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[IPD]

8 hours ago, Eschew said:

 

Herman Miller Embody

Why am I like this.

Take my wallet away from me.

 

Secondhand Herman Miller Embody for a flat $900. Haggled it down from $995.
No taxes, no shipping fees from the seller.
Just had to bribe my friendo and her mom with lunch to use their car. 

 

Look, listen, a’ight, new Herman Miller Embodys retail for ≈$1,700 now – and that’s not even factoring in taxes.

 

Now I can dump that old WorkSmart SMH2036-EC3 chair that was a (free) hand-me-down from the previous roommate / housemate.

But you can't go wrong with an HM chair--especially the holy trinity (Aeron, Mirra and Embody). 

[Donut417]

9 hours ago, RevoltTrain said:

LG DualUp

 

Ive considered getting one at a third monitor. However I heard of some issues between that monitor and MacOS. I think there is a scaling issue or something. Plus I would have to figure out the logistics of using this with my desk or getting a new stand for it. 

[Kilrah]

Finally received my power switches for server and SFF PC, been waiting 4 months...

 

 

EDIT: There, installed

 

 

[fuzz0r]

Got my network gear.

Starting off smol, because I don't live in a big apartment.

[armac119]

Got a new DS1621+ with 6x8TB drives. HAT5300-8TB

 

[soldier_ph]

Got Fallout 4 yesterday for a great deal while it was still on sale:

This is my first Fallout game and according to the people I talked to who played it, it is one of the best ones so my expectations are High. 

[Volbet]

Decided it was time for a custom work keyboard, as well.

 

I was quite a bit more limited this time around, as I was basically forced to find a full-sized barebones kit that supported an ISO layout. Cue the Keychron Q6. 

 

The kit is, obviously, an ISO keychron Q6 in navy blue, the switches are Gazzzew Boba U4 silent switches with a 68G bottom out force, and the keycaps are Tai-Hao Dark Tunnel PBT keycaps.

Keycaps can also be a bitch to find, since I needed something that came with all the keys for a full-sized keyboard that also supported Nordic (or in this case, Danish) ISO. 

 

And to make this suitable for an open-plan office I've also stuffed the case with poly-fill, holee-modded the stabilizers and foam modded the spacebar. All made for a very quiet keyboard that's also has just the right amount of tactile feel. 

The VIA and QMK support of the Keychron boards are also nothing to scuff add. Really useful for setting up application shortcuts on the four non-standard buttons on the top right of the keyboard. 

 

On 10/19/2022 at 5:20 PM, soldier_ph said:

Got Fallout 4 yesterday for a great deal while it was still on sale:

This is my first Fallout game and according to the people I talked to who played it, it is one of the best ones so my expectations are High. 

Enjoy. 

As much shit as Fallout 4 gets, it's a really good action-roleplaying game. Probably my second favorite of the 3D Fallout games. 

 

[Guest]

I ate my food so I can't show you...

[IkeaGnome]

I finally gave in. Going to make sure to do a good build log this time with plenty of pictures. I'll have a second person with me so someone can always be holding a camera.

[Deadpool2onBlu-Ray]

5 minutes ago, IkeaGnome said:

I finally gave in. Going to make sure to do a good build log this time with plenty of pictures. I'll have a second person with me so someone can always be holding a camera.

I definitely recommend Optimus Fittings/ZMT Tubing/Optimus CPU Block

Then Heatkiller GPU Blocks are really good. 

And obviously, from my pictures, you can tell I am a Phanteks T30 shill. 

 

Throw T30s in there everywhere

[IkeaGnome]

13 minutes ago, CHICKSLAYA said:

I definitely recommend Optimus Fittings/ZMT Tubing/Optimus CPU Block

Then Heatkiller GPU Blocks are really good. 

And obviously, from my pictures, you can tell I am a Phanteks T30 shill. 

 

Throw T30s in there everywhere

I went for ease of use on the first hardline build to make sure I don't forget anything. Shipping to Alaska takes a while and it'll have my main computer down while I build it anyways. My 9700k and 3070 won't quite do what I want of my computer. 

Corsair XH305 kit, but with an added radiator, and some extra fittings. Was going to do EKWB, but again I wanted simplicity. I couldn't get a "kit" for my case (Pop XL Air) so that had me going to Corsair. I probably could have transcribed lists over to EKWB but I'll probably end up going with them next time I do this. 

[Bitter]

3 hours ago, IkeaGnome said:

I went for ease of use on the first hardline build to make sure I don't forget anything. Shipping to Alaska takes a while and it'll have my main computer down while I build it anyways. My 9700k and 3070 won't quite do what I want of my computer. 

Corsair XH305 kit, but with an added radiator, and some extra fittings. Was going to do EKWB, but again I wanted simplicity. I couldn't get a "kit" for my case (Pop XL Air) so that had me going to Corsair. I probably could have transcribed lists over to EKWB but I'll probably end up going with them next time I do this. 

In Alaska can't you just air cool the system by sticking it outside in a little shed for about 1/2 the year? Run anti-freeze and a dual loop with some changeover valves to shunt to an external radiator...like outside lol.

[Bitter]

On 10/14/2022 at 3:11 PM, IkeaGnome said:

That was a very close second, but for some reason the 5.25 bays is what had me go for the Fractal. I don't know what I'll do with them, but I'll find something. 

5.25 bay reservoirs and pumps are a thing, and would be a great use of that space. I've been considering that off and on for a build but I'm pretty happy with air cooling right now, it just works which is nice.

[IkeaGnome]

2 minutes ago, Bitter said:

In Alaska can't you just air cool the system by sticking it outside in a little shed for about 1/2 the year? Run anti-freeze and a dual loop with some changeover valves to shunt to an external radiator...like outside lol.

It's a little moist outside to put the whole thing outside. I've thought about outside radiators, but it gets warm enough in the summer that it might not be worth it.

-34C in the winter would make for a hell of an overclock though. 

Plus I don't really want to drill holes through the wall

1 minute ago, Bitter said:

5.25 bay reservoirs and pumps are a thing, and would be a great use of that space.

I'm going to see how much space is left in the case after I get this build done. I've got a couple 2 bay 5.25 to 3 3.5" hdd adapters floating around. 3 bays in front, and the 2 in the back would give me enough space to move my NAS over.... But then I don't know what I would do with that. If nothing else I'll just print a Kleenex holder for it

[Bitter]

8 minutes ago, IkeaGnome said:

it gets warm enough in the summer

That's why you get a 3 way ball valve so you can just shunt to the indoor loop when it's warm out. We use one to blow down the air tank on our tire changer. Flipped one way it connects air to the tool and flipped the other way it dumps air from the tool out (along with the water). You could use such a ball valve to turn on or off a leg of the loop pretty easily since you only need to shunt one pipe to change flow.

[IkeaGnome]

5 minutes ago, Bitter said:

That's why you get a 3 way ball valve so you can just shunt to the indoor loop when it's warm out. We use one to blow down the air tank on our tire changer. Flipped one way it connects air to the tool and flipped the other way it dumps air from the tool out (along with the water). You could use such a ball valve to turn on or off a leg of the loop pretty easily since you only need to shunt one pipe to change flow.

That sounds like way more work than I want to put in. Especially this close to winter. We started getting our snow a couple weeks ago already. 

It would be a hell of a lot of fun, but if it happens that's way down the line.

[RevoltTrain]

Sharp Twin Famicom

 

Will play not only Famicom cartridge games, but also Famicom Disk System titles as well, with native AV out. Pretty cool lil Japanese exclusive machine 

[8tg]

Aliexpress GT1030

kinda just because it looks cool

 

It’s blue 

[8tg]

Also more CDs for the collection 

replaced a few of the rougher jewel cases, but all the discs and booklets are in great shape 

[CommanderAlex]

Got BF2042 for $20 at Best Buy. Didn't want to spend $50 on a game if it's not supported for that long after getting burned on BF5. Funny they give you all this stuff when it's marked as a physical copy and there's only a digital activation code inside. 

 

[SimplyChunk]

21 hours ago, 8tg said:

Also more CDs for the collection 

replaced a few of the rougher jewel cases, but all the discs and booklets are in great shape 

Hot Fuss was amazing and the killers never really managed to sound like that again

[mapegl]

Edit:

RMA, it developed 3 stuck pixels on the second day. Gigabyte covers even a single one, so that is no problem. I just hate waiting again. 

 

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FI32Q. 

 

Despite having a higher MSRP, it is cheaper than the M32Q here in Germany. 330EUR is a steal imho.

[avidgamer121]

got some kryonaut as my cpu had high temps even at stock even in winters. Already seeing 4-5c temps drop. It's expensive but well worth it.

 

[CommanderAlex]

Had to buy MX-4 to use on my gaming laptop as the temps sky rocket to 90^oC just at bootup. Can barely hold them down at 60^oC with a maximum processor state of 66%...and 400MHz each core (10750H) while just browsing the internet. I just hope it's not gonna be a PITA to do.

 

[IPD]

1 hour ago, CommanderAlex said:

Had to buy MX-4 to use on my gaming laptop as the temps sky rocket to 90^oC just at bootup. Can barely hold them down at 60^oC with a maximum processor state of 66%...and 400MHz each core (10750H) while just browsing the internet. I just hope it's not gonna be a PITA to do.

 

Let me guess.  The manufacturer brags about it being only .44" thick or something ridiculous.