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Really love my new case but I'm running it with my ATX power supply dangling out of the side of the case until I can make up my mind on a new SFX PSU. I think I might just bite the bullet and buy the noisy Silverstone SX500 just so I can stop staring at this wire mess :) edit: pulled the...

Where are you guys buying the Sharkoon PSU? I can't find it for sale anywhere online.

Just got my v5 in the mail today. Maybe I got one of the first ones since I live in Hawaii. Cool to see all the customs stickers and stuff from Taiwan :) Going to transfer the guts from my prodigy over once I get a SFF PSU. All I see are noise complaints about the SFX-L PSUs so I'm not...

Nice! I will probably buy some corrosion resistant screws online - I think #6-32 and M3 screws should do the trick. Also I can get some motherboard standoffs. Thinking brass or maybe even titanium. How about rivets - those are usually steel. Also in the Linus video when he shows the...

Are there a lot of steel parts on this case? Every case I buy rusts after awhile due to my tropic climate, but aluminum doesn't rust. Things that usually rust: steel fan screens steel screws the steel parts around ports the I/O shield on the back of the case. I'm loving the...

Cool, thanks for the feedback. What's up with the drive LEDs on the front of those cases? Do you need a special motherboard or adapter card to get those to actually work? It would be cool to see which drive had failed on the front via LED, but I'm guessing I can't do that with my current...

Thanks. Are the Norco 4020 / 4024 the most recommended cases? I've been searching online, and found some somewhat unsatisfactory answers, but I was hoping the questions would help start a discussion wherein people might share some personal experience or perhaps some information about which...

Hey everybody, I've been retiring my old gaming PC parts and repurposing them as a file server for a few years now, but recently I've been taking a look at all the sweet servers on these forums and I'm looking to upgrade. I was checking out the 5in3 modules (is there a recommended best...

Oh duh right, I forgot this case is backwards.

Nice build. I have a similar configuration, though not in this case. Is it acceptable to orient your CPU fan the way you have? I had to do the same thing with mine. The fan sucks air through the heatsink, and right next to it the rear case fan is doing the same thing. The fan is intended to...

Just to provide an update: the final solution may end up being moving to a new place. Not because of the rust but due to my work situation. I'll still be on Oahu but probably not as close to the ocean.

Well, I've got one of these and want a second one, but I'm having a hard time finding one in stock. I tried ordering direct from HP but they said it had been replaced by the zr24w. I don't think I want a zr24w because it's not a wide gamut monitor and would probably look weird next to my 2475...

Sure! Let me dig one out of my parts bin. Here's a nice 7800GTX. I used to run this bad boy in SLI. Hmm, the fan is looking a bit rusty: And those DVI connectors are pretty gnarly too: Yeah, there's quite a bit of corrosion on the back: Let's take the heatsink off...

When there's no surf or wind, yeah :) Well, I have yet to hear a better argument for watercooling. Very interesting. However, I would imagine that the radiator would still be a problem. I have never watercooled, but isn't there a big metal thing that sticks out of your case has to be...

I really like the look of this case. Can you tell which parts are not aluminum? I'm worried about rust. Specifically, are the rivets made out of aluminum? It looks like the fan grilles are steel but I can swap those out when they get rusty (I've got a stack of them I keep in a box with a...

Wow, first I've heard of that! The home is quite a bit older than that. Also I have spoken with other residents in the area who have the same problem. A guy down the street who edits video replaces his Mac Pro every year, largely because the rust will cause it to stop working if he keeps it...

I've seen those but haven't seriously considered them since I would imagine it creates quite a mess when you're digging around in there to swap out and try new components, which I do quite frequently.

Indeed it did / has. I have 3 graphics cards (the HSFs on the graphics cards go pretty quickly). Also a few sound cards, TV tuner cards, and 3 PSUs. To be fair, I can't be sure it's the rust killing all the components, but I think it's pretty likely. All this in a span of 3 years.

Hmm interesting idea. I could probably find stainless steel screws at the local hardware store to replace whatever they are using. Then I only need to worry about the HSF, PSU, and whatever cards I'm using. I don't know how I feel about the transparent look however.

After moving next to the beach in Hawaii, everything started to rust! I've spent the last three years trying to find computer components that won't disintegrate in a matter of months. Here's a little timeline of my rust adventure: The first thing I noticed was my CPU coolers. When I moved out...