Dr. Bigglesworth

Oops, drunk embarrassing admission once realizing the last post date hehe.

The cost to go Platinum almost never outweighs any potential savings over a long timespan. Have you considered the RMX Shift 1200? It's ATX3/PCIE5 and uses 2 8 pins to 16 pin power. The Hela and the Meg uses relatively the same CWT unit whereas Corsair's CWT is an in house design, AFAIK. I'm getting the Shift myself. 2 8 pins to 16 would be more stable, I think, then a single cable.

The 40 hour workweek is only flawed if you're not actively working those 40 hours to advance your own company or that of your employers. The reality is very few people truly work 40 hours a week in the white collar industry and may work 25-30 hours of actual work and the rest is fluff. I'll consider meetings actual work here. Getting our selves to change is going to be difficult. I haven't checked in with our Canadian cousins but I suspect their labor laws concerning these matters are simply better than our American laws and reflect the European model.

I keep rewatching the latest video on VHS from the channel. Kinda want to drag out my own VHS player and watch old videos now.

Very likely possible. I'll try and reply to @Bombastinator's post later. I'm currently dealing with a summer cold. Although I now remember wanting the P600S because of its better perceived airflow capabilities. I'll have to go to a store that has them both so I can check them out in person. Videos only do so much to help you make a choice.

I'm slowly looking at my parts choices. I'm a usual buyer of Seasonic but their models have a touchy OCP or did, that RTX3000 tripped often with certain card models. The BeQuiet Dark Power series at 850 watts pending whatever the 4080 or 4090 is like (or whatever AMD has in stock) should be enough, I hope. Gotta be honest, it's hard to believe current prices after seeing them so high for over 2 years. Oh. Yes. I totally forgot about those. I was looking into those when I build my current system a couple years ago. I had become really attached to the Define 7, and of course the Define 7 XL model. The Define 7 is an older case design compared to the P600S, right? I want to say "yes" but my timeline is messed up. I wouldn't mind building an enclosure for it. It's the time involved to get the aesthetic just right.

Sorry. TG is tempered glass. I love the looks but would prefer a solid panel. CM is Cooler Master. This is the CM case per that thread. It looks very old design wise but I'm sure it may get the job done. https://www.coolermaster.com/catalog/legacy-products/cases/cm-690-ii-ver-2/#image-Item4 The P600S grabbed my attention due to the plate tilt tech but how easy it easy to go from smooth and slow to high performance when needed without time to learn a complicated latching mechanism. So I know the front portion of the P600S can handle a 420 mm rad. Is it safe to say buy a 420 mm AIO and have the radiator at the front of the case with 3-4 exhaust fans at the top instead of relying on just a 360 mm AIO at the top?

Thanks. I tried to get on here today but the site was down. I ended up watching some Youtube videos. In another guy's thread someone recommended a CM case with 5.25 bays and solid side panels with dual fans. Though CM's site wasn't really working last night so I couldn't find much specs on it or interior shots. Ideally I'd like to have a build done by Christmas but given how things flow, I think January or February would be more realistic. Is there any other case like the P600S that's not got TG? Seems the majority use TG these days. Thanks y'all!

Hi all. I'm getting ready to retire my 6th gen i7 this coming fall for either a 13th gen or AMD's 7K offerings. I haven't really bothered to check out case reviews the last few years because of obvious reasons and over-extended prices making this hobby a nightmare. I had a friend of a friend recommend the P600S from Phanteks to me, mostly because I was looking for a very sleek design without anything that could break. The high price aside, I do like the case but am very unsure of how good it is. I will likely be using a large AIO cooler or go custom water cooling, and will likely buy a 4080 or 4090 to upgrade from my existing RTX 2nd gen card. Although I suspect I'd be able to grab the card in January given the past video card launches in the last decade. Also, if you have this case or have built one out, are the Arctic fans in them any good or would I be better off sinking money into fancier fans like Silent Wings or Noctuas? I'm really trying to avoid RGB gore with this build. I wouldn't mind a similar case if it offered a 5.35 bay for my BR player/burner so I can avoid building an enclosure via USB. Something with slick design and great build quality. No TG, and preferably have a few 3.5" bays for traditional drives. I really don't care if it's a mid or full tower. Usual go to cards for Nvidia at least are from EVGA. So it should be able to accommodate the length of their biggest fan'd cards.

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Hello all. New here. Not new to Linus. He is the very reason I've spent thousands of dollars in hardware over the years, not that I'm complaining!