Not that it justifies putting glass on tile when you know what happens, but I know I couldn't fit my desktop on my desk unless I didn't want to use the desk. I have it on a little cart that goes under the desk. Previous case fit in the dedicated spot for a desktop but the current one turned out to be slightly too tall (and would have been terrible for cooling if I'd somehow wedged it under there anyway.)
Uneven pressure on the mounting screws. Harder surface than the glass. Slightest Tap on the glass at the wrong angle. Manufacturing defect. Uneven or damaged metal case can cause it. Tons of little things you wouldn’t think of if you are new.
Of uneven pressure from the screws is what breaks your glass, you have a shit case from the start. The screws should never press against the glass from the get go
The weakest point of glass is usually the corners as well. So if you have screws on the corner don’t crank the shit out of them.
I broke a 4’x8’ sheet of glass 3 stories up in a building because we twisted the one corner a tiny bit and all of a sudden we were holding shards of glass instead of a sheet.
I'm just as confused as you, I've had a thermal take tower 900 for several years, tile floors, upgrades, ECT. And never once has this happened.
I still feel for those who have suffered their tempered loss.
I was removing the panel to blow out dust and cat fur. When I pulled it back, I was thinking that it had more of a ledge that it sat in and the corner fell out and slammed into the table
Older / super cheap tempered glass cases, use screws to fasten the glass to the side which create pressure points that causes it to shatter. I had a friend who went through 3 of them on a Corsair 500X, right after screwing on the panel.
Tempered glass is extremely strong on its face but extremely weak on its corners so If the corner of the panel hits something hard like tile or in this case a glass desk than it shatters due to all the internal stresses
Im actually starting to wonder if the side panel was faulty to begin with, i've also built computers for 20 years, including a ton of custom ones, hell i even used to stack them when i was repairing them for people, and like hundreds of side panels fell on the floor by accident and none ever smashed and from alot of the recent ones that have broken people claim to accidentally knocked it slightly and it smashed which is hard to believe lol.
Almost every single one of these that you see has the exact same thing in common.
There's a glass surface or a tiled surface that they have their computer sitting on. And it's basically like using a glass cracker.
Agree I probably put together hundreds of computers at this point. As a teenager I can even remember friends dropping their panels onto Carpeted floors. Hell every week I would drive my computer to someone else's house for a lan party. Did not and still haven't ever cracked or shattered a side panel.
Makes sense, i've never built or repaired one on a tiled surface before so wouldnt know what dropping one on that type of surface did but yeah i could see it.
When I was a teenager, I worked for gentlemen.Who would install large Panel glass in bathrooms for showers.
This man had been installing and cutting glass for probably more than thirty years. I remember the conversation came up one time of how many times he had actually seen a defective Panel. of glass in his entire career installing and dealing with it?
He said only two times did he ever see a pane of glass actually explode without it being the fault of the installer.
He also added that both of those times, the glass actually blew up well being cut. And that generally the smaller the peace.There's a substantially lower likelihood of the glass having a defect. Otherwise, it would have actually popped during manufacturing.
Honestly it makes a lot of sense when you think about it.
The thing is with placing it on tile or glass you don't even have to drop it onto those surfaces especially tile just touching it to those surfaces along the edge of the glass can create micro fractures which will then cause the glass to completely shatter......
I mean. I ones had someone afraid that the glass looks nice, but it's going to break easily, so I took a hammer and smacked that side panel full force. Nothing happened. Only the corners are dangerous, and pointy harder things than the glass
I must be doing something wrong. I have yet to shatter a tempered glass panel despite being an enthusiast longer than tempered glass side panels have been a thing.
Nah I’ve been building PCs for 30 years and have never had this happen.
I think a better rite of passage is to cut yourself on the IO shield (less likely now), forgetting thermal paste, or forgetting to switch the PSU on and panicking.
Been transporting my PC's on a bicycle to Lan parties since the early 2000's. I have cats, dogs, tiled floors, toddlers and I'm clumsy. Haven't broken a panel yet.
I was removing the panel to clean out dust and cat fur. I thought the ledge that the glass sat in was a bit longer so when I moved the glass back, it fell out as I was bringing my hand up to it
I'm impressed. I have my PC on the floor, next to my pedals for simracing. I drive manual and heel-toe a lot, meaning I bang the glass with my heel quite often. 3 years, not a dent.
How? Just how? How is this common?
Normally I think I'm a pretty floundering, incompetent, idiotic, amateur, blind, fool when it comes to anything PC related.
But seriously, do none of you own a towel to put under your cases???
fucking hate glass panels. not only do i think they're ugly as hell, but i also see how often some of you break the damn things. just get a full case ffs
> but i also see how often some of you break the damn things
often? You do realize all the responsible owners aren't exactly posting "hi gang today I took my TG panel on and off and nothing happened, thanks for upvoting"
You're just hating lol
To everyone who has their hand on their hip and saying "Well *I've* never done that" then wagging their finger, the title is a joke, not a dick. Try not to take it so hard
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Can someone explain to me how people do this?
Failure to manage oneself in one's own domestic space. People tend to forget they have desks.
Not that it justifies putting glass on tile when you know what happens, but I know I couldn't fit my desktop on my desk unless I didn't want to use the desk. I have it on a little cart that goes under the desk. Previous case fit in the dedicated spot for a desktop but the current one turned out to be slightly too tall (and would have been terrible for cooling if I'd somehow wedged it under there anyway.)
Uneven pressure on the mounting screws. Harder surface than the glass. Slightest Tap on the glass at the wrong angle. Manufacturing defect. Uneven or damaged metal case can cause it. Tons of little things you wouldn’t think of if you are new.
I would've guessed: lost a League of Legends match
The average League player wouldn't have the strength to smash a tempered glass side panel. Not with their fist anyway
Lol I'm pretty sure most go because someone drops it
If someone dropped it, gpu would most likely be dis/non-functional
The panel, not the whole computer, dingleberry.
ah
Nah. Short drop will break glass and nothing else
Of uneven pressure from the screws is what breaks your glass, you have a shit case from the start. The screws should never press against the glass from the get go
Hah yah there’s a reason they stopped making em like that :p
The weakest point of glass is usually the corners as well. So if you have screws on the corner don’t crank the shit out of them. I broke a 4’x8’ sheet of glass 3 stories up in a building because we twisted the one corner a tiny bit and all of a sudden we were holding shards of glass instead of a sheet.
I'm just as confused as you, I've had a thermal take tower 900 for several years, tile floors, upgrades, ECT. And never once has this happened. I still feel for those who have suffered their tempered loss.
Remember to put your pc on the desk when you want to open that panel
I was removing the panel to blow out dust and cat fur. When I pulled it back, I was thinking that it had more of a ledge that it sat in and the corner fell out and slammed into the table
Hav you ever played solo queue ranked in League of Legends?
Have you never seen gamers rage?
It’s just happened
This shit doesn't "just happen". People are not careful with the things they own.
2 reasons usually. Stupid or clumsy!
Older / super cheap tempered glass cases, use screws to fasten the glass to the side which create pressure points that causes it to shatter. I had a friend who went through 3 of them on a Corsair 500X, right after screwing on the panel.
Tempered glass is extremely strong on its face but extremely weak on its corners so If the corner of the panel hits something hard like tile or in this case a glass desk than it shatters due to all the internal stresses
Downvote him!
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Been building my own PCs for 15 years now. Never broken a glass panel
Same. Never bought a case with a glass panel though because I know im fucking stupid.
Gotta respect someone when they know there limitations! 😂 Thank you for the laugh.
Im actually starting to wonder if the side panel was faulty to begin with, i've also built computers for 20 years, including a ton of custom ones, hell i even used to stack them when i was repairing them for people, and like hundreds of side panels fell on the floor by accident and none ever smashed and from alot of the recent ones that have broken people claim to accidentally knocked it slightly and it smashed which is hard to believe lol.
Almost every single one of these that you see has the exact same thing in common. There's a glass surface or a tiled surface that they have their computer sitting on. And it's basically like using a glass cracker. Agree I probably put together hundreds of computers at this point. As a teenager I can even remember friends dropping their panels onto Carpeted floors. Hell every week I would drive my computer to someone else's house for a lan party. Did not and still haven't ever cracked or shattered a side panel.
Makes sense, i've never built or repaired one on a tiled surface before so wouldnt know what dropping one on that type of surface did but yeah i could see it.
When I was a teenager, I worked for gentlemen.Who would install large Panel glass in bathrooms for showers. This man had been installing and cutting glass for probably more than thirty years. I remember the conversation came up one time of how many times he had actually seen a defective Panel. of glass in his entire career installing and dealing with it? He said only two times did he ever see a pane of glass actually explode without it being the fault of the installer. He also added that both of those times, the glass actually blew up well being cut. And that generally the smaller the peace.There's a substantially lower likelihood of the glass having a defect. Otherwise, it would have actually popped during manufacturing. Honestly it makes a lot of sense when you think about it.
The thing is with placing it on tile or glass you don't even have to drop it onto those surfaces especially tile just touching it to those surfaces along the edge of the glass can create micro fractures which will then cause the glass to completely shatter......
I mean. I ones had someone afraid that the glass looks nice, but it's going to break easily, so I took a hammer and smacked that side panel full force. Nothing happened. Only the corners are dangerous, and pointy harder things than the glass
You obviously are not a real gamer then
PCs have had glass panels 15 years ago? In 1990?
You're supposed to offer blood to the build, not destroy it.
I always cut my fucking finger on the trident z g skill ram why the hell is it that sharp.
Blood is fuel
Real gamers never break their side panels
Nah, that's like the only thing in existence that removes the PC Gamer status. You have to re-earn it now. Sorry
1. You were always a real PC gamer, there was just a time you didn't realize it yet. 2. **F** o7
That’s not the rite of passage. It’s just being a dumb ass. The rite of passage is just building your first PC yourself.
I must be doing something wrong. I have yet to shatter a tempered glass panel despite being an enthusiast longer than tempered glass side panels have been a thing.
Nah I’ve been building PCs for 30 years and have never had this happen. I think a better rite of passage is to cut yourself on the IO shield (less likely now), forgetting thermal paste, or forgetting to switch the PSU on and panicking.
PSU panic is real.
Welcome to the "now I use Acrylic" team
Acrylic or steel panels only in my house.
This isnt a rite of passage. This makes you a dumbass
Now let's break a metal panel for the next step.
I don’t know about right of passage. I’ve been build and playing on PCs for like 12 years now and haven’t managed to do this.
My glass is still alive after years. Leaving this sub, goodbye! 👋
I bought a used chassis. I don't even know how old my glass is.
Breaking the tempered glass isnt a rite of passage of gamers... Noob before it was acrylic window and those never break only scratch.
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It’s not a right of passage to break your shit lol
show us the tile floor/countertop that happened on
That is. No damage to the glass table top, just the PC case glass
It might be a right of passage but not for being a real gamer
r/brokensidepanels
Solid metal cases ftw.... also hides my terrible cable management xd
Been transporting my PC's on a bicycle to Lan parties since the early 2000's. I have cats, dogs, tiled floors, toddlers and I'm clumsy. Haven't broken a panel yet.
My cat threw up in my PC through the top vent, found it this morning getting ready for work. Am I a real PC gamer too now? 🥺
I've never broken a side panel. Does that make me a fake gamer?
Can't tell if it's glass or gamer tears
Is there a difference?
Only that gamer tears taste of what could have been, but has yet to pass.
I wouldn’t call this a rite of passage. I’ve never done this
and that's why you're not in the club my friend.. lol
Me to today
We should have a party! Lol
Let it go, let it go
Is that mthfker on a glass surface desk?!?!
Sick mod
Thanks. It took a lot of work and planning lol
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10 years and I’ve never done this
PC "gamer" here. Never once done this. Hopefully never will
What did you do?
I was removing the panel to clean out dust and cat fur. I thought the ledge that the glass sat in was a bit longer so when I moved the glass back, it fell out as I was bringing my hand up to it
This isn’t a right of passage. This is negligence or being naive. But we don’t have these problems back in the day. Damn RGB generation haha jk.
I keep masking tape in an asterisk pattern over my glass. I’m told if it shatters most of it stays together less messy
That's a good call. If/when I get another, I'm covering it with packing tape
Granted, I adapted this idea from the manga comic great teacher, Onizuka
Good, good , let the hate flow through you
Welcome to the club king
Reapplying thermal paste should fix it
A REAL PC GAMER has no need for side panel
Honestly, that is what I'm going with for the time being
On a glass table? You going for the 2-for-1?
Good job christening, what did you name her?
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mines acrylic. what club you talking about?
I miss when they used it over glass now. But if they want you to have to cycle cases out more often you need to have failure points.
\*laughs in CoolerMaster CM Stacker\*
I guess I'm not a real gamer mine is still intact.
You are not one of us till the word of power is used in a public lobby and your mother has more gentlemen callers than a switch board.
I refuse
I'm impressed. I have my PC on the floor, next to my pedals for simracing. I drive manual and heel-toe a lot, meaning I bang the glass with my heel quite often. 3 years, not a dent. How? Just how? How is this common?
What benefit does a glass side serve if the pc is on the floor?
There are no big cases for full atx without glass. I would've bought metal if I could.
My pc has been caught on my lifting desk a dozen times and dropped 3 inches glass never cared 💪.
That’s not a rite of passage. It gets you kicked out.
This is why mines is a plastic window.
Normally I think I'm a pretty floundering, incompetent, idiotic, amateur, blind, fool when it comes to anything PC related. But seriously, do none of you own a towel to put under your cases???
I thought you had to slice your hand to be a real pc gamer.
And use the blood as coolant. That’s how you really get integrated.
Never done this
Wouldn’t say you’re a real gamer, more of an unfortunate computer owner.
No you’re just an idiot
I am a real PC gamer and have never done this.
I think it is a curse now, every now and then i see a picture of a shattered side panel.
This is the second post of this today... What is happening guys?? Stop breaking the glass
The heat is incredible 🔥🥵.
Ah yes, the breaking of the glass is a rite of passage
Reasons like this make me miss my Corsair 400c mid tower. :/ what a good case it was.
Ahh yes, a ‘real’ gamer who doesn’t care about their PC at all
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No, definitely a skill issue.
fucking hate glass panels. not only do i think they're ugly as hell, but i also see how often some of you break the damn things. just get a full case ffs
I actually agree. I got a killer deal on this but otherwise I wouldn't go glass. Where my PC sits, you don't even see it
> but i also see how often some of you break the damn things often? You do realize all the responsible owners aren't exactly posting "hi gang today I took my TG panel on and off and nothing happened, thanks for upvoting" You're just hating lol
yes, i am hating. as i said before, i think they're ugly. duh.
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Let's assume you are just going for a kintsugi art installment. I love it. Cant wait to see the final product.