The "Everyday" show-off thread !

[Black_Hawk]

Over the last few days I wasn't well, down with severe Pharyngitis and fever. I took time out of work and decided to take a small break. What helped me were antibiotics, lots of rest, gaming and doing a little bit of shopping. A little self pampering if you will...

Sony SRS-XB20 Bluetooth Speaker

Ryzen 1600X

Asus ROG STRIX B350-F GAMING Motherboard

Canon 1300D - As a backup camera to my 5D Mark III

Watches... The Seiko was a personal favorite so bought it again, the others are just for fun!! I already own my grail watch so now I just buy whatever catches my fancy. They don't necessarily have to be expensive, quite the contrary. If I like it, I get it... that simple.

Jaragar PMW047 (On an orange single stripe black NATO strap)

HMT Janata (On a red aftermarket NATO strap)

Michael Zweig Day Date (MZ508B)

Casio A158WA-1DF (D011) - This vintage piece from Casio was always a favorite of mine but watching Season 3 of Narcos recently and spotting it on Michael Stahl-David's wrists made me want to get one. Bought it, removed the steel bracelet and since I'm a big NATO guy put it on a 18mm black & white strap. It's such a classic, so very circa 90's!

Stuhrling 858L.01 Octane Concorso Silhouette Watch

Seiko SRP311 "Strato Monster" - I had bought this a couple of years back but sadly while traveling abroad I lost the watch. I knew I would pick one up in the future since I completely loved it's Halloween decadent dial and so now seemed like a good time to get one since I was in a watch buying mood!

Invicta 9224 Speedway

Benetton Sneakers - For Beach Walks

Hot Wheels - Adding to my scale model collection!

Funko Pop Captain Jack Sparrow Pirates of the Caribbean Vinyl Action Figurine

LCARE QC 3.0 Power Bank (10000 mAh, with Type C)

ADATA HV620 (1TB)

Tamron AF 70-300mm - For the Canon 1300D

LG V20 (LGH990DS) Silver Edition

Spigen Rugged Armor Case for LG V20

Vu 55" UHD 4K LED SMART TV (LTDN55XT780XWAU3D_HDR) - As a secondary foyer HTPC setup at home.

Primary HTPC Setup is this...

Speakers: Polk Audio RTiA7 Floorstanders (Polished Cherry Wood Finish Edition, Balanced 7")
Center Speaker: Polk Audio
Subwoofer/ Sub: Polk Audio PSW505 - Freestanding 12"
A/V Receiver: Yamaha RX-V677
Display: Panasonic 55"

APC BX600C-IN 600VA - For the Vu 55"

Kent Grand Plus

I also bought a new car but I don't usually post my car/ garage photographs here. I might go ahead and photograph them and post some shots soon.

Thanks for watching guys!

 

[Darth Vader]

^^ Please don't get sick ever again.

 

[nimod]

HMT Janata (On a red aftermarket NATO strap)

+1

Never thought of combining red-handed Janata with a red Nato.
I will also try it

 

[anu0512]

+1

Never thought of combining red-handed Janata with a red Nato.
I will also try it

He is watch addictive

 

[Black_Hawk]

+1

Never thought of combining red-handed Janata with a red Nato.
I will also try it

Yup, give it a try. The colors really pop!

It's been harder and harder to find NATO straps here in India. There was a seller "Durashop"on eBay India but he stopped selling them quite a while ago. He had good quality NATO's on sale. Since then I could only find one seller on eBay India presently who deals in NATO straps but sadly his stuff isn't very good as regards to the quality.

 

[nimod]

Yup, give it a try. The colors really pop!

It's been harder and harder to find NATO straps here in India. There was a seller "Durashop"on eBay India but he stopped selling them quite a while ago. He had good quality NATO's on sale. Since then I could only find one seller on eBay India presently who deals in NATO straps but sadly his stuff isn't very good as regards to the quality.

True, even I find it difficult getting good quality nato straps. have to search aliexpress now.

 

[mach9]

Over the last few days I wasn't well, down with severe Pharyngitis and fever. I took time out of work and decided to take a small break. What helped me were antibiotics, lots of rest, gaming and doing a little bit of shopping. A little self pampering if you will...


I also bought a new car but I don't usually post my car/ garage photographs here. I might go ahead and photograph them and post some shots soon.

Thanks for watching guys!

OMG. If this was some pre Diwali shopping or self pampering, wondering what's in store for actual Diwali spend!

Where do you live btw.. With access to the beach ( a clean beach that too) for runs?

Also post pics of your car n stuff.. @Chaos & myself are all car buffs here. Be warned though.. Chaos's list of mods and knowledge will bleed your bank faster than your car can go [emoji14]

 

[dr.sankhadeep]

Seiko Meca-Quartz

 

[m-jeri]

Built a NAS/Plex & DAS. Unraid.

2 * E5-2650v1 8-Core CPU
2 * ARCTIC Freezer i11 CPU Cooler Supermicro X9DRi-LN4F+
24 * 4GB ECC DDR3 RAM
512 Crucial SSD as Cache - May move to cache pool
8 * 8TB WD Reds shucked - Planning to Add 2 more. So in total 2 Parity and 8 Data.
Avago/LSI LSI00276 SAS9201-16e 16Port 6Gb/s 512MB SATA/SAS HBA
LSI 9210-8i SAS SATA 8-port PCI-E 6Gb/s Controller Card
CORSAIR 550W 80 PLUS GOLD Semi-Modular Case - Phanteks Enthoo Pro
6' EPS 12V 8 pin to Dual 8 pin Y Splitter PSU Motherboard Power Cable YEP-S828
ICY Dock 3*5.25 to 4*3.25 HDD Bay

Corsair N400
6 * Refurb Hitachi Ultrastar 7K4000 HUS724030ALE641 3TB 64MB cache - Replacing one of them.
External Multila Mini SAS 4 SFF-8088 to 8088
2 port Internal SFF-8087 to External 8088 PCI mini SAS 26P Adapter
Supermicro JBPWR2 ATX Power Control Card

The SAS shot. Some people say the cable length may be an issue. Need to check.

NAS, DAS & UPS.

I call them Buttercup & Blossom.

 

[Chaos]

Built a NAS/Plex & DAS. Unraid.


NAS, DAS & UPS.

I call them Buttercup & Blossom.

Wow that is some seriously awesome hardware! What are you planning to do with it? Just for Plex, this is serious overkill. Plex server runs fine on my lowly G4560 with 8gigs of ram.

 

[m-jeri]

Plex server runs fine on my lowly G4560 with 8gigs of ram.

Yes. Just Plex. If you meant, your hardware runs Plex software and lets you play the files without any issues, I agree. I was using a i3 NUC with 8GB. I know few people running it off of RPi3's. It was "fine" for me when I was mainly into normal 1080p.

When I started moving into higher bit rate files, started getting frame drops and player crash or stuck when I scrub ahead. Things went really bad when I moved into 4K files into a 1080p client.

Finally I moved into my current 4K HDR TV and all hell broke loose. 4K files were constantly making the player crash. I occasionally faced 1080p file issues as well. Till 720p and 1080p lower bit rate files worked just fine.

And their new transcoder design is "nice". crashing left, right and center when I scrub ahead. But I think it is more software than hardware.

Again, lots of people have Plex on low end hardware and runs just fine. Just for my use case it does not. And as per Plex forums and Plex sub, I am not alone. Passmark score is what Plex needs. Higher the score, better the performance.

Not looking for an argument or debate here my friend. All what I said is up in google. I just reached a point where I cannot take issues. Netlfix is pulling lot of my favorite shows away, so time for me to find an alternative is near.

Having said that, I would agree with you that this is a overkill. But that was the intent. I want Plex to be happy. Have all the resource it needs.

Note: Install plexpy and start looking at the stats. Or maybe not. If it works for you, let it be. Knowing was the worst part for me.

 

[Chaos]

When I started moving into higher bit rate files, started getting frame drops and player crash or stuck when I scrub ahead. Things went really bad when I moved into 4K files into a 1080p client.

Finally I moved into my current 4K HDR TV and all hell broke loose. 4K files were constantly making the player crash. I occasionally faced 1080p file issues as well. Till 720p and 1080p lower bit rate files worked just fine.

And their new transcoder design is "nice". crashing left, right and center when I scrub ahead. But I think it is more software than hardware.

4k streaming on the fly with Plex is just really iffy. I don't even bother with that as it is a waste of time. It is just bad design choices on the software side.

I don't have a 4k HDR tv yet but am planning to get one rather soon (an LG B7 or C7). Maybe I'll hit the same issues you talk about.

 

[m-jeri]

I don't have a 4k HDR tv yet but am planning to get one rather soon (an LG B7 or C7). Maybe I'll hit the same issues you talk about.

I got a Sony 65 X900 now. But on the lookout for a C7 this BF. If under 2k, I may bite. I should have gone with a cheaper 4K TV in the first place.

If the content is choppy, you would notice with these units. Atleast I do. Or maybe I am imagining things. But then again, it means it happens for me.

 

[Jasku]

Well, its been a fun few weeks, purchased the ryzen 1700, then coffee lake launched, simply could get my hands on the I7 processors, eventually gave up and got the b350 mobo. It's doing 3.7 ghz with 2933mh on the ram without breaking a sweat. 38-40c on idle and 48c max is what I have seen while benching. Playing games it touches about 46c

A platform upgrade after 5 odd years, gaming just seems a tad smoother, noticed fps gain in overwatch over the legendary 2500k.

Here are some pics.

 

[vidar]

Price and place for s340 elite?

Same pinch for the mouse, this thing wont die lol rocking it for 6 years.

 

[chetansha]

From where did you buy ?

Banggood.com

 

[mach9]

Well, its been a fun few weeks, purchased the ryzen 1700, then coffee lake launched, simply could get my hands on the I7 processors, eventually gave up and got the b350 mobo. It's doing 3.7 ghz with 2933mh on the ram without breaking a sweat. 38-40c on idle and 48c max is what I have seen while benching. Playing games it touches about 46c

A platform upgrade after 5 odd years, gaming just seems a tad smoother, noticed fps gain in overwatch over the legendary 2500k.

Sweet upgrade man. Care to post the breakup and from where you sourced the stuff?

Good to see a CM690.. one rock solid case that beauty is!

 

[Jasku]

Price and place for s340 elite?

Same pinch for the mouse, this thing wont die lol rocking it for 6 years.

S340 from Itdepot - 8k

https://www.theitdepot.com/details-...r+with+VR+Support+-+Matte+White_C5P27866.html

Sweet upgrade man. Care to post the breakup and from where you sourced the stuff?

Good to see a CM690.. one rock solid case that beauty is!

R7 1700 - $300
Corsair Vengance RGB 3000mhz - $170
M.2 512GB WD Blue - $165
Asus Strix B350 - 10k

Yea, they dont make em like they used to.

 

[indy1811]

@Black_Hawk

Review of the VU TV please. Planning to pick up the 65 incher in the coming months.

 

[Tenida]

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