't responsive all the time even using my stylus..

Darkholm · Wednesday at 8:15 AM

Yesterday, something to give graphic boost at Junior rig - Palit GeForce RTX 3090 Game Rock(bottom) 8nm cheapo Transient Load Spikes Edition

Clipped its wings in MSI Afterburner (because if not, spikes shut down its PSU Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 650W and fans are loud af):
- GPU voltage: 0.850V
- GPU clock max boost: 1850MHz

Card tested with Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition:
- duration: 2 hours ; Summer level (Caspian desert, because it is heaviest level on GPU)
- settings: 2K res; Extreme preset; RayTracing Ultra preset; DLSS Quality preset with DLSS 4 injected via nVidia Profile Inspector
- maximum power usage measured in HW Info: 235W

Magic Cube · Wednesday at 8:29 AM

8600G+DeskMini x600 for my summer pc upgrade. I have borrowed(from work) 2x8GB 5600MHz Hynix A-die RAM sticks and I stole Lexar NM790 1TB from my another computer. I will upgrade to more ram and another SSD later, when I have money for it. Those borrowed RAM sticks were not in use, because computer where they came from was upgraded to 2x32GB 5600MHz ram.

There was also 2x8GB Samsung sticks. I don't remember what speed, but they were slower speed.

avidgamer121 · Thursday at 8:34 AM

it finally arrived

mtosev · Thursday at 9:44 AM

Bought a Godzilla movie. Godzilla minus one

dgianstefani · Thursday at 10:17 AM

Felt like moving to a single chipset solution seeing as I'm on ITX anyway and it's less heat/latency.

"Old" X670E-I board will go into a client build whose work is paying for it, so basically free upgrade. This one has CMOS button which is nice, FHD BIOS and other minor improvements to PCIE and M.2 mounting hardware along with a networking update.

We'll see if I can push my RAM further.

Splinterdog · Thursday at 7:19 PM

It's not new tech, but I'm always on the hunt for VCRs, so I just acquired these three which have been gathering dust in someone's attic for Lord knows how long. I always need backups for the two that still work as I have a decent turnover for digitalisation work.
However, I'm not overly optimistic about these three.

KrazyT · Thursday at 7:29 PM

We've had one of this Philips VHS reader, very close to the model shown on the photo !
The Sony is a French model, I see Canal + and Nicam on it ?

de.das.dude · Friday at 4:39 AM

New kb came in. I guess its the F87 Pro even though the listing didnt mention it. I like the not so noisy keys. They are Leobog Space Crystal. 35g force low actuation stroke.

AggressiveCombo · Friday at 6:12 AM

A Fiio E10k-TC amp/dac for my headphones

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	Silent/X1 Yoga/S25U-1TB
Processor	Ryzen 9800X3D @ 5.4ghz AC 1.18 V, TG AM5 High Performance Heatspreader/1185 G7/Snapdragon 8 Elite
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix X870-I, chipset fans replaced with Noctua A14x25 G2
Cooling	Optimus Block, HWLabs Copper 240/40 x2, D5/Res, 4x Noctua A12x25, 1x A14G2, Conductonaut Extreme
Memory	64 GB Dominator Titanium White 6000 MT, 130 ns tRFC, active cooled, TG Putty Pro
Video Card(s)	RTX 3080 Ti Founders Edition, Conductonaut Extreme, 40 W/mK 3D Graphite pads, Corsair XG7 Waterblock
Storage	Intel Optane DC P1600X 118 GB, Samsung 990 Pro 2 TB
Display(s)	34" 240 Hz 3440x1440 34GS95Q LG MLA+ W-OLED, 31.5" 165 Hz 1440P NanoIPS Ultragear, MX900 dual VESA
Case	Sliger SM570 CNC Alu 13-Litre, 3D printed feet, TG Minuspad Extreme, LINKUP Ultra PCIe 4.0 x16 White
Audio Device(s)	Audeze Maxwell Ultraviolet w/upgrade pads & Leather LCD headband, Galaxy Buds 3 Pro, Razer Nommo Pro
Power Supply	SF1000 Plat, 13 A transparent custom cables, Sentinel Pro 1500 Online Double Conversion UPS w/Noctua
Mouse	Razer Viper V3 Pro 8 KHz Mercury White w/Pulsar Supergrip tape, Razer Atlas, Razer Strider Chroma
Keyboard	Wooting 60HE+ module, TOFU-R CNC Alu/Brass, SS Prismcaps W+Jellykey, LekkerL60 V2, TLabs Leath/Suede
Software	Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 24H2
Benchmark Scores	Legendary

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	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	RemixedBeast-NX
Processor	Intel Xeon E5-2690 @ 2.9Ghz (8C/16T)
Motherboard	Dell Inc. 08HPGT (CPU 1)
Cooling	Dell Standard
Memory	24GB ECC
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte Nvidia RTX2060 6GB
Storage	2TB Samsung 860 EVO SSD//2TB WD Black HDD
Display(s)	Samsung SyncMaster P2350 23in @ 1920x1080 + Dell E2013H 20 in @1600x900
Case	Dell Precision T3600 Chassis
Audio Device(s)	Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro 80 // Fiio E7 Amp/DAC
Power Supply	630w Dell T3600 PSU
Mouse	Logitech G700s/G502
Keyboard	Logitech K740
VR HMD	Linktr.ee/remixedcat // for my music ♡♡
Software	Linux Mint 20
Benchmark Scores	Network: APs: Ubiquiti Unifi AP-AC-LR and Lite Router/Sw:Meraki MX64 MS220-8P

What's your latest tech purchase?

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TPU Proofreader

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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 \| NZXT Guardian 921RB
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z333 \| Jabra corpo stuff \| Some USB speakers
Power Supply	Corsair RM750e \| not needed \| Corsair GS 600
Mouse	Logitech G400 \| nipple \| Dell
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	Xpectra
Processor	Intel Core i3 10105F
Motherboard	Asrock H470M-HDV
Cooling	Cooler Master H410R RGB
Memory	Hynix 16GB (2x8) 2666Mhz DDR4 RAM
Video Card(s)	Zotac GTX 1050 Ti Mini
Storage	BX500 120GB, 2x 480GB + Seagate 1TB + 2x Seagate 500GB
Display(s)	LG 22MP68VQ
Case	Chiptronex C100
Audio Device(s)	F&D F190X
Power Supply	Corsair CX550
Mouse	Zebronics Uzi
Keyboard	TVS EGold Bharat
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit 22H2

System Name	"The black one in the dining room" / "The Latest One"
Processor	Intel Xeon E5 2699 V4 22c/44t / i9 14900K @6GHz
Motherboard	Asus X99 Deluxe / ASRock Z790 Taichi
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer II 240 w/4 Silverstone FM121 fans / Arctic LF II 280 w 4 Silverstone FHP141's
Memory	64GB G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 (8x8) / 96GB G.Skill Trident Z5 DDR5 6800
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 1080 Ti FTW3 / Asus Tuff OC 4090 24GB
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo Plus, 1TB Samsung 860, 4 Western Digital 2TB / 2TB Solidigm P44 Pro & more.
Display(s)	43" Samsung 8000 series 4K / 65" Hisense U8N 4K
Case	Modded Corsair Carbide 500R / Modded Corsair Graphite 780 T
Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar Essence STX/ Asus Xonar Essence STX II
Power Supply	Corsair AX1200i / Seasonic Prime GX-1300
Mouse	Logitech Performance MX, Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer 3.0
Keyboard	Logitech K750 Solar, Logitech K800
Software	Win 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 / Win 11 IoT Enterprise IoT LTSC 24H2
Benchmark Scores	https://www.passmark.com/baselines/V11/display.php?id=202122048229 (before upgrades)

Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Motherboard	MSI MPG X570S Carbon Max WiFi
Cooling	EK-AIO Elite 360MM
Memory	HP V10 DDR4 RGB 16GBx2
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Nitro Radeon RX580 8GB
Storage	Samsung 980 PRO 512GBx2
Display(s)	MSI Optix MPG321QRF-QD
Case	HP Omen 45L Case
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z-5500, M-Audio M-Track SOLO
Power Supply	Thermaltake GF1 850W
Mouse	Logitech G502 HERO
Keyboard	NZXT Funtion
Software	Windows 11

System Name	DeathStar /// DeathStar II
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7700 "Raphael" /// AMD Ryzen 9 5900X "Vermeer"
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming /// Asus ROG Strix B550-E Gaming
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15S chromax.black /// Thermalright Royal Knight 120 SE
Memory	Kingston Fury Beast RGB 6000C30 2x16GB /// G.Skill Trident Z RGB 3200C14 4x8GB
Video Card(s)	Zotac GeForce RTX 4080 Trinity 16GB /// Palit GeForce RTX 3090 Game Rock 24GB
Storage	Kingston KC3000 2TB + Samsung 970EVO 2TB + 2x WD Red 4TB /// Samsung 970EVO 1TB + WD Red 4TB
Display(s)	Gigabyte M27Q /// Dell U2715H
Case	Fractal Define 7 Black /// Fractal Define R5 Black
Power Supply	Seasonic SS-750KM3 /// Seasonic SS-660KM
Mouse	Logitech MX Master 2S /// Logitech MX Master
Software	Linux Debian 12 x64 + MS Windows 10 Pro x64

System Name	NoName
Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 7950x3D
Motherboard	Msi Tomahawk X670E
Cooling	Silentium PC Dual tower cooler
Memory	G.Skill 6000MHz Hynix M-die
Video Card(s)	AsRock Challenger Arc 750
Storage	Kingston KC3000 1 TB, PNY 3030 512GB
Display(s)	Lenovo 31,5" 1440p 144Hz
Case	Fractal Design Meshify Window White with white bequiet fans
Power Supply	Seasonic 750W
Mouse	Basic Logitech "silent" mouse
Keyboard	Logitech Mx
Software	Linux

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	Ryzen Monster
Processor	Ryzen 7 5700X3D
Motherboard	Asus ROG Crosshair Hero VII WiFi
Cooling	Corsair H100i RGB Platinum
Memory	Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32GB (4x8GB) 3200Mhz CMW16GX4M2C3200C16
Video Card(s)	Asus ROG Strix RX5700XT OC 8Gb
Storage	WD Black 500GB NVMe 250Gb Samsung SSD, OCZ 500Gb SSD WD M.2 500Gb, plus three spinners up to 1.5Tb
Display(s)	LG 32GK650F-B 32" UltraGear™ QHD
Case	Cooler Master Storm Trooper
Audio Device(s)	Supreme FX on board
Power Supply	Corsair RM850X full modular
Mouse	Corsair Ironclaw wireless
Keyboard	Logitech G213
VR HMD	Headphones Logitech G533 wireless
Software	Windows 11 Start 11
Benchmark Scores	3DMark Time Spy 4532 (9258 March 2021, 9399 July 2021)

Processor	Intel i7 77OOK
Motherboard	Gigabyte Aorus something
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12S dual fan
Memory	Ballistix 32 Go
Video Card(s)	MSI 3060 Gaming X
Storage	Mixed bag of M2 SSD and SATA SSD
Display(s)	MSI 34" 3440x1440 Artimys 343CQR
Case	Old Corsair Obsidian something
Audio Device(s)	Integrated
Power Supply	Old Antec HCG 620 still running good
Mouse	Steelseries something
Keyboard	Steelseries someting too
Benchmark Scores	bench ? no time to lose with bench ! :)

Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
Motherboard	MSI B550 Gaming Plus
Cooling	Stock
Memory	2400mHz 24GB HyperX DDR4
Video Card(s)	XFX AMD Radeon RX 6800
Storage	2TB Samsung 980 Pro, 500GB Samsung 970 Evo, 1TB WD Blue
Display(s)	MSI MPG27CQ
Case	SilentiumPC RG2 Pure Black
Audio Device(s)	Sennheiser HD560S
Power Supply	Corsair RM750X
Mouse	Glorious Model I
Keyboard	Keychron K8 Pro Gateron Red RGB Plastic
Software	Windows 11 Pro