You have 10 seconds to explain why you wasted your money

Protects precious components from background radiation and runaway electrons.

keeps dust out, doesn't look autistic as fuck, can actually SAVE space on a desk/workspace, going up not out.

>>52585992
>what is airflow

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I don't like house fires.

Cuts down on noise, dust, and accidental damage.

I have a dog.

/thread.

>>52585992
cause im not 15 and im not poor

I have a cat. He would fight my computer's guts if they were exposed.

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>>52585992
I didn't. The guy I bought my CPU/mobo/RAM/cooler from threw it in for free.

Before that I was running in a cardboard box.

>>52586113
What's your excuse for being this poor, anon? Did you make some bad choices as a kid? It's okay to share.

>>52586125
I don't like the outernet.

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>>52585992
Because I can.

Jesus, I have Autism, but lord I'd rather be autistic than an idiot.

Because I don't want over $700 worth of components sitting loose on my desk or floor and it takes up less space.

Also this:
>>52586076

>>52586186
An idiot who saved 50 pesos

>>52585992
Apple doesn't sell any caseless models :^)

>>52586113
>14 degrees
Anon why is it so cold in your house?

>>52586252
Applefag decteted

>>52585992
Because it was like $60 and it has a handle making it super easy to move

>>52586266
inaccurate mobo sensor.

>>52586045
You dont even know what you're talking about

i was gonna go this route but i got a case on the cheap.

>>52585992
Social acceptance.

Nice bait anon

>>52585992
because i have pets and i have no room to put it all in that wont have something fall on it or get water on

>>52585992
>why have a skull when you can just scatter your brains onto the ground?

For proper air flow, part protection, better space management, and a case is only like $30.

>>52585992
What are you stupid? cases are practically or literally free. you only ever will need 1 unless the world turns upside down and and ATX is abandoned. I have used the same case from my Gateway GP6-400 (a pentium 2!) for at lest 4 different builds.

>>52586506
kek

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>>52586659
I abandoned the case I used in my first build (back in 2007) because the large fans started dying, led's started dying, and I was pretty much ashamed of it...

>pic related

>>52586881
thats not the only thing you should be ashamed of

>>52586041

>he fell for the airflow meme

>>52586911
No, I wasn't ashamed of the fans and led's dying, I was ashamed of the case itself at that point. I also hated how it illuminated my entire room at night if I left my computer on.

And if that's not what you meant then don't worry anon, I'm ashamed of a lot of my past decisions and contemplate suicide literally every day.

>>52586961
Good thing you didn't follow those thoughts.
God forbid you make me happy.

I have cats

I didnt. I gutted a cable box and used that.

>>52585992
You have 10 seconds to explain what a wifi antenna is doing on a desktop computer.

>>52587096
Do you not have a dedicated GPU card or something? How big is this cable box? I wouldn't even be able to fit a small CPU cooler inside mine much less any sort of standard PSU.

>>52585992
> Waiting for moment when OP spills his soda on his HDD.
> Or, if neo-age hippie, green tea or self-juiced juice.

>>52587114
I've got a wifi card in my current desktop PC. I didn't want to crawl through the attic and wire my house for ethernet or have cables running along my baseboard/floor. The latency isn't bad at all and my router/wifi card allows for more bandwidth than my internet provides so...

>>52587114
OP here, i dunno its not my computer its just an image that i found on google
I have a case like any normal person, i just wanted to bait

Because it was from NZXT and it was only $30

> op here
Not this fag again...

>>52585992
Because my case was the reason I wasted money on my computer.

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>>52585992
Because cases can have stickers on them, and if there is one thing that can be said about stickers, it's that they make everything awesome by ten fold.

>>52586316
>anything conductive falls into motherboard
>sparks and catches shit on fire
>housefire
retard

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>>52586014
>background radiation and runaway electrons.
why not just build a cement case. You can even use an old case as a mold

I have a fluffy cat

>>52587899
That wouldn't even work, in pic related.

>>52585992
i have a cat who likes to explore stuff

>>52587899
I keked so hard, holy shit.

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I didn't.

>>52588622
you should leave your parent's house

>>52588678
That makes me want to vomit.

>>52588678
>>52588707
>>52588725
>>52588739

Joke's on them, that foam insulation would just hold all the heat from the components in and make everything overheat.

>>52586045
What breed is this kitten, I want it.

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>>52586271
How?

>>52586316
cats and open components...

Housefire

>>52586506
desktops can function without cases
human brains cant function without a skull
checkmate atheist

>>52585992
Because I rage against the machine and cases are cheaper and more robust than components

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>>52589103
Um yeah they can

>>52589306
>Carlos Rodriguez
What's your point?

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Anyone build their own case and not be a fucking retarded about it like some off the previous pics?

Pic related, looks sexy as fuck

>>52585992
Because I don't have autism

>>52585992
ESD

>>52589432
Most retarded PS3 slim I have ever seen.

>>52588622
>unplugged playstation on top of a garbage bin
Why?

>>52585992
Obvious bait, but I'll bite.

>because I'm not a jackass and think about the inevitability of dust or cat hair getting on my motherboard and frying it on startup
>literally anything getting on motherboard can fry it on startup

You threw the whole fishing rod in on this one.

>ITT; I ran out of autism bucks and couldn't get a case

>>52586113
>>52587899
>>52588622
>>52588678
>>52588707
>>52588725
>>52588739
>>52588739

TOP FUCKING KEK

>>52586961
are you me

>>52585992
Cats would destroy everything

Because I have 10 hard drives and don't feel like accidentally knocking them over/possibly killing them with ESD.

>>52586045
that's a beautiful cat

>>52588739
>Generic PSU
Kill yourself

'cause I had an old case in the cupboard already

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>>52585992

>dust everywhere
>no proper ventilation
>no protection from accidents like spilling water
>probably loud as fuck
>takes up a lot of space

Jesus Christ just fucking buy some cheap ass case and stop triggering me, faggot.

>>52588678
TETSUOOOO

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>>52586045
>that cat is long dead by now

>>52585992
>spending $1000+ on a pc
>cheaping out on a $30-50 case
Enjoy your dust and eventual fire.

>>52590262
Looks like a regular American Shorthair to me

>>52585992
I enjoy having dust-free components that I don't have to hear running 24/7

>>52585992
I want to pick up that hard drive while it's running

>>52587114
It's on the gpu. It streams hdmi.

>>52585992
Because I'm not an extreme autismo

>>52588622
m u h a u t i s m

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My shitbox cost less than a decent case, xeon are dirt cheap for 6 cores

>>52590870
too bad the box isn't flame retardant.

Because I like cases, they look nice, keep all my shit contained, focus airflow, etc.

Doesn't have to be a "he fell for the ______ meme" shit again.

>>52587140
Msi am1i, Pico psu, no gpu, and only one 2.5inch drive

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>>52585992
im smarter than that senpai

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>>52590971
>What Is a fire hazard for $400

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>>52590971
better pic

>>52590906
But it is anon

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Scratch built

>>52590906
Cardboard can handel those kinds of things.

>>52591059
No they cant dip

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>>52585992
I actually like being tidy.

>>52585992
Because my machine needs to comply to european laws concerning electromagnetic interference in an industrial environment.

I also prefer all parts contained in a metal box and not taking up room on my table.

>>52589035
Pets are a major health hazard, you need to be a dumb sack of shit to have a pet, let alone a cat who's a breeding ground for tapeworms.

>>52591754
Find the paranoid

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>>52588707
>>52588725
>>52588739
>>52588678
you should be ashamed

>>52585992
You can find computers on roadsides and at dumps, there's really no reason not to have a case.

>>52586045
have you ever experimented with an ATX PSU? it turns itself off in the fucking moment there is a short circuit, and you can only switch it back on after unplugging and waiting for the 1-2 min. safety lock. It's literally impossible to cause a fire with a computer.

>>52591754
The fuck is wrong with you?

>>52586881
Kekkety fucking kek this was the first case I ever bought and had instant buyers remorse. Bright, loud, inefficient

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>>52590657
My fucking sides

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>2016
>not having a fractal design case

Oh boy here we go again
I dare you to hang it from the ceiling

>>52585992
I have cats.

>>52590870
But where has the ram gone?

>>52585992
>PC on antistatic foam
What could go wrong?!

>>52590126
TOP FUCKING REATRD

>>52593543
Ironic

Cause I'm not fucking poor

>>52585992
clusterfuck case

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>>52586041
A little pile of secret

>>52585992
in order to protected my parts and also i don't have any spare room, oh and also it looks fucking dumb with out a case

>>52592854
This
My fuckin niggah

To turn the fucking thing on.

>>52585992
Noise and dust, mostly.

>>52586045

Amazing Cat, Anon.

>>52585992
Aesthetics

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>>52587899

>>52594815

Nigga, you can turn on your PC with any item conducting electricity.

My secondary rig has no case and I usually use my keys to turn it on.

>>52590728

Considering you can move a laptop while it is running-- would it have an effect?

>>52585992

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1709407&Sku=U12-41933

>>52586881
I still have my Xclio running as a server upstairs. I allow it to go into sleep mode then use wake on LAN to remote desktop to it.

so i can use it as a warm footrest

>>52590462
Im not sure about the noise. Much of the noise comes the case and its part vibrating.

you have 10 seconds to explain why you built a desktop pc in 2016

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:^)

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>>52585992
OPs show...

>>52592854
>tfw got a fractal design 1000
>cheap and a e s t h e t i c
The only issue was that the stock front fan was too loud even on low rpm so I unplugged it. Air flow is a meme anyway :^)

>>52590870
>xeon are dirt cheap for 6 cores
Yeah but the motherboards are fucking expensive.

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Because why the fuck not.

Because I dont want to ruin 1k euro setup when a drop of water falls on mobo.

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>>52592213
>It's literally impossible to cause a fire with a computer.

£1400/$2000 just left on the floor

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>>52598291
>not living on the edge

>>52587149
>self-juiced juice
Why would anyone force innocent fruits to such madness?
>in 2016
I'm ashamed of my species

Also,
B/c cheap af and putting things together with small screws satisfies me on a spiritual level.

>>52585992
wasting all that space

>>52587899
Assuming the cement was poured on carefully and you waited for it to fully cure before attempting to turn on the computer, would this work? Like even for just enough time to boot up? I don't see why it wouldn't assuming you didn't get any cement in the hard drive.

>>52598855
All the heat would be trapped inside, so it'd work for a good 5 seconds

>>52599137
What if you put it in a really dry freezer over night so it got cold to the core? Might work then.

because my components are worth money and im not poor.
Also its not a fuckin test bench so i dont need it ready for access.

>>52598584
MORE

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>>52588367
>>52598855
This supposedly is a way to prevent data loss from theft. A very heavy PC might discourage thieves.

http://phildowd.com/?p=85

The 1st problem would be overheating which might be overcome with >>52599150

The 2nd and worst problem would be all that expansion and compression would crack the electronics inside, maybe not the HDD but the mobo would surely break.

A more plausible alternative that would also deflect most random radiation particles would be just building a big box of cement, like a vault with some air inlets, place the components inside and shut it from the top with a big piece of concrete, maybe with a locked latch like pic related. This would also effectively discourage theft.

>>52599302
No more, she's my gf.

>>52585992
why do people waste money on doors and windows in a car? You can drive fine without them

>>52599550
I don't want to be exposed to the exterior elements.

>>52599588
but you can manage with being exposed to them so why bother? You also don't technically need a hood, just put some plastic over the internals. You don't need more than one car seat anyway. You can rent out the rest of the car seats and reclaim them when you have additional passengers. Seat belts can be repurposed as rope and used for different applications and refitted when needed as well. Unused knobs on the dashboard can be melted down if metal and recast. The interior carpeting can be stripped and resown into clothing. List goes on and on.

>>52585992
>cheaping out on things that will last you for many years

shiggy

>>52585992
i can quickly pick it up and move elsewhere.

>>52585992
I have children. Most responsible adult generally do eventually.

>>52585992
I have cats...multiple cats

>>52600451
And this person has toxoplasmosis.

>>52592854

/thread.

ate least a Phanteks case if you are too pleb to buy the R5

>>52590870
Uhh, why the hell is there no ram for the CPU in the second socket?

>>52586659
>ATX is abandoned
God, I hope this comes true.

Fuck ATX. Just a huge fucking waste of space.
mATX and mITX are the future.

>>52591754
>says the greasy neckbeard as he scoffs down his Cheetos and rearranges his piss bottles

I have a laptop, and it kind of requires a case

>>52586316
you epic memer

he was talking about actual housefires and not your amd/nvidia/intel housefire memes

>>52597018
>Much of the noise comes the case and its part vibrating.
What
No

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>>52586881
fucking kek
how can a case be this ugly?

>>52585992
>

>>52585992
I didn't, I built a lego case
I'd post pics but it actually got seized by the federal government

>>52585992
Paid mine 10 fucking euros
You can't afford a 10€ case.

>>52585992
It's like $200 for something I plan to still be using for as long as ATX is a standard.

>>52590313
>caring about the brand of PSU

Faggot

>>52585992
Because a bunch of live components sitting around loose on my desk is a recipe for some kind of disaster.

>>52586659
This, any old case will do. If the alternative is no case, then you don't even need one with front usb and audio and literally 1990s things will suffice (as long as it is ATX).

I totally agree with not buying a new one though. I found my current one standing next to a dumpster.

>>52606332

Waste is still waste, wastefag.

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I want all my gear to fit in a small area. Lack of space motivated me.

Gigabyte Mini-ITX
A10-7850K OC w/ peltier cooler
8GB 2400mhz ddr3
2x256GB 840 pros (one Sabayon Linux, other Win10)
1TB HDD Linux /home
Slim bluray drive
Video Card is R9 Fury Nano
Evga hadron air case

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>>52608065
>A10-7850K

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>Ctrl+F Faraday cage
>0 results

>>52591003
>CM Seidon 120V
Watch it die

>>52609427
running an 8350, for some fucking reason it keeps thermal throttling when i make it to 125F
how do i actually make this shit work?
>tfw pc randomly goes to 1.3 GHZ mid game of dota 2
end me pelase

>>52591635
is that the sex toy infomercial lady???

>>52585992
Two things you should look up: bonding and grounding.

>>52609517
is that a nas?
why do you have an audio cable going out of your nas

>>52586955
> does not understand flow mechanics

>>52586023
This, and I move a lot.
How about 10 seconds to explain why you DONT.

>>52589432
How does heat handle inside a wooden case though?

>>52590870
I see you had an extra few bucks to throw on blue LED fans... good choice it compliments your cardboard.

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>>52591754
>>Spot the sociopath

so my battlestation can look like this

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

>>52591754
someone's still mad a cat bit them when they where 5

Cause I'm not poor.

>>52586271
>and this makes my rectum bleed

>>52586266
Eh? That's pretty typical. I keep my house at 58 and turn it down to 54 at night and when I'm at work.

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>>52600234
>>Most responsible adults have kids
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nCzoctvEcQ

>>52591754
Spotted the guy without inmunnity

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>>52608267
problem, friendo?

>>52609850
Spotted the kike lover.

>>52609649
>thinks they matter in this case

>>52585992
>Having to hotwire your PC
I await the day that you stick the paperclip into ping other slot than the green and black ones.

>>52585992
I didn't

Got mine for free from a recently-closed computer shop

>>52585992
a e s t h e t i c s

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But I didn't
>>52585992

>>52594647

I fucking second that.

>>52611683
>filename.jpg

>>52611732
Naturally.
>overclock i7 870 to 4.2Ghz
>Put It on wood.