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I have searched both on Hardforum and on the web extensively and I feel there is not enough accessible info/discussion/opinions on the Lian Li PC-X1000 chassis.
It seems to be a very nice stylish high end option for those not interested in water cooling, seems to have really nice air flow (great but not super crazy air flow - yet it also wins on the silence factor). I think this case warrants more discussion here on Hardforum.
I will post what links I found, discuss below. I would be very interested in what mods people would do, what exact aftermarket fans people would choose, etc.
Web Home Page:
http://www.lian-li.com/v2/en/product/product06.php?pr_index=336&cl_index=1&sc_index=25&ss_index=61
Lian Li Product Intro Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IttZJtzhcqQ&feature=related
3D Gameman Video Review:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqZM4kPnZPY
Bit-Tech Review:
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cases/2009/09/02/lian-li-tyr-pc-x1000-case-review/4
OCAHOLIC Review:
http://www.ocaholic.ch/xoops/html/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=341&sel_lang=english
Good to see how big it is to the average person:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fiqP97wkjI&feature=player_embedded
The Lian Li PC-X1000 is priced high at $400.00 US, yet I can't find anything better, which is designed to be as simplistically sleek, with the high end build quality and very decent air cooling to go with it. Sure there is the Corsiar 800D for watercooling and high end enthusiasts, however for air cooling I think the X1000 has it beat.
Pros for me (that I can think of right now):
no door design to access the disc drives
high end anodized all aluminum build
stylish, sleek, but not flashy
five 140mm fans total, 2 exhausts, 3 intakes which are positioned in closer to the PC guts
no windows or lights and comes in batman black
the top and front are one curved piece of aluminum
tool less parts are better than most out there
holds six 3.5" hard drives plus 2 solid state hard drives
room for big PSUs
fully air filtered
rubber measures taken to protect against fan, disc drive and hard drive vibrations
bottom mounted self cooling path for PSU
CPU HSF rear cutout on removable motherboard tray
3 heat chambers
plenty of GPU room, cooling, and 8 PCI slots
Cons for me (that I can think of right now):
may need some extension cables for your PSU to properly reach the upper drives
not as cool at hiding cables as the Corsair 800D
less room to grow for watercooling (only a con for watercooling fans)
the inside is not fully anodized black (but the back and bottom are)
the rubber grommets on the inter-chamber wire management paths tend to come off
stealth drive bays don't work perfectly or with every drive, but I assume you could just not use them or mod them away
It seems to be a very nice stylish high end option for those not interested in water cooling, seems to have really nice air flow (great but not super crazy air flow - yet it also wins on the silence factor). I think this case warrants more discussion here on Hardforum.
I will post what links I found, discuss below. I would be very interested in what mods people would do, what exact aftermarket fans people would choose, etc.
Web Home Page:
http://www.lian-li.com/v2/en/product/product06.php?pr_index=336&cl_index=1&sc_index=25&ss_index=61
Lian Li Product Intro Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IttZJtzhcqQ&feature=related
3D Gameman Video Review:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqZM4kPnZPY
Bit-Tech Review:
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cases/2009/09/02/lian-li-tyr-pc-x1000-case-review/4
OCAHOLIC Review:
http://www.ocaholic.ch/xoops/html/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=341&sel_lang=english
Good to see how big it is to the average person:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fiqP97wkjI&feature=player_embedded
The Lian Li PC-X1000 is priced high at $400.00 US, yet I can't find anything better, which is designed to be as simplistically sleek, with the high end build quality and very decent air cooling to go with it. Sure there is the Corsiar 800D for watercooling and high end enthusiasts, however for air cooling I think the X1000 has it beat.
Pros for me (that I can think of right now):
no door design to access the disc drives
high end anodized all aluminum build
stylish, sleek, but not flashy
five 140mm fans total, 2 exhausts, 3 intakes which are positioned in closer to the PC guts
no windows or lights and comes in batman black
the top and front are one curved piece of aluminum
tool less parts are better than most out there
holds six 3.5" hard drives plus 2 solid state hard drives
room for big PSUs
fully air filtered
rubber measures taken to protect against fan, disc drive and hard drive vibrations
bottom mounted self cooling path for PSU
CPU HSF rear cutout on removable motherboard tray
3 heat chambers
plenty of GPU room, cooling, and 8 PCI slots
Cons for me (that I can think of right now):
may need some extension cables for your PSU to properly reach the upper drives
not as cool at hiding cables as the Corsair 800D
less room to grow for watercooling (only a con for watercooling fans)
the inside is not fully anodized black (but the back and bottom are)
the rubber grommets on the inter-chamber wire management paths tend to come off
stealth drive bays don't work perfectly or with every drive, but I assume you could just not use them or mod them away
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