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This is exactly what I found - a mate and I had both had Z5500s for a while and he thought he'd show me up "upgrading" to the Z906 but found no improvement.

I've had these for a while, excellent headset, not sure if they meet with your "air breathing" requirements tho. I've found that I can't game for more than a couple hrs without my ears getting uncomfortably hot and a bit irritated.

Hey Guys, Just putting together a computer for a mate on a supertight budget (no exactly limit but he wants it as cheap as possible) It will basically be used for net browsing, skype and playing HoN and potentially DotA2. I should be able to scrounge up a PSU and case for next to nothing out of stuff that i've got around but wanted some advice on the components. CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 Dual Core 255 CPU AM3 3.1GHz (65W) $61.00 HD: Seagate SATA 3 500GB 16m Cache $37.00 RAM: Mushkin 4G(2x2G) DDR3 1333MHZ PC3-10666 CL9 $35.00 MB: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P MB AMD 760G + SB710 5.2GT/s $62.00 GPU: Gigabyte HD6450 1G OC PCIE HDMI DP $59.00 Total: $254.00 Im just trying to figure out whether this build will be able to handle wat it will be used for. Could potentially spend a bit more money for these components: GPU: Gainward GT430 PCI-E2.0 1GB DDR3 DVI HDMI DX11 $58.00 HD: Seagate SATA 3 500GB 16m Cache $37.00 RAM: Mushkin 4G(2x2G) DDR3 1333MHZ PC3-10666 CL9 $35.00 MB: Gigabyte GA-H61M-D2-B3 H61 L1155 2x DDR3 SATA2 USB2.0 HD Audio mATX $70.00 CPU: Intel Core i3 2100 3.10Ghz 3MB Cache LGA1155 CPU $117.00 Total: $317.00 But as i said, very tight budget so if the first build is good enough then ill probably stick with that. Prices are from umart.com.au Cheers for your help

I've recently got myself a RAT 9 and so far very pleased with it. Feels really good in my hand moves well on the mousepad. Customisable features are very cool i've tried a bunch of different combinations so far and found one thats perfect for me! all the extra accessories and pieces some in a nice metal case to which is handy for keeping it all together. Oh and it looks sick . the profile editing software is excellent as well and really easy to use and you can very precisely adjust the dpi to a level that works for watever you're doing! I can't really comment on the static issue but i've had no problems with that myself, but the only minor con i could mention is probably the battery life - the only other wireless mouse i've owned was a Logitech MX Revolution which was excellent with battery lasting over a week most of the time even with heavy gaming. Sometimes the RAT 9 doesn't even manage a night if im laning/gaming a lot but most of the time i change it every 1-2 days. Having said that, its not a very big issue just cos of the extra battery always at hand and so easy to swap out.

I check this thread every day at work for new updates, absolutely awesome job mate! Can't wait to see the finished product!

Good choice on the Vespula. Have been using mine for a couple of months now for a variety of games and it works brilliantly.

Hey Guys, Just to start off I'm from Aus and a new member at OCC but have been reading for a fair while. Been building computers for a couple of years now, will try and post the details of my main rig in my signature when I get a chance. At the moment I'm thinking about building a NAS server for my sharehouse. Having never build one before I was hoping I could get some feedback on whether this setup will work or not! Probably going to be running FreeNAS (http://freenas.org/FreeNAS) and will obviously want to provide room for further HD's (most likely going to start with 2x2g). All the parts below were sourced from www.umart.com.au : Mobo: Asus M4A78LT-M-LE, AMD 760G/AM3/mATX HD: Samsung 2TB Spinpoint F3/4EG EcoGreen HDD 32M PSU: SeaSonic M12II 520W 80+Modular PSU RAM: Mach Xtreme 4GB (2x2G) Copper DDR3 1333Mhz CL9 CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 Dual Core 255 CPU AM3 3.1GHz (65W) El-Cheapo Case: CoolerMaster Centurion RC330 Elite Black with No Power Supply(RC-330-K Cheers!