Things you recently bought or got

[Armadillo]

Skillhunt h200 headlamp. 519A emitter neutral white 5000K option.

Needed a new headlamp, really happy with my skillhunt m200 v3 torch, so decided to go with their headlamp option + it gets good reviews.

Uses a single 18650, has magnetic charging built in. Magnetic tailcap so you can stick it to things. Has a red light mode as well. Unclips from the band easily so you just use it as a right angle torch.

No complaints at all. It's to replace this

https://www.amazon.co.uk/PETZL-E060AB00-Headlamp-TIKKINA-Black/dp/B0FD64NN69

Which despite the Amazon reviews, I have many many complaints about. It's honestly the biggest pile of crap I've ever used. Mine is only a couple of years old, half the time the switch doesn't work, you just have to keep pressing it until it does, the battery contacts are filmsy, the battery door is a pain is the arse to open and to top it all off, the lens has a crack in it.

My shining beam s-mini is nearly 15 years old, has been dropped multiple times over the years, has a few dings in it, still works perfectly fine, I expect no less from any light I buy, I would not give the petzl light anywhere near 5 stars, would give it 2 at best, just a cheap pile of crap.

 

[k66]

I got a strange 'zero-resistance switch type' joystick that can directly replace a D-pad.
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DS joystick
I made a hinge structure demo using plastic sheets (magnet2 and the wire are not installed).

 

[Joe88]

Well with all the recent news about gpu's prices going up, nvidia also cutting supply do to lack of dram chips, decided to get a new gpu now while prices were still good
also good timing as it coincided with a paypal 20% back promo when you "pay in 4", theres no interest so its a win win, paid $699.99 ($762.11 after tax) and with the promo got the card in total for about $609 for the highest end 9070xt, upgrading from a 5700xt

 

[The_Dizzy_Vizzy]

Finally got my Switch 2 (I had a 10 dollar coupon from Best Buy), but I'm not using it yet, because I still have my backlog of old games in my old Switch.

Switch or no Switch, just be sure to open up the Switch 2 and make sure it works as it should. You don't want any rude awakenings if you've passed the warranty deadline w/ Best Buy.

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A random head unit from Aliexpress for my E46, in part because actually having usable phone connectivity is useful, in part because I thought it hilarious to run RuneScape on the car - sadly, RS3 crashes after loading.

OSRS works fine though.

Lol that's hilarious! "Distracted Driving" takes on a whole new meaning. If you ever fucked up playing a game while driving, a fucking jury would look at you and be like... "Hunh?!?"

Post automatically merged: Dec 22, 2025

Well with all the recent news about gpu's prices going up, nvidia also cutting supply do to lack of dram chips, decided to get a new gpu now while prices were still good
also good timing as it coincided with a paypal 20% back promo when you "pay in 4", theres no interest so its a win win, paid $699.99 ($762.11 after tax) and with the promo got the card in total for about $609 for the highest end 9070xt, upgrading from a 5700xt

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I see a Corsair AIO. I've got one myself, absolutely love it! What kind of case is that?

Post automatically merged: Dec 22, 2025

I got NO WATER on town morning

a rupture of the main pipe for the neighbor leave us without water, the water company says will be for a week

my damn phone camera is no good but this is the water column on the other side of the city
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for reference the withe build at right of the column is a 35 store building!!!!

this is a image from the news when the rescue team comes to the site

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Jesus Christ, looks like something that would inspire Peter North...

 

[shadowflare7799]

I like to write stories and film scripts so recently bought the best industry standard screenplay writing software called Final Draft 13. It costed $200 but it was well worth it. Sorry if I didn't get anything game related but I'm very happy with my purchase.

 

[The_Dizzy_Vizzy]

I like to write stories and film scripts so recently bought the best industry standard screenplay writing software called Final Draft 13. It costed $200 but it was well worth it. Sorry if I didn't get anything game related but I'm very happy with my purchase.

It's all good. While yes, this is a gaming forum, in this thread you can post about ANYTHING that you've bought, game or non-game related. Final Draft seems terrific!

 

[DaFixer]

Doom: Dark Ages for 40 euro on steam

 

[Lostbhoy]

Skillhunt h200 headlamp. 519A emitter neutral white 5000K option.

Needed a new headlamp,

How big is your head??

 

[Silterpy]

Skillhunt h200 headlamp. 519A emitter neutral white 5000K option.

Needed a new headlamp, really happy with my skillhunt m200 v3 torch, so decided to go with their headlamp option + it gets good reviews.

Uses a single 18650, has magnetic charging built in. Magnetic tailcap so you can stick it to things. Has a red light mode as well. Unclips from the band easily so you just use it as a right angle torch.

No complaints at all. It's to replace this

https://www.amazon.co.uk/PETZL-E060AB00-Headlamp-TIKKINA-Black/dp/B0FD64NN69

Which despite the Amazon reviews, I have many many complaints about. It's honestly the biggest pile of crap I've ever used. Mine is only a couple of years old, half the time the switch doesn't work, you just have to keep pressing it until it does, the battery contacts are filmsy, the battery door is a pain is the arse to open and to top it all off, the lens has a crack in it.

My shining beam s-mini is nearly 15 years old, has been dropped multiple times over the years, has a few dings in it, still works perfectly fine, I expect no less from any light I buy, I would not give the petzl light anywhere near 5 stars, would give it 2 at best, just a cheap pile of crap.

When I lived in Portugal, I knew people who would use headlamps like these to catch crabs at the beach at night. Apparently, the crabs would stop when the light was on them, and then you could just pick them up.

 

[Joe88]

I see a Corsair AIO. I've got one myself, absolutely love it! What kind of case is that?

Phanteks enthoo pro
A bit of an oldie now but 6x 3.5 hdd storage and 3x 5.25 drive bays is unheard of these days
Might eventually upgrade to the tempered glass ver

 

[The_Dizzy_Vizzy]

Phanteks enthoo pro
A bit of an oldie now but 6x 3.5 hdd storage and 3x 5.25 drive bays is unheard of these days
Might eventually upgrade to the tempered glass ver

Good for you! Those bays come in very VERY HANDY!!!

What the hell is wrong with all these case makers these days, they've completely eliminated the 5.25 drive bays, so that if you have a DVD or BD burner made for 5.25 bays, you're gonna have to ditch them in favor of external drives!!! No only that, but this also has an impact on companies that sell these things meant to be internally installed.

I have a Corsair Graphite Series 760T, and I cannot fathom replacing it with a case that won't house a freakin' internal drive. It's just crazy. Nice to know I'm not alone in this world in this manner, I cannot see the draw to these kinds of cases. I'm not saying they're bad, they're not, they're very neat but they sacrifice functionality for 1 extra fan! Uhg!

Hang on to that case!!!

 

[hippy dave]

What's this? Is it the original Metroid for Famicom Disk System?

Packaging looks right, but... It's way too big.

Ah, it was cunningly disguising an awesome t-shirt

Amazing Christmas prezzie from spouse.

(Sorry the first pics are sideways, site bug I have reported)

 

[emigre]

Ordered three tickets. Taking the Niece and Nephew.

 

[SylverReZ]

 

[The_Dizzy_Vizzy]

When I lived in Portugal, I knew people who would use headlamps like these to catch crabs at the beach at night. Apparently, the crabs would stop when the light was on them, and then you could just pick them up.

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What's this? Is it the original Metroid for Famicom Disk System?
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Packaging looks right, but... It's way too big.

Ah, it was cunningly disguising an awesome t-shirt
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Amazing Christmas prezzie from spouse.

(Sorry the first pics are sideways, site bug I have reported)

AWESOME!!!

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Ordered three tickets. Taking the Niece and Nephew.

DOPE.

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Love it all, but that phone case is just rockin'!

 

[Payne]

OG Xbox v1.6 (No need to remove clock capacitor), Broken DS lite (guessing fuse is blown) and Playstation branded sweatpants

 

[Hanafuda]

Merry Christmas 'temprs! Had a great day today, hope you all did as well. Too full in the belly right now though lol.

Just the controller haha. Console is coming in January (Analogue says, so yeah probably)

I also got this new grip for my Vita. I've been using the hinge-lid type that has R2-L2 buttons, but it's pretty cumbersome unless you're playing something that actually uses R2-L2. This was $12 and much better for everyday.

And my daughter got me this travel case for one of my watches. It's a lot harder shell than it looks. The brand is "Aurum Vault."

 

[Payne]

I also got this new grip for my Vita.

Do you mind me asking, which memory card adapter do you use? both of two random ones I bought on ebay died after some time (when I have those adapters inserted vita freezes after few seconds of use, I restart the system but again when I turn it on last only few seconds until it completely freezes. once I remove adapter vita functions without problem)

 

[Marc_LFD]

Ordered Metroid Prime 4, but turns out I'll need a specific new amiibo if I want to play with the music from the get-go. :/ Even if you're genuine they still screw you, thanks, Nintendo.

Have to see if there's an amiibo card of it on AliExpress.

 

[Hanafuda]

Do you mind me asking, which memory card adapter do you use? both of two random ones I bought on ebay died after some time (when I have those adapters inserted vita freezes after few seconds of use, I restart the system but again when I turn it on last only few seconds until it completely freezes. once I remove adapter vita functions without problem)

This, with a 512GB Sandisk Ultra. (this one's my spare)