What's your latest tech purchase?

Steve-007UK · Jan 12, 2025

When you don't fully plan things right so have to mess about sending things back.
So i ordered this new PC case that looked nice called the ionz Dynamic Curve KZ-SW Mid Tower.
I then decided i wanted a new CPU cooler so ordered an White arctic liquid freezer iii 360 a-rgb AIO.

I did not think about my GPU at the time lol and well its it way to long to fit in the new ionz Dynamic Curve case with the new AIO.
Anyways i am keeping the cooler and sending the ionz Dynamic Curve case back and am getting this instead.

I will update this once everything is sorted and for now here is another thing i got.
Simple cheap desk just to get my amp off the floor and so i can put my vr on it to

SchumannFrequency · Jan 13, 2025

HP wired desktop 320K keyboard

It is a budget keyboard and it looks clean and minimalist in real life, similar to the typical Apple design.
It is also more pleasant to type on than the Logitech K120.

lexluthermiester · Jan 13, 2025

SchumannFrequency said:
HP wired desktop 320K keyboard

It is a budget keyboard and it looks clean and minimalist in real life, similar to the typical Apple design.
It is also more pleasant to type on than the Logitech K120.

That's a good KB. I personally like the Dell version better as it has dedicated volume control keys.

Still, yours is a good one.

de.das.dude · Jan 13, 2025

damn! i am looking for a cheap budget keyboard mouse for setting up my old AMD FX setup at my parents place. Any recommendations? I was inkling on the logitech MK120 since i used to use that many eons ago.

The keyboard and mouse would be used like a week every year or so

lexluthermiester · Jan 13, 2025

de.das.dude said:
damn! i am looking for a cheap budget keyboard mouse for setting up my old AMD FX setup at my parents place. Any recommendations? I was inkling on the logitech MK120 since i used to use that many eons ago.

The keyboard and mouse would be used like a week every year or so

The HP or Dell models just shown above would be solid.

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Also one of these, if you can get them, would also be very good.

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And another of my favs, a Redragon Shiva;

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de.das.dude · Jan 13, 2025

lexluthermiester said:
The HP or Dell models just shown above would be solid.

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Also one of these, if you can get them, would also be very good.

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And another of my favs, a Redragon Shiva;

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found the dell, cant find the HP one even though i am pretty sure that is the keyboard i use at work. the dell is nice and cheap

INSTG8R · Jan 13, 2025

So long my ancient friend…

lexluthermiester · Jan 13, 2025

de.das.dude said:
found the dell, cant find the HP one even though i am pretty sure that is the keyboard i use at work. the dell is nice and cheap

The Redragon Shiva is really worth it if you can get it where you live.

jak_2456 · Jan 13, 2025

lexluthermiester said:
The Redragon Shiva is really worth it if you can get it where you live.

Personally, for that much I'd rather get a cheap mechanical board like the E-YOOSO Z-686 that I got for about $33.

lexluthermiester · Jan 13, 2025

jak_2456 said:
Personally, for that much I'd rather get a cheap mechanical board like the E-YOOSO Z-686 that I got for about $33.

Why would anyone trade a full function KB like the Shiva for a 60% thing like that?? Not a trade I'd make...ever.

jak_2456 · Jan 13, 2025

lexluthermiester said:
Why would anyone trade a full function KB like the Shiva for a 60% thing like that?? Not a trade I'd make...ever.

In that case, you can get this:

Amazon.com

de.das.dude · Jan 13, 2025

lexluthermiester said:
The Redragon Shiva is really worth it if you can get it where you live.

its too much here. more than a 100USD More than my logitech G213 which is my daily driver lol.

ordered the dell one.

lexluthermiester · Jan 13, 2025

jak_2456 said:
In that case, you can get this:

Amazon.com

You seem to be missing the point of recommending the Shiva. It's got extra functionality that counts for a lot. Dedicated volume & media controls and programmable macro buttons.

de.das.dude said:
its too much here. more than a 100USD More than my logitech G213 which is my daily driver lol.

ordered the dell one.
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Ah and a mouse! Nice kit!

de.das.dude · Jan 14, 2025

lexluthermiester said:
You seem to be missing the point of recommending the Shiva. It's got extra functionality that counts for a lot. Dedicated volume & media controls and programmable macro buttons.

Ah and a mouse! Nice kit!

i was like why not

would be matching. I didnt want to use a lenovo mouse which i have with a dell kb and dell monitor haha.

SchumannFrequency · Jan 14, 2025

lexluthermiester said:
That's a good KB. I personally like the Dell version better as it has dedicated volume control keys.
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Still, yours is a good one.

I use bspwm with Polybar and dmenu and custom code as desktop environment. I always see the following text in Polybar.
VOL 58%
If I then move my mouse to this text and scroll up or down with the mouse the volume increases or decreases. I can control the volume that way very easily.
Another option I have is to use sxhkd and that way I can configure f6 and f7 as the two 'dedicated volume control keys'

Ruru · Jan 14, 2025

dgianstefani said:
Well, had to remount the TG AM5 High Performance Heatspreader three times in total, but eventually got a good contact, Conductonaut Extreme on die and between TG heatspreader and Optimus Block.

Stable at 5.55 GHz 1.23 V all core, SMT off. Happy with that. Used OCCT for the tuning and stress tests.

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Is that AM5 pressure optimization a normal thing? You're not the first I've heard to have problems, but from S754 to AM4, I've never had any problems. Maybe it's the LGA form which causes problems?

On the other hand, I've never had any problems with Intel LGA CPUs

maybe it's just your (and others' who have problems) cooler?

dgianstefani · Jan 14, 2025

Ruru said:
Is that AM5 pressure optimization a normal thing? You're not the first I've heard to have problems, but from S754 to AM4, I've never had any problems. Maybe it's the LGA form which causes problems?

On the other hand, I've never had any problems with Intel LGA CPUs maybe it's just your (and others' who have problems) cooler?

It's a delidded CPU I'm not talking about the cooler.

PLAfiller · Jan 14, 2025

Always wanted to see what having a monitor light bar is, so when Lidl posted their cheap version I couldn't say no

Curious thing is, it won't work unless you supply 5V 1A, I tried it with a few different adapters I have laying around and it won't start until I use the "correct" one.

WonkoTheSaneUK · Jan 14, 2025

PLAfiller said:
Always wanted to see what having a monitor light bar is, so when Lidl posted their cheap version I couldn't say no Curious thing is, it won't work unless you supply 5V 1A, I tried it with a few different adapters I have laying around and it won't start until I use the "correct" one.
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Not even the USB hub built into the monitor?
Very poor implementation!

Count von Schwalbe · Jan 14, 2025

PLAfiller said:
Always wanted to see what having a monitor light bar is, so when Lidl posted their cheap version I couldn't say no Curious thing is, it won't work unless you supply 5V 1A, I tried it with a few different adapters I have laying around and it won't start until I use the "correct" one.
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How bright is it? Unless it is exceptionally dim, that looks like it would make a matte screen look awful.

PLAfiller · Jan 14, 2025

WonkoTheSaneUK said:
Not even the USB hub built into the monitor?
Very poor implementation!

I don't have a hub in my monitor, so I can't confirm. I tried the USB-C on my case panel, then Ikea's SJOSS and both didn't work. Then I plugged into an old adapter from a Lumia phone rated 5V, 1.3A and then it lit up.

Count von Schwalbe said:
How bright is it? Unless it is exceptionally dim, that looks like it would make a matte screen look awful.

It's rated at: colour@2700K and maximum brightness @370 lumens. Other two brightness settings are 25% (92,5 lumens), 50% (185 lumens). About a reading light bulb at max, I think it's fine if you don't need to do precision work under the light of it. I mean this thing is €10.22, there are way way more advanced bars out there.

AUTOEXEC.BAT · Jan 14, 2025

Toothless · Jan 15, 2025

Going back to air. About the same exact performance as my h150 but don't need to deal with icue and still have PTSD from my Kraken falling apart on my x79 Dark. Board survived at least.

Fokker · Jan 15, 2025

Another 011 Dynamic, what a loser.

Calmmo · Jan 15, 2025

New Psu arrives on the same day as the cpu rma, coincidence? I think not

System Name	PC-Chips
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5700x3D
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix B550-F Gaming.
Cooling	White arctic liquid freezer iii 360 a-rgb AIO.
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	White NZXT H9 Flow Dual-Chamber
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	Monke \| Work Thinkpad \| 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 \| NZXT Guardian 921RB
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z333 \| Jabra corpo stuff \| Some USB speakers
Power Supply	Corsair RM750e \| not needed \| Corsair GS 600
Mouse	Logitech G400 \| nipple \| Dell
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	Monke \| Work Thinkpad \| 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 \| NZXT Guardian 921RB
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z333 \| Jabra corpo stuff \| Some USB speakers
Power Supply	Corsair RM750e \| not needed \| Corsair GS 600
Mouse	Logitech G400 \| nipple \| Dell
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	Hellbox 5.1(same case new guts)
Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Motherboard	MSI X570S MAG Torpedo Max
Cooling	TT Kandalf L.C.S.(Water/Air)EK Velocity CPU Block/Noctua EK Quantum DDC Pump/Res
Memory	2x16GB Gskill Trident Neo Z 3600 CL16
Video Card(s)	Powercolor Hellhound 7900XTX
Storage	970 Evo Plus 500GB 2xSamsung 850 Evo 500GB RAID 0 1TB WD Blue Corsair MP600 Core 2TB
Display(s)	Alienware QD-OLED 34” 3440x1440 144hz 10Bit VESA HDR 400
Case	TT Kandalf L.C.S.
Audio Device(s)	Soundblaster ZX/Logitech Z906 5.1
Power Supply	Seasonic TX~’850 Platinum
Mouse	G502 Hero
Keyboard	G19s
VR HMD	Oculus Quest 3
Software	Win 11 Pro x64

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+ / Dell L100 or integrated keyboard
VR HMD	Meta Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 Home/Ubuntu 24.04.1

What's your latest tech purchase?

Steve-007UK

SchumannFrequency

lexluthermiester

de.das.dude

Pro Indian Modder

lexluthermiester

de.das.dude

Pro Indian Modder

INSTG8R

Vanguard Beta Tester

lexluthermiester

jak_2456

lexluthermiester

jak_2456

de.das.dude

Pro Indian Modder

lexluthermiester

de.das.dude

Pro Indian Modder

SchumannFrequency

Ruru

S.T.A.R.S.

dgianstefani

TPU Proofreader

PLAfiller

WonkoTheSaneUK

Count von Schwalbe

Nocturnus Moderatus

PLAfiller

AUTOEXEC.BAT

Toothless

Tech, Games, and TPU!

Fokker

Calmmo

System Name	4K-gaming / console
Processor	5800X @ PBO +200 / i5-8600K @ 4.6GHz
Motherboard	ROG Crosshair VII Hero / ROG Strix Z370-F
Cooling	Alphacool Eisbaer 360 / Alphacool Eisbaer 240
Memory	32GB DDR4-3466 / 16GB DDR4-3600
Video Card(s)	Asus RTX 3080 10GB / Powercolor RX 6700 XT
Storage	3.5TB of SSDs / several small SSDs
Display(s)	4K120 IPS + 4K60 IPS / 1080p60 HDTV
Case	Corsair 4000D AF White / DeepCool CC560 WH
Audio Device(s)	Sony WH-CH720N / TV speakers
Power Supply	EVGA G2 750W / Fractal ION Gold 550W
Mouse	Razer Basilisk / Logitech G400s
Keyboard	Roccat Vulcan 121 AIMO / NOS C450 Mini Pro
VR HMD	Oculus Rift CV1
Software	Windows 11 Pro / Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	They run Crysis

System Name	Silent/X1 Yoga/S25U-1TB
Processor	Ryzen 9800X3D @ 5.575ghz all core 1.24 V, Thermal Grizzly AM5 High Performance Heatspreader/1185 G7
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	64 GB Dominator Titanium White 6000 MT, 130 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	SF1000 Plat, full transparent custom cables, Sentinel Pro 1500 Online Double Conversion UPS w/Noctua
Mouse	Razer Viper V3 Pro 8 KHz Mercury White & Pulsar Supergrip tape, Razer Atlas, Razer Strider Chroma
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	PLAHI
Processor	I5-10400
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS
Cooling	120 AIO IWONGOU
Memory	1x32GB Kingston BEAST DDR4 @ 3200Mhz
Video Card(s)	RTX A2000
Storage	Kingston Renegade GEN4 nVME 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	7950X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X670E Aorus Pro X
Cooling	NZXT Kraken ELite 280
Memory	64GB Kingston FURY Beast RGB 6000MT/s C30
Video Card(s)	GeForce RTX™ 4080 16GB AERO OC
Storage	Crucial T700 1TB SSD
Display(s)	Samsung Odyssey G9 Neo
Case	Lian-Li O11D Mini
Audio Device(s)	Mackie CM3 studio monitors
Power Supply	Asus Loki 1kW
Mouse	Razer Deathadder Pro 3
Keyboard	Ducky Zero 6108 (silver switches)
VR HMD	Vive XR Elite
Software	Kubuntu 24.10

System Name	Veral
Processor	7800x3D
Motherboard	x670e Asus Crosshair Hero
Cooling	Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 EVO
Memory	2x24 Klevv Cras V RGB
Video Card(s)	Powercolor 7900XTX Red Devil
Storage	Crucial P5 Plus 1TB, Samsung 980 1TB, Teamgroup MP34 4TB
Display(s)	Acer Nitro XZ342CK Pbmiiphx, 2x AOC 2425W, AOC I1601FWUX
Case	Fractal Design Meshify Lite 2
Audio Device(s)	Blue Yeti + SteelSeries Arctis 5 / Samsung HW-T550
Power Supply	Corsair HX850
Mouse	Corsair Harpoon
Keyboard	Corsair K55
VR HMD	HP Reverb G2
Software	Windows 11 Professional
Benchmark Scores	PEBCAK

System Name	Computer
Processor	Intel 12700K
Motherboard	Asus Prime Z690-A
Cooling	Twin radiator open loop
Memory	Corsair Dominator 32GB DDR5
Video Card(s)	eVGA 3080 FTW3 Ultra
Storage	Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus 2 TB
Display(s)	Asus PG348Q and two Asus VN279Q monitors
Case	Corsair 4000D Airflow
Audio Device(s)	Sennheiser GSX 1000 with Sennheiser HD599 SE
Power Supply	Asus Thor 1200P
Mouse	Corsair Scimitar Elite RGB Wireless
Keyboard	Keychron Q3 Max
VR HMD	Oculus Rift CV1
Software	Windows 10 Pro

System Name	Apex Raptor: Silverback
Processor	Intel i9 13900KS
Motherboard	z790 Apex
Cooling	LT720 + Phanteks T30
Memory	32GB
Video Card(s)	RTX 5090 Astral
Storage	990 PRO 4TB
Display(s)	Neo G8 / C1 65"
Case	Antec Performance 1
Audio Device(s)	DT 1990 Pro / Motu M2
Power Supply	Hx1200i
Mouse	G502 X Plus
Keyboard	K95 Platinum