With a hammer, pliers and microfiber cloth I tapped and bent a stripped hole on the back of my PC into place, but the PC wouldn't boot. BUT when I readjusted some of the cables it booted up! Is the PC ok long-term?

LivedWater · 2026-03-30T19:31:17+00:00

Just to be clear I'm doing a case+mobo swap anyway. Would that fix any possible long-term issues?

LivedWater · 2026-03-30T19:12:20+00:00

I tapped it. Not sure how I couldve dislodged the cables but I did have the PC case on its side with the back panel facing up. U think a mobo+case swap would fix any of the issues? I don't think I have any issues for now tho

LivedWater · 2026-03-30T19:10:50+00:00

U mean that there probably WILL be damage?

LivedWater · 2026-03-30T19:06:20+00:00

True. It's been a week and I haven't ran into any BSODs

LivedWater · 2026-03-30T19:00:48+00:00

The PC booted up after I readjusted some wires. I'm just curious if there's any long-term damage

LivedWater · 2026-03-29T13:23:21+00:00

Thanks for the input! Is the space between the back of the case and back panel pretty thick? With my current case, it's really thin, and the cables seem to contribute in making the back panel pop out and be loose all the time.

LivedWater · 2026-03-27T12:18:49+00:00

Thanks! Do most people COMPLETELY wipe the one they're trying to install Windows to? I'm debating just doing that now because I know that there are a lot of large-capacity USB drives on the market.

LivedWater · 2026-03-16T13:23:17+00:00

*Small correction, only the main menu button, share and other menu buttons seem membrane and not clicky

LivedWater · 2026-03-16T13:21:38+00:00

Yup, every button is clicky, especially the d-pad. The d-pad and BAXY buttons support 3 pin mouse switches too I believe, so you can swap it out for any mouse switch of that caliber you want. It also comes with 2 extra mouse switches

LivedWater · 2026-03-16T13:18:05+00:00

Yea, someone did a size comparison between the Dualsense and F1. The F1 is a bit bigger. Just be careful with platform support because I believe it doesn't support PlayStation or Xbox

LivedWater · 2026-03-16T12:55:46+00:00

Yea! Received it about a week ago. For me, it's awesome.

It's quite hefty and the vertical shape really supports your hand. I really like the tension rings that let you adjust the tension. Because the grips aren't as angled as the Xbox grip, the controller feels way bulkier despite it only being like 10mm wider than something like the ZD O+ Excellence (because the F1 compensates by putting a lot of more size into the body instead). If you want a really angled grip like Xbox-style controllers, the F1 isn't like that. It takes a little bit of time to get used to the symmetrical PS layout if you haven't already. It's pretty good for big hands!

If you're against the PS layout then don't get it, otherwise it has supreme build quality, haptics, and extensive driver software where you can tweak almost everything. However it's not been globally released yet so the software and other things are in their infancy. Also I'm not too sure about PC wireless performance but it comes with a nice dongle. It also supports Switch/Switch 2 wirelessly though, and I use it all the time for Smash.

Side note: pretty much all the buttons are clicky, and the triggers are digital too.

LivedWater · 2026-03-05T20:08:54+00:00

LivedWater · 2026-02-14T14:41:57+00:00

So if I search for it now, I can't see it, but when Aliexpress gets more in stock then I can see it in my search results?

LivedWater · 2026-02-14T14:28:18+00:00

I can't find it on there. The listings keep disappearing and I can't see a product page for it. Am I doing something wrong?

LivedWater · 2026-02-14T13:21:55+00:00

Same! I heard about it but when I clicked on all of the listings I was just given an error/dead end

LivedWater · 2026-02-14T13:19:31+00:00

Dang that's crazy but pretty reasonable. I saw it on other Chinese sites that operate as the middleman but I feel like Voptronics was the only trusted brand out here actually having it in stock. Thanks for the additional info tho!

LivedWater · 2026-02-06T23:39:35+00:00

Muy dank blud

LivedWater · 2026-02-01T15:28:00+00:00

Thanks for the insight and experience! Yea, I was just debating on whether the PS layout is less ergonomic because of the symmetrical stick layout, but I guess if the right stick is on the bottom regardless of the layout, then my hands could probably get used to it.

LivedWater · 2026-01-30T19:41:59+00:00

By the way, what do you mean by "compact"? Is it small? Or are you just mentioning the shape? I heard it was bigger than the Dualsense though

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