What's your latest tech purchase?

R-T-B · Apr 14, 2022

Chomiq said:
You got a yacht to match that 3090 Ti?

No. I hate saltwater.

I do however spend a lot of time pretending I use my computer for gaming. I need it to at least look the role.

You know how it goes, you work hard you play hard. Or don't play at all, I dunno... it's hard sometimes competing with work. But I hope I get to play some. 4K is nice.

It'll probably end up playing Kerbal Space Program if anything, who am I kidding... If that's really how it goes I'll know I need to reevaluate my life.

ThaiTaffy · Apr 14, 2022

Tigger said:
I don't even know what to do with it, just looked interesting. Any pointers are welcome

Might be a useful tool if you do any network security.
https://github.com/justcallmekoko/ESP32Marauder .
Though you might need to play around in the Arduino code to support the display and buttons

This e-paper runs on the same Soc

And now everyone knows my ISP is lying to me about my ftth package

Deleted member 24505 · Apr 14, 2022

Athlonite said:
Sweet now all I gotta do is plan it to fit the RV02 case I have and yes I could upgrade the case but the only other case that has enough HDD space is the Lian Li O11D XL

My loop in is a o11d xl

lexluthermiester · Apr 14, 2022

R-T-B said:
It'll probably end up playing Kerbal Space Program if anything, who am I kidding... If that's really how it goes I'll know I need to reevaluate my life.

Getting into being middle-aged? I feel you! Really do!

MIRTAZAPINE · Apr 14, 2022

Got some "snails" to replace the fans on my Scythe Fuma heatsink and got bequiet 140mm fan for my case fan. Finally better cooling for my cpu especially with the higher static pressure from 3 snails fans on the Fuma heatsink. It sure take Scythe long to finally come out with a good fan that rival or succeed their gentle Typhoon. These snails are pretty low noise for their rpm vs their Kaze fans.

damric · Apr 14, 2022

Well it took about a year and a half, but I finally scored an MSRP Radeon from AMD.com. I had a queue time of over an hour but still managed somehow, with only one device logged into the queue, my phone lol. Now I need to decide what to do with my old Vega64 that I was lucky to get here on the forum marketplace. I'm thinking of letting it fold since it is still a good compute card.

R-T-B · Apr 14, 2022

damric said:
Well it took about a year and a half, but I finally scored an MSRP Radeon from AMD.com. I had a queue time of over an hour but still managed somehow, with only one device logged into the queue, my phone lol. Now I need to decide what to do with my old Vega64 that I was lucky to get here on the forum marketplace. I'm thinking of letting it fold since it is still a good compute card.

GPUs are finally coming down to "msrp with a slight struggle" it seems. Hopefully the trend continues. Maybe we could even see that mythical thing called a sale appear once in a blue moon again... Afterall msrp is great and all, but it used to be the price to beat, not the price to hope for. lol.

80-watt Hamster · Apr 14, 2022

R-T-B said:
GPUs are finally coming down to "msrp with a slight struggle" it seems. Hopefully the trend continues. Maybe we could even see that mythical thing called a sale appear once in a blue moon again... Afterall msrp is great and all, but it used to be the price to beat, not the price to hope for. lol.

EVGA had just-over-launch-MSRP 1650 cards on B-stock today, so there may be something resembling a light at the end of this ridiculous tunnel.

R-T-B · Apr 14, 2022

80-watt Hamster said:
EVGA had just-over-launch-MSRP 1650 cards on B-stock today, so there may be something resembling a light at the end of this ridiculous tunnel.

EVGA also has their queue system which kinda sorta works, albeit irritating...

lexluthermiester · Apr 14, 2022

R-T-B said:
EVGA also has their queue system which kinda sorta works, albeit irritating...

I just got an email from them indicating that stocks have arrived and are available.

https://www.evga.com/articles/01557/nvidia-restocked-reloaded/

Mussels · Apr 15, 2022

Here in AU stock is high for most cards, with prices dropping considerably every month
I got stupidly lucky with my GPU when i got it, i cant imagine having spent all this time in lockdown with a GPU that couldnt handle my monitors properly :/
(literally - covid hit here hard, as well as medical issues. I can barely walk so i've spent way, way more time sitting in my fancy chair at the PC than anything else the last 2 years)

micropage7 · Apr 15, 2022

ThaiTaffy said:
$96!!!! They sell for about 30 here in asia

I use alot of different boards like this around the farm using esphome but it becomes an obsession probably have 50+ now.

So I just grabbed a new router to add to my now growing OpenWRT mesh $60 isn't too bad considering the specs.
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Usb enclosure and nvme drive might be next purchase to connect to it

actually i usually questioning the performance of mediatek processor but this one looks promising

lexluthermiester · Apr 15, 2022

As discussed in another thread, I got another keyboard and mouse set, this time a Redragon K512 Shiva keyboard and another Redragon M602 Griffin mouse, this time in black as the white set was out of stock(ironically, the white set is now back in stock :banghead:

).

EDIT: I should mention, they both are a joy to use and the RGB lighting is not only easily configured, but saves your settings after a power cycle(system shut-down or being unplugged). A lot of RGB KB&M sets don't save settings, so this is an important feature.

ThaiTaffy · Apr 15, 2022

micropage7 said:
actually i usually questioning the performance of mediatek processor but this one looks promising

Price to performance it looks great I'm just a little worried about what brand NAND i get, as from what I've seen the micron chips seem to have issues with OpenWRT and it's pot luck if you get Micron or ESMT. Another week and I'll find out, I have some Comfast outdoor AP's that should be arriving tomorrow so I can fit and play with them till the Xiaomi turns up.

Athlonite · Apr 15, 2022

I've got a Samsung 1TB 980 Pro NVMe SSD coming next week so that should be interesting times

Mussels · Apr 15, 2022

Athlonite said:
I've got a Samsung 1TB 980 Pro NVMe SSD coming next week so that should be interesting times

Having the competing SN850, they're insanely stupidly overpowered for anything.
I also love that in the future i can slap it in a 10Gb USB enclosure and have that stupid speed in portable form.

AusWolf · Apr 15, 2022

One of my friends surprised me with a H81 MSI mini-ITX board on my birthday, so naturally, I had to buy a Core i7-4765T (the only 35 W Core i7 for this generation) and this stupid thing to play around.

I'm still waiting on the RAM to arrive, though (I didn't have any DDR3 laying around). I'll post pictures when the system is complete and operational.

If it all works out, I might use it as a silent HTPC and sell the one I currently have. We'll see.

Ruru · Apr 15, 2022

Mussels said:
If only RGB could do brown

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$12 Au each, 2 meter, USB 3.1 Gen2 10Gb, 100W capable USB C-C 90 degree cables.
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What's that "thing" coming from ur GPU block, a flow indicator?

Deleted member 24505 · Apr 15, 2022

Mussels said:
Having the competing SN850, they're insanely stupidly overpowered for anything.
I also love that in the future i can slap it in a 10Gb USB enclosure and have that stupid speed in portable form.

I totally run all games on my PC on SN850's now

they are very good. Surprisingly the app is not too bad either. Might have to get a 2TB one though.

micropage7 · Apr 15, 2022

lexluthermiester said:
As discussed in another thread, I got another keyboard and mouse set, this time a Redragon K512 Shiva keyboard and another Redragon M602 Griffin mouse, this time in black.
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any reason why you take redragon over the other brands?

Athlonite · Apr 15, 2022

Lenne said:
What's that "thing" coming from ur GPU block, a flow indicator?

No it's a flow regulator it allows for a couple of solid work units per day and multiple fluid runs at night while trying to sleep

Tigger said:
I totally run all games on my PC on SN850's now they are very good. Surprisingly the app is not too bad either. Might have to get a 2TB one though.

I did think hard about the 2TB one myself but couldn't conscience the over 600 Gougelandastani Plunket's they were asking for it

lexluthermiester · Apr 15, 2022

micropage7 said:
any reason why you take redragon over the other brands?

A number of reasons. Been trying out a lot of KB&M sets for my shop & at home and the Redragon branded items seem to be offering solid value for money. Feature set is excellent, easy of use and comfort are great. When the price is factored in, at this moment in time, I feel Redragon has a lot of winning products to offer for any budget. From a business perspective, I cater to a general public that needs good quality and features for reasonable prices. Redragon is ticking those boxes ATM. The reviews have been very positive and I've taken the time to read many of them. Most of them seemed genuine and sincere. I hope Redragon continues with this business model and ethic.

Shrek · Apr 15, 2022

Cable broke internally on a mouse, so I ordered a new one; a bit of an experiment as I will need to try to remove the strain relief part for my use.

adilazimdegilx · Apr 15, 2022

Got a Phanteks p360A today. It was really tiring to migrate form old case, and p360a wasnt spacious as I thought (back side) but I guess it's expected from a budget case.
I'm so glad to finally be able to see my components, always wanted a case with glass side panel.
Right now my only complaint is a little fan noise. It's not bad but I want to lower it to my likings. However my mobo only has three 4pin fan controls including CPU fan. I might need to get a little creative.

Shrek · Apr 15, 2022

A set of screw extractors; well worth the wait for shipping from China (they are quite expensive locally).

Hopefully the High Speed Steel will be less brittle than the high carbon steel some are made from.

System Name	Pioneer
Processor	Ryzen 9 9950X
Motherboard	MSI MAG X670E Tomahawk Wifi
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 + A whole lotta Sunon, Phanteks and Corsair Maglev blower fans...
Memory	128GB (4x 32GB) G.Skill Flare X5 @ DDR5-4000 (Running 1:1:1 to FCLK)
Video Card(s)	XFX RX 7900 XTX Speedster Merc 310
Storage	Intel 5800X Optane 800GB 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	Windows 11 Enterprise

System Name	Shoebox
Processor	3600x
Motherboard	Msi b550m Mortar +WiFi
Cooling	Cryorig m9
Memory	Crucial Ballistix c16 B-die 2x8gb
Video Card(s)	Powercolor rx570 4gb
Storage	WD black sn750 256gb (OS), crucial mx500 1tb(storage),Hitatchi ?? 7200rpm 500gb(Temp files)
Display(s)	Samsung 65" TU7100
Case	Zzaw b3
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha rx-v363
Power Supply	Corsair sf750
Mouse	Logitech g300s
Keyboard	Custom Skyloong sk64s
Software	Windows 11Pro

System Name	Fat NCASE
Processor	Ryzen R9 3900X
Motherboard	ASUS TUF GAMING B550M ZAKU (WIFI) Edition
Cooling	Scythe Fuma with 3 SCYTHE Wondersnail 2400RPM + Arctic MX2
Memory	Corsair Vengeance 128GB @3200Mhz Cl16 (32GB X 4)
Video Card(s)	Palit RTX 3060 StormX ITX 12GB
Storage	MX500 4TB SATA + Toshiba MG08 16TB HDD
Display(s)	LG 27UL500 4K monitor
Case	Jonsbo W2 black
Audio Device(s)	Onboard realtek 1200 & Soundblaster G3 usb
Power Supply	ASUS ROG STRIX 850W Gundam Edition
Mouse	Elecom wireless mouse :)
Keyboard	RK100 Royal Kludge
Software	Windows 10 HOME
Benchmark Scores	Don't know any benchmark. It runs good enough for me.

System Name	Main
Processor	Ryzen 5950x
Motherboard	B550 PG Velocita
Cooling	Water
Memory	Ballistix
Video Card(s)	RX 6900XT
Storage	T-FORCE CARDEA A440 PRO
Display(s)	MAG401QR
Case	QUBE 500
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z623
Power Supply	LEADEX V 1KW
Mouse	Cooler Master MM710
Keyboard	Huntsman Elite
Software	11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	https://hwbot.org/user/damric/

System Name	Pioneer
Processor	Ryzen 9 9950X
Motherboard	MSI MAG X670E Tomahawk Wifi
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 + A whole lotta Sunon, Phanteks and Corsair Maglev blower fans...
Memory	128GB (4x 32GB) G.Skill Flare X5 @ DDR5-4000 (Running 1:1:1 to FCLK)
Video Card(s)	XFX RX 7900 XTX Speedster Merc 310
Storage	Intel 5800X Optane 800GB 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	Windows 11 Enterprise

What's your latest tech purchase?

R-T-B

ThaiTaffy

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lexluthermiester

MIRTAZAPINE

damric

R-T-B

80-watt Hamster

R-T-B

lexluthermiester

Mussels

Freshwater Moderator

micropage7

lexluthermiester

ThaiTaffy

Athlonite

Mussels

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AusWolf

Ruru

S.T.A.R.S.

Deleted member 24505

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micropage7

Athlonite

lexluthermiester

Shrek

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System Name	Office
Processor	Ryzen 5600G
Motherboard	ASUS B450M-A II
Cooling	be quiet! Shadow Rock LP
Memory	16GB Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte RX 5600 XT
Storage	PNY CS1030 250GB, Crucial MX500 2TB
Display(s)	Dell S2719DGF
Case	Fractal Define 7 Compact
Power Supply	EVGA 550 G3
Mouse	Logitech M705 Marthon
Keyboard	Logitech G410
Software	Windows 10 Pro 22H2

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	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)	PowerColor HellHound RX7800XT 2550cclk/2450mclk
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)	RX7800XT 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 24H2)
Benchmark Scores	it sucks even more less now ;)

Processor	Various Intel and AMD CPUs
Motherboard	Micro-ATX and mini-ITX
Cooling	Yes
Memory	Overclocking is overrated
Video Card(s)	Various Nvidia and AMD GPUs
Storage	A lot
Display(s)	Monitors and TVs
Case	It's not about size, but how you use it
Audio Device(s)	Speakers and headphones
Power Supply	300 to 750 W, bronze to gold
Mouse	Wireless
Keyboard	Mechanic
VR HMD	Not yet
Software	Linux gaming master race

System Name	4K-gaming / console
Processor	5800X @ PBO +200 / i5-8600K @ 4.6GHz
Motherboard	ROG Crosshair VII Hero / ROG Strix Z370-F
Cooling	Alphacool Eisbaer 360 / Alphacool Eisbaer 240
Memory	32GB DDR4-3466 / 16GB DDR4-3600
Video Card(s)	Asus RTX 3080 TUF OC / Powercolor RX 6700 XT
Storage	3.5TB of SSDs / several small SSDs
Display(s)	4K120 IPS + 4K60 IPS / 1080p60 HDTV
Case	Corsair 4000D AF White / DeepCool CC560 WH
Audio Device(s)	Sony WH-CH720N / TV speakers
Power Supply	EVGA G2 750W / Fractal ION Gold 550W
Mouse	Razer Basilisk / Logitech G400s
Keyboard	Roccat Vulcan 121 AIMO / NOS C450 Mini Pro
VR HMD	Oculus Rift CV1
Software	Windows 11 Pro / Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	They run Crysis

System Name	CyberPowerPC ET8070
Processor	Intel Core i5-10400F
Motherboard	Gigabyte B460M DS3H AC-Y1
Memory	2 x Crucial Ballistix 8GB DDR4-3000
Video Card(s)	MSI Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super
Storage	Boot: Intel OPTANE SSD P1600X Series 118GB M.2 PCIE
Display(s)	Dell P2416D (2560 x 1440)
Power Supply	EVGA 500W1 (modified to have two bridge rectifiers)
Software	Windows 11 Home

Processor	Ryzen 7 5800x3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte B550 Gaming X v2
Cooling	Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x32GB 3600Mhz C18
Video Card(s)	XFX RX 6800 XT Merc 319
Storage	Kingston KC2500 2TB NVMe + Crucial MX100 256GB + Samsung 860QVO 1TB + Samsung Spinpoint F3 500GB HDD
Display(s)	Samsung CJG5 27" 144 Hz QHD
Case	Phanteks Eclipse P360A DRGB Black + 3x Thermalright TL-C12C-S ARGB
Audio Device(s)	Logitech X530 5.1 + Logitech G35 7.1 Headset
Power Supply	Cougar GEX850 80+ Gold
Mouse	Razer Viper 8K
Keyboard	Logitech G105

System Name	micropage7
Processor	Intel Xeon X3470
Motherboard	Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. P55A-UD3R (Socket 1156)
Cooling	Enermax ETS-T40F
Memory	Samsung 8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800
Storage	V-GEN03AS18EU120GB, Seagate 2 x 1TB and Seagate 4TB
Display(s)	Samsung 21 inch LCD Wide Screen
Case	Icute Super 18
Audio Device(s)	Auzentech X-Fi Forte
Power Supply	Silverstone 600 Watt
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Sades Excalibur + Taihao keycaps
Software	Win 7 64-bit
Benchmark Scores	Classified

System Name	micropage7
Processor	Intel Xeon X3470
Motherboard	Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. P55A-UD3R (Socket 1156)
Cooling	Enermax ETS-T40F
Memory	Samsung 8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800
Storage	V-GEN03AS18EU120GB, Seagate 2 x 1TB and Seagate 4TB
Display(s)	Samsung 21 inch LCD Wide Screen
Case	Icute Super 18
Audio Device(s)	Auzentech X-Fi Forte
Power Supply	Silverstone 600 Watt
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Sades Excalibur + Taihao keycaps
Software	Win 7 64-bit
Benchmark Scores	Classified