What's your latest tech purchase?

Ruru · Jan 24, 2023

Sorry, this is in Finnish but I guess you can make the most out of it. Ordered a SSD, though I can't get PCIe 4.0 speeds out of it as I have a X470 board.

A Computer Guy · Jan 24, 2023

Kissamies said:
Sorry, this is in Finnish but I guess you can make the most out of it. Ordered a SSD, though I can't get PCIe 4.0 speeds out of it as I have a X470 board.

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So many umlaut's it's breaking my monitor pixels.

agent_x007 · Jan 24, 2023

PCIe capture card collection

Last one I got is on top left (Datapath E1S), the rest is known I think ?

INSTG8R · Jan 25, 2023

Fun gadget I got today..but it’s 6C and raining…just saw a guy using it the parking lot last week drove over and hollers out the window “where’d you get that?” Went right back into the mall and ordered one This was last year but usually my car can look like this..

Ruru · Jan 25, 2023

Won some cash from casino so I could order a case for my upcoming HTPC

DeepCool CC560 WH, ikkunallinen miditornikotelo, valkoinen/musta - 59,90€

Ominaisuudet :Ehtoisa ilmankierron suorituskyky Valmis toimintaan Kattava jäähdytystuki ja yhteensopivuus Näppärät tallennusratkaisut

www.jimms.fi

lexluthermiester · Jan 26, 2023

Kissamies said:
Won some cash from casino so I could order a case for my upcoming HTPC

DeepCool CC560 WH, ikkunallinen miditornikotelo, valkoinen/musta - 59,90€

Ominaisuudet :Ehtoisa ilmankierron suorituskyky Valmis toimintaan Kattava jäähdytystuki ja yhteensopivuus Näppärät tallennusratkaisut

www.jimms.fi

That looks like a nice case! Well chosen.

tabascosauz · Jan 26, 2023

Tempting fate with Thermalright again.......third time's the charm? Time to find out if the FC140 really is 10C stronger than the U12A or 5800X3D just has ass die contact

A Computer Guy · Jan 26, 2023

Well not exactly new but about 10 years ago I bought my wife an iBuyPower pc and today, after it being retired on the shelf for a few years, I was getting around to disassembling it to farm the parts for a plex server and found this wonderful magnetic 4-pin RGB strip hidden in the case.

It just so happens I have the 4 pin unused on my motherboard so I put it to good use as underlighting my PC since she doesn't care for RGB. :rockout:

I wanted to put it behind my rad for backlighting but the cable wasn't long enough.

Space Lynx · Jan 26, 2023

tabascosauz said:
Tempting fate with Thermalright again.......third time's the charm? Time to find out if the FC140 really is 10C stronger than the U12A or 5800X3D just has ass die contact

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looking forward to your results. one thing I was impressed by with my FC140 was the packaging, it was very innovative the way it came packaged, everything perfectly protected, yet also being economical. Very interesting design.

Optimum Tech on YouTube talks about how he owns 2 5800x3d's and in the same PC their temps are very different, on exactly same systems and nothing changed, he said that surprised him the most. I don't think you will gain much from the FC140 personally, sounds to me like you just got a hot 5800x3d.

I got my FC140 two weeks ago on a lightning sale for $40, I figured for that price can't pass it up. If I were spending $65 I probably would have went with the Scythe Fuma 2 rev b, but sadly they were out of stock at my time of purchase, so I said fk it and got the FC140. I am happy with it overall, but I do think the aluminum fins it uses are much cheaper quality than something you would find on a Noctua.

When yours arrives, I would very much be interested in you testing out my hypothesis... just "try to carefully grab one of the fins" on each heatsink and see if you can tell a difference in qualities (I feel like the FC140 saturates itself very fast on heat, quicker to spike its temp load)

That being said, it gets the job done and I can't complain. I have 4 rigs in my house, my parents each have one I built them, etc. My ultimate gaming rig I was hoping to build late last year turned into a disaster because of errors from the free ram Microcenter was giving out, I said fuck it all and refunded that shit show and went budget rig... BUT in a couple years if the industry gets it act together, I am going to go balls to the wall and get a Noctua NH_D16 (assuming its out by then) Ryzen 8800x3d cpu, and 8900 XTX gpu (assuming the industry hasn't become a complete shit show by then anyway) for now I am happy with my 6800 XT and 5600 at 4.7 all core.

Ruru · Jan 26, 2023

lexluthermiester said:
That looks like a nice case! Well chosen.

Yeah and when I think that it has 4 fans with it, it wasn't expensive

Space Lynx · Jan 26, 2023

Kissamies said:
Yeah and when I think that it has 4 fans with it, it wasn't expensive

Does it only do the teal color? I like that color personally, looks great. I got a NZXT H710 case for $59 recently, but I would rather have that one there. Much nicer imo, I didn't realize it until after the fact, the H710 can only do intake on the top and bottom (only has side vents not top vents... RIP... but it was only $59 so eh. still a good case for the price.

Ruru · Jan 26, 2023

Space Lynx said:
Does it only do the teal color? I like that color personally, looks great. I got a NZXT H710 case for $59 recently, but I would rather have that one there. Much nicer imo, I didn't realize it until after the fact, the H710 can only do intake on the top and bottom (only has side vents not top vents... RIP... but it was only $59 so eh. still a good case for the price.

I have a guess that they're static RGB fans... I'll report when I get the case, probably tomorrow.

tabascosauz · Jan 26, 2023

Space Lynx said:
looking forward to your results. one thing I was impressed by with my FC140 was the packaging, it was very innovative the way it came packaged, everything perfectly protected, yet also being economical. Very interesting design.

Optimum Tech on YouTube talks about how he owns 2 5800x3d's and in the same PC their temps are very different, on exactly same systems and nothing changed, he said that surprised him the most. I don't think you will gain much from the FC140 personally, sounds to me like you just got a hot 5800x3d.

I got my FC140 two weeks ago on a lightning sale for $40, I figured for that price can't pass it up. If I were spending $65 I probably would have went with the Scythe Fuma 2 rev b, but sadly they were out of stock at my time of purchase, so I said fk it and got the FC140. I am happy with it overall, but I do think the aluminum fins it uses are much cheaper quality than something you would find on a Noctua.

When yours arrives, I would very much be interested in you testing out my hypothesis... just "try to carefully grab one of the fins" on each heatsink and see if you can tell a difference in qualities (I feel like the FC140 saturates itself very fast on heat, quicker to spike its temp load)

That being said, it gets the job done and I can't complain. I have 4 rigs in my house, my parents each have one I built them, etc. My ultimate gaming rig I was hoping to build late last year turned into a disaster because of errors from the free ram Microcenter was giving out, I said fuck it all and refunded that shit show and went budget rig... BUT in a couple years if the industry gets it act together, I am going to go balls to the wall and get a Noctua NH_D16 (assuming its out by then) Ryzen 8800x3d cpu, and 8900 XTX gpu (assuming the industry hasn't become a complete shit show by then anyway) for now I am happy with my 6800 XT and 5600 at 4.7 all core.

I guess mine isn't the hottest 5800X3D out there, but @freeagent is always making me feel bad with his luck lol

I don't need the FC140 to prove your hypothesis, I can confirm with what I have already. Honestly I should know what I'm getting into, neither the Thermalright nor Scythe coolers I have ever impressed me with their quality. Fuma 2 is PA120-level performance, not really in the same performance segment as FC140.

However, I have also been none too impressed with Noctua's QC in the past few years, so as long as the FC140 isn't bent (PA120) and doesn't have a pockmarked coldplate that damages my CPUs (SS135), I don't really care.

The FC140 is just another Phanteks T30 experiment. If the fan fitment is as poor as it was on PA120, the FC140 is going right back to Amazon

Space Lynx · Jan 26, 2023

tabascosauz said:
I guess mine isn't the hottest 5800X3D out there, but @freeagent is always making me feel bad with his luck lol

I don't need the FC140 to prove your hypothesis, I can confirm with what I have already. Honestly I should know what I'm getting into, neither the Thermalright nor Scythe coolers I have ever impressed me with their quality. Fuma 2 is PA120-level performance, not really in the same performance segment as FC140.

However, I have also been none too impressed with Noctua's QC in the past few years, so as long as the FC140 isn't bent (PA120) and doesn't have a pockmarked coldplate that damages my CPUs (SS135), I don't really care.

The FC140 is just another Phanteks T30 experiment. If the fan fitment is as poor as it was on PA120, the FC140 is going right back to Amazon

I'm happy with my FC140 stock fans. its a good looking cooler, but I am a bit confused, why does every other air cooler out there have pipes with bent tops at the top of the heatsink? but the FC140 does not have this... don't get me wrong I like the looks of the FC140 (I got the silver variant)

with my side panel off - in God of War 1440p ultra 165hz - I get 57 celsius on the 5600 at 4.7 all core 1.250 volt. its a damn good cooler really. lol my silent corsair 110q case chokes the fuck out of airflow though with my side panel on, so eh.

wNotyarD · Jan 26, 2023

Space Lynx said:
I'm happy with my FC140 stock fans. its a good looking cooler, but I am a bit confused, why does every other air cooler out there have pipes with bent tops at the top of the heatsink? but the FC140 does not have this... don't get me wrong I like the looks of the FC140 (I got the silver variant)

Wouldn't the heatpipes be exposed if you were to remove the top plate from either tower?

SN2716057 · Jan 26, 2023

Building/running/ ~~breaking-in~~ in the dark begone!

Bought the Brennenstuhl LuxPremium KL100 for building and maintaining pc's, and working on my cycle.

INSTG8R · Jan 26, 2023

SN2716057 said:
Building/running/ ~~breaking-in~~ in the dark begone!
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Bought the Brennenstuhl LuxPremium KL100 for building and maintaining pc's, and working on my cycle.

I recently and no idea why it took me SO long to actually do this. I bought a cheap one just to finally have one and well DERP I should have always had one...instead of poking around with a flashlight in my mouth. So yeah now I'm on board finally so I ended up grabbing a much nicer one that was on a "member deal" at one of my stores. I have posted here somewhere but I'll give the "quick specs"
400 Lumen(WAY more than enough for me at least) Magnetic charge cable and a "Red Light" mode if I wanna go all "Spec Ops" Oh and a 7 year warranty. Cost me $30 USD
I just can't believe I went so long without having one....

freeagent · Jan 26, 2023

Space Lynx said:
why does every other air cooler out there have pipes with bent tops at the top of the heatsink? but the FC140 does not have this

It does have them, they are under the cap. It’s just for looks. Pinched pipes aren’t really that sexy anyways

Veseleil · Jan 26, 2023

50x15mm and (2x)45x10mm. One million RPM.

A Computer Guy · Jan 26, 2023

A Computer Guy said:
Your right. I found some more information for some reason I didn't find before.

https://www.titanrig.com/blog/post/lamptron-hardware-sensor-panels (I just found this link)
The sale page for HM088 unfortunately didn't have this link which would have been really helpful and includes a video how to setup.
It didn't help the USB stick that came with my monitor ended up being corrupted so I had no idea it came with a licensed version.
I paid for the extreme version and then couldn't find the setup. It seems I didn't spend enough time looking for it and for some reason latched on to the idea I needed the business version of ADIA64 I have no idea why I reached that incorrect conclusion now.

There is a video on this link that shows how to enable the panel.

So just posting a follow-up. It turns out the back of the Lamptron monitor had a sticker for AIDA64 Business edition but the key printed for my unit was blacklisted.
I found out after communicating with ADIA64 support because I wasn't able to use the key to successfully download the business edition.
They replied that some LCD manufacturers bundle counterfeit copies of AIDA64 with their devices so it's possible I ran into this situation.

INSTG8R · Jan 26, 2023

A Computer Guy said:
So just posting a follow-up. It turns out the back of the Lamptron monitor had a sticker for AIDA64 Business edition but the key printed for my unit was blacklisted.
I found out after communicating ADIA64 support because I wasn't able to use the key to successfully download the business edition.
They replied that some LCD manufacturers bundle counterfeit copies of AIDA64 with their devices so it's possible I ran into this situation.

Yeah nobody here needs the business edition just Extreme

P4-630 · Jan 26, 2023

New mousemat

INSTG8R · Jan 26, 2023

P4-630 said:
New mousemat

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Believe I have the same one. Stitched edge?

P4-630 · Jan 26, 2023

INSTG8R said:
Stitched edge?

No, not this one..

Space Lynx · Jan 27, 2023

SN2716057 said:
Building/running/ ~~breaking-in~~ in the dark begone!
View attachment 280909
Bought the Brennenstuhl LuxPremium KL100 for building and maintaining pc's, and working on my cycle.

I have this as well, its a different brand, but same thing. It really does come in handy, I use it when building my PC too, hands free lighting is fantastic, looks goofy on me, but hey it works :toast:

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	Still not a thread ripper but pretty good.
Processor	Ryzen 9 7950x, Thermal Grizzly AM5 Offset Mounting Kit, Thermal Grizzly Extreme Paste
Motherboard	ASRock B650 LiveMixer (BIOS/UEFI version P3.08, AGESA 1.2.0.2)
Cooling	EK-Quantum Velocity, EK-Quantum Reflection PC-O11, D5 PWM, EK-CoolStream PE 360, XSPC TX360
Memory	Micron DDR5-5600 ECC Unbuffered Memory (2 sticks, 64GB, MTC20C2085S1EC56BD1) + JONSBO NF-1
Video Card(s)	XFX Radeon RX 5700 & EK-Quantum Vector Radeon RX 5700 +XT & Backplate
Storage	Samsung 4TB 980 PRO, 2 x Optane 905p 1.5TB (striped), AMD Radeon RAMDisk
Display(s)	2 x 4K LG 27UL600-W (and HUANUO Dual Monitor Mount)
Case	Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic Black (original model)
Audio Device(s)	Corsair Commander Pro for Fans, RGB, & Temp Sensors (x4)
Power Supply	Corsair RM750x
Mouse	Logitech M575
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe RGB MK.2
Software	Windows 10 Professional (64bit)
Benchmark Scores	RIP Ryzen 9 5950x, ASRock X570 Taichi (v1.06), 128GB Micron DDR4-3200 ECC UDIMM (18ASF4G72AZ-3G2F1)

System Name	BOX
Processor	Core i7 6950X @ 4,26GHz (1,28V)
Motherboard	X99 SOC Champion (BIOS F23c + bifurcation mod)
Cooling	Thermalright Venomous-X + 2x Delta 38mm PWM (Push-Pull)
Memory	Patriot Viper Steel 4000MHz CL16 4x8GB (@3240MHz CL12.12.12.24 CR2T @ 1,48V)
Video Card(s)	Titan V (~1650MHz @ 0.77V, HBM2 1GHz, Forced P2 state [OFF])
Storage	WD SN850X 2TB + Samsung EVO 2TB (SATA) + Seagate Exos X20 20TB (4Kn mode)
Display(s)	LG 27GP950-B
Case	Fractal Design Meshify 2 XL
Audio Device(s)	Motu M4 (audio interface) + ATH-A900Z + Behringer C-1
Power Supply	Seasonic X-760 (760W)
Mouse	Logitech RX-250
Keyboard	HP KB-9970
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

System Name	Hellbox 5.1(same case new guts)
Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Motherboard	MSI X570S MAG Torpedo Max
Cooling	TT Kandalf L.C.S.(Water/Air)EK Velocity CPU Block/Noctua EK Quantum DDC Pump/Res
Memory	2x16GB Gskill Trident Neo Z 3600 CL16
Video Card(s)	Powercolor Hellhound 7900XTX
Storage	970 Evo Plus 500GB 2xSamsung 850 Evo 500GB RAID 0 1TB WD Blue Corsair MP600 Core 2TB
Display(s)	Alienware QD-OLED 34” 3440x1440 144hz 10Bit VESA HDR 400
Case	TT Kandalf L.C.S.
Audio Device(s)	Soundblaster ZX/Logitech Z906 5.1
Power Supply	Seasonic TX~’850 Platinum
Mouse	G502 Hero
Keyboard	G19s
VR HMD	Oculus Quest 3
Software	Win 11 Pro x64

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	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

Processor	7800X3D -25 all core
Motherboard	B650 Steel Legend
Cooling	Frost Commander 140
Memory	32gb ddr5 (2x16) cl 30 6000
Video Card(s)	Merc 310 7900 XT @3100 core
Display(s)	Agon 27" QD-OLED Glossy 240hz 1440p
Case	NZXT H710 (Red/Black)
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x Gold

System Name	G-Station 1.17 FINAL
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X470 Aorus Gaming 7 WiFi
Cooling	DeepCool AK620 Digital
Memory	Asgard Bragi DDR4-3600CL14 2x16GB
Video Card(s)	Sapphire PULSE RX 7900 XTX
Storage	240GB Samsung 840 Evo, 1TB Asgard AN2, 2TB Hiksemi FUTURE-LITE, 320GB+1TB 7200RPM HDD
Display(s)	Samsung 34" Odyssey OLED G8
Case	Thermaltake Level 20 MT
Audio Device(s)	Astro A40 TR + MixAmp
Power Supply	Cougar GEX X2 1000W
Mouse	Razer Viper Ultimate
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman Elite (Red)
Software	Windows 11 Pro

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

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	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	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

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