What's your latest tech purchase?

[jboydgolfer]

Baltic states costs, a lot.

Sorry to hear that.Azio is afaik a california based company, so us shipping would sadly apply

 

[EntropyZ]

Sorry to hear that.

No worries. I just learned to live with it. When something I want finally does appear on the virtual shelves, it just makes it more satisfying when you finally get it.

Speaking of which...

Here's what I've been saving for months now. This came with free Acronis True Image 2010 license, the key isn't upgradable but the old version works fine. At some point I am planning on an all SSD system, it's quiet enough already, but I want almost dead silence. The HDD is one of the loudest things ATM combined with GPU fans.

Now if only I could find a used GTX 970 for 150 euros. They were being sold for that much some time after 10-series launch. But right now the used market is completely dry, like Gordon Ramsey kinda dry.

 

[jboydgolfer]

No worries. I just learned to live with it. When something I want finally does appear on the virtual shelves, it just makes it more satisfying when you finally get it.

Speaking of which...

Here's what I've been saving for months now. This came with free Acronis True Image 2010 license, the key isn't upgradable but the old version works fine. At some point I am planning on an all SSD system, it's quiet enough already, but I want almost dead silence. The HDD is one of the loudest things ATM combined with GPU fans.

Now if only I could find a used GTX 970 for 150 euros. They were being sold for that much some time after 10-series launch. But right now the used market is completely dry, like Gordon Ramsey kinda dry.

Where exactly are you? what country?

 

[EntropyZ]

Where exactly are you? neewhat country?

Lithuania. Gotta love the prices on some stuff. The tax for purchases is 21% if I remember correctly. That's why the used market can be really good sometimes, cause a lot of hardware comes at almost half-price if it's in good shape.

SSD and RAM prices have skyrocketed. I got lucky when I bought mine. Everything else has an insane price or slightly above dollar value.

Considering mechanical keyboards, Cooler Master Masterkeys M really appeals to me, but I have no idea if it's worth over a 100 euros, anyway it's still better anything Corsair has at that price point. Still it's a bit over the budget for me. AULA Wings of Liberty is pretty good keyboard with blue switches I think, but it's not available here. Most of the older TKL keyboards are gone now since they have been discontinued by most of the brands. On a side note, I am not touching anything made by Razer, I keep seeing ads of people selling their products almost brand new out of the box, that's a bad sign if I have ever seen one.

Even though I haven't even tried a mechanical keyboard myself, no way to do that even in stores. I think brown switches are perfect for me. I would pick a keyboard with reds but a lot of people seem to disagree with bottoming those out for a number of reasons, I'm on a membrane keyboard and I always bottom out to get the most out the click, I definitely need some sort of feedback in order to type quickly without errors, especially when I am a touch typer.

 

[biffzinker]

I think I've found my next tech purchase. Even has BASIC included if anyone remembers how to program in BASIC.

Included in the box with THEC64® Mini is a 1.5m (5 foot) wired USB classic joystick (with added function keys for game-specific modes), a USB charging cable and an HDMI cable (both 1.2m (4 foot) in length) allowing full compatibility with all modern TVs. Other features include a save game function and pixel filter options such as pixel perfect, CRT and scanline emulation. Future software updates can also be assured by firmware revisions via USB flash drive.

Source: https://thec64.com/ https://thec64.com/hello-world/

 

[Vayra86]

SOON

PU leather Gaming chairs for 350 dollars PLUS. Eat your heart out! I paid 280 for this one - and they cost 1000-1300 EUR when they're new (!!!). Absolutely LOVE this design, you can extend the seating area, and the armrest comes out the back so it doesnt constantly fight with my legs (I tend to cross my legs) desk and seat height. Was a bit of a search but yeah, this will be glorious Bonus points for the netweave backrest, no sweaty back in summer

I see now this pic doesn't show the extendable seating area, but Ill follow up with a pic from mine when delivered + user review in here

So, lifehack: go to websites that sell used office equipment, find a nice chair over there for close to zero, that is actually indestructible. I just went and shot for a very high quality one, but offerings over here range all the way down to 50-80 eur for good chairs.

http://www.haworth.com/products/seating/desk-chairs/x99

 

[Ahhzz]

I think I've found my next tech purchase. Even has BASIC included if anyone remembers how to program in BASIC.

Source: https://thec64.com/ https://thec64.com/hello-world/

I do I do!!!
Peek Poke Go Gosub Return!!!

That's what I learned to program on

Upcoming Game Selection


The Commodore 64 Mini is scheduled to launch in early 2018 for $69.99.

 

[MIRTAZAPINE]

I just came back buying my very first sfx power supply the Silverstone SX600-G. Got it on discount with it being the last 2 left. The shopkeeper thought it was the only one left but found another one. He wrote the invoice and I made the fastest electronics purchase ever like buying something from a convenience store. I was very surprised by the speed of sale for an indecisive buyer like me pacing around in the store lol thinking whether to grab the deal. This box is so SMOL. I could say my current EVGA 500B atx power supply is bigger than the sfx box alone. The shopkeeper told me that the box is different than the older SX600-G and saying it is still the same power supply inside.

Unboxing picture below. The SFX psu is even as SMOL! That is a golf ball for comparison beside the power supply. This power supply would be replacing my current EVGA 500B. Would make for a much neater build with its size and it being modular. Lets see how it is. If it is good I might come back for that last discount piece. I think this Sx600-G is probably a revised model vs the older box judging from my V1.1 label. You can see the old box and older version from JONNYGURU review with his being V1.0. I wonder what is the change. I guess Silverstone addresses problems with this one?

 

[AlienIsGOD]

My latest purchases

And this

Razer diamond back chroma & ornata chroma

 

[Ruru]

Finally, no more dual core in my gaming rig.

And of course this was the processor's fate.

Temps dropped about 20C on 4.6GHz.

 

[AlienIsGOD]

My latest purchases

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Razer diamond back chroma & ornata chroma

The DB was 60 Canadian BNIB on a local buy and sell and I got the deck for 110 CAN + taxes (did loan the $ from a friend for the keyboard tho.. Had the mouse, seen chroma demos for keyboards and said I need this lol)

 

[GreiverBlade]

Monday:
since i replaced my Roccat Ryos TKL Pro by a Logitech G410 Atlas Spectrum, i thought "why not replacing the Nyth and Kiro and test a new one" .... compulsive buying, much? (not replacing them because a failure ... the preceding one were not Razer devices "


that's a good in between the Nyth and Kiro since it has 5 button left side instead of 12 and 2 (well the Kiro has 5 but 2 are on the right and the last one is behind the mousewheel ) since i noticed that in most of the games i play i only used buttons 1 to 5 or 6 at maximum on 12 with the Nyth (though it's a modular one ... i could also do a "6 button" Nyth by replacing the 12 single slot by 6 double slot )

around 60$ with a voucher during a promotion (which place it almost at the initial price of the Kiro and around half the price of the Nyth )

 

[Vayra86]

Monday:
since i replaced my Roccat Ryos TKL Pro by a Logitech G410 Atlas Spectrum, i thought "why not replacing the Nyth and Kiro and test a new one" .... compulsive buying, much? (not replacing them because a failure ... the preceding one were not Razer devices "
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that's a good in between the Nyth and Kiro since it has 5 button left side instead of 12 and 2 (well the Kiro has 5 but 2 are on the right and the last one is behind the mousewheel ) since i noticed that in most of the games i play i only used buttons 1 to 5 or 6 at maximum on 12 with the Nyth (though it's a modular one ... i could also do a "6 button" Nyth by replacing the 12 single slot by 6 double slot )
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around 60$ with a voucher during a promotion (which place it almost at the initial price of the Kiro and around half the price of the Nyth )

Hey! Welcome to the Protheus club I'm loving this mouse man, totally gotten used to it, all these buttons are actually functional and not constantly annoying the hell out of me.

 

[GreiverBlade]

Hey! Welcome to the Protheus club I'm loving this mouse man, totally gotten used to it, all these buttons are actually functional and not constantly annoying the hell out of me.

no wonder most review about it place it as "one of the best mouse around" .... primarily what decided me (that and the addition of RGB with the Spectrum over Core )

 

[Shou Miko]

Just picked up this WD Purple 4TB that will be serving as my Plex drive for now, been running of a WD RED 4TB that I use for other stuff.



Of and no more space in my case so I had to put it in one of my Orico USB 3.0 enclosures I just tried to hook up to my USB 3.1 Type A port and the speeds looks alright actually faster than med RED's

 

[Ruru]

Monday:
since i replaced my Roccat Ryos TKL Pro by a Logitech G410 Atlas Spectrum, i thought "why not replacing the Nyth and Kiro and test a new one" .... compulsive buying, much? (not replacing them because a failure ... the preceding one were not Razer devices "
View attachment 92630

that's a good in between the Nyth and Kiro since it has 5 button left side instead of 12 and 2 (well the Kiro has 5 but 2 are on the right and the last one is behind the mousewheel ) since i noticed that in most of the games i play i only used buttons 1 to 5 or 6 at maximum on 12 with the Nyth (though it's a modular one ... i could also do a "6 button" Nyth by replacing the 12 single slot by 6 double slot )
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around 60$ with a voucher during a promotion (which place it almost at the initial price of the Kiro and around half the price of the Nyth )

Still kicking with G400s, "only" 3½yr old.

Surface looks like that it's seen some use, but still works as new.

 

[GreiverBlade]

Still kicking with G400s, "only" 3½yr old.

Surface looks like that it's seen some use, but still works as new.

a friend stepped on my G500 .... the only time a Logitech peripheral died on me ....

i had the G5 prior to it and G9x after it
and then i took a judgement dice roll critical fail : Razer, the best part of my life involving a lot of RMA and screaming after a piece of plastic .... (i should send Razer my therapy's bill /joke )
then i got some Trust (back ) and Speedlink .... cheap maybe, but the features and resilience were enough for my use (and most people who know my woes with Razer says: "problem lies with the user usage" ... ooohhh yep right ... my answer is always: "if i have the same usage behavior with all brands and only one get serial chronicles failures, then it's the brand and not the user the problem" )
and then Roccat, to me Roccat is the second best after Logitech, the Ryos TKL Pro felt really good but having only blue leds was a minor letdown, yet enough to make me considere going back to my old love (after all my 2 best non mech keyboard were a Logitech G15, that i still have and still work, unlike my Lycosa who i got almost at the same time, and G19 )
the Nyth and Kiro are RGB capable and the Nyth is plenty above the G600 (more customisation option and a slightly better shape) i had a G602 and the shape was good, so the G502 will be the best choice as a next

my only grief for Logitech ... is in the Wireless league .... the G903 Chaos Spectrum is awesome ... specially with the Powerplay wireless charging system, but freaking too expensive ... specially not paying 3/4 of my GPU for a mouse and mousepad if the mouse only has 2 button per side with the G703 it is a tad cheaper but the mouse is lacking even more for me

on the other hand the Asus ROG Spatha and Roccat Leadr are also fitting if i ever need a good wireless and a bit more less than half the price of the G903 + powerplay but for now : Logitech is back (i keep my Roccat Alumic mousepad .... that thing is indestructible in every ways )

 

[P4-630]

a friend stepped on my G500

Are you sitting on the floor when gaming?.....
You need a proper desk with a chair man!!!

 

[GreiverBlade]

Are you sitting on the floor when gaming?.....
You need a proper desk with a chair man!!!

weird Lan-Party .... i was sleeping in my bag and had my gears between me and the wall (to avoid shady people stealing my stuffz, not the tower tho ... at the time i had a huge and heavy one with a Kensington on it.) and that idiot managed to walk in that little space and step on it

now i am actually playing on my sofa with 3 2.5cm thick wood plank to put my keyboard and mouse at comfortable level .... before that ... only gamepad was comfortable in "iAmTooLazyToStayAtMyDesk, but i still carried all the gear to be able to laze on my sofa." mode.

next, going for :

either : Couchmaster Basic (88chf)


or Cycon model (139chf but with cable management and USB 3.0 hub)


i think the later model is well worth the 51chf up pricing

the 1440p monitor can wait a bit more

 

[Shou Miko]

My isp is preparing me for 1000/60mbit over coax and sent me this spaceship



On a side note I will start out with 300/50mbit and will be automatic upgrade to 1000/60mbit when it's possible for no extra charge.

 

[Athlonite]

1000/60 that's a weird number mines 1000/500Mbps on fiber

 

[Shou Miko]

1000/60 that's a weird number mines 1000/500Mbps on fiber

This here is over COAX the cobber u get television from so the speed ain't the same as fiber, on fiber I can only get 600/600mbit for over double the price and the isp is shit always fucks up so I am staying here on COAX for now and yes I know what I am talking had fiber for 10yrs the last 3 or so with this isp that the electricity company purchased but they always fucked up on my fiber with that said my current isp should be coming on the fiber at my location next yr if everything goes well so for the same price as the 1000/60mbit I get on COAX I can get 1000/1000mbit on fiber can't wait for that

 

[Jetster]

New NAS will be here Monday

 

[Shou Miko]

@Jetster are that the new twins¿

 

[Jetster]

You can look but don't touch