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This was my train of thought when I saw the sphere case:
Awful "Epic gamer" PC cases
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It doesn't really matter. If having RGB lighting on their computer makes someone happy, then by all means they can do whatever they want. I personally have a workstation that's more expensive than 99% of gaming computers, and it has a black case with the only RGB being that built into the side of my GPU that can't be removed. Its red light too, and I don't mind the ambience it creates.
I don't really understand the whole consumerist thing though. You know, buying one of these flashy cases and top-of-the-line components, buying a $500 "gaming chair", having light strips behind your monitors/desk to create passive lighting, having wood-themed anything, rainbow-colored mechanical keyboards with custom $50 keycaps, and anything else that only really serves a cosmetic purpose. Something like this:
It just screams at me that this person built this environment to lose themselves in entertainment and fill the hole that is their life with expensive shit. I can't see an environment like this being anything other than annoying to live in and only really useful for taking pictures of and posting with le epic title to r/battlestations or some other place where you'll get jacked off for having this.
Its a case of people creating these environments only for other people that have the environments themselves. The presentation value. The picture I uploaded was the very first post that I saw going on to r/battlestations to look for an example Here.
I don't really understand the whole consumerist thing though. You know, buying one of these flashy cases and top-of-the-line components, buying a $500 "gaming chair", having light strips behind your monitors/desk to create passive lighting, having wood-themed anything, rainbow-colored mechanical keyboards with custom $50 keycaps, and anything else that only really serves a cosmetic purpose. Something like this:
It just screams at me that this person built this environment to lose themselves in entertainment and fill the hole that is their life with expensive shit. I can't see an environment like this being anything other than annoying to live in and only really useful for taking pictures of and posting with le epic title to r/battlestations or some other place where you'll get jacked off for having this.
Its a case of people creating these environments only for other people that have the environments themselves. The presentation value. The picture I uploaded was the very first post that I saw going on to r/battlestations to look for an example Here.
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>Displaying boxes for keyboards and Graphics cards
Yeah no that's just a lack of proper storage space. Also displaying a lone game next to a console like it's a museum artifact is pretty tacky.
There's also not enough driving sims to ever justify that wheel and shift set up either.
Also that floor is pretty dirty.
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It just seems like something strange to show off. It isn't particularly thought provoking, nor is it a creation of their own hands. Maybe if it was a bare GPU PCB, or even just a plain GPU I could understand as you could appreciate the engineering and design of the component, but its just a plain sealed box, designed for marketing the product and outlining its features.
I know people who would disagree.
Hey, if it aids in the immersion, I don't see anything wrong with it, and its more precise than using a keyboard, mouse, or controller. Same logic could be applied to 144 hertz screens as playing a game at 60 fps is more than possible, so then why would you ever need a high refresh rate screen?
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Having a metallic, RGB mess of a case might be fun for something tiny like a Raspberry Pi.
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There's still some cases out there. Go on Newegg and search by 5.25" bays, if you want 2 or 3 you have some decent choice still.
"all you ever want"N400 | Cooler Master
www.coolermaster.com
Whenever Newegg puts it on sale it's 40 bucks. All the bays and fans you'd ever want and no bullshit like exposed power buttons, windows or LEDs.
Sir may I introduce you to the rosewill thor?
THIS has hall the bays you'll ever want, and amazing cooling to boot. The last of the giants of the early 2010s.
I have one of these sitting in storage that I keep meaning to use for a build sooner or later.
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You're going to need to up your cigarette consumption if you want to get the whole thing that nice toasty color.
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95% of these designer cases are made specifically for the chinese market, same thing with needlessly huge fuckoff speakers.
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I think some people who go that far fit the bill of "just trying to fill the hole," but you have some which are just genuinely rich as fuck and that's what they want. Seems like awhile back there was an article about an American football player who'd just signed a multimillion-dollar contract right out of college and he said the first thing he was going to buy was this 60,000 USD gaming station he'd wanted. To me at least that makes more sense than going out and buying a 500,000 USD car just to get you from point A to point B.
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When you get right down to it, there's a lot of tacky people out there. You can still see it in neocities and tumblr where money isn't an issue in designing your personal space, its just your own imagination.
I think a humble wooden case can work if it's not filled with 3000 LEDs. There's something elegant about them that if paired with a modest computer set up looks lovely, an ikea computer.
There's also custom cases that ARE on the gaudy side but they cross over into awesome with craftsmanship and concept you can't help but enjoy them.
It's hard to say a SHODAN case isn't awesome.
Lastly, I encourage everyone to follow their dreams. This rocks aside from the glowy fans:
I think a humble wooden case can work if it's not filled with 3000 LEDs. There's something elegant about them that if paired with a modest computer set up looks lovely, an ikea computer.
There's also custom cases that ARE on the gaudy side but they cross over into awesome with craftsmanship and concept you can't help but enjoy them.
It's hard to say a SHODAN case isn't awesome.
Lastly, I encourage everyone to follow their dreams. This rocks aside from the glowy fans:
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I thought that Winbot sphere case was one of those spheres with the gimbals inside that people would be strapped into to log into virtual reality in mid-1990s sci-fi movies and TV shows showing what life would be like in the faraway future year of 2010.
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Good eye, there's a lot of little weird stuff in that photo. The Amazon box under the TV. The white minifridge halfway covered with stickers. Even the wrapped-up cords on one of the bottom shelves by the TV look to be ziptied instead of just using twist ties or wrapping them like this:
What's the name of that card reader/USB/temperature thing in the top bay?
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What the fuck even is that, Cherenkov radiation?
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Just do what I did and build your computer into outdated office equipment. Therefore you can invite people into your office and they won't think you're a massive autist.
Ignore terrible cable management. I'm too poor to buy a modular PSU.
Ignore terrible cable management. I'm too poor to buy a modular PSU.
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What is the video card?
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It’s nice that it looks cool and everything, but I will never understand people who use such a huge chunk of their build budget on making it look pretty. I’ll probably put mine in an old computer case from a tower I have laying around, I’d rather spend the money on making it run good and not just look good.
That said, the sphere is the most pointless thing ever. It's stupid enough to have a PC that lights up like a Christmas tree while you're trying to focus on a game, why are you putting your PC components in a glorified hamster ball?
That said, the sphere is the most pointless thing ever. It's stupid enough to have a PC that lights up like a Christmas tree while you're trying to focus on a game, why are you putting your PC components in a glorified hamster ball?
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