What's your latest tech purchase?

Count von Schwalbe · May 13, 2023

I would suggest avoiding Samsung for now, they seem to have some trouble with their SSDs.

Klemc said:
WD_BLUE SN570 500GB

perhaps never hot !?

From W1zzard's review:

The hottest part on the drive reached 70°C, which is quite low for any M.2 NVMe SSD.

That is for the 1TB, but I expect the 500GB is similar or better.

Klemc · May 13, 2023

Kissamies said:
Looks fine and should do its job

Yes, ewuivalents exist like :

Patriot P300 / 20 euro 256 - 32 euro 512 !! 20 euro, i want it.

Lexar NM620 / 38 euro

Count von Schwalbe said:
I would suggest avoiding Samsung for now, they seem to have some trouble with their SSDs.

From W1zzard's review:

That is for the 1TB, but I expect the 500GB is similar or better.

My all new 970 EVO Plus is not hot, but by USB in an Orico enclosure (build date 2023-3).

Ruru · May 13, 2023

Klemc said:
Yes, ewuivalents exist like :

Patriot P300 / 20 euro 256 - 32 euro 512 !! 20 euro, i want it.
Lexar NM620 / 38 euro

My all new 970 EVO Plus is not hot, but by USB in an Orico enclosure (build date 2023-3).

I got my OS drive (Kingston NV2 1TB) from sale and paid 57EUR from it

Klemc · May 13, 2023

My last for a long time, i chosen the cheaper, DeskMini is PCIe Gen 3x4 BTW :

https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B0BBWH7DBT?psc=1&smid=A1X6FK5RDHNB96&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp

Count von Schwalbe · May 13, 2023

The Samsung issues were more to do with accelerated wear and complete failure than temperature.

Klemc · May 13, 2023

Can't tell you, i use not it a lot, just oby USB-A or C when needed...

... if it fails one day, it will be too late for garantee at this usage rate :/

Shrek · May 13, 2023

Count von Schwalbe said:
The Samsung issues were more to do with accelerated wear and complete failure than temperature.

I thought it was fixed by a firmware update

Samsung Issues Fix for Dying 980 Pro SSDs | Tom's Hardware (tomshardware.com)
" the new firmware update from Samsung will prevent the failures from occurring in the first place if your drive is still functioning."

Space Lynx · May 13, 2023

Shrek said:
I thought it was fixed by a firmware update

Samsung Issues Fix for Dying 980 Pro SSDs | Tom's Hardware (tomshardware.com)
" the new firmware update from Samsung will prevent the failures from occurring in the first place if your drive is still functioning."

I wish samsung would update the firmware on my bladder, because I am sick of having the urge to pee and being unable to. Samsung needs to make lasers that go pew pew on the calcified stone lodged down there. Come on samsung you can do it! give me some lasers!!!! ffs... life is suffering lads...

Count von Schwalbe · May 13, 2023

Shrek said:
I thought it was fixed by a firmware update

Samsung Issues Fix for Dying 980 Pro SSDs | Tom's Hardware (tomshardware.com)
" the new firmware update from Samsung will prevent the failures from occurring in the first place if your drive is still functioning."

Yep. The 870 EVO issue is not even acknowledged yet, and I don't remember what the status is on the 990 PRO.

Lost_Troll · May 13, 2023

Space Lynx said:
are those canadian dollars? cause i think you could have found a better deal than this.

for example 7530u amd apu laptops are only 400 over on HP.com and they are brand new processors that just came out.

Yes, us dollars and I could have gone with a standard 2in1, but I travel allot and wanted a biasness class 2in1. I also did not like how the new Latitudes are built, that is why I went with a used leased one from dell. It might be slower than the new ones, but it is built like a tank.

wNotyarD said:
You'd need to see if what he got was another Latitude. They do cost quite a bit over a similarly specced Inspiron or Vostro.

You are quite right, the model I got was over 2K when purchased new VS the Inspiron that I have now, which was 600$ new. I am also surprised at how well it has lasted. I have Gorilla tape holding the bottom cover together. :laugh:

gffermari said:
....moving to air cooling after years with AIOs and custom W/C.

They are nice coolers and I have the NH-U9S chroma mounted on my i7-12700 non K CPU. I am able to push the PL1 / PL2 settings pretty high on it now and still keep it quiet.

Ruru · May 13, 2023

The old Samsungs seem to be more reliable. I have a 256GB 840 Pro and it still has 84% life left, I'm not at home at now so I can't check its hours. But it was few years old already when I bought it from friend back in -17

Space Lynx · May 13, 2023

Lost_Troll said:
Yes, us dollars and I could have gone with a standard 2in1, but I travel allot and wanted a biasness class 2in1. I also did not like how the new Latitudes are built, that is why I went with a used leased one from dell. It might be slower than the new ones, but it is built like a tank.

You are quite right, the model I got was over 2K when purchased new VS the Inspiron that I have now, which was 600$ new. I am also surprised at how well it has lasted. I have Gorilla tape holding the bottom cover together.

They are nice coolers and I have the NH-U9S chroma mounted on my i7-12700 non K CPU. I am able to push the PL1 / PL2 settings pretty high on it now and still keep it quiet.

I 100% understand, CAD dollars you made a good move imo.

Klemc · May 14, 2023

Klemc said:
My last for a long time, i chosen the cheaper, DeskMini is PCIe Gen 3x4 BTW :

https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B0BBWH7DBT?psc=1&smid=A1X6FK5RDHNB96&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp

Finally i changed my mind, WD_BLUE SN570 has double writes endurance

//

My actual is that :

https://res.cloudinary.com/integral/image/upload/SPEC/WEB/INSSD256GM280NM1.pdf

sam_86314 · May 14, 2023

Today's thrift store find...

...a Dell Ultrasharp U2718Q for $39.

It's a 27" 4K monitor with some sort of HDR support (but the black levels are complete garbage).

Annoyingly HDR only works over HDMI. Still, for that price, I can't complain.

EDIT: No clue why linking to Imgur doesn't seem to work anymore.

lexluthermiester · May 14, 2023

sam_86314 said:
EDIT: No clue why linking to Imgur doesn't seem to work anymore.

Use the attach button built into the forum post. TPU allows local images.

sam_86314 said:
Still, for that price, I can't complain.

True! That's a great price!

Space Lynx · May 14, 2023

sam_86314 said:
Today's thrift store find...

View attachment 295817

...a Dell Ultrasharp U2718Q for $39.

It's a 27" 4K monitor with some sort of HDR support (but the black levels are complete garbage).

Annoyingly HDR only works over HDMI. Still, for that price, I can't complain.

EDIT: No clue why linking to Imgur doesn't seem to work anymore.

27" 4k for $39, hey that ain't bad. black levels might get better over time.

the54thvoid · May 14, 2023

Hi folks, just a wee reminder this thread is for showing your latest purchase - not discussing what you should buy. Please leave those things for another thread.

Thanks

lexluthermiester · May 14, 2023

sam_86314 said:
(but the black levels are complete garbage)

You're right, those black levels aren't great, but that price was. I could live with it.

My latest purchase arrived today. This one has to do with the thread about coil whine( https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/...asily-fix-coil-whine-coil-choke-noise.294015/ ).
@Mussels proposed the idea that ferrite chokes can help and testing with one I already had did yield a measurable result. So I wanted to try a different approach, using them in stages.

I'm going to use two of the large ones on the input power cable and the motherboard connection cable. Next will be the PCIe power cables, then on the display cables. The goal is to surround the GPU in question with ferrite chokes to see if an effect is rendered. Testing to come... Stay tuned over in the other thread.

Deleted member 230939 · May 14, 2023

Caps...

All capped.

AAF Optimus · May 14, 2023

Motorola Moto G53

lemonadesoda · May 14, 2023

Working on budget. Second hand workstation with xeon e3 v1 upgraded to v2. Better performance, lower power.

BMfan80 · May 14, 2023

Thermaltake Core P8 and a Coolermaster PCi4.0 200mm adapter.

Russ64 · May 14, 2023

Dell P3223DE - 32 inch monitor with USB-C for working from home. Single USB cable to work laptop gives monitor, keyboard, mouse, webcam, network, and power.

Shrek · May 14, 2023

sam_86314 said:
Today's thrift store find...

View attachment 295817

...a Dell Ultrasharp U2718Q for $39.

It's a 27" 4K monitor

A $680 monitor for $40

Dell make some real nice monitors.

GreiverBlade · May 14, 2023

GreiverBlade said:
ran a quick CDM64
P3 Plus in the IB-1807

it will be better once in the M2_1 4.0 on the mobo

hello, remember me? yeah now in M2_1 4.0 X4 slot (and comparison with the Gammix S11 Pro 1tb NVMe 3.0 in the M2_2 3.0 X4 slot)

not bad for a DRAMless, specially since it did cost the same as the Gammix S11 Pro 1tb

the S11 Pro 512gb is in the IB-1807, i have another fast nomad drive alongside my Arion 1tb P1 and SE770G 1tb, i can retire the 240gb TR200 for now, the S11 Pro 512gb in the IB-1807 is blazing fast compared to it (still "Master Chief Edition"

)

purchase, well not that i need one but it was 47% discounted ... 4smart VoltBeam 15W (same brand as my current VoltPlug 33w powerbrick) for 9.90

still 15w instead of max wired is 25w which is technically a shame (they even dare to call it "Super Fast Charging"... super fast? for a snail maybe), even the 45W of the S23 Ultra feel meh.... weakest point for Sammy :laugh:

but 15w is the max Qi and my Omni 20+ powerbank is 10w so, i do not regret taking that to complete an order and avoid shipping fee :laugh:

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

System Name	KLM
Processor	7800X3D
Motherboard	B-650E-E Strix
Cooling	Arctic Cooling III 280
Memory	16x2 Fury Renegade 6000-32
Video Card(s)	4070-ti PNY
Storage	500+512+8+8+2+1+1+2+256+8+512+2
Display(s)	VA 32" 4K@60 - OLED 27" 2K@240
Case	4000D Airflow
Audio Device(s)	Edifier 1280Ts
Power Supply	Shift 1000
Mouse	502 Hero
Keyboard	K68
Software	EMDB
Benchmark Scores	0>1000

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	KLM
Processor	7800X3D
Motherboard	B-650E-E Strix
Cooling	Arctic Cooling III 280
Memory	16x2 Fury Renegade 6000-32
Video Card(s)	4070-ti PNY
Storage	500+512+8+8+2+1+1+2+256+8+512+2
Display(s)	VA 32" 4K@60 - OLED 27" 2K@240
Case	4000D Airflow
Audio Device(s)	Edifier 1280Ts
Power Supply	Shift 1000
Mouse	502 Hero
Keyboard	K68
Software	EMDB
Benchmark Scores	0>1000

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

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

Processor	7800X3D -25 all core ($196)
Motherboard	B650 Steel Legend ($179)
Cooling	Frost Commander 140 ($42)
Memory	32gb ddr5 (2x16) cl 30 6000 ($80)
Video Card(s)	Merc 310 7900 XT @3100 core $(705)
Display(s)	Agon 27" QD-OLED Glossy 240hz 1440p ($399)
Case	NZXT H710 (Red/Black) ($60)

System Name	Spam
Processor	i9-12900K PL1=125 TA=56 PL2=288
Motherboard	MSI MAG B660M Mortar WiFi DDR4
Cooling	Scythe Kaze Flex 120mm ARGB Fans x1 / Alphacool Eisbaer 360
Memory	Mushkin Red Line DDR4 4000 16Gb x2 18-22-22-42 1T
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse RX 7900 XT
Storage	Team Group MP33 512Mb / 1Tb
Display(s)	SAMSUNG Odyssey G50A (LS27AG500PNXZA) (2560x1440)
Case	Lan-Li A3
Audio Device(s)	Real Tek on Board Audio
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA 850 GM
Mouse	M910-K
Keyboard	K636CLO
Software	WIN 11 Pro

System Name	Space Heater MKIV
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Motherboard	ASRock B550 Taichi
Cooling	Noctua NH-U14S, 3x Noctua NF-A14s
Memory	2x32GB Teamgroup T-Force Vulcan Z DDR4-3600 C18 1.35V
Video Card(s)	PowerColor RX 6800 XT Red Devil (2150MHz, 240W PL)
Storage	2TB WD SN850X, 4x1TB Crucial MX500 (striped array), LG WH16NS40 BD-RE
Display(s)	Dell S3422DWG (34" 3440x1440 144Hz)
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Pro M
Audio Device(s)	Edifier R1700BT, Samson SR850
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x, CyberPower CST135XLU
Mouse	Logitech MX Master 3
Keyboard	Glorious GMMK 2 96%
Software	Windows 10 LTSC 2021, Linux Mint

Processor	Ryzen 7800X3D
Motherboard	MSI MAG Mortar B650 (wifi)
Cooling	be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4
Memory	32GB Kingston Fury
Video Card(s)	Gainward RTX4070ti
Storage	Seagate FireCuda 530 M.2 1TB / Samsumg 960 Pro M.2 512Gb
Display(s)	LG 32" 165Hz 1440p GSYNC
Case	Asus Prime AP201
Audio Device(s)	On Board
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure POwer M12 850w Gold (ATX3.0)
Software	W10

System Name	NEW AAF OPTIMUS RIG
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X (6C/12T)
Motherboard	ASUS TUF Gaming B550M-Plus
Cooling	DEEPCOOL Gammax L120T
Memory	CRUCIAL Pro Gaming 32GB DDR4-3200 (2x16GB)
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB MSI Ventus 2X OC
Storage	ADATA Legend 710 PCIe Gen3 x4 256GB; ADATA Legend 800 PCIe Gen4 x4 2TB; GoldenFir SSD 1TB
Display(s)	AOC VIPER 27" 165Hz 1ms (27G2SE)
Case	DARKFLASH DK100-BK
Audio Device(s)	ALC S1200A with AAF Optimus Audio (Sound Blaster + Dolby Audio [Dolby Atmos For Built-In Speakers])
Power Supply	REDRAGON RGPS 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Full Modular
Mouse	CLAHM CL-MM386 7200DPI
Keyboard	MOTOSPEED CK-108 Mechanical Keyboard
Software	Windows 11 Pro x64 23H2 (24H2 has many abnormalities)

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	Custom Water-cooled Server / Desktop
Processor	Dual Intel Xeon E5465 / i5-11400
Motherboard	Asus Z8NA-D6 / Prime H570-plus
Cooling	Custom built: DangerDen MC-TDX / H100i
Memory	24GB DDR3 / 16GB DDR4-3200
Video Card(s)	GTX470 / RTX2080
Storage	SSD + 1TB HDD / P5-Plus + BX500
Display(s)	BenQ GW2765 1440p
Case	CoolerMaster Full Tower / Cosmos
Power Supply	PC Power & Cooling 750w (both)
Software	Ubuntu / Windows 11

System Name	main/SFFHTPCARGH!(tm)/Xiaomi Mi TV Stick/Samsung Galaxy S23/Ally
Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X3D/i7-3770/S905X/Snapdragon 8 Gen 2/Ryzen Z1 Extreme
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk/HP SFF Q77 Express/uh?/uh?/Asus
Cooling	Enermax ETS-T50 Axe aRGB /basic HP HSF /errr.../oh! liqui..wait, no:sizable vapor chamber/a nice one
Memory	64gb DDR4 3600/8gb DDR3 1600/2gbLPDDR3/8gbLPDDR5x/16gb(10 sys)LPDDR5 6400
Video Card(s)	Hellhound Spectral White RX 7900 XTX 24gb/GT 730/Mali 450MP5/Adreno 740/Radeon 780M 6gb LPDDR5
Storage	250gb870EVO/500gb860EVO/2tbSandisk/NVMe2tb+1tb/4tbextreme V2/1TB Arion/500gb/8gb/256gb/4tb SN850X
Display(s)	X58222 32" 2880x1620/32"FHDTV/273E3LHSB 27" 1920x1080/6.67"/AMOLED 2X panel FHD+120hz/7" FHD 120hz
Case	Cougar Panzer Max/Elite 8300 SFF/None/back/back-front Gorilla Glass Victus 2+ UAG Monarch Carbon
Audio Device(s)	Logi Z333/SB Audigy RX/HDMI/HDMI/Dolby Atmos/KZ x HBB PR2/Moondrop Chu II + TRN BT20S
Power Supply	Chieftec Proton BDF-1000C /HP 240w/12v 1.5A/4Smart Voltplug PD 30W/Asus USB-C 65W
Mouse	Speedlink Sovos Vertical-Asus ROG Spatha-Logi Ergo M575/Xiaomi XMRM-006/touch/touch
Keyboard	Endorfy Thock 75% <3/none/touch/virtual
VR HMD	Medion Erazer
Software	Win10 64/Win8.1 64/Android TV 8.1/Android 13/Win11 64
Benchmark Scores	bench...mark? i do leave mark on bench sometime, to remember which one is the most comfortable. :o

What's your latest tech purchase?

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WD_BLUE SN570 500GB

Patriot P300 / 20 euro 256 - 32 euro 512 !! 20 euro, i want it.

Lexar NM620 / 38 euro

Patriot P300 / 20 euro 256 - 32 euro 512 !! 20 euro, i want it.

Lexar NM620 / 38 euro