What's your latest tech purchase?

Space Lynx · Aug 4, 2023

nomdeplume said:
What do you have now that this would provide extra speed over?

I don't have a bike, my Grandpa gave me his awhile ago, but when he passed away from Covid my mom lost her mind a bit and confiscated the bike for herself for nostalgia cause it was his, and she won't let anyone ride. It just sits in the garage collecting dust.

nomdeplume · Aug 4, 2023

Space Lynx said:
I don't have a bike, my Grandpa gave me his awhile ago, but when he passed away from Covid my mom lost her mind a bit and confiscated the bike for herself for nostalgia cause it was his, and she won't let anyone ride. It just sits in the garage collecting dust.

Very understandable. I think you could do better than your current idea quite easily. Send me a PM if that interests you or get what makes you happy (the only thing that matters).

InVasMani · Aug 4, 2023

Devon68 said:
And today upon receiving all the components I noctua-fied my build

Don't hold back homie show us those shoe laces.

GreiverBlade · Aug 4, 2023

nomdeplume said:
What do you have now that this would provide extra speed over?

well usually a 29" has more speed capacity over a "standard" 27.5" ... i think that's what he meant

edit: oh ... that's sad ... well i do understand ... damn, i am a bit emmotional after reading @Space Lynx answer to that question

nomdeplume · Aug 4, 2023

GreiverBlade said:
well usually a 29" has more speed capacity over a "standard" 27.5" ... i think that's what he meant

Very briefly to avoid unnecessary discussion after suggesting PM route.

Grandpa bike signals to me a tank having little intention towards fun built in. I was merely offering some enthusiast guidance towards finding what I would consider to be mechanically sound and scale a bit further with any abilities that develop, into fun. Of the same type that makes spending a few bucks on your e-bike rewarding.

Shrek · Aug 4, 2023

Two Logitech GamePad F310 controllers.

Thanks to everyone here that helped me decide this was the best choice for me (actually for my Son)

Devon68 · Aug 4, 2023

QuietBob said:
Specs please?

P4-630 said:
You should update your system specs because I don't think you are still running a "AMD FX-6100 3.3GHz" here...

GreiverBlade said:
heck, bloody thirdened that! (wait, what come after seconded is thirdened? right? )

The specs have been updated.

Dan.G said:
Is that an A4Tech V7M mouse?

Yes, you are correct. I was so happy with it I have 2 more in the closet.

FoulOnWhite · Aug 4, 2023

GreiverBlade said:
well usually a 29" has more speed capacity over a "standard" 27.5" ... i think that's what he meant

I ride 700c which is in effect 29er. The most popular now iirc though is 650b(27.5") though i think 29ers are catching up. I do cycle a lot now with a group, maybe 100-200 miles a week. I'm not sure if 29er is faster, but the larger wheels roll over obstacles better. I guess for the same gearing a 29" wheel will travel further for one wheel rotation though.

Liviu Cojocaru · Aug 4, 2023

I have replaced my PNY 4080 with this MSI 4080 Gaming Trio X:

SN2716057 · Aug 4, 2023

Liviu Cojocaru said:
I have replaced my PNY 4080 with this MSI 4080 Gaming Trio X:
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Because of coil whine?

Liviu Cojocaru · Aug 4, 2023

SN2716057 said:
Because of coil whine?

Nah, because no RGB

) and I also had a chance to not pay any difference

FreedomEclipse · Aug 4, 2023

From a local charity shop...

GreiverBlade · Aug 4, 2023

BEHOLD! the ultimate shinbone destroyer!
cast aluminium with screw on stud grip

fresh ones and scars, i am "Sir BikeaLot!" and i have battlescars to show it!

yeah my legs are sexy ... no need to mention it ... i know it...

and to keep the Muck Off during maintenances:

MrNobodie · Aug 4, 2023

GreiverBlade said:
BEHOLD! the ultimate shinbone destroyer!
cast aluminium with screw on stud grip
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fresh ones and scars, i am "Sir BikeaLot!" and i have battlescars to show it!

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yeah my legs are sexy ... no need to mention it ... i know it...

and to keep the Muck Off during maintenances:
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Nice ! A enduro or downhill rider ?

freeagent · Aug 4, 2023

Those pedals always destroyed my nice shoes, but they are fantastic in the winter

MrNobodie · Aug 4, 2023

I got my hands on a working and almost perfect condition GTS 250.
It cost me 1L of german beer (1,3€) !

No real use of it just some fun of testing what it can do today !

GreiverBlade · Aug 4, 2023

MrNobodie said:
Nice ! A enduro or downhill rider ?

all mountain with a bit of downhill and a hardtail puriste

freeagent said:
Those pedals always destroyed my nice shoes, but they are fantastic in the winter

yeah bet they do, but i ride with cheap Quechua low profile (ankle) mountain grip (sole) shoes (around 8€ buy them in Spain but in Switzerland they are still cheap ... ~11chf )

MrNobodie · Aug 4, 2023

GreiverBlade said:
all mountain with a bit of downhill and a hardtail puriste

yeah bet they do, but i ride with cheap Quechua low profile (ankle) mountain grip (sole) shoes (around 8€ buy them in Spain but in Switzerland they are still cheap ... ~11chf )

Okay nice ! I do a lot of enduro (Specialized enduro elite 2019). And we are almost neighbor, I'm from France in Savoie.

SN2716057 · Aug 4, 2023

My friend bought me a bike! Now we both have one..

His one is actual real, while mine is...well much cheaper.

GreiverBlade · Aug 4, 2023

MrNobodie said:
Okay nice ! I do a lot of enduro (Specialized enduro elite 2019). And we are almost neighbor, I'm from France in Savoie.

aherm ... "Savoie ou bien!" .... sorry i had to ... :laugh:

Specialized bike are rad!

btw my rim are french ... Mach1 TRAXX

nice (i did one of my ice hockey training camp in Pralognan la Vanoise back in .... well waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back ... irc i was around 10 to 14yrs old back then :laugh:

)

SN2716057 said:
My friend bought me a bike! Now we both have one..

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His one is actual real, while mine is...well much cheaper.

ohhhhhhh nice one! (i also have a Ducati ... although it was a e-scooter, a rebranded Xiaomi M365 with official Ducati licenses and branding :laugh:

)

nomdeplume · Aug 4, 2023

SN2716057 said:
My friend bought me a bike! Now we both have one..

Careful about pieces falling off your fancy new Italian.

Athlonite · Aug 5, 2023

Say hi to my new family member

The KIA Cerato 1.6ltr turbo GT

joemama · Aug 5, 2023

My girlfriend's new laptop, Acer Nitro 5, 12500H+4060, 16g RAM, 512g SSD

SN2716057 · Aug 5, 2023

nomdeplume said:
Careful about pieces falling off your fancy new Italian.

Luckily it's Lego, so if that happens I'll fcking glue it.

Dan.G · Aug 5, 2023

Look, mom! I'm a big boy, now!
350 Euros. I regret nothing! :laugh:

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Motherboard	Gigabyte B460M DS3H AC-Y1
Memory	2 x Crucial Ballistix 8GB DDR4-3000
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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

What's your latest tech purchase?

Space Lynx

Astronaut

nomdeplume

InVasMani

GreiverBlade

nomdeplume

Shrek

Devon68

FoulOnWhite

Liviu Cojocaru

SN2716057

Liviu Cojocaru

FreedomEclipse

~Technological Technocrat~

GreiverBlade

MrNobodie

freeagent

Moderator

MrNobodie

GreiverBlade

MrNobodie

SN2716057

GreiverBlade

nomdeplume

Athlonite

joemama

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Dan.G

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Motherboard	Asrock B650E Steel Legend Wifi
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15
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Mouse	A4Tech V7M bloody
Keyboard	Genius KB-G255
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Processor	I7 12700k
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Benchmark Scores	Who cares

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Motherboard	ASRock X670E Pro RS
Cooling	ArcticCooling Freezer 3 360ARGB AIO
Memory	32GB Corsair Vengance 6000Mhz C30
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 4080 Gaming Trio X @ 2925 / 23500 mhz
Storage	5TB nvme SSD + Synology DS115j NAS with 4TB HDD
Display(s)	Samsung G8 34" QD-OLED + Samsung 28" 4K 60hz UR550
Case	Montech King 95 PRO Blue
Audio Device(s)	SB X4+Logitech Z623 2.1+Astro A50 Wireless
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Mouse	Logitech G502X Plus LightSpeed Hero Wireless plus Logitech G POWERPLAY Wireless Charging Mouse Pad
Keyboard	Logitech G915 LightSpeed Wireless
Software	Win 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Just enough

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Benchmark Scores	ლ(ಠ益ಠ)ლ

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Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero
Keyboard	Logitech G213
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Software	Yes
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Mouse	Logitech G502 Proteus Core Wired
Keyboard	Logitech G915 Wireless
Software	Windows 11 X64 PRO (build 24H2)
Benchmark Scores	it sucks even more less now ;)

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