i can't go to hell - i'm all out of vacation days. i watch space rocks and yell at computers for my day job. probably too old for any of this

 

i think i might be burned out on internet social. it's hard to keep doing it. it's hard to even maintain the amount of attention i'm already giving it

 

i am the cause of most of my own problems

 

furthermore, capitalism must be destroyed

 

birdsona: ?????

 

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gabu
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like what the HECK is any of this

THE GAME
TO END ALL GAMES

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FOR THOSE
WHO DARE

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this is "live laugh love for gamers"


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That's an error / boot code display! If something goes wrong, rather than just turning on an error led, it gives a two-digit hex code that you can look up in the manual to find out what went wrong.

I believe they're usually in high-end motherboards, mostly useful for overclocking, but also just a nice-to-have for setting up because any system can fail to boot.

most lower-end motherboards just have a few LED signals for like "CPU" or "RAM", or just one LED that flashes in a pattern you have to interpret.

yeah it's an extremely good feature and the reason i even came across these design sins is because i was watching a video about how sadly these 7 segment error code displays are only found on $500+ motherboards nowadays, for no good reason (the reason is saving pennies while pressuring enthousiasts to buy into a higher price class than they need), while a few generations ago you'd find them on like $150 mobos or cheaper

I own a variation of this motherboard and agree 100%

At the same time if you're adding all that cast aluminum heat spreaders to your board you might as well brand it

sad to announce that i am posting this comment from the pictured motherboard

it's Fine™

there weren't really better options, HEDT is more or less dead since consumer devices have grown upwards to consume that market space (it's all $10k+ workstations up there now), and At Least You Can Turn The Gamer LEDs Off

i wanted the case with the opaque side panel instead of the glass one but they didn't have it. oh well at least i can see the CPU temperature readout in this revision

oh i would never blame anyone for buying any motherboard regardless of its design. its a good featureful board! function over form!

i'm pointing the finger squarely at the designers that make designs like this executives that force the designers to make designs like this because its what the think gamers want

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