Guilty. My bag's basically a cable graveyard.

That dusty OptiPlex for $15 is such a steal, honestly. I've done the riser cable thing twice now and it works way better than people expect, just make sure you zip tie the GPU solid so it doesn't sag over time. Thermal trouble is real but not a dealbreaker, I flipped the PSU to pull air out the top and added a cheap 92mm fan on the back. The drive cage cut is the smart move, that's where all the hidden space lives. Even a mid-range card will run fine if you keep the case open to the side or cut a vent panel. Sleeper builds are the best, nobody expects that old office box to run games.

idk man, 52 bad movies in a year sounds less like a milestone and more like a cry for help.