Does little scratches/imperfections bother you when PC building?

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This is more a curiosity than anything, and perhaps showing a bit of OCD. But do scratches, manufacturing imperfections, building errors, bumps, stretched/marked wires, loose connections, threaded screws, paint chip etc bother you much when building PCs?

I think every build I do there's always a tiny something slightly "wrong" or a small mistake made that no one would ever notice but the builder. I sometimes show people and they think I'm joking it can be so tiny lol.

Just wondering where everyone draws the line. Do small things matter to you or is it purely the functioning of the device that matters? Sometimes im tempted to rebuy things.. then I realize I'm not rich and a tiny imperfections don't matter.

Theres a good chance im just crazy lol :)
 
LuckyBenski said:
You've named a few different things there. Scratches won't bother me if they're just hazing from age but if it's damage/scratches from carelessness that's annoying.

But loose connections will get fixed and damaged cables too!

Paint chips are a bit unavoidable but again I'd hope it's not from my carelessness generally. Same for threaded screws - these things do not happen to me because I'm careful :) Bugs me if I get something second hand that's been abused like that.
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I never buy second hand, but I think those that do buy from me with how careful I can be with things get a good deal.

Little things like scratches etc are so easy to do if a component just touches another, or the door of a chassis touches something else going in or out, especually with black metal coating. Wires as well can be so easy to mark if they touch a side in a difficult case.

Honestly its better to let it all go somewhat but I'm having to teach myself that...slowly
 
rare said:
Yes, massively. I like things to be perfect and go out of my way to keep them as such.

In the past if things get damaged or even get minor aesthetic marks or scratches I end up getting not just really annoyed about it but end up ‘falling out of love’ (for want of a better term) with whatever it is and end up changing it for something else haha!
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I've been like that in the past/currently (hence the thread), not sure if it's just too much stress, money and effort to maintain everything in pristine condition lol.
 
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Ayahuasca said:
I couldn't imagine being that anal about things. I don't even inspect the components before fitting them lol.

If you go looking for trouble, you'll find it.
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Oh I know and it makes me misrable as well haha. I need to get over it lol. PC building brings out the worst of my ocd! Oddly not the software side haha.
 
Semple said:
Neither of them are "supposed" to be that way. The minor chip on the PCI connector has likely been caused from inserting it (whether that was the OP or from QA testing). The minor paint chipping on the AIO is probably more carelessness from the manufacturer.

I think in reality most people accept that you can't get anything "perfect" these days. So minor imperfections are overlooked.

The chip on the PCI slot is definitely being anal though - assuming the connector makes full contact you're never going to see it. The other one I might be a bit unhappy about as it's much more evident when RGB is used.
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Yeah the PCIe came that way and knowing Asus I'd be paranoid they would try to void my warranty if i kept it, it also had bad coil whine so it's getting collected today.

The cooler I asked Phanteks if the lid can be replaced just in case. My case is glass front and back. It's a minor detail but everything is so expensive these days you'd hope it would be perfect.

All that been said I think in the long run it would be better for me to tolerate small blemishes as there always seems to be something these days.
 
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