What's your latest tech purchase?

FreedomEclipse · Jan 3, 2023

Gear cable on the bike snapped. So im overhaulin' (and yes... very much FML...)

This will be the fanciest, smoothest shifting 6800 ultegra the world has yet to ever seen.

meanwhile I'll go cry myself to sleep.

Mussels · Jan 3, 2023

dcf-joe said:
Had a 3080, but had no impulse control after receiving some Christmas cash, so I went to the Dallas Microcenter and got a 4080 Strix OC 16 GB.

Of course, I didn't do measurements before hand to see if the GPU would fit, so I had to relocate my reservoir/pump to fit the GPU.

The 4080 also came with an adjustable GPU stand, which you can kind of see holding the GPU up on the right side.

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This is great
Terrible but great

Can you do without the res entirely? Sneakily located fill ports can bypass the need entirely

dcf-joe · Jan 3, 2023

Mussels said:
This is great
Terrible but great

Can you do without the res entirely? Sneakily located fill ports can bypass the need entirely

I suppose I could, but the other entirely reasonable approach is to just upgrade the rest of the system and get a larger case! :peace:

lemonadesoda · Jan 3, 2023

C5W 12v 36mm

InVasMani · Jan 3, 2023

Picked up a Roland MMP-2 Mic Modeling Preamp.

Norton · Jan 4, 2023

aShqrk said:
A g502 hero bc y not plus I needed a cheap wired mouse for gaming

I bought the same... hate it.

Felt fine righty but when I switched to lefty, which I do constantly and seamlessly with my other mouse, I couldn't use it.

Switched back to a Logitech G300s for now since it's nearly perfect for both handed users like me, just a little small for my hands.

Going to try it a few more times to see if I can get used to it

JrRacinFan · Jan 4, 2023

Norton said:
both handed users like me

much respect to you. I know i couldnt do it.

tabascosauz · Jan 4, 2023

Me and my idiot brain cannot stop beta testing for AMD

Had a choice of an XFX 310 or Powercolor MBA for the same price, but alas I cannot fit a goddamn 344mm long GPU

RJARRRPCGP · Jan 4, 2023

Mea culpa? I just got my Fractal Celsius+ S36 Dynamic AIO cooler and I'm not getting better core temps at all in Cinebench R23! The suspects: The tubes curve a lot and I don't have more room, even in the Corsair 275R case! Also the room being warm.

Does their pre-applied TIM suck?

JrRacinFan · Jan 4, 2023

tabascosauz said:
Me and my idiot brain cannot stop beta testing for AMD

Had a choice of an XFX 310 or Powercolor MBA for the same price, but alas I cannot fit a goddamn 344mm long GPU

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You can send it my way. I'm sure it will fit in my 5000d quite easily xD

lexluthermiester · Jan 5, 2023

Norton said:
I bought the same... hate it.

Felt fine righty but when I switched to lefty, which I do constantly and seamlessly with my other mouse, I couldn't use it.

Switched back to a Logitech G300s for now since it's nearly perfect for both handed users like me, just a little small for my hands.

Going to try it a few more times to see if I can get used to it

Redragon make great mice, wired and wireless. Not expensive either.

RJARRRPCGP · Jan 5, 2023

RJARRRPCGP said:
Mea culpa? I just got my Fractal Celsius+ S36 Dynamic AIO cooler and I'm not getting better core temps at all in Cinebench R23! The suspects: The tubes curve a lot and I don't have more room, even in the Corsair 275R case! Also the room being warm.

Does their pre-applied TIM suck?

OK, I was able to make it so that the tubes are in a normal orientation now. I changed the TIM and now I'm back to virtually identical to the Cooler Master MA 612. But I suspect it's my room being warm. Because the core temp is better than before! Yesss! Only mea culpa just minutes ago: I had it on PWM mode and somehow it wasn't on PWM mode. That was what I rechecked after changing the TIM and getting 90C and throttling! That throttling was just it not being on PWM mode. Got lucky with the pump speed woops, where I was lucky that it didn't just click off on me, like my FX 8350 (and Sabertooth 990 FX R 2.0) did at a paltry 4.4 GHz, when running x264!

Gee wiz, looks like it took until 9 o'clock PM just to get where I am now! And the heatsink installation for AM4 isn't as hard as what a Newegg review said, LOL.

Mussels · Jan 5, 2023

RJARRRPCGP said:
Mea culpa? I just got my Fractal Celsius+ S36 Dynamic AIO cooler and I'm not getting better core temps at all in Cinebench R23! The suspects: The tubes curve a lot and I don't have more room, even in the Corsair 275R case! Also the room being warm.

Does their pre-applied TIM suck?

You got a midrange AIO, but it's not specifically great for AM4 - and the 5800x gives no shits for how big a cooler is, purely about it's baseplate and contact over the CCX

The AIO pump should be on plain 12V, not PWM or controlled in any way. Run the pump at 100%.

bottom link in my sig will give you all the details you want

tabascosauz · Jan 5, 2023

In preparation for the XT, de-waterblocking and putting back together the 2060S FE as my backup and interim card, while selling the 3070Ti TUF. It's sad, I know. Not many people go back from a waterblock.

I thought removing the FE cooler was a pain in the ass. GN Steve's frustration taking apart the 2060/2060S/2070 FE was known to all.
Reinstalling the FE cooler is even worse. At least I got it back together, and core/hotspot delta is slightly less now.

The aesthetic of the 20 FEs will never get old though. They suck as coolers, but damn do they look sleek and professional. Okay, that wasn't fair, they perform commensurate with their size and mass.

de.das.dude · Jan 5, 2023

finally went nvme ssd. was on a discounted price ~100USD

JrRacinFan · Jan 5, 2023

ANy suggestions on a 2TB NVME greater or around 5.5Gb/s ? WD SN770? Upgrading from a Sabrent Rocket 1TB

kapone32 · Jan 5, 2023

JrRacinFan said:
ANy suggestions on a 2TB NVME greater or around 5.5Gb/s ? WD SN770? Upgrading from a Sabrent Rocket 1TB

Seagate 530. Corsair Mp600 will both give you that speed.

kapone32 said:
Seagate 530. Corsair Mp600 will both give you that speed.

The SN850 is also good.

Shrek · Jan 5, 2023

FreedomEclipse said:
Gear cable on the bike snapped. So im overhaulin' (and yes... very much FML...)

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This will be the fanciest, smoothest shifting 6800 ultegra the world has yet to ever seen.

I prefer stainless steel cables for long life, after my last one also snapped.

GamerGuy · Jan 6, 2023

A couple of accessories for my upcoming build/upgrade, mostly to do with aesthetics more than anything else...a 24pin ATX right-angle adapter, and 3x U-bend PCIe connectors for my RX 7900 XTX.

kapone32 · Jan 6, 2023

tabascosauz said:
Me and my idiot brain cannot stop beta testing for AMD

Had a choice of an XFX 310 or Powercolor MBA for the same price, but alas I cannot fit a goddamn 344mm long GPU

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Your idiot brain is going to wonder what all the fuss is about.

lexluthermiester · Jan 6, 2023

JrRacinFan said:
WD SN770? Upgrading from a Sabrent Rocket 1TB

TeamGroup has some compelling 2TB drives. Not sure about the speed, but if it's not close to 5500mbps, it's not far off.
EDIT;
Here's the one I was thinking of;

https://www.amazon.com/TEAMGROUP-Internal-Compatible-Desktop-TM8FP6002T0C101/dp/B095PMX6JS

3500mbps
$120 right now though.

masterdeejay · Jan 6, 2023

I replaced my M40 tesla (Titan X/M) to somehing new. So i bought an Intel Arc A770 LE 16Gb.
I only gaming at windowed 720p or 1080p 60fps so it is a little overkill.

maxfly · Jan 6, 2023

masterdeejay said:
I replaced my M40 tesla (Titan X/M) to somehing new. So i bought an Intel Arc A770 LE 16Gb.
I only gaming at windowed 720p or 1080p 60fps so it is a little overkill.
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Wow, I'm shocked you actually found one! Nice!

Yraggul666 · Jan 6, 2023

These Demons have arrived.

Space Lynx · Jan 6, 2023

I just got in the mail a WD SN770 Black 500GB, was on Discount for $43 brand new and free ship... been wanting a dedicated Linux Mint drive... now I finally got one.

System Name	WorkInProgress
Processor	AMD 7800X3D
Motherboard	MSI X670E GAMING PLUS
Cooling	Thermalright AM5 Contact Frame + Phantom Spirit 120SE
Memory	2x32GB G.Skill Trident Z5 NEO DDR5 6000 CL32
Video Card(s)	Asus Dual Radeon™ RX 6700 XT OC Edition
Storage	WD SN770 1TB (Boot)\|1x WD SN850X 8TB (Gaming)\| 2x2TB WD SN770\| 2x2TB+2x4TB Crucial BX500
Display(s)	LG GP850-B
Case	Corsair 760T (White) {1xCorsair ML120 Pro\|5xML140 Pro}
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha RX-V573\|Speakers: JBL Control One\|Auna 300-CN\|Wharfedale Diamond SW150
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus GX-850 80+ GOLD
Mouse	Logitech G502 X
Keyboard	Duckyshine Dead LED(s) III
Software	Windows 11 Home
Benchmark Scores	ლ(ಠ益ಠ)ლ

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	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	ICE-QUAD // ICE-CRUNCH
Processor	Q6600 // 2x Xeon 5472
Memory	2GB DDR // 8GB FB-DIMM
Video Card(s)	HD3850-AGP // FireGL 3400
Display(s)	2 x Samsung 204Ts = 3200x1200
Audio Device(s)	Audigy 2
Software	Windows Server 2003 R2 as a Workstation now migrated to W10 with regrets.

System Name	Main PC- Gamer- Main Cruncher/Folder and too many crunching/folding rigs
Processor	Ryzen 5900X- Ryzen 5950X- Ryzen 3950X and etc...
Motherboard	Asrock X570 Extreme4- MSI X570S Tomahawk MAX WiFi- MSI B450M Bazooka Max and etc...
Cooling	Noctua NH-U14S (dual fan)- EK 360 AIO with push/pull fans- Corsair H115i RGB Pro XT and etc...
Memory	2x16GB GSkill FlareX 3200/c14- 4x8GB Corsair Vengeance 3600/c16- 2x16GB Team 3600/c18 and etc..
Video Card(s)	MSI Gaming RX 6800- Asus RTX 3070 TUF OC- MSI Ventus GTX 1660Ti and etc...
Storage	Main PC (1TB WD SN850- 2TB PNY CS 3040- 2TB Seagate Firecuda) and etc...
Display(s)	Main PC (2x24" Dell UltraSharp U2414H)
Case	Phanteks P600s- Seasonic Q704- Fractal Meshify C and etc...
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z625 THX 2.1 speakers
Power Supply	EVGA 750 G3- SeaSonic DGC 750- EVGA P2 850 and etc...
Mouse	G300s
Keyboard	Corsair K65
VR HMD	N/A
Software	Windows 10 Pro or Ubuntu
Benchmark Scores	Why sit on the Bench when you can get in the game and Crunch!!!

What's your latest tech purchase?

FreedomEclipse

~Technological Technocrat~

Mussels

Freshwater Moderator

dcf-joe

lemonadesoda

InVasMani

Norton

Moderator - Returning from the Darkness

JrRacinFan

Served 5k and counting ...

tabascosauz

Moderator

RJARRRPCGP

JrRacinFan

Served 5k and counting ...

lexluthermiester

RJARRRPCGP

Mussels

Freshwater Moderator

tabascosauz

Moderator

de.das.dude

Pro Indian Modder

JrRacinFan

Served 5k and counting ...

kapone32

Shrek

GamerGuy

kapone32

lexluthermiester

masterdeejay

maxfly

Yraggul666

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System Name	Snow White
Processor	Ryzen 7900x3d
Motherboard	AsRock B650E Steel Legend
Cooling	Custom Water 1x420
Memory	32GB T-Force Deltas
Video Card(s)	PowerColor 7900 XTX Liquid Devil
Storage	20+ TB
Display(s)	Sammy 49" 5k Ultrawide
Case	Tt CTE 600 Snow Edition
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	EVGA 1200W P2
Mouse	Corsair M65 RGB Elite White
Keyboard	Corsair K65 Mini
Software	Windows 10
Benchmark Scores	Avermedia Live HD2

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	KHR-1
Processor	Ryzen 9 5900X
Motherboard	ASRock B550 PG Velocita (UEFI-BIOS P3.40)
Memory	32 GB G.Skill RipJawsV F4-3200C16D-32GVR
Video Card(s)	Sparkle Titan Arc A770 16 GB
Storage	Western Digital Black SN850 1 TB NVMe SSD
Display(s)	Alienware AW3423DWF OLED-ASRock PG27Q15R2A (backup)
Case	Corsair 275R
Audio Device(s)	Technics SA-EX140 receiver with Polk VT60 speakers
Power Supply	eVGA Supernova G3 750W
Mouse	Logitech G Pro (Hero)
Software	Windows 11 Pro x64 23H2

System Name	Monke \| Work Thinkpad\| J1nnx took Old Monke
Processor	Ryzen 5600X \| Ryzen 5500U \| FX8320
Motherboard	ASRock B550 Extreme4 \| ? \| Asrock 990FX Extreme 4
Cooling	240mm Rad \| Not needed \| hyper 212 EVO
Memory	2x16GB DDR4 3600 Corsair RGB \| 16 GB DDR4 3600 \| 16GB DDR3 1600
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse RX6700XT 12GB \| Vega 8 \| Sapphire Pulse RX580 8GB
Storage	Samsung 980 nvme (Primary) \| some samsung SSD
Display(s)	Dell 2723DS \| Some 14" 1080p 98%sRGB IPS \| Dell 2240L
Case	Ant Esports Tempered case \| Thinkpad \| Antec
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z333 \| Jabra corpo stuff
Power Supply	Corsair RM750e \| not needed \| Corsair GS 600
Mouse	Logitech G400 \| nipple
Keyboard	Logitech G213 \| stock kb is awesome \| Logitech K230
VR HMD	;_;
Software	Windows 10 Professional x3
Benchmark Scores	There are no marks on my bench

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	CyberPowerPC ET8070
Processor	Intel Core i5-10400F
Motherboard	Gigabyte B460M DS3H AC-Y1
Memory	2 x Crucial Ballistix 8GB DDR4-3000
Video Card(s)	MSI Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super
Storage	Boot: Intel OPTANE SSD P1600X Series 118GB M.2 PCIE
Display(s)	Dell P2416D (2560 x 1440)
Power Supply	EVGA 500W1 (modified to have two bridge rectifiers)
Software	Windows 11 Home

System Name	DaBeast!!! DaBeast2!!!
Processor	AMD AM4 Ryzen 7 5700X3D 8C/16T/AMD AM4 RYZEN 9 5900X 12C/24T
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 Aorus Xtreme/Gigabyte X570S Aorus Elite AX
Cooling	Thermaltake Water 3.0 360 AIO/Thermalright PA 120 SE
Memory	2x 16GB Corsair Vengeance RGB RT DDR4 3600C16/2x 16GB Patriot Elite II DDR4 4000MHz
Video Card(s)	XFX MERC 310 RX 7900 XTX 24GB/Sapphire Nitro+ RX 6900 XT 16GB
Storage	500GB Crucial P3 Plus NVMe PCIe 4x4 + 4TB Lexar NM790 NVMe PCIe 4x4 + TG Cardea Zero Z NVMe PCIe 4x4
Display(s)	Samsung LC49HG90DMEX 32:9 144Hz Freesync 2/Acer XR341CK 75Hz 21:9 Freesync
Case	CoolerMaster H500M/SOLDAM XR-1
Audio Device(s)	iFi Micro iDSD BL + Philips Fidelio B97/FostexHP-A4 + LG SP8YA
Power Supply	Corsair HX1000 Platinum/Enermax MAXREVO 1500
Mouse	Logitech G303 Shroud Ed/Logitech G603 WL
Keyboard	Logitech G915/Keychron K2
Software	Win11 Pro/Win11 Pro

System Name	Detox sleeper
Processor	Intel i9-7980XE@4,5Ghz
Motherboard	Asrock x299 Taichi XE (custom bios with ecc reg support, old microcode)
Cooling	Custom water: Alphacool XT45 1080 + 9xArctic P12, EK-D5 pump combo, EK Velocity D-RGB block
Memory	8x16Gb Hynix DJR ECC REG 3200@4000
Video Card(s)	Sapphire RX7900XT - NITRO+ Vapor-X 20GB
Storage	Samsung PM9A1 1Tb + 2x PM981 512Gb + Kingston HyperX 480Gb + Samsung Evo 860 500Gb
Display(s)	HP ZR30W (30" 2560x1600 10 bit)
Case	Chieftec 1E0-500A-CT04 + AMD Sempron sticker
Audio Device(s)	Genius Cavimanus
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex 750w Platinum
Mouse	Logitech G400
Keyboard	IBM Model M122 (boltmod, micro pro usbc)
Software	Windows 11 Pro x64

System Name	GrandadsBadAss
Processor	I7 13700k w/ HEATKILLER IV PRO Copper Nickel
Motherboard	MSI Z790 Tomahawk Wifi
Cooling	BarrowCH Boxfish 200mm-HWLabs SR2 420/GTS 360-BP Dual D5 MOD TOP- 2x Koolance PMP 450S
Memory	2x16gb G.SKILL Trident Z5 Neo RGB 6400
Video Card(s)	Asrock 6800xt PG D w/ Byski A-AR6900XT-X
Storage	WD SN850x 1TB NVME M.2/Samsung 980 Pro 1TB NVMe M.2
Display(s)	Acer XG270HU
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2 Server Edition w/3 Noctua NF-A14 2000 IP67/4 be quiet! LIGHT WINGS LX 120mm
Audio Device(s)	Logitech z623 <---THE SUCK
Power Supply	FSP Hydro Ti PRO 1000w
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Roccat Vulcan Aimo
Software	Win 10/11pro

System Name	HELL->o!
Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Motherboard	MSI MEG X570S Ace Max
Cooling	BeQuiet! Pure Loop 2 FX 280
Memory	2x16GB G.Skill RipjawsV 3600CL14 [14-14-14-34]@1.456V
Video Card(s)	6800 XT Red Devil
Storage	4x M.2; 3x Sata SSD
Display(s)	MSI Optix MAG274QRF-QD & MSI MP251
Case	BeQuiet! Dark Base PRO 901
Audio Device(s)	JBL 4305p & JBL 4329p \| EPOS H3PRO Hybrid
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime TX-1000
Mouse	ReDragon M711 FPS
Keyboard	ReDragon Broadsword
Software	Win10 Pro 64
Benchmark Scores	Nope

Processor	7800X3D -25 all core
Motherboard	B650 Steel Legend
Cooling	Frost Commander 140
Video Card(s)	Merc 310 7900 XT @3100 core -.75v
Display(s)	Agon 27" QD-OLED Glossy 240hz 1440p
Case	NZXT H710 (Red/Black)
Audio Device(s)	Asgard 2, Modi 3, HD58X
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x Gold