Completed Lone Industries L4
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If you want silver, I would recommend pre-ordering to reserve one for yourself.
While probably not of interest to many, I can offer a custom colour option for an extra $65 (the min fee I am charged for colours).
Yes, the NH-L12 will fit in single bottom fan mode.
Yes, I really like the G-Unique unit. I have the default cable set.
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Talk a manufacturer into making a low profile 1070!
Ordered one to play around with. May transplant my Lian-Li Q16b into this case (Thin mini-itx intel DQ77KB, i3-3225) and make it a tiny 2.5" ssd server or DVR.
Have been on the fence to build a mini-stx unit but the only case i've found was SilverStone VT-01 which only allows a 34mm height cooler... Need more height to allow for a virtually silent CPU cooler solution. If there was a quality case with support for a NH-L9x65 i would buy it on the spot for a nice i3-7320, ASUS Q170s1 build. I don't mind the smaller external bricks for <100 watt solutions but 150W + they can be a bit too big.
Another thought I've had is to create a Mini STX "option" for the L4, which would just be an alternative chassis, that could be sold separately or as a new model. With all the extra space I could add support for larger internal PSU, and maybe a hamster wheel.
Have been on the fence to build a mini-stx unit but the only case i've found was SilverStone VT-01 which only allows a 34mm height cooler... Need more height to allow for a virtually silent CPU cooler solution. If there was a quality case with support for a NH-L9x65 i would buy it on the spot for a nice i3-7320, ASUS Q170s1 build. I don't mind the smaller external bricks for <100 watt solutions but 150W + they can be a bit too big.
Thank you! Hope you love it (once you eventually get it).
Besides cooler support, do you see any other advantages to using a Mini-STX motherboard in an L4 size case, versus a Mini-ITX one?
Besides cooler support, do you see any other advantages to using a Mini-STX motherboard in an L4 size case, versus a Mini-ITX one?[/QUOTE]
In my case I think the benefit would be front panel support after some modding. Which unfortunately the L4 doesn't have. outside of that nothing else would really make sense.
In my case I think the benefit would be front panel support after some modding. Which unfortunately the L4 doesn't have. outside of that nothing else would really make sense.
As mini STX boards are only 5.8 inches at their longest length, the front ports won't reach the front of the L4 case. You'd have to heavily mod the case to make it shorter, or figure out how you'll extend the ports. Would probably need a couple of short cable extensions for that.
mini-stx would need it's own unique case to match the smaller footprint and you would be better off sticking to a thin/mini-itx solution for the L4 case as the smaller size mini-stx doesn't get you anything extra in case like this plus there is very limited motherboard connections on a mini-stx..
I think there is strong potential in the mini-stx realm, especially if AMD releases a good quality APU solution later this year.
Hopefully Mini-STX has received enough support to stay around a little while.
I'm almost finished preparing my next L4 production order. I had a nice long phone call with my anodizer about the issues I had last time. They were upfront about the issues I experienced, and feel it was due to new staff, which were needed because of being so busy. I still think they do really good work. There is really only one other place that I would consider trying (I've exhausted all other options).
If someone really wants a custom colour, I could have it done. There is a minimum fee of $68 CAD for each colour, which I would have to charge up front. Since I'm already doing black and silver, there is no extra charge for those.
I found this photo from when I got my first batch of L4 parts from the anodizer. Sad day when I realized the colours were wrong (the black filler panel should have been silver). I like the contrasting colours though:
I'm almost finished preparing my next L4 production order. I had a nice long phone call with my anodizer about the issues I had last time. They were upfront about the issues I experienced, and feel it was due to new staff, which were needed because of being so busy. I still think they do really good work. There is really only one other place that I would consider trying (I've exhausted all other options).
If someone really wants a custom colour, I could have it done. There is a minimum fee of $68 CAD for each colour, which I would have to charge up front. Since I'm already doing black and silver, there is no extra charge for those.
I found this photo from when I got my first batch of L4 parts from the anodizer. Sad day when I realized the colours were wrong (the black filler panel should have been silver). I like the contrasting colours though:
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Those who ordered the L4 pre-production models are starting to receive them. I'm not sure if any of them are on the forum. Hopefully I'll receive some feedback. I've been using Canada Post exclusively (delivered by USPS in the USA). I've noticed packages are first going West to Richmond, B.C before entering the USA, even for shipments destined for the East.
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