What's your latest tech purchase?

ThrashZone · Dec 1, 2023

SN2716057 said:
Bought the Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black for my sig rig but I didn't like the audible fans so it's on the 7700x. I still need memory so I can finally start testing
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I'm a bit disappointed that you can't swap fans that easily, without ghetto modding of course

ninja edit: you can install 120mm fans but the heatsink is designed for 140mm

Hi,
Nice test bench I had two now just one and even it's in storage along with my entertainment center it hangs in I miss it that's my x99 system in there :cry:

ShiBDiB · Dec 1, 2023

http://imgur.com/ZtsZh7n

http://imgur.com/QUhnetk

Upgrading the 5600x to a 5800X3D

Maybe not the biggest upgrade but probably the last thing I'll do for awhile outside of maybe bigger drives.

Space Lynx · Dec 1, 2023

ShiBDiB said:
http://imgur.com/ZtsZh7n

http://imgur.com/QUhnetk

Upgrading the 5600x to a 5800X3D

Maybe not the biggest upgrade but probably the last thing I'll do for awhile outside of maybe bigger drives.

yeah I was looking at a few game benches the other day, and at 1440p, a 7800x3d is only like 15-20 fps faster. some games its more of course, but the ones I play, really no reason at all to upgrade as a 1440p and soon to be 4k gamer.

wNotyarD · Dec 1, 2023

ShiBDiB said:
http://imgur.com/ZtsZh7n

http://imgur.com/QUhnetk

Upgrading the 5600x to a 5800X3D

Maybe not the biggest upgrade but probably the last thing I'll do for awhile outside of maybe bigger drives.

I'm willing to do the same upgrade if the price is right. A 5800X3D will be the final upgrade on my current rig.

DR4G00N · Dec 1, 2023

Got a "new" gpu to replace my Vega, bit of a weird one though. RTX 3060 Mobile core stuck on an RTX 3070 board, made in China for mining of course.
Has more cores than a regular 3060 but is power limited to 80-90w or so and only has 6GB of memory which is honestly more than enough for the games I play.

Actually seems like a pretty nice card all in all. My only real complaint is that it has no fan control so they just run @ 100%, but I can fix that easily enough by connecting them to a mobo header instead.

Was about $195 Cad inc. Ship & Tax.

FoulOnWhite · Dec 1, 2023

DR4G00N said:
Got a "new" gpu to replace my Vega, bit of a weird one though. RTX 3060 Mobile core stuck on an RTX 3070 board, made in China for mining of course.
Has more cores than a regular 3060 but is power limited to 80-90w or so and only has 6GB of memory which is honestly more than enough for the games I play.

Actually seems like a pretty nice card all in all. My only real complaint is that it has no fan control so they just run @ 100%, but I can fix that easily enough by connecting them to a mobo header instead.

Was about $195 Cad inc. Ship & Tax.

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Wow that is a weird card. If it does the job though.

Macro Device · Dec 1, 2023

DR4G00N said:
Was about $195 Cad inc. Ship & Tax.

Why didn't you get an RX 6600 or, say, a 2060 Super for that quid?

OliverQueen · Dec 2, 2023

Final ‘Black Friday Week’ purchase arrived today in a Logitech PowerPlay mouse pad. Not really required but was sick of plugging the mouse in to charge all the time as well as freeing up a USB port on the back of the machine in not needing the G903 charging cable & RGB Corsair mousepad that was using plugged in for the G903 Lightspeed receiver (inserted into the USB pass thru socket on back of mousepad). Impressed by how much bigger the PowerPlay surface is compared to the Corsair surface (yes I know I could just use a large desk pad but wouldn’t have the charging in use feature) & that I have a choice of what type of surface I use with it (although both feel very similar to me but will try both out for longer periods to see which one I prefer).

Next purchase is a new desk & monitor arm for the Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 49” monitor, but they are going to have to wait until the New Year now unless win the lottery or have some sort of windfall hit my bank account. time to research the desk although the Secret Labs Magnus or Magnus Pro look extremely tempting!

DR4G00N · Dec 2, 2023

Beginner Micro Device said:
Why didn't you get an RX 6600 or, say, a 2060 Super for that quid?

No real reason, I just thought it'd be more interesting. Also either one of those would be close to $300 after everything so I don't think it was too bad of a buy for a 30-series card.

Edit: To clarify, I originally bought this just to tinker with not to use it in my daily. But as it turns out even at stock it beats out my oc'ed Vega while using less than half the power so I ended up just replacing that instead.

oxrufiioxo · Dec 2, 2023

Connected to a smart plug so I guess it counts. :laugh:

still got to decorate it and adjust it a bit but that can wait till the weekend Merry Xmas to those who celebrate, and may December/Jan be a wonderful month for those who don't.

Macro Device · Dec 2, 2023

DR4G00N said:
would be close to $300

Didn't know GPUs are rocket level expensive in Canada. $300 CAD would buy you a used 3060 Ti where I live (Russia).

DR4G00N said:
it beats out my oc'ed Vega

If that's a 56 then it's no surprise. Vega 56 is rather slow even with OC.

wiak · Dec 2, 2023

oxrufiioxo said:
Connected to a smart plug so I guess it counts.

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still got to decorate it and adjust it a bit but that can wait till the weekend Merry Xmas to those who celebrate, and may December/Jan be a wonderful month for those who don't.

GPU ML aka AI Accelerated Smart Christmas Lights anyone?

SN2716057 · Dec 2, 2023

wNotyarD said:
That first fan looks like it'll block any memory stick around.
Will you swap it to the back of the cooler?

Yes it will, but I only installed it like this because I don't have memory yet. I did tested it when I installed it on my sig rig, I have low profile memory sticks so I raised the front fan a bit and it fits.

nomdeplume said:
If you look where offset and staggered fins are it will become apparent he installed cooler backwards.

wNotyarD said:
From Noctua's documentation, the NH-D15 looks symmetric, so no issues there.
However, according to the same documentation, it allows the use of 32mm tall RAM modules without raising the front fan. I'm just under the impression there's no memory that'd fit.

@nomdeplume as @wNotyarD said the D15 is symmetrical. The sig rig memory (G.Skill Flare X5 F5-6000J3238F16GX2-FX5) modules fit as long as you raise the front fan a bit.

HuLkY · Dec 2, 2023

My setup is complete now, I wa waiting for CPU, RAM, Cooler and GPU, the other two puppies are for work setup - kinda hard to code at 13 inches laptop - and the last one was a catch for 32USD xD

Aaaaand

kapone32 · Dec 2, 2023

HuLkY said:
My setup is complete now, I wa waiting for CPU, RAM, Cooler and GPU, the other two puppies are for work setup - kinda hard to code at 13 inches laptop - and the last one was a catch for 32USD xD

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Well colour me pink that you got a cooler. I bought this one last week for like $40

nomdeplume · Dec 2, 2023

SN2716057 said:
@nomdeplume as @wNotyarD said the D15 is symmetrical. The sig rig memory (G.Skill Flare X5 F5-6000J3238F16GX2-FX5) modules fit as long as you raise the front fan a bit.

I felt a bit silly when I realized my mistake and simply left a :laugh:

under his comment. Was bit quick mentally arranging how you set it up for the picture.

HuLkY · Dec 2, 2023

kapone32 said:
Well colour me pink that you got a cooler. I bought this one last week for like $40

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Congratulations!! That was my original one but it was missing a fan and installation kit for AMD, seller gave me the phantom spirit as a replacement, 31USD

P4-630 · Dec 2, 2023

Hulky has one extra heatpipe though! ..

HuLkY · Dec 2, 2023

P4-630 said:
Hulky has one extra heatpipe though! ..

not expecting much of a difference tbh but let's see xD both are amazing peoducts, TR are going places with their coolers!

INSTG8R · Dec 2, 2023

ShiBDiB said:
http://imgur.com/ZtsZh7n

http://imgur.com/QUhnetk

Upgrading the 5600x to a 5800X3D

Maybe not the biggest upgrade but probably the last thing I'll do for awhile outside of maybe bigger drives.

I did it and have no regrets. My PC is purely for gaming tho I game at 3440x1440 so I'm probably not really working it too hard, but it's good to have one of the best gaming CPUs and certainly the best for AM4 which I will now "run out the clock" on it and see what the next gen brings. I have zero complaints about performance.

Macro Device · Dec 2, 2023

INSTG8R said:
I game at 3440x1440 so I'm probably not really working it too hard

7900 XTX is a mighty challenge for any CPU, even for a 5800X3D. Even at UW1440p. Can't say you invested that for nothing.

kapone32 · Dec 2, 2023

Beginner Micro Device said:
7900 XTX is a mighty challenge for any CPU, even for a 5800X3D. Even at UW1440p. Can't say you invested that for nothing.

That is exactly why I am enjoying the heck out of my 7900X3D.

HuLkY · Dec 2, 2023

My 4060 will go for a very hard ride on Ultra wide 1440P xD

Macro Device · Dec 2, 2023

HuLkY said:
My 4060 will go for a very hard ride on Ultra wide 1440P xD

Hold my beer. My 6700 XT is being tortured by a 4K monitor. Will upgrade when can afford anything that's faster than 4090. Prolly in 2 or 3 years from now.

HuLkY · Dec 2, 2023

Beginner Micro Device said:
Hold my beer. My 6700 XT is being tortured by a 4K monitor. Will upgrade when can afford anything that's faster than 4090. Prolly in 2 or 3 years from now.

3440 by 1440 is closer to 2K than 4K I guess. Sure the RTX 4060 isn't built for 2K but I will try to utalize DLSS, whatever tech nV will put there to just make sure I can game easily - I didn't game on PC for over 14 months now! So whatever on my plate will make me happy! I wish the Ti or 4070 or other cards made more sense, heck even the 16GB version on 4060 was useless - Reminded me of the good old GeForce 6200 Turbo Cache - so I chose the *Cheapest* 4000 series card and even the cheapest 4060 I can reach to... just a temp solution till we gamers get better options I hope.

System Name	Ghetto Rigs z490\|x99\|Acer 17 Nitro 7840hs/ 5600c40-2x16/ 4060/ 1tb acer stock m.2/ 4tb sn850x
Processor	10900k w/Optimus Foundation \| 5930k w/Black Noctua D15
Motherboard	z490 Maximus XII Apex \| x99 Sabertooth
Cooling	oCool D5 res-combo/280 GTX/ Optimus Foundation/ gpu water block \| Blk D15
Memory	Trident-Z Royal 4000c16 2x16gb \| Trident-Z 3200c14 4x8gb
Video Card(s)	Titan Xp-water \| evga 980ti gaming-w/ air
Storage	970evo+500gb & sn850x 4tb \| 860 pro 256gb \| Acer m.2 1tb/ sn850x 4tb\| Many2.5" sata's ssd 3.5hdd's
Display(s)	1-AOC G2460PG 24"G-Sync 144Hz/ 2nd 1-ASUS VG248QE 24"/ 3rd LG 43" series
Case	D450 \| Cherry Entertainment center on Test bench
Audio Device(s)	Built in Realtek x2 with 2-Insignia 2.0 sound bars & 1-LG sound bar
Power Supply	EVGA 1000P2 with APC AX1500 \| 850P2 with CyberPower-GX1325U
Mouse	Redragon 901 Perdition x3
Keyboard	G710+x3
Software	Win-7 pro x3 and win-10 & 11pro x3
Benchmark Scores	Are in the benchmark section

System Name	[Daily Driver]
Processor	[Ryzen 7 5800X3D]
Motherboard	[MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK]
Cooling	[be quiet! Dark Rock Slim]
Memory	[64GB Crucial Pro 3200MHz (32GBx2)]
Video Card(s)	[PNY RTX 3070Ti XLR8]
Storage	[1TB SN850 NVMe, 4TB 990 Pro NVMe, 2TB 870 EVO SSD, 2TB SA510 SSD]
Display(s)	[2x 27" HP X27q at 1440p]
Case	[Fractal Meshify-C]
Audio Device(s)	[Fanmusic TRUTHEAR IEM, HyperX Duocast]
Power Supply	[CORSAIR RMx 1000]
Mouse	[Logitech G Pro Wireless]
Keyboard	[Logitech G512 Carbon (GX-Brown)]
Software	[Windows 11 64-Bit]

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	G-Station 1.17 FINAL
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X470 Aorus Gaming 7 WiFi
Cooling	DeepCool AK620 Digital
Memory	Asgard Bragi DDR4-3600CL14 2x16GB
Video Card(s)	Sapphire PULSE RX 7900 XTX
Storage	240GB Samsung 840 Evo, 1TB Asgard AN2, 2TB Hiksemi FUTURE-LITE, 320GB+1TB 7200RPM HDD
Display(s)	Samsung 34" Odyssey OLED G8
Case	Thermaltake Level 20 MT
Audio Device(s)	Astro A40 TR + MixAmp
Power Supply	Cougar GEX X2 1000W
Mouse	Razer Viper Ultimate
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman Elite (Red)
Software	Windows 11 Pro

Processor	Ryzen 5 5600 @ 4.65GHz CO -30
Motherboard	AsRock X370 Taichi
Cooling	Asus ROG Strix LC 240
Memory	32GB 4x8 G.SKILL Trident Z 3200 CL14 1.35V
Video Card(s)	PCWINMAX RTX 3060 6GB Laptop GPU (80W)
Storage	1TB Kingston NV2
Display(s)	LG 25UM57-P @ 75Hz OC
Case	Fractal Design Arc XL
Audio Device(s)	ATH-M20x
Power Supply	Evga SuperNova 1300 G2
Mouse	Evga Torq X3
Keyboard	Thermaltake Challenger
Software	Win 11 Pro 64-Bit

What's your latest tech purchase?

ThrashZone

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System Name	BigRed
Processor	I7 12700k
Motherboard	Asus Rog Strix z690-A WiFi D4
Cooling	Noctua D15S chromax black/MX6
Memory	TEAM GROUP 32GB DDR4 4000C16 B die
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 3080 Gaming Trio X 10GB
Storage	M.2 drives WD SN850X 1TB 4x4 BOOT/WD SN850X 4TB 4x4 STEAM/USB3 4TB OTHER
Display(s)	Dell s3422dwg 34" 3440x1440p 144hz ultrawide
Case	Corsair 7000D
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z5450/KEF uniQ speakers/Bowers and Wilkins P7 Headphones
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x 80% gold
Mouse	Logitech G604 lightspeed wireless
Keyboard	Logitech G915 TKL lightspeed wireless
Software	Windows 10 Pro X64
Benchmark Scores	Who cares

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

System Name	The NEW Foundry
Processor	Intel Core i9 13900K
Motherboard	Asus TUF Z790 Plus D4 WiFi
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer III 360mm (using Noctua 120mm AF12 Chromax fans)
Memory	128GB (4x32GB) Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3600 (18-22-22-42)
Video Card(s)	Nvidia GeForce RTX3080ti 12GB + Intel UHD770
Storage	Samsung 980Pro 1TB (Boot) / Samsung 980Pro 2TB / Samsung 980 1TB / 860EVO 512GB / Crucial T700 2TB
Display(s)	Samsung Neo G9 49" UltraWide 5120x1440@240Hz + Samsung 28" 3840x2160@60Hz
Case	Lian Li Lancool II Mesh Performance-C (2 x 140mm + 6 x 120mm Noctua Chromax fans)
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Pro X 2 Headset + Edifier R1580MB
Power Supply	EVGA 1000W 80+ Gold Fully Modular
Mouse	Logitech G903 "Lightspeed" Wireless
Keyboard	Logitech G915TKL + AttackShark X85 ‘Hall Effect”
Software	MS Windows 11 Professional X64

System Name	His & Hers
Processor	R7 5800X/ R7 7950X3D Stock
Motherboard	X670E Aorus Pro X/ROG Crosshair VIII Hero
Cooling	Corsair h150 elite/ Corsair h115i Platinum
Memory	Trident Z5 Neo 6000/ 32 GB 3200 CL14 @3800 CL16 Team T Force Nighthawk
Video Card(s)	Evga FTW 3 Ultra 3080ti/ Gigabyte Gaming OC 4090
Storage	lots of SSD.
Display(s)	A whole bunch OLED, VA, IPS.....
Case	011 Dynamic XL/ Phanteks Evolv X
Audio Device(s)	Arctis Pro + gaming Dac/ Corsair sp 2500/ Logitech G560/Samsung Q990B
Power Supply	Seasonic Ultra Prime Titanium 1000w/850w
Mouse	Logitech G502 Lightspeed/ Logitech G Pro Hero.
Keyboard	Logitech - G915 LIGHTSPEED / Logitech G Pro

Processor	Ryzen 5900X
Motherboard	Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX 1.1
Cooling	Noctua NB-U12A
Memory	2x 32GB Fury DDR4 3200mhz
Video Card(s)	PowerColor Radeon 7800 XT Hellhound
Storage	Kingston FURY Renegade 2TB PCIe 4.0
Display(s)	2x Dell U2412M
Case	Phanteks P400A
Audio Device(s)	Hifimediy Sabre 9018 USB DAC
Power Supply	Corsair AX850 (from 2012)
Software	Windows 10?

System Name	Merc v8
Processor	Ryzen 7800X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X670 Gaming X AX
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15
Memory	2x 16GB-6000
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Storage	Solidigm P44 1TB & 2TB, Crucial MX500 2TB
Display(s)	ASUS ROG Swift PG27UQR
Case	Caselabs Mercury S8
Audio Device(s)	Schiit Magni & Modi, Edifier S351DB, DT 770 PRO
Power Supply	Seasonic Vertex PX-850
Mouse	Logitech G600
Keyboard	Glorious GMMK Pro custom
Software	W11Pro

System Name	RTX 5090 Machine-to-be....
Processor	AMD Ryzen™ 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	Asus B650E-E ROG Strix
Cooling	Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE
Memory	Acer Predator Vesta II 32GB (16GB * 2) DDR5 6000MT/s CL30-38-38-76
Video Card(s)	HP GT730 2GB DDR3 Mighty Edition!!
Display(s)	Acer Predator X35 G-Sync Ultimate
Case	Lian-Li O11 Air Mini Black-Mesh
Power Supply	Toughpower GF3 1200W Gold - TT Premium Edition
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero wired
Keyboard	Corsair K70 RGB PRO
VR HMD	Nope NOpe NOPE
Software	Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Nothing special...Yet.

System Name	Best AMD Computer
Processor	AMD 7900X3D
Motherboard	Asus X670E E Strix
Cooling	In Win SR36
Memory	GSKILL DDR5 32GB 5200 30
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse 7900XT (Watercooled)
Storage	Corsair MP 700, Seagate 530 2Tb, Adata SX8200 2TBx2, Kingston 2 TBx2, Micron 8 TB, WD AN 1500
Display(s)	GIGABYTE FV43U
Case	Corsair 7000D Airflow
Audio Device(s)	Corsair Void Pro, Logitch Z523 5.1
Power Supply	Deepcool 1000M
Mouse	Logitech g7 gaming mouse
Keyboard	Logitech G510
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64 Steam. GOG, Uplay, Origin
Benchmark Scores	Firestrike: 46183 Time Spy: 25121

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	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

System Name	Hellbox 5.1(same case new guts)
Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Motherboard	MSI X570S MAG Torpedo Max
Cooling	TT Kandalf L.C.S.(Water/Air)EK Velocity CPU Block/Noctua EK Quantum DDC Pump/Res
Memory	2x16GB Gskill Trident Neo Z 3600 CL16
Video Card(s)	Powercolor Hellhound 7900XTX
Storage	970 Evo Plus 500GB 2xSamsung 850 Evo 500GB RAID 0 1TB WD Blue Corsair MP600 Core 2TB
Display(s)	Alienware QD-OLED 34” 3440x1440 144hz 10Bit VESA HDR 400
Case	TT Kandalf L.C.S.
Audio Device(s)	Soundblaster ZX/Logitech Z906 5.1
Power Supply	Seasonic TX~’850 Platinum
Mouse	G502 Hero
Keyboard	G19s
VR HMD	Oculus Quest 3
Software	Win 11 Pro x64