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Does any1 have experience with anti-shatter films for glass PC side panels? (alien.top)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I have a lot of bad experiences with glass side panels. I desperately needed to upgrade my PC case and Microcenter had a beautiful Corsair ICUE 4000X on clearance for $50.

The catch: No screws (which I didn't care about), and a glass side panel.

For perspective, I have a 5950x and a 3080ti. I've been using a cheap $30 case ever since I had to retire my NZXT Phantom 530 and my PC has been overheating ever since. I CAAAN spent like $200 on a beautiful new case that doesn't have a glass side panel but that wouldn't be very financially responsible for me.

So I'm stuck with this. I want to modify the side panel to make sure that when it does inevitably shatter, it won't create a huge mess and result in me stepping on glass. I'm wondering if anybody has tried applying anti-shatter films to their side panels and how successful its been.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Might be best to find your local plastic fabricator like TAP Plastics and get a piece of lexan or acrylic cut as a drop-in replacement.

I have used them for other projects in the past and it's been easy going.

No experience with the anti-shatter films on tempered glass due to the nature of why the glass shstters.