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cyan anvil Jul 12, 2025, 11:13 AM

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vague jungle Jul 12, 2025, 11:14 AM

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cyan anvil Jul 12, 2025, 11:18 AM

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vague jungle Jul 12, 2025, 11:18 AM

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Rakk explained, click proceed and then the post to forums button. Copy and paste the text

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cyan anvil Jul 12, 2025, 11:21 AM

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This is a screen grab a friend sent me, I didn't compile this myself. I can post the specs via the site then?

dapper tusk Jul 12, 2025, 11:22 AM

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i think with a 2k budget you should be able to get at least the 7800x3d

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Case
PCS AEGIS BLACK ARGB MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.0GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B850-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, M.2 PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz CL30 (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
16GB SAPPHIRE PULSE RADEON™ RX 9070 XT GAMING - 2 x HDMI, 2 x DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB CORSAIR ELITE MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 7000 MB/R, 6200 MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB CORSAIR CORE XT MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 5000 MB/R, 4400 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W RMe SERIES™ ATX 3.1, MODULAR, CYBENETICS GOLD
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 360 Series ARGB High Performance Liquid Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
NONE OR ONBOARD Wi-Fi (MOTHERBOARD DEPENDENT)
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 4 to 6 working days

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cyan anvil Jul 12, 2025, 11:26 AM

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Yeah £2000 budget, gaming pc, 1440p res, no peripherals needed I have them if you need those specs

dapper tusk Jul 12, 2025, 11:26 AM

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9070 xt would give you more performance than the 5070

cyan anvil Jul 12, 2025, 11:26 AM

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And Im in the UK

dapper tusk Jul 12, 2025, 11:29 AM

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theres also a white aegis case as well if you wanted the case in white

cyan anvil Jul 12, 2025, 11:29 AM

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dapper tusk 9070 xt would give you more performance than the 5070

Ok you reckon it would work with everything else fine?

dapper tusk Jul 12, 2025, 11:30 AM

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yeah your getting a pretty good gpu with the 2nd best gaming cpu avalibale right now

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about 15 - 16% better non rt performance than the 5070 with the 9070xt

cyan anvil Jul 12, 2025, 11:33 AM

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That's good, I'm making a custom build on the site atm, trying to find good replacements for my mates recommended components

dapper tusk Jul 12, 2025, 11:33 AM

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even with raytracing its slightly ahead of the 5070 unless its in very extreme rt workloads which you would not be doing at 1440p on a 5070

cyan anvil Jul 12, 2025, 11:35 AM

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Thanks, been using laptops for many years so all this is new to me

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Is ray tracing prevalent in many games these days?

dapper tusk Jul 12, 2025, 11:35 AM

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getting way more prevalent

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its mostly more lighter rt in games since they have to also support consoles

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path tracing which is the more demanding rt is only in a few games right now and those games were pretty much all nvidia sponsered

cyan anvil Jul 12, 2025, 11:38 AM

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Thankyou, under your choice of the 9070 xt card that I just selected it has, 'refine graphics card selection'

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Iv got 4 options here

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Saphire Pulse Radeon, Gigabyte Radeon, ASUS Prime Radeon and ASROCK Radeon

dapper tusk Jul 12, 2025, 11:39 AM

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its pretty much just looks they will run pretty much the same

vague jungle Jul 12, 2025, 11:39 AM

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That's just different vendor card, they will usually be more or less the same

cyan anvil Jul 12, 2025, 11:40 AM

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Ah thanks

dapper tusk Jul 12, 2025, 11:40 AM

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a overclock on the card will pretty much only boost fps by about 1 or 2% if that

cyan anvil Jul 12, 2025, 11:42 AM

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How many frames per second would be a normal standard? I guess different games have their own rates?

dapper tusk Jul 12, 2025, 11:42 AM

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yep depends on the game and the graphics settings that is applied

cyan anvil Jul 12, 2025, 11:43 AM

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What would be a good choice for the two SSD's?

dapper tusk Jul 12, 2025, 11:44 AM

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you would want a fast drive for windows so either the crucial or the corsair 1tb drive

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games dont really care about ssd speed so you can get a slower drive for that like the 2tb corsair drive

cyan anvil Jul 12, 2025, 11:46 AM

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Thankyou

dapper tusk Jul 12, 2025, 11:47 AM

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just dont get a hdd for games since games these days really want to be run of ssds due to their faster speeds

cyan anvil Jul 12, 2025, 11:49 AM

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1TB Crucial T500 GEN 4, and the 2TB Corsair Core XT MP600. Are they good choices?

dapper tusk Jul 12, 2025, 11:49 AM

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seems good

cyan anvil Jul 12, 2025, 11:49 AM

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Dum question but how can I address which SSD the OS is installed in ?

dapper tusk Jul 12, 2025, 11:50 AM

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they will install it on the smaller faster one

cyan anvil Jul 12, 2025, 11:54 AM

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Thanks, for cooling would I require a bit extra? My room is hot as heck atm. Despite the elevation ventilation is not great

dapper tusk Jul 12, 2025, 11:54 AM

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360 aio is the best cooling you can have without having a custom water cooling done

cyan anvil Jul 12, 2025, 11:54 AM

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I have the FrostFlow 120 series selected here

dapper tusk Jul 12, 2025, 11:55 AM

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yeah you definitly want at the minimum a 240 for a 7800x3d

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since 240 ff is not in stock get the ff 360

cyan anvil Jul 12, 2025, 11:55 AM

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Ok the 360 ARGB?

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Or is that different

dapper tusk Jul 12, 2025, 11:56 AM

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yeah frostflow 360 is the biggest cooler that they have

cyan anvil Jul 12, 2025, 11:58 AM

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A point I should of made earlier is the build would be for next month. Just working out specs until then. So I would have to make substitutions then if the components aren't in stock. It all revolves around end of month pay day

frosty hollow Jul 12, 2025, 11:59 AM

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dapper tusk just dont get a hdd for games since games these days really want to be run of ss...

I’ve noticed only game that likes a fast ssd is rust when I had a slow one I couldn’t log in to a server as fast as when on a fast ssd

dapper tusk Jul 12, 2025, 12:00 PM

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almost every new game these days wants a ssd

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indie games are mostly fine but anything AAA will want the fast speeds of a ssd

cyan anvil Jul 12, 2025, 12:03 PM

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Thankyou, Iv been told that virus protection is just bloat ware and is redundant beyond the standard issue windows protection. What do you think?

dapper tusk Jul 12, 2025, 12:03 PM

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yep just use windows defender

cyan anvil Jul 12, 2025, 12:03 PM

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Sound thanks

dapper tusk Jul 12, 2025, 12:04 PM

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if you really want to use a 2nd program to scan for things then just use the free version of malwarebytes

cyan anvil Jul 12, 2025, 12:08 PM

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Thankyou, I'm just near the end of the spec selection. Another silly question, regarding the internet connection, all I need is a network card and onboard wifi?

dapper tusk Jul 12, 2025, 12:09 PM

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ASUS® TUF GAMING B850-PLUS WIFI has built in wifi

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so no network card needed

cyan anvil Jul 12, 2025, 12:09 PM

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Ah thanks

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The cooling system and I also elected LED strips, these are requiring a motherboard with extra connections.

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Iv selected the Gigabyte B550

dapper tusk Jul 12, 2025, 12:11 PM

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ahh your looking at am4

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you want AM5 amd

cyan anvil Jul 12, 2025, 12:13 PM

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Ok, I can't find any I assume they are not in stock

dapper tusk Jul 12, 2025, 12:13 PM

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cyan anvil Jul 12, 2025, 12:14 PM

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Thankyou

dapper tusk Jul 12, 2025, 12:16 PM

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build would be pretty much the same except you put in a 7800x3d processor and 6000 speed ram

cyan anvil Jul 12, 2025, 12:19 PM

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The 32 gig Corsair vengeance DDR5 6000 CL30?

dapper tusk Jul 12, 2025, 12:19 PM

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yes

cyan anvil Jul 12, 2025, 12:21 PM

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Great thanks

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Sorry to back is the case just a suggestion, the Aegis? I was looking at the Corsair Frame 4000D RS ARGB Modular witch I prefer

dapper tusk Jul 12, 2025, 12:31 PM

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i just selected the cheapest case to be certain it fitted in your budget

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for that case you would only have room for the gigabyte 9070 xt gpu and you would have to increase the psu to 850w

cyan anvil Jul 12, 2025, 12:38 PM

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Ok would you say the aegis is a better selection then? I was only going on aesthetics with the case

dapper tusk Jul 12, 2025, 12:38 PM

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case is pretty much personal prefrence

cyan anvil Jul 12, 2025, 12:39 PM

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Case
CORSAIR FRAME 4000D RS ARGB MODULAR - WHITE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.0GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B850-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, M.2 PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz CL30 (1 x 32GB)
Graphics Card
16GB SAPPHIRE PULSE RADEON™ RX 9070 XT GAMING - 2 x HDMI, 2 x DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB CRUCIAL T500 GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7300MB/sR, 6800MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB CORSAIR CORE XT MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 5000 MB/R, 4400 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W RMe SERIES™ ATX 3.1, MODULAR, CYBENETICS GOLD
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR ICUE LINK TITAN 360 RX LCD RGB HIGH PERFORMANCE CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
NONE OR ONBOARD Wi-Fi (MOTHERBOARD DEPENDENT)
USB/Thunderbolt Options
4 PORT (4 x TYPE A) USB 3.0 PCI-E CARD + STANDARD USB PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
Warranty
3 Year Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 4 to 6 working days
Price: £2,275.00 including VAT and Delivery

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This is the specs so far, thanks for your helps guys

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The case I will change to your choice Lunafury if space is going to affect the gpu selection

dapper tusk Jul 12, 2025, 12:41 PM

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would not get icue iunless you really want that display on it

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nautilus cooler or frostflow will pretty much work the same just without the extra screen

cyan anvil Jul 12, 2025, 12:48 PM

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Yeah thanks I think I initially selected it and then when re made the build in AM5 amd selected the wrong one

vague jungle Jul 12, 2025, 4:15 PM

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cyan anvil Thankyou, I'm just near the end of the spec selection. Another silly question, r...

Unless you have a really fast Internet connection 😆

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Icue software frequently has issues so I'd definitely avoid it

dapper tusk Jul 13, 2025, 4:22 PM

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cyan anvil Case CORSAIR FRAME 4000D RS ARGB MODULAR - WHITE Processor (CPU) AMD Ryzen 7 780...

i just noticed for the ram you want 2x16 not 1x32

cyan anvil Jul 13, 2025, 7:09 PM

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Is that to do with the two SSD's?

swift zealot Jul 13, 2025, 7:12 PM

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No, its the RAM.
Instead of 1x 32GB , get 2x16GB

cyan anvil Jul 13, 2025, 7:15 PM

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Ok I'll make the switch when I place the order thanks

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Is there equipment I would need to stop static charge frying the machine?

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I have heard touching the metal frame first to ground it is one way

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I'm going to get a rubber mouse mat and keep the tower off the carpet

swift zealot Jul 13, 2025, 7:17 PM

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I've never need to do anything re static charge unless i've been opening up said machine and fiddling with bits (at which point I use an anti-static writsband) - normal use requires nothing

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Yeah its best to keep off the carpet - helps reduce dust and muck

cyan anvil Jul 13, 2025, 7:19 PM

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Ok makes sense, I appreciate the info.

trail kelp Jul 13, 2025, 7:22 PM

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the 6000Mhz is also important

dapper tusk Jul 13, 2025, 7:23 PM

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obvious thing but make sure its plugged into a surge protector as well

cyan anvil Jul 13, 2025, 7:33 PM

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Yes I have a surge protection cable,

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I'll go for the 3 year warranty also as seems good value

trail kelp Jul 13, 2025, 7:47 PM

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yeah you can’t go wrong with warranty

fringe spoke Jul 14, 2025, 7:22 PM

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dapper tusk obvious thing but make sure its plugged into a surge protector as well

I’m not sure if it’s the same with all orders but my order came with a cable that has a fuse built in anyway

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Obviously nothing wrong with double protection but it’s handy to know

dapper tusk Jul 14, 2025, 7:28 PM

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all plugs have to have a fuse to work the surge protector is just for more protection. definitly want to be more safe than sorry expecially with something costing as much as the pc

fringe spoke Jul 14, 2025, 7:41 PM

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trail kelp yeah you can’t go wrong with warranty

Would a surge be under warranty? Good to know if so, we’ve had 3 thunderstorms in a row recently all out of nowhere.

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Sorry OP I’m using your thread as a forum 😅

swift zealot Jul 14, 2025, 7:51 PM

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fringe spoke Sorry OP I’m using your thread as a forum 😅

Use #762988481634369556 instead then

cyan anvil Jul 15, 2025, 6:18 AM

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All good thanks for the advice everyone, here is the list. I'll buy the thing at the end of the month.

trail kelp Jul 15, 2025, 7:09 AM

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very solid build !!

charred burrow Jul 15, 2025, 1:10 PM

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I would avoid PC specialists for now. They’ve confirmed they’re experiencing a high return rate and a staff shortage. If you’re unlucky enough to get a faulty PC (which seems common, as I’m still waiting for my RMA), you’re expected to wait upwards of 3 weeks or longer, according to the company.

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So hold off for now as an FYI on this occasion, or shop somewhere else until PCS have got their ducks in a row

normal geyser Jul 15, 2025, 5:39 PM

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High return rate? WTH are you talking about man? Excellence of PCS is unquestionable.

vague jungle Jul 15, 2025, 6:54 PM

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In either case, it's not a discussion for this spec thread

trail kelp Jul 16, 2025, 11:37 AM

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charred burrow I would avoid PC specialists for now. They’ve confirmed they’re experiencing a h...

first i’ve heard of it

charred burrow Jul 16, 2025, 11:39 AM

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normal geyser High return rate? WTH are you talking about man? Excellence of PCS is unquestion...

@trail kelp that’s what I’ve been told over the phone.

charred burrow Jul 16, 2025, 11:41 AM

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normal geyser High return rate? WTH are you talking about man? Excellence of PCS is unquestion...

And OMG is that cringe. It’s a company not a cult

orchid swan Jul 16, 2025, 12:11 PM

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Welcome to the PCS cult

normal geyser Jul 16, 2025, 3:30 PM

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charred burrow And OMG is that cringe. It’s a company not a cult

It's my impression over my experience with them. And yes, my thoughts - for me - are a cult.

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