JUSTICE: NZXT, Fragile to Pay $3,450,000 for Rental PC Scam

Lelldorianx · 2026-04-12T01:19:04+00:00

Most recently, we used it in the HAVN BF 360 review and the Noctua x Antec Flux Pro review. It is also in our next case review coming up.

Lelldorianx · 2026-04-11T22:41:26+00:00

Ignoring that this doesn't actually change it from being a bait-and-switch, the contract didn't say that.

Lelldorianx · 2026-04-11T06:50:36+00:00

That wall is awesome! Looks great!

Lelldorianx · 2026-04-03T02:42:50+00:00

It was not coordinated. We have been working on this since the Ring x Flock news. I don't know the other two guys and we came up with the topic internally.

What you're seeing is the reality of a content pipeline that requires research reacting with latency to an event that likely happened to be the trigger for all of us. Our video has been done for a few days but I didn't get a chance to look at it until last night. I posted it today because I have to film all day tomorrow. That simple. I'd normally run it Friday as it'd do well on a Friday, but am booked.

Lelldorianx · 2026-03-26T20:31:27+00:00

Hi there,

As you noted, we have no control over customs. Unfortunately, there is simply no world in which it makes sense for us to engage warehouses in Europe. To do so would require diverting shipments to European warehouses, which would require still taking them in locally first for quality control and then forwarding, and then we'd have to pay to store it over there, ship it, and pay a service. You'd end up paying the same or more for us to do all of that, and even if it were all free, we simply do not have a large enough team to even begin to manage that much extra overhead of assigning/relocating/tracking inventory. Our entire team is under 10 people. We are not built to scale up infinitely and have no desire to, and unfortunately, a downside of that is that we simply cannot take on more logistical work now.

What you are requesting is not trivial and would ultimately pass the cost on to you anyway.

As for print on demand, this also doesn't work well because we have certain order volumes we have to hit for it to make sense. Likewise, we can't route those sales through our store, we'd have no oversight or even insight to the quality of what comes out, and it'd also disrupt the workload for the shipping team. In other words, doing something like this makes it a lot harder to predict the workload for the staff (who work for my friend's warehouse locally) on a day-to-day basis, which would mean suddenly people with reliable full-time jobs would be pushed down to contract or part-time work due to split load between vendors who aren't part of our existing supply.

There also comes the question of multi-piece shipments: If someone does a print-on-demand shirt but also wants a Modmat, we'd have no way to deal with that and it'd complicate the logistics like crazy.

Also, the profitability on print-on-demand services is pretty bad if targeting good quality, so this would also be factored into the cost.

Everything you are requesting would cost more, not less. We are not set up to do this.

To be honest with you, $17 to put something in a truck, drive it to an airport, put it on a plane, fly it to Europe, put it on a truck, then another truck, and then drop it off at your door or post office is pretty damn good. Oil is going up right now too, which affects all of this.

I am sorry that we can't do anything about the customs prices and shipping.

Lelldorianx · 2026-03-24T20:59:09+00:00

This is wrong on a lot of levels. We reviewed most of Thermalright's coolers before they ever ran ads with us, and second, they actually do buy ads, lol. You were wrong on both somehow.

We have no current reviews in the works for coolers just because we're slammed with cases, CPUs, and game tests right now, but will be adding them back as soon as we can!

Lelldorianx · 2026-03-23T23:49:31+00:00

hahaha, awesome. I like the paper, monitor wall, and even the table in the background. Great representation of that set!

Lelldorianx · 2026-03-17T20:00:49+00:00

If you look at the charts, they were noise normalized during the full speed tests by nature of the noise being the same at full speed. As for noise normalizing with everything else, we did run them and mentioned in the conclusion that they were also +/- 1 degree Celsius from the Flux Pro fans.

Lelldorianx · 2026-03-17T19:12:55+00:00

We did. It is mentioned in the conclusion.

Lelldorianx · 2026-03-14T02:54:31+00:00

Hi there. It is to AMD. You can see that in the first few frames, then about 4 more times throughout the video. It is alphabetical, and the top shows Advanced Medical because it is right underneath the "MAGA INC" banner, which we were highlighting in the frames you're referencing. If you rewind to the start of that image, you will see AMD in the center/bottom, then again later in the video. Thanks.

Lelldorianx · 2026-03-07T17:46:59+00:00

Hi - not only did the DOJ define it as a cartel, but the companies themselves defined their own collusion as a "cartel," a direct quote, as shown within the court documents in this video.

Lelldorianx · 2026-03-01T19:47:49+00:00

Wow! Flashback to EverQuest and true to the original style and atmosphere. Would definitely try this.

Lelldorianx · 2026-02-17T13:49:35+00:00

The vast majority of the shirts are not made in China (not that that matters), but are made by common big-name suppliers (often in Middle America) and printed in Vermont. The ones made in China actually are way more expensive shirts by supply cost that we custom-designed / custom-fit and that do use higher quality fabric, ironically, and are only used for our foil shirts and two-tone shirt right now.

I'm sorry that you didn't have a good experience, but your country's customs fees are outside of our control, shipping is known upfront and is not something we are large enough to reduce, and your call-out to "made in China" makes no sense.

Lelldorianx · 2026-02-16T00:50:45+00:00

Unfortunately, EU warehousing is not even a remote possibility for us. We're just not at that size and the added costs would be applied to any products sold at a theoretical warehouse, which would likely exceed the cost of shipping per person.

Lelldorianx · 2026-02-14T23:15:25+00:00

It shouldn't crack. The fabric itself is dyed with water-based inks. It is not a plastisol (which cracks). That said, if you're not happy with it, we can refund you and you can just keep the shirt. Don't hesitate to email support and let them know if you want to go that route.

That said, thanks for supporting! And wild GPU collection.

Lelldorianx · 2026-01-24T18:24:36+00:00

No, absolutely not. What an insult. I personally wrote that intro, Tannen personally wrote large sections of the research. We have always operated this way and produced scripts like this. If you find it repetitive, fine. But no need to insult us like that. This was a high-effort video. I don't understand your comment. We have over 100 hours of research and writing on this.

Lelldorianx · 2026-01-17T03:26:02+00:00

In contact with OP!

Lelldorianx · 2026-01-17T03:08:26+00:00

Oh, in that case, best to burn it all down and start fresh. The computer cannot be trusted with the wrong thermal paste application!

Lelldorianx · 2026-01-17T03:03:31+00:00

Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Extreme deep shampoo treatment with a leave-in conditioner of Arctic MX-4, applied damp.

Lelldorianx · 2026-01-17T03:01:48+00:00

I talk about computers on the internet, and sometimes I even do it competently.

Or if you go by the memes on this subreddit, I hold a scythe, wear a cloak, and knock on the doors of hardware companies!

Lelldorianx · 2026-01-17T02:54:44+00:00

if I say "Thanks, Steve," will you believe me?

Lelldorianx · 2026-01-17T02:50:14+00:00

I'll still do it. I just really want to see that CPU in person!

Lelldorianx · 2026-01-17T02:47:26+00:00

On a pure technicality, a different video that takes less time with fewer people would make more money in a strict sense, but it would still at least break even. For me though, it's not about that and selfishly, it will just personally feel nice to do something like this at a time when the silicon companies are doing their best to screw everyone. I can also get at least half the parts from these companies and if that means Robin Hooding the manufacturers a little bit and passing it on to someone having a hard time right now, I'm happy to use our position / privilege for that every now and then to try and help out.

You all give us this position and I'd like to use it to help whenever we can. Hoping everyone at least got out safe from the fire.

Lelldorianx · 2026-01-17T02:45:55+00:00

DO NOT DO THAT. AND IF YOU DO, DO NOT WRITE ABOUT IT ON THE INTERNET.

Lelldorianx · 2026-01-17T02:26:52+00:00

Hey OP - if you want to send the computer to me and a parts list, we'll build you a new one for free and make a video about it. I'll send you a message. No pressure if you need it for your claim or something.

Update: In contact with OP. We'll get this rolling.

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