What's your latest tech purchase?

[Count von Schwalbe]

often and incorrectly assumed 110V/220V

Equipment manufacturers use lower numbers than electricians. Dunno why, but 110/220v means the same as 120/240v (or 230v).

 

[Space Lynx]

I just wanna say those of us snapping up the x3D chips got our moneys worth

*Sips delicious 0.1% low tea*

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that's in one game? most games I have seen x3d loses in 1% lows and in 5% lows to even a 13600k. but yes, x3d is a great chip still imo.

on topic: bought a 13600k on launch day for $315 or so after my rebate

 

[oobymach]

Not exactly a purchase but was delivered today and it's all buggy. Caught it in my hornet trap, my pinky finger for size comparison. Click to enlarge. Had so much fear adrenaline over this thing even after it was dead, no thank you.

 

[1freedude]

Not exactly a purchase but was delivered today and it's all buggy. Caught it in my hornet trap, my pinky finger for size comparison. Click to enlarge. Had so much fear adrenaline over this thing even after it was dead, no thank you.

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That's a queen, looking for a place to winter over. Good catch. I used to get wicked scared, too. After a while, just a slight twitch of nervousness. I went hunting for queens around my old house out west of the Rockies. Big bitches, aren't they?

 

[mechtech]

I remember those things, they smell nasty when they get hot....
My induction doesn't have a smell when hot, only smell the food haha...

ya

I have a gas range now.............but definitely looking into induction for next time

 

[freeagent]

Not really new any more but.. I put 1411kilometres on it since I bought it 173 days ago

Everything is still tight, plenty of power, still has its range.. it’s been a good machine. I should have taken pictures of my scabs as I bailed hard a few times riding in the dark and hitting child swallowing pot holes

 

[Ahhzz]

So it has been another year and my family still loves me. Wife got me the new Das Keyboard 6 Pro. I have wanted a Das Keyboard since back in '09, so I am super stoked. Types amazing and the white backlight is just right.

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My son snagged me the new Gamers Nexus Mod Mat and got one signed by Steve. Super cool gift, and a great birthday all around!

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Totally Jelly!!! awesome!!!



Got in a Samsung SM-x800 A8 tablet last night, trying to work out how to root it... pain in the backside!!

 

[bobbybluz]

I just scored what appears to be a mint condition EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FTW3, 11GB off Ebay for $207 + $15 shipping. I like the fact that replacement fans are available for it if needed in the future. It's going to replace a Sapphire R9 380 Nitro 8GB in one of my Xeon rigs. All things considered it appears to be a good deal for the price if it shows up looking as good as the picture of it.

 

[freeagent]

Ordered this guy today to try out

 

[lexluthermiester]

I just scored what appears to be a mint condition EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FTW3, 11GB off Ebay for $207 + $15 shipping.

That's not bad! Score indeed!

 

[Count von Schwalbe]

I may have slammed a door on my phone...

So:

Not a bad price for a brand new one

Also, does anyone know how to access a phone with a broken screen and a broken USB port?

 

[freeagent]

He’s just a little guy, so cute

I’ll try it out, if I don’t like it hopefully its hardware works with my FC140. 1 day shipping yay

Also has an LGA1700 mount.. could come in handy later

 

[Super Firm Tofu]

He’s just a little guy, so cute

I’ll try it out, if I don’t like it hopefully its hardware works with my FC140. 1 day shipping yay

Also has an LGA1700 mount.. could come in handy later
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Noice.

I bought the extra LGA1700 kit with the second FC140 I just ordered, and the FC140 has it in the box now too.

With those 'Anti-Gravity' heat pipes, how do you keep that thing on the counter?

 

[freeagent]

This will just be for X3D if it can handle it at its worst

LGMRT is about 5-6c off from FC140 with X3D, maybe a touch more..

 

[JATownes]

Well, with the new platforms and GPUs out and around the corner, I have decided to skip a platform swap and/or GPU upgrade this generation, but still had that itch to toy with my rig. So
I finally bit the bullet and snagged 4x8GB of single rank Samsung b-die ram @ 3600 14/15/15/35.

Been trying to tune the Micron e-die in my Dom Plats for the last year or so, but they are just crappy sticks. But since I am skipping this generation, it seems like a good excuse to splurge on some high quality DIMMS.

 

[freeagent]

Enjoy

 

[SN2716057]

Got a new bone at work, and it was bare

USB port for scale.

It's the Asus PN50 with the Ryzen 3 4300U cause it doesn't need to work hard. Ripped the memory out the previous one, the Asrock A300.

 

[phill]

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Sony XR48A90K , moved the Samsung 48" JS9000 to the bedroom. I chose it over the LG C2 because gaming is not it's primary duty and the feature set is more in line for movies and media use. I am still tweaking but it is performing most excellently . 4K @120hz and super smooth motion.

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Loving the GPU collection in the background!!

 

[PLAfiller]

Some new stuff: P710e from Logitech and a mikrotik access point. They are not joking about the size of that AP...it's sooo tiny! Literary a matchbox and a half Haven't configured it yet, I hope during the upcoming weekend.

 

[SN2716057]

More storage for my main rig. Although a bit hesitant to install W11pro atm because at work the pc refused to recognize the keyboard.

 

[avidgamer121]

got some kryonaut last week as my cpu had high temps even at stock in winters. Already seeing 4-5c temps drop. It's expensive but well worth it

 

[MagnyCours]

Dipping my toes in AMD's ecosystem. Might decide to switch to the X3D part depending on the performance diff.

 

[Kovoet]

For game streaming. Never done anything like this but we are a bunch of old army guys in our 60's so they want it recorded whilst gaming. Should be fun

 

[Steve-007UK]

Love my pc but wanted a few upgrades and it's been a long time since i got chance to do anything like this and with the spare parts i will have i can also upgrade my nephews pc as a suprise to

So for me i got this.

And i also got a couple of these.

I plan on getting a b550 or maybe a x570 motherboard soon to then my nephew can have my old 2600x and b450 mobo and then i can reuse a lot of his old parts to and will only have to get him 16gig of ddr4 ram.

 

[GamerGuy]

I know it's not the latest, nor greatest, seems like the cool thing to get for AM4 is the 5800X3D, but I want mine to be an all rounder. And after having an R9 3900X, I can't go back to 8C/16T, so I opted for a used R9 5900X which cost me about 280USD. I just tested it on Serious Sam BFE (this game causes my 5800H laptop CPU to go ape shite at 102C, other games would only hit a max of 90C), with my 360mm AIO cooling it, I get about 75C max in an AC room set at 24C. I'm happy with it, don't think I'll go 5800X3D, but IF AMD ever release an R9 5900X3D/5950X3D, I might just bite.