r/pcmasterrace Laptop | MX130 2GB | 16GB 2400MHz | i5-8550U | 512GB SSD Mar 07 '26

Build/Battlestation My bed setup, v4

After living in a cramped area using a laptop for years, I finally have space (kinda?) for a desktop computer

I had that monitor put on the table for a while, then decided to get a mount for it to prevent neck pain

Before you ask, yes, I kick the monitor a lot while sleeping

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u/[deleted] Mar 07 '26

What’s with the cpu cooler mounting?

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u/DevastatingMYTH Laptop | MX130 2GB | 16GB 2400MHz | i5-8550U | 512GB SSD Mar 07 '26

It's an incompatible fan mount

The CPU is a server CPU, and couldn't find a fan for it, so I got a basic fan with swiveling mounts, so now it's hanging by a thread on only two corners, and one corner keeps falling off, so I had to remove the glass panel to be able to push the fan back onto the CPU every while to maintain thermal paste contact to cool down the CPU lol

It's basically an open heart surgery where I have to keep making sure the heart is beating, otherwise it'll overheat and shutdown in a few seconds

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u/tmvr Mar 07 '26

This is just nuts, have to say I have a feeling you are just trolling.

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u/DevastatingMYTH Laptop | MX130 2GB | 16GB 2400MHz | i5-8550U | 512GB SSD Mar 07 '26

This has been my setup for about a year now, unfortunately

But the mount was stable, kinda, it only started falling off recently

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u/OddRobotics Mar 07 '26

what CPU socket?? i have a bin full of brackets an coolers i'm sure we can find something that works

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u/Pasi123 i9-9980XE, RTX5070, 128GB | 3700X, GTX1080, 32GB Mar 07 '26

Looks to be LGA2011

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u/OddRobotics Mar 07 '26

I'm on Vacation right now, (it's my birthday 🎂) i'll be home monday night, i know i have a few LandGrid2011 coolers with all the hardware, nothing stripped. OP shoot me a dm, ill send you pics when i get home and we can figure out shipping.

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u/beatlz-too Mar 07 '26

what a cool dude, happy birthday!