What's your latest tech purchase?

GreiverBlade · Jun 30, 2022

tomorrow... tablet "upgrade"

previously Huawei Mediapad M5 (will be gifted to a friend for his daughter) paid 325chf some years ago :oops:

8.4" 4gb RAM 32gb Kirin 960, a little, aluminum unibody, monster with 2 HiFi certified stereo speaker tuned by Harman Kardon driven by an AK4376 DAC

confirmed to be in transit Realme Pad (199chf paid 150chf with a coupon

)
10.4" 6gb RAM 128gb Helio G80 (yeah SOC is a bit of a downgrade, better cores, A75/A55 versus A73/A53 but the GPU is better in the Kirin about 4 time the Gflops ) aluminum unibody (flagship build, mehship internal? eh?) also 4 stereo speaker but not as prestigious as the M5, but still Dolby Atmos, bigger battery tho, about 2000mAh more and supporting reverse charging, last but not least, it wil have Android 11 (12 update out of the box once powered up i reckon) while the M5 was stuck on, iirc, 9.0 (outside custom ROM)

the Mediapad M5 Pro (the 10" model) was almost 2.5x the price of the Realme Pad, and the dream tablet, aka the Xiaomi Mi Pad 5 and her Snapdragon 860 was 100chf above my budget (but still cheaper than the M5 Pro)

some compromise on one side some improvement on the other ... nope, i am sure i will not be disappointed (nor my friend's daughter will be hehehe)

a nice tab that trade blow with a Galaxy Pad A8 and cost only 10chf more for 3gb RAM, 96gb storage more and an IPS with higher screen resolution instead of a TFT.

P4-630 · Jun 30, 2022

SpittinFax said:
I've got my new Akko 3108 V2 Steam Engine Edition keyboard with linear Akko Pink switches, and for AU$89 (US$61) it's a steal! Everything about it is damn near perfect.

The thing that blows my mind is just how much better the mechanical keyboard market has become over the last 10 years, and Akko are just killing it out there right now. I especially like this particular beige-and-brown colour scheme they made for this Steam Engine edition, which is obviously similar to the old IBM Model M keyboards. It weighs like a tonne of bricks and I don't think I could modify it to make the typing experience any better. Even the stabilizers are great quality and lubed correctly, for crying out loud....

I'm trying to think of downsides but there's really not much worth mentioning. There's no RGB (thank god) or any sort of backlighting, but there is provision on the PCB to solder in LEDs. And no USB passthrough. Honestly though I prefer the lack of bling and getting back to basics with a very functional design that feels great to type on.

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You need some beige case and brown/beige noctua fans for your pc as well..

Chomiq · Jun 30, 2022

P4-630 said:
You need some beige case and brown/beige noctua fans for your pc as well..

And a sleeper case with a crt hooked up.

Audioave10 · Jun 30, 2022

SpittinFax said:
I've got my new Akko 3108 V2 Steam Engine Edition keyboard with linear Akko Pink switches, and for AU$89 (US$61) it's a steal! Everything about it is damn near perfect.

The thing that blows my mind is just how much better the mechanical keyboard market has become over the last 10 years, and Akko are just killing it out there right now. I especially like this particular beige-and-brown colour scheme they made for this Steam Engine edition, which is obviously similar to the old IBM Model M keyboards. It weighs like a tonne of bricks and I don't think I could modify it to make the typing experience any better. Even the stabilizers are great quality and lubed correctly, for crying out loud....

I'm trying to think of downsides but there's really not much worth mentioning. There's no RGB (thank god) or any sort of backlighting, but there is provision on the PCB to solder in LEDs. And no USB passthrough. Honestly though I prefer the lack of bling and getting back to basics with a very functional design that feels great to type on.

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That keyboard is beautiful to me...

micropage7 · Jun 30, 2022

r9 said:
What's the expected speed bump from the stickers ?
Are they working same way as the racing lines ?

hahaaa... i just wanna make it like stock again

Liviu Cojocaru · Jun 30, 2022

recently changed my case fans to daisy chained ones, DEEP COOL FC120 WHITE 3IN1
I got 2 packs (3 fans each). I am pleased with the airflow and noise levels, these were quite cheap £37 per pack.

Also got a new Vacuum cleaner, Samsung Bespoke Jet Complete Extra

SN2716057 · Jun 30, 2022

@Liviu Cojocaru At first I thought that was the whole vacuum cleaner but the bulky thing is the charging and dust collection station. Can you adjust the height/length of the cleaner?

GreiverBlade · Jun 30, 2022

Liviu Cojocaru said:
recently changed my case fans to daisy chained ones, DEEP COOL FC120 WHITE 3IN1
I got 2 packs (3 fans each). I am pleased with the airflow and noise levels, these were quite cheap £37 per pack.View attachment 253048
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Also got a new Vacuum cleaner, Samsung Bespoke Jet Complete Extra

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ohhhhh i love the white build, i did a black white internal theme but ... thus my next GPU will be a MSI Armor line like the current one i have even tho the only things white in my build atm are 1. the leds, 2. the CPU cooler, 3. the fans lighting :oops:

mplayerMuPDF · Jun 30, 2022

SpittinFax said:
I'm trying to think of downsides but there's really not much worth mentioning. There's no RGB (thank god) or any sort of backlighting, but there is provision on the PCB to solder in LEDs. And no USB passthrough. Honestly though I prefer the lack of bling and getting back to basics with a very functional design that feels great to type on.

We can certainly agree on that. Actually, that Akko keyboard looks very similar to my current CM Storm QuickFire XT except for media keys in the top right (and the colors obviously) that I bought in 2014. My new G84-5200 (arriving next week) is just as minimalist.

Liviu Cojocaru · Jun 30, 2022

SN2716057 said:
@Liviu Cojocaru At first I thought that was the whole vacuum cleaner but the bulky thing is the charging and dust collection station. Can you adjust the height/length of the cleaner?

Unfortunately not but it is ok for me

P4-630 · Jun 30, 2022

Liviu Cojocaru said:
Unfortunately not but it is ok for me

I thought it was "Bespoke" ! bespoke/custom/one off...

micropage7 · Jul 1, 2022

adding another 4GB sodimm DDR3

and replacing the old 500Gb HDD with 1Tb HDD

Mussels · Jul 2, 2022

So, i got a few more of those telstra routers to screw around with SIM cards and whatnot.
So far out of 5 routers i've had two active SIM cards for free internets, i consider that a win when the routers are $5-$10

Gen 1 + frontier outside + inside - it's damned convenient that i can technically replace any of the internal wifi aerials with external ones if i felt like it, i can repurpose the LTE sockets in seconds

What's weird is that over time Telstra have DOWNgraded the specs of all their routers. List is in order of age.
Frontier: 1GB ram, AC 2133, external LTE sockets
Gen 1: 820MB ram, AC2166, external LTE sockets, Easy-mesh
Gen2: 420MB ram, AC2166, no LTE sockets, easy mesh.

They all use the same VDSL chipset, same wifi chipsets, with the gen 2 using a different LTE modem (the Gen 1 + frontier use a mPCI-E card i could yoink out and put in a PC, but that seems pointless vs just leaving it in the router). The big reason telstra pushed the gen 2 out was with advertising that when the internet was down, the VOIP ports would work on the 4G backup connection - but once rooted you can enable that on all of em.

Easy mesh isn't fully supported on non-rooted models, but once rooted you can turn them into clients - so i can have an AC2166 link between my gen 1 and two gen 2's, for true gigabit speeds over wifi
Gen 1 <---21266Mb wifi link---> Gen 2 (w/ 4x gigabit eth out, and true mesh wifi)

Oh i also have an official telstra branded 12V UPS coming in for the one i use as my primary modem, as well as a USB-C PD to 12V cable - so i can run these off the 45W charger in my car and have permanent free car wifi for my kid, definitely not for me.

Oh and i got this. This is $Aud so even better than you're thinking

SpittinFax · Jul 2, 2022

Mussels said:
So, i got a few more of those telstra routers to screw around with SIM cards and whatnot.
So far out of 5 routers i've had two active SIM cards for free internets, i consider that a win when the routers are $5-$10

Gen 1 + frontier outside + inside - it's damned convenient that i can technically replace any of the internal wifi aerials with external ones if i felt like it, i can repurpose the LTE sockets in seconds

What's weird is that over time Telstra have DOWNgraded the specs of all their routers. List is in order of age.
Frontier: 1GB ram, AC 2133, external LTE sockets
Gen 1: 820MB ram, AC2166, external LTE sockets, Easy-mesh
Gen2: 420MB ram, AC2166, no LTE sockets, easy mesh.

They all use the same VDSL chipset, same wifi chipsets, with the gen 2 using a different LTE modem (the Gen 1 + frontier use a mPCI-E card i could yoink out and put in a PC, but that seems pointless vs just leaving it in the router). The big reason telstra pushed the gen 2 out was with advertising that when the internet was down, the VOIP ports would work on the 4G backup connection - but once rooted you can enable that on all of em.

Easy mesh isn't fully supported on non-rooted models, but once rooted you can turn them into clients - so i can have an AC2166 link between my gen 1 and two gen 2's, for true gigabit speeds over wifi
Gen 1 <---21266Mb wifi link---> Gen 2 (w/ 4x gigabit eth out, and true mesh wifi)

Oh i also have an official telstra branded 12V UPS coming in for the one i use as my primary modem, as well as a USB-C PD to 12V cable - so i can run these off the 45W charger in my car and have permanent free car wifi for my kid, definitely not for me.

Oh and i got this. This is $Aud so even better than you're thinking

Now that's a nifty idea. You just buy them used off Gumtree or FB Marketplace? I don't have much of a use for a mobile internet connection myself, but it'd be useful for downloading games without bogging down the main internet connection. Although I could limit my download speed with internet traffic management software to circumvent that problem anyway.

Palladium · Jul 2, 2022

GreiverBlade · Jul 2, 2022

ohhh, and i thought nothing could topple the Mediapad M5 in music listening (AK4370 DAC Harman kard... yaddah yaddah tuned)

oh boy i was wrong ...

it also has the Hi-res audio certification and although no DAC inside, the quad speaker sound bloody amazing with Dolby Atmos active (dynamic setting) so loud that i fill the whole apartment with ease (quite balanced although the trebble is a bit odd but barely noticeable in the end)

light? heck yeah 440g but still feel sturdy, mega battery? well ok it's just 900ish mAh shy of a flagship class tab and full day of use barely 17% down (mostly reading, a bit of spotify and Artery Gear),
G80, Gaming? more on that later
6gb/128gb for 199 (149 with coupon) while listed : "realme Pad WiFi 6 GB RAM / 128 GB mass storage: 289 Euro (~$326)" initially at launch (16.09.2021)

screen? crispy and quite good (even for a 1200x2000 ) intended to be used in landscape due to front cam placement but perfectly usable in portrait thanks to the equal sized bezel (not too thick not too thin, unlike a phone a tab should always have bezel to avoid unwanted touch register) aluminum unibody (the top strip is actually plastic but the main part extend under it )

(no... it's not a female General Grievous, it's "Shura, The Sanoha" from Artery Gear :laugh:

)

reviews comment i often read "waste of money, can't game on it" or "it is sh!t can't run COD/PUBG" the G80 is indeed a mid end gaming SOC but a bit long on the tooth nowadays, it is held down by his GPU (the Mali-G52 MC2) and it was mainly used for "budget gaming" phones before.
fat chance, why would i play game i can play on PC on a tablet i mainly use at home ... plus the only "heavy game" i play sometime, namely Genshin Impact, on the go, i do it on my Poco F3 5G, plus COD/PUBG are not mobile games imho (and they are, imho again, sh!t anyway)

Azur lane, Artery Gear? 60fps easy, why should i care for more in a tablet that is mainly used for Youtube, Spotify and Tachiyomi (and heck reading on Tachiyomi on a 10.4" IPS 1200x2000 beat reading on a 6.67" SuperAMOLED 2400x1080 or a 8.4" IPS 2560x1600 )

sample game and sound (volume at max )

in short, literally the best budget tablet of 2021/22 to me.

GerKNG · Jul 3, 2022

QuietBob said:
I've got the same combo (and also looking for another Tomahawk) What are you gonna cool it with?

NH U12A

mama · Jul 3, 2022

Cooler Master HAF 700 EVO. Got it cheap (comparative to other retail options). Still thinking what to do with it. Water-cooling clearly.

Count von Schwalbe · Jul 3, 2022

GreiverBlade said:
no... it's not a female General Grievous, it's "Shura, The Sanoha" from Artery Gear

If Star Wars was made in Japan...

GreiverBlade · Jul 3, 2022

Count von Schwalbe said:
If Star Wars was made in Japan...

oh yeah ... the famous

Mussels · Jul 3, 2022

SpittinFax said:
Now that's a nifty idea. You just buy them used off Gumtree or FB Marketplace? I don't have much of a use for a mobile internet connection myself, but it'd be useful for downloading games without bogging down the main internet connection. Although I could limit my download speed with internet traffic management software to circumvent that problem anyway.

They do have some kind of download limit, it's just not officially listed anywhere - once the telemetry is disabled they dont even seem to record data usage from the SIM Card any longer, but i wouldnt expect them to last long for heavy use

Usually off FB, gumtree etc is mostly full of scammers around here

khemist · Jul 3, 2022

BF1 will look better than ever.

phill · Jul 4, 2022

Here's a few purchases I've been making of late... Something for a friend he wanted me to order him -

He said he needed it for storage but I said about getting a normal 2.5" drive for his laptop but he went with an SSD instead... Well 3 in fact... lol Still never mind he's happy!

It also seems that my mate heard me as I was talking about trying to get a bit more storage space in my gaming rig for my games. It seems that 1TB SSDs don't go quite as far as they used to and my best mate being who he is, grabbed me this...

So now we have a 4TB Steam SSD drive, which is great but I think with a few well planned downloads, maybe a bit more than a few, but still, I think I have about 1TB left on that already... I wonder if Crucial are planning on a 8TB model??.... Always my go to drives for Crucial... So early birthday present from my best mate.. Now I just have to be able to sit at my desk long enough to be able to game!

My broken leg still after 2 and a bit months, still seems to get rather sore and swollen if I've not got the leg up resting on another chair... Bit frustrating that...

As my last post was about a 10Gb networking card I'd bought, I found that the fan that was on the card must have been running at delta speeds as it was rather damn noisy... So a little more searching through Ebay and I found the same card but with no fan and just a nice solid looking heatsink, so I thought, ummm, what's my chances of this working! So I was able to grab one for very cheap (£45 + £5 postage) so I grabbed that and a few days later it came through disappointly in a jiffy bag but, after installing it, it was fine.

So, after hardly any effort at all, I now have the HomeServer sorted out

The only job I have to sort out now is the drive setup in the damn thing as running Raid 1, isn't going to win any speed results, so there's plans a foot.....

It seems I've been in the right or wrong place for this next one.... Decent size box... Ummmm, any ideas??

So it works perfectly and I've tested the important things like its boot and that the SATA connections work... Ah bliss... I have a working Z77 OCF motherboard again... Now before I tempt fate anymore, I'm just going to be quiet..... Moving on!!

Now I'm all for a good bargain as a lot of people might think I'm crazy about and sometimes, your just wrong and I hope that I don't disappoint on those occasions....

So we have a big a$$ box and a not so big box, I wonder what could possibly be in them???

Well maybe this will now put me in that crazy section

A mate and I clubbed together and we've grabbed 30 x 8TB HGST Enterprise drives

(Yes these where server hard drive pulls, so second hand drives... I'm not made of money!!) Now I've a few Dell servers that some are going in (hopefully tomorrow all being well....) and then some will be headed for my HomeServer that I do plan on setting up in a different but similar RAID setup to try and eliminate some of that 110MB/sec network transfer rate and the 250MB/sec+ drive speed limitation. Maybe that bit is one for our home lab section....

I think there's a few other bits and pieces I've been keeping my eyes on but they'll wait for a few days

I think that's all my crazy for a bit... until next time

lexluthermiester · Jul 4, 2022

phill said:
Yes these where server hard drive pulls, so second hand drives... I'm not made of money!!

That's ok. Hard drives are not like SSD's, they don't wear out as bad over time. You might have 2 of them fall off..

Mussels · Jul 4, 2022

lexluthermiester said:
That's ok. Hard drives are not like SSD's, they wear out as bad over time. You might have 2 of them fall off..

I've had seriously bad luck with 2.5" mech drives, but 3.5" seem to either fail early, or live forever

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	Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 Aorus Elite
Cooling	Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE
Memory	2x16 GB Crucial Ballistix 3600 CL16 Rev E @ 3800 CL16
Video Card(s)	RTX3080 Ti FE
Storage	SX8200 Pro 1 TB, Plextor M6Pro 256 GB, WD Blue 2TB
Display(s)	LG 34GN850P-B
Case	SilverStone Primera PM01 RGB
Audio Device(s)	SoundBlaster G6 \| Fidelio X2 \| Sennheiser 6XX
Power Supply	SeaSonic Focus Plus Gold 750W
Mouse	Endgame Gear XM1R
Keyboard	Wooting Two HE

System Name	Main W10
Processor	i7 2700K
Motherboard	Gig Z77 HD4
Cooling	Xigmatech Tower Cooler
Memory	16 GB G-Skill 1600Mhz
Video Card(s)	ASUS GTX 1080ti 11GB
Storage	WD Gold 2 TB HD
Display(s)	Acer 27" 1440P
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Pro
Audio Device(s)	JDS Labs Element DAC/AMP
Power Supply	Rosewill Hive 650 watt
Mouse	MX 518
Keyboard	Cherry 3000 with Blues

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

What's your latest tech purchase?

GreiverBlade

P4-630

Chomiq

Audioave10

micropage7

Liviu Cojocaru

SN2716057

GreiverBlade

mplayerMuPDF

Liviu Cojocaru

P4-630

micropage7

Mussels

Freshwater Moderator

SpittinFax

Palladium

GreiverBlade

GerKNG

mama

Count von Schwalbe

GreiverBlade

Mussels

Freshwater Moderator

khemist

phill

Moderator

lexluthermiester

Mussels

Freshwater Moderator

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

System Name	Merc v8\| Project DRS
Processor	Ryzen 7800X3D\|5800X
Motherboard	Gigabyte X670 Gaming X AX\|B550 AORUS ELITE
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15\|Arctic LFII-360
Memory	2x 16GB-6000\|2x16GB-3600
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 4070 Ti SUPER\|RTX 3070 Ventus
Storage	Solidigm P44 1TB & 2TB, Crucial MX500 2TB\|2x1TB SSD
Display(s)	Acer Predator XB271HU\|LG 34GP950G
Case	Caselabs Mercury S8\|Phanteks G500A
Audio Device(s)	Schiit Magni & Modi, Edifier S351DB\|DT 770 PRO headphones
Power Supply	Seasonic Vertex PX-850\|Prime TX-750
Mouse	Logitech G600
Keyboard	Epomaker F75\|Logitech K400
Software	W11Pro

System Name	HP EliteBook 725 G3
Processor	AMD PRO A10-8700B (1.8 GHz CMT dual module with 3.2 GHz boost)
Motherboard	HP proprietary
Cooling	pretty good
Memory	8 GB SK Hynix DDR3 SODIMM
Video Card(s)	Radeon R6 (Carrizo/GCNv3)
Storage	internal Kioxia XG6 1 TB NVMe SSD (aftermarket)
Display(s)	HP P22h G4 21.5" 1080p (& 768p internal LCD)
Case	HP proprietary metal case
Audio Device(s)	built-in Conexant CX20724 HDA chipset -> Roland RH-200S
Power Supply	HP-branded AC adapter
Mouse	Steelseries Rival 310
Keyboard	Cherry G84-5200
Software	Alma Linux 9.1
Benchmark Scores	Broadcom BCM94356 11ac M.2 WiFi card (aftermarket)

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.

Processor	Ryzen 5 5600X
Motherboard	Asus B550-F Gaming WiFi
Cooling	Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4
Memory	64GB G.Skill Ripjaws V 3600 CL18
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte RX 6600 Eagle (de-shrouded)
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 1TB M.2
Display(s)	2 x Asus 1080p 60Hz IPS
Case	Antec P101 Silent
Audio Device(s)	Ifi Zen DAC V2
Power Supply	Be Quiet! Straight Power 11 650W Platinum
Mouse	JSCO JNL-101k
Keyboard	Akko 3108 V2 (Akko Pink linears)

System Name	Garbage / Trash
Processor	Ryzen 5600X / 5600
Motherboard	MSI B450M Mortar Ti / GB B550M Aorus Pro-P
Cooling	Deepcool GTE / ID Cooling SE224XT
Memory	Micron 32GB DDR4-3200 E-die @ 3600C16 / Ballistix Elite 16GB 3600C16
Video Card(s)	MSI 2060 Super Armor OC / Zotac 3070 Twin Edge
Storage	HP EX920 1TB Micron 1100 2TB, Crucial M550 1TB, Hynix P31 1TB
Display(s)	Acer XB271HU @ 150Hz x2
Audio Device(s)	JBL LSR305 + Topping D50S / iLoud MM + SMSL DO100
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus Plus 850W / G-series 650W
Mouse	Logitech G304 x2

Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	ASRock B650E Steel Legend Wifi
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer III 280
Memory	2x16GB Corsair Vengeance RGB 6000 CL30 (A-Die)
Video Card(s)	RTX 4090 Gaming X Trio
Storage	1TB Samsung 990 PRO, 4TB Corsair MP600 PRO XT, 1TB WD SN850X, 4x4TB Crucial MX500
Display(s)	Alienware AW2725DF, LG 27GR93U, LG 27GN950-B
Case	Streacom BC1 V2 Black
Audio Device(s)	Bose Companion Series 2 III, Sennheiser GSP600 and HD599 SE - Creative Soundblaster X4
Power Supply	bequiet! Dark Power Pro 12 1500w Titanium
Mouse	Razer Deathadder V3
Keyboard	Razer Black Widow V3 TKL
VR HMD	Oculus Rift S
Software	~2000 Video Games

System Name	1. Glasshouse 2. Odin OneEye
Processor	1. Ryzen 9 5900X (manual PBO) 2. Ryzen 9 7900X
Motherboard	1. MSI x570 Tomahawk wifi 2. Gigabyte Aorus Extreme 670E
Cooling	1. Noctua NH D15 Chromax Black 2. Custom Loop 3x360mm (60mm) rads & T30 fans/Aquacomputer NEXT w/b
Memory	1. G Skill Neo 16GBx4 (3600MHz 16/16/16/36) 2. Kingston Fury 16GBx2 DDR5 CL36
Video Card(s)	1. Asus Strix Vega 64 2. Powercolor Liquid Devil 7900XTX
Storage	1. Corsair Force MP600 (1TB) & Sabrent Rocket 4 (2TB) 2. Kingston 3000 (1TB) and Hynix p41 (2TB)
Display(s)	1. Samsung U28E590 10bit 4K@60Hz 2. LG C2 42 inch 10bit 4K@120Hz
Case	1. Corsair Crystal 570X White 2. Cooler Master HAF 700 EVO
Audio Device(s)	1. Creative Speakers 2. Built in LG monitor speakers
Power Supply	1. Corsair RM850x 2. Superflower Titanium 1600W
Mouse	1. Microsoft IntelliMouse Pro (grey) 2. Microsoft IntelliMouse Pro (black)
Keyboard	Leopold High End Mechanical
Software	Windows 11

System Name	Work Computer \| Unfinished Computer
Processor	Core i7-6700 \| Ryzen 5 5600X
Motherboard	Dell Q170 \| Gigabyte Aorus Elite Wi-Fi
Cooling	A fan? \| Truly Custom Loop
Memory	4x4GB Crucial 2133 C17 \| 4x8GB Corsair Vengeance RGB 3600 C26
Video Card(s)	Dell Radeon R7 450 \| RTX 2080 Ti FE
Storage	Crucial BX500 2TB \| TBD
Display(s)	3x LG QHD 32" GSM5B96 \| TBD
Case	Dell \| Heavily Modified Phanteks P400
Power Supply	Dell TFX Non-standard \| EVGA BQ 650W
Mouse	Monster No-Name $7 Gaming Mouse\| TBD

Processor	9700k
Motherboard	Asrock Z390 Phantom Gaming-ITX/AC
Cooling	NZXT kraken X53
Memory	16GB Klevv Bolt X 3600mhz
Video Card(s)	Asus TUF RTX 3080
Storage	SanDisk Extreme Pro 1TB NVME
Display(s)	LG OLED42C24LA
Case	Meshlicious
Audio Device(s)	Dragonfly Black DAC/Amp + AKG Q701 + Rode NT-USB
Power Supply	Corsair SF750
Mouse	Steelseries Prime wireless
Keyboard	Coolermaster Masterkeys S
Software	Win 10 64

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!! :(