What's your latest tech purchase?

Space Lynx · May 3, 2018

puma99dk| said:
@lynx29 is Duke gonna nuke'm????

yeah haha, i hate that. i been considering some black electircal tape over the Duke glow. its kinda dumb. MSI could have done something better, like a dragon logo of theirs glowing woulda been way cooler.

here is a better pic, the pink fan on bottom is hitting the GPU. no necessary, but I like good air flow, and the stream of air is directly strongest right in the little gap of the heatsink and GPU PCB board. so its probably helping, but i dunno really

Shou Miko · May 3, 2018

@lynx29 can't u just turn off the light in MSI Afterburner? I can do that in Nvidia LED Visualizer even with this EVGA AIO on my GTX 1080 Ti.

Space Lynx · May 3, 2018

puma99dk| said:
@lynx29 can't u just turn off the light in MSI Afterburner? I can do that in Nvidia LED Visualizer even with this EVGA AIO on my GTX 1080 Ti.

I didn't know MSI Afterburner had that option, MSI Mystic Light does, but it is a terrible APP that requires a new "apply" every time I boot.

Disparia · May 3, 2018

So I have my kids computer down to parts, like everything out and disassembled to reasonable degree. The mobo/gpu heatsinks had been taken off, cleaned, dried, and awaiting fresh paste... but I find an empty tube! Order up a MX-4 fat-tube (20g) and it'll be here in only a couple days. That would be today and all is good with that. But a couple days ago there were parts everywhere that couldn't just sit around... so I try a local computer repair shop and no surprise, they don't have any "retail" paste because it's not a common item. However, they can ring up "the stuff they use" if I didn't mind. Was very interested in what a repair shop uses so I ask to see it, and it's 20g of "OEM white" or maybe you know it under the familiar name of "ShenzhenBolyx Electeonics Co., Ltd Heatsink Compounds HC-131".

It's not bad in all honestly. But a years worth of dust was also cleaned out I can't accurately compare the two yet. I can say that it is one of easiest pastes I've ever used.

Space Lynx · May 3, 2018

Jizzler said:
So I have my kids computer down to parts, like everything out and disassembled to reasonable degree. The mobo/gpu heatsinks had been taken off, cleaned, dried, and awaiting fresh paste... but I find an empty tube! Order up a MX-4 fat-tube (20g) and it'll be here in only a couple days. That would be today and all is good with that. But a couple days ago there were parts everywhere that couldn't just sit around... so I try a local computer store and no surprise, they don't have any "retail" paste because it's not a common item. However, they can ring up "the stuff they use" if I didn't mind. Was very interested in what a repair shop uses so I ask to see it, and it's 20g of "OEM white" or maybe you know it under the familiar name of "ShenzhenBolyx Electeonics Co., Ltd Heatsink Compounds HC-131".

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It's not bad in all honestly. But a years worth of dust was also cleaned out I can't accurately compare the two yet. I can say that it is one of easiest pastes I've ever used.

lolol oh man... I have been into some old PC stores with guys like in their 60s and 70s running them not having a clue about anything, it amazes me. That paste reminds me of them for some reason.

what is really amazing is how they are the ones with the PC stores and not us, lol

theonek · May 4, 2018

well, was able to get another pair of Corsair's Dominator... and they don't look bad at all!

Komshija · May 9, 2018

New PSU, FSP Hydro G 650 W. Ordered it today in the morning and by 16 O'clock they already arrived. That was the fastest delivery ever!

Soon after...

... about 1 hour later, after strong mature language while trying to fit-in 24-pin ATX connector. It was a nightmare to attach it properly, but this is mainly motherboard to blame because I had a similar issue with previous PSU.

It runs smoothly so far, but what bothers me are voltages on +3.3V. They shouldn't be that high for such quality PSU. It's possible that motherboard readings are incorrect and I don't have a multimeter to measure them properly. Oh, btw, there are no +3.3V readings in BIOS. Nowhere to find them... :ohwell:

Here are those +3.3V readings...

phill · May 10, 2018

I finally pulled my finger out and bought myself a new PSU...

So it allowed me to test all this lot...

And then I was even more stupid and grabbed this lot

I checked the socket before I did anything with this one and it was nice and clean and funnily enough, no missing pins like the right hand one...

PLAfiller · May 11, 2018

Small upgrade in the audio department. No, it's not Blue Yeti, but it doesn't cost nearly as much. The PSU I got by accident on the Earth day and it was the cheapest phantom PSU available. I only hope it works. What I forgot was a UK to EU plug converter...I guess tomorrow when I get one I can finally plug it in.

Shou Miko · May 16, 2018

I got some new headphones home, sooo comfy only thing is the pats on top i have to get use to but soo much nicer than my old ATH-M50RD

Added a couple of more pics and my girl told me she is jelly that I have the Mirror's Edge Catalyst Collector's Edition bcs of the statue :laugh:

biffzinker · May 17, 2018

Confirmed:

So you know my name big deal.

Jetster · May 17, 2018

Sounds like a made up name

biffzinker · May 18, 2018

It showed up before Monday so here it is.

Sorry the smartphone camera doesn't like the overhead artificial lighting. Stock Spire heatsink is massive compared to the Stealth.

HammerON · May 19, 2018

biffzinker · May 19, 2018

So that's where the other up close photo came from.

GreiverBlade · May 19, 2018

weeeeee...

aherm... alongside some non tech stuff in a package of 23.6kg i received :

1. a Medion Erazer X81699 keyboard, after some time with a Logitech G410 i wanted to see if Medion were as awesome as they were with the 32" 1440p screen i bought from them and going from TKL to full size again (but quite compact).

verdict .... ooohhhh yes they are ... less than 80chf, floating key, aluminum top plate, no software needed (macro possible, 100% antighosting and full RGB plus effect already in onboard memory) extra keycaps, Kailh blue switch (well between the Kailh and Omron Romer G .... no place for cherry anymore in my heart :laugh:

) magnetic faux leather wristrest...

2. Sandisk USB 3.1 Type C 64gb (less than 30chf) for my Nokia 8

3. and some games .... "coup de coeur" Outcast second contact and BattleChaser Nightwar do i need to censor the back of the box??? :roll:

4. plus an extra case for a Rasberry Pi (as i have an Odroid C2 ... i hope the heatsink placement will match if i remove the original heatsink.... or i will get a new RPi 3 B+ later hehe)

biffzinker said:
So you know my name big deal.

i am also a Nicolas without a H .... but not a Ranger .... uh? Ranger again?

Chuck, is that you?

Solaris17 · May 19, 2018

What have I done? 2x 2TB micron 1100s

biffzinker · May 19, 2018

Solaris17 said:
What have I done? 2x 2TB micron 1100s

Lemme guess, you bought those at $269 per drive? Limit of 2 per order

Solaris17 · May 19, 2018

biffzinker said:
Lemme guess, you bought those at $269 per drive? Limit of 2 per order

no

I got them at 309

biffzinker · May 19, 2018

Solaris17 said:
no I got them at 309

https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/whats-on-your-hardware-wish-list.236835/post-3843261

Solaris17 · May 19, 2018

biffzinker said:
https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/whats-on-your-hardware-wish-list.236835/post-3843261

ah there was a similar deal for 289 a few weeks ago. I dont trust that site though. and have no issues spending the extra money. Iv been eying these for about 2 months now since my old HDD array died.

thebluebumblebee · May 19, 2018

Solaris17 said:
I dont trust that site though.

RAKUTEN.COM? Used to be Buy.com. Been around since the 90's. Predates Amazon and Google. Was THE place to buy hardware.

ap4lifetn · May 20, 2018

I seem to have a spending problem.

Decided to upgrade 3 PCs for the family with myself keeping the 8700k!

ASOT · May 20, 2018

Always the better for u

ap4lifetn · May 20, 2018

ASOT said:
Always the better for u

The Ryzen 7 technically scores higher in Cinebench

System Name	Patient King of Finding Good Sales
Processor	7800X3D -25 all core ($196)
Motherboard	B650 Steel Legend ($169)
Cooling	Frost Commander 140 ($42)
Memory	32gb ddr5 (2x16) cl 30 6000 ($80)
Video Card(s)	Merc 310 7900 XT @3100 core $(705) (July 2023)
Display(s)	Agon 27" QD-OLED Glossy 240hz 1440p ($399)
Case	NZXT H710 (Red/Black) ($60)
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x Gold ($109)

System Name	Lynni PS \ Lenowo TwinkPad L14 G2
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Raphael (Waiting on 9800X3D) \ i5-1135G7 Tiger Lake-U
Motherboard	ASRock B650M PG Riptide Bios v. 3.10 AMD AGESA 1.2.0.2a \ Lenowo BDPLANAR Bios 1.68
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 Chromax.Black (Only middle fan) \ Lenowo C-267C-2
Memory	G.Skill Flare X5 2x16GB DDR5 6000MHZ CL36-36-36-96 AMD EXPO \ Willk Elektronik 2x16GB 2666MHZ CL17
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Radeon RX 590 Nitro+ SE (RX 7900 XT/XTX or RX 9070 XT?) \| Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
Storage	Gigabyte M30 1TB\|Sabrent Rocket 2TB\| HDD: 10TB\|1TB \ WD RED SN700 1TB
Display(s)	KTC M27T20S 1440p@165Hz \| LG 48CX OLED 4K HDR \| Innolux 14" 1080p
Case	Asus Prime AP201 White Mesh \| Lenowo L14 G2 chassis
Audio Device(s)	Steelseries Arctis Pro Wireless
Power Supply	Be Quiet! Pure Power 12 M 750W Goldie \| 65W
Mouse	Logitech G305 Lightspeedy Wireless \| Lenowo TouchPad & Logitech G305
Keyboard	Ducky One 3 Daybreak Fullsize \| L14 G2 UK Lumi
Software	Win11 IoT Enterprise 24H2 UK \| Win11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 24H2 UK / Arch (Fan)
Benchmark Scores	3DMARK: https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/89434432? GPU-Z: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/details/v3zbr

System Name	Patient King of Finding Good Sales
Processor	7800X3D -25 all core ($196)
Motherboard	B650 Steel Legend ($169)
Cooling	Frost Commander 140 ($42)
Memory	32gb ddr5 (2x16) cl 30 6000 ($80)
Video Card(s)	Merc 310 7900 XT @3100 core $(705) (July 2023)
Display(s)	Agon 27" QD-OLED Glossy 240hz 1440p ($399)
Case	NZXT H710 (Red/Black) ($60)
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x Gold ($109)

Processor	Intel i5-6600
Motherboard	ASRock H170M-ITX
Cooling	Cooler Master Geminii S524
Memory	G.Skill DDR4-2133 16GB (8GB x 2)
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte R9-380X 4GB
Storage	Samsung 950 EVO 250GB (mSATA)
Display(s)	LG 29UM69G-B 2560x1080 IPS
Case	Lian Li PC-Q25
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC892
Power Supply	Seasonic SS-460FL2
Mouse	Logitech G700s
Keyboard	Logitech G110
Software	Windows 10 Pro

System Name	Patient King of Finding Good Sales
Processor	7800X3D -25 all core ($196)
Motherboard	B650 Steel Legend ($169)
Cooling	Frost Commander 140 ($42)
Memory	32gb ddr5 (2x16) cl 30 6000 ($80)
Video Card(s)	Merc 310 7900 XT @3100 core $(705) (July 2023)
Display(s)	Agon 27" QD-OLED Glossy 240hz 1440p ($399)
Case	NZXT H710 (Red/Black) ($60)
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x Gold ($109)

What's your latest tech purchase?

Space Lynx

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phill

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System Name	Gaming PC/ EDU PC/ HFS PC
Processor	Intel i9-9900KF/ Dual Ryzen 7 2700X
Motherboard	Asrock Z390 Taichi Ultimate/ Dual Asrock X370 Proffesional Gaming
Cooling	Noctua NH-C14S/ Arctic Xtreme Freezer/ Ryzen Wraith Prysm RGB
Memory	64GB Corsair Vengeance PRO RGB 3200/ 32GB Corsair Dominator 3000/ 16GB Corsair Vengeance Pro 3200
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra / MSI RTX 2080Ti Ventus / EVGA GTX 1060 SC Gaming
Storage	Dual 970 EVO Plus 1TB + 6Tb 860 EVO/ 960 EVO 500GB + 18Tb R0/ 840EVO 250Gb + 16Tb R0
Display(s)	Samsung 32" U32R590 Curved 3480x2160 / Samsung 32" LC32H711 Curved 2560x1440 Freesync
Case	Cooler Master Stacker 830 NV Edition/ Dual Cooler Master 690 Advance II
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi Surround 5.1 SBX/ Creative X-Fi Titanium Pci-E/ On-board Realtek
Power Supply	Triple Corsair Platinum HX850i
Mouse	Logitech G7 WL / Logitech G903 Lightspeed / MS BT 8000
Keyboard	Dual Logitech G19s
Software	Win10 Pro

System Name	1.21 gigawatts!
Processor	Intel Core i7 6700K
Motherboard	MSI Z170A Krait Gaming 3X
Cooling	Be Quiet! Shadow Rock Slim with Arctic MX-4
Memory	16GB G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 MHz
Video Card(s)	Palit GTX 1080 Game Rock
Storage	Mushkin Triactor 240GB + Toshiba X300 4TB + Team L3 EVO 480GB
Display(s)	Philips 237E7QDSB/00 23" FHD AH-IPS
Case	Aerocool Aero-1000 white + 4 Arctic F12 PWM Rev.2 fans
Audio Device(s)	Onboard Audio Boost 3 with Nahimic Audio Enhancer
Power Supply	FSP Hydro G 650W
Mouse	Cougar 700M eSports white
Keyboard	E-Blue Cobra II
Software	Windows 8.1 Pro x64
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R15: 948 (stock) / 1044 (4,7 GHz) FarCry 5 1080p Ultra: min 100, avg 116, max 133 FPS

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	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

Processor	Core i7-13700
Motherboard	MSI Z790 Gaming Plus WiFi
Cooling	Cooler Master RGB Tower cooler
Memory	Crucial Pro 5600 32GB kit OCed to 6600
Video Card(s)	XFX Speedster SWFT309 AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT CORE Gaming
Storage	970 EVO NVMe M.2 500GB,,WD850N 2TB
Display(s)	Samsung 28” 4K monitor
Case	Phantek Eclipse P400S
Audio Device(s)	EVGA NU Audio, Edifier Bookshelf Speakers R1280
Power Supply	EVGA 850 BQ
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero
Keyboard	Logitech G G413 Silver
Software	Windows 11 Professional v24H2

System Name	Juliette // My HTPC
Processor	Intel i7 9700K // AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Motherboard	ASUS Prime Z390X-A // ASRock B550 ITX-AC
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12 Black // Stock
Memory	Corsair DDR4 3600 32gb //G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 3600
Video Card(s)	ASUS RTX4070 OC// ASUS RTX 4060 OC
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO NVMe 1Tb, Intel 665p Series M.2 2280 1TB // Samsung 1Tb SSD
Display(s)	ASUS VP348QGL 34" Quad HD 3440 x 1440 // 55" LG 4K SK8000 Series
Case	Seasonic SYNCRO Q7// Silverstone Granada GD05
Audio Device(s)	Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 // HDMI to Samsung HW-R650 sound bar
Power Supply	Seasonic SYNCRO 750 W // CORSAIR Vengeance 650M
Mouse	G903 and a Master Mouse MM710/No mouse, MS game copntroller
Keyboard	EVGA / Logitech K400
Software	Windows 11 Pro // Windows 10 Pro

System Name	Aki
Processor	AMD 7800X3D
Motherboard	ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-A
Cooling	MSI MAG CoreLiquid E360
Memory	Patriot Viper Elite 5 32GB 6200
Video Card(s)	PNY RTX 4090 XLR8
Storage	Samsung 960 Pro 512 GB + WD Black SN850 1TB
Display(s)	Dell 32" Curved Gaming Monitor (S3220DGF)
Case	Corsair 5000D Airflow
Audio Device(s)	On-board
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 G5
Mouse	Roccat Kone Pure
Keyboard	ASUS ROG Strix Scope II Wireless
Software	Win 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Always changing~

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/Gorilla Glass Victus 2/front-stock back-JSAUX RGB transparent
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/USAMS GAN PD 33w/USAMS GAN 100w
Mouse	Speedlink Sovos Vertical-Asus ROG Spatha-Logi Ergo M575/Xiaomi XMRM-006/touch/touch
Keyboard	Endorfy Thock 75%/Lofree Edge/none/touch/virtual
VR HMD	Medion Erazer
Software	Win10 64/Win8.1 64/Android TV 8.1/Android 14/Win11 64
Benchmark Scores	bench...mark? i do leave mark on bench sometime, to remember which one is the most comfortable. :o

System Name	RogueOne
Processor	Xeon W9-3495x
Motherboard	ASUS w790E Sage SE
Cooling	SilverStone XE360-4677
Memory	128gb Gskill Zeta R5 DDR5 RDIMMs
Video Card(s)	MSI SUPRIM Liquid X 4090
Storage	1x 2TB WD SN850X \| 2x 8TB GAMMIX S70
Display(s)	49" Philips Evnia OLED (49M2C8900)
Case	Thermaltake Core P3 Pro Snow
Audio Device(s)	Moondrop S8's on schitt Gunnr
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime TX-1600
Mouse	Razer Viper mini signature edition (mercury white)
Keyboard	Monsgeek M3 Lavender, Moondrop Luna lights
VR HMD	Quest 3
Software	Windows 11 Pro Workstation
Benchmark Scores	I dont have time for that.

System Name	Main/DC
Processor	i7-3770K/i7-2600K
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-GD55/GA-P67A-UD4-B3
Cooling	Phanteks PH-TC14CS/H80
Memory	Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) LP /4GB Kingston DDR3 1600
Video Card(s)	Asus GTX 660 Ti/MSI HD7770
Storage	Crucial MX100 256GB/120GB Samsung 830 & Seagate 2TB(died)
Display(s)	Asus 24' LED/Samsung SyncMaster B1940
Case	P100/Antec P280 It's huge!
Audio Device(s)	on board
Power Supply	SeaSonic SS-660XP2/Seasonic SS-760XP2
Software	Win 7 Home Premiun 64 Bit

System Name	Small & Mighty
Processor	Ryzen 7950X
Motherboard	B650E PG-ITX
Cooling	240mm AIO
Memory	64GB DDR5 6000C30
Video Card(s)	3080 FE
Storage	4TB NVME 990 Pro
Display(s)	AW3423
Case	A4-H20
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	SF750
Mouse	G403 Wireless
Keyboard	TH66
Software	Windows 11

System Name	AMD
Processor	AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600
Motherboard	B550M AORUS ELITE V1.3
Cooling	Deepcool AK500S
Memory	CORSAIR LPX 32GB DDR4 3200 CL16 B-die
Video Card(s)	PULSE AMD Radeon™ RX 6600
Storage	Samsung 980 PRO 1TB PCI Express 4.0 x4 M.2 & Seagate 2TB ST2000DM008-2UB102
Display(s)	OMEN 25i 165Hz DisplayHDR 400
Case	MATREXX 40 3FS
Audio Device(s)	Realtek® ALC1200 Codec \| Logitech Z533
Power Supply	SEASONIC FOCUS GX 650 W
Mouse	Aqirys Orion
Keyboard	Logitech G910
VR HMD	N/A Skip
Software	W11 Pro x64
Benchmark Scores	XXX