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Re:GOG: Linux "the next major frontier" for gaming as it wor... by BoxOfRain on Friday January 30, 2026 @12:15PM (#46827034)
Ironically I built a Linux box for mainly local models with some RGBs because I wanted tasteful accent lights to match the room, but my motherboard isn't supported by OpenRGB so they're stuck on either nothing or 'unicorn vomit' mode until some indefinite point in the future. This is the first time I've run into a stereotypically Linux issue in nearly a decade on decent hardware I think!

Not a fan of those aquarium PC cases though, they sacrifice airflow for aesthetics which isn't a great shout. I have a 5090 and a 9950X in a more traditional case and my temperatures are fine with air cooling alone. Not sure you'd get away with that in an aquarium case with poorer airflow, at least without it sounding like a hairdryer all day.

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Re:GOG: Linux "the next major frontier" for gaming as it wor... by wlesieutre on Friday January 30, 2026 @01:47PM (#46828274)
Anyone know of a living successor to Silent PC Review? Was a great site back in the day but it shut down and got replaced with a marketing slop page.

Great reviews back you could get cases with multi-layered sound deadening side panels instead of windows.

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Re:GOG: Linux "the next major frontier" for gaming as it wor... by efreak on Friday January 30, 2026 @02:43PM (#46828924)
I never understood the giant focus on side windows. If you want to see your components while you're using your PC, why not just build inside a transparent case, or build on a workbench/open style (caseless)
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Re:GOG: Linux "the next major frontier" for gaming as it wor... by p_ing on Friday January 30, 2026 @07:38PM (#46831957)
ATX spec is designed for positive pressure/airflow, so you’ll generally run hotter in open air.
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Re:GOG: Linux "the next major frontier" for gaming as it wor... by BenjiWiebe on Friday January 30, 2026 @10:35PM (#46833151)
Why would the hardware care if the pressure is higher in the case than ambient? How could it even tell?
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Re:GOG: Linux "the next major frontier" for gaming as it wor... by p_ing on Saturday January 31, 2026 @02:02PM (#46839637)
Positive pressure means less dust.
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Re:GOG: Linux "the next major frontier" for gaming as it wor... by wlesieutre on Saturday January 31, 2026 @08:46PM (#46842850)
Specifically less dust if you have filters on the intakes. Positive pressure means you'll have air coming in where the fans are blowing it in (through a filter), and any gaps in the case where there aren't filters will have air flowing out due to the pressure.

If you have negative pressure you'll be sucking in air through the gaps and that air won't go through a filter, hence more dust.

Is this really part of the ATX spec though? Or just something people have learned to do for modern cases with air filters?

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Re:GOG: Linux "the next major frontier" for gaming as it wor... by herdymerzbow on Friday January 30, 2026 @04:39PM (#46830277)
Do you run linux at the moment? I've personally found my switch to CachyOS from Windows 11 one of the biggest factors in making my PC run silent/near silent. Happy to elaborate if you're curious.
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