What's your latest tech purchase?

biffzinker · Aug 17, 2020

Nice snag on the HP MicroServer. I see the little one got in the photo of the FX 8350 Tin.

phill said:
And I needed a few fans for those quad rads I picked up the other day, so I grabbed a few that where on offer from EK...

That's way more than a "few" fans. :laugh:

phill · Aug 17, 2020

biffzinker said:
Nice snag on the HP MicroServer. I see the little one got in the photo of the FX 8350 Tin.

That's way more than a "few" fans.

That little monkey gets everywhere

You know what it's like... When in Rome...

Thankfully the fans where half price and the coupe 120mm fans I had were also knocked down, 20% or so I think, might have been more I can't remember

I thought, quad rad, if I wished to do push pull.... Well, you know I'm a little short on them if I decide to do it on all 3 rads but hey...

I think I should have ordered 24, but I think I've enough for now

Caring1 · Aug 18, 2020

My new mouse, I have a few old Microsoft and Logitech laying around, but none of them feel right or look as good as this in my opinion.

phill · Aug 19, 2020

Before I go to bed, here's a few things that have turned up today... Couldn't pass them down for the price I paid, so...

Since things seem to be requiring a little more than air cooling of late, I figured about £110 for this pump and rad together posted, seemed like a good enough deal to jump on and grab

Also not quite PC related but, here's a few games I've grabbed for the little ones, see how we get on for about £20

Hopefully Isabelle will play them a little.. She seems to be into her Switch a lot of late, so here's hoping

The Foldinator · Aug 22, 2020

Since i started Folding again i got the computer(F@H) upgrade bug BACK

needed some more(ATX) space for upgrades(multiple GPU main setup)...

Ruru · Aug 22, 2020

A laptop blu-ray drive and an iPhone 5. Dammit that the drive is few mm too thicc to fit to my ThinkPad; I have to get an external case.. and I thought that I'll be getting an iPhone 5s, but that's still fine as a backup phone, after all, those cost me just the shipping. Also 10 sata cables.

Damn how small and cute those older smartphones are. :3

Caring1 · Aug 23, 2020

The Foldinator said:
Since i started Folding again i got the computer(F@H) upgrade bug BACK
needed some more(ATX) space for upgrades(multiple GPU main setup)...

When I first glanced at that picture of the box, I thought it said Tacos.
Why not, you can put anything you want in them. :laugh:

sam_86314 · Aug 23, 2020

Got some things today...

...a Gigabyte RX 460 4GB off eBay for $72 after tax.

I just wanted a decent low-power GPU. Maybe I'll try flashing an RX 560 BIOS on it, I dunno.

Also got this huge 66" by 30" desk at a yard sale for a mere $35. The seller was even awesome enough to deliver it to my house.

It's made of laminated particle board, has two drawers (one of which locks), probably weighs like 250lbs, and was a real pain in the ass to get into my room.

At least I now I have a really sturdy desk with tons of space on it.

dont whant to set it"' · Aug 23, 2020

Arguably the most important thing in a setup.

Ruru · Aug 23, 2020

Noice, got a ML120 Pro red led from an interwebz buddy, put that to the Mugen 2 and I'll see soon how it performs. Been using laptop for few days since I've had stability problems with my desktop :banghead:

dont whant to set it"' said:
Arguably the most important thing in a setup.

I'd say that the coffee cup where you keep pens and other little stuff, I have one too.

GreiverBlade · Aug 24, 2020

good surprise ... i paid my bills .... got more leftover than i thought ...

my first paid game on EGS ... sorry STEAM ... they gave me a 10eur coupon ...even tho it was just a teensy bit cheaper with the coupon (well basically it was 39.99eur after coupon while STEAM was 49.50chf which is already cheaper than the non couponed, yeah ... not sure about that one, 49.99eur), a beer worth difference is a beer that i will drink with a smile on my face

alright time for some offline stuff... my bandwidth will suffer tonight, but i am putting my ext NVMe drive to good use recently :laugh:

DR4G00N · Aug 25, 2020

New upgraded 130W psu for my Dell N5110, stock 65w was causing the cpu to power throttle when both the cpu & gpu were loaded up. No more throttling now and have enough power to upgrade to an i7 Quad later if I want to (although the current i5 2540M reaches 85c so I'm not sure a quad would work out too well).

Splinterdog · Aug 25, 2020

Looks like I got the last Logitech Extreme 3D Pro joystick before the local resellers could take advantage of MFS 2020 demand. I ordered it on Sunday and it arrived yesterday at 2130 and a quick look on Mercadolibre (our local Amazon look-alike) they are now either double the price, unavailable or selling second hand for nearly twice the price. I paid over $80.
Market forces or cowboys, eh?
Anyway, this joystick is a joy to use, is detected immediately by MFS 2020 and controlling a plane with this as opposed to a keyboard is simply night and day.
An absolute pleasure and I can't imagine going back to the keyboard, even if it was a challenge.

Lorec · Aug 26, 2020

I got one of those Sharkoon Gaming Dac Pro S units and GOLLY! this is good!
My casual earphones are as good for playing Warzone as Steelseries Arctis 7 I got recently.
I wonder, it lets me have a 96khz sample rate sound while even arctis 7 doesnt, is it legit?

The Foldinator · Aug 27, 2020

For the vertical look

Ruru · Aug 29, 2020

Define Mini C :toast:

phill · Aug 31, 2020

Well it's been a while since I bought a motherboard and this one seemed to take my interest.... I wonder if it will take anyone else's interest....

I saw it and I just thought, it's boxed, it's Abit, it's a dual CPU and it's overclockable.. Why wouldn't I buy it??!

I was also keeping tabs on a 3850 AGP card which was boxed and in lovely condition but I missed the bidding by a few quid and what can I say... I'm still salty even now!!

So frustrated!!

I did order myself some cheaper fittings for a build I'm currently doing only to realise whilst I was doing the build I didn't really need them, but at least they look pretty and I can use them else where

I needed to connect up a drain port so... These are rotatory fittings and about 10mm long.. Nice quality I think and for £4 a fitting (same place through ebay wanted nearly £7 a fitting!!) utter bargain

Been buying a few films and CDs of late, but that's not so tech related for the moment

Time to go and do something in that Project Log of mine.......

Ruru · Aug 31, 2020

Keep in mind that I got my Sapphire 3850 AGP at 30EUR so... these are cheap if u have luck!

phill · Aug 31, 2020

Chloe Price said:
Keep in mind that I got my Sapphire 3850 AGP at 30EUR so... these are cheap if u have luck!

Sadly the one I was bidding on went for £95 plus a bit of postage...

There's a few more on Ebay at the moment, but without box, nothing, £130......

Ruru · Aug 31, 2020

phill said:
Sadly the one I was bidding on went for £95 plus a bit of postage...

There's a few more on Ebay at the moment, but without box, nothing, £130......

Damn, I could sell mine with a wise price but the shipping is shit since you live in UK :/

phill · Aug 31, 2020

It does suck mate

I'm after a boxed version which is going to be like trying to find a needle in a hay stack sadly... I wish I had bid higher than I did originally on this one, but for the moment it wasn't meant to be.... Always another time

Ruru · Aug 31, 2020

phill said:
It does suck mate I'm after a boxed version which is going to be like trying to find a needle in a hay stack sadly... I wish I had bid higher than I did originally on this one, but for the moment it wasn't meant to be.... Always another time

Ah, I have just the bare card.. tho I kinda like that GF3 most of my AGP cards

stinger608 · Aug 31, 2020

Chloe Price said:
Keep in mind that I got my Sapphire 3850 AGP at 30EUR so... these are cheap if u have luck!

Got that same card!!!!! Supposed to be the fastest AGP card ever made.

Ruru · Aug 31, 2020

stinger608 said:
Got that same card!!!!! Supposed to be the fastest AGP card ever made.

Yep

they made 3870 AGP prototypes but we consumer never had those :/

Athlonite · Aug 31, 2020

Chloe Price said:
Yep they made 3870 AGP prototypes but we consumer never had those :/

I do remember rumors and scuttlebutt years ago about it and only ever saw an engineering sample pic in a Maximum PC mag, but I think they kinda figured the AGP 8x slot just didn't have enough bandwidth to cope with it's demands or the cost was just going to be to high for the perf and decided to not to

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	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!! :(

System Name	H7 Flow 2024
Processor	AMD 5800X3D
Motherboard	Asus X570 Tough Gaming
Cooling	Custom liquid
Memory	32 GB DDR4
Video Card(s)	Intel ARC A750
Storage	Crucial P5 Plus 2TB.
Display(s)	AOC 24" Freesync 1m.s. 75Hz
Mouse	Lenovo
Keyboard	Eweadn Mechanical
Software	W11 Pro 64 bit

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!! :(

Processor	Ryzen 3600x
Motherboard	MPG B550 GAMING PLUS
Cooling	Gamdias AIO 3x
Memory	32768 MB Corsair 8192 MB (DDR4-3200)
Video Card(s)	RX 6750 XT (RTX 2060)
Storage	Samsung SSD 990 PRO 1TB/Samsung SSD 970 EVO 500GB
Display(s)	2x AOC 27G2G8 (AOC2702) 27.2 inches (69.1 cm) / 1920 x 1080 pixels @ 48-240 (curved)
Mouse	No idea brand
Keyboard	Same as above
Software	Win11 Pro

What's your latest tech purchase?

biffzinker

phill

Moderator

Caring1

phill

Moderator

The Foldinator

Ruru

S.T.A.R.S.

Caring1

sam_86314

dont whant to set it"'

Ruru

S.T.A.R.S.

GreiverBlade

DR4G00N

Splinterdog

Lorec

The Foldinator

Ruru

S.T.A.R.S.

phill

Moderator

Ruru

S.T.A.R.S.

phill

Moderator

Ruru

S.T.A.R.S.

phill

Moderator

Ruru

S.T.A.R.S.

stinger608

Dedicated TPU Cruncher & Folder

Ruru

S.T.A.R.S.

Athlonite

System Name	4K-gaming
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X @ PBO +200 -20CO
Motherboard	Asus ROG Crosshair VII Hero
Cooling	Arctic Freezer 50, EKWB Vector TUF
Memory	32GB Kingston HyperX Fury DDR4-3466
Video Card(s)	Asus GeForce RTX 3080 TUF OC 10GB
Storage	3.3TB of SSDs + 3TB USB3.0 HDDs
Display(s)	27" 4K120 IPS + 32" 4K60 IPS + 24" 1080p60
Case	Corsair 4000D Airflow White
Audio Device(s)	Asus TUF H3 Wireless / Corsair HS35
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova G2 750W
Mouse	Logitech MX518 + Asus ROG Strix Edge Nordic
Keyboard	Roccat Vulcan 121 AIMO
VR HMD	Oculus Rift CV1
Software	Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	It runs Crysis

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	3 "rigs"-gaming/spare pc/cruncher
Processor	R7-5800X3D/i7-7700K/R9-7950X
Motherboard	Asus ROG Crosshair VI Extreme/Asus Ranger Z170/Asus ROG Crosshair X670E-GENE
Cooling	Bitspower monoblock ,custom open loop,both passive and active/air tower cooler/air tower cooler
Memory	32GB DDR4/32GB DDR4/64GB DDR5
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte RX6900XT Alphacooled/AMD RX5700XT 50th Aniv./SOC(onboard)
Storage	mix of sata ssds/m.2 ssds/mix of sata ssds+an m.2 ssd
Display(s)	Dell UltraSharp U2410 , HP 24x
Case	mb box/Silverstone Raven RV-05/CoolerMaster Q300L
Audio Device(s)	onboard/onboard/onboard
Power Supply	3 Seasonics, a DeltaElectronics, a FractalDesing
Mouse	various/various/various
Keyboard	various wired and wireless
VR HMD	-
Software	W10.someting or another,all 3

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	The Banshee
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

System Name	Ryzen Monster
Processor	Ryzen 7 5700X3D
Motherboard	Asus ROG Crosshair Hero VII WiFi
Cooling	Corsair H100i RGB Platinum
Memory	Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32GB (4x8GB) 3200Mhz CMW16GX4M2C3200C16
Video Card(s)	Asus ROG Strix RX5700XT OC 8Gb
Storage	WD Black 500GB NVMe 250Gb Samsung SSD, OCZ 500Gb SSD WD M.2 500Gb, plus three spinners up to 1.5Tb
Display(s)	LG 32GK650F-B 32" UltraGear™ QHD
Case	Cooler Master Storm Trooper
Audio Device(s)	Supreme FX on board
Power Supply	Corsair RM850X full modular
Mouse	Corsair Ironclaw wireless
Keyboard	Logitech G213
VR HMD	Headphones Logitech G533 wireless
Software	Windows 11 Start 11
Benchmark Scores	3DMark Time Spy 4532 (9258 March 2021, 9399 July 2021)

System Name	Nilin
Processor	Ryzen 9 5800x
Motherboard	Asus Rog Crosshair VIII Hero Wifi
Cooling	Lian Li Galahad AIO 360
Memory	G. Skill TridentZ Neo 32gb 3600Mhz CL16-16-16-36
Video Card(s)	Asus TUF RTX 3080
Storage	Samsung Evo 960 250gb (System), Samsung Evo 860 500gb (Misc), ADATA SX8200PNP (Games)
Display(s)	LG 27" UHD IPS, LG Ultragear 27" WQHD Nano IPS
Case	InWin 303 (7x Fractal Prisma 120mm)
Power Supply	Tt Toughpower Grand RGB 850W
Mouse	Razer Viper Ultimate
Keyboard	SteelSeries Apex 3
Benchmark Scores	https://www.3dmark.com/fs/21022952 (old system)

System Name	Dean Machine/2020 Ryzenfall
Processor	Intel 4790K/AMD Ryzen 5800X
Motherboard	MSI 1150 Gaming mATX/Asus ROG STRIX B550-F Gaming Wifi
Cooling	Cooler Master Hyper 212 LED/SilverStone AH240 AIO
Memory	16 gigs Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer/32 gigs G.Skill TridentZ NEO DDR4
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte 1660 Super/EVGA GTX 1080 FTW Hybrid Gaming
Storage	Crucial SSD 256 and 2TB spinner/Dual Samsung 980 Pro M2 NVME 4.0
Display(s)	Overlord 27" 2560 x 1440
Case	Corsair Air 540
Audio Device(s)	On board
Power Supply	Seasonic modular 850 watt Platinum/EVGA T2-850 Titanium
Software	Windows 10 Pro/Windows 10 Pro

System Name	Cumquat 2021
Processor	AMD RyZen R7 7800X3D
Motherboard	Asus Strix X670E - E Gaming WIFI
Cooling	Deep Cool LT720 + CM MasterGel Pro TP + Lian Li Uni Fan V2
Memory	32GB GSkill Trident Z5 Neo 6000
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Nitro+ OC RX6800 16GB DDR6 2270Cclk / 2010Mclk
Storage	1x Adata SX8200PRO NVMe 1TB gen3 x4 1X Samsung 980 Pro NVMe Gen 4 x4 1TB, 12TB of HDD Storage
Display(s)	AOC 24G2 IPS 144Hz FreeSync Premium 1920x1080p
Case	Lian Li O11D XL ROG edition
Audio Device(s)	RX6800 via HDMI + Pioneer VSX-531 amp Technics 100W 5.1 Speaker set
Power Supply	EVGA 1000W G5 Gold
Mouse	Logitech G502 Proteus Core Wired
Keyboard	Logitech G915 Wireless
Software	Windows 11 X64 PRO (build 23H2)
Benchmark Scores	it sucks even more less now ;)