What's your latest tech purchase?

Macro Device · Dec 10, 2023

Count von Schwalbe said:
Antidepressants, actually.

You don't feel depressed if you're dead. Genius.

I just bought a really warm hoodie. Will save my ass from this winter that became a complete madness. We usually have around 30F (-1C) in December but it was below 10F (-13C) lately.

onemanhitsquad · Dec 10, 2023

Beginner Micro Device said:
You don't feel depressed if you're dead. Genius.

I just bought a really warm hoodie. Will save my ass from this winter that became a complete madness. We usually have around 30F (-1C) in December but it was below 10F (-13C) lately.

climate change?...what "tech" does the "hoodie" use?

Macro Device · Dec 10, 2023

onemanhitsquad said:
climate change?

Yeah, sort of. The world is crying about getting sunburnt and choked to death by global warming whilst our city becomes colder every year. Last summer wasn't even a summer, and winter kicked in a month earlier than normal with heavy snow and painfully freezy winds.

ThrashZone · Dec 10, 2023

Hi,
Got to love amazon
They refunded me for an item I did not return a 980 pro 2tb
Told them about the booboo via chat a little while ago and I asked for another return code and I'd be happy to return it and they said I can keep it and the refund

Deal is on the same order I did return a defective battery charger "about 10+- days ago" but they somehow said they received the 980 pro 2tb as well just recently :confused:

Saw it in an email they sent me a few days ago just shrugged it off though.

AAF Optimus · Dec 11, 2023

PSU Redragon RGPS GC-PS003 600W 80Plus Bronze

SSD M.2 NVMe ADATA Legend 700 PCIe Gen3 x4 256GB

SSD M.2 NVMe ADATA Legend 800 PCIe Gen4 x4 2TB

cst1992 · Dec 11, 2023

Beginner Micro Device said:
The world is crying about getting sunburnt and choked to death by global warming whilst our city becomes colder every year.

You just found out first hand why it's called "climate change". It's much much worse than just a rise in global temperatures.

ThrashZone said:
I did return a defective battery charger "about 10+- days ago" but they somehow said they received the 980 pro 2tb as well

I guess someone on the other end likes you

Macro Device · Dec 11, 2023

cst1992 said:
It's much much worse than just a rise in global temperatures.

Agree. Overpaying for heating suxx.

Deleted member 229121 · Dec 11, 2023

Bought a 1gm tube of Kryonaut to finally install my PA-120.

Kept the NF-A12 fans from the NH-U12A on it, and used LNA adapters (1700 RPM).
WAY less noise compared to before (sans LNA) and my max load temp in R23 dropped from 82c to 73c

avidgamer121 · Dec 11, 2023

got ps4 pro from my brother finally as my gpu has failed again and can't be bothered with temporary fix again and again. Currently running a gt 710 on my pc as i don't have the igpu, will have to wait till evening to get my ps4 working as i need the socket adapter which i will get from nearby shop.

de.das.dude · Dec 11, 2023

dgianstefani said:
Are my teeth even ready for this?

teeth yeah sure..

*bzzzzzz*

P4-630 · Dec 11, 2023

avidgamer121 said:
got ps4 pro from my brother finally as my gpu has failed again and can't be bothered with temporary fix again and again. Currently running a gt 710 on my pc as i don't have the igpu, will have to wait till evening to get my ps4 working as i need the socket adapter which i will get from nearby shop.

I think that PS4 is even more powerful than your GTX1050..

PLAfiller · Dec 11, 2023

avidgamer121 said:
got ps4 pro from my brother finally as my gpu has failed again and can't be bothered with temporary fix again and again. Currently running a gt 710 on my pc as i don't have the igpu, will have to wait till evening to get my ps4 working as i need the socket adapter which i will get from nearby shop.

Are you going to tear it down for re-paste and dust clean up? I mean I would

avidgamer121 · Dec 11, 2023

P4-630 said:
I think that PS4 is even more powerful than your GTX1050..

yes, i know. The pro variant can even play games at 4k so it definitely is. My 1050 ti was struggling with even 1080p low with some new games.

PLAfiller said:
Are you going to tear it down for re-paste and dust clean up? I mean I would

not interested, i think my brother did that few months back so it's not needed and i am not experienced with that stuff,

P4-630 · Dec 11, 2023

avidgamer121 said:
yes, i know. The pro variant can even play games at 4k so it definitely is. My 1050 ti was struggling with even 1080p low with some new games.

It's designed for gaming only of course, but yeah..

jesdals · Dec 11, 2023

Not a real hardware thing but a Tech thing - The Gamers Nexus Mod Mat

Not often that my 265cm desktop looks small - hope I can get the thing flat over time

Macro Device · Dec 11, 2023

dgianstefani said:
Are my teeth even ready for this?
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Just for you to know: eating SSDs is also an eating disorder.

ThrashZone · Dec 11, 2023

jesdals said:
Not a real hardware thing but a Tech thing - The Gamers Nexus Mod Mat
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Not often that my 265cm desktop looks small - hope I can get the thing flat over time

Hi,
Lay it out, back up in the sun for a while will loosen it up
You can also roll it up tightly the other way for a while and wrap it or put in a tube this takes longer than the sun.
Hair dryer can also help.

jesdals · Dec 11, 2023

ThrashZone said:
Hi,
Lay it out, back up in the sun for a while will loosen it up
You can also roll it up tightly the other way for a while and wrap it or put in a tube this takes longer than the sun.
Hair dryer can also help.

Will try the hairdryer - no sun in Denmark before spring its freezing cold and rainy here until april

Macro Device · Dec 11, 2023

jesdals said:
its freezing cold

But it's above 0C...

Count von Schwalbe · Dec 11, 2023

Tech, I guess.
Not sure if this is the exact diameter that I got, but close enough.

Derned expensive, for just some metal.

Was working on an attachment for a friend's lawn tractor and ran out of wire. Had to finish with sticks and I must confess that is some of the worst welds I have ever done.

I much prefer MIG.

cst1992 · Dec 11, 2023

11 pounds for wire?! How long is that thing?

Count von Schwalbe · Dec 11, 2023

Dunno. Sold by the pound, as it comes in various thicknesses. Plenty long enough for me though. I run out of gas more often than wire.

tugrul_SIMD · Dec 11, 2023

I bought two fake ps4 controllers to connect to pc. They can connect 70% of the time...

FreedomEclipse · Dec 11, 2023

I won 100 notes so I decided to treat myself as it was on offer.

dragontamer5788 · Dec 11, 2023

A 5-digit Benchtop Multimeter.

These things normally run at $2000+, but I found a used electronics shop (https://accusrc.com/) selling an old 1990s model (the Fluke 45) for only $120. Albeit with some parts missing, a few broken bits of plastic, and a dim screen... but hey, it actually works so I'm happy (and at a small fraction of the costs of a new 5-digit multimeter).

Seeing 500.00 mV measurements is pretty crazy when I think about how accurate/precise the parts are inside of this multimeter.

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I'm measuring odd effects in my circuits in the ~50-microvolt range, the ADCs of my chips seem to be messing up at this range and I'm not understanding why. Then again, this is an effect that I can only see because I have such a precise multimeter now. So maybe I should stop caring about such a minor difference and call my current project complete. I was aiming at 99.9% accuracy, but I'm closer to 99.7% accurate even after calibration, and I'm not really sure where this little bit of error is coming from.

EDIT: Did I say 99.7%? I was off by a zero. I'm 99.97% accurate but was aiming for 99.99%, lol. Woops.

99.7% is... still pretty good though and I'm proud of my results.

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	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	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	NEW AAF OPTIMUS RIG
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X (6C/12T)
Motherboard	ASUS TUF Gaming B550M-Plus
Cooling	DEEPCOOL Gammax L120T
Memory	CRUCIAL Pro Gaming 32GB DDR4-3200 (2x16GB)
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB MSI Ventus 2X OC
Storage	ADATA Legend 710 PCIe Gen3 x4 256GB; ADATA Legend 800 PCIe Gen4 x4 2TB; GoldenFir SSD 1TB
Display(s)	AOC VIPER 27" 165Hz 1ms (27G2SE)
Case	DARKFLASH DK100-BK
Audio Device(s)	ALC S1200A with AAF Optimus Audio (Sound Blaster + Dolby Audio [Dolby Atmos For Built-In Speakers])
Power Supply	REDRAGON RGPS 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Full Modular
Mouse	CLAHM CL-MM386 7200DPI
Keyboard	MOTOSPEED CK-108 Mechanical Keyboard
Software	Windows 11 Pro x64 23H2 (24H2 has many abnormalities)

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

What's your latest tech purchase?

Macro Device

onemanhitsquad

Macro Device

ThrashZone

AAF Optimus

Audio Modder

cst1992

Macro Device

Deleted member 229121

Guest

avidgamer121

de.das.dude

Pro Indian Modder

P4-630

PLAfiller

avidgamer121

P4-630

jesdals

Macro Device

ThrashZone

jesdals

Macro Device

Count von Schwalbe

Moderator

cst1992

Count von Schwalbe

Moderator

tugrul_SIMD

FreedomEclipse

~Technological Technocrat~

dragontamer5788

System Name	Xpectra
Processor	Intel Core i3 10105F
Motherboard	Asrock H470M-HDV
Cooling	Cooler Master H410R RGB
Memory	Hynix 16GB (2x8) 2666Mhz DDR4 RAM
Video Card(s)	Zotac GTX 1050 Ti Mini
Storage	Crucial BX500 120GB+480GB, 1TB+2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM
Display(s)	HP 22es
Case	Chiptronex C100
Audio Device(s)	F&D F190X
Power Supply	Corsair CX550
Mouse	Zebronics Zeb-Comfort
Keyboard	TVS EGold Bharat
Software	Windows 11 24H2

System Name	Monke \| Work Thinkpad\| J1nnx took Old Monke
Processor	Ryzen 5600X \| Ryzen 5500U \| FX8320
Motherboard	ASRock B550 Extreme4 \| ? \| Asrock 990FX Extreme 4
Cooling	240mm Rad \| Not needed \| hyper 212 EVO
Memory	2x16GB DDR4 3600 Corsair RGB \| 16 GB DDR4 3600 \| 16GB DDR3 1600
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse RX6700XT 12GB \| Vega 8 \| Sapphire Pulse RX580 8GB
Storage	Samsung 980 nvme (Primary) \| some samsung SSD
Display(s)	Dell 2723DS \| Some 14" 1080p 98%sRGB IPS \| Dell 2240L
Case	Ant Esports Tempered case \| Thinkpad \| Antec
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z333 \| Jabra corpo stuff
Power Supply	Corsair RM750e \| not needed \| Corsair GS 600
Mouse	Logitech G400 \| nipple
Keyboard	Logitech G213 \| stock kb is awesome \| Logitech K230
VR HMD	;_;
Software	Windows 10 Professional x3
Benchmark Scores	There are no marks on my bench

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	PLAHI
Processor	I5-10400
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS
Cooling	120 AIO
Memory	32GB Corsair LPX 2400 Mhz DDR4 CL14
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	R9 5950x/Skylake 6400
Processor	R9 5950x/i5 6400
Motherboard	Gigabyte Aorus Master X570/Asus Z170 Pro Gaming
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer II 360/Stock
Memory	4x8GB Patriot PVS416G4440 CL14/G.S Ripjaws 32 GB F4-3200C16D-32GV
Video Card(s)	7900XTX/6900XT
Storage	RIP Seagate 530 4TB (died after 7 months), WD SN850 2TB, Aorus 2TB, Corsair MP600 1TB / 960 Evo 1TB
Display(s)	3x LG 27gl850 1440p
Case	Custom builds
Audio Device(s)	-
Power Supply	Silverstone 1000watt modular Gold/1000Watt Antec
Software	Win11pro/win10pro / Win10 Home / win7 / wista 64 bit and XPpro

System Name	Work Computer \| Unfinished Computer
Processor	Core i7-6700 \| Ryzen 5 5600X
Motherboard	Dell Q170 \| Gigabyte Aorus Elite Wi-Fi
Cooling	A fan? \| Truly Custom Loop
Memory	4x4GB Crucial 2133 C17 \| 4x8GB Corsair Vengeance RGB 3600 C26
Video Card(s)	Dell Radeon R7 450 \| RTX 2080 Ti FE
Storage	Crucial BX500 2TB \| TBD
Display(s)	3x LG QHD 32" GSM5B96 \| TBD
Case	Dell \| Heavily Modified Phanteks P400
Power Supply	Dell TFX Non-standard \| EVGA BQ 650W
Mouse	Monster No-Name $7 Gaming Mouse\| TBD

System Name	AMD System
Processor	Ryzen 7900 at 180Watts 5650 MHz, vdroop from 1.37V to 1.24V
Motherboard	MSI MAG x670 Tomahawk Wifi
Cooling	AIO240 for CPU, Wraith Prism's Fan for RAM but suspended above it without touching anything in case.
Memory	32GB dual channel Gskill DDR6000CL30 tuned for CL28, at 1.42Volts
Video Card(s)	Msi Ventus 2x Rtx 4070 and Gigabyte Gaming Oc Rtx 4060 ti
Storage	Samsung Evo 970
Display(s)	Old 1080p 60FPS Samsung
Case	Normal atx
Audio Device(s)	Dunno
Power Supply	1200Watts
Mouse	wireless & quiet
Keyboard	wireless & quiet
VR HMD	No
Software	Windows 11
Benchmark Scores	1750 points in cinebench 2024 42k 43k gpu cpu points in timespy 50+ teraflops total compute power.

System Name	DarnGosh Edition
Processor	AMD 7800X3D
Motherboard	MSI X670E GAMING PLUS
Cooling	Thermalright AM5 Contact Frame + Phantom Spirit 120SE
Memory	2x32GB G.Skill Trident Z5 NEO DDR5 6000 CL32-38-38-96
Video Card(s)	Asus Dual Radeon™ RX 6700 XT OC Edition
Storage	WD SN770 1TB (Boot)\| 2x 2TB WD SN770 (Gaming)\| 2x 2TB Crucial BX500\| 2x 3TB Toshiba DT01ACA300
Display(s)	LG GP850-B
Case	Corsair 760T (White) {1xCorsair ML120 Pro\|5xML140 Pro}
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha RX-V573\|Speakers: JBL Control One\|Auna 300-CN\|Wharfedale Diamond SW150
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus GX-850 80+ GOLD
Mouse	Logitech G502 X
Keyboard	Duckyshine Dead LED(s) III
Software	Windows 11 Home
Benchmark Scores	ლ(ಠ益ಠ)ლ