What's your latest tech purchase?

oobymach · Aug 7, 2022

Ordered a wireless trackpad. I'm surprised there aren't more manufacturers making these, I could only find this one and it took some digging.

PERIPAD-704 - Wireless Touchpad with Large Tracking Surface and Multigesture Control

PERIPAD-704 wireless touchpad with a large tracking surface that supports multigesture control, and left and right button for extra convenience. The durable yet lightweight construction makes it perfrect for carrying around when traveling. The device comes with the Plug-and-Play feature...

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P4-630 · Aug 7, 2022

Got a new chair mat @ 10 EURO from the Aldi.

New AEG Smart and silent vacuum cleaner, 195 EURO

freeagent · Aug 7, 2022

I got a new security system for the house installed yesterday evening. The camera is awesome, 1080P, HDR, and you can see at night lol.. might have to get 2 more.. one for the back, and side of the house.

P4-630 · Aug 7, 2022

freeagent said:
I got a new security system for the house installed yesterday evening. The camera is awesome, 1080P, HDR, and you can see at night lol.. might have to get 2 more.. one for the back, and side of the house.

Good to know, we are skipping your home for now....

j/k

THE_EGG · Aug 7, 2022

Bought a new chair last weekend - this counts as tech yeh?

Saved about a third off the full price at my local HM dealer's warehouse clearance.

I've been suffering from an open surgical wound since for close to a year after undergoing a Pilonidal Sinus Excision (don't Google that if you're eating). And I've been unable to sit upright since.

I almost cried with joy when I tried this as I could sit for a solid 20-30min without pain. It's got this crazy suspension spring seat base.

I think the backrest is better on my old chair (Steelcase Leap v2) but considering I can't use it as I can't sit on it comfortably anymore, it doesn't matter for me.

oobymach · Aug 7, 2022

Going to RMA my mobo and didn't want to have down time so I ordered this.

MPG X570S EDGE MAX WIFI

MPG series motherboards offer colorful customization with Mystic Light and Ambient Link, tuned for better performance by Core boost, DDR4 Boost, Aluminum cover with Extended heatsink, M.2 Shield Frozr, Wi-Fi 6E, Gen4

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kapone32 · Aug 8, 2022

Working from home with a $500i budget for office equipment upgrade. I was using the 32QC but a curve of any kind is not conducive to an office environment. I like that it has PIP so I can work and do something else like surf TPU. I am hoping it is as good as I hope it is. This should allow my next GPU upgrade to make sense. I really also hope that it is not broken when it arrives. That is always my fear ordering monitors.

jallenlabs · Aug 9, 2022

Bought a 11700k and got two motherboards for free in a combo deal. Upgrading my lab rig and benching tonight.

tabascosauz · Aug 9, 2022

kapone32 said:
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Working from home with a $500i budget for office equipment upgrade. I was using the 32QC but a curve of any kind is not conducive to an office environment. I like that it has PIP so I can work and do something else like surf TPU. I am hoping it is as good as I hope it is. This should allow my next GPU upgrade to make sense. I really also hope that it is not broken when it arrives. That is always my fear ordering monitors.

Funny enough I've been looking at the FV43U as well these past few weeks. As well as the Sony X85K. Just trying to decide whether it's worth it to jump to 4K and from 27 to 43 inch panel. Both with enough framerate and GSYNC, great P3 and Adobe coverage after calibration, but the fact they're VA gives me pause.

I've got horrible luck when it comes to monitors so I feel your anxiety 100%, especially with the lack of real options in this segment and one of them being Gigglebyte. One of my friends has a flawless M27Q but I already had that horrid 3 month RMA nightmare with them earlier this year

dcf-joe · Aug 9, 2022

Picked this up today at the Microcenter in Minneapolis. Open box, 12GB Asus Strix OC RTX 3080 for $720.

kapone32 · Aug 9, 2022

tabascosauz said:
Funny enough I've been looking at the FV43U as well these past few weeks. As well as the Sony X85K. Just trying to decide whether it's worth it to jump to 4K and from 27 to 43 inch panel. Both with enough framerate and GSYNC, great P3 and Adobe coverage after calibration, but the fact they're VA gives me pause.

I've got horrible luck when it comes to monitors so I feel your anxiety 100%, especially with the lack of real options in this segment and one of them being Gigglebyte. One of my friends has a flawless M27Q but I already had that horrid 3 month RMA nightmare with them earlier this year

I hear you I debated for a long time what to get. I used to be someone that only bought IPS panels. I took a chance on the 32QC and it convinced me that VA (and Gigabyte) is not as bad as people make them out to be (at montiors). I once bought one of those Qnix monitors from Korea and it came defective so I know what you mean about being hesitant. From all that I can see this is the same panel as the Asus Strix XG43UQ. I am struggling with a 15" laptop using multiple Windows. It does have BGR instead of RGB but we will see how smart WIndows 11 is mitigating that. As far as I can tell the Pixel density should be about the same as a 32" 1440P. I found a mount on Amazon that does swivel for like $40. I will be sure to comment on the office performance of the monitor (and of course Gaming).

Ruru · Aug 9, 2022

Bought 2x these trigger "mods" for two Dualshock3s. Cost 20.61AUD = 14.07EUR.

SpittinFax · Aug 9, 2022

I got a bunch of 6MHz Z80 processors for a couple of projects, surprisingly they do work despite being very cheap and having suspiciously identical markings.

The easiest way to test DIP chips is to make a breadboard chip tester. I had an Arduino lying around so used it as a clock generator. With all eight data lines set to zero (i.e. do nothing), the address lines count in binary so it's a simple way to test if the chip works. Ben Eater did something similar with a 6502 chip.

And just for the record I was born when Clinton was president, so no I'm actually not a boomer. I just like old computers.

Mussels · Aug 9, 2022

Right what thermal paste am I buying

I dont wanna blow my whole ass out on price, local stock is just NT-H1. Seems okay but reports of crap for laptops with melting/pump out?

oobymach · Aug 9, 2022

Mussels said:
Right what thermal paste am I buying

I dont wanna blow my whole ass out on price, local stock is just NT-H1. Seems okay but reports of crap for laptops with melting/pump out?

I used NT-H1 on my FM2 rig and it seems durable, the way it spreads you can easily just wipe on a super thin coat and forget about it, the NT-H2 is better for temps but not by much, I have no idea on the pump out effect but if a paste has any liquid in it it's susceptible to the pump out effect imo.

You can help negate this with a super thin layer covering the whole chip vs a blob in the middle and let the heatsink compress it.

From what I've seen with stock pastes it's an issue but not so much with most good aftermarket pastes.

Also most laptops have thinner heatsink bases and are more of a contributor to thermal expansion/retraction pump out effect because of this.

How long does Thermal Paste last? (Applied and Stored)

Old Thermal paste can cause decreased performance, throttling and even overheating of your CPU and GPU. Be sure to replace Thermal Paste regularly.

www.cgdirector.com

P4-630 · Aug 9, 2022

oobymach said:
I used NT-H1 on my FM2 rig and it seems durable, the way it spreads you can easily just wipe on a super thin coat and forget about it, the NT-H2 is better for temps but not by much, I have no idea on the pump out effect but if a paste has any liquid in it it's susceptible to the pump out effect imo.

You can help negate this with a super thin layer covering the whole chip vs a blob in the middle and let the heatsink compress it.

From what I've seen with stock pastes it's an issue but not so much with most good aftermarket pastes.

Also most laptops have thinner heatsink bases and are more of a contributor to thermal expansion/retraction pump out effect because of this.

How long does Thermal Paste last? (Applied and Stored)

Old Thermal paste can cause decreased performance, throttling and even overheating of your CPU and GPU. Be sure to replace Thermal Paste regularly.

www.cgdirector.com

My dad is still running my socket 775 system with E7200, last time I have remounted the cooler and Arctic Silver 5 applied was in 2010, it still runs around 26C idle.

Atheist Jr · Aug 9, 2022

New microphone. Elgato Wave 3. Never buy a blue yeti. Mine was horrible.

Ruru · Aug 9, 2022

Mussels said:
Right what thermal paste am I buying

I dont wanna blow my whole ass out on price, local stock is just NT-H1. Seems okay but reports of crap for laptops with melting/pump out?

With MX-4 you can't go wrong mate.

lexluthermiester · Aug 9, 2022

Lenne said:
With MX-4 you can't go wrong mate.

True.

Ruru · Aug 9, 2022

lexluthermiester said:
True.

I do have liquid metal though in my laptops as they're with naked die, but MX-4 is a paste which is suitable in universal use. :toast:

Lenne said:
Bought 2x these trigger "mods" for two Dualshock3s. Cost 20.61AUD = 14.07EUR.

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How the hell I could forget to say that I'll get a 6800U AGP which I paid only the postage. :toast:

SN2716057 · Aug 9, 2022

To replace the soundbar I bought the Edifier S351DB 2.1 speakers which are a huge improvement. Next on the list are speaker tripods or foam..

Ruru · Aug 9, 2022

SN2716057 said:
To replace the soundbar I bought the Edifier S351DB 2.1 speakers which are a huge improvement. Next on the list are speaker tripods or foam..

I know that everyone has their own taste, but I just can't understand how anyone can still manage with just one monitor..

P4-630 · Aug 9, 2022

SN2716057 said:
the Edifier S351DB 2.1 speakers

I plan to buy this set as well, looks awesome, hopefully they sound awesome as well...

Valantar · Aug 9, 2022

Lenne said:
How the hell I could forget to say that I'll get a 6800U AGP which I paid only the postage.

Wait, AMD sells their mobile APUs on AGP cards now? :confused:

(yes, that is a joke.)

Ruru · Aug 9, 2022

Valantar said:
Wait, AMD sells their mobile APUs on AGP cards now?

(yes, that is a joke.)

The dude didn't have its original cooler (tho still the cool Nalu shroud) so he was like "nah, just pay the postage".

That reminds me that I've never had a 6800 GT (that Asus 128MB DDR model doesn't count). I was hella jealous when he bought one from a sale in 2005. :laugh:

System Name	New compy
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5800x3D
Motherboard	MSI MPG x570S EDGE MAX WiFi
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15S w. FHP141 + Xigmatek AOS XAF-F1451
Memory	32gb G.Skill Ripjaws V Samsung B-Die Dual Rank F4-4000C16D-32GVKA
Video Card(s)	ASUS TUF GAMING RTX 4070ti
Storage	17tb (8+4tb WD Black HDD's, 2+2+0.5+0.5tb M.2 SSD Drives) + 16tb WD Red Pro backup drive
Display(s)	Alienware AW2518H 24" 240hz, Sony X85K 43" 4k 120hz HDR TV
Case	Thermaltake Core v71
Audio Device(s)	iFi Nano Idsd Le, Creative T20 + T50, Sennheiser HD6Mix
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova G2 1000w
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero custom w. G900 scroll wheel mod, Rival 3 + Rival 3 wireless, JLab Epic Mouse
Keyboard	Corsair K68 RGB + K70 RGB + K57 RGB Wireless + Logitech G613
Software	Win 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	https://valid.x86.fr/s2y7ny

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 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

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	Shoebox Sandwich \| Razer Blade 14 \| Synology DS423+ w/ 4X8TB WD Red \| ROG Ally \| Mac mini
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D \| AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
Motherboard	ASRock B650E PG-ITX WiFi \| Razer thing
Cooling	NZXT Kraken 240 RGB w/ Lian Li P28 + Corsair AF120 Slim \| Double fan vapour chamber
Memory	G.Skill Flare X5 2x16GB 6000MHz CL32 DDR5 \| 16GB 3200MHz DDR4
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX \| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB
Storage	Seagate FireCuda 520 2TB + Lexar NM790 4TB \| 1TB NVMe SSD + 2TB NVMe external SSD
Display(s)	Alienware AW3423DW & Sony A90K 42" \| 14" QHD IPS 165Hz & Sony BRAVIA 9 75" TV
Case	FormD T1 - v2.1 - Titanium colourway w Aluminium mesh \| Razer Blade 14
Audio Device(s)	Schiit Hel 2E (Focal Clear & HiFiMAN HE-4XX & DROP PC38X) \| Samsung Q950A
Power Supply	Corsair SF750 Platinum \| Razer 230W brick
Mouse	Razer Viper Ultimate Mercury \| Roccat Kain 202
Keyboard	Womier SK75 (Green) \| Corsair K63
VR HMD	Oculus Quest
Software	Windows 11 Home \| Windows 11 Home
Benchmark Scores	2022 MINI Countryman SE PHEV Hybrid ALL4 \| British Racing Green\| Malt Brown Interior\| YOURS Trim

What's your latest tech purchase?

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PERIPAD-704 - Wireless Touchpad with Large Tracking Surface and Multigesture Control

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System Name	Best AMD Computer
Processor	AMD 7900X3D
Motherboard	Asus X670E E Strix
Cooling	In Win SR36
Memory	GSKILL DDR5 32GB 5200 30
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse 7900XT (Watercooled)
Storage	Corsair MP 700, Seagate 530 2Tb, Adata SX8200 2TBx2, Kingston 2 TBx2, Micron 8 TB, WD AN 1500
Display(s)	GIGABYTE FV43U
Case	Corsair 7000D Airflow
Audio Device(s)	Corsair Void Pro, Logitch Z523 5.1
Power Supply	Deepcool 1000M
Mouse	Logitech g7 gaming mouse
Keyboard	Logitech G510
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64 Steam. GOG, Uplay, Origin
Benchmark Scores	Firestrike: 46183 Time Spy: 25121

System Name	Core
Processor	Intel 12900k @ 5.3/4.0
Motherboard	MSI z690 Tomahawk
Cooling	Custom H20
Memory	GSkill 64GB 3600 cas 15 b die
Video Card(s)	ASUS RTX 4070 Super OC'
Storage	Optane 900p x2, SK Hynix p41 Pro
Display(s)	ACER 250hz 1080p 25" VA display x2
Case	Phanteks p500a with all Arctic/Thermaltake fans
Audio Device(s)	Focusrite interface, Presonus Studio Monitors and Subwoofer
Power Supply	Seasonic 850w plat with cable mod cables
Mouse	Glorious Model O
Keyboard	Havic mech
Software	Win 11 Pro

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	Built By Me
Processor	Intel Core i9 9900K @ 5.1 GHz
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Ultra
Cooling	Custom Water Cooling - CPU Only
Memory	32GB (2 x 16) GSkill Ripjaws V DDR4
Video Card(s)	RTX 4080 - ASUS ROG Strix 16GB OC - P Mode
Storage	1TB Samsung 970 Evo NVMe
Display(s)	Alienware AW2723DF @ 280 Hz @ 1440P
Case	Fractal Design Define S2
Audio Device(s)	Corsair Virtuoso Pro
Power Supply	850W Seasonic Platinum
Mouse	Razer Viper V2 Pro @ 2k Hz
Keyboard	Asus ROG Strix Scope II 96 Wireless - ROG NX Snow Switches
Software	Windows 11 Pro

System Name	4K-gaming / media-PC
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X / Intel Core i7-6700K
Motherboard	Asus ROG Crosshair VII Hero / Asus Z170-A
Cooling	Arctic Freezer 50 / Thermaltake Contac 21
Memory	32GB DDR4-3466 / 16GB DDR4-3000
Video Card(s)	RTX 3080 10GB / RX 6700 XT
Storage	3.3TB of SSDs / several small SSDs
Display(s)	Acer 27" 4K120 IPS + Lenovo 32" 4K60 IPS
Case	Corsair 4000D AF White / DeepCool CC560 WH
Audio Device(s)	Creative Omni BT speaker
Power Supply	EVGA G2 750W / Fractal ION Gold 550W
Mouse	Logitech MX518 / 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

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	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	Merc v8
Processor	Ryzen 7800X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X670 Gaming X AX
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15
Memory	2x 16GB-6000
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Storage	Solidigm P44 1TB & 2TB, Crucial MX500 2TB
Display(s)	ASUS ROG Swift PG27UQR
Case	Caselabs Mercury S8
Audio Device(s)	Schiit Magni & Modi, Edifier S351DB, DT 770 PRO
Power Supply	Seasonic Vertex PX-850
Mouse	Logitech G600
Keyboard	Glorious GMMK Pro custom
Software	W11Pro

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

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