That their AIOs work (albeit are woefully behind more recent coolers) is more a testament to the Asutek design than any of their modifications to the design.
for the price of gen 4 riser might as well get a NR200 or something
H500 is fine. In fact I actually got one for my build because of the Gamers Nexus video on it
Yeah, it's a new video. He explicitly mentions at multiple points that they set the investigation aside for a few weeks before getting everything sorted out.
Thank you. Funny thing is I forgot all about this but then realized I never got a response from nzxt after I sent my email out to them. SMH
Unless I am wrong, all they did was replace the metal screws with plastic ones, but according to the video, that doesn't fix the underlying issue which is the faulty PCIE riser. If NZXT fixed the riser, I would like to know.
They already put out a recall a while back and GN covered that then too. So obviously OP wouldn't mention that.
GN claims the problem lies with the PCIE riser while the recall only deals with changing the metal screws to plastics. And, GN noted in the video that's not enough and recommended people replace the riser.
You only need to replace the riser if you're forgetful or trying to resell the whole package, otherwise non-metal screws or zip ties would suffice.
Capitalizing? They've been trying to do this story since it first broke but cases were pulled and it wasn't easy to get an actual product months ago. They state in the video that the only reason why they got one for this video is because someone donated it for this video. And anyone with this case trying to get rid of it aren't going to get rid of it without getting a replacement.
oops sorry i got the model numbers mixed up.
Misleading scenario? Have the fires not happened?
If you watch the video it explains why it happened and why they issues the fix, I have 2 of these and replaced the screws listed, I have 0 anxiety for what was already a rare issue. That being said, should NOT have launched with an issue like that even if it only effected less than 10 people, right now I would just recommend the NR200P to people.
The entire point of this video is to show how it is possible to cause the fire, is it the only way, was it actually happened to the first "victim"? No one fucking knows.
I think GN should get the benefit of the doubt on this one since it's a safety issue. The scenario doesn't have to be 100% accurate since it's conceptually the same as a PSA.
Yup. He made a follow up video because they had an unrelated issue and fixed this one too by adding in some plastic washers.
the first video is meh but there's nothing wrong with the second
First one I understand the issues, second one, I don't think it's a bad video ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Well, it seems the washers won't help. The trace is on a inside layer in the pcb, so washers do not stop it from shorting. A plastic screw would though.
He might have replaced the screws too, but I don't remember, I just remember the washers.
