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Tim Drake
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My first ssd. http://ark.intel.com/products/67287/Intel-SSD-330-Series-120GB-SATA-6Gbs-25nm-MLC

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Second monitor, ethernet switch and Wacom tablet

"We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami.

 

mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/

 

mini_cardboard: a 4% keyboard build log and how keyboards work: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1328547-mini_cardboard-a-4-keyboard-build-log-and-how-keyboards-work/

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When I bought my other two monitors to make the jump from one to three. Unff. It was great. Then I had to RMA one unit as it couldn't do 60 HZ for some reason

CPU: R5 5800X3D Motherboard - MSI X570 Gaming Plus RAM - 32GB Corsair DDR4 GPU - XFX 7900 XTX 4GB Case - NZXT H5 Flow (White) Storage - 2X 4TB Samsung 990 Pro PSU - Corsair RM100E Cooling - Corsair H100i Elite Capellix Keyboard Corsair K70 (Brown Switches)  Mouse - Corsair Nightsword RGB

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Noctua IP67 ppc still makes me smile every time i see it  :wub:

 

Or the old orbweaver, or any component really. All good purchases

Bleigh!  Ever hear of AC series? 

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BenQ V2400W 24'' monitor... Its over 7 years old at this point and i still love it!!

Core i7 4820K  |  NH-D14 | Rampage IV Extreme | Asus R9 280X DC2T | 8GB G.Skill TridentX | 120GB Samsung 840 | NZXT H440  |  Be quiet! Dark Power Pro 10 650W

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xbox 360, never invested 300€ so good again

CPU: Xeon 1230v3 - GPU: GTX 770  - SSD: 120GB 840 Evo - HDD: WD Blue 1TB - RAM: Ballistix 8GB - Case: CM N400 - PSU: CX 600M - Cooling: Cooler Master 212 Evo

Update Plans: Mini ITX this bitch

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Are you still running it today? 

CPU: Intel 3570 GPUs: Nvidia GTX 660Ti Case: Fractal design Define R4  Storage: 1TB WD Caviar Black & 240GB Hyper X 3k SSD Sound: Custom One Pros Keyboard: Ducky Shine 4 Mouse: Logitech G500

 

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Are you still running it today? 

It's currently running in my sister's laptop. 

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Definitely would have to be my bent 980 SC.

 

Oh, and maybe my first ever SSD. 840 Pro. Old PC boot up time was, not kidding, 10-15 minutes.

Specs:

 

Intel i7-4790K @ 4.7 GHz cooled by Corsair H80i | ASUS Maximus VII Formula |  G.Skill 8 GB (2 x 4GB) 2133 | EVGA 980 Superclocked (Fry) | 128GB Samsung 840 Pro OS Drive | WD Black HDD | 500GB Samsung 850 EVO | Corsair Vengeance K70 | Logitech G502 Proteus Core

 

 

lol @ AMD 8350

 

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Samsung 830 SSD, made my computer so fast :D

CPU : Intel Core i7 3960X, Mobo : X79-UD3, Memory : 4x4GB Vengeance Black Memory 1600MHz, GPU : Asus GTX 970 Strix, Case : Switch 810 Matte Black, Storage : 256GB Samsung 830 SSD, Seagate Barracuda 1TB, PSU : Thermaltake 750W 80+ Bronze, Displays : 3x Asus 1080p Screens, Cooling : Corsair H100i, Keyboard : Logitech G710+, Mouse : Madcat Cyborg R.A.T.7, Sound : Sennheiser HD598, V-Moda Crossfade LP, Logitech Z-5500, HMD : Oculus Rift CV1

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SSD and my headphones Sony MDR XD150, very low end, but worlds better than my previous shit... :)

 

 

@NeatSquidYT - About that Steelseries mat, how good is it O.o My friend made his parents get it for him (in the process taking money from his sister's birthday money), and i'm still flaming him for it....

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SSD and my headphones Sony MDR XD150, very low end, but worlds better than my previous shit... :)

 

 

@NeatSquidYT - About that Steelseries mat, how good is it O.o My friend made his parents get it for him (in the process taking money from his sister's birthday money), and i'm still flaming him for it....

It's great. It's a very nice accompaniment to a nice mouse, as you can quickly turn if you want, or do minute movements. It's perfect for FPSes, and I presume MOBAs etc. too. For me, it's a perfect size too (giggity)

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My i5 4460, it was 200% worth it.

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for me would either be CP1500PFCLCD UPS, 1TB Evo or Rog Swift.

 

though i do enjoy my Z-2300s a fair bit tough call

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I'm going to separate this into 2 Camps:

 

My Favorite Recent Tech Purchase:

 

2014 13inch MacBook Air - The Battery life is amazing and its very quick!

 

My Favorite Tech Purchase Ever:

 

2008 Mac Pro - Was one hell of a beast for 2008 and its still running extremely well even though she is now 7 Years Old (Specs Below).

Main Machine:  16 inch MacBook Pro (2021), Apple M1 Pro (10 CPU, 16 GPU Core), 512GB SDD, 16GB RAM

Gaming Machine:  Acer Nitro 5, Core i7 10750H, RTX 3060 (L) 6GB, 1TB SSD (Boot), 2TB SSD (Storage), 32GB DDR4 RAM

Other Tech: iPhone 15 Pro Max, Series 6 Apple Watch (LTE), AirPods Max, PS4, Nintendo Switch, PS3, Xbox 360

Network Gear:  TP Link Gigabit 24 Port Switch, TP-Link Deco M4 Mesh Wi-Fi, M1 MacMini File & Media Server with 8TB of RAID 1 Storage

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It's great. It's a very nice accompaniment to a nice mouse, as you can quickly turn if you want, or do minute movements. It's perfect for FPSes, and I presume MOBAs etc. too. For me, it's a perfect size too (giggity)

Well, he is a big FPS player (CS:GO, CoD...), but still... Taking money from his sister....

 

 

Also, i'm pretty happy with my Logitech K260 wireless combo :D It has served me well :D

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My S340.

 

Or my i5 4690k.

Cpu:

Intel i5 4460 Motherboard:Msi Z97S Sli krait Ram:HyperX Fury White (2x4) Storage:Seagate 1tb/Samsung 850 Evo 120gb Gpu:Gtx 960 2gb sc Case:S340 Black Psu:Corsair Rm 650w 80+ Gold certified

My anime list : http://myanimelist.net/animelist/KRImSIN

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I'm going to separate this into 2 Camps:

 

My Favorite Recent Tech Purchase:

 

2014 13inch MacBook Air - The Battery life is amazing and its very quick!

 

My Favorite Tech Purchase Ever:

 

2008 Mac Pro - Was one hell of a beast for 2008 and its still running extremely well even though she is now 7 Years Old (Specs Below).

I smell......

 

Apple Fanboy ;)

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