What's your latest tech purchase?

[phill]

But that "REDMI 7 AI DUAL CAMERA" really sucks.....

really ? does ayone even notice that ?

Looks a touch out of focus but it depends on what your focusing on! What phone are you using @cucker tarlson ?

With all those many beautiful Argentinean women running around - who needs Optane SSDs? lol

Wish I could have some beer, darn it!

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I hate having to act smart while I work. Sometimes I just want to get drunk and be stupid.

...Maybe the grandparents can take the 3.95yr old this weekend, and mommy and daddy can get sloshed. lolol

The gf is Spanish and Greek and Italian and Irish and absolutely delicious at 138pounds. They are both still sleeping.

I don't think I can act any better than my shoe size.... Age 11 is where I'm at!!

Trouble is, one too many beers and I'm gone.. That said, I mean like two....

 

[cucker tarlson]

I dont think this phone was ever intended for pictures

Anyway this drive is awesome.
This is the noise level while working full blast copying 400gb of files from ssd

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[E-curbi]

I dont think this phone was ever intended for pictures

Anyway this drive is awesome.
This is the noise level while working full blast copying 400gb of files from ssd

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Wow, that's pretty cool, HDD drive made for longevity and durability and silent operation. Amazing drive.

My first PC before going custom was a DELL workstation, had a 36GB Seagate Cheetah 15,000rpm drive, it ran superhot and noisy as hell - impossible to noise isolate, constant low frequency hum. Drove me nuts.

That's the moment I began moving to custom computing and inaudible computing - somewhere in there like early 2012.

Can we continue with the beer gifs? lol

Looks a touch out of focus but it depends on what your focusing on! What phone are you using @cucker tarlson ?
I don't think I can act any better than my shoe size.... Age 11 is where I'm at!!

Trouble is, one too many beers and I'm gone.. That said, I mean like two....

I'm age 10.5 or 11 lol. I can put down (4) of those BIG Fosters cans and then I'm out!

Sipping really slowly and it takes about 8hours - so 8hours of FUN. lol

 

[cucker tarlson]

Wow, that's pretty cool, HDD drive made for longevity and durability and silent operation. Amazing drive.

My first PC before going custom was a DELL workstation, had a 36GB Seagate Cheetah 15,000rpm drive, it ran superhot and noisy as hell - impossible to noise isolate, constant low frequency hum. Drove me nuts.

That's the moment I began moving to custom computing and inaudible computing - somewhere in there like early 2012.

Can we continue with the beer gifs? lol

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I'm age 10.5 or 11 lol. I can put down (4) of those BIG Fosters cans and then I'm out!

Sipping really slowly and it takes about 8hours - so 8hours of FUN. lol

yup.
surveillence drives are super nice for desktop backup,and way cheaper than NAS drives.

 

[EarthDog]

Damn it really is quiet
Copying data at 165mbs you cant really hear the usual constants thrashing,but more like subtle clicking.
Pretty snappy when it comes to power on to ready time,and platters spinning at 5900 are super quiet for a hdd

It's the random r/w that will get that surveillance drive. Those are meant to be written to (constantly) and for storage. Aren't these (and NAS drives) typically a bit more expensive than more general use drives?

 

[cucker tarlson]

It's the random r/w that will get that surveillance drive. Those are meant to be written to (constantly) and for storage. Aren't these (and NAS drives) typically a bit more expensive than more general use drives?

sounds like exactly what I need

no,nas is the most expensive
surveillance (wd purple/seagate seahawk) are cheaper

in fact my seahawk was cheaper than barracuda.

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Awesome little test bench only 4 1/2" tall perfect for my entertainment center but putting it in the top space not the bottom
Fun part is dealing with the cheap lg t.v. with two feet on each end instead of one center stand but got it sorted and hopefully done this weekend

 

[E-curbi]

Hi,
Awesome little test bench only 4 1/2" tall perfect for my entertainment center but putting it in the top space not the bottom
Fun part is dealing with the cheap lg t.v. with two feet on each end instead of one center stand but got it sorted and hopefully done this weekend

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He's doing it, that's outstanding.

Did you mod those bench legs - cut them down shorter? Or did that test bench arrive that way? It's a shorty... lol

@ThrashZone - The creator of the home theater test bench mounted on a wall.

I'm gonna reproduce your awesome idea, but use a Dimas Mini V2 in place of your pedestal bench.

We have beer and wine arriving in a few hours. lol

 

[EarthDog]

sounds like exactly what I need

no,nas is the most expensive
surveillance (wd purple/seagate seahawk) are cheaper

in fact my seahawk was cheaper than barracuda.

Right.. just saying that in general NAS and purpose made drives tend to be more expensive than 'normal' drives. There are always exceptions.

 

[ThrashZone]

He's doing it, that's outstanding.

Did you mod those bench legs - cut them down shorter? Or did that test bench arrive that way? It's a shorty... lol

@ThrashZone - The creator of the home theater test bench mounted on a wall.

I'm gonna reproduce your awesome idea, but use a Dimas Mini V2 in place of your pedestal bench.

We have beer and wine arriving in a few hours. lol

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Hi,
Nope arrived that height
PSU has 3/4" space on the top to breath, should be fine no space on bottom maybe 1/8" on a 850p2
I used the longer mother board stands so I could get wires between the bench and board still the entire height is only 7" to top of memory sticks
I don't have a gpu on it yet so don't know what the other all is
Monday I should have the koolance 10-15mm quick disconnects I need for it after that it's done deal to connect my 1080ti ftw3 back on x99 and boogie

 

[phill]

Well I thought since I have actually had a few bits and pieces through, I'd share them here





I thought since I had so many Rampage boards, I'd try to fill in the blanks... So same goes for the Crosshair boards, I think I'm 'missing' two now, so I might track them down over some time.. I didn't realise until I'd bought the Rampage 3 that it was a Gene, description was Rampage 3 Extreme, so oh well At least for the moment, I have a Rampage 3 of some description....!! I'll need to test these three boards but I remember sharing the Crosshair board and here's the 'it's alive!!' pics that made me happy



I hope I don't find anything else at this point... I'm hoping to have a bit of a sort through at the weekend of hardware, so I'll hopefully get around to updating a few pics in my Project Log I'm hoping I can move that along shortly......

I'm very peed at myself for missing out on two bids that I really should have looked at more carefully.. Bit older hardware but the collector in me was dying...

Abit IP35 Pro XE
Abit KV8 Pro

Both where boxed and looked in great condition, so I'll be trying to find them again, the prices are what hurt the most!! Still never mind...

 

[E-curbi]

Well I thought since I have actually had a few bits and pieces through, I'd share them here

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I thought since I had so many Rampage boards, I'd try to fill in the blanks... So same goes for the Crosshair boards, I think I'm 'missing' two now, so I might track them down over some time.. I didn't realise until I'd bought the Rampage 3 that it was a Gene, description was Rampage 3 Extreme, so oh well At least for the moment, I have a Rampage 3 of some description....!! I'll need to test these three boards but I remember sharing the Crosshair board and here's the 'it's alive!!' pics that made me happy

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I hope I don't find anything else at this point... I'm hoping to have a bit of a sort through at the weekend of hardware, so I'll hopefully get around to updating a few pics in my Project Log I'm hoping I can move that along shortly......

I'm very peed at myself for missing out on two bids that I really should have looked at more carefully.. Bit older hardware but the collector in me was dying...

Abit IP35 Pro XE
Abit KV8 Pro

Both where boxed and looked in great condition, so I'll be trying to find them again, the prices are what hurt the most!! Still never mind...

I have some of those Dominator GT DDR3 sticks, Mr. Phill.

Have to say, I'm not a serious collector of hardware like yourself, hmm what am I anyway? A sentimental retainer? lol

I keep hardware that holds a dear place in my heart, like my very first custom PC platform (M5E Corsair Dominator ddr3 Ivy Bridge 3770K) that got me started in my current career and was finally able to STOP commuting into the big city driving 6miles took 45minutes, it was terrible.

Again, sorry my recent images are so dusty, we keep vacuuming and open the closet doors and it comes right back.

Grabbed those Corsair extra-long heatspredders cuz I was into passive heatsinking even way back in 2012, and thought they looked extra-cool.

Hi,
Nope arrived that height
PSU has 3/4" space on the top to breath, should be fine no space on bottom maybe 1/8" on a 850p2
I used the longer mother board stands so I could get wires between the bench and board still the entire height is only 7" to top of memory sticks
I don't have a gpu on it yet so don't know what the other all is
Monday I should have the koolance 10-15mm quick disconnects I need for it after that it's done deal to connect my 1080ti ftw3 back on x99 and boogie

Dood, you're going to watercool a home theater build with a MORA 3X3 9-fan radiator? lol ummm ok.

Don't believe that's completely necessary, but it certainly will be FUN and Amazing!

 

[phill]

I have some of those Dominator GT DDR3 sticks, Mr. Phill.

Have to say, I'm not a serious collector of hardware like yourself, hmm what am I anyway? A sentimental retainer? lol

I keep hardware that holds a dear place in my heart, like my very first custom PC platform (M5E Corsair Dominator ddr3 Ivy Bridge 3770K) that got me started in my current career and was finally able to STOP commuting into the big city driving 6miles took 45minutes, it was terrible.

Again, sorry my recent images are so dusty, we keep vacuuming and open the closet doors and it comes right back.

Grabbed those Corsair extra-long heatspredders cuz I was into passive heatsinking even way back in 2012, and thought they looked extra-cool.

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Dood, you're going to watercool a home theater build with a MORA 3X3 9-fan radiator? lol ummm ok.

Don't believe that's completely necessary, but it certainly will be FUN and Amazing!

Well I'm not a serious collector, I just see things I like and get them and hope they'll gain value At least it'll be something for my daughters to keep or sell off if anything happens to me, gives them a bit more cash to help themselves out in this crazy world

And what dust?? I can't see nothing!!

The overkill in that young man is legandary, hat's off to you sir!!

 

[E-curbi]

Albert: You know you shouldn't be drinking beer if you want to perform at your highest intellectual capacity.

I'm only having a little Albert, I need to relax, it's been a long pandem, with no end in sight.

Albert: Get that brilliant totally-in-touch writer forward-slash lazy gf working and you wont have to do so many long hours, just sayin' ... Albert

I know man, you're always right - now shut up

 

[francisw19]

My new Ducky Mehca Mini came in the mail today!

 

[btarunr]

Picked this guy up for replacing my Wraith Prism, only for its convenience of a push-clip.

Thoughts:
This is one of those coolers that demands a blood sacrifice. It got one from me. Don't be deceived by the apparent "convenience" of its push clip. There's no freaking way you can install this cooler while your motherboard is installed in the case. The push-clip mechanism has at least 200% retention force it should normally have. The first time you try installing this will always fail, so don't try to use up all its TIM in one go. Your best bet at installing this thing is uninstalling your motherboard, and taking the battle to a table top. You first hook up the static bit, and wrestle with the loose bit. Also, position the heatsink such that the loose bit is facing south of the CPU socket, because your northern VRM heatsink will definitely obstruct it. It takes an ungodly amount of pressure to latch the loose bit down, and I had to bend the motherboard by a lot (never had to bend a motherboard by this much in 2 decades of PC building).

Lesson: While the temps and noise are an improvement over the stock cooler, avoid like cancer for AM4, and I say this as someone who's formally reviewed CPU coolers.

 

[E-curbi]

Love this cute little PSU, the enclosure doesn't even get warm to the touch.

Always thought the efficiency rating would create that thermal difference (thermal delta), but instead it seems running only a 500watt unit is the better solution with this 2nd office pc, using only an AMD Radeon Pro 50watt workstation graphics card.

That's what experimentation with various parts is all about.

Who knew?

Look how short it is, the Dimas test bench PSU open grid base for ventilation is not even covered up. lol It's there for extremely large power supplies, but not this little Seasonic PX-500.

This pic taken with camera seated inside the 3.5in SSD/HDD drive rack which in my case - is empty.

 

[cucker tarlson]

my psu is going on 6 yo and I was planning a replacement next year but found a killer deal on this

Super Flower Leadex III 750W (SF-750F14HG) - Zasilacz - Morele.net

Zasilacz Super Flower Leadex III 750W (SF-750F14HG) jest dostępny w Morele.net! Szukasz tego produktu? Sprawdź - najczęściej to właśnie Morele.net ma najniższą cenę w Polsce.

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checks all the boxes - 160mm long and runs passive until ~450w.
it's what I like about super flower psus - they're not afraid to set that passive operation threshold very high.
and they're quality too.

 

[EarthDog]

my psu is going on 6 yo and I was planning a replacement next year but found a killer deal on this

Super Flower Leadex III 750W (SF-750F14HG) - Zasilacz - Morele.net

Zasilacz Super Flower Leadex III 750W (SF-750F14HG) jest dostępny w Morele.net! Szukasz tego produktu? Sprawdź - najczęściej to właśnie Morele.net ma najniższą cenę w Polsce.

www.morele.net

checks all the boxes - 160mm long and runs passive until ~450w.
it's what I like about super flower psus - they're not afraid to set that passive operation threshold very high.
and they're quality too.

With how good your current one is and with all the protections it has, my wallet doesn't understand this purchase as written. Lol.

Its not even a year past its warranty period and working fine. If it craps out, the likelihood of it taking anything else with it is quite slim... no different than if it were new. Maybe i need more discretionary income, lol!

I'm riding my high quality power supplies until they melt.

 

[ThrashZone]

With how good your current one is and with all the protections it has, my wallet doesn't understand this purchase as written. Lol.

Its not even a year past its warranty period and working fine. If it craps out, the likelihood of it taking anything else with it is quite slim... no different than if it were new. Maybe i need more discretionary income, lol!

I'm riding my high quality power supplies until they melt.

Hi,
Your system spec's link is broken so no idea what you call "high quality supplies" are.

On another note got the t.v. setup done and just waiting for the stain to dry to put some clear coat on so I can get it installed.

 

[E-curbi]

Hi,
Your system spec's link is broken so no idea what you call "high quality supplies" are.

On another note got the t.v. setup done and just waiting for the stain to dry to put some clear coat on so I can get it installed.

Awesome @ThrashZone , we want photos

 

[cucker tarlson]

With how good your current one is and with all the protections it has, my wallet doesn't understand this purchase as written. Lol.

Its not even a year past its warranty period and working fine. If it craps out, the likelihood of it taking anything else with it is quite slim... no different than if it were new. Maybe i need more discretionary income, lol!

I'm riding my high quality power supplies until they melt.

power supplies don't last forever,and mine is going to hit 6 yo soon running passive this whole time.
don't wanna push it.and I'll still get some money back.

 

[kapone32]

Mpow Air 2.4G Wireless Gaming Headset for PS5/PS4/PC Computer Headset with Dual Chamber Driver,Upto 17 hours of Use, Noise Cancelling Mic, 3D Bass, Ultra Light Over-Ear Gaming Headphones for Switch: Amazon.ca: Electronics

Mpow Air 2.4G Wireless Gaming Headset for PS5/PS4/PC Computer Headset with Dual Chamber Driver,Upto 17 hours of Use, Noise Cancelling Mic, 3D Bass, Ultra Light Over-Ear Gaming Headphones for Switch: Amazon.ca: Electronics

www.amazon.ca

Been thinking about getting a Wireless headset for a while now. I was looking at my local PC store and nothing below $100. Hit up Amazon and wow $85 800+ reviews and a $15 coupon later my problem has been solved. They should be coming tomorrow.

 

[ThrashZone]

Awesome @ThrashZone , we want photos

Hi,
Little wet atm but none of this is really seen except the very bottom front where the sound bar sits on it rest the t.v. totally covers

 

[EarthDog]

Hi,
Your system spec's link is broken so no idea what you call "high quality supplies" are.

On another note got the t.v. setup done and just waiting for the stain to dry to put some clear coat on so I can get it installed.

It isnt broken, I choose not to share it.

Not sure what my systems specifications have to do with how a high-quality power supply is defined though. For the record, I've got evga supernova g2's in two PCs and a seasonic in the other. All high-quality 'tier 1/1a' units according to reputable (Jonnygurur) reviews.