What's your latest tech purchase?

Super Firm Tofu · Oct 28, 2023

Picked up the Beelink Mini S12. 12th gen N100 - 4C/4T, 16GB DDR4 3200, and a 500GB nVME for $159.

I bought the SSD a few months back. Slipped right in and up and running with 4500GB of storage. :laugh:

Space Lynx · Oct 28, 2023

Super Firm Tofu said:
Picked up the Beelink Mini S12. 12th gen N100 - 4C/4T, 16GB DDR4 3200, and a 500GB nVME for $159.

I bought the SSD a few months back. Slipped right in and up and running with 4500GB of storage.

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the n100 is pretty impressive for basic usage, my Dad loves his minipc. I use my Dads PC with the n100 sometimes it impresses me honestly, I mean we don't do much, just YouTube and such but it's snappy as heck, I did a clean install of Win 11 on his and it hasn't given us any issues at all, and since the OS key is in the mobo BIOS, it just makes clean installs all that much easier, no having to enter a key, another benefit of this form factor that most don't realize.

on topic: don't own it yet, but I already decided when my tax check refund comes next March or so, I am going to get the LG C4 42" OLED on launch day, I decided that is the form factor I want for movies/shows (im going to game in windowed 1440p mode cause i want high fps and the infinite black of OLED will make it not feel too wierd being in windowed mode with a black background) and not 32" 4k 240hz... my desk is massive, and the 42" is just going to suit me better. I take good care of my stuff, so I see the C4 42" lasting me a solid 10 years with no loss in quality.

Splinterdog · Oct 28, 2023

Super Firm Tofu said:
Picked up the Beelink Mini S12. 12th gen N100 - 4C/4T, 16GB DDR4 3200, and a 500GB nVME for $159.

I bought the SSD a few months back. Slipped right in and up and running with 4500GB of storage.

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I really do want one of those which would sit nicely hidden away under our TV or even on a VESA mount. Having a gaming PC next to the TV just for streaming isn't ideal and it's needed somewhere else

Fortunately I found a Beelink supplier locally and they have some nice Ryzen based ones.
Enjoy your Beelink!

Noci · Oct 28, 2023

Got 3DMark Advanced @ Steam, it's discounted up to november the 30st for € 8,49. It's an ideal tool for checking effects of tweaking your settings.

Also a new PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD as a bootdisk, a Kingston KC3000 1024GB, to replace my old trusted Kingston A2000 500GB.

Because lately I have weird spontaneous restarts form my pc with frequently d6 code on the hex debug display on my mainboard I suspect there is something wrong with my riser cable, so a new riser cable.

Hopefully this resolves the problem, otherwise I have to do some more troubleshooting.

faye · Oct 28, 2023

Phanteks Eclipse G300A - got tired of looking at my girlfriend's ancient beat up Antec P1. The Phanteks is a solid case for $50, less if I get the rebate. Would have preferred to pay another $10-15 to get it with more than one pre-installed fan, but I have a ton of 120mm fans laying around, so this is just laziness on my part.

Installed 2 front and 2 top fans, plus the rear it came with. Will probably add a third front at some point, just couldn't find a 3 way power splitter when I was putting it together last night. This replaces an Intel Z270 setup (don't remember the exact CPU right now) -

Ryzen 5 3600 CPU
Thermalright Peerless Assassin HSF (new)
ASUS TUF Gaming X570-Plus WiFi ATX motherboard (new)
32GB DDR4 (slow, will replace it with 3600 when my other kit gets back from RMA)
500GB Samsung 850 SATA SSD
4TB WD HDD
2x1TB Intel 670p NVME SSDs
Zotac GeForce RTX 2080
Rosewill Capstone 1000w modular PSU

It's quiet and runs very cool.

Seriously considering putting my build in this case for better cooling (just swap the CPU, GPU, and drives - they're both X570 boards with two NVMe slots) but her HDD won't fit in the A4-H20 case. I may just put it in an enclosure.

Also picked up a Thermalright 240mm AIO - have to decide if I'm using it in the ITX case to replace the current AIO or swapping things around... If I do the latter I'll return it for a 360mm version.

boomstik360 · Oct 28, 2023

These oldies!

AUTOEXEC.BAT · Oct 28, 2023

Also bought Rise of the Tomb Raider on disc

Super Firm Tofu · Oct 28, 2023

Splinterdog said:
I really do want one of those which would sit nicely hidden away under our TV or even on a VESA mount. Having a gaming PC next to the TV just for streaming isn't ideal and it's needed somewhere else
Fortunately I found a Beelink supplier locally and they have some nice Ryzen based ones.
Enjoy your Beelink!

I'm quite impressed with it so far. Size, build quality (especially for the money), and while it didn't mention it, that it came with Win 11 Pro installed - I had assumed it would be a bring your own OS.

The plans I have for the little thing didn't require much CPU/ power so I went with the less expensive Intel option over the Ryzens.

Once I run it for a few days, I'm going to set it up next to my router and put a copy of photos and music from over the years and get it backed up into the cloud with Backblaze or something similar. I'll be able to RDP into it for control so it can sit there without a monitor, keyboard, or mouse.

phill · Oct 28, 2023

boomstik360 said:
These oldies!

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Got some of the Corsair RAM about here somewhere, same goes for the 7900 card, gotta get my act together and get things put together... Got two Intel systems I'd like to get up and running and another two upstairs in the loft... Almost forgot too, I've two AMD systems I'd like to get up and running too.. Dang it......

Damn this being a grown up and having to buy sensible things like food and houses...

bobbybluz · Oct 28, 2023

Six month old Motorola MB8611 moden $50 like new off Facebook Marketplace yesterday. EVGA GTX 1080 Hybrid $70 local Craigslist a couple of weeks ago.

Noci · Oct 28, 2023

boomstik360 said:
These oldies!

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~~Tomb~~ Museum Raider :roll:

boomstik360 · Oct 28, 2023

Noci said:
~~Tomb~~ Museum Raider

YESSSS

GerKNG · Oct 29, 2023

Bought a cheap laptop to learn and use linux. 7520u, 8GB RAM with linux mint cinnamon.

AusWolf · Oct 29, 2023

GerKNG said:
Bought a cheap laptop to learn and use linux. 7520u, 8GB RAM with linux mint cinnamon.
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Mint Cinnamon is a good choice, imo. When I use Linux, that's my chosen distro.

GerKNG · Oct 29, 2023

AusWolf said:
Mint Cinnamon is a good choice, imo. When I use Linux, that's my chosen distro.

only issue was i have to use the edge build. the normal one is too old for mendocino and had tons of problems (no network, no sound, stuttering and crashing)

edge with the latest kernel runs very well.

WhitetailAni · Oct 29, 2023

A Crosshair VII Hero (Wi-Fi) for $90

It has a damaged plastic clip thing.... oh no!!!!!!!!!!!!

lexluthermiester · Oct 30, 2023

My recent purchases go along with previous recent purchases. Running low on CDR's, got some Memorex brand as they have been very reliable!

Also got some DVDRs.

Then an SD Card reader as one of my spares died.

Also got a pair of WiiU Pro type controllers.

Got some thumbstick extenders too!

PLAfiller · Oct 30, 2023

AsRock phantom gaming z490/ac+G5900 +9 months left over warranty to the shop. Will be looking for another CPU.

Intel rly need to scale down on packaging

that drive is like ~30EUR and it has a box in a box and a huge plastic case...I mean can't they pack it like a flash drive or somethin

Yeah I bought a QLC drive....in 2023.....say what now?! You fluffing WOT M8??!? NANI?!?

cst1992 · Oct 30, 2023

My latest build.

Sunk quite a lot of money on this one - some might say too much, but it's a beauty and it's fast, so it's worth it! Plus, I built it myself, so that's that.

Built it back in September. It had a few hiccups recently due to bad configuration of RAM, but I've reinstalled the OS and it's fine now.

P4-630 · Oct 30, 2023

cst1992 said:
My latest build.

Sunk quite a lot of money on this one - some might say too much, but it's a beauty and it's fast, so it's worth it! Plus, I built it myself, so that's that.

Built it back in September. It had a few hiccups recently due to bad configuration of RAM, but I've reinstalled the OS and it's fine now.

No speakers?

cst1992 · Oct 30, 2023

It's Bluetooth everything, so it has all the speakers and no speakers, if you know my meaning...

Also, I don't use them. I use headphones 99% of the time.

Also, that keyboard and mouse combo deserve a special mention. Asus KW100/MD100. The keyboard is 3-way Bluetooth switchable - I use it for my build, laptop and phone. Mouse has a dongle AND Bluetooth, so dongle goes to laptop, Bluetooth goes to the computer.

I can basically use the laptop and computer without having to switch my keyboard and mouse at all.

Deleted member 229121 · Oct 30, 2023

Spider-Man Remastered dropped to $36 on Steam so I finally caved.

cst1992 · Oct 30, 2023

Double-Click said:
Spider-Man Remastered dropped to $36 on Steam so I finally caved.

40% off? 'Cause that's the deal I'm getting.

Deleted member 229121 · Oct 30, 2023

cst1992 said:
40% off? 'Cause that's the deal I'm getting.

Yep that's the one

cst1992 · Oct 31, 2023

Double-Click said:
Yep that's the one

For me personally, $60 is WAY too much for a game. I guess I'm stuck as a kid in the 90s, when CDs used to cost $10-15...

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Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
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Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 I Aorus Pro WiFi ITX
Cooling	ID Cooling DashFlow 240mm AIO
Memory	64GB (2x32) G.Skill Trident Z RGB DDR4-3600 CL18
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24GB
Storage	4TB WD SN850X NVMe, 2TB WD SN850X NVMe
Display(s)	LG OLED65B9PUA 65" 4K OLED TV
Case	Lian Li x Dan A4-H20
Audio Device(s)	USB to MiniDSP DDRC24 DAC, RCA to SUMO Andromeda amp, wired to Wharfedale SP88 speakers
Power Supply	Silverstone SX1000R SFX-L Platinum ATX 3.0
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Keyboard	Corsair K65 RGB Mini
VR HMD	Oculus Rift / PSVR / PSVR2 / Lenovo Explorer
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System Name	Always changing
Processor	Always changing
Motherboard	Always changing
Cooling	Always changing
Memory	Always changing
Video Card(s)	Always changing
Storage	Always changing
Display(s)	Always changing
Case	Always changing
Audio Device(s)	Always changing
Power Supply	Always changing
Mouse	Always changing
Keyboard	Always changing

What's your latest tech purchase?

Super Firm Tofu

Space Lynx

Astronaut

Splinterdog

Noci

faye

boomstik360

AUTOEXEC.BAT

Super Firm Tofu

phill

Moderator

bobbybluz

Noci

boomstik360

GerKNG

AusWolf

GerKNG

WhitetailAni

lexluthermiester

PLAfiller

cst1992

P4-630

cst1992

Deleted member 229121

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cst1992

Deleted member 229121

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cst1992

System Name	Not so complete or overkill - There are others!! Just no room to put! :D
Processor	Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Motherboard	Asus Zenith 2 Extreme Alpha
Cooling	Lots!! Dual GTX 560 rads with D5 pumps for each rad. One rad for each component
Memory	Viper Steel 4 x 16GB DDR4 3600MHz not sure on the timings... Probably still at 2667!! :(
Video Card(s)	Asus Strix 3090 with front and rear active full cover water blocks
Storage	I'm bound to forget something here - 250GB OS, 2 x 1TB NVME, 2 x 1TB SSD, 4TB SSD, 2 x 8TB HD etc...
Display(s)	3 x Dell 27" S2721DGFA @ 7680 x 1440P @ 144Hz or 165Hz - working on it!!
Case	The big Thermaltake that looks like a Case Mods
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	EVGA 1600W T2
Mouse	Corsair thingy
Keyboard	Razer something or other....
VR HMD	No headset yet
Software	Windows 11 OS... Not a fan!!
Benchmark Scores	I've actually never benched it!! Too busy with WCG and FAH and not gaming! :( :( Not OC'd it!! :(

System Name	"The black one in the dining room" / "The Latest One"
Processor	Intel Xeon E5 2699 V4 22c/44t / i7 14700K @5.8GHz
Motherboard	Asus X99 Deluxe / ASRock Z790 Taichi
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer II 240 w/4 Silverstone FM121 fans / Arctic LF II 280 w Silverstone FHP141's
Memory	64GB G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 (8x8) / 96GB G.Skill Trident Z5 DDR5 6400
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 1080 Ti FTW3 / Asus Tuff OC 4090 24GB
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo Plus, 1TB Samsung 860, 4 Western Digital 2TB / 2TB Solidigm P44 Pro & more.
Display(s)	43" Samsung 8000 series 4K / 65" Hisense U8N 4K
Case	Modded Corsair Carbide 500R / Modded Corsair Graphite 780 T
Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar Essence STX/ Asus Xonar Essence STX II
Power Supply	Corsair AX1200i / Seasonic Prime GX-1300
Mouse	Logitech Performance MX, Microsoft Intellimouse Optical 3.0
Keyboard	Logitech K750 Solar, Logitech K800
Software	Win 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 IoT / Win 11 Enterprise IoT LTSC 24H2
Benchmark Scores	https://www.passmark.com/baselines/V11/display.php?id=202122048229

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

Processor	Various Intel and AMD CPUs
Motherboard	Micro-ATX and mini-ITX
Cooling	Yes
Memory	Overclocking is overrated
Video Card(s)	Various Nvidia and AMD GPUs
Storage	A lot
Display(s)	Monitors and TVs
Case	The smaller the better
Audio Device(s)	Speakers and headphones
Power Supply	300 to 750 W, bronze to gold
Mouse	Wireless
Keyboard	Mechanic
VR HMD	Not yet
Software	Linux gaming master race

System Name	Desktop-TJ84TBK
Processor	Ryzen 5 3600
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix B350-F Gaming
Cooling	ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 120mm, Noctua NF-F12
Memory	B-Die 2x8GB 3200 CL14, Vengeance LPX 2x8GB 3200 CL16, OC'd to 3333 MT/s C16-16-16-32 tRC 48
Video Card(s)	PNY GTX 690
Storage	Crucial MX500 1TB, MX500 500GB, WD Blue 1TB, WD Black 2TB, WD Caviar Green 3TB, Intel Optane 16GB
Display(s)	Sceptre M25 1080p200, ASUS 1080p74, Apple Studio Display M7649 17"
Case	Rosewill CRUISER Black Gaming
Audio Device(s)	SupremeFX S1220A
Power Supply	Seasonic FOCUS GM-750
Mouse	Kensington K72369
Keyboard	Razer BlackWidow Ultimate 2013
Software	Windows 10 Home 64-bit, macOS 11.7.8
Benchmark Scores	are good

System Name	PLAHI
Processor	I5-10400
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS
Cooling	120 AIO IWONGOU
Memory	1x32GB Kingston BEAST DDR4 @ 3200Mhz
Video Card(s)	PNY QUADRO RTX A2000
Storage	Intel 670P 512GB
Display(s)	Philips 288E2A 28" 4K + 22" LG 1080p
Case	Silverstone Raven 03 (RV03)
Audio Device(s)	Creative Soundblaster Z
Power Supply	Fractal Design IntegraM 650W
Mouse	Logitech Triathlon
Keyboard	REDRAGON MITRA
Software	Windows 11 Home x 64

System Name	The Sparing-No-Expense Build
Processor	Ryzen 5 5600X
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix X570-E Gaming Wifi II
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12S chromax.black
Memory	32GB: 2x16GB Patriot Viper Steel 3600MHz C18
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA RTX 3060Ti Founder's Edition
Storage	500GB 970 Evo Plus NVMe, 2TB Crucial MX500
Display(s)	AOC C24G1 144Hz 24" 1080p Monitor
Case	Lian Li O11 Dynamic EVO White
Power Supply	Seasonic X-650 Gold PSU (SS-650KM3)
Software	Windows 11 Home 64-bit

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
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