LGR Oddware - Thermaltake PC Drive Bay Lighter/Cup Holder 

To those saying "this is clearly meant for a car, not a PC!" Nope, this really was sold and marketed as a PC add-on :) Here's another look at the device: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fck8Sl75W-I.html Not only was it created by Thermaltake as a desktop computer add-on, as stated both on the packaging and the websites shown in the video, but _standard vehicle head units are wider_ -- typically 7⅛" across. You can ignore their badly-Photoshopped image of the Alfa Romeo 156 center console on the packaging, which they stretched to fit the Xray and a Thermaltake Hardcano 12. twitter.com/lazygamereviews/status/1215664862577283073 Yes, the package says it's for "car expansion accessories," but that means things like the 12V DC adapters I showed in the video. English translation was not one of Thermaltake Taiwan's strongest points and there are plenty of other awkward translations on the package, too. Sure, you _could_ probably install the Xray in a vehicle. But that is not what it's designed for and I am not making up its intended purpose.

perfect thing for full immersion in Euro Truck Simulator xD

This is literally still installed in my tower to this day, I'm looking at it right now

friend: hey man you got a light? me, pulling out an entire pc tower: yeah bro just lemme find an outlet

“I’ve done riskier things with fluids near computers” Were you at least using incognito mode?

I would love to take this rig into a repair shop and tell them the “cup holder” is broken and then see their reaction when there is ACTUALLY a cup holder in it😂

Perfect, if the lighter sets your computer on fire you can immediately put it out with your drink

"I'm telling you Bill, ya gotta get one of these things! And you know the best part? All that smoke just gets sucked right into the PC! No more coating the walls and ceiling, it's like it disappears in there..."

I could absolutely see a PC cafe in some places in Asia where people still smoke like chimneys with one of these installed in every single computer.

10:30 You are transforming 120V AC from the outlet down to 12V DC so you could later transform it back to 120V AC. Perfect.

"I've certainly done riskier things with fluids near computers over the years." Shhhhh.

I know several old women who would LOVE this for when they're playing solitare.

The drink holder was defo designed as an ashtray. There's even a resting divot!

Plug in a radar detector so cops don't stop you when over clocking

Finally I can burn myself every time I lose in CSGO

Back when I was a tech, nicotine and tar mixed with dust caked on to everything was one of the biggest hardware problems we'd see. Heat sinks clogged, fans not spinning. Motherboards that didn't automatically shut things off when things started cooking. Fun times. Cigarettes don't just kill people, they kill PCs too.

This was supposed to fit into the raver/gamer/music producer culture of the late 90's and early 00's. Not sure if you've seen pictures of those old huge LAN parties, but you literally got just enough space for your rig and monitor, so it would have been nice to have a cup holder for your energy drinks and bottles of water, and most of them would have been smoking menthol cigs like a chimney while they were rolling. Makes total sense back then, not so much with the modern generation of gamer. Regardless, great video as always! Keep on being awesome!

"I've certainly done riskier things with fluids near computers over the years." Excuse me?

"I've certainly done riskier things with fluids near computers over the years" Me too, LGR. Me too. 👀

Guess I'm just young and, didn't hang out around smokers. I legitimately did not know how car cigarette lighters worked until I watched this video. Thanks for that, this oddware is kind of great. It's nice to see a weird accessory actually do what it was supposed to.

Not only do I remember this, we sold a surprising number of these! People would plug in car lighting accessory things. No joke!

"No drinks near the $4000 computer!" "Hold my beer!"

"I've certainly done riskier things with fluids near computers over the years" My LGR fan fiction is practically writing itself.

I don't want to go back to "The Good Ole Days" I just want to go back to a time where it was normal to install a cigarette lighter and cup holder in a spare bay slot in your computer tower.

When you plugged that giant car adapter in to your computer had me laughing so hard. So ridiculous. I love it.

Oh yeah for when you want your beige 90's computer to go VIOLENTLY yellow with nicotine stains

This needs installing in a Hot Wheels PC

I also like that you took 12v dc from the computer power supply, converted it to 120v ac, then plugged in the transformer for the speakers which probably converted it BACK to 12v dc for the speakers.

You know what's more amazing than how ridiculous this is? The fact that you managed to make a 14 minute video out of it. Kudos.

i love their product desription on the website. When the first sentence you advertise your product with is "Don't laugh...ok you can laugh" you know its what you need in your life

I lost it when he plugged in the calculator, seems like we reached Peak LGR

>Someone who smokes and drinks beer< That's MY kinda drive bay *licks lips* And then he pointed out the tray was more like an ashtray *Rubs chin and smiles* Yeeeessssss.

I had forgotten completely, that I had one of these installed to power a small fridge on LAN-parties in the glory days... Makes me wanting one of these again, just for historical reasons :-). Thanks for reminding me of my younger days ;-) !

I had one of those, I used it to power an FM transmitter so I could broadcast my PC audio to radios around my house.

This really looks like someone took the old tech support joke of the customer thinking the "CD tray is a cup holder" literally and some drunken exec greenlighted it.

I like Clint's excitement when testing stuff, especially oddware that works in odd ways. He's got a mild case of the mad genius.

I really love your vids, they are so calming like being out in a forest or listening to talk radio, I don't even like old tech very much!

3:00 "Ah, let me just bust out my car adapter so that I can charge my laptop off my desktop's cigarette lighter port." -Nobody Ever in The History of Time

"Hodware oddness." Sometimes it do be like that.

This is the most wholesome lighter review I've ever watched.

This would have been perfect for a childhood friends dad, he was a journalist, gamer, chain cigar smoker and potentially alcoholic. He also had the largest CRT monitor I have ever seen on his desk, it was HUGE!

that old photo of a keyboard covered in cigarette burns now makes perfect sense

"Who was this designed for?" Me, it was designed for me.

I owned this product for 15 years! love it!

Clint, seeing you having fun with this made me feel like I was there laughing about that Thermaltake thingy with you. Made my day better, this is wholesome! Cheers! :D

this is for that cheap internet café computer somewhere in china where you're allowed to smoke and live there 24/7 while smoking a carton of cigs a day.

can't wait to order my 5.25" candle lighter and cup holder!

I think I've gone through about 12 major upgrades since I first bought an X-Ray and it's been the only element I've carried through on every build. Pretty sure the first case it was installed to was a Lian Li PC-60b so seeing it in LGRs silver model was pretty nostalgic. Today it sits in my latest build just above a Plusdeck2 - All PCs should have a cig lighter and a cassette deck right? :)

dude your videos are amusing. Great job.

I had one of those years ago at one pc at our company, where it was used to power navigation devices or other car equipment for flashing or for device testing

This thing screams "I was designed to impress your stoner friends".

I love that you got excited over the novelty of the thing during the video. I mean it IS cool, certainly would've been a statement piece at the time. Even if the applications or population who'd actually buy this was limited, I still cant deny that.

Used to have one. It was really nice having it at lanpartys 15 years ago, and have a "caming cooler with cold drinks" connected to it.

Gamer: pc hold my beer PC: sighs

Finally an end to all those guys who want to take cigarette breaks in the middle of raids.

I honestly would love to have this lol awesome video!!!

Man, like 99% of the charm of having a smoke break is getting up and stepping outside for some fresh air.

I've heard a lot of these wound up in internet cafes in southeast Asia.

9:28 "I've certainly done riskier things with fluids near computers over the years." I hear ya buddy! I too had an internet connection during puberty.

Love LGR and love this sweatshirt too (or whatever it is). Keep going Clint!

a few weeks after I saw your video on this I found one on Facebook Marketplace for $13 from a charity group. I bought it!!! I have it installed in my Thermaltake Xaser III case. Thanks for the video!

Found New Hardware Cigarette lighter. Generic cigarette lighter. Your cigarette lighter is installed and ready to use.

This has to be the oddest ware thus far: A device designed to introduce an intentional heat source into the inside of your PC!

Thank you for finally finding the perfect christmas present for my dad.

That's definitely an ashtray first, cupholder second. Great video!

Still waiting on the Thermaltake 5.25” arm rest

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I remember seeing these at Micro Center. I thought it would be a neat touch for a garage PC. Of course, I got a smartphone soon after and I had all of the torque specs, firing orders, and DIY tutorials I could ever want for my projects at my fingertips. Now, I want to build a garage computer again.

You're funny man. Enjoying these vids.

"I've certainly done riskier things with fluids near computers over the years." Yup - hodware was likely involved, too...

"hahdware" Definitely a word in Boston.

Bro.... you really look fresh this time man, nice new look you are rocking!

This was one of those things I wasn't sure if I dreamed about or actually saw somewhere in real life. I was absolutely delighted to find out it wasn't a dream. It must be very practical if you're a smoker + coffee drinker working in a gritty environment with an expendable PC. 😆

Important safety notes: 1) Despite the removable ashtray bit, there really isn't a way to clean this thing outside of complete disassembly if your jumbo gas station beverage springs a leak on the side. You can guess how I know that. 2) Modern PC cases don't have a lot of steel in them anymore, and so this may make your case tip over. You can probably guess how I know that, too.

I wanna see Doug DeMuro talk about this PC's quirks and features.

man the ending is so good, that music and the cupholder haha

This is so you can reenact that scene from A Goofy Movie wherein Goofy and Max use a car cigarette lighter to heat up a can of soup. Y'know, while watching A Goofy Movie on your PC.

ThermalTake: Overloading the 12v rail of PC power supplies since 2004

Nice to hear Boston Clint kick in there for a second! I used to have one of these back when I smoked :-O I also owned a very similar case at the same time.

Man this takes me back.

I love LGR Hoddware videos! Always a fun time.

That was probably meant to be an ash tray, and changed to a “cup holder” at the last minute

The best thing about these oddware videos is the little giggle when it kinda works.

One of the few Oddware devices that actually does what it says! I thoroughly enjoyed that!

“there’s more things you can do with this.” Oh my god he’s going to try to run Doom on it.

Thermaltake: Noone can make weird accessories like we do Some random company: Hold my beer Thermaltake: Sure can do!

When you connected your speakers' power supply into the Xray, that made my day. Laughed spectacularly hard at that.

Wow I needed one of these back in the day. My computer never used to get hot enough.

"I've done riskier things with fluids near computers over the years" Let's just think about that for a minute.

"hoddwear oddness" would actually be the way they say it in Boston lol

This is perfect for anyone who likes to get stoned while they're gaming. Got that lighter right there, and a cupholder for your drink, which can double as an ashtray to set your blunt in.

This is the coolest thing yet on this channel

"This will absolutely light your..... lightable products"

Unironically, my mom would've LOVED this in the late 90s, smoking cigarettes and drinking coffee playing freecell lol

I was wondering how can you make an interesting video from a cigarette lighter and a cup holder at 13 minutes... but I watched all of it. Very interesting :D

thank you for keeping Hahdwayr oddness in there :D

I had one of those in the mid 2000`s was perfect for charging my old Nokia before usb charging cellphones was a thing..

That whole "the cupholder really looks like an ashtray" thing makes me think this was marketed as a "12v accessory device and cup holder" to get around laws in some countries against advertising smoking paraphenalia

i really love your videos about hodware

10:30 don't on just love how the power has gone from mains to 12V to mains and finally to whatever the handy calculator runs with. Can't beat that.