# 2026-06-07 SLUSH CaseLabs Mercury S8 Source Check

## Summary

- Source check ID: `FI-2026-06-07-SLUSH-CASELABS-MERCURY-S8`
- Source URL: `https://www.xtremerigs.net/2014/04/04/caselabs-mercury-s8/`
- Source page title: `CaseLabs Mercury S8`
- Source author/date shown on page: Stren, 2014-04-04
- Local status: source relationship identified; confirmed assembly GIF promoted into the `Hang On To Each Other` third-party reference shelf.

## Local Files Reviewed

| Local path | Type | Size | SHA-256 | Evidence note |
| --- | --- | ---: | --- | --- |
| `SLUSH/45L6WTm.gif` | GIF, 500 x 507 | 5.0M | `c20168603d3886996e52c2431b63410345cac9fb67b3d59842e97973e2d0633a` | Assembly timelapse/diagram image embedded in the ExtremeRigs Mercury S8 review. The page identifies it as a case-construction timelapse by `cpachris` from OCN. |
| `SLUSH/147042.0421a1111f4221130873401dc8418a8e.512.webp` | WebP | 20K | `d084c734379cf6d78796742e54f87c5f87e3eea7bab429edc5059d91838f701f` | Finished white CaseLabs watercooled build reference. Source not yet confirmed from local metadata. |
| `SLUSH/Unconfirmed 548651.crdownload` | WebP, 3072 x 1728 | 262K | `28d04e0e3d8aba9aaf4d3ef0017ec8c62e76c84d5c48b889d3192fb858aa681e` | White CaseLabs frame interior with XSPC radiator/fan assembly. Browser partial-download name remains; source not yet confirmed from local metadata. |
| `SLUSH/Unconfirmed 198218.crdownload` | WebP, 2698 x 1517 | 268K | `aa0bc10b5d88273884c14fbd91924d97db800700dab2d058699ac6dea5b4cd55` | White CaseLabs frame with motherboard and top radiator/fan assembly. Browser partial-download name remains; source not yet confirmed from local metadata. |

## Source Notes

The ExtremeRigs review is directly relevant to `FI-PROJ-001` because it documents the CaseLabs Mercury S8 line, frame construction, removable outer panels, shipping/assembly context, color options, bay layout, radiator/fan cutouts, and cover plates.

The embedded `45L6WTm.gif` is the strongest technical reference from this SLUSH pass. It should be treated as a third-party reference asset, not Forgotten Industries original photography.

Promoted reference copy:

`assets/reference/hang-on-to-each-other/caselabs-mercury-s8/caselabs-mercury-s8-assembly-timelapse-cpachris-ocn.gif`

First reconstructed manual:

`docs/technical-references/hang-on-to-each-other/caselabs-mercury-s8-assembly-restoration.md`

## Recommended Next Move

Before promoting the remaining unconfirmed files out of `SLUSH`, preserve:

- original local filename
- canonical archive filename
- source page URL
- direct media URL when confirmed
- retrieval date
- SHA-256 hash
- copyright/provenance note

Do not fold the GIF into original project photography. Link it as an external assembly/construction reference for the Mercury S8 dossier.