What's your latest tech purchase?

sam_86314 · Jan 27, 2020

Saturday's Goodwill find (sorta tech related)...

A pair of Definitive Technology ProMonitor 100s and a ProCenter 100. Total cost was around $35 because it was half-price day (Goodwill has some of the worst prices of any thrift store in my area any other day). Not sure what these went for back in the day, but Definitive's new stuff is priced similarly to high end stuff from Klipsch

I have them set up in my work-in-progress home theater setup. They're powered by my Denon AVR-1909.

The ProCenter 100 without its grille.

...and one of the ProMonitor 100s without its grille.

I hope to have a 5.1 setup in the near future. I got some Klipsch speakers a while ago that I want to use as surround speakers (just need to get more speaker wire and figure out where to put them), and I need to dig my old 10" RCA sub out of my closet since the little 6.5" Insignia one that I have just doesn't cut it.

GreiverBlade · Jan 27, 2020

sam_86314 said:
Saturday's Goodwill find (sorta tech related)...

sorta? ... totally ...

now, if i would post my assembly worklog of a 292 plywood pieces 1:2 scale Hurdy Gurdy from Ugears (functional) that would be ... "sorta", since it is technic, but not tech as in technologic related (like speakers and other electronics tech related stuffs )

got a sweet deal for a friend who wanted TWS earbuds

30chf instead of 63chf and lucky they are not for me since i abhor that brand (they are the Razer of the audio headset... overhyped usually overpriced but unlike Razer some product i got from them for testing outlived their warranties without getting in multiple RMA ) 3 to 3.5* on 5* in reviews ... oh well they should be enough for my friend

(obviously the only thing that is sweet is the price reduction, that put them almost at a relevant price ... 25chf would be the max i would pay for these, for laugh ... these things are even bigger than the Sudio Tolv i had and unlike them who have 7hrs playtime and 5 more charge with the case, these have 3hrs playtime plus 7hrs with the case meaning 10hrs :laugh:

even 20$ AliExpress/Amazon/whatever etailer that deal in chinese oem/noname goods TWS earbuds have more playtime than that )

kapone32 · Jan 27, 2020

kapone32 said:
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Is the quest finally complete? I have a Asus X399 Zenith Extreme on the way. This will be paired with a 420MM rad with 6 Noctua Redux 140MM fans and maybe some ARGB. I am wondering if I just hook the CPU to the loop or expand it to include my GPU(s). That would mean 2 Eisstations and 1 Eiswolf with a pump across 2 420MM rads. I already have one bottom mounted and will either put the other on the side or above the CPU socket to help dissipate some RAM heat. So would you guys build a full loop or keep them separate?

So the board arrived on Thursday. I built the system on Saturday and made a few notes (I am at work so I can't post pics) .

1. I tried to run everything as one loop and that lasted for about 15 minutes. The problem was that I had the loop going from the CPU to the GPU. This made the GPU temps spike to the point where the entire GPU block(on both cards) was quite warm. So I put the CPU on it's own and kept the GPUs on their own.

2. A full cover waterblock is actually better than the Noctua TR4 cooler in terms of performance. I used the same thermal paste and idle and load temps dropped by 3-5 degrees C. I went from 36 C and 55 C to 31 C and 51 C. Not that that makes a difference.

3. I can use all of my RAM slots, any GPU and can see the LCD screen on the I/O cover due to the small footprint of the block.

4. The Eisstation is nice pump that has great flow rate and a ton of options for in/out, but the pump makes noise. It is actually the loudest thing in my rig.

5. The cost was not as high as it could have been. The rad was used from an EIsbaer unit that I got for $87 on Aquatuning one day. The pump was $87 on Amazon and the water block was about $110 after the conversion so for $314 but if I just use the cost of the RAD from the whole EIsbaer I would say $30 so call it $257 before taxes and fees.

khemist · Jan 27, 2020

Accelero III, i already have the Morpheus but it means using 15mm fans in the bottom and with this i can use 25mm fans.

1080ti 58c max with quiet fan profile, fans exhausting out the bottom.

R00kie · Jan 27, 2020

Cutesy little thing

But good god is it hot in there....
Since these 2 pictures I have managed to cram in 2 slim 120mm fans at the bottom, one 120mm fan at the top, one 120mm fan on the side, and it also has a pre-installed 92mm fan at the back.

it definitely needs an sfx power supply, as my current TX650 is pushing the card down, and the cable mess is atrocious.
Also will be planning to watercool the graphics card, as even with this amount of airflow it still sits at around 78C, and sounds like a jet engine about to take off...

sepheronx · Jan 27, 2020

gdallsk said:
Cutesy little thing
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But good god is it hot in there....
Since these 2 pictures I have managed to cram in 2 slim 120mm fans at the bottom, one 120mm fan at the top, one 120mm fan on the side, and it also has a pre-installed 92mm fan at the back.
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it definitely needs an sfx power supply, as my current TX650 is pushing the card down, and the cable mess is atrocious.
Also will be planning to watercool the graphics card, as even with this amount of airflow it still sits at around 78C, and sounds like a jet engine about to take off...

This is the same PC Case as I have for my main rig

R00kie · Jan 27, 2020

sepheronx said:
This is the same PC Case as I have for my main rig

how are you cooling your stuff, if you don't mind me asking?

sepheronx · Jan 27, 2020

gdallsk said:
how are you cooling your stuff, if you don't mind me asking?

1 noctua 120mm on the side blowing onto the cpu cooler (a raijantek low profile 90mm cpu cooler on the core i7 4770) and a 120Mm on back blowing out.

My temps are solid. Never had a heat issue.

Only issue is coil whine from either gpu or PSU but that's a different issue.

No point for front fan as there isn't much to pull air through and top isnt much help either as I tried it.

R00kie · Jan 27, 2020

sepheronx said:
1 noctua 120mm on the side blowing onto the cpu cooler (a raijantek low profile 90mm cpu cooler on the core i7 4770) and a 120Mm on back blowing out.

My temps are solid. Never had a heat issue.

Only issue is coil whine from either gpu or PSU but that's a different issue.

No point for front fan as there isn't much to pull air through and top isnt much help either as I tried it.

is it an FE 1070 that you have?

sepheronx · Jan 27, 2020

gdallsk said:
is it an FE 1070 that you have?

Asus Turbo GTX 1070

R00kie · Jan 27, 2020

sepheronx said:
Asus Turbo GTX 1070

yeah, that's probably why your temps are good, my 2070s is dumping all the heat inside the case, and the fans are not fast enough to exhaust the heat.

sepheronx · Jan 27, 2020

gdallsk said:
yeah, that's probably why your temps are good, my 2070s is dumping all the heat inside the case, and the fans are not fast enough to exhaust the heat.

You could try putting a 120mm at the front and have the side and back fans push air out. It may help with your gpu dumping heat in the case. Noctua's are great. I get the redeux ones for about $17 CAD and they do wonders.

revin · Jan 27, 2020

A Huge Thank You to @rtwjunkie for having my perfect Xmas gift to myself !

Mild Oc to 1400/2000 and has made my old system complete :toast:

Also just by luck getting groceries one day I seen a clearance tag at my Walmart, Reduced from $529 to $229, I scanned the tag to lookup the item and it showed $124.
I called the gal over and asked her to scan the box for the price and sure enough, $124. Soooo I swooshed back over to the dept my wife is OTC mngr, and tell her , there's a $500+ WiFi for 125, I Really think we need to get it. She know's that with a 200x300 yard that it'd be nice to have better coverage so She's like " well if's it That cheap then I guess"
So indeed got it and it's been the Only one that has worked with the ATT Arris Gateway ! Got them on each end of the house about 80ft apart, and it still get's over 1Gb on the backhaul to each other.

R00kie · Jan 27, 2020

sepheronx said:
You could try putting a 120mm at the front and have the side and back fans push air out. It may help with your gpu dumping heat in the case. Noctua's are great. I get the redeux ones for about $17 CAD and they do wonders.

but first I'll have to deal with the cables that sit there :laugh:

sepheronx · Jan 27, 2020

gdallsk said:
but first I'll have to deal with the cables that sit there

I have a crappy EVGA 650W BR (I don't know why but I call it my Brazil edition) PSU which has zero cable management capabilities with it. Yeah, the wiring in it is possible.

sepheronx · Jan 28, 2020

Last part of the AMD Ryzen 3500X system - Asus GTX 1660 Super TUF

Durvelle27 · Feb 1, 2020

New 144Hz monitor

theonek · Feb 1, 2020

Durvelle27 said:
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confirmed this is very good model for it's price....

Durvelle27 · Feb 1, 2020

theonek said:
confirmed this is very good model for it's price....

For $179 this it best monitor I've owned. Games run silky smooth with FreeSync

theonek · Feb 1, 2020

my little weekend project....

sam_86314 · Feb 2, 2020

Found this at Goodwill today...

...an LG Flatron 24EN43V-B 24" 1080p monitor. It was marked $17.49, and student discount day dropped that to $13.12.

Picture quality looks good. No dead pixels or anything. It is a TN panel, but I've been using those for a long time, so it doesn't bother me. I still need to tweak the color settings so it matches my main monitor.

I've switched to a dual monitor setup with this instead of my triple monitor setup with some old 5:4 Dell monitors. We'll see how this goes.

I want to get a proper dual-monitor stand for these at some point.

Animalpak · Feb 4, 2020

10 years warranty !! Thank you Seasonic !

potato580+ · Feb 4, 2020

a new handphone after many years

i also bought scondhand ab350m asrock, didnt realize it doesnt suport pineacle to begin with, cant tested since im alr drop my 2200g, wonder if i can run it with some mod perharps :wtf:

GreiverBlade · Feb 4, 2020

just a little :

Goal Zero Guide 10 Plus

i needed another set of accu, so i thought why not take something that can also double as an emergency powerpack
(4x2300mAh, which is a bit lower than my set of Eneloop Pro at 2500mAh but still fine for my usage )

the only cons would be the Mini USB connection :laugh:

in 2020 it raise a "seriously?" reaction, isn't it?

DR4G00N · Feb 4, 2020

Got this for emulators on my Note 4, tested it out with Drastic running PM Soul Silver and it works great, much nicer than the crap on-screen controls. With the stylus it's actually like using a real DS albeit a bit more chunky.
Was using my old modded PSP for GBA & NES/SNES games but I guess I can retire it for now too.

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

System Name	main/SFFHTPCARGH!(tm)/Xiaomi Mi TV Stick/Samsung Galaxy S23/Ally
Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X3D/i7-3770/S905X/Snapdragon 8 Gen 2/Ryzen Z1 Extreme
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk/HP SFF Q77 Express/uh?/uh?/Asus
Cooling	Enermax ETS-T50 Axe aRGB /basic HP HSF /errr.../oh! liqui..wait, no:sizable vapor chamber/a nice one
Memory	64gb DDR4 3600/8gb DDR3 1600/2gbLPDDR3/8gbLPDDR5x/16gb(10 sys)LPDDR5 6400
Video Card(s)	Hellhound Spectral White RX 7900 XTX 24gb/GT 730/Mali 450MP5/Adreno 740/Radeon 780M 6gb LPDDR5
Storage	250gb870EVO/500gb860EVO/2tbSandisk/NVMe2tb+1tb/4tbextreme V2/1TB Arion/500gb/8gb/256gb/4tb SN850X
Display(s)	X58222 32" 2880x1620/32"FHDTV/273E3LHSB 27" 1920x1080/6.67"/AMOLED 2X panel FHD+120hz/7" FHD 120hz
Case	Cougar Panzer Max/Elite 8300 SFF/None/back/back-front Gorilla Glass Victus 2+ UAG Monarch Carbon
Audio Device(s)	Logi Z333/SB Audigy RX/HDMI/HDMI/Dolby Atmos/KZ x HBB PR2/Moondrop Chu II + TRN BT20S
Power Supply	Chieftec Proton BDF-1000C /HP 240w/12v 1.5A/4Smart Voltplug PD 30W/Asus USB-C 65W
Mouse	Speedlink Sovos Vertical-Asus ROG Spatha-Logi Ergo M575/Xiaomi XMRM-006/touch/touch
Keyboard	Endorfy Thock 75% <3/none/touch/virtual
VR HMD	Medion Erazer
Software	Win10 64/Win8.1 64/Android TV 8.1/Android 13/Win11 64
Benchmark Scores	bench...mark? i do leave mark on bench sometime, to remember which one is the most comfortable. :o

System Name	Best AMD Computer
Processor	AMD 7900X3D
Motherboard	Asus X670E E Strix
Cooling	In Win SR36
Memory	GSKILL DDR5 32GB 5200 30
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse 7900XT (Watercooled)
Storage	Corsair MP 700, Seagate 530 2Tb, Adata SX8200 2TBx2, Kingston 2 TBx2, Micron 8 TB, WD AN 1500
Display(s)	GIGABYTE FV43U
Case	Corsair 7000D Airflow
Audio Device(s)	Corsair Void Pro, Logitch Z523 5.1
Power Supply	Deepcool 1000M
Mouse	Logitech g7 gaming mouse
Keyboard	Logitech G510
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64 Steam. GOG, Uplay, Origin
Benchmark Scores	Firestrike: 46183 Time Spy: 25121

Processor	9700k
Motherboard	Asrock Z390 Phantom Gaming-ITX/AC
Cooling	NZXT kraken X53
Memory	16GB Klevv Bolt X 3600mhz
Video Card(s)	Asus TUF RTX 3080
Storage	SanDisk Extreme Pro 1TB NVME
Display(s)	LG OLED42C24LA
Case	Meshlicious
Audio Device(s)	Dragonfly Black DAC/Amp + AKG Q701 + Rode NT-USB
Power Supply	Corsair SF750
Mouse	Steelseries Prime wireless
Keyboard	Coolermaster Masterkeys S
Software	Win 10 64

System Name	Main / HTPC
Processor	Ryzen 7 7800X3D / Ryzen 7 2700
Motherboard	Aorus B650M Elite AX/ B450i Aorus Pro Wifi
Cooling	Lian-Li Galahad 360 / Wraith Spire
Memory	Corsair Vengeance 2x16 6000MHz CL30 / HyperX Predator 2x8GB 3200MHz
Video Card(s)	RTX 3080 FE / ARC A380
Storage	WD Black SN770 1TB / Sabrent Rocket 256GB
Display(s)	Aorus FO32U2P / 39" Panasonic HDTV
Case	Fractal Arc XL / Cougar QBX
Audio Device(s)	Denon AVR-X2800H / Realtek ALC1220
Power Supply	Corsair RM850 / BeQuiet SFX Power 2 450W
Mouse	Logitech G903
Keyboard	Drop Sense75 with WQ Studio Morandi's
VR HMD	Rift S
Software	Win 11 Pro 64Bit

What's your latest tech purchase?

sam_86314

GreiverBlade

kapone32

khemist

R00kie

sepheronx

R00kie

sepheronx

R00kie

sepheronx

R00kie

sepheronx

revin

R00kie

sepheronx

sepheronx

Durvelle27

Moderator

theonek

Durvelle27

Moderator

theonek

sam_86314

Animalpak

potato580+

GreiverBlade

DR4G00N

System Name	PCGR
Processor	12400f
Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B660-I
Cooling	Stock Intel Cooler
Memory	2x16GB DDR5 5600 Corsair
Video Card(s)	Dell RTX 3080
Storage	1x 512GB Mmoment PCIe 3 NVME 1x 2TB Corsair S70
Display(s)	LG 32" 1440p
Case	Phanteks Evolve itx
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	750W Cooler Master sfx
Software	Windows 11

System Name	Firebird
Processor	Intel i7 2600K @5.0'ish 24/7 stock core Voltage {5.2 w/102 bCLK}
Motherboard	Intel Extreme DZ68BC SkullTrail Z68 Cougerpoint, Excellent MCH !
Cooling	Scythe NINJA PLUS Rev.B[skt478] Modded to 1155 Scythe SH12 fan
Memory	Samsung 32nm 16Gb 4x4 (@19xxmhz} low profile[ better than 2133 banwidth]
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte Aurosus 1080Ti
Storage	Intel 512 SSD,Samsung 9701Tb, Toshiba 3Tbx2,Hitachi 320,1TBx2,'Cuda 400 7200.10, WD1TBUSB,to SATA
Display(s)	Acer K272HUL 1440 27" WQHD, Samsung 226W, Vizio M60C3 4K 60",Vizio XVT3D554SV
Case	CoolerMaster HAF 932
Audio Device(s)	Intel 10ch[9+1] HD Audio X540> Pioneer VSX39TX[copper chasis,Rosewood sides 5x6LCD remote
Power Supply	Seasonic X750 @ 24/7
Mouse	Logictech G300s
Keyboard	Saitek Cyborg v7
Software	Windows 7 ROG E3 X64 by Neuropass/tweakscene
Benchmark Scores	4642@665/1600 220/GAT F1 4544 220/667strap 2.5/3/2/6 Bliss 650/1500 6490 Q6700 Bliss 690/1500

System Name	Black Prometheus
Processor	\|AMD Ryzen 7 1700
Motherboard	ASRock B550M Pro4\|MSI X370 Gaming PLUS
Cooling	Thermalright PA120 SE \| AMD Stock Cooler
Memory	G.Skill 64GB(2x32GB) 3200MHz \| 32GB(4x8GB) DDR4
Video Card(s)	ASUS DirectCU II R9 290 4GB
Storage	Sandisk X300 512GB + WD Black 6TB+WD Black 6TB
Display(s)	LG Nanocell85 49" 4K 120Hz + ACER AOPEN 34" 3440x1440 144Hz
Case	DeepCool Matrexx 55 V3 w/ 6x120mm Intake + 3x120mm Exhaust
Audio Device(s)	LG Dolby Atmos 5.1
Power Supply	Corsair RMX850 Fully Modular\| EVGA 750W G2
Mouse	Logitech Trackman
Keyboard	Logitech K350
Software	Windows 10 EDU x64

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

Processor	i9 9900KS ( 5 Ghz all the time )
Motherboard	Asus Maximus XI Hero Z390
Cooling	EK Velocity + EK D5 pump + Alphacool full copper silver 360mm radiator
Memory	16GB Corsair Dominator GT ROG Edition 3333 Mhz
Video Card(s)	ASUS TUF RTX 3080 Ti 12GB OC
Storage	M.2 Samsung NVMe 970 Evo Plus 250 GB + 1TB 970 Evo Plus
Display(s)	Asus PG279 IPS 1440p 165Hz G-sync
Case	Cooler Master H500
Power Supply	Asus ROG Thor 850W
Mouse	Razer Deathadder Chroma
Keyboard	Rapoo
Software	Win 10 64 Bit

System Name	just ordinary potato system, but dont understimate potato..
Processor	ryzen raven ridge 2200g, ryzen 2600 upgrade:)
Motherboard	msi b350 pc mate, biostars a320, asrock ab350m micro
Cooling	x2 cheap china handmade, i got plenty aigo/fantech rgb fans now heh
Memory	klevv dual channel 8gb 3000mhz, trident 16gb 3600mhz, random ddr2 stick
Video Card(s)	back to square, using vega 56 now:D
Storage	wd green ssd 240gb, 3tb seagate expnasion, random laptop hdd x4, 1tb 3.5
Display(s)	acer vgo 22inch fullhd 75hz
Case	cheap segotep/dazumba mid atx, alcatroz mini atx
Audio Device(s)	genius retro wood style, harman kardon stick iii
Power Supply	be quite system power9, powerlogic standar, voltron 300fx, thermaltake smart 1200w
Mouse	rexus, genius ps/2, powerlogic ps/2 ball tracking
Keyboard	rexus, random china product x3
Software	talking abt best software, autodesk/unity3d/notepad yes notepad!!
Benchmark Scores	theres nothing to brag abt potato, but it can run decent 30fps fullhd with good setting:)

Processor	Ryzen 5 5600 @ 4.65GHz CO -30
Motherboard	AsRock X370 Taichi
Cooling	Asus ROG Strix LC 240
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
Display(s)	LG 25UM57-P @ 75Hz OC
Case	Fractal Design Arc XL
Audio Device(s)	ATH-M20x
Power Supply	Evga SuperNova 1300 G2
Mouse	Evga Torq X3
Keyboard	Thermaltake Challenger
Software	Win 11 Pro 64-Bit