What's your latest tech purchase?

80-watt Hamster · Oct 5, 2022

Mussels said:
Unless you've got DLSS, the 1070ti does outperform a 3050
Bit craycray there.

It's not just the performance (that was expected), but construction and behavior. This particular 1070 ti is just better designed than my 3050, which also happens to be from EVGA. EDIT: I also like my RX 470 more than the 1060 and 3050 I have. It still got retired for being too slow. Sentiment only gets you so far.

Mussels · Oct 5, 2022

80-watt Hamster said:
It's not just the performance (that was expected), but construction and behavior. This particular 1070 ti is just better designed than my 3050, which also happens to be from EVGA. EDIT: I also like my RX 470 more than the 1060 and 3050 I have. It still got retired for being too slow. Sentiment only gets you so far.

True, some cards are just designed better

I've always enjoyed cards that got the PCB and cooler of higher models slapped on them - they'd be so cold and quiet

lexluthermiester · Oct 5, 2022

80-watt Hamster said:
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Got this from EVGA B-stock. One short game test and I already like it better than my 3050.

This begs the question: Why?

Mussels said:
Unless you've got DLSS, the 1070ti does outperform a 3050
Bit craycray there.

Really? How have I missed those numbers...
EDIT: Answer, I didn't. W1z never tested the 3050 against the 1070ti. But he did test it against the 1660ti which the 1070ti beat out.

Zotac GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB Review

The Zotac GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is the company's most cost-effective GTX 1660 Ti offering that's being sold with reference clock speeds. A spartan design, it still manages to offer the best noise levels of all the GTX 1660 Ti cards we tested today.

www.techpowerup.com

Zotac GeForce RTX 3050 Twin Edge OC Review

The Zotac RTX 3050 Twin Edge OC is one the most affordable GeForce RTX 3050 cards available. It comes with a compact but capable cooler that runs very quietly and still achieves good temperatures. What's also included is a small factory overclock and the fan-stop capability.

www.techpowerup.com

80-watt Hamster · Oct 5, 2022

lexluthermiester said:
This begs the question: Why?

Like Mussels said, there's performance. The TPU chart puts the 1070 ti 11% ahead of the 3050, but early numbers suggest ~25% faster in F@H. Standard disclaimers that the chart is gaming focused and estimated/calculated, and F@H is a much different load. The fans don't "grunt" when spinning up from zero, and the curve is better set, IMO. The stock curve on the 3050 would have them start/stop on a fairly frequent basis. Had to end-run that by setting a custom curve where they ran all the time. Also needed to offset the speeds from each other, or they seemed to produce a resonance frequency. The 1070 ti's fans have a more pleasant sound signature; I can let them run at 1800 RPM on the BIOS curve, while I ended up underclocking the 3050 so that the temps were in check at ~1400, because they were annoying any faster than that.

I've had it all of 20 or so hours at this point, so my opinion may change. But I'm rarely this pleased with something out-of-the-box.

Veseleil · Oct 5, 2022

Mussels said:
True, some cards are just designed better

I've always enjoyed cards that got the PCB and cooler of higher models slapped on them - they'd be so cold and quiet

True, just like my Aorus 1060 which got those from a 1070. Total overkill cooling. Mined Zcash with temps under 50°C at fixed 50% fan speed for more than a year. Core and RAM overclocked.

80-watt Hamster · Oct 5, 2022

80-watt Hamster said:
Like Mussels said, there's performance. The TPU chart puts the 1070 ti 11% ahead of the 3050, but early numbers suggest ~25% faster in F@H. Standard disclaimers that the chart is gaming focused and estimated/calculated, and F@H is a much different load. The fans don't "grunt" when spinning up from zero, and the curve is better set, IMO. The stock curve on the 3050 would have them start/stop on a fairly frequent basis. Had to end-run that by setting a custom curve where they ran all the time. Also needed to offset the speeds from each other, or they seemed to produce a resonance frequency. The 1070 ti's fans have a more pleasant sound signature; I can let them run at 1800 RPM on the BIOS curve, while I ended up underclocking the 3050 so that the temps were in check at ~1400, because they were annoying any faster than that.

I've had it all of 20 or so hours at this point, so my opinion may change. But I'm rarely this pleased with something out-of-the-box.

Something that occurred to me after the fact: The F@H comparison isn't completely valid, as it's between the 1070 ti at stock and the 3050 underclocked. It'll be interesting to see longer-term results with the two cards on "equal" footing.

Ruru · Oct 5, 2022

Had an offer I couldn't refuse. Crosshair VII Hero @ 100EUR incl. postage.

Mac the Geek · Oct 5, 2022

TP-LINK Archer - AX4400 WiFi 6 Dual-Band Gigabit Wireless Router - Micro Center

Get it now! 4400 Mbps WiFi for faster browsing, streamings, and downloading, all at the same time. quips with the top structure of 4T4R and HE160 on the 5 GHz band to enable 3.8 Gbps ultra-fast connection. Supports MU-MIMO and OFDMA to reduce congestion and quadruple the average throughput.

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Significant upgrade to the home wired/wireless environment. And 30% off to boot!

InVasMani · Oct 6, 2022

Lenne said:
Had an offer I couldn't refuse. Crosshair VII Hero @ 100EUR incl. postage.

TPU HUSTLER AWARD NOMINATION 2022... :laugh:

that's a hell of a steal...got any of those Asus Pro Art boards lol

Ruru · Oct 6, 2022

InVasMani said:
TPU HUSTLER AWARD NOMINATION 2022... that's a hell of a steal...got any of those Asus Pro Art boards lol

And that wasn't even from a stupid dude who sells good stuff cheap as always; hell, that dude is more an enthusiast than I am.

InVasMani · Oct 6, 2022

I need a steal like that... :laugh:

Ruru · Oct 6, 2022

InVasMani said:
I need a steal like that...

Being in some discord channels and having a hardware enthusiast as a friend works for me.. :laugh:

I know the guy IRL, seen him few times as he's also a Finn like me and our country isn't that big, so I see sometimes online buddies if they go through Central Finland.

Sorry that this is in Finnish; purchased two 80mm fans and a 8g syringe of MX-4.

"yo Lenne, why 80mm fans?" I put those to my 290X - I'll put an universal block to it and those will cool its RAM/VRM.

Mussels · Oct 6, 2022

My x3D just shipped
Did i post here about my Quest 2?

I'll sort stuff out when i rebuild everything

I bought new shelving and stuck my PC on it, That counts i guess as it's technically computer storage
all the RGB made camera go BRRRRRRRRRR and turned the world blue dabadeedabadie

Shou Miko · Oct 6, 2022

Mussels said:
My x3D just shipped
Did i post here about my Quest 2?

I'll sort stuff out when i rebuild everything

I bought new shelving and stuck my PC on it, That counts i guess as it's technically computer storage
all the RGB made camera go BRRRRRRRRRR and turned the world blue dabadeedabadie
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Oh I thought you got it already I guess I took it from you :roll:

P4-630 · Oct 6, 2022

puma99dk| said:
Oh I thought you got it already I guess I took it from you

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Motherboard/memory?...

Shou Miko · Oct 6, 2022

P4-630 said:
Motherboard/memory?...

That's gonna be a surprise because I think I got a good deal for £200 if you look at one my upper posts where I teased a bit. Still got one year warranty left.

The normal price is over £400 and I am waiting on it to get delivered today.

I am thinking about reusing my current DDR4 which worked great in my previous AMD Ryzen 9 3900X system but not in my current Intel 11th gen system.

igralec84 · Oct 6, 2022

Won a 7600X on ebay for 303+14€ shipping, i guess i'm upgrading to AM5 after all lol.

Now just need a good deal on some DDR5 and probably a B650 mobo. Hoping NZXT send me the AM5 bracket for the AIO in advance as i can't provide an invoice for the board as i don't have it yet :laugh:

Shou Miko · Oct 6, 2022

I am not totally up and running but did a clean install of Windows 11 Pro 22H2 on the Gigabyte M30 1TB I purchased last month and wow it's fast

This motherboard here is like the holy gravel of X570 for me never expected to get something this good ever and then paired it with the 5800X3D because seriously the AM5 is just too expensive for me :fear:

kapone32 · Oct 6, 2022

Mussels said:
My x3D just shipped
Did i post here about my Quest 2?

I'll sort stuff out when i rebuild everything

I bought new shelving and stuck my PC on it, That counts i guess as it's technically computer storage
all the RGB made camera go BRRRRRRRRRR and turned the world blue dabadeedabadie
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Mine is on the way. It will be good Friday!!

InVasMani · Oct 7, 2022

It's crazy that about half of TPU forums all decided to switch to 5800X3D at the same time.

DeathtoGnomes · Oct 7, 2022

Received today !

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B093LTGTKP

kapone32 · Oct 7, 2022

InVasMani said:
It's crazy that about half of TPU forums all decided to switch to 5800X3D at the same time.

The price has dropped to where it makes sense. I feel they are selling well though as Newegg has raised the price for their own up to $520 CAD from 499 on Monday. Last week it was on back order.

Count von Schwalbe · Oct 7, 2022

puma99dk| said:
the holy gravel of X570

Crushed stone idols?

Sorry, couldn't resist...

InVasMani said:
It's crazy that about half of TPU forums all decided to switch to 5800X3D at the same time.

I think a bunch were waiting to see if the 7000 series was compelling.

InVasMani · Oct 7, 2022

Hive mind all decided at once.

AlwaysHope · Oct 7, 2022

InVasMani said:
It's crazy that about half of TPU forums all decided to switch to 5800X3D at the same time.

Yes & for what? to top out benchmark scores.... or to max out the refresh rate on their monitors when gaming... whatever floats there boat!

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	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	Purple Haze \| Vacuum Box
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D (-30 CO) \| Intel® Xeon® E3-1241 v3
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk Max \| Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD5H
Cooling	Dark Rock 4 Pro, P14, P12, T30 case fans \| 212 Evo & P12 PWM PST x2, Arctic P14 & P12 case fans
Memory	32GB Ballistix (Micron E 19nm) CL16 @3733MHz \| 32GB HyperX Beast 2400MHz (XMP)
Video Card(s)	AMD 6900XTXH ASRock OC Formula & Phanteks T30x3 \| AMD 5700XT Sapphire Nitro+ & Arctic P12x2
Storage	ADATA SX8200 Pro 1TB, Toshiba P300 3TB x2 \| Kingston A400 120GB, Fanxiang S500 Pro 256GB
Display(s)	TCL C805 50" 2160p 144Hz VA miniLED, Mi 27" 1440p 165Hz IPS, AOC 24G2U 1080p 144Hz IPS
Case	Modded MS Industrial Titan II Pro RGB \| Heavily Modded Cooler Master Q500L
Audio Device(s)	Audient iD14 MKII, Adam Audio T8Vs, Bloody M550, HiFiMan HE400se, Tascam TM-80, DS4 v2
Power Supply	Rosewill Capstone 1000M \| Enermax Revolution X't 730W (both with P14 fans)
Mouse	Logitech G305, Bloody A91, Amazon basics, Logitech M187
Keyboard	Redragon K530, Bloody B930, Epomaker TH80 SE, BTC 9110
Software	W10 LTSC 21H2

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

What's your latest tech purchase?

80-watt Hamster

Mussels

Freshwater Moderator

lexluthermiester

Zotac GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB Review

Zotac GeForce RTX 3050 Twin Edge OC Review

80-watt Hamster

Veseleil

80-watt Hamster

Ruru

S.T.A.R.S.

Mac the Geek

TP-LINK Archer - AX4400 WiFi 6 Dual-Band Gigabit Wireless Router - Micro Center

InVasMani

Ruru

S.T.A.R.S.

InVasMani

Ruru

S.T.A.R.S.

Mussels

Freshwater Moderator

Shou Miko

P4-630

Shou Miko

igralec84

Shou Miko

kapone32

InVasMani

DeathtoGnomes

kapone32

Count von Schwalbe

Moderator

InVasMani

AlwaysHope

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

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	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	4K 144hz gaming PC :)
Processor	Ryzen 9 7950X
Motherboard	ASrock X670E Steel Legend
Cooling	NZXT Kraken Z73
Memory	2x16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB DDR5 6400 CL38 @ 6200 CL32
Video Card(s)	Gainward RTX 4090 Phantom @ GS
Storage	WB Black 1TB Pcie4
Display(s)	iiyama G-MASTER G4380UHSU-B1
Case	Lian Li O11D Evo
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC1220
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova 1300 G2
Mouse	Razer Deathadder Essential
Keyboard	Razer Ornata Chroma
Software	Win 11 PRO
Benchmark Scores	Time Spy: 34857 Time Spy Extreme: 19629 Port Royal: 28542 Speed Way: 11257 (Hall of Fame)

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	Dumbass
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7800X3D
Motherboard	ASUS TUF gaming B650
Cooling	Artic Liquid Freezer 2 - 420mm
Memory	G.Skill Sniper 32gb DDR5 6000
Video Card(s)	GreenTeam 4070 ti super 16gb
Storage	Samsung EVO 500gb & 1Tb, 2tb HDD, 500gb WD Black
Display(s)	1x Nixeus NX_EDG27, 2x Dell S2440L (16:9)
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Primo w/8 140mm SP Fans
Audio Device(s)	onboard (realtek?) - SPKRS:Logitech Z623 200w 2.1
Power Supply	Corsair HX1000i
Mouse	Steeseries Esports Wireless
Keyboard	Corsair K100
Software	windows 10 H
Benchmark Scores	https://i.imgur.com/aoz3vWY.jpg?2

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