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Cobblers

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I'd argue that the Arctis 7s have a longer battery life than that...I have been known to use mine cloing in on that mark and it hadn't even gotton to the 20% and below charge mark. As to recharging, I used to put it on charge whilst I was cooking and eating tea and it was fully charged by the time I went to use them so a couple of hours or less

Nice, that is super quick. I'm good at keeping things charged up without being OTT over it, but great to hear it's not too harsh should you get caught out.
 

SpyderTracks

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The charge time would likely be longer if you were at almost zero mind....I used to put mine on charge every day as I used them 6-8 hours a day
The Arctis 7s have a 24hr battery. I sleep with mine on and charge them every 3 days. They’re on all night as the pc just goes from one thing to the next.

Amazing headset for the price, just amazing.
 

Cobblers

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Well I decided to go with the Razer Blackshark v2 Pro in the end. The mic removal and a great number of reviews made me feel this was a good route to go down.

I have even purchased a lovely desk clamp to hang them off of.

Ultimately it is my eldest son being jealous that gives me the greatest satisfaction.
 

Cobblers

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Ah I've got a solution to that... put the clamp to the side of the desk = no bumping into things. I just need to move my printer desk over by a small margin and there's enough room for it to be placed where nothing will be able to brush past it.
 

SpyderTracks

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Ah I've got a solution to that... put the clamp to the side of the desk = no bumping into things. I just need to move my printer desk over by a small margin and there's enough room for it to be placed where nothing will be able to brush past it.
That's exactly what I was planning to do, perfect for that.
 

Cobblers

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*great minds* ;)

Again going back to my issues is having cats and one especially who likes nothing more than to sit on things (more umcomfortable the better and luckily never the desktop itself), so this will be a big relief during the times I'm not there.
 

Cobblers

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@Cobblers. Fair enough, it's your money to spend. However, you could put in a PSU that will sustain a higher level GPU in future (rather than buy 2 PSUs in total and the messing around with rewiring the system).....you can save £200 on your spec by simply changing the GPU to the 1660 Super (The Ti does not offer £100 worth of performance over the Super....doubt it even offers enough to warant £20 tbh)...you can also save £100 by going with the stock fan on the CPU which would be fine for most uses.

Just as an example, this spec would be a better all-round base (bear in mind, you can make changes to your order without it affecting the lead time, your queue time etc..well, assuming noy stock issues with what is changed to)...I have left 32GB RAM in there as no clue on your uses. Would've put in a newer CPU as well but am assuming you aren't willing to wait however long it takes:
Case
H511 MID-TOWER GAMING NZXT CASE (BLACK)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Six Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.4GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1660 SUPER - HDMI, DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
1TB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 470MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 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
Google Chrome™
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 31 to 33 working days
Price: £1,216.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/h0ZyKA0uRZ/

Nursemorph;

I've been looking at your spec you suggested to me a week or so ago, I've decided to go for the case you suggested, as colours on the front are not my thing. You also suggested: ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - ARGB Ready! rather than: Gigabyte B450 AORUS ELITE: DDR4, USB 3.1 - ARGB Ready - May I ask why you suggested one over the other?

I'm going to take the plunge and go for the 850w PSU you suggested for added longevity.

This is my current spec, does this work out OK compared to the previous?

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Sorry I know this is a little late in the day for asking questions...
 
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Cobblers

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Thanks appreciated. One i get back later ill try the additional tweaks you mentioned.

Its mainly gaming, though I'm not someone who jumps from one game to the other, so tend to stick to the same 2-4 games, which is why i didn't feel such higher hard drive space would be required.

GPU was ordered whilst they wereso in stock.

Regards ram, why you would go for less or more?

I'll change the psu, tbh I wasn't sure and just selected the one that seemed closest in price to what you suggested.

Cheers
 

Cobblers

Enthusiast
Last question for me, presuming you would go for the 5600x v's the 3600xt? Would the stock cooler be OK for all of the Ryzen CPU's?

Or if not liquid cooled, would one of the advanced coolers be better?

At present the build looks like this. Only thing I didn't take up was the need for wifi, as connecting via ethernet only.

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Cobblers

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If you want a cooler on it just in case, then I'd go halfway and get the Coolermaster 240..not silent like the H100i but likely quieter than the stock fan (maybe)

Well I've added a Ryzen 7 3700x, so with this you'd recommend a cooler? Having a little look online and people are saying similar to you earlier which is they aren't bad at performance. I'm not too worried about it being silent as I'll have headphones on most of the time.

Again from a usage perspective it's purely for gaming, no editing or streaming... just gaming and You Tube mainly.
 
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Cobblers

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I'm hearing the Ryzen 7 37000x stock cooler is good for cooling, but can be loud... I don't want an aircraft carrier in my room. :)
 

Cobblers

Enthusiast
Ok done... please, no more suggestions. But seriously, cheers for the help. The extra money towards the unit makes sense in the long run.

Nursemorph and others, thanks for the help and 20+ questions put your way.

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Cobblers

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Well I went with the Cooler Master MasterLiquid Lite 240 CPU Cooler instead.. I see it lights up... presuming the lights on these fans can be turn off if they begin to get annoying?
 
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