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[Colif]

Worked out how to add new items to PC Part Picker so now it does now about my bottom fans, seems no one ever bought them before? I have my doubts

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor ($717.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool ASSASSIN IV 79.1 CFM CPU Cooler ($129.00 @ JW Computers - OOS)
Motherboard: Gigabyte X870 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE ATX AM5 Motherboard ($386.56 @ Amazon Australia)
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z5 Royal Neo RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL28 Memory ($1155.00 @ Newegg Australia)
Storage: Samsung 990 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($489.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Samsung 870 Evo 4 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($649.00 @ Computer Alliance)
Storage: Samsung 990 Pro 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($762.83 @ Amazon Australia)
Video Card: XFX Mercury OC Magnetic Air RGB Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB Video Card ($1269.00 @ Centre Com)
Case: Antec FLUX PRO ATX Full Tower Case ($229.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: NZXT C1000 (2024) 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($169.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Home OEM - DVD 64-bit ($185.00 @ MSY Technology)
Case Fan: be quiet! Silent Wings 4 78.4 CFM 140 mm Fan ($39.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case Fan: be quiet! Silent Wings 4 78.4 CFM 140 mm Fan ($39.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case Fan: be quiet! Silent Wings 4 78.4 CFM 140 mm Fan ($39.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case Fan: be quiet! Light Wings LX 48.8 CFM 120 mm Fan ($29.00 @ PLE Computers)
Case Fan: be quiet! Light Wings LX 48.8 CFM 120 mm Fan ($29.00 @ PLE Computers)
Monitor: LG 32GK650F-B 32.0" 2560 x 1440 144 Hz Monitor ($518.78 @ JW Computers - OOS)
Mouse: SteelSeries Aerox 5 Bluetooth/Wireless/Wired Optical Mouse ($198.18 @ Amazon Australia)
Total: $7032.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2026-02-24 17:58 AEDT+1100

No one has my new monitor yet so I wait and see if its there once I do.

 

[Colif]

So I have a set of these

Logitech Z906 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers System

Shop Z906 5.1 Speakers. Features THX certified, 500 watts RMS, Dolby Digital / DTS decoding, digital coaxial, optical, RCA inputs, and more

www.logitech.com

Amazed you can still buy them.

Anyway, since my PC doesn't have the right analog outputs, I run them using spdif

Now every day I turn them on I have to click the effects button on my remote for it to output sound through rear speakers, otherwise its just stereo out of front ones. Since its a setting on the actual unit, and not windows, I can't save that anywhere. Leaving speakers on doesn't work as they auto turn off after a few hours.

But if I turn unit off and on again, it remembers settings... think I need to watch this more.

It never happened on analog on my last PC.

The speakers themselves are about 10 years old. Approx, I remember buying them in a store, but I don't know exact year it was. So its possible they starting to glitch out. My last two sets of speakers lasted me 25 years. One was a prize so really, I only paid once in that time.

Not sure I would replace them if they stopped working. I do have alternatives now.