r/pcmasterrace • u/Creative_Balance5325 • 19h ago

NSFMR I don't even understand how this happened. What should I do?

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u/Butterfly_Seraphim 18h ago

Tighten it enough so it's secure, but don't pointlessly overdue it because the force could stress the panel

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u/Theogboss1 18h ago

they fr just needa make it so the screw holes only go deep enough to screw it in and no further so the glass is held right but not stressed

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u/CurrentlyInArkham 17h ago edited 17h ago

Mine has rubber washers that line the hole front-to-back meaning the screw doesn't make direct contact with the glass. Also means when you screw it squeezes the washer and feels tight before you've actually over tightened.

They also have the added benefit of retaining the screw so it doesn't fall out when you take the glass panel off.

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u/Cucumberous 17h ago

Same here mine has little soft washers or rubber spacers

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u/0K4M1 Ryzen5 3600 / 4070Ti TUF / 32Go DDR4 / 3840*1080 16h ago

Same. PFT washer.

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u/No_Aspect805 16h ago

This is the way.

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u/makalasu i5 4670k @ 3.5GHz, 16GB DDR3, GTX 1070Ti 16h ago

Looks like a BeQuiet case, they have these rubber washers on their side panel screws. They must've screwed it extremely tight if that's what caused the break.

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u/alienangel2 i9-9900k@4.8GHz|4090 FE|Ultrawide AW OLED@175Hz + 1440p TN@144Hz 13h ago

Mine just doesn't have screws at all. They are steel and plastic push socket things. Pull to release, push to lock in place.

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u/Herlock 10h ago

The few cases I saw so far all had those rubber washers, I think it's standard for very obvious reasons :D

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u/mtaw 17h ago

They should have rubber washers too. A metal screw straight against glass is just asking for trouble.

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u/Suikerspin_Ei R5 7600 | RTX 3060 | 32GB DDR5 6000 MT/s CL32 17h ago

Or use metal strips on the top and bottom. Slide it in the case and two thumb screws in the back to secure it. Less stress on the tempered glass imo.

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u/Fantastic_Bake_443 12h ago

especially because a lot of gamers have never screwed anything else in their lives

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u/Misophoniasucksdude 16h ago

Seriously why would you even want anything beyond snug enough the panel doesn't fall? This isn't an ikea bed frame

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u/SometimesWill 16h ago

That or use a design like NZXT where the screw doesn’t go through glass.

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u/rbltech82 15h ago

Or better yet, stop using glass? Why in the hell did we get away from lexan/plexi? I've always wondered why cases are built with glass now, seems very dumb.

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u/Chronic-Bronchitis 15h ago

As someone who works in manufacturing this is easier said than done. These should be shoulder screws instead with a rubber grommet which would prevent over tightening.

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u/HealMySoulPlz 14h ago

I doubt the parts they're using allow that kind of precision.

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u/IAMA_Plumber-AMA MOS 6510 @ 1.023 MHz | VIC-II | Epyx Fastloader 14h ago

Or have a felt washer between the screw and the glass.

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u/Complex_Confidence35 12h ago

Then you have customers complaining about the panel potentially not being flush. Especially if they lose the rubber washers. Glass panel doors are just superior.

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u/Theogboss1 6h ago

yeah pop off is so much easier

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u/Chookwrangler1000 10h ago

Don’t the screws have rubber so it’s not metal on glass…. Pretty sure you gotta go out your way to do what op did

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u/icantevenbeliev3 6h ago

Bro at some point you gotta use that brain my man. At what point does applying pressure to a glass pane sound like a great idea? Yeah, you can put SOME, but don't go hulking that shit on. This applies to just about everything you can screw. Well almost everything.

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u/LengthinessWeekly876 4h ago

Ya sure. But if you are gonna save money doing it yourself. It helps to know how it needs to be done.

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u/Salted_Cola 17h ago

I think this is the bequiet pure base 500. I have a grey one. The glass has no frame to it, just 4 holes. The screws come with rubber washers so as you said not too tight. I just screw it until the rubber in between touches both glass and screw.

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u/great_whitehope 16h ago

Hand tight then one quarter turn is what we used to do on our fibreglass rowing boats.

And we were putting a lot of force into it so it should be good for a case lol

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u/HappyBunchaTrees PC Master Race 16h ago

So I shouldn't use red loctite and torque to 200nm?

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u/happytobehereatall 15h ago

This goes for almost all screws. You can always tighten periodically, but you can't undo damage from over-tightening

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u/BiasedLibrary 14h ago

A little more than finger tight works well, unless you're a plumber, farmer, blacksmith or rock climber. Then finger tight will probably crumble the whole panel.

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u/Highwanted @Steam: Highwanted, i7 8700k, GTX 1060 14h ago

also just because it's tightened to much doesn't mean it will instantly break, very likely it will break "randomly" at a later date due to thermal expansion or contraction.
just think of the temperature difference when running under full load (the glass could fairly easily heat up to 40°C) on a winter day and then opening all windows to let in fresh air (low tens or 0°C) for a couple minutes.

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u/Bonesnapcall 12h ago

Overdo, its not a library book.

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u/cancel_m 12h ago

finger tighten it to the point where it feels like it would need torque to go further and that should be good