What's your latest tech purchase?

harm9963 · May 25, 2022

harm9963 said:
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Order two more , for a total of 32GB.View attachment 248491

Getting both sets June 1

Shou Miko · May 25, 2022

GamerGuy said:
All my RAM kits are 16GB, decided to go with a 2x 16GB kit for my gaming rig.

Arrrrrgh my eyes such low low quality for 2022 ich frage helfe :roll:

GamerGuy · May 25, 2022

puma99dk| said:
Arrrrrgh my eyes such low low quality for 2022 ich frage helfe

Can't be helped, using imgur app on my phone to post the pic.....unless you're referring to the RAM kit itself.

Deleted member 202104 · May 25, 2022

GamerGuy said:
Can't be helped, using imgur app on my phone to post the pic.....unless you're referring to the RAM kit itself.

I'm pretty sure it's the image. It's only 187x250px.

GamerGuy · May 25, 2022

Yikes, I thought it was bad due to my viewing post on my phone, it is really low res! Okay, trying it out with upload from my phone gallery...

Shou Miko · May 25, 2022

GamerGuy said:
Can't be helped, using imgur app on my phone to post the pic.....unless you're referring to the RAM kit itself.

I meant the size of the picture.

GamerGuy said:
Yikes, I thought it was bad due to my viewing post on my phone, it is really low res! Okay, trying it out with upload from my phone gallery...

The ram is killer doe some of the viper kits are actually pretty good.

phill · May 26, 2022

GamerGuy said:
Yikes, I thought it was bad due to my viewing post on my phone, it is really low res! Okay, trying it out with upload from my phone gallery...

Gonna have to stand on my head again to see this properly :laugh:

Serious note, hope you have good luck with the RAM kit

Hopefully it's tweakable if you'd like that sort of thing

GamerGuy · May 26, 2022

phill said:
Gonna have to stand on my head again to see this properly

Serious note, hope you have good luck with the RAM kit Hopefully it's tweakable if you'd like that sort of thing

Can't be helped as I'm posting from my phone using this #£@% Imgur app, I don't see any tool in the app that would allow to to rotate the pic.

As for the RAM, I dunno if it's good or bad, or tweakable, all I am concerned with is that I have 32GB occupying 2x DIMM slots. Silly me, I just remembered that I do already have 32GB of RAM, but it's a 4x 8GB set.

phill · May 26, 2022

I try to never post anything from my phone, for the above reason, it would drive me nuts. I just try to remember when I'm at a PC, much better for me as I have a head like a sieve!! lol

With the more cores and such and just generally how things are going now, getting 32GB is a good step forward I think

Only my 3950X/5950X have 64GB and that's just for when I'm running WCG on it, it can suck the RAM dry :laugh:

I think personally 32GB at 3200 is a perfect place to be to be honest for gamers

Palladium · May 26, 2022

My new desktop Class-D $65 stereo amp

DrCR · May 26, 2022

Just bought my first Corsair PSU for personal use. Been using Seasonic exclusively for personal use since they became a thing in ‘06 or so, but the RMx was on sale, so that got the nod.

Funny how brands can become almost part of one’s self identify even for someone like me that doesn’t hesitate to move on should the quality/value/whatever drop.

harm9963 · May 26, 2022

phill said:
I try to never post anything from my phone, for the above reason, it would drive me nuts. I just try to remember when I'm at a PC, much better for me as I have a head like a sieve!! lol

With the more cores and such and just generally how things are going now, getting 32GB is a good step forward I think Only my 3950X/5950X have 64GB and that's just for when I'm running WCG on it, it can suck the RAM dry
I think personally 32GB at 3200 is a perfect place to be to be honest for gamers

32 GB is all I want or need too !

tabascosauz · May 26, 2022

GamerGuy said:
Yikes, I thought it was bad due to my viewing post on my phone, it is really low res! Okay, trying it out with upload from my phone gallery...

Hot diggity, didn't know they made a new Viper line in 2x16GB. Nice find.

4000 20-26-26, if Micron or Hynix looks like it could be a real OCer! Is the kit dual rank (ie. chips on both sides)?

Mussels · May 26, 2022

I got myself a second hand, as-new bargain buy

$200 Au, new with warranty (no box tho)

Now, you cant see squat from a compressed cropped photo like this - but side by side 2D content appears damn well identical, despite one being 4K 60Hz and one being 1440p 165Hz (Yay for windows scaling!)

The 4K overclocks to 73Hz fine via CRU (72Hz via Nvidia software) and i'm playing around with it, to decide if i want it as the primary or secondary screen

I'm using Nvidias Fast Vsync with a 160FPS cap, so i'll have equal low input latency on both screens and get some comparison time (72Hz + 144Hz should let me compare nicely)

Liviu Cojocaru · May 26, 2022

Got a Samsung 980 NVMe SSD 1 TB
Also bought a new iPad 9th Gen for my "better" half.

harm9963 · May 26, 2022

harm9963 said:
Getting both sets June 1

Now the first set will come this Sunday , will have three day to play before the other set comes on the 1st.

phill · May 26, 2022

harm9963 said:
Now the first set will come this Sunday , will have three day to play before the other set comes on the 1st.View attachment 248921

Enjoy the RAM, I have a few of their kits and they are pretty decent for the money

I've not had the time for overclocking RAM so its mostly at XMP or base speeds for when I'm testing. I've really got to get moving upstairs to test the 2990WX I have so I can sell it on.. Bit of money back for that!!

Hopefully get a few more things coming through soon.....

harm9963 · May 26, 2022

phill said:
Enjoy the RAM, I have a few of their kits and they are pretty decent for the money I've not had the time for overclocking RAM so its mostly at XMP or base speeds for when I'm testing. I've really got to get moving upstairs to test the 2990WX I have so I can sell it on.. Bit of money back for that!!

Hopefully get a few more things coming through soon.....

Plan on XMP for everyday use, will tuned for benchmarks , and comparison's , will be interesting ,as I have 3800cl14 tuned now , but wanted the 32GB more than anything , for the money , was a good deal.

freeagent · May 26, 2022

harm9963 said:
Plan on XMP for everyday use

That's the wrong attitude Mister

tabascosauz · May 26, 2022

The three musketeers from ebay

Deleted member 202104 · May 26, 2022

tabascosauz said:
The three musketeers from ebay

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Wow. The 80-200 looks new. :clap:

tabascosauz · May 27, 2022

weekendgeek said:
Wow. The 80-200 looks new.

s/n puts it around 1998-2000 manufacture. So not quite the dinosaur that the 105 is (1995 ish). The 105 looks worn, but the optics are outrageously flawless to the point of disbelief

The 80-200's AF/M selector ring is kinda broken, won't lock in place and wants to slip back into Manual (where it does lock). Common problem bc most AF-D use the same cheap plastic ring, but it wasn't mentioned in the description. Trying to see what the seller wants to do - I don't want to go scouring eBay again and don't want to send it for a $300 repair in Ontario, so maybe I'll just tape it cuz I don't anticipate ever using manual on this one, AF is fast af :laugh:

80-200 2.8D (N) loose AF/M ring

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Deleted member 202104 · May 27, 2022

tabascosauz said:
s/n puts it around 1998-2000 manufacture. So not quite the dinosaur that the 105 is (1995 ish). The 105 looks worn, but the optics are outrageously flawless to the point of disbelief

The 80-200's AF/M selector ring is kinda broken, won't lock in place and wants to slip back into Manual (where it does lock). Common problem bc most AF-D use the same cheap plastic ring, but it wasn't mentioned in the description. Trying to see what the seller wants to do - I don't want to go scouring eBay again and don't want to send it for a $300 repair in Ontario, so maybe I'll just tape it cuz I don't anticipate ever using manual on this one, AF is fast af

80-200 2.8D (N) loose AF/M ring

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Oh, that's frustrating! Hopefully the seller will make it right. Is there a local shop that might be able to do the repair that wouldn't involve shipping, and for probably less than what Nikon (assuming that's where it would go) would charge? But, yeah, a little gaffers tape to hold it in place that you could remove easily if you needed the MF for anything is probably the best bet.

The older (and newer as well) Nikkor glass is something else. One of the photography forums I used to frequent has a huge thread of people shooting the old AI and AI-S glass on modern bodies. Pretty impressive.

Here's to getting things settled with the seller and enjoying the lens. :toast:

Mussels · May 27, 2022

I am really, really getting used to this 4K monitor

Because it's the same panel type it doesnt feel too different, i just need to find a method to hot-swap between the two if i change what style of game i'm playing... in theory i can setup the monitors and simply slide the mouse and kibble over? Anyone tried that sorta thing before?

Palladium · May 27, 2022

B550M Aorus Pro-P = $80, bought in March
Ryzen 5600 = $155, just arrived last Friday
Reusing old Hynix P31 SSD and Crucial Ballistix Elite 3600C16 2x8GB

System Name	Harm's Rig's
Processor	5950X /2700x / AMD 8370e 4500
Motherboard	ASUS DARK HERO / ASRock B550 Phantom Gaming 4
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer III 420 Push/Pull -6 Noctua NF-A14 i and 6 Noctua NF-A14 i Meshify 2 XL
Memory	CORSAIR Vengeance RGB RT 32GB (4x16GB) DDR4 4266cl16 - Patriot Viper Steel DDR4 16GB (4x 8GB)
Video Card(s)	ZOTAC AMP EXTREME AIRO 4090 / 1080 Ti /290X CFX
Storage	SAMSUNG 980 PRO SSD 1TB/ WD DARK 770 2TB , Sabrent NVMe 512GB / 1 SSD 250GB / 1 HHD 3 TB
Display(s)	Thermal Grizzly WireView / TCL 646 55 TV / 50 Xfinity Hisense A6 XUMO TV
Case	Meshify 2 XL- TT 37 VIEW 200MM'S-ARTIC P14MAX
Audio Device(s)	Sharp Aquos
Power Supply	NZXT C1500 Platinum ATX 3.1 \| Fully FSP Hydro PTM PRO 1200W ATX 3.0 PCI-E GEN-5 80 Plus Platinum -
Mouse	G502
Keyboard	G413

System Name	Lynni PS \ Lenowo TwinkPad L14 G2
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Raphael (Waiting on 9800X3D) \ i5-1135G7 Tiger Lake-U
Motherboard	ASRock B650M PG Riptide Bios v. 3.10 AMD AGESA 1.2.0.2a \ Lenowo BDPLANAR Bios 1.68
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 Chromax.Black (Only middle fan) \ Lenowo C-267C-2
Memory	G.Skill Flare X5 2x16GB DDR5 6000MHZ CL36-36-36-96 AMD EXPO \ Willk Elektronik 2x16GB 2666MHZ CL17
Video Card(s)	Asus GeForce RTX™ 4070 Dual OC (Waiting on RX 8800 XT) \| Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
Storage	Gigabyte M30 1TB\|Sabrent Rocket 2TB\| HDD: 10TB\|1TB \ WD RED SN700 1TB
Display(s)	KTC M27T20S 1440p@165Hz \| LG 48CX OLED 4K HDR \| Innolux 14" 1080p
Case	Asus Prime AP201 White Mesh \| Lenowo L14 G2 chassis
Audio Device(s)	Steelseries Arctis Pro Wireless
Power Supply	Be Quiet! Pure Power 12 M 750W Goldie \| 65W
Mouse	Logitech G305 Lightspeedy Wireless \| Lenowo TouchPad & Logitech G305
Keyboard	Ducky One 3 Daybreak Fullsize \| L14 G2 UK Lumi
Software	Win11 IoT Enterprise 24H2 UK \| Win11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 24H2 UK / Arch (Fan)
Benchmark Scores	3DMARK: https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/89434432? GPU-Z: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/details/v3zbr

System Name	DaBeast!!! DaBeast2!!!
Processor	AMD AM4 Ryzen 7 5700X3D 8C/16T/AMD AM4 RYZEN 9 5900X 12C/24T
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 Aorus Xtreme/Gigabyte X570S Aorus Elite AX
Cooling	Thermaltake Water 3.0 360 AIO/Thermalright PA 120 SE
Memory	2x 16GB Corsair Vengeance RGB RT DDR4 3600C16/2x 16GB Patriot Elite II DDR4 4000MHz
Video Card(s)	XFX MERC 310 RX 7900 XTX 24GB/Sapphire Nitro+ RX 6900 XT 16GB
Storage	500GB Crucial P3 Plus NVMe PCIe 4x4 + 4TB Lexar NM790 NVMe PCIe 4x4 + TG Cardea Zero Z NVMe PCIe 4x4
Display(s)	Samsung LC49HG90DMEX 32:9 144Hz Freesync 2/Acer XR341CK 75Hz 21:9 Freesync
Case	CoolerMaster H500M/SOLDAM XR-1
Audio Device(s)	iFi Micro iDSD BL + Philips Fidelio B97/FostexHP-A4 + LG SP8YA
Power Supply	Corsair HX1000 Platinum/Enermax MAXREVO 1500
Mouse	Logitech G303 Shroud Ed/Logitech G603 WL
Keyboard	Logitech G915/Keychron K2
Software	Win11 Pro/Win11 Pro

System Name	DaBeast!!! DaBeast2!!!
Processor	AMD AM4 Ryzen 7 5700X3D 8C/16T/AMD AM4 RYZEN 9 5900X 12C/24T
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 Aorus Xtreme/Gigabyte X570S Aorus Elite AX
Cooling	Thermaltake Water 3.0 360 AIO/Thermalright PA 120 SE
Memory	2x 16GB Corsair Vengeance RGB RT DDR4 3600C16/2x 16GB Patriot Elite II DDR4 4000MHz
Video Card(s)	XFX MERC 310 RX 7900 XTX 24GB/Sapphire Nitro+ RX 6900 XT 16GB
Storage	500GB Crucial P3 Plus NVMe PCIe 4x4 + 4TB Lexar NM790 NVMe PCIe 4x4 + TG Cardea Zero Z NVMe PCIe 4x4
Display(s)	Samsung LC49HG90DMEX 32:9 144Hz Freesync 2/Acer XR341CK 75Hz 21:9 Freesync
Case	CoolerMaster H500M/SOLDAM XR-1
Audio Device(s)	iFi Micro iDSD BL + Philips Fidelio B97/FostexHP-A4 + LG SP8YA
Power Supply	Corsair HX1000 Platinum/Enermax MAXREVO 1500
Mouse	Logitech G303 Shroud Ed/Logitech G603 WL
Keyboard	Logitech G915/Keychron K2
Software	Win11 Pro/Win11 Pro

System Name	Lynni PS \ Lenowo TwinkPad L14 G2
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Raphael (Waiting on 9800X3D) \ i5-1135G7 Tiger Lake-U
Motherboard	ASRock B650M PG Riptide Bios v. 3.10 AMD AGESA 1.2.0.2a \ Lenowo BDPLANAR Bios 1.68
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 Chromax.Black (Only middle fan) \ Lenowo C-267C-2
Memory	G.Skill Flare X5 2x16GB DDR5 6000MHZ CL36-36-36-96 AMD EXPO \ Willk Elektronik 2x16GB 2666MHZ CL17
Video Card(s)	Asus GeForce RTX™ 4070 Dual OC (Waiting on RX 8800 XT) \| Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
Storage	Gigabyte M30 1TB\|Sabrent Rocket 2TB\| HDD: 10TB\|1TB \ WD RED SN700 1TB
Display(s)	KTC M27T20S 1440p@165Hz \| LG 48CX OLED 4K HDR \| Innolux 14" 1080p
Case	Asus Prime AP201 White Mesh \| Lenowo L14 G2 chassis
Audio Device(s)	Steelseries Arctis Pro Wireless
Power Supply	Be Quiet! Pure Power 12 M 750W Goldie \| 65W
Mouse	Logitech G305 Lightspeedy Wireless \| Lenowo TouchPad & Logitech G305
Keyboard	Ducky One 3 Daybreak Fullsize \| L14 G2 UK Lumi
Software	Win11 IoT Enterprise 24H2 UK \| Win11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 24H2 UK / Arch (Fan)
Benchmark Scores	3DMARK: https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/89434432? GPU-Z: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/details/v3zbr

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	Utter Garbage
Processor	9800X3D
Motherboard	B650 Aorus Elite AX
Cooling	ID Cooling SE214XT
Memory	Teamgroup 2x16GB DDR5 6000C30
Video Card(s)	Zotac RTX 3070
Storage	Hynix 1TB P31
Display(s)	AOC Agon 1440p240 QD-OLED
Case	Silverstone Fara R1 Pro V2
Audio Device(s)	iLoud Precision 6, Topping D50 III
Power Supply	Seasonic G 650W

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	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	El Calpulator
Processor	AMD Ryzen R7 7800X3D
Motherboard	ASRock X670E Pro RS
Cooling	ArcticCooling Freezer 3 360ARGB AIO
Memory	32GB Corsair Vengance 6000Mhz C30
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 4080 Gaming Trio X @ 2925 / 23500 mhz
Storage	5TB nvme SSD + Synology DS115j NAS with 4TB HDD
Display(s)	Samsung G8 34" QD-OLED + Samsung 28" 4K 60hz UR550
Case	Montech King 95 PRO Blue
Audio Device(s)	SB X4+Logitech Z623 2.1+Astro A50 Wireless
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 1000W ATX 3.0 80+ Gold
Mouse	Logitech G502X Plus LightSpeed Hero Wireless plus Logitech G POWERPLAY Wireless Charging Mouse Pad
Keyboard	Logitech G915 LightSpeed Wireless
Software	Win 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Just enough

Processor	AMD R7 5800X3D
Motherboard	Asus Crosshair VIII Dark Hero
Cooling	Thermalright Frozen Edge 360, 3x TL-B12 V2, 2x TL-B12 V1
Memory	2x8 G.Skill Trident Z Royal 3200C14, 2x8GB G.Skill Trident Z Black and White 3200 C14
Video Card(s)	Zotac 4070 Ti Trinity OC
Storage	WD SN850 1TB, SN850X 2TB, SN770 1TB
Display(s)	LG 50UP7100
Case	Fractal Torrent Compact
Audio Device(s)	JBL Bar 700
Power Supply	Seasonic Vertex GX-1000, Monster HDP1800
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero
Keyboard	Logitech G213
VR HMD	Oculus 3
Software	Yes
Benchmark Scores	Yes

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