Lian-Li PC-V300

bubba · Post by **bubba** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 6:01 am

One word "sweet", this is the box I have been searching for. From what I have seen and read so far, looks to be well worth the $100 price tag.

buy
http://www.xoxide.com/lian-li-pc-v300-silver.html

a review with nice images of the case.
http://www.boxgods.com/dept/htpc-sff/in ... cle&ID=212

I'm really liking the looks of this thing, any know someone that has one?

Post by **dicecca112** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 6:28 am

nice little case, now if it took a full size ATX mobo then we'd be in business, no good m-ATX ocing mobos

kenc51 · Post by **kenc51** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 6:47 am

I'm also thinking of getting this case!
Looks very sweet!

I was going to go with a big case, but decided on something small! A HTPC case is too much trouble.
Bubba are you going to get it? If you are, let me us know how much clearance there is for large HSF's. I have a XP120 SI and if it will fit, I'm getting this case next month along with a Asus A8N-VM CSM mATX motherboard.

Post by **FZ1** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 7:24 am

Wow, that's a very nice case. Lian Li makes good quality stuff although I have never cared for their OEM fans. If it wasn't for the water cooling in my rig, I'd be tempted by this one.

Post by **DMB2000uk** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:24 am

Spot the blatent advertising in that picture

But yeah, nice case, though i want a mid-tower for my next one.

Dan

bubba · Post by **bubba** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:38 am

lol the pepsi can is from the review site I got the image off of, he threw it in for scale.

but I'm liken this thing alot.

Edit:

kenc51 wrote: Bubba are you going to get it?

I'm really thinking about it hard. I was going for a coolermaster centurion mini tower but I really like this one. but the coolermaster is only $45, just ahve to buget in the other 50 or so for it.

I'm looking at next month for buy my next case, If I get this one I will most certainly have a thread with all kinds of images.

edit 2:

found a onther batch of images that has a good side shot with a large HSF installed.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/andyatkinson/182958061/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/andyatkins ... 182958061/

Pengwin · Post by **Pengwin** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 11:02 am

its a very nice case for 110 bucks. almost makes we want one. but im stil a fan of the P180 and how it looks.

kenc51 · Post by **kenc51** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 1:44 pm

thanks for the second link Bubba!
That settles it! I'm getting this case!

kenc51 · Post by **kenc51** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 2:27 pm

The come in Black too

http://www.lian-li.com/Product/Chassis/ ... C-V300.htm

Post by **FZ1** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 6:38 pm

Ken, are you going to use the SI-120 in that case or water cool? I'm not seeing how the watercooling would fit...well without being a major PITA.

kenc51 · Post by **kenc51** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 6:50 pm

FZ1 wrote:Ken, are you going to use the SI-120 in that case or water cool? I'm not seeing how the watercooling would fit...well without being a major PITA.

SI-120 --> It will be for my second rig.....I still have a 4400+ & 1GB ocz plat rev 2 sitting on the desk ;)
It's this case....... or a slim HTPC case.....but they have no storage space...and cooling is a major PITA (just figured out what "PITA" means):)

Bubba......Thanks for the link!!!

pcrobot · Post by **pcrobot** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 7:31 am

kenc51 wrote:The come in Black too
http://www.lian-li.com/Product/Chassis/ ... C-V300.htm

That is definitely on my list of potential buys for my next build!

bubba · Post by **bubba** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 7:48 am

I will be getting this case (next month I hope), and I will water cool it in the future, air for now.

was thinking of the swiftech mcres-1000 setup, its a 5.25 drive bay cage that has their low profile pump and resivoir.

http://www.swiftnets.com/products/MCRES-1000.asp

then have the rad on the side or back..

kenc51 · Post by **kenc51** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 11:03 am

bubba wrote:I will be getting this case (next month I hope), and I will water cool it in the future, air for now.

was thinking of the swiftech mcres-1000 setup, its a 5.25 drive bay cage that has their low profile pump and resivoir.

http://www.swiftnets.com/products/MCRES-1000.asp

then have the rad on the side or back..

That would work well........Just remember the case will only take a mATX motherboard and it won't fit any of the large gfx cards without modding....Also the space for a PSU isn't very large....it might not fit long power supplies....(like my powerstream)

I'm thinking of the same setup too.....eventually. I have the waterblock and Rad already.......You can't beat watercooling for silence!

bubba · Post by **bubba** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 10:59 am

yeah I have a mATX already, and the card I have is a short card.