Completed Lone Industries L5 - 4.6L Mini ITX

[Analogue Blacksheep]

Just had a thought. @Lone - How easy would it be to replace the top panel with a see through one? Like if it were made out of acrylic/plexiglass? Could you get the same sort of bends as the steel one? Just something I'm thinking of maybe doing at some point.

Edit - The Dell R5MR2 330W arrived. It's an absolute unit. Does anyone have any recommendations for a good UK kettle plug?

 

[smitty2k1]

Just had a thought. @Lone - How easy would it be to replace the top panel with a see through one? Like if it were made out of acrylic/plexiglass? Could you get the same sort of bends as the steel one? Just something I'm thinking of maybe doing at some point.

Edit - The Dell R5MR2 330W arrived. It's an absolute unit. Does anyone have any recommendations for a good UK kettle plug?

330w seems overkill for that!

 

[Lone]

Just had a thought. @Lone - How easy would it be to replace the top panel with a see through one? Like if it were made out of acrylic/plexiglass? Could you get the same sort of bends as the steel one? Just something I'm thinking of maybe doing at some point.

Edit - The Dell R5MR2 330W arrived. It's an absolute unit. Does anyone have any recommendations for a good UK kettle plug?

There's some videos on YouTube video showing sharp acrylic bends. It looks like it is possible. Another option may be joining multiple panels together using box/finger joints and glue, instead of doing a 90 degree bend.

 

[Analogue Blacksheep]

@Lone - Cool, I might try that at some point next year!

@smitty2k1 - The 330W was going for a decent price on Ebay. It also gives me headroom for any HDPlex upgrades.

Anyway, one trip to CEX for potato quality RAM and surprise, IT LIVES!!!


Windows 10 Pro is now installed, so I just need to get paid again to buy the RAM.

 

[damex]

should l5 be able to fit https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/ROG-Crosshair-VIII-Impact/ inside?

 

[August]

should l5 be able to fit https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/ROG-Crosshair-VIII-Impact/ inside?

According to Lone, DTX mainboards are not supported in the L5.

 

[damex]

According to Lone, DTX mainboards are not supported in the L5.

Thanks, i guess there is no much choice beside going for asrock x570 variant.

 

[Analogue Blacksheep]

Been working on transferring everything to the new build from my old skull canyon. Also played some Team Fortress 2 and Portal 2. The crazy thing is this computer with one stick of 4GB 2133Mhz RAM is more stable and smoother than my Skull Canyon NUC with 32GB 2133Mhz RAM. Crazy to think what will happen when I add 60GB more running at 2666Mhz.

 

[Analogue Blacksheep]

It arrived today... From 4GB to 64GB


Need to tune the RAM. It's taken the profiles from the previous stick. Plan on getting an XP Pen 15.6 Pro display next week. 4TB M.2 can wait till next year.

 

[Makusan]

I haven't considered putting a GPU over the motherboard. There's already some excellent cases available that are designed specifically for high end GPU.

And...which cases are you referring to?

 

[Makusan]

Like if it were made out of acrylic/plexiglass?

These materials tend to scratch, chip, finger prints, dust magnets, and discolor over time. Just my opinion.

 

[Analogue Blacksheep]

Currently tuning the fans to be mostly silent during low temps.


Does anyone know if this sensible with the setup I've got. I don't want to overheat the Hdplex 200W.

 

[fleetfeather]

I generally prefer to have fans ramp slower than what you have - the most offensive part of fan noise is always a sudden increase in noise, rather than the noise itself

 

[Lone]

Let us know what settings you find work best for you.

Core/Performance Boost may cause your CPU fan to fluctuate, which can be annoying. I haven’t been able to smooth it out yet (besides disabling CPB).

 

[Solo]

This is probably my next case. 80mm fans sound fun.

 

[staircase]

Looks like I will have something to do over the Christmas break.

My custom G-unique 300w psu has arrived. Gonna hook them up later. ( I will need to look for a 80x10 fan)

 

[Analogue Blacksheep]

Just been playing some Team Fortress 2 for about an hout. The computer has been going like a champ, but the Dell 330W brick feels hot to the touch. Not burning, but noticable. Is this normal?

 

[Lone]

Sounds normal.

If you’re concerned at all, you could try orienting it upright, or mount it to a hard surface if you have it on carpet. They do get warm-hot to the touch. Even under light loads they can be warm.

 

[staircase]

i am using a 240w dell and hdplex. brick is hot. but pc runs smoothly

last time forgot to bring my 240w at a friend's place. used a 70w that they had extra, played human fall flat, bluetooth was lagging (2x dual shock4), wifi not working right, game didnt right right and then poof, everything is off. rip 70w psu.

 

[theGryphon]

i am using a 240w dell and hdplex. brick is hot. but pc runs smoothly

last time forgot to bring my 240w at a friend's place. used a 70w that they had extra, played human fall flat, bluetooth was lagging (2x dual shock4), wifi not working right, game didnt right right and then poof, everything is off. rip 70w psu.

Uh, you should have known better...