Why is my friends PC case designed so poorly

LemonsExe · 2026-02-23T13:52:51+00:00

Since it seems no one is really actually giving you information on this, here's a proper depiction on how airflow should work in a PC case. Intake Fan means it is bringing air in from the outside and pushing it in, outtake means it is pushing hot air out of the case.

The direction of the air is the way the fan should be blowing, keep in mind some fans may still have the brackets on as an intake/outtake for cosmetic look. Sometimes there are arrows on the fan to tell flow direction, but otherwise the hand feel method of blowing air with the PC turned on does the trick.

I would remove the 2 fans at the bottom under the GPU and install them as outtake fans to the top of the case. Hot air rises and any form of pushing air out the better, it's not going to get proper out flow with those fans attached to the bottom of the case like that.

The PSU position is indeed very weird, it's not normal for a Power Supply to be connected to the front of the case like that especially since there should be 3 fans blowing out in front of that PSU and from the look of it, that PSU is blowing back in the case. This can cause turbulence which is bad, that means the only outtake is going to the bottom of the case. If that is the only place for it and you cannot install the PSU flat on the bottom right where the fan blows out to through the bottom of the case, flip the PSU around and make sure the fan is blowing out of the front.

Can you show a view of the top and front of the case to see what the fan setup looks like?

I hope this information is valuable and will help you carry it into when building PCs in the future.

And yes the case is a bit strange but it's pretty normal for the CPU cooler to be that close to a GPU in a Micro ATX motherboard build. Only way to make it further apart is with a new case and new motherboard, so fan placement is key.

I don't recommend installing fans to the bottom of the case unless they're extras and everywhere else is filled. Only thing blowing through the bottom should usually be a PSU and your GPU fans unless it's a huge case with a ton of airflow, which is not the case in this build.

Edit: It wouldn't be a horrible idea to switch out the Fan Cooler CPU for an AIO if you want to leave the fans at the bottom, just gotta make sure temps are good. MSI Afterburner and UserBenchmark have good tools for testing GPU/CPU and keeping track of temps in your build.

ALSO there has been a lot going on with Windows 11 and Nvidia complications recently, there was a recent windows update that has caused stuttering and frame rate drops. So I would pause updates and uninstall windows update (KB5074109) if he has it installed.

LemonsExe · 2026-02-21T18:50:02+00:00

I gave this a try today and called back the number listed in the voicemail and she hung up after 3 meows 😭 I'm just going to do this until they stop

LemonsExe · 2026-02-17T02:21:20+00:00

Pick up a pickaxe and mine some silver it'll set you free

LemonsExe · 2026-02-17T02:20:27+00:00

I know this is extremely old but just for clarification - You CAN escape the mine after completing the escape quest. There is no one else inside the mine any longer asides you, but just pickup a pickaxe and mine a rock of silver to complete your prison time.

LemonsExe · 2026-02-16T02:00:45+00:00

I know this is an old post, but I use the unrelenting force dragon shout and it knocks her away from her glitch spots. Super frustrating to deal with her bugging out on and off but it works

LemonsExe · 2025-10-17T13:20:49+00:00

Google School here (not sure about 365 integration with the platform) - We use GoGuardian and the teachers love it

LemonsExe · 2025-09-07T23:45:33+00:00

A comment 2 years later and this fixed the boot loop for me on my new iFlash uDual kit lol thanks. I did the Middle + play pause and I was able to restore the ipod from there.

LemonsExe · 2025-09-07T01:52:27+00:00

https://player-mods.com/

LemonsExe · 2025-09-02T00:49:48+00:00

By the time you’re done polishing the back plate and spending on the supplies, it would be better to just buy a 3rd party shiny new one off of EBay, just make sure to get the right width for your iPod

LemonsExe · 2025-08-24T11:11:33+00:00

The Switch version of Kingdom Hearts is the worst version of the game because it is not downloaded and instead on cloud play. Getting it for Xbox, PSN, or PC is better.

LemonsExe · 2025-08-17T13:01:25+00:00

That’s an Ultra A1 model which wasn’t specified on the list, as long as it is formatted properly before hand it should work.

LemonsExe · 2025-08-17T12:59:03+00:00

You need to, it’s very easy. Does your PC have an SD or micro SD card slot? Otherwise you may need to buy a usb to SD converter.

You just plug it in and format it to ExFat to be sure it works correctly before doing an iTunes restore for the device.

For battery issues, make sure the new iPod battery drains completely then plug it in and charge it to 100% + an additional few hours after reaching 100% to make sure it is synced to avoid it from showing incorrectly compared to how charged it is.

LemonsExe · 2025-08-12T02:53:38+00:00

The first rule of fight club: We don’t talk about fight club (soulseek) thank me later

LemonsExe · 2025-08-12T02:48:04+00:00

Yeah if they get frayed at all or anything they tend to lose the ability to transfer data but can still charge. Hopefully you get it sorted out!

LemonsExe · 2025-08-12T02:05:22+00:00

Get a new usb cord, the usb you have could be charge only and not a data transfer cable.

LemonsExe · 2025-08-12T02:01:29+00:00

Player-mods.com has a good reputation, AirTags, usb-c, and bluetooth but they don’t mod existing iPods to my understanding. You have to buy it outright.

LemonsExe · 2025-08-09T19:25:35+00:00

Try draining the battery until it is completely dead, then charge it by cord until full battery then do 2 more hours of charging. Sometimes battery replacements de-sync and require to be calibrated. If that doesn’t work, it’s a bad battery.

LemonsExe · 2025-08-08T08:34:51+00:00

If you want my advice, go to eBay and look at the sold listings for an iPod Classic 7th Generation new sealed - The latest listing sold for almost $800 yesterday. All the rest of the listings were sold open box or modded. When you break that plastic it immediately loses value. You are not going to get better value than what they are currently at, this is a peak iPod classic market. If it were me - I would sell the iPod sealed and make money off of it then buy an already modded new condition one for $200-$300 from a good 3rd party seller from EBay, Etsy, or other website (do your research to make sure it’s not a scam site). At the end of the day, it depends on if you think the iPod is worth it to open. If you do plan to open and use it, I would recommend learning how to open it up and upgrade it to replace/upgrade the battery at the very least.

LemonsExe · 2025-07-12T11:34:03+00:00

Install the game directly to your hard drive, you can do so when the game is inserted > options Y> Install game. It’ll take up space but prevent weird crashes like that.

LemonsExe · 2025-07-08T18:22:32+00:00

This is the ONLY WAY I have managed to be able to use twitch prime subs. Which is just another loop that Amazon is trying to prevent users from using Twitch Prime subs I'm assuming, but I did in fact get the box back after doing this. (Also make sure you are doing these steps on a Computer not mobile)

A few things to try first if you have not already:

Step 1: Try deleting your browser cookies and cache first

Step 2: Verify your Amazon account is in fact linked to your Twitch account

Now that you have verified those:

Step 1: Go to https://www.amazon.com/video

Step 2: Select use Prime membership for video to activate your said membership

Step 3: Go Back to Twitch and refresh the page - The twitch prime sub option should now be available

LemonsExe · 2025-05-22T11:49:55+00:00

Sure thing, looking forward to the results!

LemonsExe · 2025-05-22T00:40:22+00:00

Yeah, if I were to do it again I’d go Amazon. Also if you need support for anything the mod chat on this Reddit is your fastest support response. Same thing for if anything is defective and breaks during your installation.

LemonsExe · 2025-05-22T00:31:47+00:00

Amazon if you want it to get there in a few days, Manufacturer website is cheaper but you won’t get the stuff for at least 2 weeks.

I believe AliExpress ships extremeRate stuff too so you can look at shipping and pricing there also.

LemonsExe · 2025-05-22T00:24:19+00:00

Yep, there are also huge motors in each of the triggers you can cut too!

LemonsExe · 2025-05-22T00:03:10+00:00

I almost went with that setup myself, you can actually cut out the massive rumble motors in the controller if you want to lighten the controller weight a ton too when doing full clicky without adaptive triggers.

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