What's your latest tech purchase?

InVasMani · Dec 25, 2023

The clicky switches especially, but mechanical/optical keyboards are much noisier in general than membrane or scissor switch keyboards (which is just a low profile membrane) is for typing. The main source of noise is either the switch type being clicky or bottom out noise. There is also a bit of rebound/key chatter noise and o-ring helps a little with that, but the don't really address the bottom sound sound. Some of the nicer quality mechanical/optical keyboards use a layering acoustic foam prior to assembling to help with the bottom out noise, but it's uncommonly done last I knew.

Frick · Dec 25, 2023

Yeah gave up on finding a decent used printer, bought a new Ender V3 SE, on a as sale. Seems pretty good.

InVasMani · Dec 25, 2023

What do you plan to make with that?

Frick · Dec 25, 2023

InVasMani said:
What do you plan to make with that?

Inserts for board games, custom storage boxes for small bits (I haven't found the perfect storage solution), I have friends that probably have stuff to print, board game stuff in general... Nothing too specific. They have a good resale value if it turns out I don't use it much.

RJARRRPCGP · Dec 25, 2023

I got really major good stuff, it looks like! I got a Ryzen 9 5900X and my dream monitor! Stay tuned...

Update:

While this processor is spanking the Ryzen 7 5800X, this processor is cool like a cuke!

jallenlabs · Dec 25, 2023

Happy Holidays all. Santa brought me a Model O!

lexluthermiester · Dec 26, 2023

Space Lynx said:
My bosses have all said I have done an amazing job this year. Anyways, long story short, I decided to reward myself for my progress by building my first ever mech keyboard.

$16 on sale Glorious PC base, $12 Akko Cream Yellow V3 Pro switches, and already had a spare set of keycaps unopened in the Hyperx Pudding variety I got for $10. So, under $40 total, it was a pretty fun experience. For the price paid I am happy with it, in a couple years I might lube the switches, I don't feel they need it right now, and I might replace the keycap set with a thematic no rgb one eventually, like an ocean wave color but no lights. I dunno

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Those are nice caps!

Veseleil · Dec 26, 2023

Update:

Been using the colleague's pair of the first gen. model for some time, working on the construction site. 3rd gen. should be an upgrade sound wise and battery wise, also has an app support with various customizations. Can't wait to hear 4 of them in sync. I'll make a small review eventually.

freeagent · Dec 26, 2023

RJARRRPCGP said:
Update:

While this processor is spanking the Ryzen 7 5800X, this processor is cool like a cuke!

If you have a cooler like FC140, you can run that CPU with no fans on the cooler at stock, and with about an extra 40w.

Mine is already like 3 years old, but I hear the new ones are even better..

ThrashZone · Dec 26, 2023

jallenlabs said:
Happy Holidays all. Santa brought me a Model O!

Hi,
Appropriate name I'm guessing because it has a bunch of holes on it hehe

Darkleoco · Dec 26, 2023

Some upgrades for the old system in my specs!
I7 12700K
Corsair Icue H100i elite capellix
MSI Pro Z690-A DDR4
Corsair Vengeance RGB 32GB DDR4

got a great deal on the 12700K but couldn’t justify the cost of a Z790 board just to have DDR5 when I’m still using a 1070TI.

lexluthermiester · Dec 26, 2023

Darkleoco said:
Some upgrades for the old system in my specs!
I7 12700K
Corsair Icue H100i elite capellix
MSI Pro Z690-A DDR4
Corsair Vengeance RGB 32GB DDR4

got a great deal on the 12700K but couldn’t justify the cost of a Z790 board just to have DDR5 when I’m still using a 1070TI.

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That's a nice kit!

harm9963 · Dec 26, 2023

Three year's old 5950X and ASUS DARK HERO MB X570.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fpuC2MdozlY?feature=share

A Computer Guy · Dec 27, 2023

With a $50 gift card and Amazon price match at Best Buy I snagged a 5800x for $150

5800x for $208.37 (3rd party)

Looks like a deal. The guys at Best Buy did not like price matching this but they did. https://www.amazon.com/AMD-Ryzen-5800X-16-Thread-Processor/dp/B0815XFSGK/ref=asc_df_B0815XFSGK/ (edit) Because of new information since finding the original listing I have updated the title to say "(3rd...

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lexluthermiester · Dec 27, 2023

A Computer Guy said:
With a $50 gift card and Amazon price match at Best Buy I snagged a 5800x for $150

5800x for $208.37 (3rd party)

Looks like a deal. The guys at Best Buy did not like price matching this but they did. https://www.amazon.com/AMD-Ryzen-5800X-16-Thread-Processor/dp/B0815XFSGK/ref=asc_df_B0815XFSGK/ (edit) Because of new information since finding the original listing I have updated the title to say "(3rd...

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NICE!

A Computer Guy · Dec 27, 2023

lexluthermiester said:
NICE!

I have an update. It seems I got lucky with the price match.

5800x for $208.37 (3rd party)

Looks like a deal. The guys at Best Buy did not like price matching this but they did. https://www.amazon.com/AMD-Ryzen-5800X-16-Thread-Processor/dp/B0815XFSGK/ref=asc_df_B0815XFSGK/ (edit) Because of new information since finding the original listing I have updated the title to say "(3rd...

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RJARRRPCGP · Dec 28, 2023

Here's the major surprise:

AusWolf · Dec 28, 2023

RJARRRPCGP said:
Here's the major surprise:

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Nice! I've got the more budget-conscious Dell VA version (S3422DWG), but still love it!

PLAfiller · Dec 28, 2023

RJARRRPCGP said:
Here's the major surprise:

As Adam from Deus Ex said.....if you want to make enemies.....buy a curved monitor...wait? what?

Ahahha, just joking. That debate never ends....flat-screeners will bang your door, then curved-screeners will bang your door...but, but it's 1800R, why not 1500? 1200? 1000?. it's UW?!?

Looks gorgeous, I love ultrawide, enjoy it.

jormungand · Dec 28, 2023

PLAfiller said:
As Adam from Deus Ex said.....if you want to make enemies.....buy a curved monitor...wait? what? Ahahha, just joking. That debate never ends....flat-screeners will bang your door, then curved-screeners will bang your door...but, but it's 1800R, why not 1500? 1200? 1000?. it's UW?!?

Looks gorgeous, I love ultrawide, enjoy it.

plain and simple, buy both. Flat and Curve :roll:

jallenlabs · Dec 28, 2023

Sk Hynix p41 Pro for $75. Fastest NVME 4x in many tests. I have a few now and couldn't pass up more speedy storage on the cheap.

wNotyarD · Dec 28, 2023

RJARRRPCGP said:
Here's the major surprise:

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GAAAAAH, I WANT ONE OF THOSE.

No, not really, they'd be my second choice after the Samsung Odyssey G8.

Steve-007UK · Dec 28, 2023

New pad on it's way wooo

Should be here tomoz at some point.

Shihab · Dec 28, 2023

Had to leave my main rig's case and monitors when we skipped town a coupla months ago. Difficult to transport/smuggle. Took the guts and some peripherals. Only now I could get replacements. Had to slap myself a few times to avoid wasting money on expensive stuff (a 1080 is hardly a card for 4k anyway).
Got an old and cheap Bitfenix Nova Midi, and a ViewSonic VA2406-MH (a 75hz version) to at least get things working.

The monitor looks nice (except for the backside. Got a large, ugly "ViewSonic" ruining it). Display could use some caliberation, when I get around to it.

The case is turning to be a pain. You really get what you pay for. The light weight and lack of RGBs is refreshing tho..

Psychoholic · Dec 28, 2023

Quite the upgrade from my oculus go...

System Name	White DJ in Detroit
Processor	Ryzen 5 5600
Motherboard	Asrock B450M-HDV
Cooling	Be Quiet! Pure Rock 2
Memory	2 x 16GB Kingston Fury 3400mhz
Video Card(s)	XFX 6950XT Speedster MERC 319
Storage	Kingston A400 240GB \| WD Black SN750 2TB \|WD Blue 1TB x 2 \| Toshiba P300 2TB \| Seagate Expansion 8TB
Display(s)	Samsung U32J590U 4K + BenQ GL2450HT 1080p
Case	Fractal Design Define R4
Audio Device(s)	Line6 UX1 + Sony MDR-10RC, Nektar SE61 keyboard
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x v3
Mouse	Logitech G602
Keyboard	Cherry MX Board 1.0 TKL Brown
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Rimworld 4K ready!

System Name	White DJ in Detroit
Processor	Ryzen 5 5600
Motherboard	Asrock B450M-HDV
Cooling	Be Quiet! Pure Rock 2
Memory	2 x 16GB Kingston Fury 3400mhz
Video Card(s)	XFX 6950XT Speedster MERC 319
Storage	Kingston A400 240GB \| WD Black SN750 2TB \|WD Blue 1TB x 2 \| Toshiba P300 2TB \| Seagate Expansion 8TB
Display(s)	Samsung U32J590U 4K + BenQ GL2450HT 1080p
Case	Fractal Design Define R4
Audio Device(s)	Line6 UX1 + Sony MDR-10RC, Nektar SE61 keyboard
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x v3
Mouse	Logitech G602
Keyboard	Cherry MX Board 1.0 TKL Brown
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Rimworld 4K ready!

System Name	KHR-1
Processor	Ryzen 9 5900X
Motherboard	ASRock B550 PG Velocita (UEFI-BIOS P3.40)
Memory	32 GB G.Skill RipJawsV F4-3200C16D-32GVR
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6750 XT
Storage	Western Digital Black SN850 1 TB NVMe SSD
Display(s)	Alienware AW3423DWF OLED-ASRock PG27Q15R2A (backup)
Case	Corsair 275R
Audio Device(s)	Technics SA-EX140 receiver with Polk VT60 speakers
Power Supply	eVGA Supernova G3 750W
Mouse	Logitech G Pro (Hero)
Software	Windows 11 Pro x64 23H2

System Name	Core
Processor	Intel 12700k @ 5.2/4.0
Motherboard	ASRock z690 Steel Legend
Cooling	Artic Cooling Freezer 420 AiO
Memory	GSkill 64GB 3200 cas 14 b die
Video Card(s)	ASRock Intel ARC a750
Storage	Optane 900p x2, SK Hynix p41 Pro, p31 Pro
Display(s)	ACER 250hz 1080p 25" IPS display/AOC 22" display
Case	Phanteks p500a with all Arctic/Thermaltake fans
Audio Device(s)	Focusrite interface, Presonus Studio Monitors and Subwoofer
Power Supply	Seasonic 850w plat with cable mod cables
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero
Keyboard	Corsair mech k65
Software	Win 11 Pro

System Name	Purple Haze \| Vacuum Box
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D (-30 CO) \| Intel® Xeon® E3-1241 v3
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk Max \| Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD5H
Cooling	Dark Rock 4 Pro, P14, P12, T30 case fans \| 212 Evo & P12 PWM PST x2, Arctic P14 & P12 case fans
Memory	32GB Ballistix (Micron E 19nm) CL16 @3733MHz \| 32GB HyperX Beast 2400MHz (XMP)
Video Card(s)	AMD 6900XTXH ASRock OC Formula & Phanteks T30x3 \| AMD 5700XT Sapphire Nitro+ & Arctic P12x2
Storage	ADATA SX8200 Pro 1TB, Toshiba P300 3TB x2 \| Kingston A400 120GB, Fanxiang S500 Pro 256GB
Display(s)	TCL C805 50", Mi 2K Gaming Monitor 27", AOC 24G2U
Case	Modded MS Industrial Titan II Pro RGB \| Heavily Modded Cooler Master Q500L
Audio Device(s)	Audient iD14 MKII, Adam Audio T8Vs, Bloody M550, HiFiMan HE400se, Tascam TM-80, DS4 v2
Power Supply	Rosewill Capstone 1000M \| Enermax Revolution X't 730W (both with P14 fans)
Mouse	Logitech G305, Bloody A91, Amazon basics, Logitech M187
Keyboard	Redragon K530, Bloody B930, Epomaker TH80 SE, BTC 9110
Software	W10 LTSC 21H2

What's your latest tech purchase?

InVasMani

Frick

Fishfaced Nincompoop

InVasMani

Frick

Fishfaced Nincompoop

RJARRRPCGP

jallenlabs

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lexluthermiester

Veseleil

freeagent

Moderator

ThrashZone

Darkleoco

lexluthermiester

harm9963

A Computer Guy

5800x for $208.37 (3rd party)

lexluthermiester

5800x for $208.37 (3rd party)

A Computer Guy

5800x for $208.37 (3rd party)

RJARRRPCGP

AusWolf

PLAfiller

jormungand

jallenlabs

wNotyarD

Steve-007UK

Shihab

Psychoholic

Processor	AMD R7 5800X3D
Motherboard	Asus Crosshair VIII Dark Hero
Cooling	Thermalright Frozen Edge 360, 3x TL-B12 V2, 2x TL-B12 V1
Memory	2x8 G.Skill Trident Z Royal 3200C14, 2x8GB G.Skill Trident Z Black and White 3200 C14
Video Card(s)	Zotac 4070 Ti Trinity OC
Storage	WD SN850 1TB, SN850X 2TB, SN770 1TB
Display(s)	LG 50UP7100
Case	Fractal Torrent Compact
Audio Device(s)	JBL Bar 700
Power Supply	Seasonic Vertex GX-1000, Monster HDP1800
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero
Keyboard	Logitech G213
VR HMD	Oculus 3
Software	Yes
Benchmark Scores	Yes

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	Red Giant
Processor	Intel Core i7-12700K
Motherboard	MSI Pro Z690
Cooling	Corsair H100i elite
Memory	Corsair Vengeance Pro 32GB
Video Card(s)	MSI 4070TI Super
Storage	960 GB Sandisk SSD
Display(s)	27 inch Predator 144 hz 2k
Case	CoolerMaster HAF X
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair AX1200
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero
Keyboard	Corsair K95 Platinum
Software	Windows 11 Pro

System Name	Harm's Rig's
Processor	5950X /2700x / AMD 8370e 4500
Motherboard	ASUS DARK HERO / ASRock B550 Phantom Gaming 4
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer III 420 Push/Pull -6 Noctua NF-A14 i and 6 Noctua NF-A14 i Meshify 2 XL
Memory	Patriot Viper Steel DDR4 16GB (4x 8GB) 4000M TRIDENT Z F-43600V15D-16GTZ /G.SKILL DDR4
Video Card(s)	ZOTAC AMP EXTREME AIRO 4090 / 1080 Ti /290X CFX
Storage	SAMSUNG 980 PRO SSD 1TB/ WD DARK 770 2TB , Sabrent NVMe 512GB / 1 SSD 250GB / 1 HHD 3 TB
Display(s)	Thermal Grizzly WireView / TCL 646 55 TV / 50 Xfinity Hisense A6 XUMO TV
Case	Meshify 2 XL- TT 37 VIEW 200MM'S-ARTIC P14MAX
Audio Device(s)	Sharp Aquos
Power Supply	FSP Hydro PTM PRO 1200W ATX 3.0 PCI-E GEN-5 80 Plus Platinum - EVGA 1300G2/Corsair w750
Mouse	G502
Keyboard	G413

System Name	Still not a thread ripper but pretty good.
Processor	Ryzen 9 7950x, Thermal Grizzly AM5 Offset Mounting Kit, Thermal Grizzly Extreme Paste
Motherboard	ASRock B650 LiveMixer (BIOS/UEFI version P3.08, AGESA 1.2.0.2)
Cooling	EK-Quantum Velocity, EK-Quantum Reflection PC-O11, D5 PWM, EK-CoolStream PE 360, XSPC TX360
Memory	Micron DDR5-5600 ECC Unbuffered Memory (2 sticks, 64GB, MTC20C2085S1EC56BD1) + JONSBO NF-1
Video Card(s)	XFX Radeon RX 5700 & EK-Quantum Vector Radeon RX 5700 +XT & Backplate
Storage	Samsung 4TB 980 PRO, 2 x Optane 905p 1.5TB (striped), AMD Radeon RAMDisk
Display(s)	2 x 4K LG 27UL600-W (and HUANUO Dual Monitor Mount)
Case	Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic Black (original model)
Audio Device(s)	Corsair Commander Pro for Fans, RGB, & Temp Sensors (x4)
Power Supply	Corsair RM750x
Mouse	Logitech M575
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe RGB MK.2
Software	Windows 10 Professional (64bit)
Benchmark Scores	RIP Ryzen 9 5950x, ASRock X570 Taichi (v1.06), 128GB Micron DDR4-3200 ECC UDIMM (18ASF4G72AZ-3G2F1)

System Name	Nebulon B
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	MSi PRO B650M-A WiFi
Cooling	be quiet! Dark Rock 4
Memory	2x 24 GB Corsair Vengeance DDR5-4800
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT 12 GB
Storage	2 TB Corsair MP600 GS, 2 TB Corsair MP600 R2
Display(s)	Dell S3422DWG, 7" Waveshare touchscreen
Case	Kolink Citadel Mesh black
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z333 2.1 speakers, AKG Y50 headphones
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime GX-750
Mouse	Logitech MX Master 2S
Keyboard	Logitech G413 SE
Software	Bazzite (Fedora Linux) KDE

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	Thermaltake URBAN R31
Audio Device(s)	Creative Soundblaster Z SE
Power Supply	Fractal Design IntegraM 650W
Mouse	Logitech Triathlon
Keyboard	REDRAGON MITRA
Software	Windows 11 Home x 64

System Name	White Shark
Processor	5800X3D
Motherboard	MSI B550 Tomahawk
Cooling	Noctua U12A Chromax
Memory	G.Skill 32GB (16gbx2) 3600mhz cl16
Video Card(s)	RTX 3080 12gb Asus TUF OC
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro 1TB OS / 860 EVO 500 GB /860 EVO 1TB/ Seagate 1TB
Display(s)	LG 34GP83A-B 3440x1440p 144hz nano-ips ultrawide
Case	Phanteks P500A (White/Black)
Audio Device(s)	HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless
Power Supply	Seasonic 850FX focus gold 80plus
Mouse	HyperX Pulsefire Haste
Keyboard	HyperX Alloy Origins Core - Tenkeyless
Software	W10

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

System Name	PC-Chips
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5700x3D
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix B550-F Gaming.
Cooling	Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE.
Memory	Patriot Viper 32gig dual channel 3600mhz
Video Card(s)	PowerColor HellHound RX 7900 GRE OC
Storage	2 Samsung 860 EVO's 500gig / 2TB crucial P3-NVME / WD-BLUE SN550 1TB M.2 / SP A55 512gig / 8TB HDD
Display(s)	TCL 50-inch 4k TV freesync HDR
Case	Modded NZXT H510
Audio Device(s)	Realtek S1220A - Yamaha A-S501 AMP - Wharfedale diamond 9.1 speakers - Wharfedale SW150 sub
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA G6 750W 80+ Gold
Mouse	Some cheap wireless thing
Keyboard	Razer Cynosa lite
VR HMD	Oculus Quest 2 128gig version
Software	Windows 11 pro 64bit

System Name	192.168.1.1~192.168.1.100
Processor	AMD Ryzen5 5600G.
Motherboard	Gigabyte B550m DS3H.
Cooling	AMD Wraith Stealth.
Memory	16GB Crucial DDR4.
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GTX 1080 OC (Underclocked, underpowered).
Storage	Samsung 980 NVME 500GB && Assortment of SSDs.
Display(s)	ViewSonic VA2406-MH 75Hz
Case	Bitfenix Nova Midi
Audio Device(s)	On-Board.
Power Supply	SeaSonic CORE GM-650.
Mouse	Logitech G300s
Keyboard	Kingston HyperX Alloy FPS.
VR HMD	A pair of OP spectacles.
Software	Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
Benchmark Scores	Me no know English. What bench mean? Bench like one sit on?

Processor	9950x
Motherboard	Asus Strix X870E-E
Cooling	Kraken Elite 280
Memory	32GB G.skill 6000mhz
Video Card(s)	Sapphire 7900XTX Pulse
Storage	1X 4TB MP700 Pro - 1 X 4TB SN850X
Display(s)	Samsung Odyssey 49" OLED
Case	Lian Li o11 Air Mini
Power Supply	Corsair RM1000x
Software	WIndows 11 Pro