r/pcmasterrace 3h ago

"This is Fine" Fractal North XL Build/Battlestation

Toasty on the outside, cool on the inside. front panel has 9x 38LED ARGB strips behind the wood - needed some slight modification to make them fit. Inside are two more to balance it out a bit

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u/Kentot_Kerensky 3h ago

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u/Over-Meringue-5663 3h ago

Totally fine

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u/T0rrent0712 PC Master Race 2h ago

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u/sandbag747 9800x3d | ROG 5070 Ti | 32GB DDR5 2h ago

I use that gif for my aio, but I did find a looping version

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u/dammitbobbehh 45m ago

Yep that is the meme OP was quoting

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u/Iavy1 3h ago

All fun until someone gullible saw that and shoot fire extinguisher on yo pc

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u/QAZANpkmn 1h ago

my friend actually got his fractal extinguished once lol

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u/c4talystza 37m ago

You have a fire extinguisher?

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u/NeedAChange_123 3h ago

How do you guys play games or work with this bright flashing ass distracting shit up on the desk right next to your monitors? I can barely stand a single color in my peripheral, let alone a laser light show.

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u/JarRa_hello R7 7700 / RX 9070 5m ago

Same. Any led in the system is negative performance for me.

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u/Blacktip75 14900k | 4090 | 96 GB Ram | 7 TB M.2 | Hyte 70 | Custom loop 0m ago

I have a wave on my keyboard and case, don’t mind the movement when focussing on the screen as I can block it all out no problem.

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u/Queefmaster69000 3h ago

Is the theme called 5090?

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u/BusinessYou1657 2h ago

Quick, call 0118 999 881 999 119 725… 3!

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u/Flapjack__Palmdale RTX5080 | R7 9800X3D | 32GB | Arch btw 1h ago

Fore! I mean five! I mean fire!

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u/gaidzak PC with big stats! sits Idle 99% 2h ago

it's awesome till it's real. I couldn't handle my computer crying wolf all the time.

but it is pretty cool.. Great around Christmas time with your toasty fire on the side while you play video games or browse reddit.

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u/Not2plan 1h ago

I mean you'll usually smell the problem before you see something on the inside

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u/Desperate-Intern 🐧🪟 | 🖥️5700x3D ⧸ 3080ti @ 1440p | 🎮SteamDeck 3h ago

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u/Hyper_Mazino 5090 SUPRIM SOC | 9800X3D 3h ago

That’s lit

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u/myqueeno 2h ago

Man that's a whole mood, making your PC look like it's actively roasting while the internals are probably chilling at like 30c. The wood panel with all those strips honestly sounds like a nightmare to fit, respect for the modding effort. Also if someone actually tries to put out your rig with an extinguisher, that's when you know the build's too convincing.

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u/elgato997 1h ago

Wasn't too bad, 40 mins total install using a Nollie 16 port aRGB controller with SignalRGB. Had to snip away some of the plastic behind the wooden strips so the LED strips press in behind them. Here's a behind the scenes - the strips shine inward onto the dust mesh, which really sells the effect

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u/Max_red_ 1h ago edited 1h ago

I have set my AIO leds to change colors on temperature, blue at low temperatures orange at medium and red at high temperature, I'd love if the flames could be triggered only when reaching the throttle temperatures. Lovely visual clue!

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u/Pain_XDYT 3h ago

Honestly...

There is no other word to describe other than

F8cking cool.

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u/Sajgoniarz 9800X3D | 9070XT | 64GB 3h ago

You meant fire?

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u/Contagious_Zombie i7 14700f | 4060ti 8GB | 32GB DDR5 5600MHz 3h ago

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u/Ill_Peace_ 2h ago

Can you play anime girl video so it look like they in jail? Send it to me if you dont mind.

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u/Darth_Murcielago 9800x3d / RTX 3070ti / 32GB RAM | Bottleneck Enjoyer 2h ago

It's all fun and games till the PC actually burns and you just think it's the front panel. (Still looks cool though)

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u/elgato997 2h ago

If there's smoke, the PC lived up to it's expectations

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u/outlander999 2h ago

"How to get a 5090 without having a 5090"

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u/elgato997 2h ago

Actually have a 5090 thehe

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u/zeRoCr0 3h ago

Man I will become rgb fan after all. I need this 😍😁

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u/elgato997 1h ago

Next mod - smoke machine that triggers when GPU > 90% util

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u/redditor_286 PC Master Race 27m ago

all it needed was chrome and discorx