What's your latest tech purchase?

Ruru · Apr 5, 2025

A Computer Guy said:
It's pretty handy when you have run out of mustard.

I guess that it could give some taste to some foods...

I just hope that my Audigy2 ships soon, still figuring out that what build I'll build to it.

Fokker · Apr 5, 2025

Carlyle2020hs said:
Buying early Christmas gifts is a wise choice right now:

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Or am i making excuses?

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Excuses.
Definitely excuses.

PLAfiller · Apr 5, 2025

Carlyle2020hs said:
Buying early Christmas gifts is a wise choice right now:

Or am i making excuses?

What kind of case is that? Something Silverstone-ish?
@Fokker said it buddy, excuses...definitely excuses

Carlyle2020hs · Apr 5, 2025

PLAfiller said:
What kind of case is that? Something Silverstone-ish?
@Fokker said it buddy, excuses...definitely excuses

That´s a 15 year old sli design to keep 3-4 GPUs cool :

Silverstone FT02

I loved that case so much, that after 15 years love turned to (sound dampening) kink:

The "wife" has 1 inch sound dampening
The "mistress" has 5 inch. That´s 1,8 times its volume in sound dampening

one side panel of the "mistress" weighs 18 pounds, so don´t let your SFF build near it or it may suddenly disappear

Braegnok · Apr 5, 2025

Braegnok said:
I pre-ordered the Asus X870E Apex motherboard, it launches on 4/4/2025.

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Waiting on 9950X3D chip, going with TG Mycro Direct-Die Pro block,.. will post some photos when I assemble everything.

Update on pre-order Asus X870E Apex motherboard.

The release date has changed from 3/28/2025 to 4/4/2025,.. then yesterday on 4/4/2025 the release date is now delayed to 5/9/2025.

FoulOnWhite · Apr 5, 2025

Just bought this, was cheap so thought I’d give it a bash.

Carlyle2020hs · Apr 5, 2025

Kindly test default "rgb full" vs "4.4.4. limited" :respect:

FoulOnWhite · Apr 6, 2025

Carlyle2020hs said:
Kindly test default "rgb full" vs "4.4.4. limited"

I will have a tinker with it tomorrow, never had one of these before.

unwind-protect · Apr 6, 2025

Intel Optane U.2 and 4x U.2 PCIe card.

Although it looks like somebody already has her paws on it.

FreedomEclipse · Apr 7, 2025

Testing this out.

If this fits. I can leave my old Zalman NC1000 over in Hong Kong. That thing is just way too heavy and awkward to pack to be hauling back and forth between trips.

Also. I didnt pay £21.99 for it. It had a 15% of voucher

wheresmycar · Apr 7, 2025

FreedomEclipse said:
Testing this out.

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If this fits. I can leave my old Zalman NC1000 over in Hong Kong. That thing is just way too heavy and awkward to pack to be hauling back and forth between trips.

Also. I didnt pay £21.99 for it. It had a 15% of voucher

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I've got a similar one! My ones not that effective on flat, hard surfaces - but man, it's a game-changer when you’ve got your laptop on your lap, especially on the sofa or in bed over a blanket.

FreedomEclipse · Apr 7, 2025

wheresmycar said:
I've got a similar one! My ones not that effective on flat, hard surfaces - but man, it's a game-changer when you’ve got your laptop on your lap, especially on the sofa or in bed over a blanket.

If youre talking about the cooler. This one takes in air from the sides unlike the NC 1000 which sucked in air from the bottom. It shouldnt matter what sort of surface the Tecknet is used on.

lambda · Apr 7, 2025

A soldering iron, Pinecil v2 + a silicone USB C cable for powering it. Works pretty well with my macbook charger/adapter.

PINECIL – Smart Mini Portable Soldering Iron (Version 2) - PINE STORE

A smart and affordable soldering iron running on a RISC-V SoC and featuring an open-source firmware. Portable and powerful, $25.99

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VT1185MF_Rosaria · Apr 7, 2025

Accessing my GPU and m.2 drives turned into a ritualistic endeavor and as such I bought this 360mm AIO for cheap (45$).
The onboard display only shows CPU temperature and it is fine by me. As expected it performs better than my Peerless Assassin 140. The pump is quiet too.
The lighting on the pump cover and the fans have good diffusion and looks good at all lighting levels.
The brand and model of this specific AIO is Jungle Leopard Stellar Realm. It has a 2 year warranty so it is fine for the low price point.

A Computer Guy · Apr 7, 2025

unwind-protect said:
Intel Optane U.2 and 4x U.2 PCIe card.

Although it looks like somebody already has her paws on it.

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Mine got snagged in the PCIe clip. Trying to figure out how to get it out without breaking the clip. It sure went in really nicely though with a nice click.

(edit) after a bit I was able to get it out. needed a bit more force on the clip to round the edge of the pcb.

Post your Anvil's Storage score for SSD

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r.h.p · Apr 7, 2025

got this id frozen a620 cooler for my 5700x3d. Put the TT cooler back in the box and went back to the Wraith prism. It was just not up to it so went for this

2 days of testing has proved the right choice . Easy to install and very good temps under load . Will post some game pic temps tomorrow.

blinnbanir · Apr 7, 2025

What a difference a wheel makes. I got the Wheel this morning. It took less than 10 seconds to plug it into the base. I went into AMS2 and went to Sugo. Before I could not go below 1:30 at that track. With the new wheel on 3 occasions I set the fastest lap with a 1:26.5.It is also beautiful to look at if you are into RGB. I can confirm that the screen is also complete touchscreen. I can't wait to finish work today.

avidgamer121 · Apr 7, 2025

r.h.p said:
got this id frozen a620 cooler for my 5700x3d. Put the TT cooler back in the box and went back to the Wraith prism. It was just not up to it so went for this
2 days of testing has proved the right choice . Easy to install and very good temps under load . Will post some game pic temps tomorrow.

looks sleek

Caring1 · Apr 8, 2025

Braegnok said:
then yesterday on 4/4/2025 the release date is now delayed to 5/9/2025.

Damn, I read that as a normal person and not an American with fucked up dates and thought it was delayed until September, and then I realised.

lexluthermiester · Apr 8, 2025

Caring1 said:
Damn, I read that as a normal person and not an American with fucked up dates and thought it was delayed until September, and then I realised.

You think Month/Day/Year is eff'd up? Seriously? That isn't an American thing. It's Roman/British/Prussian thing. We've stuck with it because it works and is easy to understand/use. It predates the USA/North American settlement by several hundred years.

Frick · Apr 8, 2025

lexluthermiester said:
We've stuck with it because it works and is easy to understand/use. It predates the USA/North American settlement by several hundred years.

Because you're familiar with it. Not all old things are worth keeping around, like measels.

lexluthermiester · Apr 8, 2025

Frick said:
Because you're familiar with it. Not all old things are worth keeping around, like measels.

You're comparing a functional, workable and well known date system to a disease? Seriously with that?

dgianstefani · Apr 8, 2025

lexluthermiester said:
You're comparing a functional, workable and well known date system to a disease? Seriously with that?

Acuity · Apr 8, 2025

From now on on this site we will only use YYYY-MM-DD:
It is the international standard recommended by ISO (and the most logical from an IT point of view).

ISO 8601 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I'm joking guys

lexluthermiester · Apr 8, 2025

dgianstefani said:
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That is a laughable graphic. Why did you bother with that nonsense?

However, I digress, we're off topic..

System Name	4K-gaming / console
Processor	5800X @ PBO +200 / i5-8600K @ 4.6GHz
Motherboard	ROG Crosshair VII Hero / ROG Strix Z370-F
Cooling	Custom loop / Custom loop
Memory	32GB DDR4-3466 / 16GB DDR4-3600
Video Card(s)	Asus RTX 3080 / Powercolor RX 6700 XT
Storage	3TB of SSDs / several small SSDs
Display(s)	4K120 IPS + 4K60 IPS / 1080p projector @ 90"
Case	Corsair 4000D AF White / DeepCool CC560 WH
Audio Device(s)	Sony WH-CH720N / Hecate G1500
Power Supply	EVGA G2 750W / Seasonic FX-750
Mouse	Razer Basilisk / Ajazz i303 Pro
Keyboard	Roccat Vulcan 121 AIMO / Obinslab Anne 2 Pro
VR HMD	Oculus Rift CV1
Software	Windows 11 Pro / Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	They run Crysis

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	PLAHI
Processor	I5-13500
Motherboard	ASROCK B760M PRO RS/D4
Cooling	120 AIO IWONGOU
Memory	1x32GB Kingston BEAST DDR4 @ 3200Mhz
Video Card(s)	RTX A2000
Storage	Kingston Renegade GEN4 nVME 512GB
Display(s)	Philips 288E2A 28" 4K + 22" LG 1080p
Case	TT URBAN R31
Audio Device(s)	Creative Soundblaster Z
Power Supply	Fractal Design IntegraM 650W
Mouse	Logitech Triathlon
Keyboard	REDRAGON MITRA
Software	Windows 11 Home x 64

Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Motherboard	Asus ROG Crosshair X670E Gene
Cooling	Full Custom Water
Memory	48GB DDR5
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Storage	Crucial T700 2TB Gen5 SSD
Display(s)	Asus PG32UQX
Case	Primochill Praxis WetBench
Audio Device(s)	SteelSeries Arctis Pro
Power Supply	SeaSonic Prime SSR-1300TR2
Mouse	G502 Lightspeed
Keyboard	Keychron Q1 Max, Drop + Matt3o MT3 Susuwatari, Gateron Milky Yellow Pro.
Software	Windows 11 Pro 24H2

System Name	BigRed
Processor	I7 12700k
Motherboard	Asus Rog Strix z690-A WiFi D4
Cooling	Noctua D15S chromax black/MX6
Memory	TEAM GROUP 32GB DDR4 4000C16 B die
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 3080 Gaming Trio X 10GB
Storage	M.2 drives WD SN850X 1TB 4x4 BOOT/WD SN850X 4TB 4x4 STEAM/USB3 4TB OTHER
Display(s)	Dell s3422dwg 34" 3440x1440p 144hz ultrawide
Case	Corsair 7000D
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z5450/KEF uniQ speakers/Bowers and Wilkins P7 Headphones
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x 80% gold
Mouse	Logitech G604 lightspeed wireless
Keyboard	Logitech G915 TKL lightspeed wireless
Software	Windows 10 Pro X64
Benchmark Scores	Who cares

What's your latest tech purchase?

Ruru

S.T.A.R.S.

Fokker

PLAfiller

Carlyle2020hs

Attachments

Braegnok

FoulOnWhite

Carlyle2020hs

FoulOnWhite

unwind-protect

FreedomEclipse

~Technological Technocrat~

wheresmycar

FreedomEclipse

~Technological Technocrat~

lambda

PINECIL – Smart Mini Portable Soldering Iron (Version 2) - PINE STORE

VT1185MF_Rosaria

A Computer Guy

Post your Anvil's Storage score for SSD

r.h.p

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blinnbanir

avidgamer121

Caring1

lexluthermiester

Frick

Fishfaced Nincompoop

lexluthermiester

dgianstefani

TPU Proofreader

Acuity

ISO 8601 - Wikipedia

lexluthermiester

System Name	WorkInProgress
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
Video Card(s)	Asus Dual Radeon™ RX 6700 XT OC Edition
Storage	WD SN770 1TB (Boot)\|1x WD SN850X 8TB (Gaming)\| 2x2TB WD SN770\| 2x2TB+2x4TB Crucial BX500
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	Cherry G80-3000N (TKL)
Software	Windows 11 Home
Benchmark Scores	ლ(ಠ益ಠ)ლ

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	P330 Tiny
Processor	i5 8400
Memory	32GB DDR4 3200mhz
Video Card(s)	Quadro P1000
Storage	SN 570 512GB x2
Display(s)	LG 24GN650
Power Supply	175w
Software	Ubuntu 24 LTS

System Name	MIni trainwreck 1.1
Processor	Ryzen 5 3600
Motherboard	Asrock B550M pro4
Cooling	Jungle Leopard Stellar Region 360mm AIO
Memory	Juhor Stardance 32GB DDR4-3600@18-22-22-44
Video Card(s)	Emtek Turbojet RTX 3070
Storage	512gb Adata SX8200 Pro/InnoGrit IG5220 512GB/ Colorful CN700 1TB/Toshiba MD0A4 4TB
Display(s)	Acer SA22 100hz IPS
Case	Hyte Y60 Clone mini
Audio Device(s)	Nicehck YD520/ Moondrop Space Travel
Power Supply	1stplayer NGDP 750W
Mouse	ML6 Pro
Keyboard	GarudaGear GG100/ Miller GM807 / Langtu LT104
Software	Windows 10 22H2

System Name	Still not a thread ripper but pretty good.
Processor	Ryzen 9 7950x, Thermal Grizzly AM5 Offset Mounting Kit, Thermal Grizzly Extreme Paste
Motherboard	ASRock B650 LiveMixer (BIOS/UEFI version P3.08, AGESA 1.2.0.2)
Cooling	EK-Quantum Velocity, EK-Quantum Reflection PC-O11, D5 PWM, EK-CoolStream PE 360, XSPC TX360
Memory	Micron DDR5-5600 ECC Unbuffered Memory (2 sticks, 64GB, MTC20C2085S1EC56BD1) + JONSBO NF-1
Video Card(s)	XFX Radeon RX 5700 & EK-Quantum Vector Radeon RX 5700 +XT & Backplate
Storage	Samsung 4TB 980 PRO, 2 x Optane 905p 1.5TB (striped), AMD Radeon RAMDisk
Display(s)	2 x 4K LG 27UL600-W (and HUANUO Dual Monitor Mount)
Case	Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic Black (original model)
Audio Device(s)	Corsair Commander Pro for Fans, RGB, & Temp Sensors (x4)
Power Supply	Corsair RM750x
Mouse	Logitech M575
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe RGB MK.2
Software	Windows 10 Professional (64bit)
Benchmark Scores	RIP Ryzen 9 5950x, ASRock X570 Taichi (v1.06), 128GB Micron DDR4-3200 ECC UDIMM (18ASF4G72AZ-3G2F1)

System Name	schweinestalle1 and schweinestalle 2
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D / AMD Ryzen 3200G
Motherboard	Asus Prime - Pro X570 + Asus PCI -E AC68 Adapter / Asus Prime B450 M-K
Cooling	iD cooling frozen 620 / AMD Wraith
Memory	Kingston HyperX 2 x 16 gb DDR 4 3200mhz / Kingston HyperX 2x 8Gb DDR 3200mhz
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT 16GB Pulse / AMD Reference Vega 64 8GB
Storage	Crucial 1TB M.2 SSD and WD Blue 500gb Nand SSD / WD Blue 240gb M.2 SSD
Display(s)	Asus XG 32 V ROG and LG ultra gear 32gs75q / TCL TV
Case	Corsair AIR ATX / Corsair Air Mini ATX
Audio Device(s)	Realtech standard / Realtech standard
Power Supply	Corsair 850 Modular / Corsair 750 Modular
Mouse	CM Havoc / Microsoft Wireless
Keyboard	Corsair Cherry Mechanical / Razor piece of shit
Software	Win 10 / win 10
Benchmark Scores	Soon ! whateva

System Name	My Gamer
Processor	9900X3D
Motherboard	As Rock X870E Taichi
Cooling	Thermalright Elite 360
Memory	Gskill DDR5 64GB 30 1.35 volts
Video Card(s)	7900XT
Storage	Corsair MP700 boot
Display(s)	FV43U
Case	7000D Airflow
Audio Device(s)	Void Headset, Creatibe Speakers
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex 1000W
Mouse	AsusTuf M300

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	EVM 128GB+1TB SSD, 2x BX500 480GB, Seagate 1TB + 2x 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	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	Black MC in Tokyo
Processor	Ryzen 5 7600
Motherboard	MSI X670E Gaming Plus Wifi
Cooling	Be Quiet! Pure Rock 2
Memory	2 x 16GB Corsair Vengeance @ 6000Mhz
Video Card(s)	XFX 6950XT Speedster MERC 319
Storage	Kingston KC3000 1TB \| 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	Dell SK3205
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Rimworld 4K ready!

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	Biscuit maker
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 7600 PBO
Motherboard	Asus TUF B650 Plus
Cooling	Thermalright Frozen 360
Memory	Silicon Power 2x16 DDR5 6000 CL30
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Sapphire Pulse OC
Storage	2TB P5 Plus
Display(s)	ROG Strix XG27UCS 4K 160HZ
Case	Phanteks XT PRO ULTRA
Power Supply	PSU Asus TUF 850G ATX 3.0
Software	Dual boot W11 PRO - GNU/Linux