anyone else feel like side panel windows have ruined the…
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anyone else feel like side panel windows have ruined the PC building hobby a little bit?
i've been building PCs since like 2014 and back then nobody gave a damn about what was inside the case. you'd just zip tie cables wherever, slap a side panel on and call it a day. now every single build thread is basically an interior design competition and if your cable management isnt immaculate people act like you committed a crime
dont get me wrong i get it, tempered glass looks sick. my current build is in a Fractal Torrent and i spent way more time routing cables behind the motherboard tray than actually thinking about airflow or component choices. ended up saving some money by skipping a "prettier" GPU shroud option and just putting that toward better cooling instead which was the right call
but like, has the hobby shifted too much toward aesthetics? i see people buying white themed builds and then complaining their temps are bad because they picked a case that looked good over one that actually breathes. RGB fans that move barely any air but hey they match the RAM
maybe im just getting old but i miss when a build was judged on how it performed not how it photographed. anyone else feel this way or am i cooked
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i've been building PCs since like 2014 and back then nobody gave a damn about what was inside the case. you'd just zip tie cables wherever, slap a side panel on and call it a day. now every single build thread is basically an interior design competition and if your cable management isnt immaculate people act like you committed a crime
dont get me wrong i get it, tempered glass looks sick. my current build is in a Fractal Torrent and i spent way more time routing cables behind the motherboard tray than actually thinking about airflow or component choices. ended up saving some money by skipping a "prettier" GPU shroud option and just putting that toward better cooling instead which was the right call
but like, has the hobby shifted too much toward aesthetics? i see people buying white themed builds and then complaining their temps are bad because they picked a case that looked good over one that actually breathes. RGB fans that move barely any air but hey they match the RAM
maybe im just getting old but i miss when a build was judged on how it performed not how it photographed. anyone else feel this way or am i cooked
#hardware #technology
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