xMorpheousx416 Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 Okay... since there's no better place to ask a one of a kind question than this forum... I've been racking my brain about this for a couple days now. I never used this... and for the life of me, I cannot remember what it was ever meant to be for. Hell, I cannot even remember if it came with some conversion kit, or my PC case. I attempted to use Google Lens, which has been pretty decent in the past identifying odd objects, but sadly, no go here. Anyone else have one of these to help me ID? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1427962-care-to-guess-unknown-part/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Global Moderator Posted April 13, 2023 Global Moderator Share Posted April 13, 2023 That looks like a camera adapter. Some one else have any idea? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1427962-care-to-guess-unknown-part/#findComment-598812586 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xMorpheousx416 Posted April 13, 2023 Author Share Posted April 13, 2023 Seriously... not a clue! I can't remember if it came with a computer case, CPU cooling conversion kit... nothing. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1427962-care-to-guess-unknown-part/#findComment-598812618 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Global Moderator Posted April 13, 2023 Global Moderator Share Posted April 13, 2023 Oh, that can actually be a water cooling pump, now I think of it.. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1427962-care-to-guess-unknown-part/#findComment-598812624 Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_was_here Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 If you are on reddit, consider also posting there: https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisthisthing/ xMorpheousx416 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1427962-care-to-guess-unknown-part/#findComment-598812677 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xMorpheousx416 Posted April 14, 2023 Author Share Posted April 14, 2023 On 13/04/2023 at 21:21, i_was_here said: If you are on reddit, consider also posting there: https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisthisthing/ Sounds like a plan. Thank you. On 13/04/2023 at 15:44, Mindovermaster said: Oh, that can actually be a water cooling pump, now I think of it.. It's hollow, and has a single screw mount. It really is a curious thing... found it most curious that Google doesn't have a picture of it anywhere. hellowalkman 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1427962-care-to-guess-unknown-part/#findComment-598812686 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Global Moderator Posted April 14, 2023 Global Moderator Share Posted April 14, 2023 Could be a housing for a pump, though.. xMorpheousx416 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1427962-care-to-guess-unknown-part/#findComment-598812687 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xMorpheousx416 Posted April 14, 2023 Author Share Posted April 14, 2023 Well, I posted it on reddit, will see if anyone has any ideas. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1427962-care-to-guess-unknown-part/#findComment-598812867 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenon Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Flux capacitor Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1427962-care-to-guess-unknown-part/#findComment-598812870 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoopZ Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Well I tried an image search via Google lens, and that didn't return anything. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1427962-care-to-guess-unknown-part/#findComment-598812903 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xMorpheousx416 Posted April 17, 2023 Author Share Posted April 17, 2023 On 13/04/2023 at 21:21, i_was_here said: If you are on reddit, consider also posting there: https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisthisthing/ I did. It was quickly deleted by the moderators. I guess my "what's this thing" didn't fit their "what's this thing" well enough. On 14/04/2023 at 15:28, SnoopZ said: Well I tried an image search via Google lens, and that didn't return anything. Nor did mine. I may not have taken the best pics of the object. Unfortunate that there are no other markings... not even a company stamp. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1427962-care-to-guess-unknown-part/#findComment-598813254 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Global Moderator Posted April 17, 2023 Global Moderator Share Posted April 17, 2023 Can we get a better picture of the inside, please? Just seeing the otside doesn't tell us much. Also, what type of connector is that coming out of the thing? Hence your firt pic. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1427962-care-to-guess-unknown-part/#findComment-598813257 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xMorpheousx416 Posted April 17, 2023 Author Share Posted April 17, 2023 Sure. There's nothing inside. Both sides are hollow, with the center piece of the plastic the same width as the rest. Several pieces of individual plastic bonded together. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1427962-care-to-guess-unknown-part/#findComment-598813407 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Matthew S. Subscriber² Posted April 17, 2023 Subscriber² Share Posted April 17, 2023 Looks like some sort of spacer or adjustment block. xMorpheousx416 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1427962-care-to-guess-unknown-part/#findComment-598813410 Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_was_here Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 (edited) On 16/04/2023 at 17:38, xMorpheousx416 said: I did. It was quickly deleted by the moderators. I guess my "what's this thing" didn't fit their "what's this thing" well enough. They didn't give you any reason? I checked the guidelines briefly and this item should qualify. Only thing I could think of is maybe they didn't like the title? https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisthisthing/wiki/guidelines/ Edit: maybe the new pics you took would fare better if you tried posting again. However I would try messaging the mods first and ask them directly about your post removal. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1427962-care-to-guess-unknown-part/#findComment-598813513 Share on other sites More sharing options...
neufuse Veteran Posted April 18, 2023 Veteran Share Posted April 18, 2023 On 16/04/2023 at 20:38, xMorpheousx416 said: I did. It was quickly deleted by the moderators. I guess my "what's this thing" didn't fit their "what's this thing" well enough. Nor did mine. I may not have taken the best pics of the object. Unfortunate that there are no other markings... not even a company stamp. Ah Reddit, the place where for no reason they don't like you or your post... or there are stupid requirements like answer 10 questions before you can ask your own.... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1427962-care-to-guess-unknown-part/#findComment-598813516 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xMorpheousx416 Posted April 18, 2023 Author Share Posted April 18, 2023 (edited) On 17/04/2023 at 21:48, i_was_here said: However I would try messaging the mods first and ask them directly about your post removal. Myself having been a mod/admin on many forums... you know as well as I do what happens when you question a mod's coffee induced panic attack when they see a post and instantly delete it without cause or explanation. 🤣 I followed all those guidelines... only to come back the next day and see "this information is no longer available" and the post was deleted. I can try again with these photos, but as Neufuse says: On 17/04/2023 at 21:50, neufuse said: Ah Reddit, the place where for no reason they don't like you or your post... Exactly. And taboo subjects may be taboo here... but there, at least that side of reddit you get answers to your questions. It's the legit areas that have a thousand rules, rituals and sacrifices you have to make to get an answer. Ask on Walmart's reddit, they treat you like you're on the predator registry... go to the dark side and ask about how to hack your Switch, and they line up at the door to give you all kinds of helpful advice. I mean, how do you explain why and how honest people are such a-holes to each other, but the anarchists and pirates are supportive? 😈 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1427962-care-to-guess-unknown-part/#findComment-598813686 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xMorpheousx416 Posted April 18, 2023 Author Share Posted April 18, 2023 On 17/04/2023 at 12:59, Matthew S. said: Looks like some sort of spacer or adjustment block. I'm trying to remember whether or not it came in one of my CPU water cooling setups. I originally bought a single fan/cooler setup for my FX8350. When I went to the Ryzen 7, I got MSI's twin fan cooler setups. That's the only thing I can recall that would have had something like this in it. Unfortunately, both were purchased well over a year ago, and not a single brain cell has access to the memory of either. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1427962-care-to-guess-unknown-part/#findComment-598813688 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrobwx71 Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 It looks like a relay switch housing. https://www.amazon.com/Automotive-Replacement-Switches-Relays/b?ie=UTF8&node=15732461 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1427962-care-to-guess-unknown-part/#findComment-598813711 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Global Moderator Posted April 18, 2023 Global Moderator Share Posted April 18, 2023 On 18/04/2023 at 15:05, xrobwx71 said: It looks like a relay switch housing. https://www.amazon.com/Automotive-Replacement-Switches-Relays/b?ie=UTF8&node=15732461 It sort of does.. BUT why would that be in his computer box? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1427962-care-to-guess-unknown-part/#findComment-598813742 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrobwx71 Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 On 18/04/2023 at 17:20, Mindovermaster said: It sort of does.. BUT why would that be in his computer box? Where does he state it came in the computer box? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1427962-care-to-guess-unknown-part/#findComment-598813861 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xMorpheousx416 Posted April 19, 2023 Author Share Posted April 19, 2023 On 19/04/2023 at 06:31, xrobwx71 said: Where does he state it came in the computer box? In the first post. "I cannot even remember if it came with some conversion kit, or my PC case." It came in some kind of conversion kit... either with a water cooler for the CPU, or along with my computer case, a Thermaltake View 71, but I went thru all the accessories for that case and don't see it there. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1427962-care-to-guess-unknown-part/#findComment-598813998 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrobwx71 Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 (edited) On 19/04/2023 at 15:00, xMorpheousx416 said: "I cannot even remember This is what I was going by. I apologize for the confusion. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1427962-care-to-guess-unknown-part/#findComment-598814155 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xMorpheousx416 Posted April 20, 2023 Author Share Posted April 20, 2023 No worries. It just seems like a common thing people would run into if they bought what I did... seems more common for people such as myself to forget anything or everything deemed irrelevant at the time. xrobwx71 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1427962-care-to-guess-unknown-part/#findComment-598814263 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astra.Xtreme Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 (edited) I'm curious what it's supposed to hold. I'm guessing the front tab gets screwed down to something and it's designed to rotate. My first thought was something for a cube camera. Not sure what the tab on the side is for though. I can't think of anything PC related that would need the ability to rotate. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1427962-care-to-guess-unknown-part/#findComment-598814281 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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