Repairer manufacturers buyer’s gaming PC a ‘monstrosity’ — pores and skin lacerating cable administration approach provokes horror

A PC restore skilled was despatched in a system to repair that had some uncommon, and probably hazardous, modifications. Redditor and restore store proprietor, elishalewisusaf, didn’t shrink back from branding the stricken PC a “monstrosity.” Indeed, the PSU shroud appears prefer it was ripped open by a xenomorph, breaking by way of the perforated metal venting to guard its hive.

I own a tech repair business – and this monstrosity came in. I’m baffled from r/pcmasterrace

Commenters within the PCMR Reddit thread are largely puzzled as to ‘why’ such a heinous act has been carried out on this PC. The PSU shroud already featured a modestly sized cutout for cable routing, slightly below the xenomorph breach zone. Indeed, elishalewisusaf can be “baffled” by what they noticed when this PC arrived within the restore store.

The assembled social media-based PC constructing consultants typically opine that the twisted steel surgical procedure this PC has undergone, presumably by the proprietor, is consumer error, to place it politely. However, some are charitable sufficient to recommend the 8-pin cable from PSU to GPU might have been too brief to take a extra scenic route. That would imply it was an unusually brief cable.

Elishalewisusaf has but to replace on what the customer-reported difficulty with the PC within the image is. So, we don’t know if the twisted steel mess between the PSU zone and the remainder of the PC truly brought on a useful downside. It wouldn’t be stunning if among the cabling we will’t see is broken or shorting, attributable to steel shards or mud.

Once a proud PC system

Also in the image, we can see that this ailing PC once proudly brandished the Digital Storm marque. That firm claims to build PCs with “expert craftsmanship,” and is committed to “crafting the world’s most advanced gaming PCs.” It also offers lifetime support – so the PSU shroud-mangler should have reached for the phone before reaching for the bolt cutters, or whatever inappropriate tool did this damage.

We’d guess that the GPU pictured is an Asus Dual GeForce RTX 3060, possibly an RTX 4060. That means, if this PC originally shipped with the GPU, it was put together around four or fewer years ago. Dust buildup looks like a few years’ worth, too.

Some Redditors can’t help but comment on the 256GB SATA drive we see mounted on the PSU shroud area. We’d like to think this is an old drive brought along from a prior PC, not the primary, as it lacks capacity and performance if the PC is meant for gaming duties in 2025.

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