Post your Last Purchase

[J7SC_Orion]

  On 17/04/2022 at 17:45, tictoc said:

 

Great minds think alike.   Yesterday I went to look at a 2.5RS for a parts car.  No dice on the car since the tranny was shot and the motor had a bunch of top end and bottom end racket.  The local MicroCenter is more than an hour from my house, so I decided stop in and browse around for a bit while I was in the area.

 

 

I've had the block and backplate since they were released, and I was just waiting for a reference card at something close to MSRP.   

 

 

Yep reference 6900XT, and props to PowerColor for the minimal packaging.  Last thing I need is another giant GPU box.

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  On 16/04/2022 at 15:34, Diffident said:

Went to Microcenter today, walked out with these.

 

 

5900x - $369.99  $179 below MSRP

 

6900xt $1,049.99 $50 over MSRP

 

It's weird that I paid over $1000 for a GPU that's $50 over MSRP and I feel like I got a good deal.  But it's a hell of a deal for the CPU.

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Nice ! With water-cooling on a 6900XT reference style, you might have a lot of fun with 'MPT' (MorePowerTool) to unlock extra performance, w/o going overboard... 

[Storm-Chaser]

Liquid metal for the server.

 

[ArchStanton]

[Bastiaan_NL]

  On 21/04/2022 at 16:22, ArchStanton said:

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Poor hardware that will be tortured

[ArchStanton]

  On 23/04/2022 at 10:37, Bastiaan_NL said:

Poor hardware that will be tortured

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Nay, blessed hardware that with be swathed in liquid love and allowed to reach the heights of ecstasy...err, frequency, whatever...

[J7SC_Orion]

...my trusty Antec 1300 HPC Platinum is starting to show some signs of drooling drooping on one EPS - it is almost 10 years old and has seen a hard life (incl 4x SLI HWBot). So I picked up another Seasonic Prime PX1300 today (bought the first one last fall, excellent performance), as well as a 3M/9.84f Club3D HDMI 2.1 cable.

 

[ArchStanton]

  On 26/04/2022 at 19:34, J7SC_Orion said:

Seasonic Prime PX1300

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I keep hoping they will release a 1300W TX variant.  I don't need it, but I keep longing for it none the less.  I find the mesh they chose visually striking.

[J7SC_Orion]

  On 26/04/2022 at 20:40, ArchStanton said:

I keep hoping they will release a 1300W TX variant.  I don't need it, but I keep longing for it none the less.  I find the mesh they chose visually striking.

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The PX has the same mesh and excellent specs (no TX in that 1300W class)...truth be told, didn't really want to buy a PSU now that there are some new formats coming, but it's needed at the very least for back-up and it was a reasonable US$ 280. Besides, the first PX1300 I bought last fall is performing exceptionally well re. droop etc.

[Avacado]

Solar for the house. Because F@H should benefit humanity and be free. 

 

[schuck6566]

I didn't purchase, but I know a lot of ya's are buying cards. MSI has them back in stock.

[J7SC_Orion]

F1 2021 Deluxe Edition 

  

 

[EHW Ai]

Decided to add an AC Aquaero LT to the Manhattan Project's Atlas II build:

 

 

The Boston Baked Beans are food for thought.

 

[bwalker36]

Not computer related at all but last thing I bought

[ArchStanton]

@bwalker36 are you a gunsmith?

[bwalker36]

  On 30/04/2022 at 13:25, ArchStanton said:

@bwalker36 are you a gunsmith?

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Just a pretend one at home, Currently planning an AR10 build.

[Storm-Chaser]

Ill certainly never run out of liquid metal again

 

 

Trying this ultra compact unit. Probably the way to go so you don't have to spend a fortune on a gallon of gallium.

[Storm-Chaser]

  On 30/04/2022 at 12:50, bwalker36 said:

Not computer related at all but last thing I bought

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I see someone else is preparing for the war/anarchy thats coming to our shores. 

 

Same here.

[bonami2]

Meanwhile am in canada and they banned most useful gun

[Avacado]

Purchased and immediately sent back. How the hell could they sell it like that!?!?

 

 

[Sir Beregond]

  On 09/05/2022 at 22:54, Avacado said:

Purchased and immediately sent back. How the hell could they sell it like that!?!?

 

 

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What the actual hell.

[EHW Ai]

  On 09/05/2022 at 22:54, Avacado said:

Purchased and immediately sent back. How the hell could they sell it like that!?!?

 

 

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Was the listing described as "for parts only?"

[Storm-Chaser]

Gallium and Indium metals have arrived. Just waiting on the tin now and then I'll be able to make about 60cc of the alloy Galinstan, which should be enough to fill a z820 liquid cooler...

 

 

[bonami2]

  On 10/05/2022 at 04:14, Storm-Chaser said:

Gallium and Indium metals have arrived. Just waiting on the tin now and then I'll be able to make about 60cc of the alloy Galinstan, which should be enough to fill a z820 liquid cooler...

 

 

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GALIUM COOOLINGGGG 

[schuck6566]

  On 09/05/2022 at 22:54, Avacado said:

Purchased and immediately sent back. How the hell could they sell it like that!?!?

 

 

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(gasp) you sent it back? after they took the time to open the caps to make sure they were real before shipping it to you? have you no shame? ROTFL

[Sir Beregond]

  On 10/05/2022 at 04:14, Storm-Chaser said:

Gallium and Indium metals have arrived. Just waiting on the tin now and then I'll be able to make about 60cc of the alloy Galinstan, which should be enough to fill a z820 liquid cooler...

 

 

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Very interested to see how this goes!