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i didnt realize side panel fans had such haters
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why don’t we use cooling systems like a freezer
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Jul 28, 2020 06:56
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echinopsis posted:why don’t we use cooling systems like a freezer 
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i think phase change is still used in the competitive overclocking world, between water cooling and ln2 not really worth all that hassle for your average system i dont think
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Jul 28, 2020 08:32
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that class of PC was like the fourth or fifth computer i had, and it's so many generations ago i can't even count. its been real fun to watch the progression not to say i had a kryotech but i spent several years loving around with k6-3 450's and k6-2 500's
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Jul 28, 2020 08:34
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i have that fractal design case from the op and it's boring but it's real nice. cases have come along way since the antec sonata, which was the last case i bought
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Jul 28, 2020 17:44
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got one of these  it's very needs suiting, silent and looks ok
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Jul 28, 2020 18:01
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The Leck posted:i have that fractal design case from the op and it's boring but it's real nice. cases have come along way since the antec sonata, which was the last case i bought ah the sh/sc special
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Jul 28, 2020 18:25
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 this is my case. timeless, classic, and effective
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Jul 28, 2020 18:36
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4cfgEaKKos i've got the fractal design r5 none more black windowless monolith edition and it's great. kept my old lian li v1000+ because it's too nice to just junk and i'm not sure what else to do with it. Pierre Chaton fucked around with this message at 21:22 on Jul 28, 2020 |
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Jul 28, 2020 21:08
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGqi66SxCT4 this is neat in a certain way (see through display), but also very tacky in another (put it on a part of your computer you never look at to show off)
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Jul 28, 2020 21:30
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the fractal also has loads of sound damping it's v. Nice and quiet i had some terrible cases, including one kind of like this:  also a stupidly expensive coolermaster "wave" case with a door on it that was a total bitch to work with, really small and the door wouldnt close properly with the stupid fan controller I bought for it to try and stop it sounding so loud
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Jul 28, 2020 22:01
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i have always bought the cheapest possible case which broadly fits my requirements. has always worked out fine. scars are cool too.
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Jul 28, 2020 22:06
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i have had the same steel 4u case for like 10-15 years, its so crappy/generic that i cant even find a representative picture online. i think i paid $15 at the computer recycler for it and its had at least 3-4 different systems in it it might not be classy but it's def classier than the beige raidmax case i had in high school which i spraypainted black and cut a window into the side and added lights and extra fans and stuff
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Jul 29, 2020 11:23
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Sweevo posted:i'm just glad cases are smooth black obelisks now, because they spent a good 10 years looking like poo poo from a Beksinski painting
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Jul 29, 2020 11:32
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the best case is the one that fits all your computer parts, op
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Jul 29, 2020 14:07
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Powerful Two-Hander posted:i had some terrible cases, including one kind of like this: there's something endearing about those sorts of ugly as hell cases from the early-mid 2000s i had this dumb fucker in highschool:  it was annoyingly big, aluminum (so lighter, but poo poo would rattle and hum), i had a couple blue cold cathodes in it, and 4 loud as hell 80mm fans hooked up with a rats nest of cables to a "superflower" brand fan controller when i built that system my other choice of case would have been this one, made by superflower (but i think a blue variant, and i think it actually had 3 windows lmao yeah gotta show off that motherboard tray??)  the superflower likely would been the better case (and my stupid fan controller would have matched it), i probably got the first case instead because it was cheaper or something. every case i've had since that has been of the simple black monolith variety, and now i've got sliger cerberus which is exceptionally minimal as PCs should be
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Jul 29, 2020 15:35
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if you hate yourself and ever look at garbage like /r/battlestations everyone's got these stupid aquarium-lookin-rear end cases placed at an angle on their desk so as to take up the most space possible and shine all the RGB right into your eyes hideous
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Jul 29, 2020 15:39
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back in 2003 or so the store i used to work at sold tons of those ugly-rear end plastic and stamped steel cases. once we bought an entirely plexiglass case that ran as a demo with a water cooling setup. that was a fun build something like this  plexiglass is staticy as hell, there's no grounding or esd protection whatsoever, and it attracts dust like you wouldn't believe. just an absolutely terrible idea all round.
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Jul 29, 2020 15:41
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SO DEMANDING posted:if you hate yourself and ever look at garbage like /r/battlestations everyone's got these stupid aquarium-lookin-rear end cases placed at an angle on their desk so as to take up the most space possible and shine all the RGB right into your eyes Thgat looks like my nephew's computre
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Jul 29, 2020 15:43
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 Supermicro SC750A, because a full tower is what a WORKSTATION needs. I had a Cheetah 15k.3 with a Bay cooler too lol.
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Jul 29, 2020 16:21
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gotta love a stack of drives that each sound like a rock tumbler going full bore
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Jul 29, 2020 16:22
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Powerful Two-Hander posted:the fractal also has loads of sound damping it's v. Nice and quiet man this would have been really cool in 1998
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Jul 29, 2020 17:25
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remember the early 2000s fad for making cases that looked like cheap nokia phones?
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Jul 29, 2020 18:06
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god im having computer shop flashbacks. i wanted to do somewhat classy black cases without a ton of ~~ features but the owner/manager insisted we sell those absolute garbage flashy things i still can feel the metal spurs left over after stamping scratching up my arms as i try to plug rounded IDE cables in to the drives
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Jul 29, 2020 18:14
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Remembering the brand new computer class with lovely underpowered Dells because the architect had mandated black personal computers but IBM got out of the business just then and the only other option was poo poo Dells. (Was the architect just really loving stupid or bribed? Yes.)
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Jul 29, 2020 18:17
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my brother had one of these hueg alienwares but i think it was black and neon green
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Jul 29, 2020 18:19
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Jonny 290 posted:god im having computer shop flashbacks. i wanted to do somewhat classy black cases without a ton of ~~ features but the owner/manager insisted we sell those absolute garbage flashy things i still have scars on my hands from all the unfiled metal edges in those things. it used to look like i was pruning rose bushes without gloves every day
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infernal machines posted:i still have scars on my hands from all the unfiled metal edges in those things. it used to look like i was pruning rose bushes without gloves every day For like five years I thought I had some sort of eczema in my right hand but turns out i was just scratching it on the metal hooks every time i hung up my jacket or coat in the vestibule. Miracle cure when I moved out.
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also fun early 2000s computer wank: cold cathodes, everywhere i once burned a hole through my thumb and nail by being uncautious while connecting a cathode to the inverter while it was powered on
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SO DEMANDING posted:if you hate yourself and ever look at garbage like /r/battlestations everyone's got these stupid aquarium-lookin-rear end cases placed at an angle on their desk so as to take up the most space possible and shine all the RGB right into your eyes I *hope* all those people are just shining the LED's into the camera for show and they turn it around when they're done taking pictures, but then I don't understand why someone would buy that poo poo in the first place. I have a $20 logitech mouse with RGB lights and I am frankly ashamed of it
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Jul 29, 2020 22:23
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I thought the point of rgb everywhere was to tune them to a specific color to match your ~*personal brand*~ or the parts in your case but it seems like everyone just leaves them all on rainbow cycle 24/7
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Jul 29, 2020 23:59
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e-sports are just hella gay. ain't nothing wrong with that.
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qirex posted:I thought the point of rgb everywhere was to tune them to a specific color to match your ~*personal brand*~ or the parts in your case but it seems like everyone just leaves them all on rainbow cycle 24/7 head unit stuck in demo mode
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Jul 30, 2020 02:17
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My.computre is CMYK
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Jul 30, 2020 02:28
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Roosevelt posted:my brother had one of these hueg alienwares but i think it was black and neon green two jobs ago we had these under our desks lol
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Jul 30, 2020 03:09
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i didn't know they used desks at the circus
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Jul 30, 2020 03:12
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Roosevelt posted:my brother had one of these hueg alienwares but i think it was black and neon green oh my god the usb ports right at carpet level aaaaaaaa
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you nerds every alienware care ever unironically owns
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