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GHOST MGG · 21-03-2021 04:49PM

I was building a PC this morning in a brand new gamemax f15 case..everything was done including watercooling and cable routing looked great..
I went to put the glass side panel back on...and it all happened in slow motion..it slipped through my fingers and shattered into a 1000 pieces.
Moral of the story is..treat those glass side panels like babies

Aodhan5000 · 21-03-2021 04:51PM

GHOST MGG wrote: »

I was building a PC this morning in a brand new gamemax f15 case..everything was done including watercooling and cable routing looked great..
I went to put the glass side panel back on...and it all happened in slow motion..it slipped through my fingers and shattered into a 1000 pieces.
Moral of the story is..treat those glass side panels like babies

RIP. You able to just buy replacement side panel or are you gonna have to buy a new case again?

GHOST MGG · 21-03-2021 05:11PM

Aodhan5000 wrote: »

RIP. You able to just buy replacement side panel or are you gonna have to buy a new case again?

I have been onto supplier by email..they will try and source spare door..but from what i can see online..gamemax dont do spare tinted glass case doors...Its looking like having to shell out for a new case.

K.O.Kiki · 21-03-2021 05:54PM

Lesson of the story:

Always lay the the case on its back before putting TG oon

You might be able to make one yourself from 3-5mm acrylic though.

BloodBath · 21-03-2021 06:04PM

GHOST MGG wrote: »

I have been onto supplier by email..they will try and source spare door..but from what i can see online..gamemax dont do spare tinted glass case doors...Its looking like having to shell out for a new case.

Ouch. They have a huge range of cases though.

I'd imagine many of them use some of the same parts. Maybe there's a cheaper version with the same side panel.

23-03-2021 08:47PM

Thinking of changing the case soon. Eyeing up the Meshify 2 Compact.

Squidgy Black · 23-03-2021 09:11PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Thinking of changing the case soon. Eyeing up the Meshify 2 Compact.

GamersNexus didn't have much negative to say about it which says a lot. Looks like a decent bet for good enough airflow and it's not the ugliest thing in the world either.

23-03-2021 09:38PM

I used have a Meshify C a few years ago and really liked it but it was just a bit too small. The 2 is a bit bigger which would suit. Also going to go back to a Black case after a few white one's.

MidlanderMan · 23-03-2021 09:53PM

BloodBath wrote: »

Ouch. They have a huge range of cases though.

I'd imagine many of them use some of the same parts. Maybe there's a cheaper version with the same side panel.

the F15 is the same case as the Lian Li Lancool 215, and a few other popular cases. The glass panel should be the same for all of them?

BloodBath · 23-03-2021 10:04PM

No idea, if you ordered it from Amazon I wouldn't feel too bad about sending it back and saying it was broken when you got it either.

Bezos can afford it.

Skerries · 25-03-2021 07:21PM

K.O.Kiki · 29-03-2021 06:11PM

Retr0gamer · 29-03-2021 08:08PM

I've given up on partsalerts. Now I just check the price of bitcoin. It's been plateauing for the last while and I'm hoping my willpower sends it crashing any day now.

Samuel T. Cogley · 30-03-2021 10:14AM

Retr0gamer wrote: »

I've given up on partsalerts. Now I just check the price of bitcoin. It's been plateauing for the last while and I'm hoping my willpower sends it crashing any day now.

Ether has had some steady rises last few days though.

Retr0gamer · 30-03-2021 10:20AM

I believe it will crash and stabilise eventually, the value at the moment is way over inflated. Usually follows a plateau, but how long that plateau lasts or even if there's going to be another rise again is another worry.

At least my new GPU bottlenecked PC boots faster than my monitor takes to turn and is super responsive. The 5800X is also making mince meat of tough sega saturn emulation so not like I'm not seeing any benefits until I get a GPU.

cherryghost · 30-03-2021 11:22PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq_o6UWf2Ug

Vicxas · 31-03-2021 01:16PM

Things are getting so bad im considering buying an Alienware

yoshiktk · 31-03-2021 03:23PM

Any one have spare thermal paste? Got myself a small upgrade, was sure that Ive some spare. Unfortunately dont have, would need to wait till next week for delivery.

Lu Tze · 31-03-2021 04:24PM

yoshiktk wrote: »

Any one have spare thermal paste? Got myself a small upgrade, was sure that Ive some spare. Unfortunately dont have, would need to wait till next week for delivery.

Where are you based? Might help

yoshiktk · 31-03-2021 05:07PM

Lu Tze wrote: »

Where are you based? Might help

Greystones. Wouldn't mind paying for postage.

wotzgoingon · 03-04-2021 07:47PM

Long time users may remember me mentioning more than once that high refresh gaming is not all it's cracked up to be. I had a 144Hz 1440p monitor a fair few years ago and came to that conclusion. It was also a Freesync monitor and yes I noticed a difference with Freesync but not high refresh gaming. Today I have a 120Hz 4k Tv and a 6900 XT that is well capable but again I don't see what it's all cracked up to be. But I also game on consoles so who knows if my eyes are just use to console gaming.

Anyone else notice the same?

MiskyBoyy · 03-04-2021 08:05PM

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Anyone else notice the same?

Personally, definitely notice a difference.

What type of games do you play?

wotzgoingon · 03-04-2021 09:12PM

GTA V, Watch Dogs 2 bit of Hitman(first reboot). I tried a bit of The Witcher 3 just to see what it played like. I honestly don't game too much even though I have a Series X and a 6900 XT.

Homelander · 03-04-2021 09:17PM

I think really it comes into play with competitive shooters like COD, Apex, Overwatch, etc.

Aodhan5000 · 03-04-2021 09:25PM

Homelander wrote: »

I think really it comes into play with competitive shooters like COD, Apex, Overwatch, etc.

Agreed. CSGO feels weird out on 60fps. Although I found freesync to be a very noticeable difference as well coming from what was a ****e monitor.

BloodBath · 04-04-2021 01:11AM

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Long time users may remember me mentioning more than once that high refresh gaming is not all it's cracked up to be. I had a 144Hz 1440p monitor a fair few years ago and came to that conclusion. It was also a Freesync monitor and yes I noticed a difference with Freesync but not high refresh gaming. Today I have a 120Hz 4k Tv and a 6900 XT that is well capable but again I don't see what it's all cracked up to be. But I also game on consoles so who knows if my eyes are just use to console gaming.

Anyone else notice the same?

You have a 60hz brain

Jokes aside it's fairly subjective. I definitely notice it panning and tracking in fps games. It just looks and feels a lot smoother. Playing around 60-80hz feels like I'm drunk.

Some shooters feel noticeable smoother than others with the higher refresh. Warzone still feels janky to me even at 120hz+. Probably down to the pathetic 20 tick servers.

BloodBath · 05-04-2021 02:11AM

Ordered a couple of ARGB fans to light up my case a bit that supposedly supported MSI's MysticLight along with the other brands versions but nope. It has a 3 pin header while the boards argb headers are 4 pin. Can we standardize the connection at least please. How many is there?

I guess there's no work around to this outside of an adaptor or hub. CBA with a hub for 2 fans when the board has 2 headers and I only need 1 for the 2 fans.

SickBoy · 05-04-2021 07:40AM

BloodBath wrote: »

Ordered a couple of ARGB fans to light up my case a bit that supposedly supported MSI's MysticLight along with the other brands versions but nope. It has a 3 pin header while the boards argb headers are 4 pin. Can we standardize the connection at least please. How many is there?

I guess there's no work around to this outside of an adaptor or hub. CBA with a hub for 2 fans when the board has 2 headers and I only need 1 for the 2 fans.

Return them and order argb fans?

JoyPad · 05-04-2021 08:27AM

BloodBath wrote: »

Ordered a couple of ARGB fans to light up my case a bit that supposedly supported MSI's MysticLight along with the other brands versions but nope. It has a 3 pin header while the boards argb headers are 4 pin. Can we standardize the connection at least please. How many is there?

Sounds like your motherboard does not have ARGB, just plain old RGB. Or you're looking at the wrong headers.
Recap:
1. RGB headers: 4-pin
2. ARGB headers: 3-pin

It is very important to be distinct, because they run different voltages (12V on RGB, 5V on ARGB), and you'd be burning your stuff if connected to the wrong one.

Please see below the corner of my son's X570. Labeled with 5 is a plain RGB header (4-pin, 12V). Labeled with 8 is an Addressable RGB header (3-pin, 5V).

SickBoy wrote: »

Return them and order argb fans?

He has ARGB fans! Returning them will not improve things.

Skerries · 05-04-2021 10:34AM

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