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[–] rafoix@lemmy.zip 55 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I’d love a transparent AM5 motherboard.

[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 20 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Pretty sure it would just be copper color. Lots of overlapping layers (6-8) in a MB.

Ref: https://www.gigabyte.com/FileUpload/Global/WebPage/16/article_12_ud3_clip_image004.jpg

[–] rafoix@lemmy.zip 11 points 2 days ago

A sheet of shiny copper is also pretty cool.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 29 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Bruh a transparent AM5 motherboard in an all white case?

[–] MrWafflesNBacon@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I would like a transparent AM5 motherboard in an all transparent case

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 27 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] reseller_pledge609@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 3 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Yes. Gimme electronics that look like this any day.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm actually kind of surprised you can't get transparent IEX compatible PC cases. No glass panel just all transparent acrylic.

That would be pretty cool. But I'm sure there's either a good reason or a good excuse for it.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Get incarcerated.
You'll get transparent devices in there :)

But they won't be as colourful and fun, which sucks.

[–] rafoix@lemmy.zip 14 points 3 days ago

MB manufacturers are leaving money on the table. They can pair it with a transparent GPU and sell it as a combo.

$$$

[–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 21 points 3 days ago (3 children)

The late 90s to early 2000s PCs I remember were that god awful beige color that I absolutely hated. It was fucking horrible.

Like in my mind, I associate that particular color of beige to dinosaur tech that's not worth having around.

[–] cannedtuna@lemmy.world 19 points 3 days ago (6 children)

Dude, tell me this case doesn’t look sick af

I would hate that case.

[–] Gonzako@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I kinda prefer 2010s cases before they all just turned into squares

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 4 points 2 days ago

I still remember having to flip down the latch on the 5.25 drive as a kid trying to play some sesame street game.

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Well that is hilarious. The fake 5.25 floppy drive bay covers are an especially nice touch.

[–] cannedtuna@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Agreed. Also like the key switch. I think it’d look great decked out with some brown Noctua fans too

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Oh man, Noctua fans fit perfectly with this ironic high performance/vintage garbage dynamic! Good call.

[–] rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I still keep my actual ancient 5.25" floppy drive from my first 286 DOS box installed in a spare bay in my current PC tower. The drive hasn't worked in ages, but as a chunk of my first PC is still part of my current one it means that, in a Ship of Theseus sense, I've been using the same computer for 30 years.

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I love that. I still have the very first computer I ever bought, a Power Mac G4 I keep saying that some day I'll modify the case to house my current PC.

My favorite feature of that case was the latch you can see on the side, you pull the latch and the entire side opens downward, no screws. .

[–] rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

You could swap one screw from that case into your current one. It wouldn't be obvious to anyone else, but you'd know it was there!

[–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] cannedtuna@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

To each his own I guess. Personally I love the retro look

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 days ago

Yeah, it's ugly.

[–] poweruser@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 3 days ago

Plus it was usually yellowed and sticky with nicotine tar

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago

Only cheap machines were still beige by the early 2000s. Dell, for instance, switched to their dark gray clamshell around 2001.

[–] Spes@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

Only available for 2 layer Flex PCB, not 4 layer.

[–] rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Enjoy the laptop, Cool!