What are y'all upgrading this holiday season?

[seon123]

Most likely nothing, I'm only on laptop for the forseeable future. Possibly an MX Anywhere 2S if I can find it for really cheap.

[Bacon soup]

1 hour ago, dizmo said:

I'm not sure how to take that...

 

the best thing about a cuck joke is the reaction

[dizmo]

1 hour ago, Glinch said:

Next paycheck i'm getting some winter tires. Currently in the process of ordering a full LED interior kit for the car also. I'm content with my computer and will be for a long time ahead, also cars are my hobby now.

You kids and your in car LED lighting...

1 hour ago, Drak3 said:

While I wouldn't have them go through the bed, as that's just a waste of bed space, I have considered running smoke stacks just to keep from smelling diesel exhaust in the winter as I let my truck warm up while I poor my coffee. Diesel exhaust is one of the few things I can smell and I hate the smell of it.

Part of me wants to say just shut the window but I have a feeling there's some other problem there

1 hour ago, kaiju_wars said:

Yeah, exactly. I figure I'll hold onto this smartwatch till Fitbit stops releasing updates.  But like, I just got an update just last week, so idk if it's stopping any time soon.

Yeah, a friend of mine has a Fitbit and she really loves it.

1 hour ago, 1984_C10 said:

Indeed lol.

Some of my older and more important stuff is archived on blu ray discs, so every now and then i have to check them out.

I also rip CDs i buy to FLACs.

Haha, yeah that's fair. FLAC ripping would be my only use for a drive, but I'd just get an external one.
...actually I think I have one kicking around here somewhere.

[Ravendarat]

Probably buy a couple new hard drives and rebuild my NAS that had a complete failure and possibly some parts to water cool my work computer, not because it needs it (its only a ryzen apu system) but because its fun to do

[jones177]

Hopefully I will be upgrading my TV.

 

I still have the 1080i projection TV I bought in 2006.

It is part of my old style living room setup with the TV on a low coffee table style stand and a 3 seat sofa. 

Nobody in my family uses it anymore. Bedroom desk top computers running Netflix, Amazon, Xfinity and Youtube have replaced it.

 

The plan is to get a 50 to 55" 4k smart TV and put it on a 36" X 72" table with one gaming chair in front of it.  

I am going for a Samsung Q70 since it gets good reviews as a gaming TV.  They are about $1300 and I want to pay $1100 or less.

 

 

[Osiris199]

Upgraded most the last 2 weeks
2600K -> 3700X

H60i -> H100i Platinum RGB

ASUS P8Z68 V Pro - > ROG Strix X570 F
Kingston 8 GB + Crucial Ballistic Tracer 8GB -> G Skill Trident Z Neo 3600 16 GB
Thermaltake Chaser Mk 1 -> NZXT H710i
Added Samsung 970 evo Nvme instead of Samsung 840 Pro as boot drive

Wanting to upgrade GPU (now Crossfire Sapphire R9 290 Vapor X) but saving for now.
Probably a RTX 2070 Super/ 2080 / 2080 Super 
Or maybe when AMD releases something like 5800 or 5900 in the near future.

And later probably new monitor 1440p and 120/144hz

[MeatFeastMan]

I'll be FINALLY upgrading from my FX 9590 + 1050ti system that I've been using for just over the past 2 years. It's done its job I wanted to increase settings on my 2560 x 1080 75hz monitor. I'm going to reuse some parts to save money. Here's what I'll be upgrading to:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler	Purchased For £0.00
Motherboard	MSI PRESTIGE X570 CREATION EATX AM4 Motherboard	£408.35 @ More Computers
Memory	Corsair Dominator Platinum SE CONTRAST 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3466 Memory	Purchased For £300.00
Storage	Corsair Neutron XTi 960 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	Purchased For £0.00
Storage	Corsair MP600 Force Series Gen4 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	Purchased For £245.00
Video Card	Sapphire Radeon VII 16 GB Video Card	Purchased For £650.00
Case	Corsair Air 740 ATX Full Tower Case	Purchased For £0.00
Power Supply	Corsair 860 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	Purchased For £0.00
Custom	Noctua NM-AM4 Mounting Kit for Noctua CPU coolers on AMD AM4 platforms	Purchased For £7.50
Custom	Ryzen 9 3950x	£750.00
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£2360.85
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-24 13:59 BST+0100

I hope that I can upgrade to this in November. I'll be reusing the AX860i, Neutron SSD, NH-D15 and the Corsair Air 740 case from my current FX 9590 build. I want some kind of silver theme to fit with the Radeon VII that I bought in March, so that's why I bought the special edition memory and plan to buy the MSI Creation. I might also customize the NH D15 to look a bit more fancy and fit the theme.

 

My plan is for this build to last at least another 5 years, if not longer.

 

 

[mxk]

im trying to finish my PC build by getting the last $400 I need

[Tristerin]

SkullCandy Crushers - put a pair on and listened to some Ludacris...must have these

New monitor, either 2k or 4k refresh rate depending on the resolution.  

 

About time I upgraded from 1600x900

[redbread123]

Most of my setup, I just upgrade my mouse and im switching to desktop because i dont go anywhere with my laptop

Mouse: Corsair m65 rgb pro -> Logitech G pro Hero

Monitor: HP Pavillion 22bw (ips, 21", 1920x1080 60hz) -> Viotek GFT27DB (1440p, 144hz, 27", TN)

Computer: Alienware 15 R3 (1070, 7700hq) ->

CPU: 9700k

GPU: 5700 xt Red devil

Ram: (undecided, likely to be 16 GB or so)

Case: Focus G (cause its cheap)

Fans: uphere 15$ pack of fans (cheap)

mobo: (Still researching, likely to me an MSI Mpg)

SSD: intel 660p 1tb

note: I have a friend who works at intel who is gonna supply the ssd and the cpu for half price so basically im saving 300$ or so.

[DildorTheDecent]

3950X. Pls gib now.

[Founders]

On 10/23/2019 at 8:00 PM, Drak3 said:

While I wouldn't have them go through the bed, as that's just a waste of bed space, I have considered running smoke stacks just to keep from smelling diesel exhaust in the winter as I let my truck warm up while I poor my coffee. Diesel exhaust is one of the few things I can smell and I hate the smell of it.

While I love the smell of gasoline, I absolutely hate the smell of diesel fumes.

[Fierybattlehawk]

PCPartPicker Part List

Storage: Samsung 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate FireCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 580 8 GB GTS XXX ED Video Card  ($0.00)
Power Supply: EVGA 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($85.15 @ Amazon)
Total: $285.13
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-25 00:31 EDT-0400

 

Gonna steal take my brother's RX 580 once he upgrades. 1TB SSD for OS, drivers, games and freq used apps and a 1tb SSHD for internal backup (maybe?), images and videos. New PSU since I'm scared my 450W EVGA BT is not gonna play nice with a 185W card, plus modularity is gonna help for cable management and airflow. After this i think I'll be happy with the internals of my system for a few years.

 

1050 ti -> RX 580

2TB HDD  -> 1TB SSD & 1TB SSHD

450W EVGA BT -> 650W EVGA GQ

[NystriX]

buying a used xbox 360/playstation 1

[Inversion]

Probably nothing too major this year tbh. Probably get a 512GB NVMe SSD and maybe some wireless earphones (still trying to decide between the Samsung Galaxy Buds and JBL Free X's)

[dizmo]

On 10/24/2019 at 12:00 AM, VegetableStu said:

need one. export and render times are excruciating ,_,

Ahh fair enough! That'd definitely help in that aspect.

On 10/24/2019 at 6:40 AM, jones177 said:

Hopefully I will be upgrading my TV.

 

I still have the 1080i projection TV I bought in 2006.

It is part of my old style living room setup with the TV on a low coffee table style stand and a 3 seat sofa. 

Nobody in my family uses it anymore. Bedroom desk top computers running Netflix, Amazon, Xfinity and Youtube have replaced it.

 

The plan is to get a 50 to 55" 4k smart TV and put it on a 36" X 72" table with one gaming chair in front of it.  

I am going for a Samsung Q70 since it gets good reviews as a gaming TV.  They are about $1300 and I want to pay $1100 or less.

Nice, it's crazy how cheap large TVs have gotten.

Though, now that they're cheap, I don't think I'll ever really need to buy one.

On 10/24/2019 at 6:51 AM, Osiris199 said:

Upgraded most the last 2 weeks
2600K -> 3700X

H60i -> H100i Platinum RGB

ASUS P8Z68 V Pro - > ROG Strix X570 F
Kingston 8 GB + Crucial Ballistic Tracer 8GB -> G Skill Trident Z Neo 3600 16 GB
Thermaltake Chaser Mk 1 -> NZXT H710i
Added Samsung 970 evo Nvme instead of Samsung 840 Pro as boot drive

Wanting to upgrade GPU (now Crossfire Sapphire R9 290 Vapor X) but saving for now.
Probably a RTX 2070 Super/ 2080 / 2080 Super 
Or maybe when AMD releases something like 5800 or 5900 in the near future.

And later probably new monitor 1440p and 120/144hz

How do you find Crossfire in 2019? Does it actually work on anything?

On 10/24/2019 at 7:01 AM, MeatFeastMan said:

I'll be FINALLY upgrading from my FX 9590 + 1050ti system that I've been using for just over the past 2 years. It's done its job I wanted to increase settings on my 2560 x 1080 75hz monitor. I'm going to reuse some parts to save money. Here's what I'll be upgrading to:

But, how are you going to stay warm? 

On 10/24/2019 at 2:57 PM, redbread123 said:

Most of my setup, I just upgrade my mouse and im switching to desktop because i dont go anywhere with my laptop

Mouse: Corsair m65 rgb pro -> Logitech G pro Hero

Monitor: HP Pavillion 22bw (ips, 21", 1920x1080 60hz) -> Viotek GFT27DB (1440p, 144hz, 27", TN)

Computer: Alienware 15 R3 (1070, 7700hq) ->

CPU: 9700k

GPU: 5700 xt Red devil

Ram: (undecided, likely to be 16 GB or so)

Case: Focus G (cause its cheap)

Fans: uphere 15$ pack of fans (cheap)

mobo: (Still researching, likely to me an MSI Mpg)

SSD: intel 660p 1tb

note: I have a friend who works at intel who is gonna supply the ssd and the cpu for half price so basically im saving 300$ or so.

How do you like the Viotek monitor?

I was considering getting one of those myself. Not that exact one, but one from the same company.

16 hours ago, Fierybattlehawk said:

-snip-

1050 ti -> RX 580

2TB HDD  -> 1TB SSD & 1TB SSHD

450W EVGA BT -> 650W EVGA GQ

Interesting choice, why did you decide to get a 1TB SSD and a 1TB HDD?

[redbread123]

1 hour ago, dizmo said:

Ahh fair enough! That'd definitely help in that aspect.

Nice, it's crazy how cheap large TVs have gotten.

Though, now that they're cheap, I don't think I'll ever really need to buy one.

How do you find Crossfire in 2019? Does it actually work on anything?

But, how are you going to stay warm? 

How do you like the Viotek monitor?

I was considering getting one of those myself. Not that exact one, but one from the same company.

Interesting choice, why did you decide to get a 1TB SSD and a 1TB HDD?

The viotek is great, I can't really push 1440p 144hz with a laptop 1070 atm, but it has great colors (somehow better than my old ips) and the response times and clarity is amazing, for the game that I can run at 1440p 144hz like csgo it's a legendary experience, cant wait to upgrade the rest.

[danomicar]

I could really use a new keyboard. I have an older razer keyboard from around 2013 with cherry mx blues. It was really fucking cool at the time since I was able to have my own office area/was living alone in the dorms at school. But now I'm a full fledged adult and living with my SO, the clackity clack in front of other people is slightly humiliating.

[Ithanul]

Depends on the deals for some items I need to switch out.

Top of the list, my phone.  It just hit four years old and the battery is starting to go.

Maybe the keyboard.  Looking to go wireless.

Some speakers, see if the Venatoo Transparent Zeros go on sale.

 

That about it for this year.  Most of the major upgrades I plan are later next year.

[Jarsky]

Nothing to my PC's, just built my new Home Server with 3900X/X570 Taichi/64GB Ram/10 x 8TB HDD's/Gen4 SSD cache/2 NVMe + 2 SSD's for all the VM's storage.

My PC also got a 2700X + RTX2080Super + 32GB Ram + 1TB NVMe upgrade as well. 

 

Considering getting some new Unifi Cameras for the house. 

A lot of work to do to the R33 Skyline including a new Haltech ECU, so that will be this holidays money since its summer down here in New Zealand, racing season

[RoseLuck462]

The only things on my mind for holiday sales are 1tb SSDs.

[Dandapani]

On 10/22/2019 at 12:52 PM, dizmo said:

So all the major sales are fast approaching. Cheap tech for all!

What are you guys upgrading?

 

I'm on an upgrade year, so mine are:

Current system -> 2600x/GTX1080

29" LG -> 27" 144hz 1440p

S8 -> OnePlus 7

 

And maaaaybe if I'm really feeling it, a 2014 Audi Q5...

Just upgraded from GTX 1060 3gb to RTX 2060 super 8gb.

[Automobili3XF]

On 10/22/2019 at 10:33 PM, 1984_C10 said:

Kinda wanna pick up a HAF XB Evo.

 

Ended up picking a Cooler Master Trooper SE.

[RollinLower]

hopefully i'll be upgrading my 1950X to a better 2nd gen TR4 chip when the 3rd gen launches!

also, watercooling for the GPU's in my distributed computing server.

[Xiee]

I'm currently on an AMD Ryzen 5 - 1600 using a B350 Asus Prime Plus motherboard. Before the Christmas season hits, I'm planning on upgrading to an AMD Ryzen 5 - 3600 and a B450 board (or an X570 board for future upgradability). 

I'm still gonna keep using my Nvidia GTX 1060 (6GB variant) and probably upgrade to a Radeon 5700 at the beginning of next year.