What's your latest tech purchase?

jlewis02 · Dec 5, 2020

First time in forever I’m on current generation hardware.

oxrufiioxo · Dec 5, 2020

jlewis02 said:
First time in forever I’m on current generation hardware. View attachment 178222 View attachment 178223 View attachment 178224 View attachment 178225

Very nice!!!

phill · Dec 5, 2020

I've managed to get a few things as well of late.. Thought I'd share them with you all...

I saw a cheap Seagate 5TB 2.5" drive whilst I happened to be on Amazon looking for some other bits and pieces...

So I grabbed two, mate will have the other. Not a bad price I didn't think being £25 ish knocked off and it's nice and easy to move about so happy days

Next up I saw a Asrock Z87 OC Formula on Ebay... I thought, umm, looks good... So I looked it over and messaged the seller to find out what he was after for it.... Turns out, he wanted just £45 for it, so I basically had to wait for the guy who put the offer in first, but he never came back, so I ended up paying for it pretty quickly and well, here we go

Very happy purchase, since I was after one and this was just too much of a bargain to say no to.... So I had to have it!

And then I happened to have a look around for another Asrock board, just so happened to be looking out and I found this for a bargain as well.... So I went and messaged the seller and we agreed a price that he wanted, £80 (I didn't bother to haggle much there, as the ones I'd previously seen where double that and some more... ) so again snapped his hand off and bought that asap.... The bidding showed a perfect socket and all the much needed accessories I was after, so I went nuts!

Althought sadly when I got the board through and checked it over, I noticed that the socket was damaged, I was gutted... I messaged the seller and confirmed and he took full responsibility and was amazing about it. He said to basically give it a go to repair the socket, so I did and wow it must mean I actually know what I'm doing cos... Yeah, it works!!

I'm going to try and install an OS today and get the rest of the board tested to just make sure that all the device drivers work and away we go

I also was having a look about for some memory, I was helping a mate get a X570 + 5950X sorted out and saw that Ebay had an offer on things to give out 20% discount for some items, so I went and found some of the Viper kits I had had in the past.. They where all in stock, lowest prices I could find (even checked the sellers main page and whilst the prices where cheaper there, with the discount, made it a steal!) so I kinda ordered a few kits and well they turned up pretty quickly as well...

Now, we have 3 32GB 3200MHz kits (these are for the Mrs/my girls and the crunching PCs I have about the place and being less than £100 a set, it was such a bargain!!
I'd also seen some 32GB 3600MHz kits that where about £100 each with the discount, so I had 4 of those... Two for me and two for my mate, so my 3900X I have now with 64GB in when I finally can get a 5950X in my other Crosshair 8 board, I'll use the 3600MHz kit in with that.. I was toying with the idea of grabbing some G Skill Royal kits but as they seem to be releasing some higher bins kits and higher density kits as well, I might hold off and grab some at a later date..
And last but not least, I saw a 16GB 4000MHz kit as well, not the tightest of timings or anything at all, but again, 20% off made it around £90 and I thought why the heck not

So I grabbed that too.... This will be going in my EVGA Z390 Dark that I have over in the US at the moment, along with a 9900k I've also got there

I swear my mate must love me!! :laugh:

I've found and ordered two more motherboard and CPU combo's as well which I had my eyes on, so when they come through I'll get my mate to send me over some pics.. I've also ordered a few water cooling fittings since I've got a few loops to put together for some hardware here and missing a few things.. I'll post a few pics of those up as well when they arrive

Have struggled like hell to get a basic part as far as I'm concerned for a drain barb, can't find one anywhere!

What does anyone call these barbs?? I must be seriously stupid cos I can't find the little suckers anywhere!!

I've a few other bits and pieces that have turned up but I'll put more detailed pics and such in another thread, but here they are briefly...

Someone gave me a great deal on a PS5... Although I'm sure it was made by Sony and not Atari....... Meh, I'm sure I'll get to use it

Chomiq · Dec 5, 2020

Scored a promo for Ghost of Tsushima on PS4 with Cap t-shirt as a bonus, 50% off from retail price.

FireFox · Dec 5, 2020

DR4G00N · Dec 5, 2020

phill said:
Next up I saw a Asrock Z87 OC Formula on Ebay... I thought, umm, looks good... So I looked it over and messaged the seller to find out what he was after for it.... Turns out, he wanted just £45 for it, so I basically had to wait for the guy who put the offer in first, but he never came back, so I ended up paying for it pretty quickly and well, here we go

Geez now that's a steal for one of the best 1150 boards out there. Time to do some SuperPi32M 5GHz Efficiency.

Vendor · Dec 6, 2020

got a used ps4 controller for a very good price of ₹1500

phill · Dec 7, 2020

DR4G00N said:
Geez now that's a steal for one of the best 1150 boards out there. Time to do some SuperPi32M 5GHz Efficiency.

If only I had a good enough CPU I could use with it!!

My 4770k is de-lidded but it needs new TIM and the core die temps are all over the place.. Terrible.. Had it perfectly good enough but not anymore lol

biffzinker · Dec 7, 2020

phill said:
My 4770k is de-lidded but it needs new TIM and the core die temps are all over the place..

Well then it’s time to pull up the sleeves for another fresh coating of paste if you have the time to spare.

p1ngwe1 · Dec 7, 2020

New VGA

phill · Dec 7, 2020

biffzinker said:
Well then it’s time to pull up the sleeves for another fresh coating of paste if you have the time to spare.

I've got some MX4 but I'm not sure that's the best in the world to use? Hopefully better than the Arctic Silver Ceramique 2 that was on there as that's all I had at the time...

FireFox · Dec 7, 2020

A few purchases

For those that saw this: https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/...h-related-purchase-thread.225885/post-4407987

I returned the Case because i didn't like it and was too small, also no rear fan can be mounted, so i ordered Something a little bit bigger:

Pretty Funny such a big Case where you can mount 8x front Fans, 3x top fans and 2 rear fans :kookoo:

@phill ordered from UK

as soon as i get it delivered i will post some pictures.

kapone32 · Dec 7, 2020

phill said:
I've got some MX4 but I'm not sure that's the best in the world to use? Hopefully better than the Arctic Silver Ceramique 2 that was on there as that's all I had at the time...

Noctua's NTH2 isn't bad.

phill · Dec 7, 2020

Knoxx29 said:
A few purchases

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For those that saw this: https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/...h-related-purchase-thread.225885/post-4407987

I returned the Case because i didn't like it and was too small, also no rear fan can be mounted, so i ordered Something a little bit bigger:

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Pretty Funny such a big Case where you can mount 8x front Fans, 3x top fans and 2 rear fans

@phill ordered from UK

as soon as i get it delivered i will post some pictures.

You should have said, if you used my account I might have been able to get you free delivery!!

Can't wait to see the pics when it comes through @Knoxx29 !!

kapone32 said:
Noctua's NTH2 isn't bad.

I have heard of it before but never used it.. It might be worth a go!

biffzinker · Dec 7, 2020

phill said:
I have heard of it before but never used it.. It might be worth a go!

Sorry for the late response. Does this help? And you've already logged off. So much for catching you while logged in.

phill · Dec 8, 2020

biffzinker said:
Sorry for the late response. Does this help? And you've already logged off. So much for catching you while logged in.
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Not logged off far

Just downloading a few codec's for my server..

So which I already had hoped and guessed, that the MX-4 is better stuff, what about the Noctua stuff that @kapone32 suggested? How does that compare to the MX-4?

jlewis02 · Dec 8, 2020

Finally got a high refresh monitor. 1440p 144hz with overclock to 165hz.

Calmmo · Dec 8, 2020

Minor upgrade

phill · Dec 8, 2020

Calmmo said:
Minor upgrade

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That Innod3D card looks like it'll give that 3080 a run for its money no worries

Calmmo · Dec 8, 2020

Oh yeah, spent 4 months with that card. DDR3 sweetness. :roll:

phill · Dec 8, 2020

Calmmo said:
Oh yeah, spent 4 months with that card. DDR3 sweetness.

Man that's the sweet spot !!

How do you like the new card?? Graphics must have gone terrible!?!

The Foldinator · Dec 8, 2020

Old out a bit newer IN..

FireFox · Dec 8, 2020

phill said:
You should have said, if you used my account I might have been able to get you free delivery!!

It was an spontaneous purchase, i didn't even think a minute when i was already clicking on buy it now :laugh:

kapone32 · Dec 8, 2020

biffzinker said:
Sorry for the late response. Does this help? And you've already logged off. So much for catching you while logged in.
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I can only compare it to what I have used before. It is about 3 degrees cooler than the NTH1 paste for Noctua which was about 2 degrees cooler than the MX-4. One thing I can say is that the Noctua is a newer formula that spreads easy and has no burn in time.

QuietBob · Dec 8, 2020

The Foldinator said:
Old out a bit newer IN..

Giving your cabinet a new coat of paint, so to speak

Processor	i9 10850k
Motherboard	Asus strix Z-490-e
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer II 360
Memory	G.SKILL Trident Z 4000mhz
Video Card(s)	Asus STRIX RTX 3080
Storage	1tb Samsung 970 EVO,1tb hdd,750gb hdd
Display(s)	Asus 27" 144htz 1440
Case	Lian Li lancool 2 mesh
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Seasonic GX-850
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero
Keyboard	Logitech Pro

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Processor	R7 5800X/ R7 7950X3D Stock
Motherboard	X670E Aorus Pro X/ROG Crosshair VIII Hero
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Case	011 Dynamic XL/ Phanteks Evolv X
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Power Supply	Seasonic Ultra Prime Titanium 1000w/850w
Mouse	Logitech G502 Lightspeed/ Logitech G Pro Hero.
Keyboard	Logitech - G915 LIGHTSPEED / Logitech G Pro

System Name	Not so complete or overkill - There are others!! Just no room to put! :D
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Motherboard	Asus Zenith 2 Extreme Alpha
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Memory	Viper Steel 4 x 16GB DDR4 3600MHz not sure on the timings... Probably still at 2667!! :(
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Mouse	Corsair thingy
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VR HMD	No headset yet
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Benchmark Scores	I've actually never benched it!! Too busy with WCG and FAH and not gaming! :( :( Not OC'd it!! :(

Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 Aorus Elite
Cooling	Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE
Memory	2x16 GB Crucial Ballistix 3600 CL16 Rev E @ 3600 CL14
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
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Processor	Intel i7 10700K
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Memory	32GB G.SKILL Trident Z RGB 3600Hz
Video Card(s)	EVGA GEFORCE RTX 3080 XC3 Ultra
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO PLUS 500GB/1TB - WD Blue SN550 1TB - 2 X WD Blue 1TB - 3 X WD Black 1TB
Display(s)	Asus ROG PG278QR 2560x1440 144Hz (Overclocked 165Hz )/ Samsung
Case	Corsair Obsidian 1000D
Audio Device(s)	I prefer Gaming-Headset
Power Supply	Enermax MaxTytan 1250W 80+ Titanium
Mouse	Logitech G502 spectrum
Keyboard	Virtuis Advanced Gaming Keyboard ( Batboard )
Software	Windows 10 Enterprise/Windows 10 Pro/Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	My PC runs FiFA

What's your latest tech purchase?

jlewis02

oxrufiioxo

phill

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Chomiq

FireFox

The Power Of Intel

DR4G00N

Vendor

phill

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biffzinker

p1ngwe1

phill

Moderator

FireFox

The Power Of Intel

kapone32

phill

Moderator

biffzinker

phill

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jlewis02

Calmmo

Attachments

phill

Moderator

Calmmo

phill

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The Foldinator

FireFox

The Power Of Intel

kapone32

QuietBob

Processor	Ryzen 5 5600 @ 4.65GHz CO -30
Motherboard	AsRock X370 Taichi
Cooling	Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus
Memory	32GB 4x8 G.SKILL Trident Z 3200 CL14 1.35V
Video Card(s)	PCWINMAX RTX 3060 6GB Laptop GPU (80W)
Storage	1TB Kingston NV2
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Audio Device(s)	ATH-M20x
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Mouse	Evga Torq X3
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Software	Win 11 Pro 64-Bit

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Power Supply	EVGA 850 BQ
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero
Keyboard	Logitech G G413 Silver
Software	Windows 11 Professional v24H2

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Processor	Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Motherboard	MSI X670E Gaming Plus Wifi
Cooling	ID Cooling SE-226-XT, Arctic P12 Max
Memory	Corsair Vengeance 64 GB RGB 6000 Mhz CL30
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro
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Case	LIAN LI PC-011 DYNAMIC XL (ROG) Silver
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Mouse	Logitech G Pro X Superlight
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Mouse	Logitech g7 gaming mouse
Keyboard	Logitech G510
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System Name	Apex Raptor: Silverback
Processor	Intel i9 13900KS
Motherboard	z790 Apex
Cooling	LT720 + Phanteks T30
Memory	32GB
Video Card(s)	RTX 5090 Astral
Storage	990 PRO 4TB
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Case	Antec Performance 1
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Power Supply	Hx1200i
Mouse	G502 X Plus
Keyboard	K95 Platinum

Processor	Ryzen 3600x
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Cooling	Gamdias AIO 3x
Memory	32768 MB Corsair 8192 MB (DDR4-3200)
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Mouse	No idea brand
Keyboard	Same as above
Software	Win11 Pro

Processor	5800X3D -30 CO
Motherboard	MSI B550 Tomahawk
Cooling	DeepCool Assassin III
Memory	32GB G.SKILL Ripjaws V @ 3800 CL14
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Storage	1TB WD SN850X + 1TB ADATA SX8200 Pro
Display(s)	Dell S2721QS 4K60
Case	Cooler Master CM690 II Advanced USB 3.0
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Power Supply	Seasonic Prime TX-750
Mouse	Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave
Keyboard	Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave
Software	Windows 10 Pro