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What if I've been the second one for over 15 years but I finally got to build myself a whole brand new machine with flagship CPU and GPU?
Fuck RGB and glass panels, tho.
Lately been looking for a case for another build and wow, this tempered glass thing is way out of control.
It's such fucking bullshit, when I built my first from scratch pc and wanted something utilitarian without glass panels my options were cheap Chinese garbage, tiny ITX/microATX case, Fractal Design, or overpriced designer garbage... I'm now all in on Fractal Design, everything I've built or recommended since has been Fractal Design.
Haha seriously. I’m also looking at Fractal.
What's wrong with it? I like how it makes my PC look, and the screws hold it in securely.
I work on multimedia art installations so the PCs I build get transported and put in various places. Glass adds weight and is always in danger of shattering.
Edge to edge glass is a bit silly but having a window is nice to be able to see at a glance that fans and such are working normally.
I'm not against plexiglas/plastic windows, but real glass, even tempered, for me is a very potential broken panel.
And those who have their PC case on the floor can't take much advantage of a transpatent panel to see the fans...
I think real is ok so long as it's got a frame all around it. The single panels of glass seem like madness to me. I do prefer plexiglass personally. I also definitely have my pc on the floor and can see inside it at a glance. (Better than when I was briefly obliged to have it on my desk). It's not stashed under the desk though TBF.
How well do those panels resist clumsy owners? I'm the kind of guy who always drops shit LTT style.
Afaik they're not likely to shatter to bumps. It's contact with something hard and sharp that's the big issue.
It means you're one year away from reverting back. But what a year it'll be!
Reverting? Never.
It'll happen to YOU
I don't know anymore what are we exactly talking about...
I've self taught myself how to build and repair PCs since I was about 15-16, I got my first IT job at 19 and I still work in IT 15 years later, so this is my thing, it's vocational, although now I work more in software than hardware.
IDK if you're talking about running of money for a good build, getting tired of building my own computers or something else...
Just joking because it happened to me. I was finally able to make a current build with all the bells and whistles after years of being the bottom pic. Then it didn't take long for the new PC to be a little outdated, and I reverted to making less sophisticated solutions to keep it current.
Ah, I see. I've always had PCs without top tier components and I've still used them for many years as is, by only upgrading to SSDs and installing higher capacity HDDs when the old ones died. For instance, half of my last PC since circa 2014 was half of giveaway parts with an Intel Quad CPU (not even i series), 8GB of RAM and a GTS250.
I hope that this one I built with flagship AMD CPU and GPU and 64GB or RAM remains as my main PC as long as its parts last, with minimal ugrades, if any. Although I have to admit that I chose the AM5 socket with upgradability in mind.
I usualy settle for little regarding computers but maybe now I get hooked up to running videogame at ultra settings, but I don't even have o want a 4K display, so who knows. Time will tell.
Yes, I'm aware I'm doing a long serious reply to a joke, lol.
Edit: typos
It feels like specs haven't been increasing lately as rapidly as they used to, so I bet yours will last for a good while.
Long serious replies to jokes are part of why I enjoy Lemmy, friend. Lol
I'm not really a fan of RGB and glass panels either to be honest, too flashy, I prefer simplier designs and cases.