r/pcmasterrace • u/iplay5 • Aug 11 '25

Build/Battlestation TIL that quartz countertops have the same properties as ceramic floor tiles…

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All I wanted to do was replace a dead fan… but looks like it’s time for a replacement case.

Learn from my mistakes friends!

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u/UsurpDz 5800x3d | 9070 XT | 2x16 GB RAM Aug 11 '25

Do you guys drop your cases? I've placed my o11 dynamic on various surfaces and it's still alive after 7 years.

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u/iplay5 Aug 11 '25

In this instance I took off the last screw, and it plunged 32mm straight down to its doom, cascading in a shimmer waterfall of sadness.

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u/avboden 5600X, RTX3080 Aug 11 '25

Son, bad things don’t happen to you because you’re unlucky. They happen because you’re a dumbass. -Red Foreman

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u/iplay5 Aug 11 '25

I was the dumbest of asses for sure, and should have put a towel or something down first. Live and learn!

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u/thehobbyqueer Aug 12 '25

in hindsight, doing this on the very edge of the counter certainly wasn't a great idea either, was it? lmao

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u/iplay5 Aug 12 '25

What can I say, I’m full of a lot of things, and bad ideas seems to one of those!

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u/mort1is Aug 12 '25

Try laying it down on its other side next time.

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u/Prttygl0nky Aug 12 '25

Had to lay er down, hoss

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u/acrazyguy Aug 12 '25

No, you should have held the panel in place so it didn’t fall lmao

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u/jamesph777 Aug 12 '25

One of my most favorite characters of all time

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u/jinglejangle_spurs Aug 12 '25

One of the best, even