Completed DSE Breathe - A 7.3L Vertical Format ITX Tower

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God damn it, i kind of really want one of these, is there anywhere we can sign up to get notified when orders go live?

No need to sign up for anything. I'll remember to message everyone who's interested once the cases go on sale. :thumb:

I'll probably have a thing set up for batch 2 though.
 
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Shipping to anywhere within the US will be about $15. (USPS flat rate)

Good to know. I’ll be eagerly awaiting when you release this.

Also, I know you had renders, but will you be posting pictures of the case with the mobo, GPU, etc so we can see what it would look like?
 
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Good to know. I’ll be eagerly awaiting when you release this.

Also, I know you had renders, but will you be posting pictures of the case with the mobo, GPU, etc so we can see what it would look like?
Yep, definitely. The day I post my build log will be the same day this batch goes on sale.
 

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Psst, will there be a red powder coat option?

Also, will this fit a 1080/1070 Asus strix gpu?

Not currently. All cases in batch 1 are black.

However, I do want to offer color options in batch 2, so if you want a red colored case, just wait for the next batch. You shouldn't have to wait too long for batch 2 to materialize, since I'll get to work on batch 2 immediately after batch 1 has sold out and I get some feedback. I'm expecting batch 2 to be done before Christmas.

Yes, the case will definitely fit the Asus Strix 1070 and 1080. I literally designed the case to fit those cards specifically since I was planning to buy the Strix 1080, but then the 1080 Ti came out and then you know. . . I had to have it instead.
 
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Not currently. All cases in batch 1 are black.

However, I do want to offer color options in batch 2, so if you want a red colored case, just wait for the next batch. You shouldn't have to wait too long for batch 2 to materialize, since I'll get to I'll get to work on batch 2 immediately after batch 1 has sold out and I get some feedback. I'm expecting batch 2 to be done before Christmas.

Yes, the case will definitely fit the Asus Strix 1070 and 1080. I literally designed the case to fit those cards specifically since I was planning to buy the Strix 1080, but then the 1080 Ti came out and then you know. . . I had to have it instead.

Oh man, well if you say so, guess I can wait for batch 2... As long as red can be confirmed for a color option in the near future haha.

Something about deep red integrated onto hardware just screams at me, in a good way. Very cyberpunk-ish to me in my eyes. Did a quick visualization, but a deep red madder color would be awesome.
 
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Oh man, well if you say so, guess I can wait for batch 2... As long as red can be confirmed for a color option in the near future haha.

Something about deep red integrated onto hardware just screams at me, in a good way. Very cyberpunk-ish to me in my eyes. Did a quick visualization, but a deep red madder color would be awesome.

Pretty sure I can say red will more than likely be a possibility. Since my cases are made by Sliger, the red powder coat would be the same red as on MarcParis' Cerberus-X. I think the exact color ID for that powder is RAL 3002. Seems close to what you want.
 

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Pretty sure I can say red will more than likely be a possibility. Since my cases are made by Sliger, the red powder coat would be the same red as on MarcParis' Cerberus-X. I think the exact color ID for that powder is RAL 3002. Seems close to what you want.

Alright, I have confidence in the red colorway for batch 2 then. I'm still in to buy the 1st batch as well though, haha.

RAL 3002 is perfect, that deep red is exactly what I was looking for. In the pictures of MarcParis' cerberus-x, all of his picture were taken with the flash on, so the color is throwing me off because his red now looks too orang-ey and flourescent. But yea, if your 2nd batch red is close to RAL 3002, then I'm all in for that color choice for batch 2.
 
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Alright, I have confidence in the red colorway for batch 2 then. I'm still in to buy the 1st batch as well though, haha.

RAL 3002 is perfect, that deep red is exactly what I was looking for. In the pictures of MarcParis' cerberus-x, all of his picture were taken with the flash on, so the color is throwing me off because his red now looks too orang-ey and flourescent. But yea, if your 2nd batch red is close to RAL 3002, then I'm all in for that color choice for batch 2.

Fantastic. So tell me what you'd prefer:

Black screws?
or

Stainless screws?
 

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Not gonna lie, my jaw dropped a little seeing your case in such a lovely shade of scarlet.
 
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Fantastic. So tell me what you'd prefer:

Black screws?
or

Stainless screws?

DAMN... are you using octane? I can't tell if the texture is a powdercoat bumpmap, or if its noise, either way these look amazing! Perfect deep red.

Wow, the screw colors are super subtle, but I sort of like both. Are you using hex screws, or phillips? If you are using hex or torx screws, silver is my top choice. If you are using phillips, I would choose the black so it hides the profile, I'm not a huge fan of how phillips screws look, if anything a slotted screw head would look miles better in silver.

I'm getting into the nit picky stuff now aren't I? XD
 
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Or you know what, I'm sure you will just go with the phillips screw head option, so my final choice will be stainless silver, cause I can always airbrush black ontop if I don't like it.
 
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DAMN... are you using octane? I can't tell if the texture is a powdercoat bumpmap, or if its noise, either way these look amazing! Perfect deep red.

Wow, the screw colors are super subtle, but I sort of like both. Are you using hex screws, or phillips? If you are using hex or torx screws, silver is my top choice. If you are using phillips, I would choose the black so it hides the profile, I'm not a huge fan of how phillips screws look, if anything a slotted screw head would look miles better in silver.

I'm getting into the nit picky stuff now aren't I? XD
Or you know what, I'm sure you will just go with the phillips screw head option, so my final choice will be stainless silver, cause I can always airbrush black ontop if I don't like it.

lol, just Keyshot. I wish I knew how to use Octane.

I'm using hex screws for the exterior of the case since I like the way they look. All internal screws (screws that are used to fasten the hardware) are phillips.

I'll keep your preference noted for batch 2. :thumb:
 

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lol, just Keyshot. I wish I knew how to use Octane.

I'm using hex screws for the exterior of the case since I like the way they look. All internal screws (screws that are used to fasten the hardware) are phillips.

I'll keep your preference noted for batch 2. :thumb:

Oh shit hex screws! I'm liking the minute attention to detail. Silver screws all the way then.

Now for the wait. I'll bug you in 2 months haha.
 
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I really like how this look, in fact, it's one of the nicest cases I've seen on the forum. It's not practical for me as I like designing stuff and having I/O in the back ( :) ). Good luck on this project moving forward.