What's your latest tech purchase?

dgianstefani · Jan 25, 2024

Beginner Micro Device said:
My no-name full-size mech keyboard cost me about 30 GBP. It just does its thing. Some switches have already deteriorated due to me spilling drinks (not alcoholic tho) left, right and centre (the KB is just 2 years old) but usability isn't questionable yet. Will stockpile on a dozen of those instead of going full-on custom in case I have 500 GBP laying around. AT LEAST I WILL BE SURE I HAVE ENOUGH KEYBOARDS FOR MY ENTIRE LIFE.

Astonishing work regardless, mate. Do you also have a custom, or a semi-custom mouse?

Razer Viper V2 Pro in white, with Pulsar Supergrip tape and tigerICE skates. I'd go custom if there was a point but this is 58 g, strong battery, 8000 Hz, and has the best performance of any wireless mouse in latency and other measurable metrics, as tested by Pzogel our resident mouse reviewer. Only reason to really go custom is for shape, but I have no issues with the Viper.

You can build custom kb for less than $100, $200 for what I have without the fancy case etc. Worth it.

Deleted member 237269 · Jan 25, 2024

dgianstefani said:
Don't look into custom cables for keyboards guys. So expensive lol. I decided against since my cables are hidden anyway.

Check on ranked.gg they ship directly or from Amazon. It’s not Cablemod quality but for half the price we can’t complain.

dgianstefani · Jan 25, 2024

Phil_Frenchy said:
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Check on ranked.gg they ship directly or from Amazon. It’s not Cablemod quality but for half the price we can’t complain.

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Coiled cables have power delivery issues with high current KB like the Wooting.

Macro Device · Jan 25, 2024

dgianstefani said:
58 g

I'm uncomfortable with everything that's lighter than 150...

Deleted member 237269 · Jan 25, 2024

Beginner Micro Device said:
I'm uncomfortable with everything that's lighter than 150...

I tried many mices and it’s my favorite so far. Razer Basilisk v3. 101g (not counting the cable). I just can’t do Claw grip.

wNotyarD · Jan 25, 2024

Phil_Frenchy said:
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I tried many mices and it’s my favorite so far. Razer Basilisk v3. 101g (not counting the cable). I just can’t do Claw grip.

When my G502 started chattering, I did consider very seriously getting a Basilisk to replace it. Then a great deal on the Viper Ultimate came up

About the grip, I still find myself either palm or fingertip gripping the G502 after I fixed it and brought it to my workplace. I find it absolutely impossible to claw, though.

Macro Device · Jan 25, 2024

Phil_Frenchy said:
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I tried many mices and it’s my favorite so far. Razer Basilisk v3. 101g (not counting the cable). I just can’t do Claw grip.

My Bloody V7 is 103 g. It's not enough for me. I can't feel the mouse and that's why I miss on a regular basis. Downsides of hitting the gym I suppose...

67Elco · Jan 25, 2024

I have never been able to get comfortable with normal mice. My gaming buddies go ballistic when they see this lol...the only function I use the "gaming" mouse for is the scroll wheel.

PATHGALORE · Jan 25, 2024

6900xt Sapphire toxic air cooled for $440 on Ebay. That thing is a beast.

Deleted member 237269 · Jan 25, 2024

67Elco said:
I have never been able to get comfortable with normal mice. My gaming buddies go ballistic when they see this lol...the only function I use the "gaming" mouse for is the scroll wheel.

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Not gonna lie, this evil design look like something you would see on -18 websites.

67Elco · Jan 25, 2024

Phil_Frenchy said:
Not gonna lie, this evil design look like something you would see on -18 websites.

I have probably a half dozen of these mice which date back to around year 2000...that's how long I have used them.

bobbybluz · Jan 25, 2024

A 13700K from sneekypeet

Veseleil · Jan 25, 2024

PATHGALORE said:
6900xt Sapphire toxic air cooled for $440 on Ebay. That thing is a beast.

It's a pity that the only XTXH model from sapphire is the Toxic EE, Nitro + SE is XTX. I loved Sapphire until RDNA 2 models. Nitro + 5700XT is a masterpiece.

Deleted member 229121 · Jan 25, 2024

They should bring back the Atomic.
I wanted one of those so bad (maybe it was just the briefcase hype)

Yukikaze · Jan 25, 2024

And the first desktop in like a decade is now complete (sorry for the slightly odd crop, but I didn't want to deal with masking the shipping label stuff with personal info):

Well, sorta complete. I still need to decide on a modern video card for it.

Macro Device · Jan 25, 2024

Yukikaze said:
And the first desktop in like a decade is now complete (sorry for the slightly old crop, but I didn't want to deal with masking the shipping label stuff with personal info):
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Well, sorta complete. I still need to decide on a modern video card for it.

What is here to decide, go 4090.

Great build.

wNotyarD · Jan 25, 2024

Yukikaze said:
And the first desktop in like a decade is now complete (sorry for the slightly old crop, but I didn't want to deal with masking the shipping label stuff with personal info):
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Well, sorta complete. I still need to decide on a modern video card for it.

Is it the DW or the DWF?

THE_EGG · Jan 25, 2024

Yukikaze said:
And the first desktop in like a decade is now complete (sorry for the slightly old crop, but I didn't want to deal with masking the shipping label stuff with personal info):
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Well, sorta complete. I still need to decide on a modern video card for it.

You will love this

Yukikaze · Jan 25, 2024

Beginner Micro Device said:
What is here to decide, go 4090.

Great build.

I'm honestly pretty sure I don't need a 4090. I was considering a 4070Ti Super, but the reviews of that were meh. I'll see what happens at the 4080 level.

So far I am still pleasantly surprised by my 1080Ti holding up in the stuff I do play. Heck, it can do about 60fps at 3440x1440 in Baldur's Gate 3, which is the heaviest thing I am playing now. Coming from 2560x1080 at 75hz driven from a laptop, I'll take it until I decide on which card to get.

wNotyarD said:
Is it the DW or the DWF?

This is the DWF.

thesmokingman · Jan 25, 2024

I would swap to a Sammy G9 (but that's just me), then that 4090 will make sense. Tbf though my 3090 does pretty good still. It's averaging 90fps is in BG3 at 5120x1440 no fake frames.

Yukikaze · Jan 25, 2024

There's no way something as big at the G9 fits on my desk. I have a total of six monitors set up here for work and play (looks very much like a NASA command center at this point). The G9 is also hilariously expensive here (not that the Alienware is cheap, but there's expensive and there's holy crap expensive, because the G8 costs 60% more than the Alienware, and the G9 is a full 2.5 times the price of my screen). Finally, the more pixels, the more GPU I'll be needing. I used to have a 5K monitor (Z27q by HP, 5120x2880) long ago (back when driving that needed two Displayport cables at once), and while amazing, the horsepower needed to drive those things is much higher than at 3440x1440. Overall, this was a happy "medium" of size, cost, aspect ratio and pixels.

Macro Device · Jan 25, 2024

BG3 is CPU-heavy, not GPU-heavy, lol.

thesmokingman · Jan 25, 2024

Yukikaze said:
There's no way something this big fits on my desk. I have a total of six monitors set up here for work and play. It is also hilariously expensive here (not that the Alienware is cheap, but there's expensive and there's holy crap expensive, because the G8 costs 60% more than the Alienware, and the G9 is a full 2.5 times the price of my screen). Finally, the more pixels, the more GPU I'll be needing. I used to have a 5K monitor (Z27q by HP, 5120x2880) long ago, and while amazing, the horsepower needed to drive those things is much higher than at 3440x1440. Overall, this was a happy "medium" of size, cost and pixels.

True true, still thought I'd throw that out there. My kid is running a 7900XTX Aqua whateverwatercooled version card and it has power to spare at 3440x1440. He had a Titan XP which is = a 1080ti roughly and that card was starting to strain.

Yukikaze · Jan 25, 2024

Beginner Micro Device said:
BG3 is CPU-heavy, not GPU-heavy, lol.

Pretty much, yes. Still looks great while doing it.

The other stuff I play is BATTLETECH, Crusader Kings 3 and Stellaris. For those a 1080Ti is just fine at 3440x1440. I've been eyeing Cities Skylines 2, but I'll let them sort it out a bit more first.

True true, still thought I'd throw that out there. My kid is running a 7900XTX Aqua whateverwatercooled version card and it has power to spare at 3440x1440. He had a Titan XP which is = a 1080ti roughly and that card was starting to strain.

Yeah, it is definitely not a 3440x1440 card nowdays, but it still holds up long enough so I can figure out what to get without stressing about it.

harm9963 · Jan 25, 2024

wNotyarD said:
When my G502 started chattering, I did consider very seriously getting a Basilisk to replace it. Then a great deal on the Viper Ultimate came up

About the grip, I still find myself either palm or fingertip gripping the G502 after I fixed it and brought it to my workplace. I find it absolutely impossible to claw, though.

Love my G502 , 7 years !

System Name	Silent
Processor	Ryzen 7800X3D @ 5.15ghz BCLK OC, TG AM5 High Performance Heatspreader
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix X670E-I, chipset fans replaced with Noctua A14x25 G2
Cooling	Optimus Block, HWLabs Copper 240/40 + 240/30, D5/Res, 4x Noctua A12x25, 1x A14G2, Mayhems Ultra Pure
Memory	32 GB Dominator Platinum 6150 MT 26-36-36-48, 56.6ns AIDA, 2050 FCLK, 160 ns tRFC, active cooled
Video Card(s)	RTX 3080 Ti Founders Edition, Conductonaut Extreme, 18 W/mK MinusPad Extreme, Corsair XG7 Waterblock
Storage	Intel Optane DC P1600X 118 GB, Samsung 990 Pro 2 TB
Display(s)	32" 240 Hz 1440p Samsung G7, 31.5" 165 Hz 1440p LG NanoIPS Ultragear, MX900 dual gas VESA mount
Case	Sliger SM570 CNC Aluminium 13-Litre, 3D printed feet, custom front, LINKUP Ultra PCIe 4.0 x16 white
Audio Device(s)	Audeze Maxwell Ultraviolet w/upgrade pads & LCD headband, Galaxy Buds 3 Pro, Razer Nommo Pro
Power Supply	SF750 Plat, full transparent custom cables, Sentinel Pro 1500 Online Double Conversion UPS w/Noctua
Mouse	Razer Viper Pro V2 8 KHz Mercury White w/Tiger Ice Skates & Pulsar Supergrip tape
Keyboard	Wooting 60HE+ module, TOFU-R CNC Alu/Brass, SS Prismcaps W+Jellykey, LekkerV2 mod, TLabs Leath/Suede
Software	Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 24H2
Benchmark Scores	Legendary

System Name	Silent
Processor	Ryzen 7800X3D @ 5.15ghz BCLK OC, TG AM5 High Performance Heatspreader
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix X670E-I, chipset fans replaced with Noctua A14x25 G2
Cooling	Optimus Block, HWLabs Copper 240/40 + 240/30, D5/Res, 4x Noctua A12x25, 1x A14G2, Mayhems Ultra Pure
Memory	32 GB Dominator Platinum 6150 MT 26-36-36-48, 56.6ns AIDA, 2050 FCLK, 160 ns tRFC, active cooled
Video Card(s)	RTX 3080 Ti Founders Edition, Conductonaut Extreme, 18 W/mK MinusPad Extreme, Corsair XG7 Waterblock
Storage	Intel Optane DC P1600X 118 GB, Samsung 990 Pro 2 TB
Display(s)	32" 240 Hz 1440p Samsung G7, 31.5" 165 Hz 1440p LG NanoIPS Ultragear, MX900 dual gas VESA mount
Case	Sliger SM570 CNC Aluminium 13-Litre, 3D printed feet, custom front, LINKUP Ultra PCIe 4.0 x16 white
Audio Device(s)	Audeze Maxwell Ultraviolet w/upgrade pads & LCD headband, Galaxy Buds 3 Pro, Razer Nommo Pro
Power Supply	SF750 Plat, full transparent custom cables, Sentinel Pro 1500 Online Double Conversion UPS w/Noctua
Mouse	Razer Viper Pro V2 8 KHz Mercury White w/Tiger Ice Skates & Pulsar Supergrip tape
Keyboard	Wooting 60HE+ module, TOFU-R CNC Alu/Brass, SS Prismcaps W+Jellykey, LekkerV2 mod, TLabs Leath/Suede
Software	Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 24H2
Benchmark Scores	Legendary

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	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	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

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Processor	Ryzen 9 7900 - Ryzen 7 8700G - Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	MSI B650 Project Zero - MSI B650 Project Zero - MSI B650 Project Zero
Cooling	Custom water loop - Noctua NH - P1 - Custom water loop
Memory	64GB DDR5 - 64GB DDR5 - 32GB DDR5
Video Card(s)	Integrated - 780M - Red Dragon RX 6800 XT
Display(s)	Samsung Odyssey G7 32" WQHD 2560x1440 240Hz
Case	JONSBO D300 - JONSBO TK-1 - Montech King 95
Power Supply	Be Quiet 12M 850 - Be Quiet 12M 750 - Corsair 850
Mouse	Logitech G403 + Logitech Trackman Marble
Keyboard	Logitech G512
Software	Win 11 - AIDA64 - HWInfo - Afterburner

System Name	"The black one in the dining room" / "The Latest One"
Processor	Intel Xeon E5 2699 V4 22c/44t / i7 14700K @5.8GHz
Motherboard	Asus X99 Deluxe / ASRock Z790 Steel Legend WiFi
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer II 240 w/4 Silverstone FM121 fans / Arctic LF II 280 w Silverstone FHP141's
Memory	64GB G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 (8x8) / 96GB G.Skill Trident Z5 DDR5 6400
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 1080 Ti FTW3 / Asus Tuff OC 4090 24GB
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo Plus, 1TB Samsung 860, 4 Western Digital 2TB / 2TB Solidigm P44 Pro & more.
Display(s)	43" Samsung 8000 series 4K / 50" Vizio M-series 4K
Case	Modded Corsair Carbide 500R / Modded Corsair Graphite 780 T
Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar Essence STX/ Asus Xonar Essence STX II
Power Supply	Corsair AX1200i / Seasonic Prime GX-1300
Mouse	Logitech Performance MX, Microsoft Intellimouse Optical 3.0
Keyboard	Logitech K750 Solar, Logitech K800
Software	Win 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 IoT / Win 11 Enterprise IoT LTSC 24H2
Benchmark Scores	https://www.passmark.com/baselines/V11/display.php?id=202122048229

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" 2160p 144Hz VA miniLED, Mi 27" 1440p 165Hz IPS, AOC 24G2U 1080p 144Hz IPS
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

System Name	Dire Wolf IV
Processor	Intel Core i9 14900K
Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z790-I GAMING WIFI
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280 w/Thermalright Contact Frame
Memory	2x24GB Corsair DDR5 6667
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA RTX4080 FE
Storage	AORUS Gen4 7300 1TB + Western Digital SN750 500GB
Display(s)	Alienware AW3423DWF (QD-OLED, 3440x1440, 165hz)
Case	Corsair Airflow 2000D
Power Supply	Corsair SF1000L
Mouse	Razer Deathadder Essential
Keyboard	Chuangquan CQ84
Software	Windows 11 Professional

System Name	Shoebox Sandwich \| Razer Blade 14 \| Synology DS423+ w/ 4X8TB WD Red \| ROG Ally \| Mac mini
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D \| AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
Motherboard	ASRock B650E PG-ITX WiFi \| Razer thing
Cooling	NZXT Kraken 240 RGB w/ Lian Li P28 + Corsair AF120 Slim \| Double fan vapour chamber
Memory	G.Skill Flare X5 2x16GB 6000MHz CL32 DDR5 \| 16GB 3200MHz DDR4
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX \| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB
Storage	Seagate FireCuda 520 2TB + Lexar NM790 4TB \| 1TB NVMe SSD + 2TB NVMe external SSD
Display(s)	Alienware AW3423DW & Sony A90K 42" \| 14" QHD IPS 165Hz & Sony BRAVIA 9 75" TV
Case	FormD T1 - v2.1 - Titanium colourway w Aluminium mesh \| Razer Blade 14
Audio Device(s)	Schiit Hel 2E (Focal Clear & HiFiMAN HE-4XX & DROP PC38X) \| Samsung Q950A
Power Supply	Corsair SF750 Platinum \| Razer 230W brick
Mouse	Razer Viper Ultimate Mercury \| Roccat Kain 202
Keyboard	Womier SK75 (Green) \| Corsair K63
VR HMD	Oculus Quest
Software	Windows 11 Home \| Windows 11 Home
Benchmark Scores	2022 MINI Countryman SE PHEV Hybrid ALL4 \| British Racing Green\| Malt Brown Interior\| YOURS Trim

Processor	AMD 5900x
Motherboard	Asus x570 Strix-E
Cooling	Hardware Labs
Memory	G.Skill 4000c17 2x16gb
Video Card(s)	RTX 3090
Storage	Sabrent
Display(s)	Samsung G9
Case	Phanteks 719
Audio Device(s)	Fiio K5 Pro
Power Supply	EVGA 1000 P2
Mouse	Logitech G600
Keyboard	Corsair K95

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	CORSAIR Vengeance RGB RT 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 4600CL18 - Patriot Viper Steel DDR4 16GB (4x 8GB)
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