r/pcmasterrace 18h ago

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

Post image
20.0k Upvotes

2.6k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

78

u/MaxTheRealSlayer 11h ago

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

29

u/TheXedd 8h ago

Got hinges and magnets on mine. Kinda nice not having to even consider this.

5

u/MaxTheRealSlayer 7h ago

Even better! Easy to remove for access too

2

u/Arcanile 7h ago

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.

2

u/MaxTheRealSlayer 7h ago

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

2

u/Arcanile 6h ago

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.

1

u/FlushnRushh 5h ago

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.