What's your latest tech purchase?

AusWolf · Aug 1, 2021

lynx29 said:
y'all need to stop playing around with the ram, and enjoy some gaming instead

For some people, playing around the ram is the game. :roll:

Mussels said:
The rest of intels 11th gen might be poopy, but the mem controllers seem awesome from what you've achieved

I don't know what you mean, but for general use and gaming, it's just as good as any modern architecture. I expected my 11700 to be a power hog, but it's only a power hog in benchmarks and stress tests - and not more than my 5950X was. It's very civilised under gaming.

Mussels said:
ehehe. my res.
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It reminds me of this.

Does it rattle as the liquid moves around the system?

Just to stay on topic: I've decided to make my half-finished Ryzen 3 HTPC work, so a GPU is coming tomorrow: it's an EVGA GT 710 that does not only have PCI-e x8 wired in, but uses an actual x8 size connector.

I can post pics tomorrow if anyone's interested.

Valantar · Aug 1, 2021

Mussels said:
wait, how the heck are you using the flow meter as a mini res?

Something like this?

Mussels · Aug 1, 2021

Oh so its more being used as an air-catcher

i suppose if it has a tap on more than 2 sides, you can bleed/fill there too

Valantar · Aug 1, 2021

Mussels said:
Oh so its more being used as an air-catcher

i suppose if it has a tap on more than 2 sides, you can bleed/fill there too

Precisely the point

Most of these flow indicators have three ports.

Deleted member 24505 · Aug 1, 2021

Valantar said:
Precisely the point Most of these flow indicators have three ports.

That EK one does

Valantar · Aug 1, 2021

Gruffalo.Soldier said:
That EK one does

... Yes, I know, it's in my system

And I did say most do, didn't I?

Deleted member 24505 · Aug 1, 2021

Valantar said:
... Yes, I know, it's in my system And I did say most do, didn't I?

sigh. ego rubbed well done

tabascosauz · Aug 1, 2021

Valantar said:
... Yes, I know, it's in my system And I did say most do, didn't I?

that reminds me, I don't think I've seen any pics of ur new loop. Gonna post in the other thread soon?

Mussels · Aug 1, 2021

Hey at least *i* didnt know they had multiple ports, mines merely got two

GreiverBlade · Aug 1, 2021

Anoniem said:
@GreiverBlade , nice charger! I've got the 4x 18650 charger that's been making funny load noises since 2020

well .... my previous Ui1 1x18650 from Nitecore had a load noise issue (a bit like a GPU/PSU coil whine) which was why i changed to a Nitecore D2 and a XTAR MC1(for the 21700) but now that i mostly use 21700 in duo the XTAR VC2S was the best candidate, no whining for now

and the powerbank mode saved me once since then :laugh:

long shift at work, forgot to charge the phone and i had that charger 4 21700 (2 samsung 30T 2 samsung 40T ), my mod and my phone, well the mod lasted all day on the 40T pulling 80W on it, so i used the 30T to refill the phone in the middle afternoon, "perfect".

i'd be careful with the load noise, if it's under warranty (like my Ui1) it's worth looking into it, directly from the official Swiss store they offered me to replace or change to a equivalent model without cost added, or pay a little more and upgrade.
(they have the same issues as most international brand with a localized store .... they think Swiss peoples only speak German :laugh:

no other language options ahah )

MarcusNumb · Aug 1, 2021

I sold my 10 months old 5700xt Powercolor Red Devil for 500eu, and bought a MSI gaming x trio 3070ti for 850eu. Can't say that was the best deal but I'm feeling happy with it >.<

Valantar · Aug 1, 2021

tabascosauz said:
that reminds me, I don't think I've seen any pics of ur new loop. Gonna post in the other thread soon?

Yeah, I'll get around to it once I fix the tubing around my GPU. After getting confirmation from EK that I could reverse flow without harming performance I'll be swapping the inlet and outlet ports and significantly shortening the tubing runs there. I'm too vain to post anything before that

Gruffalo.Soldier said:
sigh. ego rubbed well done

Hm? I was just pointing out that what you said was a little odd in light of the post you responded to - what you said was already right there in my post

Deleted member 24505 · Aug 1, 2021

Valantar said:
Yeah, I'll get around to it once I fix the tubing around my GPU. After getting confirmation from EK that I could reverse flow without harming performance I'll be swapping the inlet and outlet ports and significantly shortening the tubing runs there. I'm too vain to post anything before that

Hm? I was just pointing out that what you said was a little odd in light of the post you responded to - what you said was already right there in my post

You could have just ignored it, I would have, but felt the need to belittle my comment.

Valantar · Aug 1, 2021

Gruffalo.Soldier said:
You could have just ignored it, I would have, but felt the need to belittle my comment.

Sorry if it sounded belittling, it wasn't meant as such, I just found it odd. I could obviously have worded my response better though, sorry about that.

AusWolf · Aug 1, 2021

It's here! My smallest graphics card ever!

P4-630 · Aug 1, 2021

AusWolf said:
It's here! My smallest graphics card ever!

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That's a nice little "EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 Black" !! :pimp:

lexluthermiester · Aug 1, 2021

AusWolf said:
It's here! My smallest graphics card ever!

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What is it?

Deleted member 24505 · Aug 1, 2021

lexluthermiester said:
What is it?

X4 card anyway, or is that x8

AusWolf · Aug 1, 2021

lexluthermiester said:
What is it?

P4-630 said:
That's a nice little "EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 Black" !!

Nope, it's the GT 710 in my signature.

Its only purpose is to drive my TV. Video decoding (whatever the GPU can't handle) can be done on the CPU - the Ryzen 3 is perfectly adequate for the job.

Gruffalo.Soldier said:
X4 card anyway, or is that x8

x8 (even though I've never seen a physical x8 slot on a motherboard).

Valantar · Aug 1, 2021

AusWolf said:
It's here! My smallest graphics card ever!

View attachment 210793

Wow, that looks like the PCB is actually too short to fit a full x16 slot. Never seen that before, pretty amazing! The archaic video outputs would bother me, but at least it looks good

AusWolf · Aug 1, 2021

Valantar said:
Wow, that looks like the PCB is actually too short to fit a full x16 slot. Never seen that before, pretty amazing! The archaic video outputs would bother me, but at least it looks good

Exactly. I bought this one because it's interesting.

Though I can't imagine a situation that actually necessitates the use of a physical x8 slot.

As for the video outputs, as long as it has HDMI, I'm fine, though I'd be happier with a 2.0 variant for 4K 60 Hz. For this reason, I might upgrade to a 1030 later when prices settle.

toilet pepper · Aug 1, 2021

The ITX boards for AMD are a mess. And the only thing that checks most of the box is the Aorus B550i Pro AX. The downsides are lack of front USB, higher socket placement and shitty software. The lack of front USB C didn't really matter before as it is hard to come by a case that uses one... until I got the Meshlicious.

So I got thea 19 pin USB 3 splitter then a 19 pin to USB C to complicate the USB issues of AMD. Also got a 92mm fan bracket you can clip on the top of the spine for more airflow to the components. Still waiting for the case feet and the PU tubing to re-do the loop.

R-T-B · Aug 1, 2021

Mussels said:
ehehe. my res.
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He's lonely. Open it up. Save him.

Fangio1951 · Aug 2, 2021

R-T-B said:
He's lonely. Open it up. Save him.

That attachment looks like a face hugger from the Alien movies

Caring1 · Aug 2, 2021

lexluthermiester said:
What is it?

The stickers visible on the end of the card near his fingertips.

System Name	Nebulon B
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	MSi PRO B650M-A WiFi
Cooling	be quiet! Dark Rock 4
Memory	2x 24 GB Corsair Vengeance DDR5-4800
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT 12 GB
Storage	2 TB Corsair MP600 GS, 2 TB Corsair MP600 R2
Display(s)	Dell S3422DWG, 7" Waveshare touchscreen
Case	Kolink Citadel Mesh black
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z333 2.1 speakers, AKG Y50 headphones
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime GX-750
Mouse	Logitech MX Master 2S
Keyboard	Logitech G413 SE
Software	Windows 10 Pro

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	Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load)
Processor	Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core)
Motherboard	Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded)
Cooling	Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate
Memory	2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V)
Video Card(s)	Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W))
Storage	2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2
Display(s)	Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) \| Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) \| Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144)
Case	Fractal Design R6
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G560 \| Corsair Void pro RGB \|Blue Yeti mic
Power Supply	Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY)
Mouse	Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps)
VR HMD	Oculus Rift S + Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware!
Benchmark Scores	Nyooom.

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	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

What's your latest tech purchase?

AusWolf

Valantar

Mussels

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Valantar

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Valantar

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tabascosauz

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Mussels

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GreiverBlade

MarcusNumb

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AusWolf

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AusWolf

Valantar

AusWolf

toilet pepper

R-T-B

Fangio1951

Caring1

System Name	ab┃ob
Processor	7800X3D┃5800X3D
Motherboard	B650E PG-ITX┃X570 Impact
Cooling	NH-U12A + T30┃AXP120-x67
Memory	64GB 6400CL32┃32GB 3600CL14
Video Card(s)	RTX 4070 Ti Eagle┃RTX A2000
Storage	8TB of SSDs┃1TB SN550
Case	Caselabs S3┃Lazer3D HT5

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 Corsair Vengeance Pro 3600mhz DDR4/8gb DDR3 1600/2gb LPDDR3/8gb LPDDR5x 4200/16gb LPDDR5
Video Card(s)	Hellhound Spectral White RX 7900 XTX 24gb/GT 730/Mali 450MP5/Adreno 740/RDNA3 768 core
Storage	250gb870EVO/500gb860EVO/2tbSandisk/NVMe2tb+1tb/4tbextreme V2/1TB Arion/500gb/8gb/256gb/2tb SN770M
Display(s)	X58222 32" 2880x1620/32"FHDTV/273E3LHSB 27" 1920x1080/6.67"/AMOLED 2X panel FHD+120hz/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	AlderLake
Processor	Intel i7 12700K P-Cores @ 5Ghz
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Master
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12A 2 fans + Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Extreme + 5 case fans
Memory	32GB DDR5 Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 6000MT/s CL36
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 2070 Super Gaming X Trio
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro 1TB + 970 Evo 500GB + 850 Pro 512GB + 860 Evo 1TB x2
Display(s)	23.8" Dell S2417DG 165Hz G-Sync 1440p
Case	Be quiet! Silent Base 600 - Window
Audio Device(s)	Panasonic SA-PMX94 / Realtek onboard + B&O speaker system / Harman Kardon Go + Play / Logitech G533
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 750W
Mouse	Logitech MX Anywhere 2 Laser wireless
Keyboard	RAPOO E9270P Black 5GHz wireless
Software	Windows 11
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R23 (Single Core) 1936 @ stock Cinebench R23 (Multi Core) 23006 @ stock

Processor	AMD Ryzen R7 5800x
Motherboard	B550i Aorus Pro AX
Cooling	Custom Cooling
Memory	32Gb Patriot Viper 3600 RGB
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 3080 Ventus Trio OC
Storage	Samsung 960 EVO
Display(s)	Specterpro 34uw100
Case	SSUPD Meshlicious
Power Supply	Cooler Master V750 Gold SFX
Mouse	Glorious Model D Wireless
Keyboard	Ducky One 2
VR HMD	Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 64bit

System Name	Pioneer
Processor	Ryzen R9 9950X
Motherboard	GIGABYTE Aorus Elite X670 AX
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 + A whole lotta Sunon and Corsair Maglev blower fans...
Memory	64GB (4x 16GB) G.Skill Flare X5 @ DDR5-6000 CL30
Video Card(s)	XFX RX 7900 XTX Speedster Merc 310
Storage	Intel 905p Optane 960GB boot, +2x Crucial P5 Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs
Display(s)	55" LG 55" B9 OLED 4K Display
Case	Thermaltake Core X31
Audio Device(s)	TOSLINK->Schiit Modi MB->Asgard 2 DAC Amp->AKG Pro K712 Headphones or HDMI->B9 OLED
Power Supply	FSP Hydro Ti Pro 850W
Mouse	Logitech G305 Lightspeed Wireless
Keyboard	WASD Code v3 with Cherry Green keyswitches + PBT DS keycaps
Software	Gentoo Linux x64 / Windows 11 Enterprise IoT 2024

System Name	K9
Processor	i9 9900K @ 5.1Ghz and 32deg C - delid + Grizzly Conductonaught LM
Motherboard	Gigabyte Aorus Z390 Gaming X
Cooling	Custom water cooling loop - GPU + mobo (+VRM's) + CPU
Memory	G Skill - Trident Z RGB DDR4 - 3866Mhz x 32Gb @ 3800Mhz
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte Aorus 11Gb GTX 1080 Ti Waterforce Extreme @ 2250Mhz
Storage	Samsung 500Gb M2 970 EVO + Samsung 850 Pro SSD + ADATA 512Gb SSD + Samsung 1Tb & 3T + WD 1Tb + 3Tb
Display(s)	ASUS 27" ROG Swift 1440p @ 165Hz & BenQ 27" LED
Case	Thermaltake Core P7 - Open frame
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z906 - 5.1ch
Power Supply	EVGA 1200W
Mouse	Roccat LeadR + Razer Nagar V2 Pro
Keyboard	Corsair K70 LUX with Cherry Red switches
Software	Win 10 Pro 64bit
Benchmark Scores	v/fast

System Name	Lenovo ThinkCentre
Processor	AMD 5650GE
Motherboard	Lenovo
Memory	32 GB DDR4
Display(s)	AOC 24" Freesync 1m.s. 75Hz
Mouse	Lenovo
Keyboard	Lenovo
Software	W11 Pro 64 bit