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[Dark Lord of Tech]

HyperX Alloy Elite RGB.

Finially retired my 14 YO Microsoft Multimedia Keyboard.

Very nice , love the layout...Sharp!

 

[jankerson]

HyperX Alloy Elite RGB.

Finially retired my 14 YO Microsoft Multimedia Keyboard.

Very nice , love the layout...Sharp!

Thanks, my old one was starting to act up some keys sticking etc so it was getting harder to game on.

Not bad though, used it for 14 years, is vers 1.0A (PS2 connection), that's how old it is. LOL

So I figured I would get a nice one.

 

[Aeacus]

December
Bought Seasonic Focus+ 550 (80+ Platinum) [SSR-550PX], CableMod SE-Series full cable kit (green), CableMod MoBo I/O cables (green) and CableMod cable combs (transparent) for my AMD build.

New Seasonic PSU replaced my 3.5 years old Seasonic S12II-520 PSU out. Though, i feel sad to retire my trusty S12II-520 but new PSU offers newest tech in PSU world, a lot better efficiency and also modular cables, making the usage of CableMod custom sleeved power cables possible.

Before (left image) and after (right image). Oh, while cable colors seemed to be washed out, in reality, they are very vibrant and good looking. And i also don't mind the color mismatch between case and power cables since it was the closest i could get them.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Got me a FREE Focus Platinum a few weeks ago , going to put in my new Ryzen Setup.

 

[ixmerlin]

Where to start

I9-7900x
Rampage vi extreme
Trident rgb ddr4-3000
2 x 1tb samsung 970 evo
Strix 1080ti OC edition
Ek rampage vi monoblock
Phanteks strix 1080ti rgb waterblock
Evga supernova1600 t2
Ek d5 pump
Primochill tubing & revolver sx fittings
Barrowch boxfish reservoir
Barrowch oled flowmeter
Xspc 4 x radiator
Riing 12 plus fans & premium controller

all going in a custom inside-desk watercooled build

 

[Lucky_SLS]

^ All I can is this : it's gonna be lit!

 

[g-unit1111]

So I finally got the work PC upgraded and I think it might be one of my best yet. Here's all the specs (items in bold are new components):

- Phanteks Enthoo Pro M (replaced: Corsair Carbide 500R)
- Seasonic X 750
- Asus ROG Strix B450 Motherboard (replaced: MSI X79-GD45)
- AMD Ryzen 5 2600 (replaced: Intel Core i7-3820)
- Corsair Vengeance DDR4 3000 2 x 8GB (replaced: 16GB Mushkin Blackline DDR3-1600)
- Samsung 970 Evo 250GB (replaced: 240GB Sandisk Extreme 2)
- 1TB Samsung 7200 RPM hard drive (will eventually be replaced with a Samsung 860 Evo 1TB)
- Cryorig H5
- MSI GeForce GTX 970 LE
- Pioneer BDR-206 BD-R Drive

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Looks great !!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[WildCard999]

@g-unit1111, What temps are you getting with that H5 Ultimate? Idle/load & ambient temp?

I've been looking at a aftermarket cooler to replace the stock AMD one as it's quite loud.

Nice build BTW!

 

[g-unit1111]

@g-unit1111, What temps are you getting with that H5 Ultimate? Idle/load & ambient temp?

I've been looking at a aftermarket cooler to replace the stock AMD one as it's quite loud.

Nice build BTW!

Thanks! The motherboard BIOS was reporting 35'C - 97'F on normal load, I haven't tried to overclock the 2600 just yet.

 

[Barty1884]

More of a side-grade than an upgrade, but picked up a Strix 1070 to replace my 980TI.

Before:

After:

Substantial power draw reduction, so my 550W G2 isn't pushed as hard.... and it's so, so quiet.
In-game, the 980TI sounded like a jet engine with 80+% fan speed to keep it at <83'C(1440p, 144Hz).... the Strix is barely audible, <50% fan speed and ~70'C

 

[jimmysmitty]

^Welcome to my world. I can never hear my 1080 Strix over my case fans. Its awesome.

 

[Barty1884]

The difference is amazing. While I can still hear it over my case fans (Noctua's @ ~700rpm), it's really negligible.

 

[g-unit1111]

Looks great !!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah I want to add some lighting to it. I might buy a Corsair Lighting Node at some point in the next couple of weeks, but I want to get a 1TB Samsung 860 Evo first.

 

[Aeacus]

Christmas
Bought Lenovo IdeaPad 330S-15IKB (Midnight Blue) laptop for my wife as Christmas present, since her old laptop is both old (Win Vista) and dying (can't use wi-fi). Specs of this laptop are:
Screen size: 15.6" (1920x1080) IPS
CPU: i5-8230U
RAM: 6GB (4GB + 2GB) DDR4 2133 Mhz
GPU: UHD 620
Storage 1: 128GB PCI-E SSD
Storage 2: 1TB SATA HDD (5400 RPM)
OS: Win 10 Home 64-bit

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Christmas
Bought Lenovo IdeaPad 330S-15IKB (Midnight Blue) laptop for my wife as Christmas present, since her old laptop is both old (Win Vista) and dying (can't use wi-fi). Specs of this laptop are:
Screen size: 15.6" (1920x1080) IPS
CPU: i5-8230U
RAM: 6GB (4GB + 2GB) DDR4 2133 Mhz
GPU: UHD 620
Storage 1: 128GB PCI-E SSD
Storage 2: 1TB SATA HDD (5400 RPM)
OS: Win 10 Home 64-bit

Very nice upgrade!

 

[g-unit1111]

Latest - bought a 1TB Samsung 860 Evo and replaced the aging 1TB Samsung HD (which will now serve as a backup drive) and a Corsair Lighting Node Pro. I should get the Node later today and will post pictures when I get that hooked up.

 

[The Paladin]

My Gaming Box got a upgrade from 4th to 8th Gen... its Alive and I modding the case (like cutting crap out) Ill post pictur4es when I am done.

 

[WildCard999]

Nice upgrade Paladin![strike] Is that the 8700K or 9700K? (PC screen is tiny and magnifier isn't helping).[/strike]

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

The box states 8700k and so does his title.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

My Gaming Box got a upgrade from 4th to 8th Gen... its Alive and I modding the case (like cutting crap out) Ill post pictur4es when I am done.

Very nice can't wait to see the mods and pics.

 

[The Paladin]

The mods are going to happens as non traditional (dont expect RGB craziness) to the case I am finishing my daughter's Inspiron 660s mods (which I will publish later)

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

The mods are going to happens as non traditional (dont expect RGB craziness) to the case I am finishing my daughter's Inspiron 660s mods (which I will publish later)

That's all good , not a fan of RGB.

 

[jankerson]

Latest - bought a 1TB Samsung 860 Evo and replaced the aging 1TB Samsung HD (which will now serve as a backup drive) and a Corsair Lighting Node Pro. I should get the Node later today and will post pictures when I get that hooked up.

Those 860 EVO's are great.

Got 2x 1TB
2x 500GB
2x 250GB

 

[The Paladin]

oh... jealous !!!!!