Good to see USB 3.1 Type-C ports being added to cases. For this case, I wish there was an option to have the ports on the side instead of on the top of the case where the dust settles.
Extra space for wire managements and drives, comfortable space for the cooling system. Full size power supply support. It's a comfort build instead of a cram everything in the smallest space you possibly can build.
A lot of it comes down to cooling. My FT03-mini, one of the smallest ITX cases that accepts a full-length video card, is incredibly challenging to cool and is engineered for liquid cooling and requires a video card with a blower.
Lian-Li left themselves a bit of expansion room going with a standard ATX case (not requiring an expensive SFX design that caps out around 600w - limiting what video card you can use in a powerful system) and having more volume for an air cooler (in the event you want to use liquid cooling for the video card - which is more effective than liquid cooling a CPU with half the TDP)
Ugh, these slots are ugly! And, most importantly, a dust coven. At least it's noce for Lian-Li to actually start painting insides of their cases. And nice interior. I wish there was one additional cable hole at the very top of the divider, that way EPS cable could be hidden all the way in the back.
Lian-Li always screws up the styling. They used to be beautiful but I can't even take them seriously anymore. I've seen more attractive cases from BitFenix. Lian-Li, obviously, are substantially better quality, but they don't look premium to me anymore.
Glas, because cases aren't heavy enough as is? I'm curious as to when they'll offer a new living room compatible case, the one I have feels a bit dated...
I know Lian-Li reads these damn posts and I've suggested this before.. It's literally a no brainer. Take your PC-60 old design. Shorten it for smaller form factors, fatten it to accommodate 120mm/140mm fans. Sell 10s of 1000s. It's a tried and true design with a true removable Motherboard tray. Looks awesome in any setting. Easy to mod. and speaks of quality. The (censored) your bringing out doesn't make sense.
I know lots of people with those old cases still being used today. Why? Because you've never brought out anything remotely comparable.. especially for smaller form factors.
I feel like you need to struggle to make an uglier case than this. All those features, TG , SFF Aluminum and that front grill.. Jesus give these guys an design artist or somebody who can help them make nice looking cases.
We’ve updated our terms. By continuing to use the site and/or by logging into your account, you agree to the Site’s updated Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Facebook
Twitter
RSS
10 Comments
Back to Article
romrunning - Friday, August 18, 2017 - link
Good to see USB 3.1 Type-C ports being added to cases. For this case, I wish there was an option to have the ports on the side instead of on the top of the case where the dust settles.Glock24 - Friday, August 18, 2017 - link
With that size it could hold a mATX motherboard. Why use mini-ITX is such a big case?HomeworldFound - Friday, August 18, 2017 - link
Extra space for wire managements and drives, comfortable space for the cooling system. Full size power supply support. It's a comfort build instead of a cram everything in the smallest space you possibly can build.Samus - Friday, August 18, 2017 - link
A lot of it comes down to cooling. My FT03-mini, one of the smallest ITX cases that accepts a full-length video card, is incredibly challenging to cool and is engineered for liquid cooling and requires a video card with a blower.Lian-Li left themselves a bit of expansion room going with a standard ATX case (not requiring an expensive SFX design that caps out around 600w - limiting what video card you can use in a powerful system) and having more volume for an air cooler (in the event you want to use liquid cooling for the video card - which is more effective than liquid cooling a CPU with half the TDP)
Vatharian - Friday, August 18, 2017 - link
Ugh, these slots are ugly! And, most importantly, a dust coven. At least it's noce for Lian-Li to actually start painting insides of their cases. And nice interior. I wish there was one additional cable hole at the very top of the divider, that way EPS cable could be hidden all the way in the back.Samus - Friday, August 18, 2017 - link
Lian-Li always screws up the styling. They used to be beautiful but I can't even take them seriously anymore. I've seen more attractive cases from BitFenix. Lian-Li, obviously, are substantially better quality, but they don't look premium to me anymore.Hurr Durr - Friday, August 18, 2017 - link
Dust coven would be a sick name for some nu-punk group.Daniel Egger - Friday, August 18, 2017 - link
Glas, because cases aren't heavy enough as is? I'm curious as to when they'll offer a new living room compatible case, the one I have feels a bit dated...just4U - Wednesday, August 23, 2017 - link
(...sigh)I know Lian-Li reads these damn posts and I've suggested this before.. It's literally a no brainer. Take your PC-60 old design. Shorten it for smaller form factors, fatten it to accommodate 120mm/140mm fans. Sell 10s of 1000s. It's a tried and true design with a true removable Motherboard tray. Looks awesome in any setting. Easy to mod. and speaks of quality. The (censored) your bringing out doesn't make sense.
I know lots of people with those old cases still being used today. Why? Because you've never brought out anything remotely comparable.. especially for smaller form factors.
Hxx - Wednesday, August 23, 2017 - link
I feel like you need to struggle to make an uglier case than this. All those features, TG , SFF Aluminum and that front grill.. Jesus give these guys an design artist or somebody who can help them make nice looking cases.