What's your latest tech purchase?

biffzinker · Apr 27, 2020

dorsetknob said:
Intel E5 2690

Where's the 8 core Sandy Bridge going into?

dorsetknob · Apr 27, 2020

Going into an Asus P9X79 pro (8 core is better than 4 core (I7 4820)
it is slower but more cores More threads

biffzinker · Apr 27, 2020

dorsetknob said:
it is slower but more cores More threads

But I thought clockspeed was more important for Intel until it bleeds over into requiring more cores? Was I mistaken?

dorsetknob · Apr 27, 2020

biffzinker said:
But I thought clockspeed was more important for Intel until it bleeds over into requiring more cores? Was I mistaken?

No not mistaken if you need single Core Speed ie Gameing
but for productivity more cores are better

Intel Xeon E5-2690 vs Core i7 4820K

its also getting 8 x 4gig DDR3 1600

ebay purchace £55

E-curbi · Apr 29, 2020

They're shipping it! :clap:

Waited 30days since the pre-order, 11 long months since first teased at Computex May 2019.

Oh dear God, thank you.

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The ideal PSU to match my build themes - efficiency and inaudibility...

The before photo, swapping out the 850watt PSU (with fan lol)

jallenlabs · Apr 29, 2020

New Monoprice cables. These are the nicest Ive used so far. The RCAs have adjustable clamping force. Nice quality build too.

TheLostSwede · Apr 29, 2020

Apparently I'm now the age when one of these are needed... :twitch:

E-curbi · Apr 29, 2020

TheLostSwede said:
Apparently I'm now the age when one of these are needed...
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Yup, that time when stuff just keeps on growing. lol

Gf got me one of these (below), and I'm like - I don't have a beard to trim, so what's this for? Oh, it's for trimming "the downtown".

Looks like I got some toothpaste on it, at least I think that's toothpaste. :roll:

Cranky5150 · Apr 29, 2020

E-curbi said:
Yup, that time when stuff just keeps on growing. lol

Gf got me one of these (below), and I'm like - I don't have a beard to trim, so what's this for? Oh, it's for trimming "the downtown".

Looks like I got some toothpaste on it, at least I think that's toothpaste.

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EWWWWWWWWW!!!

Jetster · Apr 30, 2020

I thinik we made a left turn

E-curbi · Apr 30, 2020

Jetster said:
I thinik we made a left turn

The “voice of reason” arriving from a dog’s patootie.

Ok, back on track - I’ll post some pics of the Seasonic TX-700 fanless on Monday when it comes in from Newegg unboxing and finished install pics.

Jetster · Apr 30, 2020

E-curbi said:
The “voice of reason” arriving from a dog’s patootie.

That's a pig, and a winner at the state fair. Some nice hams

AsRock · Apr 30, 2020

I'll post the ram later, waiting on the mobo still Amazon are messing me around though.

Shou Miko · Apr 30, 2020

AsRock said:
I'll post the ram later, waiting on the mobo still Amazon are messing me around though.

Nice choice same CPU I got in my rig :cool:

ASOT · Apr 30, 2020

Welcome to the family Ryzen @AsRock

remixedcat · May 1, 2020

Hubbys stim check came and he bought me these if I pay him back since mine might not show up for another week.

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biffzinker · May 1, 2020

remixedcat said:
Hubbys stim check came and he bought me these if I pay him back since mine might not show up for another week.

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Could of gotten last years iPad 7th gen 64GB for what the Samsung tablet cost.

Still was nice of him.

Paganstomp · May 1, 2020

Kinda computer related...

www.pedalcommander.com

remixedcat · May 1, 2020

biffzinker said:
Could of gotten last years iPad 7th gen 64GB for what the Samsung tablet cost.

Still was nice of him.

Needed to be waterproof. And at least semi rugged. iPads aren't very good at that lol.

Shou Miko · May 1, 2020

remixedcat said:
Hubbys stim check came and he bought me these if I pay him back since mine might not show up for another week.

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Nice purchase it's about the same price in my country and it's a solid purchased and ssd :cool:

I just wish I could live with 500GB OS drive and 2TB for storage and games but that's not possible because I also have a Plex server

remixedcat · May 1, 2020

This will be for my main, switching to Linux

My current 500gb one is near end life cycle.. 90 some TBW and it's having issues.

Shou Miko · May 1, 2020

remixedcat said:
This will be for my main, switching to Linux

My current 500gb one is near end life cycle.. 90 some TBW and it's having issues.

Oh I never had issues but never had that much TBW written on a SSD before I change them.

Same with my HDD's I always manage to move my data before I drive goes completely busted :rolleyes:

remixedcat · May 1, 2020

puma99dk| said:
Oh I never had issues but never had that much TBW written on a SSD before I change them.

Same with my HDD's I always manage to move my data before I drive goes completely busted

Got another 500gb that has a clone from 6 months ago. Not touching unless I really need it

biffzinker · May 1, 2020

remixedcat said:
iPads aren't very good at that lol.

Putting it in the appropriate case could make any ipad rugged, and waterproof.

remixedcat · May 1, 2020

biffzinker said:
Putting it in the appropriate case could make any ipad rugged, and waterproof.

Don't trust em. Most have shitty reviews tho

Processor	Core i7-13700
Motherboard	MSI Z790 Gaming Plus WiFi
Cooling	Cooler Master RGB something
Memory	Corsair DDR5-6000 small OC to 6200
Video Card(s)	XFX Speedster SWFT309 AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT CORE Gaming
Storage	970 EVO NVMe M.2 500GB,,WD850N 2TB
Display(s)	Samsung 28” 4K monitor
Case	Phantek Eclipse P400S
Audio Device(s)	EVGA NU Audio
Power Supply	EVGA 850 BQ
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero
Keyboard	Logitech G G413 Silver
Software	Windows 11 Professional v23H2

Processor	Core i7-13700
Motherboard	MSI Z790 Gaming Plus WiFi
Cooling	Cooler Master RGB something
Memory	Corsair DDR5-6000 small OC to 6200
Video Card(s)	XFX Speedster SWFT309 AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT CORE Gaming
Storage	970 EVO NVMe M.2 500GB,,WD850N 2TB
Display(s)	Samsung 28” 4K monitor
Case	Phantek Eclipse P400S
Audio Device(s)	EVGA NU Audio
Power Supply	EVGA 850 BQ
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero
Keyboard	Logitech G G413 Silver
Software	Windows 11 Professional v23H2

System Name	Batman's CaseLabs Mercury S8 Work Computer
Processor	8086K 5.3Ghz binned delidded by Siliconlottery.com 5.5Ghz 6c12t 5.6Ghz 6c6t on ambient air
Motherboard	EVGA Z390 DARK
Cooling	Noctua C14S for all overclocking so far Noctua Industrial PWM fan 2000rpm rated (700rpm inaudible)
Memory	Gskill Trident Z Royal Silver F4-4600C18D-16GTRS running at 4500Mhz 17-17-17-37 (new mem OC) : )
Video Card(s)	AMD WX 4100 Workstation Card (AMD W5400 7nm workstation card coming soon)
Storage	Intel Optane 900P 280GB PCIe card as Primary OS drive / (4) Samsung 860Pro 256GB SATA internal
Display(s)	Planar 27in 2560x1440 Glossy LG panel with glass bonded to panel for increased clarity
Case	CaseLabs Mercury S8 open bench chassis two-tone black front cover with gunmetal frame
Audio Device(s)	Creative $25 2.1 speakers lol
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime Titanium 700watt fanless
Mouse	Logitech MX Master 3 graphite / Glorious Model D matte black / Razer Invicta mousing mat gunmetal
Keyboard	HHKB Hybrid Type-S black printed keycaps
Software	Work Apps text and statistical
Benchmark Scores	Single Thread scores at 5.6Ghz: Cinebench R15 ST - 249 CPU-Z ST - 676 PassMark CPU ST - 3389

System Name	Core
Processor	Intel 12900k @ 5.3/4.0
Motherboard	MSI z690 Tomahawk
Cooling	Custom H20
Memory	GSkill 64GB 3600 cas 15 b die
Video Card(s)	ASUS RTX 4070 Super OC'
Storage	Optane 900p x2, SK Hynix p41 Pro
Display(s)	ACER 250hz 1080p 25" VA display x2
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	Glorious Model O
Keyboard	Havic mech
Software	Win 11 Pro

System Name	Overlord Mk MLI
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X670E Aorus Master
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 SE with offsets
Memory	32GB Team T-Create Expert DDR5 6000 MHz @ CL30-34-34-68
Video Card(s)	Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Phantom GS
Storage	1TB Solidigm P44 Pro, 2 TB Corsair MP600 Pro, 2TB Kingston KC3000
Display(s)	Acer XV272K LVbmiipruzx 4K@160Hz
Case	Fractal Design Torrent Compact
Audio Device(s)	Corsair Virtuoso SE
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 850 W
Mouse	Logitech G502 Lightspeed
Keyboard	Corsair K70 Max
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	https://valid.x86.fr/yfsd9w

What's your latest tech purchase?

biffzinker

dorsetknob

"YOUR RMA REQUEST IS CON-REFUSED"

biffzinker

dorsetknob

"YOUR RMA REQUEST IS CON-REFUSED"

E-curbi

jallenlabs

TheLostSwede

News Editor

E-curbi

Cranky5150

Jetster

E-curbi

Jetster

AsRock

TPU addict

Shou Miko

ASOT

remixedcat

biffzinker

Paganstomp

remixedcat

Shou Miko

remixedcat

Shou Miko

remixedcat

biffzinker

remixedcat

System Name	Satan
Processor	AMD 2700x with EK waterblock
Motherboard	MSI X470 Gaming Pro
Cooling	Custom open loop watercooled
Memory	16 GB Corsair Vengance RGB Pro @ 3466 Mhz
Video Card(s)	Powercolor 5700 xt with EK full cover block
Storage	Intel 660p 512 GB nvme Samsung 860 Evo 1 TB for storage SATA
Display(s)	Viotek 32" curved 144 Hz 1440 P
Case	Thermaltake Tower 900
Audio Device(s)	Realtek onboard
Power Supply	Corsair Rmx 750
Mouse	Logitech G 602 wireless
Keyboard	Corsair K68
Software	Windows 10 Pro

System Name	Juliette // My HTPC
Processor	Intel i7 9700K // AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Motherboard	ASUS Prime Z390X-A // ASRock B550 ITX-AC
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12 Black // Stock
Memory	Corsair DDR4 3600 32gb //G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 3600
Video Card(s)	ASUS RTX4070 OC// ASUS RTX 4060 OC
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO NVMe 1Tb, Intel 665p Series M.2 2280 1TB // Samsung 1Tb SSD
Display(s)	ASUS VP348QGL 34" Quad HD 3440 x 1440 // 55" LG 4K SK8000 Series
Case	Seasonic SYNCRO Q7// Silverstone Granada GD05
Audio Device(s)	Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 // HDMI to Samsung HW-R650 sound bar
Power Supply	Seasonic SYNCRO 750 W // CORSAIR Vengeance 650M
Mouse	G903 and a Master Mouse MM710/No mouse, MS game copntroller
Keyboard	EVGA / Logitech K400
Software	Windows 11 Pro // Windows 10 Pro

System Name	Lynni PS \ Lenowo TwinkPad L14 G2
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Raphael (Waiting on 9800X3D) \ i5-1135G7 Tiger Lake-U
Motherboard	ASRock B650M PG Riptide Bios v. 3.10 AMD AGESA 1.2.0.2a \ Lenowo BDPLANAR Bios 1.68
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 Chromax.Black (Only middle fan) \ Lenowo C-267C-2
Memory	G.Skill Flare X5 2x16GB DDR5 6000MHZ CL36-36-36-96 AMD EXPO \ Willk Elektronik 2x16GB 2666MHZ CL17
Video Card(s)	Asus GeForce RTX™ 4070 Dual OC (Waiting on RX 8800 XT) \| Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
Storage	Gigabyte M30 1TB\|Sabrent Rocket 2TB\| HDD: 10TB\|1TB \ WD RED SN700 1TB
Display(s)	KTC M27T20S 1440p@165Hz \| LG 48CX OLED 4K HDR \| Innolux 14" 1080p
Case	Asus Prime AP201 White Mesh \| Lenowo L14 G2 chassis
Audio Device(s)	Steelseries Arctis Pro Wireless
Power Supply	Be Quiet! Pure Power 12 M 750W Goldie \| 65W
Mouse	Logitech G305 Lightspeedy Wireless \| Lenowo TouchPad & Logitech G305
Keyboard	Ducky One 3 Daybreak Fullsize \| L14 G2 UK Lumi
Software	Win11 IoT Enterprise 24H2 UK \| Win11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 24H2 UK / Arch (Fan)
Benchmark Scores	3DMARK: https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/89434432? GPU-Z: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/details/v3zbr

System Name	AMD
Processor	AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600
Motherboard	B550M AORUS ELITE V1.3
Cooling	Deepcool AK500S
Memory	CORSAIR LPX 32GB DDR4 3200 CL16 B-die
Video Card(s)	PULSE AMD Radeon™ RX 6600
Storage	Samsung 980 PRO 1TB PCI Express 4.0 x4 M.2 & Seagate 2TB ST2000DM008-2UB102
Display(s)	OMEN 25i 165Hz DisplayHDR 400
Case	MATREXX 40 3FS
Audio Device(s)	Realtek® ALC1200 Codec \| Logitech Z533
Power Supply	SEASONIC FOCUS GX 650 W
Mouse	Aqirys Orion
Keyboard	Logitech G910
VR HMD	N/A Skip
Software	W11 Pro x64
Benchmark Scores	XXX

System Name	RemixedBeast-NX
Processor	Intel Xeon E5-2690 @ 2.9Ghz (8C/16T)
Motherboard	Dell Inc. 08HPGT (CPU 1)
Cooling	Dell Standard
Memory	24GB ECC
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte Nvidia RTX2060 6GB
Storage	2TB Samsung 860 EVO SSD//2TB WD Black HDD
Display(s)	Samsung SyncMaster P2350 23in @ 1920x1080 + Dell E2013H 20 in @1600x900
Case	Dell Precision T3600 Chassis
Audio Device(s)	Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro 80 // Fiio E7 Amp/DAC
Power Supply	630w Dell T3600 PSU
Mouse	Logitech G700s/G502
Keyboard	Logitech K740
Software	Linux Mint 20
Benchmark Scores	Network: APs: Cisco Meraki MR32, Ubiquiti Unifi AP-AC-LR and Lite Router/Sw:Meraki MX64 MS220-8P

System Name	The Final Straw
Processor	Intel i7-7700
Motherboard	Asus Prime H270M Plus
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer II 120
Memory	G.Skill 32GB DDR4 2400 - F4-2400C15D
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 1660 Super SC Ultra 6GB GDDR6
Storage	WD Blue SN550 512GB and 1TB M.2 + Seagate 2TB 7200 SATA
Display(s)	Acer VG270U P 2k
Case	Thermaltake Versa H17
Audio Device(s)	HDMI
Power Supply	EVGA 750 white
Mouse	Logitech
Keyboard	Logitech
VR HMD	Why?
Software	Windows 10
Benchmark Scores	3DMark06 = 33,624 / Fire Strike = 12,690 / Time Spy = 5,465 as of 7/16/2024