the dumb purchases thread

[njbair]

Maybe it's a mildly dumb purchase, but getting a keyboard with MX Blue switches was pretty disappointing.

i felt the same way to I tried some nice vintage blues. I never ought into the vintage switch hype 8-/ unfortunately its real  )

have you tried vintage blacks yet, there really is a difference with them

I hear this a lot, but they're still linear. I have a hard time imagining myself liking a linear switch...

[tp4tissue]

So I finally bought another 1 of them korean panels..  Fingers crossed..  also an active display port adapter for my laptop.. also more finger crossing..

Like,, deep down, I KNOW this is the worst way to do it all..   but I'm buying the monitor more for the box, because I will be traveling with it in a suitcase. hahahaha.

[meiosis]

So I finally bought another 1 of them korean panels..  Fingers crossed..  also an active display port adapter for my laptop.. also more finger crossing..

Like,, deep down, I KNOW this is the worst way to do it all..   but I'm buying the monitor more for the box, because I will be traveling with it in a suitcase. hahahaha.

The $209 QNIX?

[tp4tissue]

So I finally bought another 1 of them korean panels..  Fingers crossed..  also an active display port adapter for my laptop.. also more finger crossing..

Like,, deep down, I KNOW this is the worst way to do it all..   but I'm buying the monitor more for the box, because I will be traveling with it in a suitcase. hahahaha.

The $209 QNIX?

yea..  I just know it's gonna bite me... i just know it...   i already see my gloom future..

[Jokrik]

So I finally bought another 1 of them korean panels..  Fingers crossed..  also an active display port adapter for my laptop.. also more finger crossing..

Like,, deep down, I KNOW this is the worst way to do it all..   but I'm buying the monitor more for the box, because I will be traveling with it in a suitcase. hahahaha.

The $209 QNIX?

yea..  I just know it's gonna bite me... i just know it...   i already see my gloom future..

All your bets are on no/less dead pixel and less light bleed. I know because i had one before, got the perfect pixel but the light bleed is crap.

I've to do the taping fix which doesn't work as much, honestly its a dumb purchase for me. I always go for well known brands from that on

[tp4tissue]

So I finally bought another 1 of them korean panels..  Fingers crossed..  also an active display port adapter for my laptop.. also more finger crossing..

Like,, deep down, I KNOW this is the worst way to do it all..   but I'm buying the monitor more for the box, because I will be traveling with it in a suitcase. hahahaha.

The $209 QNIX?

yea..  I just know it's gonna bite me... i just know it...   i already see my gloom future..

All your bets are on no/less dead pixel and less light bleed. I know because i had one before, got the perfect pixel but the light bleed is crap.

I've to do the taping fix which doesn't work as much, honestly its a dumb purchase for me. I always go for well known brands from that on

I totally know its' gonna be bad..  I've had one before.. it was for my uncle,   a normal person prob couldn't tell the difference.. but I knew it was a low grade monitor..

[Jokrik]

So I finally bought another 1 of them korean panels..  Fingers crossed..  also an active display port adapter for my laptop.. also more finger crossing..

Like,, deep down, I KNOW this is the worst way to do it all..   but I'm buying the monitor more for the box, because I will be traveling with it in a suitcase. hahahaha.

The $209 QNIX?

yea..  I just know it's gonna bite me... i just know it...   i already see my gloom future..

All your bets are on no/less dead pixel and less light bleed. I know because i had one before, got the perfect pixel but the light bleed is crap.

I've to do the taping fix which doesn't work as much, honestly its a dumb purchase for me. I always go for well known brands from that on

I totally know its' gonna be bad..  I've had one before.. it was for my uncle,   a normal person prob couldn't tell the difference.. but I knew it was a low grade monitor..

I nearly bought the qnix 4k monitor two days ago, since I really wanna experience windows 10 in 4k (still queuing though) . Besides I've the gpu power

As soon as I remembered how stupid the panel is, I cancelled

Yet I still think about it, should I dumb purchase it? Hnng....

[Oobly]

7 Days to Die...

Was persuaded by a friend to get it. It's kind of interesting at first when you're trying to survive long enough to actually care about collecting stuff for crafting, but then when an update hits and it makes your previous saves unusable and you realise how much time you're just throwing at what's really an unfinished and quite rubbish game... deleted.

Oh also with the X9 I bought the MadCatz M.M.O.7 too, which broken itself after just half a year of use. MadCatz's sensor is just a joke.


That's said, I still cant find a mouse with an awesome look and handling on par with R.A.T serries yet

The Tournament Editions have a good sensor. And the RAT3's (both optical and laser). All the others are pretty bad, sensor-wise. Not sure about the side button quality on the MMO TE, but the standard TE seems well worth the money.



My wife threw out my jar of Marmite (South African Vegemite-equivalent). Was a upset, but I've survived without since. You're right, it's great with cheese.

[Rodgaroon]

Bought a wedding once, still paying it off. Courthouse wedding apparently not appropriate in women's minds. Much regret. Could have used that money to fit my house out with HHKBs and secondary SSKs 5 per room.

Wedding costs a lot

If whoever I marry isn't happy with doing most of the centerpieces and gifts ourselves and thinks that a wedding has to cost at least $30k, they're definitely not the one for me.  I don't get why some people insist on massive weddings.  I'd rather have $30k for a house downpayment or towards retirement than a wedding.

This x100.

50 closest family and friends. everyone else can eat a ****.

[tp4tissue]

So I finally bought another 1 of them korean panels..  Fingers crossed..  also an active display port adapter for my laptop.. also more finger crossing..

Like,, deep down, I KNOW this is the worst way to do it all..   but I'm buying the monitor more for the box, because I will be traveling with it in a suitcase. hahahaha.

The $209 QNIX?

yea..  I just know it's gonna bite me... i just know it...   i already see my gloom future..

All your bets are on no/less dead pixel and less light bleed. I know because i had one before, got the perfect pixel but the light bleed is crap.

I've to do the taping fix which doesn't work as much, honestly its a dumb purchase for me. I always go for well known brands from that on

I totally know its' gonna be bad..  I've had one before.. it was for my uncle,   a normal person prob couldn't tell the difference.. but I knew it was a low grade monitor..

I nearly bought the qnix 4k monitor two days ago, since I really wanna experience windows 10 in 4k (still queuing though) . Besides I've the gpu power

As soon as I remembered how stupid the panel is, I cancelled

Yet I still think about it, should I dumb purchase it? Hnng....

well...

People are saying now 8k is the threshold where you absolutely CAN"T tell that it's NOT REALz..

So.. I guess wait for 8k.

[tp4tissue]

Why am I a sucker for 2400mhz ram..   Like.. I know the performance gain is marginal,  but I'm paying $20 more for it.. sigh....   

$90 for a low bin 11-13-13-31 2400

Stupid stupid childish mind.

[Flyersfan1]

I have the same game Pre-ordered 4 times for a system I don't actually own yet.

[njbair]

So I finally bought another 1 of them korean panels..  Fingers crossed..  also an active display port adapter for my laptop.. also more finger crossing..

Like,, deep down, I KNOW this is the worst way to do it all..   but I'm buying the monitor more for the box, because I will be traveling with it in a suitcase. hahahaha.

The $209 QNIX?

yea..  I just know it's gonna bite me... i just know it...   i already see my gloom future..

All your bets are on no/less dead pixel and less light bleed. I know because i had one before, got the perfect pixel but the light bleed is crap.

I've to do the taping fix which doesn't work as much, honestly its a dumb purchase for me. I always go for well known brands from that on

I totally know its' gonna be bad..  I've had one before.. it was for my uncle,   a normal person prob couldn't tell the difference.. but I knew it was a low grade monitor..

I nearly bought the qnix 4k monitor two days ago, since I really wanna experience windows 10 in 4k (still queuing though) . Besides I've the gpu power

As soon as I remembered how stupid the panel is, I cancelled

Yet I still think about it, should I dumb purchase it? Hnng....

well...

People are saying now 8k is the threshold where you absolutely CAN"T tell that it's NOT REALz..

So.. I guess wait for 8k.

8k is probably great and all, but I'm sure there will be people who insist 8k still doesn't look real.

[Blackehart]

So I perused through the longboard thread and it brought back memories of my old skateboard.

I had a little too many old-fashioneds this weekend and started going to different online skate shops and viewing reissue boards and playing with their custom build thingies.

well...my last drink probably had a little too much sugar in it and I ended up buying one of the custom builds. ><'

I ended up decking out one of these: http://socalskateshop.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=51173

-_-'

[nubbinator]

I just posted around with that.  I did but know it was possible to make a skateboard cost more than $200, let alone more than $500.

[tp4tissue]

I just bought 2x  used 2GB windforce  670 OC  off ebay..  for $250, 125 a piece..


I'm not even sure it's a good price..  but I'm thinking,  it's windforce, so that's good,  it's on par with a 280x which is still slightly above $150..


Any xperts see flaws in TP logic. ?

[Hak Foo]

My thought is that $250 is sort of a weird spot... cards like the 290 and 970 are a bit above it... but I'd rather have a single robust card than a SLI setup-- you'll get a bigger usable framebuffer, less software hassle, and almost certainly more power/heat/noise efficient.

[tp4tissue]

My thought is that $250 is sort of a weird spot... cards like the 290 and 970 are a bit above it... but I'd rather have a single robust card than a SLI setup-- you'll get a bigger usable framebuffer, less software hassle, and almost certainly more power/heat/noise efficient.

I'm not sli-ing

I need one 670 for momputer, and another for broin'law'puter

[user 18]

My thought is that $250 is sort of a weird spot... cards like the 290 and 970 are a bit above it... but I'd rather have a single robust card than a SLI setup-- you'll get a bigger usable framebuffer, less software hassle, and almost certainly more power/heat/noise efficient.

I'm not sli-ing

I need one 670 for momputer, and another for broin'law'puter

IME, 'momputer' has been fine with IGP. I'm not 100% up on how much GPUs are worth, but that seems reasonable to me. I thought 670 was on par with 280, not 280X, but I guess it depends on applications. 280X has 3GB IIRC, so barring memory limitations they might be on par.

[eddie]

anything trading card game in my entire life. specificly weiss schwarz and pokemon tcg also every keyboard

[trizkut]

anything trading card game in my entire life. specificly weiss schwarz and pokemon tcg also every keyboard

I would say that, but I guess I got out at the right time for pokemon tcg, got some nice stuff from tournaments and sold my collection on ebay for a profit  )

[beehatch]

anything trading card game in my entire life. specificly weiss schwarz and pokemon tcg also every keyboard

anything trading card game in my entire life. specificly weiss schwarz and pokemon tcg also every keyboard

I would say that, but I guess I got out at the right time for pokemon tcg, got some nice stuff from tournaments and sold my collection on ebay for a profit  )

Magic: The Gathering is the ****ing worst. I have so much money tied up into that TCG and I can't do anything with it. It takes too much time to sell singles and you end up losing a ton of money selling in bulk.

[tp4tissue]

Everytime I go the Monoprice site....ugh..

Ok,  so I needed a displayport to hdmi and a displayport to duallink-dvi  adapter  ..

$30 + $10 shipping ...  easy..


THEN,  i saw the $10 off 50 coupon.. and I'm like wow, if I just BUY MORE STUFF..


then I'm like,  wow, look at this hdmi cable ONLY $5.. buy 2 ,   

Wow look at these 10 feet USB to mini-B cables,  I could use some for mah-ergodox and my fiio d3. buy 3

Then I saw, WOW 35feet Pink Cat6a STP cable for $5... Hell yea..


Before you know it.. Final out the door price $55..


I overspent by $15,  which is... 38% more than I prolly needed..

sigh.............................


I'm so weak against monoprice...

[tp4tissue]

REGRETs

[digi]

PINK cat6a??? Why you get augmented for only 35 feet?

[tp4tissue]

PINK cat6a??? Why you get augmented for only 35 feet?

Well, I saw it was STP, and it's a good price.. hahahahahaha..

I have S-STP already from my fiberbox to mah serverz..   

This will just be a fun patch cable for my laptop bag.




Freakin' yeaw I know,,  stupid. ... I'm wasting $5...

[digi]

PINK cat6a??? Why you get augmented for only 35 feet?

Well, I saw it was STP, and it's a good price.. hahahahahaha..

I have S-STP already from my fiberbox to mah serverz..   

This will just be a fun patch cable for my laptop bag.

 )

[tp4tissue]

PINK cat6a??? Why you get augmented for only 35 feet?

Well, I saw it was STP, and it's a good price.. hahahahahaha..

I have S-STP already from my fiberbox to mah serverz..   

This will just be a fun patch cable for my laptop bag.

 )

I'm angry at myself...   Monoprice always does this to me..

[njbair]

I hate Monoprice's USB & HDMI cables. The molded connectors are huge, and the HDMI cables have those giant ferrite cores. They don't fit anywhere. And I've had them break a lot. I always spend just a bit more for Amazon Basics, which is even cheaper and faster since I have Prime anyway.

[bcredbottle]

YES! FINALLY I MAKE A SMART PURCHASE



$30 on eBay. The caps are MX-compatible.

[demik]

sneakers.

it's happening all over again.

[Jokrik]

More shoes.
I now wish there are more days in a week so I can daily rotate my shoes



I need like 20 more days a week

[absyrd]

House and car

Really don't need/want

[inanis]

House and car

Really don't need/want

WTF you talkin' about? Everyone needs a house and a car...or at least a place to live and some transportation. Sounds like wise purchases to me. After all, no subway access out there in the burbs, right?

[tp4tissue]

House and car

Really don't need/want

GOD,, i've been saying this since Highschool..

INTERNET  shacks..   all anyone needs is a shack, with some amenities and INTERNET..  and we're done..


My Ideal Living composition


Room de Tp4:

Electricity
Fiber internet 10Gbit
Overclocked PC
Ergodox * 2
PC Mouse * 3
x220 laptop
Ramen stash (8 cubic feet)
Microwave (for ramen)
Electric Inductance stove
Refrigerator (Fruits veggies, animal protein)
Cell-pho
Heater
External ductless AC unit
Punching bag
Pullup bar
Adjustable weights
Fold-able exercise bench
Hardwood flooring
Running water
Shower segments
Bed

That's everything a happy Tp4 needs..

[absyrd]

House and car

Really don't need/want

WTF you talkin' about? Everyone needs a house and a car...or at least a place to live and some transportation. Sounds like wise purchases to me. After all, no subway access out there in the burbs, right?

I could just camp in the woods on one of these estates out here and they'd never know I was there. Then bike or skate to town.

A house is a good long-term "investment", but what exactly am I investing for?

GOD,, i've been saying this since Highschool..

INTERNET  shacks..   all anyone needs is a shack, with some amenities and INTERNET..  and we're done..


My Ideal Living composition


Room de Tp4:

Electricity
Fiber internet 10Gbit
Overclocked PC
Ergodox * 2
PC Mouse * 3
x220 laptop
Ramen stash (8 cubic feet)
Microwave (for ramen)
Electric Inductance stove
Refrigerator (Fruits veggies, animal protein)
Cell-pho
Heater
External ductless AC unit
Punching bag
Pullup bar
Adjustable weights
Fold-able exercise bench
Hardwood flooring
Running water
Shower segments
Bed

That's everything a happy Tp4 needs..

You are way too needy for me. Cannot join my hippy commune.

[tp4tissue]

GOD,, i've been saying this since Highschool..

INTERNET  shacks..   all anyone needs is a shack, with some amenities and INTERNET..  and we're done..


My Ideal Living composition


Room de Tp4:

Electricity
Fiber internet 10Gbit
Overclocked PC
Ergodox * 2
PC Mouse * 3
x220 laptop
Ramen stash (8 cubic feet)
Microwave (for ramen)
Electric Inductance stove
Refrigerator (Fruits veggies, animal protein)
Cell-pho
Heater
External ductless AC unit
Punching bag
Pullup bar
Adjustable weights
Fold-able exercise bench
Hardwood flooring
Running water
Shower segments
Bed

That's everything a happy Tp4 needs..

You are way too needy for me. Cannot join my hippy commune.

Well I need those things to get stuff done..

Hippie communes may be simpler,  but they're horribly unproductive because they're divorced of modern society.



The goal is to live SIMPLY,   but hipster communes live APART.. 


For me, I may be physically apart,  but with 10Gbit,  I am still part of the collective.

[absyrd]

What the **** do you need exercise equipment for? Go pick up a rock.

[tp4tissue]

What the **** do you need exercise equipment for? Go pick up a rock.

Rocks are hard to hold relative to their weight.  That's why people generally don't exercise with rocks.

[azhdar]

What the **** do you need exercise equipment for? Go pick up a rock.

Rocks are hard to hold relative to their weight.  That's why people generally don't exercise with rocks.

But a rock is more comfortable to sit on.

[inanis]

House and car

Really don't need/want

WTF you talkin' about? Everyone needs a house and a car...or at least a place to live and some transportation. Sounds like wise purchases to me. After all, no subway access out there in the burbs, right?

I could just camp in the woods on one of these estates out here and they'd never know I was there. Then bike or skate to town.

A house is a good long-term "investment", but what exactly am I investing for?

You're investing the in the space your gonna need when you have some little babies running around. 

[absyrd]

House and car

Really don't need/want

WTF you talkin' about? Everyone needs a house and a car...or at least a place to live and some transportation. Sounds like wise purchases to me. After all, no subway access out there in the burbs, right?

I could just camp in the woods on one of these estates out here and they'd never know I was there. Then bike or skate to town.

A house is a good long-term "investment", but what exactly am I investing for?

You're investing the in the space your gonna need when you have some little babies running around. 

I'm infertile from sticking my thing into microwaved bagels all those years.

[tp4tissue]

House and car

Really don't need/want

WTF you talkin' about? Everyone needs a house and a car...or at least a place to live and some transportation. Sounds like wise purchases to me. After all, no subway access out there in the burbs, right?

I could just camp in the woods on one of these estates out here and they'd never know I was there. Then bike or skate to town.

A house is a good long-term "investment", but what exactly am I investing for?

You're investing the in the space your gonna need when you have some little babies running around. 

WHY Can't we just raise babies in the internet shack I proposed..   


Relative to their size.. the Internet shack will still be HUGE and plenty of space..


And once they get ONLINE @ age 2 or 3,   They won't need ANY physical running space..

They got the Entire internet..

[azhdar]

House and car

Really don't need/want

WTF you talkin' about? Everyone needs a house and a car...or at least a place to live and some transportation. Sounds like wise purchases to me. After all, no subway access out there in the burbs, right?

I could just camp in the woods on one of these estates out here and they'd never know I was there. Then bike or skate to town.

A house is a good long-term "investment", but what exactly am I investing for?

You're investing the in the space your gonna need when you have some little babies running around. 

I'm infertile from sticking my thing into microwaved bagels all those years.

I think you're looking for this thread : https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=73823.0

[absyrd]

House and car

Really don't need/want

WTF you talkin' about? Everyone needs a house and a car...or at least a place to live and some transportation. Sounds like wise purchases to me. After all, no subway access out there in the burbs, right?

I could just camp in the woods on one of these estates out here and they'd never know I was there. Then bike or skate to town.

A house is a good long-term "investment", but what exactly am I investing for?

You're investing the in the space your gonna need when you have some little babies running around. 

I'm infertile from sticking my thing into microwaved bagels all those years.

I think you're looking for this thread : https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=73823.0

You obviously don't know me. I like to whip it out in every thread. I'll let my wyfe continue to post her freaky **** in that one.

[inanis]

You're investing the in the space your gonna need when you have some little babies running around. 

WHY Can't we just raise babies in the internet shack I proposed..   


Relative to their size.. the Internet shack will still be HUGE and plenty of space..


And once they get ONLINE @ age 2 or 3,   They won't need ANY physical running space..

They got the Entire internet..

The space isn't needed for the babies. It is needed so the adults can stay sane. Trust me on this one.

[tp4tissue]

You're investing the in the space your gonna need when you have some little babies running around. 

WHY Can't we just raise babies in the internet shack I proposed..   


Relative to their size.. the Internet shack will still be HUGE and plenty of space..


And once they get ONLINE @ age 2 or 3,   They won't need ANY physical running space..

They got the Entire internet..

The space isn't needed for the babies. It is needed so the adults can stay sane. Trust me on this one.

Ok.. so when you have the baby you construct IN the shack, a small sound dampening and ventilated segment,  with an Auto rocking crib..

Problem solved..

[3K]

My latest dumb purchase:
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/brainwavz-exclusive-mass-ive-grab-bag/

Hey, at least you can win something!

[tp4tissue]

Got der'  Gelid Extreme..

Didn't run any cooler..

[Jokrik]

Got der'  Gelid Extreme..

Didn't run any cooler..

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