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Completed Lone Industries L5 - 4.6L Mini ITX
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I just received my parts this morning, so hopefully soon.
Well, sadly the panels with the CPU vent are warped, and I'm not sure they're usable or fixable. I'm going to discuss with my manufacturer and see what my options are. If I can't get a CPU vent that's not warped, then I'll go with no CPU vent.
Besides that, the parts and the powder coating are great. Unfortunately, it could be another months wait. I will post an update as soon as I know more.
Update 1: It appears some of the panels are not as bad as others, and I am able to straighten them quite easily. Once I know how many good ones I have to sell, I'll make them available.
Update 2:Four Six out of twenty panels are good. An additional one is good, but has some slight scuffs on the powder coating. Unfortunately, I've also determined that the revised fan mount kinda sucks (can move), but I may have a simple fix I'll try out tomorrow. Fixed.
Besides that, the parts and the powder coating are great. Unfortunately, it could be another months wait. I will post an update as soon as I know more.
Update 1: It appears some of the panels are not as bad as others, and I am able to straighten them quite easily. Once I know how many good ones I have to sell, I'll make them available.
Update 2:
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I of course cannot see the warped panels in this photo and therefore they look quite nice!
Ya, it's not very noticeable. It's out about 3 mm near the center. Some are better/worse than others. Here's a photo with a straight edge over the CPU vent. I'm not sure what I should do at this point, since I'm not sure I can even have the CPU vent made without warping. I may have to go back to optimizing for no CPU vent, or explore different vent designs.
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Soooo have wo got a confirmed 1650ti yet? This thing is looking pretty awesome.
They're available to order on my site.
The CPU vent is important. I am going to see if there's something I can do. I hate to change the design of the vent also, as I quite like how it turned out.
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Very cool! Just placed my order. Hopefully my payment went through. I was trying to find a card that didn't have any transaction fees but I haven't use that particular card in a while so hopefully it's still valid.
Just do me a favor please and don't give me the most warped one, will you!
Purely aesthetic. It is mostly invisible but depends on the person, it might annoy you or not be an issue when you notice it from time to time.
For the CPU vent, how about a circular cut for a 140mm fan grill/filter to be installed by the user?
You (Lone) would need to open the screw holes and provide a set of short machine screws and nuts (preferably locknut type).
It would give a real nice look, especially if you make the front fan setup similar.
Example grill/filters (it would be important to find matching style for both side and front if you go that route, and most have the 80mm version too):
These 120mm ones are quite nice too and they also have 80mm version:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01A7I9KFA/?tag=theminutiae-20
You (Lone) would need to open the screw holes and provide a set of short machine screws and nuts (preferably locknut type).
It would give a real nice look, especially if you make the front fan setup similar.
Example grill/filters (it would be important to find matching style for both side and front if you go that route, and most have the 80mm version too):
These 120mm ones are quite nice too and they also have 80mm version:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01A7I9KFA/?tag=theminutiae-20
That fan grill cutout option isn't a horrible idea. I actually modded a silverstone case for a 140mm grill and mounted it myself from the back side. I'd take a pic but I don't currently have it in front of me. At any rate it came out looking pretty nice.
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Also, I just placed an order for a silver/black unit. I'll take my chances on the side panel warp. I dig the case design so I'd really like to get a hold of one. Glad this made it out to production!
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Also, I just placed an order for a silver/black unit. I'll take my chances on the side panel warp. I dig the case design so I'd really like to get a hold of one. Glad this made it out to production!
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A quick side note. As I was going through my parts this morning I found two more side panels that are either not warped or very straight, so I've added them to the website.
Thank you! I'll let you know if I have any problems.
This is accurate.
With the panel off the case, when you flex the panel in your hands back and forth, the vent will spring back and forth slightly, instead of feeling rigid. When it's on the case, this shouldn't be an issue. I will try to flatten the vent as best I can, but if there's any deflection it will add/subtract 2-3 mm from CPU clearance.
Thanks for the suggestion. I'll give this some consideration!
Thank you!
Very cool! Just placed my order. Hopefully my payment went through. I was trying to find a card that didn't have any transaction fees but I haven't use that particular card in a while so hopefully it's still valid.
Just do me a favor please and don't give me the most warped one, will you!
Thank you! I'll let you know if I have any problems.
This is accurate.
With the panel off the case, when you flex the panel in your hands back and forth, the vent will spring back and forth slightly, instead of feeling rigid. When it's on the case, this shouldn't be an issue. I will try to flatten the vent as best I can, but if there's any deflection it will add/subtract 2-3 mm from CPU clearance.
Thanks for the suggestion. I'll give this some consideration!
Thank you!
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The question was asked awhile ago why I didn't have the panel seam in the middle. Here are some images for comparison.
Am I the only person where the seam in the middle looks like it's not in the middle? Might be playing tricks with my eyes.
I'm not planning on changing it, but thought it'd be nice for people to see a comparison.
I'm not planning on changing it, but thought it'd be nice for people to see a comparison.
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