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February 2024 IT Wishlist

1. CPU & Cooler Combo Bundle Deal: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D + ASUS ROG Strix LC II 360 Liquid CPU Cooler  $1,239.00 2. Motherboard Gigabyte X670E AORUS XTREME Motherboard $999.00 3. RAM G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo 32GB (2x 16GB) DDR5 6000MHz CL30 Desktop Memory - Black $219.00 4. Case be quiet! Dark Base 701 Mesh & Tempered Glass ARGB Mid-Tower E-ATX Case - Black $379.00 Total $2,836.00 

Desktop PC / IT / Gaming Summary (Feb 2024)

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CPU:  AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12 Core Socket AM4 3.8GHz CPU Processor with be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 Cooler Motherboard:  Gigabyte X570 GAMING X AM4 ATX Motherboard GPU: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 GAMING OC 24GB RAM:  G.Skill Ripjaws V 32GB (2x 16GB) DDR4 3600MHz Memory - Black NVMe SSD1:  KC3000 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD NVMe SSD2:  Crucial P3 Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD WiFi Card:  GC Wi-Fi 7 Module PSU:  be quiet! PURE POWER 12 M 1200W ATX3.0 PSU Case:  Cooler Master Storm Enforcer Keyboard:  Corsair K95 RGB Platinum XT Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Mouse:  Omen by HP Mouse 400 Monitor:  LG CX 48" OLED 4K TV/Monitor [OLED48CXPTA] Audio:  Audioengine A5+ Speakers with  D1 Portable Desktop DAC and Headphone Amplifier Printer:  Epson EcoTank Photo ET-7700 NAS: Synology DS211j NVR: Reolink RLN8-410 with 5 PoE 4K Cameras Router:  ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Gaming 1:  Logitech Pro Flight Yoke with Throttle Quadrant and Pro Flight Pedals Gaming 2: Thrustmaster T300 RS GT Edition Racing Wheel

ROG Rapture GT-BE98

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Our 8-year old Asus RT-AC88U is still doing OK but maybe a bit behind on current technologies so we replaced it with Asus ROG Rapture GT-BE98 . Ride home :-) A chunky big boi! For better ventilation, I only use a couple of brackets and then a fan on top Cable ties :-)

AC Infinity Aircom S6 Cooling Fan System

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For the past few months, our Denon AVC-X3700H has been randomly restarting. It could be once a week or twice an hour. It shares a powerboard with other devices (eg TV, PS5, XSX etc) but only this Denon unit is problematic. This unit has been purchased about 30 months ago so no longer under manufacturer's 2-year warranty. Using a random Google query, a possible solution could be adding a cooling fan. So I purchased an AC Infinity Aircom S6 cooling fan system. This system's height is only 1.5 inches so perfect for our 2.5 inches top clearance. It blows out hot air at the rear. Note that Denon recommends a 6-inch top clearance  for proper ventilation. Anyway, setup was quick and I set it at Smart Mode. Hopefully, no more random restarts from now on. Aircom S6 and its wall power adapter (plug is not AU-compatible) Front & Bottom View Rear & Bottom View Smart Mode detected a temperature (above A/V receiver) requiring 50% fan speed Aircom S6 intake fans right on top of A/V

Aussie Broadband Service Plan Upgrade to 1000/50

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