What's your latest tech purchase?

FreedomEclipse · Nov 30, 2024

Trying to retire my spinning hard drives. they've been in service since 2015/16. Basically my steam games are spread over 3 drives. Some are on the old spinney drive because back in 2015/16 thats where I originally installed the steam folder. The two 2TB SN770s also have steam games on them....

So my theory is that if I can centralise my steam and steam games all on one drive. I can free up the two SN770s for other things that are currently stored on my spinney drive.

12 payments of £44p/m with no interest.

de.das.dude · Nov 30, 2024

FreedomEclipse said:
Trying to retire my spinning hard drives. they've been in service since 2015/16. Basically my steam games folder are spread over 3 drives. Some are on the old spinney drive because back in 2015/16 thats where I originally installed the steam folder. The two 2TB SSDs also have steam games on them.

So my thinking theory is that if I can centralise my steam games all on one drive. I can free up the two SN770s for other things that are currently stored on my spinney drive.

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12 payments of £44p/m with no interest.

do you think the 8tb ssd will last 10years? i feel like they wont. hence why i have still kept the spinny bois around. Infact thinking of getting another spinny boi to update my storage

FreedomEclipse · Nov 30, 2024

de.das.dude said:
do you think the 8tb ssd will last 10years? i feel like they wont. hence why i have still kept the spinny bois around. Infact thinking of getting another spinny boi to update my storage

It will so long as I dont run out of space or it dies rather prematurely.

Im gonna slot it in right here away from the GPU so it will run pretty cool

What will annoy me even more is if the price of 8tb ssds drops to £300-400 before I finish paying for it

::edit::

Also January delivery.... I would have made two payments before I can have it in my hands

nomdeplume · Dec 1, 2024

nomdeplume said:
3x Superflower Megacool 140mm

As a follow up, 3x 140mm + 1x 120mm combined are quieter than a single fan this change removed. The sound of near silence is quite pleasant.

Crazybc · Dec 1, 2024

Amazon had them on sale $50 cheaper then my local computer shop

de.das.dude · Dec 1, 2024

Crazybc said:
Amazon had them on sale $50 cheaper then my local computer shop View attachment 373976

AIO prices have reallllly come down the past few years! which is amazing because Air Cooling is loud.

Hankieroseman · Dec 1, 2024

My NEW Aerosoft Microsoft Flight Simulator Aviator Collector Edition #474 of 5100 has finally arrived.

Palladium · Dec 1, 2024

PLAfiller · Dec 2, 2024

Stuff from Ali started to arrive: i7-2640M and 2x8GB DDR3 for an old hero (DELL N5110), 1x32GB DDR4 for Lenovo M720Q, fan assy for the Asus laptop, M.2 heatsniks, OBD scanner:

EDIT: results with the copper heatsink, SSD dropped from 52C to 42C, so 10C right off the bat. Thickness of the heatsink: 3mm.

FreedomEclipse · Dec 2, 2024

Gotta get in there while its discounted. ~~(These are TLC drives with 1000TBW???)~~ - ~~Most definitely not TLC. 4TB Samsung 870 Evos are have 2400TBW and those are DEFINTELY TLC.~~ - I'm not even sure. I hope its TLC.

Samsung 870 Evo is like £255

::EDIT::

Actually, im not sure if they are TLC - Ive seen them being listed as TLC So im crossing my fingers in the hopes they are TLC and not just an spelling mistake.

::EDIT 2::

I did some research.... There are TWO SKUs of BX500 4TBs floating around.... A 'CT4000BX500SSD1' and an 'CT4000BX500SSD101' - The D1 should be QLC as reported by a Crucial rep..

Ive heard D101 is TLC but I wont know. until it gets here.

wNotyarD · Dec 2, 2024

FreedomEclipse said:
Gotta get in there while its discounted. (These are TLC drives with 1000TBW)

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Samsung 870 Evo is like £255

Don't the BX500's suffer from the same issue that plagues the MX500's, namely chip lottery? You never know what memory and/or controller you'll get.

Count von Schwalbe · Dec 2, 2024

Maybe, but they are for sure low-end QLC drives. Work fine though as long as they are properly over-provisioned.

I ran a 2TB at ~25% full as a boot drive for 3 years (with a big, well-used page file too) and it was at 98% health when I replaced the computer.

FreedomEclipse · Dec 2, 2024

wNotyarD said:
Don't the BX500's suffer from the same issue that plagues the MX500's, namely chip lottery? You never know what memory and/or controller you'll get.

Pretty much yes. But Im aware of what Im getting into and dont really care too much as im not requiring them for anything like gaming and such. Just storage

Count von Schwalbe said:
Maybe, but they are for sure low-end QLC drives. Work fine though as long as they are properly over-provisioned.

I ran a 2TB at ~25% full as a boot drive for 3 years (with a big, well-used page file too) and it was at 98% health when I replaced the computer.

I run two 2TB BX's and they have been fine. I never intend to get anywhere near their max capacity.

::EDIT::

They are definitely not TLC. But thats fine.

wNotyarD · Dec 2, 2024

Well, that missing fitting arrived today.

Guess I'll lose myself tomorrow after work transplanting the innards between cases (from the Level 20 MT to the 216) and building the custom loop.

mechtech · Dec 3, 2024

FreedomEclipse said:
It will so long as I dont run out of space or it dies rather prematurely.

Im gonna slot it in right here away from the GPU so it will run pretty cool

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What will annoy me even more is if the price of 8tb ssds drops to £300-400 before I finish paying for it

::edit::

Also January delivery.... I would have made two payments before I can have it in my hands

Or dying 1 day past the warranty

Going to gift this to wife and kids lol

Have to make sure to get the delivery before they do............

Hankieroseman · Dec 3, 2024

I put my new High-Speed Mach 9+ Ejection Gamer Seat together today. I think it will make a good sleeper. Reclines 165°, lumbar support w/USB powered "massage"?, footrest and pillow, for the neck.
No beer holders but nice arm rests for sure.

PLAfiller · Dec 3, 2024

Hankieroseman said:
I put my new High-Speed Mach 9+ Ejection Gamer Seat together today. I think it will make a good sleeper. Reclines 165°, lumbar support w/USB powered "massage"?, footrest and pillow, for the neck.
No beer holders but nice arm rests for sure.

For some reason your PC case reminds me of this:

SN2716057 · Dec 3, 2024

mechtech said:
Or dying 1 day past the warranty

Going to gift this to wife and kids lol

Have to make sure to get the delivery before they do............

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for a brief second I thought it was an odd looking RC car but alas

dgianstefani · Dec 3, 2024

Viper V3 Pro White.

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jak_2456 · Dec 3, 2024

Here's my extravagant Black Friday purchase from Micro Center:

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A family member bought a new car without a CD player, so I bought two 32 GB flash drives from Micro Center for $8 total and ripped their CDs to it.

Hankieroseman said:
I put my new High-Speed Mach 9+ Ejection Gamer Seat together today. I think it will make a good sleeper. Reclines 165°, lumbar support w/USB powered "massage"?, footrest and pillow, for the neck.
No beer holders but nice arm rests for sure.

I recognize your keyboard! Someone in my family found one of those at Goodwill (non-US people: secondhand donation store) a year or so ago for around $5. It was very dirty but cleaned up nicely.

Space Lynx · Dec 3, 2024

jak_2456 said:
Here's my extravagant Black Friday purchase from Micro Center:
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A family member bought a new car without a CD player, so I bought two 32 GB flash drives from Micro Center for $8 total and ripped their CDs to it.

I recognize your keyboard! Someone in my family found one of those at Goodwill (non-US people: secondhand donation store) a year or so ago for around $5. It was very dirty but cleaned up nicely.

I didn't realize you an just plug a usb into your car to play music, hmm I am going to have to check my parents cars later and see if this is possible.

wNotyarD · Dec 3, 2024

Space Lynx said:
I didn't realize you an just plug a usb into your car to play music, hmm I am going to have to check my parents cars later and see if this is possible.

Some cars may have issues with large drives (larger than 4GB, I think?) so you may take that into consideration.

jak_2456 · Dec 3, 2024

Space Lynx said:
I didn't realize you an just plug a usb into your car to play music, hmm I am going to have to check my parents cars later and see if this is possible.

Before you rip your discs, make sure that you check what file formats the car's infotainment system will play. I tried to copy some .wma files and it didn't want to play them, so I had to go through the process of converting them with VLC.

wNotyarD said:
Some cars may have issues with large drives (larger than 4GB, I think?) so you may take that into consideration.

The car in my case is brand-new so I didn't have any problems, but I could see that being an issue with older cars. If you have a whole bunch of spare CD-Rs lying around but no USB port, you can also make an "MP3 CD" if the car supports it:

wNotyarD · Dec 3, 2024

jak_2456 said:
The car in my case is brand-new so I didn't have any problems, but I could see that being an issue with older cars.

Firsthand experience. My 2013 Citroën couldn't read a 8GB stick. Someone here suggested trying partitioning the drive, but I never tried it.

Hankieroseman · Dec 3, 2024

PLAfiller said:
For some reason your PC case reminds me of this:

It is a 5950X and she's always been a hottie. It ran cool enough because I planned to go AIO if it ran too hot. But it ran the sims fine, the Noctua Chromax worked as is. Doesn't run any hotter than it did in the Corsair 450D case. This case has dual exhaust. Maybe that's the ticket??

jak_2456 said:
Here's my extravagant Black Friday purchase from Micro Center:

I recognize your keyboard! Someone in my family found one of those at Goodwill (non-US people: secondhand donation store) a year or so ago for around $5. It was very dirty but cleaned up nicely.

I love these keyboards and naturally they quit making them. They're soft and quiet keys compared to clickity-clack mechanicals. I had 4 of them at one time. got 2 left still working. I like my Corsair K100 Air that's on the sim. Short stroke mechanical.

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

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	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

Processor	Intel i5 8400
Motherboard	Asus Prime H370M-Plus/CSM
Cooling	Scythe Big Shuriken & Noctua NF-A15 HS-PWM chromax.black.swap
Memory	8GB Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4-2400
Video Card(s)	ROG-STRIX-GTX1060-O6G-GAMING
Storage	1TB 980 Pro
Display(s)	Samsung UN55KU6300F
Case	Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 3
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex III 750w
Software	W11 Pro

Processor	Intel 6700K
Motherboard	GIGABYTE Z170 Gamming 7
Cooling	Corsaid H115i
Memory	G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB F4-2800C15Q-32GVR
Video Card(s)	MSI GTX 970
Storage	Samsung 950 pro 312 gb
Display(s)	24" Benq FP241W
Case	Corsair 750D
Power Supply	EVGA 750 G2
Mouse	Corsair M65 pro
Keyboard	Corsair K70
Software	W10 64 bit premium

What's your latest tech purchase?

FreedomEclipse

~Technological Technocrat~

de.das.dude

Pro Indian Modder

FreedomEclipse

~Technological Technocrat~

nomdeplume

Crazybc

de.das.dude

Pro Indian Modder

Hankieroseman

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Palladium

PLAfiller

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FreedomEclipse

~Technological Technocrat~

wNotyarD

Count von Schwalbe

Nocturnus Moderatus

FreedomEclipse

~Technological Technocrat~

wNotyarD

mechtech

Hankieroseman

Attachments

PLAfiller

SN2716057

dgianstefani

TPU Proofreader

Razer Viper V3 Pro Review

Razer Viper V3 Pro Review

jak_2456

Space Lynx

Astronaut

wNotyarD

jak_2456

wNotyarD

Hankieroseman

System Name	EXTREME-FLIGHT SIM
Processor	AMD RYZEN 7 9800X3D 4.7GHZ 8-core 120W
Motherboard	ASUS ROG X670E Crosshair EXTREME BIOS V.2506
Cooling	be quiet! Silent Loop 2 360MM, Light Wings 120 & 140MM
Memory	G. SKILL Trident Z5 RGB 32MBx2 DDR5-6000 CL32/EXPOⅡ
Video Card(s)	ASUS ROG Strix RTX4090 O24
Storage	2TB CRUCIAL T705 M.2, 4TB Seagate FireCuda 3.5"x7200rpm
Display(s)	Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 57" 5120x1440 120Hz DP2.1 #2.Ulrhzar 8" Touchscreen(HUD)
Case	be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 Rev.2 Silver
Audio Device(s)	ROG SupremeFX ALC4082, Creative SoundBlaster Katana V2
Power Supply	be quiet! Dark Power Pro 12 1500W via APC Back-UPS 1500
Mouse	LOGITECH Pro Superlight2 and POWERPLAY Mouse Pad
Keyboard	CORSAIR K100 AIR
Software	WINDOWS 11 x64 PRO 23H2, MSFS2020-2024 Aviator Edition, DCS
Benchmark Scores	fast and stable AIDA64

System Name	Garbage
Processor	9800X3D
Motherboard	B650 Aorus Elite AX
Cooling	ID Cooling SE214XT
Memory	2x16GB DDR5 6000C30
Video Card(s)	RTX 3070
Storage	1TB P31
Display(s)	Acer XB271HU @ 150Hz x2
Case	Silverstone Fara R1 Pro V2
Audio Device(s)	iLoud Precision 6, Topping D50 III
Power Supply	Seasonic G-series 650W

System Name	PLAHI
Processor	I5-10400
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS
Cooling	120 AIO IWONGOU
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	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

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

Processor	Ryzen 5700x
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570S Aero G R1.1 BiosF5g
Cooling	Noctua NH-C12P SE14 w/ NF-A15 HS-PWM Fan 1500rpm
Memory	Micron DDR4-3200 2x32GB D.S. D.R. (CT2K32G4DFD832A)
Video Card(s)	AMD RX 6800 - Asus Tuf
Storage	Kingston KC3000 1TB & 2TB & 4TB Corsair MP600 Pro LPX
Display(s)	LG 27UL550-W (27" 4k)
Case	Be Quiet Pure Base 600 (no window)
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC1220-VB
Power Supply	SuperFlower Leadex V Gold Pro 850W ATX Ver2.52
Mouse	Mionix Naos Pro
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe with browns
Software	W10 22H2 Pro x64

System Name	Merc v8
Processor	Ryzen 7800X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X670 Gaming X AX
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15
Memory	2x 16GB-6000
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Storage	Solidigm P44 1TB & 2TB, Crucial MX500 2TB
Display(s)	ASUS ROG Swift PG27UQR
Case	Caselabs Mercury S8
Audio Device(s)	Schiit Magni & Modi, Edifier S351DB, DT 770 PRO
Power Supply	Seasonic Vertex PX-850
Mouse	Logitech G600
Keyboard	Glorious GMMK Pro custom
Software	W11Pro

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 V3 Pro 8 KHz Mercury White w/Tiger Ice Skates & Pulsar Supergrip tape, Razer Atlas
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	Sim Racing PC/Dell XPS 15 7590
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800x/Intel Core i7-9750h
Motherboard	ASUS TUF B450-Plus II/Dell Laptop MB
Cooling	Arctic Freezer A35 CO/laptop cooling
Memory	28 GB G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3200/28 GB Crucial DDR4-2666 SO-DIMM
Video Card(s)	XFX SWFT309 RX 6700 XT/Laptop GTX 1650
Storage	1 TB Crucial 3400 PCIe Gen 4 SSD/Ediloca EN605 512 GB PCIe Gen 3 SSD
Display(s)	77" LG OLED TV (4K@120Hz)/15" Dell integrated panel (1080p@60Hz) and 30" Dell U3011 (1600p@60 Hz)
Case	Cougar MX330-G Air / XPS 15 7590 chassis
Audio Device(s)	Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro via Yamaha HT receiver/Integrated speakers or Creative Pebble Plus
Power Supply	EVGA 600 BA / Dell 130W laptop brick
Mouse	Logitech K400+ / Cherry MW 4500
Keyboard	Logitech K400+ / Drop ENTR or E-YOOSO Z-686 or integrated keyboard
VR HMD	Meta Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 Home/Windows 11 Pro (meaning to try Linux)

Processor	7800X3D -25 all core
Motherboard	B650 Steel Legend
Cooling	Frost Commander 140
Video Card(s)	Merc 310 7900 XT @3100 core -.75v
Display(s)	Agon 27" QD-OLED Glossy 240hz 1440p
Case	NZXT H710 (Red/Black)
Audio Device(s)	Asgard 2, Modi 3, HD58X
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x Gold