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I've had a rocky relationship with test benches I have always loved the idea of them but usually to put it bluntly they're just kind of I've tried to overcome this fact I even found one that I didn't hate as much as the others you've probably never heard of it they're called Spotswood taxations they're yeah they're pretty obscure and even resolve to use it from my personal computer but that was a bad idea the bench wasn't that great and in the end we all knew it but I don't think I fully gave up until a while later when I made a video on how to make your own test bench in under two hours for almost nothing that ended up being nearly as good as what was on the market kind of depressing so when HW BOTS approached me about checking out the open bench table I was a little apprehensive it wasn't cheap and I was worried its features would turn out to be gimmicks but I gave it a shot anyways because if anyone is going to have a chance at getting a test bench right it was going to be competitive overclockers let's see how they did Tunnel Bear is the simple VPN app that makes it easy to browse privately and enjoy a more open Internet to try tamil bear for free check the link in the video description the first thing that jumps out at you when you start working with the bench is the build quality of everything from the heavy-duty al 50/50 to aluminum body to the SS 304 steel screws no punches were pulled when it came to build quality which is great as long as you can stomach the 150 US dollar price tag which rivals some pretty wicked mid tower cases that have like side panels and front panels and rear pay you get the point but this is cool if you don't want to shell out that kind of dough and have access to a CNC machine say at your school or workplace or something like that then there is an alternative it's called the open bench table for more than just the fact that it's open to the air it's open source as well meaning that they welcome PC enthusiasts modifying building and making their own versions of their published design ok great but should you care let's talk features first off it's portable the legs are the stands along with all the other mounts they fold within the main body allowing it to be flat packed and then it features a handle on one end making it a breeze to move around second when you get to where you're going you'll immediately notice the completely tool list design of everything all of the screws that you'll need are cleverly stored in metal components or on the side of the bench and they're all thumb screws that even straight from the factory are loose enough that you can legitimately remove them without fetching any tools at all although I would recommend whipping out a screwdriver just to make sure that certain things are absolutely secure while actually building your computer and there's more than just screws built in literally everything you need is here like your expansion card standoffs which works surprisingly well considering the issues that I've had with very similar designs in the past where they would like wobble and fail though you may have some issues trying to plug in by cables like HDMI or DisplayPort or whatever else this is due to the need for them to be non-flat it's not that hard to avoid however if you're comfortable with just one standoff per card just remove the top one speaking of standoffs you have your choice when mounting your motherboard of pin-based screwless standoffs and a more standard system I opted to go for a mix mostly made up of screwless standoffs with a couple more traditional ones just in case I want to lock things down with screws and whatnot I love this because ease of use is very important when it comes to a test bench and not needing to screw things in in this case is paramount onto Drive mounting for me at least this isn't all that important on a test bench I tend to just let them free ball since SSDs aren't much of a risk from an accidental bump or even a fall to be completely honest but this time I install both the SSD and an extra hard drive directly onto the bench almost entirely because it just looked so damn cool like seemingly everything else on this bench when you're done installing all your Hardware it's time to do the often dreaded task of cable management you'll be happy to know however that there are holes left behind when you remove the various components like the little arms for the radiator that attach it to the side of your bench and a surprisingly sturdy and attractive way but why are these holes a good thing well if you just grab some velcro straps you can use them as cable management loops to keep everything absolutely tidy so you end up with what is in my opinion a very attractive mix of revealing the work that you put into it while still looking beautiful so it's portable it assembles and disassembles elegantly it looks freakin amazing and it's sturdy all around what's not to love well despite how awesome it is not everyone is going to want to or be able to fork over a hundred and fifty dollars for a test bench regardless I absolutely love it and it will be replacing my old work test bench that I've been using since 2011 but with that said even I don't know if I could justify the cost for a personal purchase especially with the current of the Canadian dollar what do you guys think let me know down below ting is the mobile carrier that is focused on customer service and customer satisfaction first you don't have to speak to a robot if you call in you get put directly to a person and you pay for only what you use the average ting bill is only $23 a month per device if you're stuck in a contract and switch over to ting they will cover 25% of your cancellation fee up to 75 bucks they are now lowering mobile data rates across the board and data is now just $10 per gigabyte beyond the first gigabyte every 10 customer will be able to reap the benefits of this new change which is awesome so head over to line astark tang calm and try out their savings calculator when you sign up at our link you'll also get $25 and service credit or $25 towards a new device thanks for watching guys this video sucked you know what to do but if it was awesome get subscribed hit the like button or check out the link to where to buy it or other test benches on Amazon because I don't know if this one's on Amazon and all the other ones suck also link the description is the merch store we can buy cool shirts like this and our community forum where you can like discuss things and stuff now that you're done doing all that watch this video which is where I DIY a test bench that isn't as good as this one but it's still pretty cool