What's your latest tech purchase?

biffzinker · Jan 14, 2021

Knoxx29 said:
I swear and i am sure i have 2 but i don't find them, btw, there is one thing that worries me, G-sync isn't showing in the Nvidia control panel, i hope it is because i am using an HDMI cable

It’s a Proprietary standard for HDMI compared to DisplayPort using VESA extension of DisplayPort 1.2A. Supposedly Async was being worked on over HDMI.

FireFox · Jan 14, 2021

biffzinker said:
It’s a Proprietary standard for HDMI compared to DisplayPort using VESA extension of DisplayPort 1.2A. Supposedly Async was being worked on over HDMI.

is it ok to use DP 1.4 cable when the monitor port is 1.2?

biffzinker · Jan 14, 2021

Knoxx29 said:
is it ok to use DP 1.4 cable when the monitor port is 1.2?

Should be fine since the spec revision was about compression, and bandwidth increase for driving higher resolution panels I thought.

Edit: https://www.cablematters.com/blog/DisplayPort/what-is-displayport-1-4

lexluthermiester · Jan 14, 2021

biffzinker said:
Well played, and she benefited from an upgrade.

Oh yeah, she loved it. I upgraded her CPU after that. At the time, she had a socket 360 P3 1Ghz with 384MB of ram. Got her a 1.4ghz P3(Tualatin) and doubled her RAM to 768MB. Her system was very zippy after that. In that state it lasted her 4 years until the Core2's came out. And she was very happy with it the whole time! I kept asking her if she wanted to upgrade further, but she was good.

Knoxx29 said:
is it ok to use DP 1.4 cable when the monitor port is 1.2?

Yes, you'll be fine. Like HDMI, the standards are backward compatible and the parts will auto-sync with each other.

Valantar · Jan 15, 2021

Knoxx29 said:
I swear and i am sure i have 2 but i don't find them, btw, there is one thing that worries me, G-sync isn't showing in the Nvidia control panel, i hope it is because i am using an HDMI cable

Isn't G-sync DP only except for a few proprietary setups (LG CX/BX OLEDs and a few others)? (Except for HDMI 2.1 VRR, that is.)

Sithaer · Jan 15, 2021

Since the GPU market is completely 'broken' atm, I've decided to switch priorities and bought this instead:

Originally I was planning to buy one after a new GPU but I rather bought this before the SSD prices also go up for any reason.

Also added that Jonsbo heatsink ~9$ to my purchase cause I liked the design, even tho it was totally unnecessary since it will be 100% gaming drive so it won't overheat at all.

Firmware was already updated on this so its already as fast as it should be. 'read the TPU review before buying this'.

SN2716057 · Jan 15, 2021

Because of electronic issues beyond my control, and I wanted to protect my precious (sig rig) I bought an APC.

PC in idle uses 55W (HP mode), 315 W when playing CP2077. So plenty of hardware can be added.

ps: the basket is to hide the ultra long cables from the Z906.

Durvelle27 · Jan 16, 2021

More awesomeness

micropage7 · Jan 16, 2021

Just bought a new nvme coz my laptop has the slot

cst1992 · Jan 16, 2021

Is that the 22110 size SSD?

repman244 · Jan 16, 2021

HP P420 RAID controller with 1GB cache.

BarbaricSoul · Jan 17, 2021

BarbaricSoul said:
installing today after I drink some coffee

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EDIT: Well install is going to wait for a few days. I was just gifted a 500 gb Samsung 980 Pro M2 drive to go with the new motherboard. I was going to use a 2.5" WD Blue with it until I got a M2 drive. So now I wait until Tuesday for the drive to get here

one more piece to the upgrade will be here one the 26th, a ASUS VP28UQG 28" 4k monitor to replace my HP ZR30w, going from 2k to 4k with this beauty- https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-vp28uqg-28-led-4k-uhd-monitor-hdmi-black/6120908.p?skuId=6120908

Fizban · Jan 17, 2021

Won't arrive for a while, but I got baited by CES, and ordered a new laptop:

Asus ROG Strix SCAR 17 G733QS-XS98Q
Ryzen 9 5900HX
RTX 3080 Max-P w/ 16 GB GDDR6
32 GB DDR4 @ 3200 mhz
1 TB NVME M.2 SSD
165 Hz 1440P 300 nit IPS

cst1992 · Jan 17, 2021

Whoa! That's a $2700 laptop.
It's a bit weird seeing the mobile GPU having 6GB more VRAM than the desktop GPU.
Ah. At least it will last you a while.

Caring1 · Jan 18, 2021

Just bought a new USB hub to connect to my Laptop.

4 x USB 3 ports.

SN2716057 · Jan 18, 2021

328 Watts in MSFS2020 (38% capacity = 17 minutes on battery)

So far the most wattage. I'll have to try more games and programs to see if it will go any higher. However I think I can safely add the monitor to the UPS.

cst1992 · Jan 18, 2021

Two splurges at once!
The ArctiClean was expensive to import; but the bottles are large enough; should last a while.

micropage7 · Jan 18, 2021

Caring1 said:
Just bought a new USB hub to connect to my Laptop.

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4 x USB 3 ports.

nice but in my office many will say may i borrow it then they gonna return it with some dents there and there

GreiverBlade · Jan 18, 2021

shoutout to all the rainbow puke lover (Clockwise Rotation this time not Sine Wave )

wanted to replace my Seagate Fast SSD 500gb with something with more oomph (speed and size) got a Adata SE770G 1tb for 89chf
it's the kind i hate... RGB non adressable buuuuttt it's not too flashy and does not look like a discoball but for 40chf cheaper than retail i can make some compromise, after all, as i mentioned, my Arion too RGB cycle (due to not having an Asus Aura compatible mobo )

aluminum heatsink on the back

yeaaahhhhh rainbow!!!!! (not bright at all unlike the Arion which is just slightly brighter than my keyboard )

ARE YOU KIDDING ME! that thing is on the same league as an NVMe (cheap one ) in the Arion (both on USB3.1 ofc Arion C to C SE770G on A to C)
left Arion right SE770G

well the Arion did cost me 20chf more but it still has the advantage, since i can upgrade the NVMe SSD in it later :laugh:

the Seagate will go for the Mi Box and replace a 128gb thumbstick for movies

the54thvoid · Jan 18, 2021

@Jetster - good choice :toast:

sepheronx · Jan 18, 2021

RTX 3070 Dual. Picked this up for $800 CAD after taxes. Cheapest price. Wonderful....

Picked up a R9 390X for $140 CAD. Tested, works fine. Gonna throw this in a budget gaming build for sell.

GreiverBlade · Jan 18, 2021

sepheronx said:
RTX 3070 Dual. Picked this up for $800 CAD after taxes. Cheapest price. Wonderful....
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Picked up a R9 390X for $140 CAD. Tested, works fine. Gonna throw this in a budget gaming build for sell.
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well that's only 558.62chf which in turn is just 32.62chf more than what my 1070 did cost :laugh:

sepheronx · Jan 18, 2021

GreiverBlade said:
well that's only 558.62chf which in turn is just 32.62chf mor ethan what my 1070 did cost

man, I never spent this much on a GPU. I wont be able to go to India this year (if they allow flights) because of this darn card. Why did the flip the coin land on heads, forcing me to buy the card so that the universe can be in balance... Why me?

biffzinker · Jan 18, 2021

sepheronx said:
man, I never spent this much on a GPU. I wont be able to go to India this year (if they allow flights) because of this darn card. Why did the flip the coin land on heads, forcing me to buy the card so that the universe can be in balance... Why me?

It's not all bad though. Now you plenty of time to catch up on that backlog of games.

ThrashZone · Jan 18, 2021

biffzinker said:
It's not all bad though. Now you plenty of time to catch up on that backlog of games.

Hi,
Hopefully the gpu came with a good game

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	Intel i7 10700K
Motherboard	Asus ROG Maximus XII Hero
Cooling	2x Black Ice Nemesis GTX 480 - 1x Black Ice Nemesis GTX 420 - D5 VPP655P - 13x Corsair LL120 - LL140
Memory	32GB G.SKILL Trident Z RGB 3600Hz
Video Card(s)	EVGA GEFORCE RTX 3080 XC3 Ultra
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO PLUS 500GB/1TB - WD Blue SN550 1TB - 2 X WD Blue 1TB - 3 X WD Black 1TB
Display(s)	Asus ROG PG278QR 2560x1440 144Hz (Overclocked 165Hz )/ Samsung
Case	Corsair Obsidian 1000D
Audio Device(s)	I prefer Gaming-Headset
Power Supply	Enermax MaxTytan 1250W 80+ Titanium
Mouse	Logitech G502 spectrum
Keyboard	Virtuis Advanced Gaming Keyboard ( Batboard )
Software	Windows 10 Enterprise/Windows 10 Pro/Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	My PC runs FiFA

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	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

System Name	I don't name my systems.
Processor	i5-12600KF 'stock power limits/-115mV undervolt+contact frame'
Motherboard	Asus Prime B660-PLUS D4
Cooling	ID-Cooling SE 224 XT ARGB V3 'CPU', 4x Be Quiet! Light Wings + 2x Arctic P12 black case fans.
Memory	4x8GB G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200MHz
Video Card(s)	Asus TuF V2 RTX 3060 Ti @1920 MHz Core/@950mV Undervolt
Storage	4 TB WD Red, 1 TB Silicon Power A55 Sata, 1 TB Kingston A2000 NVMe, 256 GB Adata Spectrix s40g NVMe
Display(s)	29" 2560x1080 75Hz / LG 29WK600-W
Case	Be Quiet! Pure Base 500 FX Black
Audio Device(s)	Onboard + Hama uRage SoundZ 900+USB DAC
Power Supply	Seasonic CORE GM 500W 80+ Gold
Mouse	Canyon Puncher GM-20
Keyboard	SPC Gear GK630K Tournament 'Kailh Brown'
Software	Windows 10 Pro

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System Name	Merc v8
Processor	Ryzen 7800X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X670 Gaming X AX
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15
Memory	2x 16GB-6000
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Storage	Solidigm P44 1TB, Crucial MX500 2TB
Display(s)	ASUS ROG Swift PG27UQR
Case	Caselabs Mercury S8
Audio Device(s)	Schiit Magni & Modi, Edifier S351DB, DT 770 PRO
Power Supply	Seasonic Vertex PX-850
Mouse	Logitech G600
Keyboard	Glorious GMMK Pro custom
Software	W11Pro

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	The Sparing-No-Expense Build
Processor	Ryzen 5 5600X
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix X570-E Gaming Wifi II
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12S chromax.black
Memory	32GB: 2x16GB Patriot Viper Steel 3600MHz C18
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA RTX 3060Ti Founder's Edition
Storage	500GB 970 Evo Plus NVMe, 2TB Crucial MX500
Display(s)	AOC C24G1 144Hz 24" 1080p Monitor
Case	Lian Li O11 Dynamic EVO White
Power Supply	Seasonic X-650 Gold PSU (SS-650KM3)
Software	Windows 11 Home 64-bit

System Name	Desktop
Processor	Intel Xeon E5-1680v2
Motherboard	ASUS Sabertooth X79
Cooling	Intel AIO
Memory	8x4GB DDR3 1866MHz
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 970 SC
Storage	Crucial MX500 1TB + 2x WD RE 4TB HDD
Display(s)	HP ZR24w
Case	Fractal Define XL Black
Audio Device(s)	Schiit Modi Uber/Sony CDP-XA20ES/Pioneer CT-656>Sony TA-F630ESD>Sennheiser HD600
Power Supply	Corsair HX850
Mouse	Logitech G603
Keyboard	Logitech G613
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

System Name	Barb's Domain
Processor	i9 10850k 5.1GHz all cores
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI
Cooling	Deep Cool Assassin III
Memory	2*16gig Corsair LPX DDR4 3200
Video Card(s)	RTX 4080 FE
Storage	500gb Samsung 980 Pro M2 SSD, 500GB WD Blue SATA SSD, 2TB Seagate Hybrid SSHD
Display(s)	Dell - S3222DGM 32" 2k Curved/ASUS VP28UQG 28" 4K (ran at 2k), Sanyo 75" 4k TV
Case	SilverStone Fortress FT04
Audio Device(s)	Bose Companion II speakers, Corsair - HS70 PRO headphones
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x (2021)
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Logitech Orion Spectrum G910
VR HMD	Oculus Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64 bit
Benchmark Scores	https://www.3dmark.com/spy/34962882

Processor	Intel i9-13900KF
Motherboard	ASUS Z790M-Plus
Memory	64 GB DDR5 @ 6000 G. Skill Trident Z
Video Card(s)	ASUS TUF Gaming RTX 4090
Storage	2 TB SN850X + 2x 4 TB Lexar NM790
Display(s)	32" 4K/240 Hz W-OLED w/ 1080P/480Hz Mode + 39" 3440x1440 240 Hz W-OLED
Case	Lian Li O11 Mini
Audio Device(s)	Kali LP-UNF + Audeze Maxwell
Power Supply	Corsair RM1000x
Mouse	Logitech G502 X Plus
Keyboard	Keychron Q6 Pro

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	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/Gorilla Glass Victus 2/front-stock back-JSAUX RGB transparent
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/USAMS GAN PD 33w/USAMS GAN 100w
Mouse	Speedlink Sovos Vertical-Asus ROG Spatha-Logi Ergo M575/Xiaomi XMRM-006/touch/touch
Keyboard	Endorfy Thock 75%/Lofree Edge/none/touch/virtual
VR HMD	Medion Erazer
Software	Win10 64/Win8.1 64/Android TV 8.1/Android 14/Win11 64
Benchmark Scores	bench...mark? i do leave mark on bench sometime, to remember which one is the most comfortable. :o

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	Ghetto Rigs z490\|x99\|Acer 17 Nitro 7840hs/ 5600c40-2x16/ 4060/ 1tb acer stock m.2/ 4tb sn850x
Processor	10900k w/Optimus Foundation \| 5930k w/Black Noctua D15
Motherboard	z490 Maximus XII Apex \| x99 Sabertooth
Cooling	oCool D5 res-combo/280 GTX/ Optimus Foundation/ gpu water block \| Blk D15
Memory	Trident-Z Royal 4000c16 2x16gb \| Trident-Z 3200c14 4x8gb
Video Card(s)	Titan Xp-water \| evga 980ti gaming-w/ air
Storage	970evo+500gb & sn850x 4tb \| 860 pro 256gb \| Acer m.2 1tb/ sn850x 4tb\| Many2.5" sata's ssd 3.5hdd's
Display(s)	1-AOC G2460PG 24"G-Sync 144Hz/ 2nd 1-ASUS VG248QE 24"/ 3rd LG 43" series
Case	D450 \| Cherry Entertainment center on Test bench
Audio Device(s)	Built in Realtek x2 with 2-Insignia 2.0 sound bars & 1-LG sound bar
Power Supply	EVGA 1000P2 with APC AX1500 \| 850P2 with CyberPower-GX1325U
Mouse	Redragon 901 Perdition x3
Keyboard	G710+x3
Software	Win-7 pro x3 and win-10 & 11pro x3
Benchmark Scores	Are in the benchmark section

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