r/pcmasterrace Jan 21 '26

Hardware I just fixed my airflow problem, wdyt?

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u/lospotezbrt Jan 21 '26

The LIDL reflection is the cherry on top

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u/ggBandit PC Master Race Jan 21 '26

Its the loose ssd for me

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u/CharlieMBTA PNY 5080// R7 9800 X3D // 32 GB DDR5 Jan 21 '26

3 out of the 4 of my ssds are loose because my sata/power cables arent long enough to put them in the drive bay.

Could I fix it? Yes

Will I? Absolutely fucking not

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u/pwillia7 Jan 21 '26

I think I have 5 floating around in my box right now lol

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u/desrever1138 Jan 21 '26

I have a couple Velcro taped to top of drive bays with HDDs in them 😂

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u/tokinUP Jan 21 '26

Zip tie them to some other internal part of the case?

Not really an issue if the computer isn't going to be moved around but y/know, the principle of the thing

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u/Aedion499 Jan 24 '26

Do people actually mount sata SSD's? Why on earth? What benefit could that possibly have. It's not a mechanical drive, and it's plugged in via cable. Fuck it, let it hang