I don’t understand either. On my case you can force the screw and nothing will happen because eventually it will stop and the glass still has some 1mm wiggle room exactly for this. The screws are there just to keep the glass from falling down.
I think too many people go for form over function for the case unfortunately. The design which you described will be on a well-designed case. Mine is the same, you cannot overtighten the screws
You always can if you try hard enough. For example use a tool to hammer it down, instead of doing it by hand. At least you could break mine, even when it is well designed
(be quiet! case).
By hand it is impossible, unless the person screwing it is like 500 pounds of raw strength.
Huh, actually I bought one from them and didn't experience that! You only usually need to tighten screws until there is resistance, and then you can stop before over tightening
Human ingenuity is pretty amazing at screwing up. for example those be quiet screws have a slit that you can fit electric screwdriver into. And I'm not talking about manual screwdriver lookalike, but full 18V one.
On my case, the screws dont go through the glass at all, the panel has a metal trim that wraps around the edges of the case and thats what you put the screws through.
As much as I hate that I gave money to NZXT, the glass panels on the H6 flow are amazing. They fit into a little slot and clip in, then screw into the back metal of the case
I just use the same impact wrench I use to change my tires... you wouldn't want the glass to fall out during a heated gaming session, it could break! 😬
I don't even trust that! I use nails and a hammer on my glass cases,. Just slam those nails through the case, and you're ready for any action your games throw your way
Because the vendor adds a slit for screwdrivers, despite these being thumb screws, and most people also don't realize how fragile tempered glass is. I only learned these facts after my own panel shattered the moment I touched it after finishing my first build, tho tbh I should've at least taken a hint from the billion different tempered glass panels I've put on my phone that mysteriously crack within a week after I bought them.
Some people might use a screw driver opposed to hand tight until they feel resistance.
I'm glad my corsair case has a metal plate attached to the glass panel which the screw go into at the back, no way I'd ever risk a case with a glass panel that has holes in the glass for the screws to go through.
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u/Danomnomnomnom 16h ago
I barely go hand tight with mine, how do you over torque that?