What's your latest tech purchase?

[oobymach]

Ordered an ssd for the new lappy.

ASUS L410M, 4gb w 64gb ssd. And a new mouse just because. The black marker on the keyboard is covering the formerly bilingual symbols.

 

[Fouquin]

I thought I knew everything about PCs from this era, but here we go... what is socket 603/604? Based on what I see, it looks like some high-end Pentium 4.

In this case NetBurst Xeons. Socket 604 existed across multiple chipsets and both NetBurst and Penryn architectures. The board I've been pairing these with is the ASUS PC-DL Deluxe, which is an i875P based dual-socket board, one of a few consumer oriented boards.

 

[Valantar]

Nothing ear(1) earbuds

Guess I bought into the hype? My first TWS earbuds, and I wanted ANC without breaking the bank (though I did consider the cheaper Jabra Elite 3s for a second). Barely got them out of the packaging, impressions so far are decent, not fantastic. They're a bit sharp in the high end, which I hope rounds off after some play time, once the membranes wear in. Lower midtones are also a bit weak, but vocals sound great. Bass is fine, reasonably controlled, punchy enough for my tastes, and distinct. Not boomy or muddled at all. But I could see some thinking they are too weak in the lows. Handles complex instrumentation (my preferred track for that) excellently.

ANC seems impressive so far - no pressure feeling with it on, and it did a very good job at blocking out background hum and outside traffic noises while sitting at my desk. No idea how it handles more complicated situations though. Transparency seems fine, though a bit noisy (expected, really).

Pairing was straightforward and had no issues on my Poco X3 NFC, though it apparently doesn't support fast pairing. Oh well, it's a one-off procedure. Haven't tested the signal strength/integrity in any meaningful way. Ear detection play/pause is a tad slower than I would want, but works reliably. The touch controls work well, and I'm extremely happy there's a sliding touch volume control on the "stem" (rather than needing tap gestures for that). The case seems well built and solid, and the magnets that keep it closed and keep the buds in place work well.

The only stand-out negative so far (and it's nothing major): there's a very slight electronic interference noise in my left earbud. It's very faint, only barely audible at the worst, but it's there. I don't really mind - I'll no doubt forget about it, and it's in no way bothersome even when I'm aware of it - it's just not loud enough. I can only really make it out if I have the buds in, no audio playing, and ANC or transparency mode on. ANC off or any type of audio playing, and it's completely unnoticeable. But it's worth being aware of, as I doubt my pair are particularly unique.

Edit: apparently forgot to write 'first' in the third sentence. Derp.

 

[Ahhzz]

Nothing ear(1) earbuds

Guess I bought into the hype? My TWS earbuds, and I wanted ANC without breaking the bank (though I did consider the cheaper Jabra Elite 3s for a second). Barely got them out of the packaging, impressions so far are decent, not fantastic. They're a bit sharp in the high end, which I hope rounds off after some play time, once the membranes wear in. Lower midtones are also a bit weak, but vocals sound great. Bass is fine, reasonably controlled, punchy enough for my tastes, and distinct. Not boomy or muddled at all. But I could see some thinking they are too weak in the lows. Handles complex instrumentation (my preferred track for that) excellently.

ANC seems impressive so far - no pressure feeling with it on, and it did a very good job at blocking out background hum and outside traffic noises while sitting at my desk. No idea how it handles more complicated situations though. Transparency seems fine, though a bit noisy (expected, really).

Pairing was straightforward and had no issues on my Poco X3 NFC, though it apparently doesn't support fast pairing. Oh well, it's a one-off procedure. Haven't tested the signal strength/integrity in any meaningful way. Ear detection play/pause is a tad slower than I would want, but works reliably. The touch controls work well, and I'm extremely happy there's a sliding touch volume control on the "stem" (rather than needing tap gestures for that). The case seems well built and solid, and the magnets that keep it closed and keep the buds in place work well.

The only stand-out negative so far (and it's nothing major): there's a very slight electronic interference noise in my left earbud. It's very faint, only barely audible at the worst, but it's there. I don't really mind - I'll no doubt forget about it, and it's in no way bothersome even when I'm aware of it - it's just not loud enough. I can only really make it out if I have the buds in, no audio playing, and ANC or transparency mode on. ANC off or any type of audio playing, and it's completely unnoticeable. But it's worth being aware of, as I doubt my pair are particularly unique.

I'll be looking to replace my Jabra 65 elites before long. Got them (and am really disappointed) because of a previous Jabra set that had AMAZING noise cancellation for people on calls with me. I could be in a noisy manufacturing plant, and they didn't hear anything except my voice and a really low background hum. How's the sound for people on the other end of a phone call with you?

 

[Valantar]

I'll be looking to replace my Jabra 65 elites before long. Got them (and am really disappointed) because of a previous Jabra set that had AMAZING noise cancellation for people on calls with me. I could be in a noisy manufacturing plant, and they didn't hear anything except my voice and a really low background hum. How's the sound for people on the other end of a phone call with you?

No idea, haven't tested that yet. I'll report back when I get around to it, but I don't do many voice calls, so it might be a while. I frankly wouldn't expect them to come close to Jabra in that regard - clear calls is their specialty after all. Weird that the 65s were bad for you - I'm not familiar with them myself, but I've only heard good things about the 75s at least.

BTW the follow-up to the Elite 75 should be launching in a few days, the Elite 7 IIRC. Considered those as well (or specifically the slightly cheaper Elite 7 Active) but landed on the ear(1) due to the price gap (1200SEK vs 2000, the non-active is 2200). I would expect the Elite 7s to be much better than these in most ways, though possibly not value for money.

 

[kurosagi01]

A present to myself. Number 221/300.

 

[ThaiTaffy]

Scared of components and copper driving the prices up so rather than wait got this ordered today.View attachment 218830

Just got a message that apparently they ran out of stock and offered me this if I paid another £75...

Obviously a bright bunch needless to say I cancelled my order and picked up the matx board elsewhere

 

[Susquehannock]

EPoX 8rda3i nForce2 ultra 400 motherboard. Working and running Prime95 as I type this. Always wanted one back in the day and they are finally affordable. Unlike the outrageous prices Abit nf7 and ASUS a7n8x command these daze.

 

[dont whant to set it"']

@Susquehannock
I picked up a A7n8x-e deluxe recently for about $50 in local dosh , came with a CPU and maybe some ram I think , because I tested it with different ram and mothballed it or so to speak.
Well, yes prices may vary : does the motherboard present buldged caps ,even if slightly for example.

 

[Susquehannock]

@Susquehannock
I picked up a A7n8x-e deluxe recently for about $50 in local dosh , came with a CPU and maybe some ram I think , because I tested it with different ram and mothballed it or so to speak.
Well, yes prices may vary : does the motherboard present buldged caps ,even if slightly for example.

Good to hear. For a time boards like the a7n8x were selling for well over price when brand new. Things seem to have softened somewhat. This EPoX does have one slightly bulging cap by the socket. Doing a re-cap of that board, an a7n8x deluxe, and few others once weather gets colder and have more inside time.

 

[Operandi]

Opera: hot damn, DIP switches on your speakers? you know it's fancy seeing that
Are they stereo pairs, or you have two "mono" units?

Yeah, they have built in DSPs that allow you to account for speaker placement and room boundaries, though two of those switches are for controlling the LED "KRK" logo, lol.

They are solid in single units so each on is own channel and has its own powersupply.

 

[FireFox]

On 04.12. 2020 bought a VIRTUIS Advanced Gaming Keyboard to replace/retire my other VIRTUIS Advanced Gaming Keyboard

Until today it was still in its sealed box

It is an ugly Keyboard but it does the job, had my other one for over 5 years.
I named it the Batboard

Date First Available was 21.08.2013

AND the most ridiculous advertisement i have ever seen in my entire life

Designed and optimized for the specific needs of ambitious Gamers
WTF Speedlink

 

[AusWolf]

The most expensive case fans I've ever bought. Paying for them felt like pulling teeth, so I hope they're worth the price over the 3x 120mm Corsairs I have now.

 

[P4-630]

The most expensive case fans I've ever bought. Paying for them felt like pulling teeth, so I hope they're worth the price over the 3x 120mm Corsairs I have now.

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I still have 3 of these 1600 rpm fans in a box here, they were too noisy to me at that speed, I bought them in non-pwm sometime ago so i could use them with the built-in fan controller of my case...

They move air though...

 

[WhitetailAni]

Lost my Ti-84+, so my parents got me a Ti-nSpire CX II CAS as a very early birthday present (birthday is end of March but I do need a calculator for stats and I got tired of borrowing one from school).
I named it the ChadCalc.

Spoiler

Don't have a picture of mine specifically yet but here's the Wikipedia picture of it:

Currently loading it up with games so I have stuff to do during the PSAT.

 

[AusWolf]

I still have 3 of these 1600 rpm fans in a box here, they were too noisy to me at that speed, I bought them in non-pwm sometime ago so i could use them with the built-in fan controller of my case...

They move air though...

I have high hopes of this PWM version. They're definitely not gonna run at full speed. Though the 28-ish dBA on the datasheet didn't seem that loud.

 

[FireFox]

Paying for them felt like pulling teeth, so I hope they're worth the price over the 3x 120mm Corsairs I have now.

Because the corsair aren't more expensive?

 

[AusWolf]

Because the corsair aren't more expensive?

Actually, they aren't - two of them came pre-installed with my case, and I found the third one on the bottom of my drawer. I'm not even sure which model they are.

 

[FireFox]

Actually, they aren't - two of them came pre-installed with my case, and I found the third one on the bottom of my drawer. I'm not even sure which model they are.

Then those aren't the LL120 RGB/LL140 RGB series which are expensive, i spent €407,93 for all my corsair fans.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Currently loading it up with games so I have stuff to do during the PSAT.

Not enough of a challenge for you?

 

[WhitetailAni]

Not enough of a challenge for you?

I take tests faster than the average person and last time I took it I spent 2/3 of the time waiting.
It's 2 years later, so unless the difficulty goes up with grade level (not sure) I'll spend more time waiting.
Might as well get in some Diagonal Mario 2 practice!

 

[Mussels]

On 04.12. 2020 bought a VIRTUIS Advanced Gaming Keyboard to replace/retire my other VIRTUIS Advanced Gaming Keyboard

Until today it was still in its sealed box

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It is an ugly Keyboard but it does the job, had my other one for over 5 years.
I named it the Batboard

Date First Available was 21.08.2013

AND the most ridiculous advertisement i have ever seen in my entire life

Designed and optimized for the specific needs of ambitious Gamers
WTF Speedlink

pUlSaTiNg bReAtHiNg eFeCt!

AMazon told me this old order was progressing... i have hope

 

[ThaiTaffy]

I keep getting emails in Thai about my motherboard 1st one got me excited but it translated to "we have seen your order"......2nd one was a hour ago or so I thought it might have been shipped no..."we have boxed your order"

 

[FireFox]

finally arrived

 

[plastiscɧ]

is that glass monitor stand?
looks pretty good but glass on glass makes my anxiety higher

it is, was pretty hard to find a big enough and stable one..