With all due respect to ECS, a rant about non-feature features @ PCStats

People that know me will often comment on how I like to call "bullshit" when it comes to computer users being stupid and while my attitude is a little more reserved when it comes to my online presence there is no doubt that I will fully support a story like this one at PCStats.

A look across the battle field of desktop PCs will tell you that Gigabyte is currently pushing Intel Thunderbolt connections, ASUS and it's exceptionally knowledgeable JJ Guerrero are driving overclocking into new territories, MSI is struggling to hold on by investing in high quality board components... and ECS is calling a bent piece of aluminum which blocks airflow from the CPU fan from impinging against the back side of a videocard and memory, a dust shield.

We all know that dust will happen regardless of what snake oil you apply or how fast your fans run but there are steps you can take to prevent excessive build up.  A vertical strip of metal doesn't seem to be one of them. 

I remember having to justify my projects in college and one thing that process taught me is that you can do anything you want provided you can justify its existence AND convince your peers (or professors) that it was a good thing.  When I see things like "thermal armor" or "military spec components" I am saddened knowing that a similar peer group had to approve of such features and that eventually end users (and reviewers) would be required to sip the Kool-Aid, else justify them wrong and deal with the fall out.

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