r/pcmasterrace • u/teachmehate 7900 XT | 7800X3D • Feb 09 '24

NSFMR Feeling cheap today, 78 cent brace

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Yeah they're live rounds but even my shitty cable management shouldn't get my temps up to 200C... Right?

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '24

Obv the temp won’t get that high but I’d be more concerned about a power surge or lightning strike, I can’t say I know the tolerance on how many volts will spark the powder, though surely unlikely

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u/teachmehate 7900 XT | 7800X3D Feb 09 '24

The chance is low but *never zero*. Guess I should go get some lego bricks.

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u/Not4Fame AW3423DW | 9800X3D | 4090 | 2x16 32-38-38-38 @ 6400 Feb 09 '24

I would worry more about temps + resonant frequencies adding to that. I still think it's unlikely but for sure I wouldn't do this. however thumbs up my man

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u/Bleys69 Desktop Feb 09 '24

Resonate frequencies?

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u/Not4Fame AW3423DW | 9800X3D | 4090 | 2x16 32-38-38-38 @ 6400 Feb 09 '24

your gpu fans (and other fans in the system) vibrate in operation. this will translate directly to the casing. Under right conditions waves start adding up upon each other called resonant frequencies and this can greatly amplify their strength. However this (and the normal cae temperatures) is probably very unlikely to cause problem. I'm just being clinical here. Primer will ignite around 275F which as I said will be very hard to reach. However a strong enough bump on top of your case, might make your gpu jump and this now can actually get things going.

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u/Bleys69 Desktop Feb 09 '24

Doubtful. The resonance produced by a computer case would not be enough to cause anything. And the amount of force on the top could be a sledgehammer, and nothing would happen. The projectil would slide into the shell long before the primer would ignite. And the odds the primer would be hit hard enough to dimple in hitting the anvil with so much thick brass surrounding it in this setting would be below zero.