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Misc Pics (5 Comments) (link)
 Friday, 22-May-2026  14:28:10 (GMT +10) - by Agg

MUTMAN sent in this ISS Transit Finder which isn't really a timewaster but is pretty cool. Have a good weekend!







Friday Afternoon Reviews (2 Comments) (link)
 Friday, 22-May-2026  14:25:13 (GMT +10) - by Agg

Motherboard & CPU:
Gigabyte X870E Aero X3D Wood on TechPowerUp.
Colorful iGame X870E Vulcan OC V14 on TechPowerUp.
ASUS ROG Crosshair 2006 (20th anniversary) X870E on Guru3D.

Cooling:
be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 6 CPU Cooler on MadShrimps.
be quiet! Dark Rock 6 CPU Cooler on MadShrimps.
NZXT F120X A-RGB fan on OCInside.

Cases:
SAMA S50 Mid-Tower Chassis on Tweaktown.
MONTECH TEN compact chassis on Vortez.
Montech Ten SFF Chassis on Tweaktown.

Input Etc:
Keychron K2 HE Wireless Hall Effect Keyboard on APHNetworks.
G-Wolves Fenrir Pro mouse on TechPowerUp.
SteelSeries Aerox 3 Wireless Gen 2 Gaming Mouse on NikKTech.

Video Cards:
SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 9070 XT NITRO+ PhantomLink on Tweaktown.
RX 9070 XT vs RTX 5070 Ti on ThePCEnthusiast.

Portable & Prebuilt:
Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI Gaming Laptop on NikKTech.
MINISFORUM AtomMan G7 Pro on TechPowerUp.
MSI Crosshair 16 HX AI (D2XW) laptop on TechPowerUp.

Software:
Forza Horizon 6 Performance Benchmark on TechPowerUp.
Forza Horizon 6 Handheld Performance on TechPowerUp.

Misc:
SCUF Omega Smoke Wireless Controller on FunkyKit.
ENERMAX PlatimaxII 1200DF 1200W Power Supply on APHNetworks.
MSI Roamii BE Pro Wi-Fi 7 Mesh System on Tweaktown.
KIOXIA EXCERIA PRO G2 (PCIe Gen 5.0 NVMe SSD @ 14,9 GB/s) on Guru3D.
Gigabyte MO27Q2A Review - Feature-Complete, Room-Dependent monitor on TechPowerUp.



Big Rocket Go Pointy End Up aka Flight 12 (12 Comments) (link)
 Thursday, 21-May-2026  16:43:09 (GMT +10) - by MUTMAN

For those who may not have been following along, Starship Flight 12 will be the first flight of Starship ship and booster version 3, and the first flight from the new launch pad/tower 2.
The launch window opens from 08:30 22/5/26 (AEST)




click for the thread!



Follow along towards the end of this mega thread.
Many thanks to Sphinx and Frinky, because I've plagiarised their excellent posts for this news post.

The broadcasts are Official X here, NASASpaceflight (not affiliated with NASA), Avid Space (formerly LabPadre), and Everyday Astronaut
And an honourable mention to aokman, he's ready for any launchpad mishaps :)






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