New Lian Li case TYR PC-X500

http://www.lian-li.com.tw/v2/en/prod...s_index=62&g=q

Very nice imo must cost an arm and a leg though.

side out drives =</3

other wise i love how clean the front looks,

i just wish they would make a case that you can back mount a 2x120 rad to the inside. you can almost do that with the front, if it wasnt for the wierd spaceing on the front fans. and its hard to tell right now how much clearence there will be between the PCI-e and the front fans.. if they would give us 4 more inches, then it would be cake to front mount a 2x120. i like my gear to be housed inside the case, and while it dose have hose outlets, they are really more of a pain.

I like the PC-7010, PC-A77 and PC-V2110.

Not sure what to think of the side 5.25 bays. It is slick looking though.

Don't know much about water but this should be great for air cooling.

Originally Posted by stefanm

this should be great for air cooling.

yes, with all those fans, it sure does suck.

Originally Posted by fantomau

Not sure what to think of the side 5.25 bays. It is slick looking though.

I agree. I think it has a great design and look but I'm not sure about the external drive openings....seems a little awkward given the rest of the case.

That's rather different... looks great.

As far the side case openings, they should try redesigning their bay covers (the ones you put over the optical drives), then it would look pretty slick.

"When come to users’ safety, all the detail counts."

I like it. I think it would actually be easier to load shit into the side than the front. Atleast it would be for my setup, anyway.

There is absolutely no excuse for having two fans in the front instead of three.

For those of you that find the side-opening opticals would be a good thing, that's great, but I can't see any good in it. First of all, the case is /tall/ and the opticals are at the top, so if it's on the desk the user would probably have to stand just to exchange discs, unless they're built like Stretch Armstrong or Mr. Fantastic. Second, with it being so tall it is much more likely to be on the floor; the side-opening opticals dictate which side of the desk the case can realistically be on, so it won't work in all setups, and I don't think the side the drives open on can be changed.

Who at Lian-Li thought this was a good idea? I would've thought they'd listen to all the backlash after they showed the prototype at Computex or wherever it was -- almost no one had anything good to say then.

Wow. I searched for "best looking case" because I need to build a new system and I'm wondering about replacing my Wave Master. This is a contender for sure.... love the side drives!

I would have prefered 140mm fans on the front, seems there is plenty of room for them =\

I wonder it's really meant for water cooling or just pure air cooing ..

since the fan distance of the front intake is kind of apart ...

I like the design a lot...more reasonable than the X2000.
Where'd you find this? It isnt listed on their website

It looks cool, but the side drive openings are a bad design choice IMO. There should also be more drive bays considering the size of the thing. It's a pretty impractical case.

Originally Posted by whakojacko

I like the design a lot...more reasonable than the X2000.
Where'd you find this? It isnt listed on their website

http://www.lian-li.com.tw/v2/en/prod...25&ss_index=62

Originally Posted by silent-circuit

There is absolutely no excuse for having two fans in the front instead of three.

For those of you that find the side-opening opticals would be a good thing, that's great, but I can't see any good in it. First of all, the case is /tall/ and the opticals are at the top, so if it's on the desk the user would probably have to stand just to exchange discs, unless they're built like Stretch Armstrong or Mr. Fantastic. Second, with it being so tall it is much more likely to be on the floor; the side-opening opticals dictate which side of the desk the case can realistically be on, so it won't work in all setups, and I don't think the side the drives open on can be changed.

Who at Lian-Li thought this was a good idea? I would've thought they'd listen to all the backlash after they showed the prototype at Computex or wherever it was -- almost no one had anything good to say then.

I agree with you mostly as per the drive bays being on the top.. But if you looked at the website, and all the other cases they have with "side optical bays" they have it so you can place them on either the left or right side. so yes, it does almost dictate which side of the desk you put the case on but you have optiosn.

Well, thats my new case, hands down. Never seen anything sexier.

Originally Posted by criccio

Well, thats my new case, hands down. Never seen anything sexier.

i agree. it looks really nice. Now we just have to wait for pricing

Originally Posted by osirus35

i agree. it looks really nice. Now we just have to wait for pricing

$300-400, likely.