What's your latest tech purchase?

R00kie · May 5, 2020

Chloe Price said:
If the cat's nose isn't black, then I'm the Emperor of China.

nice kitty, doesn't reflect light the same way as the phone though :roll:

TheLostSwede · May 5, 2020

puma99dk| said:
This is just a little teaser of what u received today

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Could you forward that package to me, as I'm sure it's been delivered to the wrong addres...

Shou Miko · May 5, 2020

TheLostSwede said:
Could you forward that package to me, as I'm sure it's been delivered to the wrong addres...

Haha at the pickup point where it was delievered the staff told me they all been feeling envy and when I told them the price they were shocked :roll:

I just tested out Mirror's Edge Catalyst being outside on ultra is like 73fps just standing by in 4K where it's set to 120hz.

Decryptor009 · May 5, 2020

Palit GTX 650 Ti for Windows XP comp.

And an oldskool Nvidia logo badge for the computer case since i want it to be in that style.
I would love a Windows XP sticker too but will keep my eyes open.

This is how it looks...

Ruru · May 6, 2020

That CM Elite logo looks like G-lite to me..

Anyway I somehow like the looks of most of those.

E-Bear · May 6, 2020

AsRock said:
Next you be hearing that some one got a mouth full of lighter gas and blow it out their nose and lit it.

Whos between Russians or Americans will be in that video? Hey why not both!!!

Regeneration · May 6, 2020

puma99dk| said:
This is just a little teaser of what u received today

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oxrufiioxo · May 6, 2020

Out with the zero and in with the Hero!

Not the most exciting purchase but I woke up this morning to a dead X570 Aorus Master the upside is I was able to grab a ROG Crosshair VIII Hero.

Once I get the Master back from RMA assuming gigabyte fixes it I will likely save it for a Ryzen 4000 build I am bound to do cuz I can't help myself. I'm gonna need to check into rehab at this rate.....

heky · May 6, 2020

@oxrufiioxo Any idea what happened to the board?

oxrufiioxo · May 6, 2020

heky said:
@oxrufiioxo Any idea what happened to the board?

Nope, it shutdown normal last night like it always does and just wouldn't boot whatsoever this morning. I inspected it thoroughly after taking it out but there isn't anything obvious.

theonek · May 6, 2020

oxrufiioxo said:
I'm gonna need to check into rehab at this rate.....

a hardware rehab.. it needs for many of us though.... :roll:

kapone32 · May 6, 2020

oxrufiioxo said:
Nope, it shutdown normal last night like it always does and just wouldn't boot whatsoever this morning. I inspected it thoroughly after taking it out but there isn't anything obvious.

What was the final post code?

oxrufiioxo · May 6, 2020

kapone32 said:
What was the final post code?

There wasn't one the board went from functioning normally to completely dead from one shutdown to the next power up.

AA was the last post code it ever showed.

kapone32 · May 6, 2020

oxrufiioxo said:
There wasn't one the board went from functioning normally to completely dead from one shutdown to the next power up.

AA was the last post code it ever showed.

Wow, that is pretty crazy that the board showed no behaviours and now refuses to turn on. I would be interested to know what Gigabyte tells you was the problem.

oxrufiioxo · May 6, 2020

kapone32 said:
Wow, that is pretty crazy that the board showed no behaviours and now refuses to turn on. I would be interested to know what Gigabyte tells you was the problem.

I do hope and will report back if Gigabyte tells me what happened.

kapone32 · May 6, 2020

oxrufiioxo said:
I do hope and will report back if Gigabyte tells me what happened.

I usually try to get that information though it can be like pulling teeth

dorsetknob · May 6, 2020

New to Me
HP Omen 24.5" 144Hz Display

No Dead pixels no screen scratchs just a little Dusty
18 months old and only £50

bit of a Steal

Paganstomp · May 6, 2020

New system build: 2x MSI RTX 2080 Supers in EVGA Z370 ClassifiedK with a Arctic Liquid Freezer and G.SKill TridentZ RAM.

E-curbi · May 6, 2020

The new Seasonic TX-700 PSU is in 4-day quarantine until Saturday. :cry:

I'll make sure to give it plenty of extra lovin' when it's removed from isolation.

Currently residing within the Seasonic box within the Newegg box in Sealed Deactivation Unit #2.

Deactivation Unit #2 - The Toyota RAV 4 cargo bay in the garage. :ohwell:

E-Bear · May 6, 2020

Chloe Price said:
If the cat's nose isn't black, then I'm the Emperor of China.

Its not black. Its gold

Decryptor009 · May 6, 2020

Do cats get brown noses by trying to be dogs?

theonek · May 6, 2020

Paganstomp said:
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New system build: 2x MSI RTX 2080 Supers in EVGA Z370 ClassifiedK with a Arctic Liquid Freezer and G.SKill TridentZ RAM.

sli cards just only on i5?? :roll:

Valantar · May 6, 2020

biffzinker said:
Most recent purchase was a larger backup drive from Western Digital the My Book 8 TB. I put four rubber feet on the side so I could have it laying instead of standing.

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<p>WD My Book External Desktop Hard Drive Storage 3 TB - 18 TB</p> | Western Digital

Compact outside. Powerful inside. Store massive amounts of photos, videos, music, and documents with My Book desktop storage.

shop.westerndigital.com

That might not be the best idea - most drive enclosures like that rely on convection cooling, and given that they only have vents on the top and bottom putting it on its side like that can increase the drive temperature quite significantly. And hotter HDDs fail sooner, after all.

Paganstomp · May 6, 2020

theonek said:
sli cards just only on i5??

Port Royal benchmark w/ i5-9600KF. I can order an i9-9900KF anytime I want.

theonek · May 6, 2020

Paganstomp said:
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Port Royal benchmark w/ i5-9600KF. I can order an i9-9900KF anytime I want.

get it. fps boost will be noticeable... especially with two cards! that's why I have retired my 2700x at first place...

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

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

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	BloodRage
Processor	R5 2600X PBO enabled
Motherboard	Gigabyte Aorus B450 Elite
Cooling	Arctic Esports Duo
Memory	16GB Corsair Vengeance 3000
Video Card(s)	MSI VENTUS OC 2060 Super
Storage	120GB PNY SATA + 1TB WD Blue M.2
Display(s)	Samsung CRG5 144hz QD
Case	CiT cheap chassis
Audio Device(s)	Creative Audigy FX
Power Supply	Superflower Leadex III Gold 650w
Mouse	Razer Basilisk
Keyboard	Red Dragon Kumara
Software	Win 10

System Name	4K-gaming / media-PC
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X / Intel Core i7-6700K
Motherboard	Asus ROG Crosshair VII Hero / Asus Z170-A
Cooling	Arctic Freezer 50 / Thermaltake Contac 21
Memory	32GB DDR4-3466 / 16GB DDR4-3000
Video Card(s)	RTX 3080 10GB / RX 6700 XT
Storage	3.3TB of SSDs / several small SSDs
Display(s)	Acer 27" 4K120 IPS + Lenovo 32" 4K60 IPS
Case	Corsair 4000D AF White / DeepCool CC560 WH
Audio Device(s)	Creative Omni BT speaker
Power Supply	EVGA G2 750W / Fractal ION Gold 550W
Mouse	Logitech MX518 / Logitech G400s
Keyboard	Roccat Vulcan 121 AIMO / NOS C450 Mini Pro
VR HMD	Oculus Rift CV1
Software	Windows 11 Pro / Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	They run Crysis

What's your latest tech purchase?

R00kie

TheLostSwede

News Editor

Shou Miko

Decryptor009

Ruru

S.T.A.R.S.

E-Bear

Regeneration

NGOHQ.COM

oxrufiioxo

heky

oxrufiioxo

theonek

kapone32

oxrufiioxo

kapone32

oxrufiioxo

kapone32

dorsetknob

"YOUR RMA REQUEST IS CON-REFUSED"

Paganstomp

E-curbi

E-Bear

Decryptor009

theonek

Valantar

<p>WD My Book External Desktop Hard Drive Storage 3 TB - 18 TB</p> | Western Digital

Paganstomp

theonek

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	His & Hers
Processor	R7 5800X/ R7 7950X3D Stock
Motherboard	X670E Aorus Pro X/ROG Crosshair VIII Hero
Cooling	Corsair h150 elite/ Corsair h115i Platinum
Memory	Trident Z5 Neo 6000/ 32 GB 3200 CL14 @3800 CL16 Team T Force Nighthawk
Video Card(s)	Evga FTW 3 Ultra 3080ti/ Gigabyte Gaming OC 4090
Storage	lots of SSD.
Display(s)	A whole bunch OLED, VA, IPS.....
Case	011 Dynamic XL/ Phanteks Evolv X
Audio Device(s)	Arctis Pro + gaming Dac/ Corsair sp 2500/ Logitech G560/Samsung Q990B
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	Bang4Buck
Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 5900x
Motherboard	MSI PRESTIGE x570 CREATION
Cooling	Fractal Design Celsius S36
Memory	32Gb 4400Mhz Patriot Viper Steel(Samsung B-die) @ 3800Mhz 16-16-16-32-48-1T @ 1.38v
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 3080 Ti Suprim X
Storage	Adata SX8200Pro 512Gb/2x Crucial P1 1Tb/Samsung 840 EVO/6Tb Raid -HGST Enterprise/2x IronWolf 8Tb/
Display(s)	Samsung UE49KS8002 4K HDR TV (US - 9 series)
Case	Fractal Design Define R6 Black Usb-C
Audio Device(s)	HDMI out to Denon X4400H reciever, 2x Dali Zensor 7, Dali Zensor Vokal, 2x Dali Zensor 1, Yamaha Sub
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime Ultra 750W
Mouse	Logitech G305 Lightspeed
Keyboard	Logitech K520
Software	Windows 11 Pro x64
Benchmark Scores	https://www.3dmark.com/spy/26216445

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	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

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

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	Hotbox
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, 110/95/110, PBO +150Mhz, CO -7,-7,-20(x6),
Motherboard	ASRock Phantom Gaming B550 ITX/ax
Cooling	LOBO + Laing DDC 1T Plus PWM + Corsair XR5 280mm + 2x Arctic P14
Memory	32GB G.Skill FlareX 3200c14 @3800c15
Video Card(s)	PowerColor Radeon 6900XT Liquid Devil Ultimate, UC@2250MHz max @~200W
Storage	2TB Adata SX8200 Pro
Display(s)	Dell U2711 main, AOC 24P2C secondary
Case	SSUPD Meshlicious
Audio Device(s)	Optoma Nuforce μDAC 3
Power Supply	Corsair SF750 Platinum
Mouse	Logitech G603
Keyboard	Keychron K3/Cooler Master MasterKeys Pro M w/DSA profile caps
Software	Windows 10 Pro