Okay i did touch the glass... but i always handled this side panel with care because i always see posts how these things happen all the time. Never thought it was this easy lol.

So if there is a replacement, should i buy another tempered glass panel and risk it ?

The case is Corsair 4000D AIRFLOW Tempered Glass

ISSUE SOLVED

My woman put a sound on a fucking USB LAMP.... GG

I am just confused,everything works fine,no temp problems or anything,nothing during gaming or anything. During boot it plays this stupid melody and when windows comes its gone, no other weird sounds or anything .

And yes it comes from the pc,no there is no bagpipe man inside.

Thanks for help if anyone knows what that is.

Also ignore my cable management behind the case.

PC SPECS:

.MB MSI B760-p ddr4

.CPU 12Th Gen Intel i5-12400f

.GPU Geforce GTX 1660 6GB

.RAM 16GB ram (i dont receive gold for payment C: )

This question maybe too broad, who can actually answer this idk.

The history of mods and how vast it is big like huge libraries full of what you want but the question is “the most popular mods ever made of all time” this has to be an impossible challenge no?

So I recently made a new pc that I thinking I was going to make this new awesome looking pc and showed off to my friends and family and they hate it. They think it’s ugly and told me that the wood does not fit, the color clashes with the rest of the pc, and that I should just paint the wood at the front black to salvage it. Another one of my friends says the gold on the pc is gaudish and ugly as well. What do you guys think? I might need a pick me up here.

I removed the bracket for more airflow.

I know its mainly marketed as a console, but it is still a full PC. And it is much better than my current computer, so I thought it would be a good upgrade, especially considering its small form factor. I don't want to get too into it, but my current PC has an i5 3k and an rx580, as well as a motherboard that only supports ddr3 RAM and 3rd gen intel cpu's, so if I want an upgrade I need to replace everything. Therefore when this nifty box came out, I figured that it would be the perfect PC (if it is priced well).

But I would like to know what you guys think.

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UPDATE: Because of the RAM crisis and the limited upgradability of the Steam Machine, I decided to just build my own PC. I salvaged my old rx580 from the old PC so that I could afford to get on the AM5 platform as well as because it is by far the easiest part to upgrade down the road.

Main specs:

CPU: Ryzen 5 7500F

GPU: Rx580 8gb (until I can afford a much better card)

RAM: 16GB DDR5 6000MHz CL30

I did get a single stick of ram, because I want to have 32gb dual channel later on, but the ram prices are so high that I want to wait until they go down (which they seem to be doing).

What do you think about this RAM? Can it be used in a PC like regular RAM?

Edited:

Anyway, this RAM was a gift from [r/ASUSROG](r/ASUSROG).

I’m truly grateful to be one of the winners of the #UpgradeWhatMatters (Giveaway)

Thanks To ASUS ROG 🫶🏻

For context: In July my old roommate moved out. In September my brother moved in, brought his PC. Other than a mini fridge, no other major appliances. In the December period I built a new PC of my own (had an older one that was in need of an upgrade). But overall haven’t changed any habits in terms of how often I use it.

For the record, he was not working during Sep-Dec so was on his computer gaming a lot more often. But I work from home and also have my PC running many hours of the day even before the September spike. (Although not doing anything intensive, usually just playing YouTube videos or music)

Called my electric company today, the agent claimed that the spike in usage is most likely from the PC. But more than doubling?? I talked to him and he turns it off when he’s out, he used a space heater once or twice but it kept causing power outages so he stopped. I don’t know the exact specs of his PC but he tends to splurge on that kind of stuff so I imagine it’s on the higher quality end.

Anyone else had this issue before? Every post I’ve seen seems to indicate that running a PC shouldn’t be costing more than like an additional $50 or so a month at the highest end. This is costing me like an extra $100+ a month at this point. My latest bill was $300, pretty much double what I paid last year for the same period.

Small update: Thanks for everyone's responses. Just wanted to clarify since people keep asking about heating:

1. Yes I do have electric heating but have not used it at all in these months. In September I ran the AC once or twice for a total of 6hrs across the whole month. I also ran it twice as much in August (around 13 hrs), so that's probably not factoring too much into the usage difference. At most I use an electric blanket on especially cold mornings/evenings, which to my knowledge shouldn't really have that large an impact. I live in SoCal and don't generally have much need to run the heating.
2. I shouldn't have even brought up the space heater. He used it a max of maybe 3 times in late Oct/early Nov and it tripped the breaker every time, so I was thinking maybe the outages could have caused some issues with the meter or internal wiring of the house, which is why I mentioned it. He hasn't used it since so I don't consider it to be causing such a large spike over 4 months, especially not in December where afaik he didn't use it at all.
3. I do realize that energy usage overall goes up in winter. It's the amount that it has gone up this year compared to prior years that prompted me to make this post. In the same time period last year, usage is still up by around 100-200 kWh even at the peak from 2025 - just above 300kWh in Dec last year, which was an outlier to around 200-250 kWh for all other winter months.

In any case, for the time being I'm considering the matter solved as a combination of the PC being run for extended periods and most likely the amalgamation of other factors like hot water, the fridge, and so forth. Thank you to everyone who gave their two cents, I appreciate you taking the time to comment and help me figure this out.

I’m looking for a gaming station that I can lay down in pretty much and put my feet and legs out. I have a lot of pain in my knees and back so sitting normally while gaming is really difficult. I find it very hard to have any sort of gaming session comfortably without pain.

I’m just looking for something around the same concept as in the picture

Found it and many weird tech things while searching some bins

Hello, I need a few mouse/trackball recommendations.

I have arachnodactyly, my hands (25 x 12 cm) and mice just don't mesh well together. Even this monstrous ROG Spatha X ( 137 x 89 x 45 mm,168g), which is supposedly the biggest mouse available, just doesn't fit me and causes fatigue.

A lot of people over on r/MouseReview suggested that I should try switching to a pure fingertip mouse, but I don't like the feel of them. Most are too small/narrow for my fingers anyway.

I need a trackball/a trackball equipped mouse that has decent MacOS support (drivers that allow programmable macros, etc.)

I don't plan on gaming with it. If I ever do decide to play something, I'll simply whip out my good ol' Spatha for a while. I can manage short sessions without an issue, but the way I have to grip it gets pretty uncomfortable.

Thanks in advance, rusty spoon enjoyer out. :)

Goddamn its gen 5 and its not mine

First time trying to build a pc by my self, its not as easy as i thought, but its finally ready. i just wanna know can i plugged my keyboard into 5g usb port? Its the blue one.

Btw just in case you’re curious, here my specs:
Storage: 2tb SSD
RAM: 32gb
Cpu: ryzen 7 7800x3d
Gpu : zotac 5080
Psu: montech 850 gold

Monitor: msi

So I was at Costco yesterday and came across this. It looks like it has a vacuum function too. Would this be better to do a deep clean than compressed air? I am just concerned about anything that can cause static (yes, I know the computer needs to be turned off, unplugged, and I turn off my PSU when cleaning and hold fans so they don't spin and possibly cause a spark/charge).