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Buying from AUS. From Ugreen for example. Ugreen doesn't show AUS/Oceania on their website as a region option, and all their products are shown with US power connection.

I've been browsing for a few peripherals, namely charging stations/bricks. I'm in Australia: When buying a product from a company based in a region outside your own, let's use Ugreen as an example which is a company that doesn't have AUS/Oceania as a region option. Will the power plug I'm sent be a US one, or is it standard to send the relivant plug from the region the order was placed from? My question is particularly aimed at products like wall chargers where the plug is actually a part of the product which leaves no option to swap out the power cable like you would do with a HUB/Dock.

Just picked up a 7000D to build in and I'm looking for some thoughts on air cooling in this case.. Early days parts list here (PCPP) if you're interested. *FYI (Brown and green in the diagram is the NH-D15 cpu cooler). More than likely going to use Noctua NF-A12x25s or their 140mm fans. I'll also mention that I plan to vertically mount the GPU as there's plenty of space to do it effectively here. Some concerns I had with the above configs were voiced briefly by G.N in this video, basically he states that the fans toward the front will "steal" more of the cool intake air than they exhaust hot air emitted from the tower cooler etc. I'm considering leaving the top partially or fully unpopulated which aesthetically isn't ideal In my previous builds I've always had an AiO exhausting out the top, 2-3 intake in front and one exhaust in the back. This time I'd like to try the NH-D15 (black) which I think looks really slick in an all black build. Again, still in the early planning stages so feel free info dump or suggest a completely different (AiO instead of tower for e.g).

these At this stage the Corsair 7000D. Plenty of room. Might start with a D15 and switch to an AiO if the cooling isn't good enough. My goal aesthetically is full blackout, as little RGB as possible, like this but obviously in a full tower. The D15 looks sick especially with these on.

Wow that is a considerable difference, thanks for that info. I'll probably be building in a large mid/full-tower (7000d or Fractal Torrent) so I'm still considering all my options as I won't be short on space that's for sure. Was also looking at AIOs particularly the ones from EK although all that RBG cable spaghettti is a big turn off. The EK aio basic looks fantastic but unfortunately doesn't share the same pump as the Elite. The Liquid Freezer II looks like a top performer but that pump is ugly imo. Choices choices haha.

We've had a few bouts of extreme extended rain here in AU, so I'm doing all I can to avoid humidity. We're running a dehumidifier quite often to keep the moisture levels in check. There's a big mould problem because of the set-in moisture across most of my state. I can relate to the sinus issues with air-con but I'd primarily be using it intermittently to keep a nice ambient temp during Summer.

That's strange about the NH-U12A, I've seen a lot of folks saying that it's comparible to the D15 with some small trade offs with performance vs size/compatability. The CPU cooler is the least concrete choice (besides RAM, just going with cheapest DDR5 kit until prices drop). Still deciding between air and water cooling atm. Thanks for the feedback WereCat.

I live in AUS, it gets really hot here (30℃+ averages during summer). In my current housing, there's no air-conditioning and I'm considering other options before potentially investing $1k + running costs on a window air-conditioner. Temps are tolerable before introducing a PC to the room but I'm about to build a new fairly high end system, something like this: (https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/NJBm2m) and I'm a bit concerned that my room will turn into a furnace during the hotter months. In the past the ambient room temp gets to a point where I have to stop what I'm doing and let the ambient drop. Any tips for cooling without air-conditioning? The room has 3 small 0.5x1.5m windows along one external wall and one 2x1.8m window along the adjacent wall. The room is 3.6m x 3.6m x 2.7m high the ceiling fan is centred in the room. The large window gets sun during the hotter part of the day the smaller ones are mostly in shade from ~9am onward.

IKEA was just shorthand for furniture and whatever else I need around the house haha.

Howdy, wondering if cordless screwdrivers like this are appropriate for use building computers or would they be too rough on pc hardware? It would be nice to have a little cordless that I could use for IKEA and computer assembly. Feel free to elaborate if the poll isn't enough

@bluesummer@RONOTHAN##@RyuikkoThank you for your input, very informative

Goal: Small form-factor CG/1440p @ 144hz Gaming build, good thermals and noise performance. Budget (including currency): ~$5000AUD upper limit. Country: Australia Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Photoshop, Blender, various games @1440p. Other details: Typical load: 3D in Blender/ZBrush, heavy Photoshop files and gaming at 1440p (Games ranging from old to current AAA). Aesthetic preference: As black as possible, as little RGB as possible. I live in AUS and it gets really hot here and we don't have air conditioning in our home, so quality cooling components will be a priority. I'm quite sensitive to "low framerates", so the minimum FPS I'd be looking for is 80fps at 1440p for demanding single player titles like RDR2, competitive shooters aren't usually and issue. Rough parts list I have so far, nothing concrete: CASE: NR200P (Will be using the mesh not the tempered glass side panel) CASE FANS: Noctua NF-A12x25, Phanteks T30 or similar PSU: SF750 MOBO: ? (The component I have the last knowledge of) Seems like a lot of boards are DDR5 only? RAM: 2x16GB (I see DDR5 is very $$$) CPU: 12700k CPU COOLER: AiO vs Air Cooler? GPU: 3070ti STORAGE: 980Pro vs 970Evo? 1x 1TB M.2 OS/Programs 1x 2TB M.2 Games - I liked having OS and games etc on separate drives in previous builds.

The basic audio balance setting had changed for the headphones, I'm not exactly sure why, perhaps something to do with receiving calls. Problem solved for the time being, thanks for your help everyone.

Cheers for the response, I'm actually having the issue on a Mac, but I'm very familiar with Windows too so I should be able to find some similar settings.