What's your latest tech purchase?

HUSKIE · Feb 8, 2019

Midnight sale just round the corner: bought it for £100.

Sabertooth x79
4930k Cpu
H80i
Corsair rm750

sam_86314 · Feb 8, 2019

Final big purchase for now (hopefully), a 500GB Samsung 970 EVO to replace my old 525GB Crucial MX300.

Nice and toasty. Will be getting a heatsink for it eventually.

newtekie1 · Feb 8, 2019

The beginning of my new living room PC. Besides being a media player it will also be an emulator PC for the PS2 era and older.

scevism · Feb 9, 2019

Just got it for the FreeSync built in works a treat with my out of date R9 200. 120FPS AT 1080P :toast:

theonek · Feb 9, 2019

scevism said:
Just got it for the FreeSync built in works a treat with my out of date R9 200. 120FPS AT 1080P
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but it's a TV??? and they have input lag bigger than pc monitors...and how would you achieve 120fps in modern games with this old enough video card?

Deleted member 178884 · Feb 10, 2019

theonek said:
but it's a TV??? and they have input lag bigger than pc monitors

That specific model has 18ms input lag, so it's not that big, do your research before bashing.

theonek said:
how would you achieve 120fps in modern games with this old enough video card?

scevism said:
120FPS AT 1080P

You should read posts better really.

jallenlabs · Feb 10, 2019

Presonus 4.5 Studio Monitors. Not new, but new to me, so at least their broken in.

theonek · Feb 10, 2019

Xx Tek Tip xX said:
That specific model has 18ms input lag, so it's not that big, do your research before bashing.

You should read posts better really.

still a TV only, but whatever...
And think it's not possible 120fps even in 1080p on most of the today game titles with this old card, only cs or similar which doesn't want a superpc to run them...

E-Bear · Feb 11, 2019

Good old Sparkomatic car speakers. Brand new in box. One set bought locally, the other set on E-bay. Plan to build a retro sound home system with the 6.5" in bookshelf boxes. The 6x9 will go in the back of my car when I find the set for the front.

sam_86314 · Feb 12, 2019

Heatsink for my 970 EVO arrived. It was $14.

Temperature peaked at 44C while running CrystalDiskMark. Before the heatsink, the drive idled around that temp. Time will tell if it makes a difference..

GamerGuy · Feb 12, 2019

Got this badboy on the 9th, just as it was made available in the local tech mall in my neck of the woods...

scevism · Feb 12, 2019

Xx Tek Tip xX said:
That specific model has 18ms input lag, so it's not that big, do your research before bashing.

You should read posts better really.

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phill · Feb 12, 2019

sam_86314 said:
Heatsink for my 970 EVO arrived. It was $14.

Temperature peaked at 44C while running CrystalDiskMark. Before the heatsink, the drive idled around that temp. Time will tell if it makes a difference..

Simple and effective heatsink, not sure why they don't sell them with it for a few quid more but hey...
I bet the temps will stay cool even when really pushed, higher transfer rates, for longer

Sounds like a Viagra commercial when I say it like that :laugh:

Deleted member 178884 · Feb 12, 2019

scevism said:
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Remember this now? lol:

theonek said:
and how would you achieve 120fps in modern games with this old enough video card?

EarthDog · Feb 12, 2019

Xx Tek Tip xX said:
Remember this now? lol:

The settings on the game make it look like its from 2010. No AA....is there an 8-bit option?

Second, a potato could render Forza 7 and get 120 FPS on low without AA...

HUSKIE · Feb 12, 2019

Again bought x79 4930k Cpu desktop for cheap

Two sabertooth Motherboard

phill · Feb 13, 2019

Nice collection there @HUSKIE

Do you use them for daily machines or crunchers?

I'm trying hard not to consider buying a EVGA X79 Dark.. I know it's not the best board in the world but it'll go for the collection of EVGA boards I have.. I'm trying not to spend right now!! lol

HUSKIE · Feb 13, 2019

Cheers, no not, i'm going send them back home. i have computer shop business back there.

Regards

phill · Feb 13, 2019

Sounds good

Is your business based over in the UK?

HUSKIE · Feb 13, 2019

born in Philippines
live in Steel city UK

E-Bear · Feb 13, 2019

My wife is Filipina and I still don't know the language but still... Kamusta ka ?

HUSKIE · Feb 13, 2019

Ayus! Mabuti naman. Ikaw?

phill · Feb 13, 2019

Bit further away from me as I'm down in the south west

What does you're shop do back home?

HUSKIE · Feb 13, 2019

Selling pc and pc parts, repairing just like the ordinary computer shop do.

phill · Feb 13, 2019

Sounds good to me

If only I could stop buying hardware lol

I think I could start up a shop with what I have at home :laugh:

System Name	Space Heater MKIV
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Motherboard	ASRock B550 Taichi
Cooling	Noctua NH-U14S, 3x Noctua NF-A14s
Memory	2x32GB Teamgroup T-Force Vulcan Z DDR4-3600 C18 1.35V
Video Card(s)	PowerColor RX 6800 XT Red Devil (2150MHz, 240W PL)
Storage	2TB WD SN850X, 4x1TB Crucial MX500 (striped array), LG WH16NS40 BD-RE
Display(s)	Dell S3422DWG (34" 3440x1440 144Hz)
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Pro M
Audio Device(s)	Edifier R1700BT, Samson SR850
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x, CyberPower CST135XLU
Mouse	Logitech MX Master 3
Keyboard	Glorious GMMK 2 96%
Software	Windows 10 LTSC 2021, Linux Mint

Processor	Intel Core i7 10850K@5.2GHz
Motherboard	AsRock Z470 Taichi
Cooling	Corsair H115i Pro w/ Noctua NF-A14 Fans
Memory	32GB DDR4-3600
Video Card(s)	RTX 2070 Super
Storage	500GB SX8200 Pro + 8TB with 1TB SSD Cache
Display(s)	Acer Nitro VG280K 4K 28"
Case	Fractal Design Define S
Audio Device(s)	Onboard is good enough for me
Power Supply	eVGA SuperNOVA 1000w G3
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

System Name	zx spectrum
Processor	i7-4960x
Motherboard	Asus Rampage IV Extreme
Cooling	Corsair H100i
Memory	32Gb Kingston Hyper Beast Quad-DDR3 2400Mhz
Video Card(s)	Saphire Tri-x R9 290 4GB
Storage	240Gb Kingston Hyper X SSD
Display(s)	Samsung UE55NU8000 55'' Freesync
Case	Cooler Master Cosmos II Ultra Tower
Audio Device(s)	On Board 7.1
Power Supply	Corsair Ax1200i
Mouse	Razer Death Adder 2013
Keyboard	Razer Death Stalker Ultimate
Software	Win 10

System Name	Gaming PC/ EDU PC/ HFS PC
Processor	Intel i9-9900KF/ Dual Ryzen 7 2700X
Motherboard	Asrock Z390 Taichi Ultimate/ Dual Asrock X370 Proffesional Gaming
Cooling	Noctua NH-C14S/ Arctic Xtreme Freezer/ Ryzen Wraith Prysm RGB
Memory	64GB Corsair Vengeance PRO RGB 3200/ 32GB Corsair Dominator 3000/ 16GB Corsair Vengeance Pro 3200
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra / MSI RTX 2080Ti Ventus / EVGA GTX 1060 SC Gaming
Storage	Dual 970 EVO Plus 1TB + 6Tb 860 EVO/ 960 EVO 500GB + 18Tb R0/ 840EVO 250Gb + 16Tb R0
Display(s)	Samsung 32" U32R590 Curved 3480x2160 / Samsung 32" LC32H711 Curved 2560x1440 Freesync
Case	Cooler Master Stacker 830 NV Edition/ Dual Cooler Master 690 Advance II
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi Surround 5.1 SBX/ Creative X-Fi Titanium Pci-E/ On-board Realtek
Power Supply	Triple Corsair Platinum HX850i
Mouse	Logitech G7 WL / Logitech G903 Lightspeed / MS BT 8000
Keyboard	Dual Logitech G19s
Software	Win10 Pro

System Name	Core
Processor	Intel 12700k @ 5.2/4.0
Motherboard	ASRock z690 Steel Legend
Cooling	Artic Cooling Freezer 420 AiO
Memory	GSkill 64GB 3200 cas 14 b die
Video Card(s)	ASRock Intel ARC a750
Storage	Optane 900p x2, SK Hynix p41 Pro, p31 Pro
Display(s)	ACER 250hz 1080p 25" IPS display/AOC 22" display
Case	Phanteks p500a with all Arctic/Thermaltake fans
Audio Device(s)	Focusrite interface, Presonus Studio Monitors and Subwoofer
Power Supply	Seasonic 850w plat with cable mod cables
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero
Keyboard	Corsair mech k65
Software	Win 11 Pro

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System Name	HP Pavilion a6552f
Processor	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400
Motherboard	Asus IPIBL-LB / HP Benicia-GL8E
Cooling	DeepCool Gammaxx 200
Memory	8gigs Kingston 4x2gigs DDR2-800
Video Card(s)	Zotac GT630 "Fermi" 2gb DDR3 128bits Synergy Edition
Storage	Western Digital Green 7200rpm 1tb
Display(s)	LG Flatron EW234 Super LED
Case	HP Pavilion
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Thermaltake TR2 430w
Mouse	Razer Abyssus Mirror Special Edition Blue LED
Keyboard	Thermaltake Tt eSPORTS Commander Red LED Backlighting Mechanical Keycaps Membrane Gaming Keyboard
Software	Windows 7 Home Premium 64bits

System Name	DaBeast!!! DaBeast2!!!
Processor	AMD AM4 Ryzen 7 5700X3D 8C/16T/AMD AM4 RYZEN 9 5900X 12C/24T
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 Aorus Xtreme/Gigabyte X570S Aorus Elite AX
Cooling	Thermaltake Water 3.0 360 AIO/Thermalright PA 120 SE
Memory	2x 16GB Corsair Vengeance RGB RT DDR4 3600C16/2x 16GB Patriot Elite II DDR4 4000MHz
Video Card(s)	XFX MERC 310 RX 7900 XTX 24GB/Sapphire Nitro+ RX 6900 XT 16GB
Storage	500GB Crucial P3 Plus NVMe PCIe 4x4 + 4TB Lexar NM790 NVMe PCIe 4x4 + TG Cardea Zero Z NVMe PCIe 4x4
Display(s)	Samsung LC49HG90DMEX 32:9 144Hz Freesync 2/Acer XR341CK 75Hz 21:9 Freesync
Case	CoolerMaster H500M/SOLDAM XR-1
Audio Device(s)	iFi Micro iDSD BL + Philips Fidelio B97/FostexHP-A4 + LG SP8YA
Power Supply	Corsair HX1000 Platinum/Enermax MAXREVO 1500
Mouse	Logitech G303 Shroud Ed/Logitech G603 WL
Keyboard	Logitech G915/Keychron K2
Software	Win11 Pro/Win11 Pro

System Name	Not so complete or overkill - There are others!! Just no room to put! :D
Processor	Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Motherboard	Asus Zenith 2 Extreme Alpha
Cooling	Lots!! Dual GTX 560 rads with D5 pumps for each rad. One rad for each component
Memory	Viper Steel 4 x 16GB DDR4 3600MHz not sure on the timings... Probably still at 2667!! :(
Video Card(s)	Asus Strix 3090 with front and rear active full cover water blocks
Storage	I'm bound to forget something here - 250GB OS, 2 x 1TB NVME, 2 x 1TB SSD, 4TB SSD, 2 x 8TB HD etc...
Display(s)	3 x Dell 27" S2721DGFA @ 7680 x 1440P @ 144Hz or 165Hz - working on it!!
Case	The big Thermaltake that looks like a Case Mods
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	EVGA 1600W T2
Mouse	Corsair thingy
Keyboard	Razer something or other....
VR HMD	No headset yet
Software	Windows 11 OS... Not a fan!!
Benchmark Scores	I've actually never benched it!! Too busy with WCG and FAH and not gaming! :( :( Not OC'd it!! :(