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The desk is based on Brands' Mod Of The Year winning desk PC, the aptly titled l3p desk. After winning the award Brands and six other compatriots set about creating a commercially viable desk PC case design, a process which was also logged on the forums. The result is a company called Red Harbinger, and its first product called simply the Cross.
The design consists of a powder-coated metal desk into which is mounted space to fit two PCs, with two motherboard mounts (via a forthcoming Dual PC upgrade kit) along with loads of drive bays and space for other components, plus a plethora of ventilation grilles cut into the sides. This is all topped with scratch-resistant glass for easy viewing of your PC.
The cost? Well in the US the desk is on offer for $1,699, with those of us in Europe seeing a $390 flat rate shipping charge added on top bringing the total to $2,089 or around £1,350. Given some top-end PC cases retail for over £400 and a well made desk will be just as much, the price isn't unreasonable for what you're getting.
We've seen a few instances of community-designed products making the leap from custom-made to mass-manufactured. And given the interest surrounding Brands' original desk design, it's no surprise that his L3p desk was snapped up with the promise of a retail version soon after.
Take a look at the full specs below as well as the gallery and don't forget to let us know your thoughts in the forum. All we can say is WANT.
Specifications
- Material: Steel and Aluminum, Powder Coated
- PSUMount: 1 standard
- Max PSU Mounts: 2*
- Motherboard Compatibility: mITX, ITX, mATX, ATX, E-ATX†, XL-ATX†, SSI-EEB†, HPTX†
- Standard Expansion Slots: 8, 10†
- Maximum Expansion Slots: 8+8*, 10†+8*
- 5.25” Drive Bays: 4 (2x2)
- 3.5” Drive Locations: 8 (left side) + 12 (right side)
- 2.5” Drive Locations: 6 (right side) + 12 (center, hidden)
- Glass Type: Scratch Resistant, Tempered with Frosted Border, 10mm
- Front Ports: USB 3.0 x 2, Audio, Mic, 22mm Power and Switch x 2
- Max Front Ports: USB 3.0 x 4, Audio x 2, Mic x 2, 22mm Power and Switch x 4*
- Cooling Fan Locations: 120mm x 3 (left), 120mm x 3 (right), 120mm x 8 (back)
- Physical Dimensions (L x W x H): 59.1” x 28.6” x 30.1” (1502mm x 726mm x 765mm)
- FEATURES:
- Max GPU Length: 300mm standard (480mm with drive cage removed), 480mm†
- Max CPU Cooler Height: 153mm
- Covered Back PSU/Cooling Compartment
- Optional Interior Leg-Mounted Shelving
- Optional Interior Leg Mounted Headset Mount
- Modular Tray System allows for conversion to Single/Dual/HPTX
- Hollow Legs and Body Frame for optimal cable management and lighting.
- Bottom Access Panels for cable management
- Hidden Center Bridge compartment for 2.5” drives
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