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Read more.Lian Li's smallest ATX chassis reviewed and rated.
Oh you.The fact that the competition is hotting up doesn't help Lian Li's case, either.
Kalniel: "Nice review Tarinder - would it be possible to get a picture of the case when the components are installed (with the side off obviously)?"
CAT-THE-FIFTH: "The Antec 300 is a case which has an understated and clean appearance which many people like. Not everyone is into e-peen looking computers which look like a cross between the imagination of a hyperactive 10 year old and a Frog."
TKPeters: "Off to AVForum better Deal - £20+Vat for Free Shipping @ Scan"
for all intents it seems to be the same card minus some gays name on it and a shielded cover ? with OEM added to it - GoNz0.
I wish they'd stuck with the A05N's layout. With a filter on the back and the fan mounts on top it would have been perfect.
That's one expensive case! Would be nice to have a picture of side by side size comparisons and some computation in terms of L but I guess most of us can calculate that ourselves if we were interested I guess. V700 = ~41.7L, 600T = 79.54L, meaning the 600T is roughly 91% bigger.
Also, I'm pretty sure you'll be able to fit a couple of short GTX670 in there easily and then one would be able to overclock it to GTX680 speeds.
Too expensive. Since I build a PC into NZXT Gamma case I somewhat woke up from expensive cases and the bubble they are creating. It's mad to charge that much for a case. And it's nothing unusual. Heck for 2x the price I can get fully assembled Lenovo M91p small form factor PC and keyboard, mouse and display. No way am ever paying that much for a PC case.
£180.....you're having a laugh lian, £100 max.
£180? i bought my Lian Li pc-a7010 full tower case thats quadrupe the size of this for £180 and i thought that was a bit too much
I don't understand why they insist on using aluminium? It's far less durable than steel; scratches/scuffs so easily, attracts fingerprints + dust and has poorer acoustics. Lighter weight might be an advantage for LAN cases, but saying that I'd rather have steel for durability. The thing about being better for temperatures is a load of nonsense, so is it purely for aesthetics?
My old PC-65 was solid in all of those departments.Originally Posted by watercooled
Kalniel: "Nice review Tarinder - would it be possible to get a picture of the case when the components are installed (with the side off obviously)?"
CAT-THE-FIFTH: "The Antec 300 is a case which has an understated and clean appearance which many people like. Not everyone is into e-peen looking computers which look like a cross between the imagination of a hyperactive 10 year old and a Frog."
TKPeters: "Off to AVForum better Deal - £20+Vat for Free Shipping @ Scan"
for all intents it seems to be the same card minus some gays name on it and a shielded cover ? with OEM added to it - GoNz0.
A lot of it comes down the coating, I'm mainly referring to the type 1 anodising it seems LianLi use on most of their cases AFAIK; powder coating should be similar to that on steel cases. But besides that, it does deform more easily than steel and in my experience tends to resonate more, making it harder to make a quiet PC.
Last edited by watercooled; 12-07-2012 at 05:38 PM.
Way too much, the looks also don't do it for me but that's all about preference
Looks like a nice case, my current PC case is an A-05B, and this looks like an improved successor to it. Over various different houses I have come to appreciate the small height of the case meaning my PC can be tucked away neatly
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Struggling to see point of this compared, for example to an Fractal Arc Mini - looks very similar but cheaper and probably better thermals and noise
You can't put an ATX motherboard in an Arc Mini. It's also aluminium which can be desirable yet carries a premium, plus it's by Lian Li, so the build quality should be excellent.
I agree that it's overpriced (considering you can get an A05N/FN for £65), though that tends to be the case with new Lian Li cases, so it'll probably be a more attractive purchase in a year or so.
The thing with lian li cases is there is actually a massive variance in quality between them. This case the quality looks like it is more on par with my pc-x1000. These cases are more expensive because the aluminium is a LOT thick and the cases are MUCH sturdier and durable because of this.
On my pc-a17 the aluminium is paper thin and I think that is the same with the pc-a70. It is really annoying that lian li dont have a way of indicating this in the nomenclature (spelling?). Then you know exactly what you are getting. I.e. a premium lian li or one of there still very good but more cut price ones.
In 2008 I pid £91.90 for an Antec P182, an awesome case. Okay it's not aluminium, but it is fully sound proofed and has very high build quality. How they feel they can justify £180 I've no idea. I'd pay £110 for this, but that would be my limit.
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