When I first saw this, I thought it was pretty clever. It doesn't have a cluttered front end because the power circuitry is on a single PCB.
But they missed an opportunity to improve cooling by poking some holes in the front end. Yes, it'll dump heat back into the case, but it fixes airflow dead zones in and at the front of the PSU.
I suspect what you mentioned would also improve the average cooling capability as shown in testing as well. However, there is nothing stopping a perspective buyer from taking the cover off and going to town with a drill - though a drill press with a template would be the most adequate option. Alternatively you could take it to a machine shop that could stamp out a 5mm honeycomb grid in couple minutes, most shops have those dies.
in psu alone, it's not an issue, anything that heats up can just be slapped with a thermal pad, and have a component to case as "good enough" cooling. Still I love the idea of those doing double duty, so random opening that just perfectly blow on random VRM, that would be a perfectionist dream.
I understand Lian Li needs to try and grow beyond the case market, but I wish they'd still cater to some niches in that market.
For instance, I wish I could buy a black, aluminum tower case for the Pi 5. The NUC market is another area where it'd be nice if we had old school anodized black aluminum Lian Li cases available.
Even in the conventional case market, I feel like Lian Li has gone too far in one direction. This year, I bought a small footprint mid-tower ATX case and none of the current models from Lian Li ticked all of my boxes.
So they move the power out onto a ledge, stick a circus puke hub in it's place, and call it "new" & "innovative"
Meanwhile, back in the real world, other mfgr's are trying to minimize the overall dimensions of their PSU's so they'll fit in smaller & smaller cases.....
'It keeps fairly low noise levels when the load is below 300-400 Watts, but the noise output will increase rapidly after that point, with the EG1000 becoming very loud at loads above 800 Watts.'
There should be a law that requires that PSUs be rated for their practical ability not their maximum wattage. Causing someone to go deaf is outside of most use cases.
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meacupla - Friday, July 5, 2024 - link
When I first saw this, I thought it was pretty clever. It doesn't have a cluttered front end because the power circuitry is on a single PCB.But they missed an opportunity to improve cooling by poking some holes in the front end. Yes, it'll dump heat back into the case, but it fixes airflow dead zones in and at the front of the PSU.
Samus - Friday, July 5, 2024 - link
I suspect what you mentioned would also improve the average cooling capability as shown in testing as well. However, there is nothing stopping a perspective buyer from taking the cover off and going to town with a drill - though a drill press with a template would be the most adequate option. Alternatively you could take it to a machine shop that could stamp out a 5mm honeycomb grid in couple minutes, most shops have those dies.Techie4Us - Saturday, July 6, 2024 - link
Agreed, but that's what I have a dremel tool for :Ddeil - Wednesday, July 10, 2024 - link
in psu alone, it's not an issue, anything that heats up can just be slapped with a thermal pad, and have a component to case as "good enough" cooling.Still I love the idea of those doing double duty, so random opening that just perfectly blow on random VRM, that would be a perfectionist dream.
dontlistentome - Friday, July 5, 2024 - link
So so close.'Power on the edge' All you needed on that sub was an L:
'Power on the ledge'
mode_13h - Friday, July 5, 2024 - link
I understand Lian Li needs to try and grow beyond the case market, but I wish they'd still cater to some niches in that market.For instance, I wish I could buy a black, aluminum tower case for the Pi 5. The NUC market is another area where it'd be nice if we had old school anodized black aluminum Lian Li cases available.
Even in the conventional case market, I feel like Lian Li has gone too far in one direction. This year, I bought a small footprint mid-tower ATX case and none of the current models from Lian Li ticked all of my boxes.
meacupla - Friday, July 5, 2024 - link
Lian Li does custom orders.ballsystemlord - Friday, July 5, 2024 - link
What "boxes" didn't they tick?Slash3 - Saturday, July 6, 2024 - link
Lian Li does a tremendous amount of industrial and commercial products. Computer cases are arguably their smallest segment.croc - Saturday, July 6, 2024 - link
Interesting PSU, but you'd better carefully check if it meets your use case. For me, in 2 different builds it would just not work.GeoffreyA - Saturday, July 6, 2024 - link
Got to hand it to them for their sprinkling of originality.Techie4Us - Saturday, July 6, 2024 - link
So they move the power out onto a ledge, stick a circus puke hub in it's place, and call it "new" & "innovative"Meanwhile, back in the real world, other mfgr's are trying to minimize the overall dimensions of their PSU's so they'll fit in smaller & smaller cases.....
Well, all I can say is: YOU do the math !
meacupla - Saturday, July 6, 2024 - link
Let's see...Take the modular IO, rotate it 90d, make room so the fan can still fit...
Plug in 118 wires...
I don't see the space savings happening
Threska - Saturday, July 6, 2024 - link
In a 90 degree case the wires wouldn't need a curve like a traditional PSU.DanNeely - Thursday, July 11, 2024 - link
Something I've been wondering about for a while; why have modular designs gone to a 2 part connection for the main mobo connector on the PSU side?Oxford Guy - Saturday, August 3, 2024 - link
'It keeps fairly low noise levels when the load is below 300-400 Watts, but the noise output will increase rapidly after that point, with the EG1000 becoming very loud at loads above 800 Watts.'There should be a law that requires that PSUs be rated for their practical ability not their maximum wattage. Causing someone to go deaf is outside of most use cases.