What's your latest tech purchase?

remixedcat · May 23, 2017

we get it you vape!!! lmao

ShurikN · May 23, 2017

remixedcat said:
2 acer laptops here and they both fucky as well as I had one of thier monitors and it barely lasted 4 years! While my Samsung has lasted since 2010 and the LG since 2008. Now the acer when you use it it reminds me of an old CRT with flickering and distortion lol.

The ACER monitor I currently have (H243H) has some buzzing/whine noise when brightness is lower than 90/100 and gets louder the lower you set it. And it's coming from the screen itself not from the speakers. Coils or smth probably.
I did get it second hand for less than $50, so I can't complain much, but still...

biffzinker · May 23, 2017

remixedcat said:
Acers die fast

The older Acer 1600x900 monitor I gave to my brother is still going. Originally I bought it when I was back in Michigan for 3 months (2010.) Even managed to survive the trip as cargo luggage when I returned to Alaska.

Papahyooie · May 24, 2017

Caring1 said:
You smoke anti-freeze?

The propylene glycol used in e-liquid was added to antifreeze specifically to make it LESS toxic, as a replacement to the more toxic ethylene glycol which was previously (and still is sometimes) used.

Chances are, everyone in here eats foods that contain propylene glycol every day, you breathe it when you go into hospitals, and if you use an asthma inhaler, you are probably breathing it in all the time.

Propylene glycol is not antifreeze.

Norton · May 24, 2017

@P4-630 There's a vaping thread over in The Lounge

https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/vaporizers-e-cig-owners-club.231107/unread

P4-630 · May 24, 2017

Norton said:
@P4-630 There's a vaping thread over in The Lounge

https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/vaporizers-e-cig-owners-club.231107/unread

Yeah I know! Thanks! :oops:

remixedcat · May 24, 2017

The one I am currently on doesn't have the PG

Komshija · May 24, 2017

If any of you need to modify your pc case, cut or grind, this little professional tool might come handy.

I bought it recently and I am very satisfied with its performance except one little detail (see second picture)... For people that are not familiar with Metabo - they are a German power-tool company with long tradition, whose drills and angle grinders are among the best on the planet and exclusively orientated towards the proffessionals (their price tag follows this philosophy).

fullinfusion · May 24, 2017

Norton · May 24, 2017

Thread title changed to reflect that this is a tech-related clubhouse

Please discuss non-tech related purchases over in The Lounge

Here are a few suggested threads:

https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/guns-thread.233219/

https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/vaporizers-e-cig-owners-club.231107/

https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/ten-forward.232011/

Thanks!

Caring1 · May 25, 2017

Komshija said:
If any of you need to modify your pc case, cut or grind, this little professional tool might come handy.
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I've got one and feel it is too big for custom work on cases, for that I would prefer a die grinder and cutting wheel attachment.

Komshija · May 25, 2017

Caring1 said:
I've got one and feel it is too big for custom work on cases, for that I would prefer a die grinder and cutting wheel attachment.

For some basic and even mildly complex things it will be fine. A few years ago I cut two 80mm holes in full-metal side panel with an angle grinder just to install two 80 mm fans. Main tools for the job were 115 mm angle grinder, drill and fine round metal file. The end result was some 5°C lower temps for the motherboard, CPU and GPU during intensive tasks. I think I still have that case, and if I find it, I'll upload a photo in Ghetto Mods. The case isn't pretty, but the idea was functional.

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · May 25, 2017

All done with a 4 inch grinder

GreiverBlade · May 26, 2017

half tech related

Mutsu: get!

half ... because it's a part of my rig and related to a computer browser game

reference for the 1st line ... (i remember that one when i was still playing Kancolle ... :laugh:

)

P4-630 · May 26, 2017

My new battery charger arrived today XTAR VP4.

dorsetknob · May 26, 2017

For Case modding and repair

AsRock · May 26, 2017

P4-630 said:
My new battery charger arrived today XTAR VP4.

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Any good ?, mainly only NiMh here, remotes and shit, so i have a La Crosse charger (BC-1000).

Champ · May 26, 2017

Got extremely lucky and got the steal of all steals on a joystick throttle setup. Saitek X52

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · May 26, 2017

Champ said:
Got extremely lucky and got the steal of all steals on a joystick throttle setup. Saitek X5

WOW...looks amazing, i googled it.

P4-630 · May 26, 2017

AsRock said:
Any good ?, mainly only NiMh here, remotes and shit, so i have a La Crosse charger (BC-1000).

Well I just charged 2 LG 18650 batteries but the weird thing was, when they reached 4.2V it kept on charging!! ?? I unplugged the charger...
However I can't stay near the charger all day everytime lol, strange. It should stop at 4.2V!!? Any idea whats going on @AsRock ?

Champ · May 26, 2017

I wanted a bigger pic to show the price but yeah, $50. I couldn't say no.

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · May 26, 2017

Champ said:
I wanted a bigger pic to show the price but yeah, $50. I couldn't say no.

theres sales bullshit and whotnot but it does look pretty bloody good

http://www.saitek.com/uk/prod/x56.html

Champ · May 26, 2017

P4-630 said:
Well I just charged 2 LG 18650 batteries but the weird thing was, when they reached 4.2V it kept on charging!! ?? I unplugged the charger...
However I can't stay near the charger all day everytime lol, strange. It should stop at 4.2V!!? Any idea whats going on @AsRock ?

You sure it keeps going? Thats not safe at all. I never heard of these batteries popping from being over charged, but we don't need you to be the first case either. The early built-in batts like from the eleaf 50 watt did pop from over charging and so on.

P4-630 · May 26, 2017

Champ said:
You sure it keeps going? Thats not safe at all. I never heard of these batteries popping from being over charged, but we don't need you to be the first case either. The early built-in batts like from the eleaf 50 watt did pop from over charging and so on.

Well in the end the voltage was stating 4.20V but the charging animation on the display was still "charging", I expected the leds to turn green but it kept on going...
I will use it again tomorrow, get a feeling this charger is testing me out somehow.... :wtf:

Edit: Found this info about my LG batteries:
So the max for these batteries would be 4.25V...
https://batterybro.com/blogs/18650-wholesale-battery-reviews/57179459-lg-hg2-review-20a-3000mah

Disparia · May 27, 2017

Going to try out these Fractal fans in my case and grabbed a pair of 32GB atom drives by muskin.

Edit: I replaced a Lian-Li 140mm (stock) and Gelid 120mm. The Gelid is a good fan but it's better off in a different case. Stock Lian-Li fans are good enough for the short-term so I use them while picking new fans. The 140mm has served it's time and will go to "backup parts".

These Fractal Design replacement fans are a win! They sound more in harmony than the previous mismatched fans. Also, that sound can only be heard when I make the room silent and get 1 foot away. My system was quiet before, but this is a new level of quietness. OCCT has been running for about an hour and temps are good.

System Name	RemixedBeast-NX
Processor	Intel Xeon E5-2690 @ 2.9Ghz (8C/16T)
Motherboard	Dell Inc. 08HPGT (CPU 1)
Cooling	Dell Standard
Memory	24GB ECC
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte Nvidia RTX2060 6GB
Storage	2TB Samsung 860 EVO SSD//2TB WD Black HDD
Display(s)	Samsung SyncMaster P2350 23in @ 1920x1080 + Dell E2013H 20 in @1600x900
Case	Dell Precision T3600 Chassis
Audio Device(s)	Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro 80 // Fiio E7 Amp/DAC
Power Supply	630w Dell T3600 PSU
Mouse	Logitech G700s/G502
Keyboard	Logitech K740
Software	Linux Mint 20
Benchmark Scores	Network: APs: Cisco Meraki MR32, Ubiquiti Unifi AP-AC-LR and Lite Router/Sw:Meraki MX64 MS220-8P

Processor	Ryzen 5600
Motherboard	X570 I Aorus Pro
Cooling	Deepcool AG400
Memory	HyperX Fury 2 x 8GB 3200 CL16
Video Card(s)	RX 6700 10GB SWFT 309
Storage	SX8200 Pro 512 / NV2 512
Display(s)	24G2U
Case	NR200P
Power Supply	Ion SFX 650
Mouse	G703 (TTC Gold 60M)
Keyboard	Keychron V1 (Akko Matcha Green) / Apex m500 (Gateron milky yellow)
Software	W10

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	Gamer
Processor	AMD Ryzen 3700x
Motherboard	AsRock B550 Phantom Gaming ITX/AX
Memory	32GB
Video Card(s)	ASRock Radeon RX 6800 XT Phantom Gaming D
Case	Phanteks Eclipse P200A D-RGB
Power Supply	800w CM
Mouse	Corsair M65 Pro
Software	Windows 10 Pro

System Name	Main PC- Gamer- Main Cruncher/Folder and too many crunching/folding rigs
Processor	Ryzen 5900X- Ryzen 5950X- Ryzen 3950X and etc...
Motherboard	Asrock X570 Extreme4- MSI X570S Tomahawk MAX WiFi- MSI B450M Bazooka Max and etc...
Cooling	Noctua NH-U14S (dual fan)- EK 360 AIO with push/pull fans- Corsair H115i RGB Pro XT and etc...
Memory	2x16GB GSkill FlareX 3200/c14- 4x8GB Corsair Vengeance 3600/c16- 2x16GB Team 3600/c18 and etc..
Video Card(s)	MSI Gaming RX 6800- Asus RTX 3070 TUF OC- MSI Ventus GTX 1660Ti and etc...
Storage	Main PC (1TB WD SN850- 2TB PNY CS 3040- 2TB Seagate Firecuda) and etc...
Display(s)	Main PC (2x24" Dell UltraSharp U2414H)
Case	Phanteks P600s- Seasonic Q704- Fractal Meshify C and etc...
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z625 THX 2.1 speakers
Power Supply	EVGA 750 G3- SeaSonic DGC 750- EVGA P2 850 and etc...
Mouse	G300s
Keyboard	Corsair K65
VR HMD	N/A
Software	Windows 10 Pro or Ubuntu
Benchmark Scores	Why sit on the Bench when you can get in the game and Crunch!!!

What's your latest tech purchase?

remixedcat

ShurikN

biffzinker

Papahyooie

Norton

Moderator - Returning from the Darkness

P4-630

remixedcat

Komshija

fullinfusion

Vanguard Beta Tester

Norton

Moderator - Returning from the Darkness

Caring1

Komshija

CAPSLOCKSTUCK

Spaced Out Lunar Tick

GreiverBlade

P4-630

dorsetknob

"YOUR RMA REQUEST IS CON-REFUSED"

AsRock

TPU addict

Champ

CAPSLOCKSTUCK

Spaced Out Lunar Tick

P4-630

Champ

CAPSLOCKSTUCK

Spaced Out Lunar Tick

Champ

P4-630

Disparia

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

System Name	1.21 gigawatts!
Processor	Intel Core i7 6700K
Motherboard	MSI Z170A Krait Gaming 3X
Cooling	Be Quiet! Shadow Rock Slim with Arctic MX-4
Memory	16GB G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 MHz
Video Card(s)	Palit GTX 1080 Game Rock
Storage	Mushkin Triactor 240GB + Toshiba X300 4TB + Team L3 EVO 480GB
Display(s)	Philips 237E7QDSB/00 23" FHD AH-IPS
Case	Aerocool Aero-1000 white + 4 Arctic F12 PWM Rev.2 fans
Audio Device(s)	Onboard Audio Boost 3 with Nahimic Audio Enhancer
Power Supply	FSP Hydro G 650W
Mouse	Cougar 700M eSports white
Keyboard	E-Blue Cobra II
Software	Windows 8.1 Pro x64
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R15: 948 (stock) / 1044 (4,7 GHz) FarCry 5 1080p Ultra: min 100, avg 116, max 133 FPS

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	Party On
Processor	Xeon w 3520
Motherboard	DFI Lanparty
Cooling	Big tower thing
Memory	6 gb Ballistix Tracer
Video Card(s)	HD 7970
Case	a plank of wood
Audio Device(s)	seperate amp and 6 big speakers
Power Supply	Corsair
Mouse	cheap
Keyboard	under going restoration

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	Champ's 1440P Rig
Processor	Intel i7-4770K @ 4.6 GHz
Motherboard	AsRock Z97 Extreme6
Cooling	Corsair H60
Memory	Corsair Vengeance 16GB 1600 Mhz 4x4 Blue Ram
Video Card(s)	Nvidia 1080 FE
Storage	Samsung 840 Evo 256 GB/RAID 0 Western Digital Blue 1 TB HDDs
Display(s)	Acer XG270HU
Case	Antec P100
Power Supply	Corsair CX850M
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	TT eSports Poseidon
Software	Windows 10

Processor	Intel i5-6600
Motherboard	ASRock H170M-ITX
Cooling	Cooler Master Geminii S524
Memory	G.Skill DDR4-2133 16GB (8GB x 2)
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte R9-380X 4GB
Storage	Samsung 950 EVO 250GB (mSATA)
Display(s)	LG 29UM69G-B 2560x1080 IPS
Case	Lian Li PC-Q25
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC892
Power Supply	Seasonic SS-460FL2
Mouse	Logitech G700s
Keyboard	Logitech G110
Software	Windows 10 Pro