What's your latest tech purchase?

TheLostSwede · Jul 25, 2023

GreiverBlade said:
i am impressed with J5create brand, cheap and reliable so far ... i have a wall charger and a "Whormhole" USB A to A cable (which act as a transfer/KVM cable)

also a 2.5g USB-C adapter, nice!

Sadly it appears to have one of the old "buggy" or rather poorly performing Realtek chips in it. Contacted their support, let's see what happens, otherwise I will be returning it, as I don't even get Gigabit upload speeds.

Synthwave · Jul 25, 2023

A second Artisan Shidenkai XSOFT mouse pad, if you can call that 'tech'. And feeling very tempted to buy a 3rd LG 24GM77 monitor. : >

A Computer Guy · Jul 25, 2023

GerKNG said:
Found my old Playstation on my parents attic and bought a couple games for it
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Does it still work? I had my PS2 (previously working) in a box for 8 years, sadly a few weeks ago I found out it won't read disks anymore.

GerKNG · Jul 25, 2023

had to delete it because at least on my side the pictures were just white.

Found my old Playstation on my parents attic and bought a couple games for it

A Computer Guy said:
Does it still work? I had my PS2 (previously working) in a box for 8 years, sadly a few weeks ago I found out it won't read disks anymore.

i had this PS1 working around new year. but i found all the other stuff today (controllers and a handful of games). I have no TV to plug it in :/

P4-630 · Jul 25, 2023

GerKNG said:
I have no TV to plug it in :/

Same here for my boxed CD-i player with games and movies...

Need SCART..

Super Firm Tofu · Jul 25, 2023

With the price of DRAM falling, I decided to go a little faster with some Hynix A-Die.

Unfortunately, 7000 MT/s seems to be the limit of my low-end Z790 board and/or CPU combo without moving into voltage levels I'd not feel safe with. Oh well. It's an improvement over what I was running before. :rockout:

TheLostSwede · Jul 26, 2023

Super Firm Tofu said:
With the price of DRAM falling, I decided to go a little faster with some Hynix A-Die.

Unfortunately, 7000 MT/s seems to be the limit of my low-end Z790 board and/or CPU combo without moving into voltage levels I'd not feel safe with. Oh well. It's an improvement over what I was running before.

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Got a similar kit, but 6000 MHz CL30-36-36-76 for my Ryzen 7 7800X3D build. Only low profile modules that appear to have decent availability and speeds.

kurosagi01 · Jul 26, 2023

Trying out the Alienware 720M wireless mouse out.
Initial impression so far, the mouse is slightly lighter and narrower compared to the intellimouse.
I prefer weighted mouse than lightweight, so the weight is just about Ok to use when it's wireless and when it's wired it feels similar to the intellimouse.
Alien command center is garbage as always, the software keeps notifying me that the mouse has a new firmware, even though I've already updated it.
They have also removed fan control for the GPUs it seems as well.

Macro Device · Jul 26, 2023

kurosagi01 said:
Alien command center

Does this mouse work without it?

kurosagi01 · Jul 26, 2023

Beginner Micro Device said:
Does this mouse work without it?

It does work without it, but I have it installed because the fan profile is controlled by the command center different performance modes on the X16.
There is a third-party app i'm aware of that is apparently better but I haven't had any issues with the command center so far.

Macro Device · Jul 26, 2023

kurosagi01 said:
It does work without it, but I have it installed because the fan profile is controlled by the command center different performance modes on the X16.
There is a third-party app i'm aware of that is apparently better but I haven't had any issues with the command center so far.

Nice.
How big are your hands and how good does this mouse feel in regard of the size?

And does it have a low DPI mode? I need no more than 600.

Chomiq · Jul 26, 2023

GerKNG said:
had to delete it because at least on my side the pictures were just white.

Found my old Playstation on my parents attic and bought a couple games for it

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i had this PS1 working around new year. but i found all the other stuff today (controllers and a handful of games). I have no TV to plug it in :/

Gimped PAL, not worth the trouble.

j7588 · Jul 26, 2023

I got the Zalman CNPS9900-MAX a couple of weeks ago. surprisingly they still make it (photo of it in PC is a screenshot from a video I am working on)

Recus · Jul 26, 2023

Mice and speakers. I'm not audiophile.

j7588 · Jul 26, 2023

Recus said:
Mice and speakers. I'm not audiophile.

It looks like they costed 5$! probably better than the built in speakers or none at all.

Veseleil · Jul 26, 2023

GerKNG said:
had to delete it because at least on my side the pictures were just white.

Found my old Playstation on my parents attic and bought a couple games for it

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i had this PS1 working around new year. but i found all the other stuff today (controllers and a handful of games). I have no TV to plug it in :/

GT, GT2, NFS Porsche, Driver 2, CMR - one of the best of that time, and they bring so many memories. I still have those along with a gray box. Controllers are wasted though. Might try to find them before they become too expensive "retro" stuff.

j7588 said:
I got the Zalman CNPS9900-MAX a couple of weeks ago. surprisingly they still make it (photo of it in PC is a screenshot from a video I am working on)

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I'd like a copper variant to pair with my Rampage Formula & Q9550.

nomdeplume · Jul 26, 2023

nomdeplume said:
After (too) much internal debate I decided my current cpu cooler and satisfaction with overall case airflow outweighed a small drop in timings. 4x8GB should resolve experiencing some typical signs of low memory on games with large maps.

Memory finally showed up today. System managed pagefile was over 16GB and probably thrashing my NVMe/SATA SSD in the past.

Short amount of gameplay definitely seemed smoother without absolutely eating into RAM usage. 32GB might not seem like such overkill after I buy a few recognized memory heavy games off my wishlist.

lexluthermiester · Jul 27, 2023

nomdeplume said:
System managed pagefile was over 16GB and probably thrashing my NVMe/SATA SSD in the past.

This is perfect reason to NOT allow Windows to manage the pagefile. With the 32GB you've installed, you can very safely set the pagefile to a set min/max of 6144MB(6GB) and forget it.

nomdeplume · Jul 27, 2023

lexluthermiester said:
This is perfect reason to NOT allow Windows to manage the pagefile. With the 32GB you've installed, you can very safely set the pagefile to a set min/max of 6144MB(6GB) and forget it.

I thought this place was devoted to enthusiast pursuits riding the very edge of what's likely to remain stable.

Set it at Windows recommended size of 4GB and doubt it will ever be touched again.

lexluthermiester · Jul 27, 2023

nomdeplume said:
Set it at Windows recommended size of 4GB and doubt it will ever be touched again.

That's what I do, but 6GB is a comfortable size that doesn't eat up too much drive space but gives some space generosity to Windows. Kind of a happy-middle-ground thing.

Mussels · Jul 27, 2023

page file only ever expands to what's needed - you'll either get hard crashes 'out of memory' or have windows automatically expand it, if it's too small

hiberfile is the space eater that matches your RAM size

TheLostSwede · Jul 27, 2023

TheLostSwede said:
Sadly it appears to have one of the old "buggy" or rather poorly performing Realtek chips in it. Contacted their support, let's see what happens, otherwise I will be returning it, as I don't even get Gigabit upload speeds.

Ended up sending it back based on the feedback from their support team.

kurosagi01 · Jul 27, 2023

Beginner Micro Device said:
Nice.
How big are your hands and how good does this mouse feel in regard of the size?

And does it have a low DPI mode? I need no more than 600.

I would say I have an average size hand but quite thin which is down to my physique(5ft7 and 136lbs) and it feels alright to hold.
Sometimes i alternate my clicking between palm and claw, I even did that on the intellimouse aswell.
The DPI can go from 100-26000.

Macro Device · Jul 27, 2023

kurosagi01 said:
(5ft7 and 136lbs)

I doubt it'll fit me xD
7 inches taller and 50 lbs heavier.
Thanks for info anyway! And may this mouse serve you well, sir!

Super XP · Jul 27, 2023

ASUS ROG Strix 34" Ultra-Wide (XG349C) Gaming Monitor 3440 x 1440 - 180Hz but play at 144Hz, which is more than enough.
ASUS Dual X 6700 XT.

System Name	Overlord Mk MLI
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X670E Aorus Master
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 SE with offsets
Memory	32GB Team T-Create Expert DDR5 6000 MHz @ CL30-34-34-68
Video Card(s)	Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Phantom GS
Storage	1TB Solidigm P44 Pro, 2 TB Corsair MP600 Pro, 2TB Kingston KC3000
Display(s)	Acer XV272K LVbmiipruzx 4K@160Hz
Case	Fractal Design Torrent Compact
Audio Device(s)	Corsair Virtuoso SE
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 850 W
Mouse	Logitech G502 Lightspeed
Keyboard	Corsair K70 Max
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	https://valid.x86.fr/yfsd9w

System Name	Main rig
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 2700 @ 3.5 GHz/1.18750 V\|SoC 0.9 V
Motherboard	ASRock Fatal1ty B450 Gaming-ITX/ac \|BIOS 3.80
Cooling	Noctua NH-D9L
Memory	2 x 8 GB G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 @ 3200/C18-18-18-36\|1T /1.25 V
Video Card(s)	EVGA GeForce GTX 950 SC+ ACX 2.0 2 GB GDDR5
Storage	500 GB Crucial MX500\|1 TB Crucial MX500\|250 GB Intel 510\|128 GB Netac N600S\|6+2 TB WD Purple
Display(s)	2 x LG 24GM77-B @ 144 Hz, DAS on, Motion 240 off \| 1 x Icy Box VESA arm @ pivot
Case	Fractal Design Define Nano S (no window, 1 x Noctua A14 PWM + 1 x Noctua NF-S12B redux-1200 PWM)
Audio Device(s)	Edifier R1700 BTs
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime Fanless PX-500
Mouse	HSK\|Hati S\|Hati M Ace\|Skoll SK-S\|Pulsar Xlite\|MM710\|MM730\|NP-01\|Viper M.\|Krait\|MX300\|MX500 etc
Keyboard	Ducky One 3 TKL \|One 3 SF\|One 2 Horizon\|Miya Pro\|Akko 3068B Plus\|Huntsman TE\|K70 Pro Mini WL etc
VR HMD	3xShidenkai XS\|Zero Classic XS\|Hien XS\|Raiden XS\|P-51\|Turbulence Teal SE\|Talent L\|2xAllsop XL etc
Software	MS Windows 10 Home x64
Benchmark Scores	over 9000

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)

Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	ASRock B650E Steel Legend Wifi
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer III 280
Memory	2x16GB Corsair Vengeance RGB 6000 CL30 (A-Die)
Video Card(s)	RTX 4090 Gaming X Trio
Storage	1TB Samsung 990 PRO, 4TB Corsair MP600 PRO XT, 1TB WD SN850X, 4x4TB Crucial MX500
Display(s)	Alienware AW2725DF, LG 27GR93U, LG 27GN950-B
Case	Streacom BC1 V2 Black
Audio Device(s)	Bose Companion Series 2 III, Sennheiser GSP600 and HD599 SE - Creative Soundblaster X4
Power Supply	bequiet! Dark Power Pro 12 1500w Titanium
Mouse	Razer Deathadder V3
Keyboard	Razer Black Widow V3 TKL
VR HMD	Oculus Rift S
Software	~2000 Video Games

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

What's your latest tech purchase?

TheLostSwede

News Editor

Synthwave

A Computer Guy

GerKNG

P4-630

Super Firm Tofu

TheLostSwede

News Editor

kurosagi01

Macro Device

kurosagi01

Macro Device

Chomiq

j7588

Recus

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Macro Device

Super XP

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System Name	Ultraman
Processor	Intel core i9 13900HK
Motherboard	Alienware/Dell inverted motherboard
Cooling	Alienware/Dell cooling solution + IETS GT500 cooling pad
Memory	Alienware/Dell 32GB 6000mhz DDR5
Video Card(s)	Nvidia RTX4080 12GB
Storage	1TB Dell supplied NVME + Samsung Evo 1TB NVME
Display(s)	AOC Gaming CU34G3S/BK
Case	Alienware X16
Audio Device(s)	onboard/Speakers: Logitech G560
Power Supply	Alienware/Dell battery + 330W charger
Mouse	Microsoft Pro Intellimouse - White
Keyboard	Ducky One2 SF White MX cherry Red
Software	Windows 11

System Name	DLSS / YOLO-PC
Processor	i5-12400F / 10600KF
Motherboard	Gigabyte B760M DS3H / Z490 Vision D
Cooling	Laminar RM1 / Gammaxx 400
Memory	32 GB DDR4-3200 / 16 GB DDR4-3333
Video Card(s)	RX 6700 XT / R9 380 2 GB
Storage	A couple SSDs, m.2 NVMe included / 240 GB CX1 + 1 TB WD HDD
Display(s)	Compit HA2704 / MSi G2712
Case	Matrexx 55 / Junkyard special
Audio Device(s)	Want loud, use headphones. Want quiet, use satellites.
Power Supply	Thermaltake 1000 W / Corsair CX650M / DQ550ST [backup]
Mouse	Don't disturb, cheese eating in progress...
Keyboard	Makes some noise. Probably onto something.
VR HMD	I live in real reality and don't need a virtual one.
Software	Windows 10 and 11

Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 Aorus Elite
Cooling	Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE
Memory	2x16 GB Crucial Ballistix 3600 CL16 Rev E @ 3800 CL16
Video Card(s)	RTX3080 Ti FE
Storage	SX8200 Pro 1 TB, Plextor M6Pro 256 GB, WD Blue 2TB
Display(s)	LG 34GN850P-B
Case	SilverStone Primera PM01 RGB
Audio Device(s)	SoundBlaster G6 \| Fidelio X2 \| Sennheiser 6XX
Power Supply	SeaSonic Focus Plus Gold 750W
Mouse	Endgame Gear XM1R
Keyboard	Wooting Two HE

System Name	The 2010-2015 look
Processor	Ryzen 5 5500
Motherboard	Asus Prime A520M-A 2
Cooling	Zalman CNPS9900-MAX
Memory	Crucial Pro RAM 32GB DDR4 3200 MHz (2x16GB)
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon RX6650XT
Storage	Kingston 480GB A400, TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan G 1TB
Display(s)	Asus Designo MX279
Case	Cooler Master N600
Audio Device(s)	Senheiser HD559, Sony MHC-M100
Power Supply	Thermaltake Toughpower GX2 700W
Mouse	Logitech B100
Keyboard	That one HP PS/2 Keyboard
Software	Windows 11 Home

Processor	Intel
Motherboard	MSI
Cooling	Cooler Master
Memory	Corsair
Video Card(s)	Nvidia
Storage	Western Digital/Kingston
Display(s)	Samsung
Case	Thermaltake
Audio Device(s)	On Board
Power Supply	Seasonic
Mouse	Glorious
Keyboard	UniKey
Software	Windows 10 x64

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

Processor	Intel i5 8400
Motherboard	Asus Prime H370M-Plus/CSM
Cooling	Scythe Big Shuriken & Noctua NF-A15 HS-PWM chromax.black.swap
Memory	8GB Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4-2400
Video Card(s)	ROG-STRIX-GTX1060-O6G-GAMING
Storage	1TB 980 Pro
Display(s)	Samsung UN55KU6300F
Case	Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 3
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex III 750w
Software	W11 Pro

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	RiseZEN Gaming PC
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X @ Auto
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix X570-E Gaming ATX Motherboard
Cooling	Corsair H115i Elite Capellix AIO, 280mm Radiator, Dual RGB 140mm ML Series PWM Fans
Memory	G.Skill TridentZ 64GB (4 x 16GB) DDR4 3200
Video Card(s)	ASUS DUAL RX 6700 XT DUAL-RX6700XT-12G
Storage	Corsair Force MP500 480GB M.2 & MP510 480GB M.2 - 2 x WD_BLACK 1TB SN850X NVMe 1TB
Display(s)	ASUS ROG Strix 34” XG349C 180Hz 1440p + Asus ROG 27" MG278Q 144Hz WQHD 1440p
Case	Corsair Obsidian Series 450D Gaming Case
Audio Device(s)	SteelSeries 5Hv2 w/ Sound Blaster Z SE
Power Supply	Corsair RM750x Power Supply
Mouse	Razer Death-Adder + Viper 8K HZ Ambidextrous Gaming Mouse - Ergonomic Left Hand Edition
Keyboard	Logitech G910 Orion Spectrum RGB Gaming Keyboard
Software	Windows 11 Pro - 64-Bit Edition
Benchmark Scores	I'm the Doctor, Doctor Who. The Definition of Gaming is PC Gaming...