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Well we're well into a new year, and I was wondering what tech purchases you guys have in mind for the months ahead?

Lots of new goodies coming out, maybe something someone else is buying will inspire me to buy something else as well :P

 

This year will be a busy year for me upgrade wise.

 

Phone

Hate my Nexus 5x, but it's a place holder since the Note7 was obviously a no go. Nothing's caught my eye yet, holding out hope for the Note8, Axon 8, OP4, V30, Nokia flagship?

Laptop

Series 9 is starting to show its age, so it'll likely be replaced with a Dell XPS 13. Possibly an Asus, as it generally is just a couch potato.

PC

Waiting for Ryzen to mature and actually get some good ITX boards, then I'll build a very SFF build with Ryzen 5. Really hoping Vega has some ITX cards.

Monitor

Depends on Vega, but either a 29" 21:9 or a nice 24" IPS. Possibly a 38" 21:9, but we'll see how Vega performs.

Other

Bluetooth headphones, something higher end.

2TB external drive for the Xbox.

 

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Probably just a new phone since my contract is up at the end of the year.

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Towards Black Friday I'm hooking up with a Mechanical Keyboard, with a quiet version of the Cherry Blues (Forgot what they're called) but more importantly a CPU upgrade. If I can complete my projects soon enough it'll lead to an upgrade to Linux for Game Dev. (Windows bothers me but I'd rather not mess with my PC whilst these projects are IN progress.)

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Phone - interested in the Oneplus 3t or the s7 (edge). my nexus 6p is pretty old now and i want a smaller screen

PC - i too am interested in upgrading to Ryzen 5.

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Just grabbed a Yoga Book for use on the go (I know, it's only got an Atom but I do very little intense work away from my study, and I wanted something super light, with great battery life and a build/screen that won't drive me insane).

I'm following Ryzen closely, since my Xeon is a few years old now and 8c/16t Intel chips are way too expensive for me. In the same vein, I've noticed a bunch of really good ($500-ish) deals on 980Ti's around so maybe one of those is coming.

I also definitely need  more storage, there's 30GB left on my SSD (Because I can't store anything on it) and like 50GB remaining on the HDD so a couple more terabytes will be good.

Monitor is fine for now, since my PC definitely can't power a WQHD screen and Freesync is the best thing since sliced bread.

In terms of phones, my 6P is getting on a bit now so I'll wait for the iPhone 8 and Pixel 2 to arrive, then make a choice out of those and the s8. Maybe I'll even consider the Note 8, but that's likely to be overpriced as hell.

Laptop: Asus GA502DU

RAM: 16GB DDR4 | CPU: Ryzen 3750H | GPU: GTX 1660ti

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I'm most likely gonna swap out my AMD R9 290 GPU with something new. Just kinda on the fence on what to get.
Currently hovering around getting a 1070

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HTC vive or oculus rift

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4 minutes ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

Probably just a new phone since my contract is up at the end of the year.

Eewww contracts...

Laptop: Asus GA502DU

RAM: 16GB DDR4 | CPU: Ryzen 3750H | GPU: GTX 1660ti

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3 minutes ago, fpo said:

Towards Black Friday I'm hooking up with a Mechanical Keyboard, with a quiet version of the Cherry Blues (Forgot what they're called) but more importantly a CPU upgrade. If I can complete my projects soon enough it'll lead to an upgrade to Linux for Game Dev. (Windows bothers me but I'd rather not mess with my PC whilst these projects are IN progress.)

 

MX Browns? I have them, really nice. Not quite as satisfying as blues but still really nice.

Laptop: Asus GA502DU

RAM: 16GB DDR4 | CPU: Ryzen 3750H | GPU: GTX 1660ti

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Well not me but my company will be getting a new green room for recording mixed reality, and we're getting our Rift in about a month or so. 

Wishing leads to ambition and ambition leads to motivation and motivation leads to me building an illegal rocket ship in my backyard.

 

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List below is arranged according to "Needs" and "Semi-wants" for this year. LOL.

 

1. Invest in the Stock Market

2. Extra 8gb of DDR 4 2400 Rams

3. 2x 140mm Corsair AF140 Fans

4. Vega GPU (Probably 1070 Equivalent)
5. 23" 1080p 144hz Freesync Monitor

6. 4k HDR 43" or 49" Sony TV

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6 minutes ago, Rangaman42 said:

MX Browns? I have them, really nice. Not quite as satisfying as blues but still really nice.

I tried the browns at a micro center once and fell in love, but I think the new color was clear. LTT techquickie did a new switches video about a month ago.

 

That or maybe blacks, I think TotalBiscuit The Cynical Brit uses those because they're quiet.

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Thinking about a Ryzen system myself. The CPU already seems to be a good bit faster than when it launched, so maybe by the time I decide to upgrade (Q3ish) it'll be even better. I was gonna buy triple 1080p displays to replace my janky single 1600x900 and two 1280x1024 display setup very soon, but I'm just gonna wait till I buy a new system now. I also plan on buying some sort of laptop before then, maybe something like a used Macbook Pro 2012. As for my phone, I'm already more than satisfied with my s5, so it would be a complete waste to upgrade it.

 

I have the cash tucked away to build that Ryzen system (thinking r71700+gtx1070) right now, but I'm just gonna wait. May as well wait for Vega to roll around while I'm at it. For some reason I don't have too much hope for it, but I may as well play it safe. :P

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I may be getting a new laptop in a week 

Read my thread about microcenter debacle if u want more info 

I like to kill hardware. In 2016 alone I have killed 20 Xeon 5160, and 10+ Pentium 4. 

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1 minute ago, fpo said:

I tried the browns at a micro center once and fell in love, but I think the new color was clear. LTT techquickie did a new switches video about a month ago.

 

That or maybe blacks, I think TotalBiscuit The Cynical Brit uses those because they're quiet.

 

Oh yeah the clears came out not long ago, I think they're the same but actuate higher up. The blacks are linear though right?

Laptop: Asus GA502DU

RAM: 16GB DDR4 | CPU: Ryzen 3750H | GPU: GTX 1660ti

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Just trying to convince my wife to let me get an asus dual 1070 since it fits my build perfectly, and getting Ghost recon wildlands with it is pretty enticing since I'm lacking any good fps games....even tried to offer my wife no computer upgrades for 3 years, she just won't play ball. Might be easier to get forgiveness than permission...

desktop

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HTPC

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Phone:

Oneplus 5 or next Motorola flagship

 

PC:

No upgrade for me (maybe add a HUE+) but I'm buying a few Ryzen 5 systems for my family members and friends. (always good to support AMD amirite?)

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Uhhh Ryzen........... Vega .......... AIO........... New Case

 

 

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3 minutes ago, Cyracus said:

Just trying to convince my wife to let me get an asus dual 1070 since it fits my build perfectly, and getting Ghost recon wildlands with it is pretty enticing since I'm lacking any good fps games....even tried to offer my wife no computer upgrades for 3 years, she just won't play ball. Might be easier to get forgiveness than permission...

Maybe just get a cheaper 1070 variant? unless the dual is the cheapest in your area.

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2 minutes ago, RadiatingLight said:

Maybe just get a cheaper 1070 variant? unless the dual is the cheapest in your area.

it's like $10 more than the cheapest, that won't change the equation and it fits my black and white build and mobo brand so I'll be fine with the $10 "premium"

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HTPC

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Upgrading my desktop over the summer.  I'm waiting to see what Ryzen 5 brings before deciding to pull the trigger on a Core i5 6500 or not.

But it's going to be an orange theme either way.  Other than that, if you want to count various cable management supplies or one of those video game racks as a form of tech, then add that in too.

Currently focusing on my video game collection.

It doesn't matter what you play games on, just play good games you enjoy.

 

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20 minutes ago, fpo said:

Towards Black Friday I'm hooking up with a Mechanical Keyboard, with a quiet version of the Cherry Blues (Forgot what they're called) but more importantly a CPU upgrade. If I can complete my projects soon enough it'll lead to an upgrade to Linux for Game Dev. (Windows bothers me but I'd rather not mess with my PC whilst these projects are IN progress.)

Have you used them before? It's always best to test them out before you buy, I thought I'd like browns but I hated them. Same with blues.

18 minutes ago, Technicolors said:

Phone - interested in the Oneplus 3t or the s7 (edge). my nexus 6p is pretty old now and i want a smaller screen

PC - i too am interested in upgrading to Ryzen 5.

Really? I went to a smaller screen and am not a fan, definitely miss the screen size of my Note.

Are you just hating the larger phone size? The 6P is far from small...

17 minutes ago, Rangaman42 said:

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In terms of phones, my 6P is getting on a bit now so I'll wait for the iPhone 8 and Pixel 2 to arrive, then make a choice out of those and the s8. Maybe I'll even consider the Note 8, but that's likely to be overpriced as hell.

The Note8 was no more expensive than a higher spec Pixel...

A 980Ti isn't a great card, I'm pretty sure the 1070 beats it.

14 minutes ago, ZakuII said:

List below is arranged according to "Needs" and "Semi-wants" for this year. LOL.

 

1. Invest in the Stock Market

-snip-

Check out marijuana producers, they've been a pretty solid stock

CPU: Ryzen 9 5900 Cooler: EVGA CLC280 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Pro AX RAM: Kingston Hyper X 32GB 3200mhz

Storage: WD 750 SE 500GB, WD 730 SE 1TB GPU: EVGA RTX 3070 Ti PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Streacom DA2

Monitor: LG 27GL83B Mouse: Razer Basilisk V2 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Speakers: Mackie CR5BT

 

MiniPC - Sold for $100 Profit

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CPU: Intel i3 4160 Cooler: Integrated Motherboard: Integrated

RAM: G.Skill RipJaws 16GB DDR3 Storage: Transcend MSA370 128GB GPU: Intel 4400 Graphics

PSU: Integrated Case: Shuttle XPC Slim

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

Budget Rig 1 - Sold For $750 Profit

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CPU: Intel i5 7600k Cooler: CryOrig H7 Motherboard: MSI Z270 M5

RAM: Crucial LPX 16GB DDR4 Storage: Intel S3510 800GB GPU: Nvidia GTX 980

PSU: Corsair CX650M Case: EVGA DG73

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

OG Gaming Rig - Gone

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CPU: Intel i5 4690k Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: MSI Z97i AC ITX

RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB DDR3 Storage: Kingston Fury 240GB GPU: Asus Strix GTX 970

PSU: Thermaltake TR2 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX

Monitor: Dell P2214H x2 Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

 

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I just bought a Korg MS20 should come soon

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More like what have I already bought, it's on sig.. :P

No more funds for further spending ;/

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