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Here is a picture that hopefully kind of shows the problem. The block on the left is an older Pacific something or another, I can't remember, but the fittings screw very easily into it, and as you can see on the right, the fittings start to screw in on the SW1, but can't go any further without torque that would damage it.

Ahoy loop modders! I have tried #### fittings into two different brand new Pacific SW1 blocks with no luck. After the first turn, the threads are hopelessly too tight. I've tried fittings from five different manufacturers with the same result. All of the aforementioned fittings screw neatly into the three different older Pacific line blocks that I have. Am I missing something? Incidentally, I put on my 5x magnifying glasses to make sure that I could see that I was #### the fittings straight onto the SW1 threads. Given that I've had the problem with both the initially purchased block and its replacement, I'm thinking maybe others may have run into the same issue? I hope I can get it sorted because its a beautiful block! Any help/ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot, Matt

Hi there, I put together a machine powered by a Smart Pro RGB 850w, which I was quite happy with. I added a second GPU, and according to Outervision PSU calculator, my wattage load, should be around 848, and recommended a 1000w PSU. The system still boots and runs with the 850, but I'm slightly hesitant and afraid to run a stress test with it, and as I intend to add more storage anyway, I decided to get a Toughpower Grand RGB 1050. I intsalled it, tried to power up the machine, and the PSU just clicks, but doesn't turn the machine on. I got a replacement unit sent to me -- same result. I tested it with a small graphics card, and it does work then, but as soon as I add an RTX 3070, no joy. Same result with an iRGB Plus 1000w. Yet I can boot up both a 3070 AND a 3090 with the 850w PSU. It almost seems like there is some sort of fail-safe protection in the bigger PSUs that the 850w one doesn't have. That speculation is based on nothing -- this is my first build, and I'm very new to this stuff. Anyone have any idea what might be going on here? Oh, one other note -- I took the iRGB Plus 1000w to a local computer shop and had it tested, and they told me there is nothing wrong with it. Anyway, thanks for reading. -Matt