What's your latest tech purchase?

Shou Miko · Jan 3, 2024

Jetster said:
I just ordered one. Im afraid GPU prices will start climbing with bitcoin rising

Well so far ran Heaven for 20mins and temps was 59c not bad really.

It's always something special for me to unbox and plug in a brand new graphics card maybe because I don't do it a lot because I cannot afford it.

AUTOEXEC.BAT · Jan 3, 2024

A Gameport Genius Joystick and 10-Spindle DVD +R DL (8.5GB)
Found at Recycle Store

wNotyarD · Jan 3, 2024

MSDOS Retro said:
A Gameport Genius Joystick and 10-Spindle DVD +R DL (8.5GB)
Found at Recycle Store

View attachment 328130

Genius and Gameport are terms I haven't seen in a long, long time.

AusWolf · Jan 3, 2024

Sound_Card said:
Ya not to dump on you, but I can't take LCD seriously anymore after using OLED. Even looking at your picture, the colors look washed out, and the blacks are not black.

You only notice it with a true black image, though. And there's OLED burn-in.

Sound_Card · Jan 3, 2024

AusWolf said:
You only notice it with a true black image, though. And there's OLED burn-in.

Not true. The difference is noticeable with any variance of blacks. Regarding burn-in, this is an exaggeration perpetuated by the first generation of OLED, so much so - it's borderline a myth at this point. Coincidently, I left my LGC3 on for the last 5 hours on this techpowerup forum to run errands and take care of my niece. No burn-in at all. These are not plasma's. Just about everyone's phone and tablet now is OLED of some sort and no one is complaining about burn-in.

LCD should die. The difference between LCD and OLED feels like HDD to SDD.

AusWolf · Jan 4, 2024

Sound_Card said:
Not true. The difference is noticeable with any variance of blacks. Regarding burn-in, this is an exaggeration perpetuated by the first generation of OLED, so much so - it's borderline a myth at this point. Coincidently, I left my LGC3 on for the last 5 hours on this techpowerup forum to run errands and take care of my niece. No burn-in at all. These are not plasma's. Just about everyone's phone and tablet now is OLED of some sort and no one is complaining about burn-in.

LCD should die. The difference between LCD and OLED feels like HDD to SDD.

A friend of mine has an OLED phone and he's got the YouTube watermark burned into his display. I'd rather not risk something like that with my PC screen that I'm planning to keep as long as possible.

de.das.dude · Jan 4, 2024

not computer tech but tech nonetheless
got an OBD2 reader.
https://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B09RN575Z2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

AusWolf said:
A friend of mine has an OLED phone and he's got the YouTube watermark burned into his display. I'd rather not risk something like that with my PC screen that I'm planning to keep as long as possible.

was it an original OLED from the manufacturer? I have used a samsung phone for 5 years and it doesnt have any burn in issues. if you check that wolf guy's switch oled testing, he had to realllly try hard to get burn in marks.

i have however seen shitty chinese fake oled's that get really easily burned in.

PLAfiller · Jan 4, 2024

de.das.dude said:
not computer tech but tech nonetheless
got an OBD2 reader.
https://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B09RN575Z2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I've had two different models so far: one from Alixepress, which I got pretty limited functionality and the second one was this one: OBDLink SX 425801 . I don't know what you expect of that one, but my guess would be you will get the charging voltage on the battery, some basic info, not sure if it can clear any errors if that was the purpose.

de.das.dude · Jan 4, 2024

PLAfiller said:
I've had two different models so far: one from Alixepress, which I got pretty limited functionality and the second one was this one: OBDLink SX 425801 . I don't know what you expect of that one, but my guess would be you will get the charging voltage on the battery, some basic info, not sure if it can clear any errors if that was the purpose.

yeah this is the super cheap version, got it for 5quid. but it works for what i need it to do: which is basically the engine temp since my car only has indicators for too hot or too cold.

i get these below, as well as accelerator position sensor, and some other stuff. Clearing codes isnt my intention, car is not even 2 years old (not even 12,000km covered since i commute by motorcycle)

I just wanted some engine temps and other things to monitor when i am doing some spirited driving in the mountains

AusWolf · Jan 4, 2024

de.das.dude said:
not computer tech but tech nonetheless
got an OBD2 reader.
https://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B09RN575Z2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

was it an original OLED from the manufacturer? I have used a samsung phone for 5 years and it doesnt have any burn in issues. if you check that wolf guy's switch oled testing, he had to realllly try hard to get burn in marks.

i have however seen shitty chinese fake oled's that get really easily burned in.

Yes, it's a top-range Huawei phone straight from the manufacturer (I don't know which model), about 2 years old at most.

An OBD reader is a must. I think everyone should have one.

Night · Jan 4, 2024

AusWolf said:
Yes, it's a top-range Huawei phone straight from the manufacturer (I don't know which model), about 2 years old at most.

It's not top-range then, is it? I've been using Samsung S20 for 4 years, no issues, and the phone has AOD (always-on display) option, no burn-ins even then. I'll agree with @Sound_Card that it's just a myth these days.

de.das.dude · Jan 4, 2024

Night said:
It's not top-range then, is it? I've been using Samsung S20 for 4 years, no issues, and the phone has AOD (always-on display) option, no burn-ins even then. I'll agree with @Sound_Card that it's just a myth these days.

i concur, my phone for over 4 years is a A51 with AOD on which i still use as my work phone. no burn in.

Huawei isnt really top range. They get away with cheap prices because parts that wont meet good manufacturing standards (say for samsung or apple) still get a pass for these brands. They rather deal with warranty when it comes up, than give overall better average quality of their products.

This is how redmi works as well. Redmi support is excellent and my parents use redmi phones.

AusWolf · Jan 4, 2024

Speaking of phones, after some long and painful years, I finally got one that I can use with one hand!

My Samy A22 5G looks like a tablet next to it, so I'm gonna repurpose it... as a tablet, of course.

Who can guess the model?

Night · Jan 4, 2024

AusWolf said:
Speaking of phones, after some long and painful years, I finally got one that I can use with one hand!

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My Samy A22 5G looks like a tablet next to it, so I'm gonna repurpose it... as a tablet, of course.

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Who can guess the model?

Can't think of the model, but wow... I miss compact size phones, but I don't miss low battery life.

AusWolf · Jan 4, 2024

Night said:
Can't think of the model, but wow... I miss compact size phones, but I don't miss low battery life.

It's a Blackview N6000.

It has a very efficient SoC, so its battery life is fairly decent. It can easily go 3-4 days with light usage. Not to mention, it's rated for drop resistance for up to 60 metres and water resistance for up to 15 metres.

It's got a few software oddities that as a long time Samsung owner, I don't really like (probably due to having the most basic of all the basic Android 13 adaptations in existence), but for 200 quid, I can't complain.

Gumby · Jan 4, 2024

2 Channel amp.

Order Date: Tuesday, December 26, 2023 11:34:41
Status: Shipped

* ITEMS ORDERED:
	MARANTZ MM7025 2-Ch x 140 Watts Power Amplifier Status: Shipped Marantz Factory Refurbished		$599.00 (1 x $599.00)
	CPS For Item $500-$1000 3 Year Protection Plan (From Date of Purchase) Status: Shipped New		$39.99 (1 x $39.99)

FoulOnWhite · Jan 4, 2024

Just got this, should be useful. tested with my fluke and it does go upto 32v DC

Sound_Card · Jan 4, 2024

So my mini PC game in yesterday... I'll just say that I'm damn impressed with everything about it. The Radeon 680m is as fast as my old Crossfire HD 6950's which is the last time I actually bought graphics cards. That is insane for an IGP. The USB4 makes it future proof for external GPU's which is something I want to play around with. The little tiger makes no noise what so ever, runs very cool, has 8 cores, Windows 11 Pro but also strangely ... it outputs a 120hz 10bit 4k HDR signal via HDMI whereas my AMD advantage laptop with a 6800m can only do 8bit and no HDR. Not sure what is going on there.

The DAC (SMSL DO400) and the Headphones (Audio Technica R70x's) I got for myself for Christmas. This is my new rig. My sound card is bigger than my PC.

RJARRRPCGP · Jan 5, 2024

I got this for my second PC across the room:

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D - Ryzen 7 5000 Series 8-Core 3.4 GHz Socket AM4 105W None Integrated Graphics Desktop Processor - 100-100000651WOF - Newegg.com

Buy AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D - Ryzen 7 5000 Series 8-Core 3.4 GHz Socket AM4 105W None Integrated Graphics Desktop Processor - 100-100000651WOF with fast shipping and top-rated customer service. Once you know, you Newegg!

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AusWolf · Jan 5, 2024

RJARRRPCGP said:
I got this for my second PC across the room:

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D - Ryzen 7 5000 Series 8-Core 3.4 GHz Socket AM4 105W None Integrated Graphics Desktop Processor - 100-100000651WOF - Newegg.com

Buy AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D - Ryzen 7 5000 Series 8-Core 3.4 GHz Socket AM4 105W None Integrated Graphics Desktop Processor - 100-100000651WOF with fast shipping and top-rated customer service. Once you know, you Newegg!

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It's kind of reassuring to know that I'm not the only one with overpowered secondary PCs (I have an i7-11700 in my living room HTPC).

RJARRRPCGP · Jan 5, 2024

Sound_Card said:
Ya not to dump on you, but I can't take LCD seriously anymore after using OLED. Even looking at your picture, the colors look washed out, and the blacks are not black.

I have a VA LCD that doesn't look bad like you would expect! It surprisingly has some resemblance to an OLED!
But, that didn't stop me from going to OLED! I just got my first OLED!

AusWolf · Jan 5, 2024

RJARRRPCGP said:
I have a VA LCD that doesn't look bad like you would expect! It surprisingly has some resemblance to an OLED!

Yep. OLED has certainly progressed in the last couple of years, but VA and IPS have, too.

RJARRRPCGP · Jan 5, 2024

AusWolf said:
Yep. OLED has certainly progressed in the last couple of years, but VA and IPS have, too.

I also have a TN that to my surprise, reminds me of earlier IPS monitors sort of. (the colors surprised me!) Note that it's a top-tier TN.

I also have a Samsung Odyssey G40B (IPS) that is very good, but according to my x-Rite i1 Display Studio, can't hold a candle to my ASRock PG27Q15R2A VA, when it comes to luminance and contrast at the same time. In fact, I would easily get at least around 450 cd/m2 on the VA.

Aquinus · Jan 5, 2024

de.das.dude said:
not computer tech but tech nonetheless
got an OBD2 reader.
https://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B09RN575Z2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

was it an original OLED from the manufacturer? I have used a samsung phone for 5 years and it doesnt have any burn in issues. if you check that wolf guy's switch oled testing, he had to realllly try hard to get burn in marks.

i have however seen shitty chinese fake oled's that get really easily burned in.

In that same vein, my parents bought me a Tactrix OpenPort 2.0 for Christmas/birthday and I'm going through the process of registering my purchased license of SubaruEdit Personal so I can do some datalogging and road tuning on my Subi. In particular, I want to kill off the torque dip at 3,500-4,000 RPMs that Subaru's N/A F-series engines seem to have. I had to pull my "loud" muffler to pass inspection though, but still rocking the aftermarket midpipe/resonator. It's so quiet now. :sleep:

I'm currently running everything in a VM, but VirtualBox might not be up to the task. After many years I might be forced to buy a Windows laptop again just for this.

PLAfiller · Jan 5, 2024

My first roll PETG and PLA PRO. Brand is RAST3D. First time bying from them. Did a temp tower with the PETG and unlike PLA, looks pretty much the same to me

. 245-255C definitely has a bit more stringing and layers are less transperant and squished. I think 230C is alright with this one.

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)	Asus GeForce RTX™ 4070 Dual OC (Waiting on RX 8800 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	G-Station 2.0 "YGUAZU"
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X470 Aorus Gaming 7 WiFi
Cooling	Freezemod: Pump, Reservoir, 360mm Radiator, Fittings / Bykski: Blocks / Barrow: Meters
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	Lian Li Lancool 216
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, Garuda Linux

Processor	Various Intel and AMD CPUs
Motherboard	Micro-ATX and mini-ITX
Cooling	Yes
Memory	Anything from 4 to 48 GB
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	Wired
VR HMD	Not yet
Software	Mainly Linux, little bit of Windows 10

Processor	Ryzen 6900HX
Memory	32 GB DDR4LP
Video Card(s)	Radeon 6800m
Display(s)	LG C3 42''
Software	Windows 11 home premium

Processor	Various Intel and AMD CPUs
Motherboard	Micro-ATX and mini-ITX
Cooling	Yes
Memory	Anything from 4 to 48 GB
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	Wired
VR HMD	Not yet
Software	Mainly Linux, little bit of Windows 10

What's your latest tech purchase?

Shou Miko

AUTOEXEC.BAT

wNotyarD

AusWolf

Sound_Card

AusWolf

de.das.dude

Pro Indian Modder

PLAfiller

de.das.dude

Pro Indian Modder

AusWolf

Night

de.das.dude

Pro Indian Modder

AusWolf

Night

AusWolf

Gumby

FoulOnWhite

Sound_Card

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RJARRRPCGP

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D - Ryzen 7 5000 Series 8-Core 3.4 GHz Socket AM4 105W None Integrated Graphics Desktop Processor - 100-100000651WOF - Newegg.com

AusWolf

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D - Ryzen 7 5000 Series 8-Core 3.4 GHz Socket AM4 105W None Integrated Graphics Desktop Processor - 100-100000651WOF - Newegg.com

RJARRRPCGP

AusWolf

RJARRRPCGP

Aquinus

Resident Wat-man

PLAfiller

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	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	Intel i7 4770k
Motherboard	ASUS Sabertooth Z87
Cooling	BeQuiet! Shadow Rock 3
Memory	Patriot Viper 3 RedD 16 GB @ 1866 MHz
Video Card(s)	XFX RX 480 GTR 8GB
Storage	1x SSD Samsung EVO 250 GB 1x HDD Seagate Barracuda 3 TB 1x HDD Seagate Barracuda 4 TB
Display(s)	AOC Q27G2U QHD, Dell S2415H FHD
Case	Cooler Master HAF XM
Audio Device(s)	Magnat LZR 980, Razer BlackShark V2, Altec Lansing 251
Power Supply	Corsair AX860
Mouse	Razer DeathAdder V2
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman Tournament Edition
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

Processor	Ryzen 9 5950X
Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS
Cooling	15 Enermax Squa Rgb fans Enermax Auquafusion 360 AIO
Memory	128GB G Skill Trident Z RGB F4-3600C18-32GTZR
Video Card(s)	XFX Speedster MERC310 Radeon RX 7900XT
Storage	SAMSUNG 990PRO W/heatsink (PCI-E 4.0 x4) 1TB and 2TB, 8 Seagate ST6000NM0034 6TB in Raid 6
Display(s)	SAMSUNG C27F390 X2, Samsung 55" 4k
Case	Phanteks ENTHOO PRIMO
Audio Device(s)	Integra DTR 50.4 7.1 Surround
Power Supply	Corsair HX1000x
Mouse	Microsoft wirless mouse 5000
Keyboard	Microsoft wirless keyboard 5050
VR HMD	4 LG WH16NS60 Blu-Ray burners flashed for 4k ripping. Hauppauge dual tuner tv card
Software	Windows 11 pro

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	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)	Sparkle Titan Arc A770 16 GB
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	Apollo
Processor	Intel Core i9 9880H
Motherboard	Some proprietary Apple thing.
Memory	64GB DDR4-2667
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon Pro 5600M, 8GB HBM2
Storage	1TB Apple NVMe, 4TB External
Display(s)	Laptop @ 3072x1920 + 2x LG 5k Ultrafine TB3 displays
Case	MacBook Pro (16", 2019)
Audio Device(s)	AirPods Pro, Sennheiser HD 380s w/ FIIO Alpen 2, or Logitech 2.1 Speakers
Power Supply	96w Power Adapter
Mouse	Logitech MX Master 3
Keyboard	Logitech G915, GL Clicky
Software	MacOS 12.1