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Another option that I found (as I have the same motherboard) is to - Enter the BIOS (press F2 as the PC is powering on) Press F4 to enter AURA settings Set Aura Off Press F10 to Save and Exit That should do it without the USB issues detailed in Coleyt's post above.

Just wanted to put an update here. After changing the GPU for the Nvidia 1650 and the case for the BeQuiet! 601, I went into build pretty quickly and received my PC last Tuesday. Well pleased with it, it looks great and performs nicely. Thanks to all who helped suggest build options and...

Glad to hear it. Enjoy it when it arrives :)

Thanks for the info. Might be a good replacement choice for the Fractal one. (y)

@Steveyg - I've got the same case on my order (Fractal 7) and have run into the same problem as Rich1241. Is the Corsair 5000D particularly noisy in comparison to the Fractal case as quietness was one of my criteria?

I suspect that the OP means pre-production which is where mine is currently languishing. I had also spec'd a Fractal Define 7 case and have been told the same thing ie. out of stock and might be coming in May but no guarantees. So I'm rethinking my case choices The one thing that I notice is...

Fingers crossed for you! My build is almost identical to yours apart from a much more budget GPU as I'm not a gamer and I was told that the Fractal Define 7 is out of stock and won't be back in until mid to late May if they're lucky which was a bit disappointing. Hopefully they've got yours...

Hi all, I got some great advice from @AgentCooper and read a lot of build advice from @JUNI0R amongst others which got me to a suitable initial buiild that I was happy with but my order seems to be stalling as the GPU (an AMD 550) is now expected at the end of May rather than the end of March...

England can generally lose their first 3 wickets within the typing of a sentence unfortunately.

I've got an AMD Ryzen 7 5800x inb my spec- the longer I wait the less parts seem to be available. I think I'm paying the price for not being able to make my mind up sooner

@JohnC - sorry you're having to wait such a long time. You mentioned that the 5800x is due in on the 19th. I've a non-gaming build in pre-production with that CPU but it doesn't show as out of stock on the Configurator. I notice that the Fractal 7 case isn't showing as an option at the moment...

Sorry about the delayed reply, the weekend seemed to be spent running around doing stuff for other people. A friend has tested positive for COVID (no serious symptoms thankfully) so he and his wife are isolating. Went over to take some groceries and to walk the dogs. Then doing some things for...

I love the look of Rickenbacker guitars and that jangly sound that the Byrds and the Beatles made was fantastic. I've not played one for about 20 years. I might have a bit more of a challenge getting that one approved though, lol. Good luck with the saving towards it!

Appreciate the advice folks. I'm trying to future-proof this build to an extent. I was a bit concerned about the connections on the 1030 as well, the 2 monitors I've got have VGA and DVI but anything I buy to replace them in the future is likely to either have HDMI or DP so would ideally like...

Hi all, I've been pondering the spec for a new computer and have had some great advice from @Citrus_9 , @AgentCooper and @Nursemorph which has got me a (hopefully) good spec. I'd planned to press the button and put the order in today but my graphics card of choice is now out of stock, along...