What is going to be your next tech upgrade? just curious :)

4xi · 2025-03-25T16:39:19+0000

I was thinking of trying out IEMS since I've heard good things about them. I don't know much about them besides that they provide good audio, but I want to try them out.

bonehead123 · 2025-03-25T17:25:51+0000

Well, my warp reactor is long overdue for an upgrade at Starbase 3173.58 next week, but the mfgr is covering that under it's extended warranty program, so it won't cost me anything, so other than that, I'm gonna be building a new, top of the line gamin rig for my son next week (which he is paying for with his tax refund)......hehehehe

Scattergrunt · 2025-03-25T17:29:03+0000

New GPU to better fit my CPU me thinks. (been waiting on GPU's to release to buy a used one when the used market gets flooded, though I didn't expect that bad of stock unfortunately) After that ? Probably a new mouse or monitor tbh.

Onasi · 2025-03-25T17:32:01+0000

Theoretically, I am up for a GPU update. Don’t NEED it, but it IS time. In practice, the market is so fucked that I am not sure I want to participate in the clownery. So, eh… nothing else jumps to mind as a need. Maybe will crack open the case and replace/add several of the fans. But I already have them on hand, just too lazy to get around to it. Might replace the thermal paste with a TPM pad on the CPU too. Otherwise, probably would end up buying another mouse or pad to add to the endless tryout that I have going on. Definitely less stressful on the wallet than buying an RTX 5050 for 690 dollars or whatever is the going rate for GPUs nowadays. God, it helps that I abandoned AAA gaming years ago. Can just ride out the hardware I have however long it serves me.

newsunrise0130 · 2025-03-25T17:39:51+0000

4xi said:
I was thinking of trying out IEMS since I've heard good things about them. I don't know much about them besides that they provide good audio, but I want to try them out.

I've bought a few pairs of cheap TANGZU Wan'er IEMs. The sound is hard to explain, it's like you can hear every instrument clearly at the same time, it's nice. And these are just the cheap models, I wonder how much better the expensive models sound.

Macro Device · 2025-03-25T17:46:00+0000

Not that I NEED it but I want a 4K display because my display had been handed to my bro and I'm currently left with a 1080p panel which rocks for gaming (got no time for that) but sucks for my writing work (of which I have plenty to do).
Also want whatever RTX GPU faster than my 6700 XT with more than 10 GB so might as well invest into a 2080 Ti as it's the cheapest GPU of such a manner. This will make my game development process more elaborate.
And I wouldn't mind getting an i9-13900, they're going for batshit low prices, can't care for AMD CPUs at this point.

freeagent · 2025-03-25T19:16:03+0000

2R memory

Sithaer · 2025-03-25T19:23:50+0000

Well I would like a GPU upgrade later this year but idk if its actually happening.
Prices are way too insane for my budget range and I don't want to upgrade to an older gen years old power hog card either. '4070 Super would be perfect for me but they are either gone or stupid priced, 5070 yeah even worse and the 5060 Ti sounds underwhelming already but I will wait for the reviews..'

Not that the current games I'm playing need it but I do plan on playing some heavy games too. 'I want to have a decent experience in Borderlands 4 at the very least cause I'm gonna play that game A LOT since I've been playing the serie since the first game'

Noci · 2025-03-25T19:35:48+0000

Well, I feel an upgrade is not really necessary for me yet, but if the RX 9070 XT lands at the MRSP I will be really tempted to get one.

tpa-pr · 2025-03-26T00:19:43+0000

Probably nothing at the moment, except some more storage for games? I'm very happy with my current build.

I might take a look at the UDNA cards when they're out. But they'd have to be quite a significant upgrade to give up my 7900 XTX

Macro Device · 2025-03-26T00:23:56+0000

tpa-pr said:
But they'd have to be quite a significant upgrade to give up my 7900 XTX

Is 50ish percent cooked enough? No way they offer more than that.

I wouldn't bother until 2030s in your shoes, Navi 31 can give reasonable performance at 1080p for a decade more.

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Processor	Intel Core i5-14400F
Motherboard	MSI PRO B760M-VC WIFI BULK
Cooling	Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 Air Cooler
Memory	TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan DDR5 32GB (2x16GB) 6000MHz CL30
Video Card(s)	MSI GeForce RTX™ 4060 VENTUS 2X BLACK 8G OC
Storage	Western Digital 2TB WD Blue SN580 NVMe SSD
Display(s)	MSI Optix MAG251RX (1080p 240hz 1ms)
Case	SAMA ARGB-Q5 MicroATX Mini Tower Case
Power Supply	MSI MAG A650GL 650 W 80+ Gold
Software	Windows 11 Home

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Processor	i5-11320H @4.4GHZ
Motherboard	AZW SEI
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Memory	64GB Crucial DDR4-3200 (2x 32GB)
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Case	Practically identical to a mac mini, just purrtier in slate blue, & with 3x usb ports on the front !
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha ATS-1060 Bluetooth Soundbar & Subwoofer
Power Supply	65w brick
Mouse	Logitech MX Master 2
Keyboard	Logitech G613 mechanical wireless
VR HMD	Whahdatiz ???
Software	Windows 10 pro, with all the unnecessary background shitzu turned OFF !
Benchmark Scores	PDQ

System Name	The
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Motherboard	ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES
Cooling	Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE
Memory	Silicon Power 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4 3200
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Display(s)	Gigabyte G27Q (1440p / 170hz DP)
Case	SAMA SV01
Power Supply	Firehazard in the making
Mouse	Corsair Nightsword
Keyboard	Steelseries Apex Pro

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Motherboard	Gigabyte Aorus B550 Pro
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Storage	Adata SX8200Pro
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Case	Fractal Design Torrent (Solid)
Audio Device(s)	FiiO E-10K DAC/Amp, Samson Meteorite USB Microphone
Power Supply	Corsair RMx850 (2018)
Mouse	Razer Viper (Original) on a X-Raypad Equate Plus V2
Keyboard	Cooler Master QuickFire Rapid TKL keyboard (Cherry MX Black)
Software	Windows 11 Pro (24H2)

System Name	D.L.S.S. (Die Lekker Spoed Situasie)
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Motherboard	Gigabyte B760M DS3H
Cooling	Laminar RM1
Memory	32 GB DDR4-3200
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Storage	Yes.
Display(s)	MSi G2712
Case	Matrexx 55 (slightly vandalised)
Audio Device(s)	Yes.
Power Supply	Thermaltake 1000 W
Mouse	Don't disturb, cheese eating in progress...
Keyboard	Makes some noise. Probably onto something.
VR HMD	I live in real reality and don't need a virtual one.
Software	Windows 11 / 10 / 8
Benchmark Scores	My PC can run Crysis. Do I really need more than that?

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Processor	AMD R9 9900X
Motherboard	Asus Strix X670E-F
Cooling	Thermalright Aqua Elite 360 V3, 6x TL-B12 V2
Memory	2x16GB Lexar Ares @ 6000 30-36-36-68 1.35v
Video Card(s)	Zotac 4070 Ti Trinity OC @ 3045/1500
Storage	WD SN850 1TB, SN850X 2TB, 3x SN770 1TB
Display(s)	LG 50UP7100
Case	Asus ProArt PA602
Audio Device(s)	JBL Bar 700
Power Supply	Seasonic Vertex GX-1000, Monster HDP1800
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero
Keyboard	Logitech G213
VR HMD	Oculus 3
Software	Yes
Benchmark Scores	Yes

System Name	I don't name my systems.
Processor	i5-12600KF 'stock power limits/-115mV undervolt+contact frame'
Motherboard	Asus Prime B660-PLUS D4
Cooling	ID-Cooling SE 224 XT ARGB V3 'CPU', 4x Be Quiet! Light Wings + 2x Arctic P12 black case fans.
Memory	4x8GB G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200MHz
Video Card(s)	Asus TuF V2 RTX 3060 Ti @1920 MHz Core/@950mV Undervolt
Storage	4 TB WD Red, 1 TB Silicon Power A55 Sata, 1 TB Kingston A2000 NVMe, 256 GB Adata Spectrix s40g NVMe
Display(s)	29" 2560x1080 75Hz / LG 29WK600-W
Case	Be Quiet! Pure Base 500 FX Black
Audio Device(s)	Onboard + Hama uRage SoundZ 900+USB DAC
Power Supply	Seasonic CORE GM 500W 80+ Gold
Mouse	Canyon Puncher GM-11
Keyboard	SPC Gear GK630K Tournament 'Kailh Brown'
Software	Windows 10 Pro

System Name	The Dark side of the room
Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Motherboard	MSI MEG X570 Unify
Cooling	Custom loop watercooling (Bykski CPU-XPR-POM-M-V2, Alphacool Eisblock GPX, Freezemod PU-PWM5B18W)
Memory	GSkill Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 CL16 (4 x 16GB)
Video Card(s)	XFX Speedster QICK 319 Radeon RX 6700 XT
Storage	1 x Kingston KC3000 1024GB (boot drive) + 2 x Kingston NV2 2TB (games & storage)
Display(s)	LG 34WP65C Ultrawide 3440x1440 @ 160Hz freesync premium
Case	Thermaltake Core P90 TG (slightly modded)
Audio Device(s)	onboard Realtek® ALC1220 with Logitech Z906
Power Supply	MSI MAG A850GF 80 Plus Gold
Mouse	Roccat Burst Pro black
Keyboard	Sharkoon Skiller SGK60 (with brown Kalih switches)
Software	Windows 11 pro
Benchmark Scores	It's a form of exhibitionism...;-), but fun in a way But showing off is triggering.............

System Name	IZALITH (or just "Lith")
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D (4.2Ghz base, 5.0Ghz boost, -30 PBO offset)
Motherboard	Gigabyte X670E Aorus Master Rev 1.0
Cooling	Deepcool Gammaxx AG400 Single Tower
Memory	Corsair Vengeance 64GB (2x32GB) 6000MHz CL40 DDR5 XMP (XMP enabled)
Video Card(s)	PowerColor Radeon RX 7900 XTX Red Devil OC 24GB (2.39Ghz base, 2.99Ghz boost, -30 core offset)
Storage	2x1TB SSD, 2x2TB SSD, 2x 8TB HDD
Display(s)	Samsung Odyssey G51C 27" QHD (1440p 165Hz) + Samsung Odyssey G3 24" FHD (1080p 165Hz)
Case	Corsair 7000D Airflow Full Tower
Audio Device(s)	Corsair HS55 Surround Wired Headset/LG Z407 Speaker Set
Power Supply	Corsair HX1000 Platinum Modular (1000W)
Mouse	Logitech G502 X LIGHTSPEED Wireless Gaming Mouse
Keyboard	Keychron K4 Wireless Mechanical Keyboard
Software	Arch Linux

What is going to be your next tech upgrade? just curious :)

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