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Things You Don't Like In PC Cosmetics?

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glossy plastic (matte plastic can be ok in some cases although generally I prefer metal)

random aggressive angles in case styling (e.g. NZXT cases)

dust

terrible cable management

too many/bright LEDs

stickers

5.25" bay res and flashy fan controllers

long slack tubing runs.

beautiful GPU coolers with no backplate (considering the only parts you see are the side and the back.)

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Brushed aluminium, it looks good but i'm horrified of touching it because it'll easily stain and it's practically impossible to clean. 

plus another reason that is personal for me, touching brushed aluminium fells as bad as scratching my nail on a chalk board. learned that the hard way from my k60 keyboard, i could not use because when i'm typing on it i cringe and get the goosebumps every time i touch the aluminium on the keyboards. 

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I hate massive cases if the owner doesn't fill them properly. It bugs me when I see something like a 900D that only has a single GPU (and no other add-on cards) on a standard ATX board. 

i7 not perfectly stable at 4.4.. #firstworldproblems

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Plastic, and complex LEDs that make your computer look like a carnival ride. 

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When cases aren't painted inside and out so the outside is black and inside is an ugly white.

Cases that are really vibrantly coloured.

Wires that aren't sleeved all the way to the end.

Green and blue PCBs. :(

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Dust buildup. Ugh, the worst.

Been around since the beginning of LTT & the forums, but mostly just lurk!

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brown motherboards and 5.25" bays covers

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plastic, shiny cases

the look of the sata power or molex cords that have five or six connectors on them in non modular power supplies

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Any PCB that is not black, it just looks so ugly D:

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im starting to dislike 5.25" bays. i think my next case wont have any optical bays.

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yellow pcb's

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Blue PCB's

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The non uniform look of the front of cases because they "have to" have 5.25 bays.

 

Non right angle connections

 

Non black PCB's

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Blue. That simple.

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Acrylic side panels with air-vents

Cases with more plastic additions than half the population of California added together

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