My new Lian-Li build

[996GT2]

This case is really amazing. Not much bigger than a microATX case on the outside, but so much room to work with inside. It fits a full ATX board and extended-length PSUs without a hitch.

Anyway, enjoy the pics

 

[Airs]

Looks nice and clean. Is there a fan at the top of the case?

 

[wpcoe]

What's the Lian Li model number? I've not seen one that mounts the mobo "upside down." i.e. with the processor toward the bottom.

 

[Sacraster]

its Lian-Li PC-A05N. its a great case. one drawback is that the heat from the video card (as the video card is towards the top, so top of your case will get really hot), however you can drill and put a fan on top.

 

[bleucharm28]

New version of A05N
http://www.sundialmicro.com/lianli_mid-tower-pca05fnb_2105_2093.html

pre 140 fan slot upgrade on top of the case.
USB 3.0
still no window

 

[Airs]

Hmm, but no inverted mb on new version

 

[996GT2]

New version of A05N
http://www.sundialmicro.com/lianli_mid-tower-pca05fnb_2105_2093.html

pre 140 fan slot upgrade on top of the case.
USB 3.0
still no window

Yeah it's not inverted, which was one of the main benefits of the original. With the inverted design, the CPU cooler gets air straight from the rear intake without having to pass through hard drives, etc first.

Also, you can add a window the PC-A05 pretty easily. It will accept windowed side panels from other Lian Li cases (I forget which models exactly), or you can use a window kit if you're willing to do a bit of cutting.

its Lian-Li PC-A05N. its a great case. one drawback is that the heat from the video card (as the video card is towards the top, so top of your case will get really hot), however you can drill and put a fan on top.

This may be an issue if you're running cards that don't exhaust to the outside of the case, or if you're running multiple GPUs. In that case, you might have to add a top fan or a side intake fan. However, with my setup (a single GTX 460 that exhausts out the back of the case), temps are no different than in my previous case.

 

[dmoney1980]

The PCI cooler works with that case. It attaches directly to the inside of the case by the GPU.

http://www.lian-li.com/v2/en/produc...ex=232&cl_index=2&sc_index=34&ss_index=83&g=f

 

[aigomorla]

dude thats a nice little case...

assume u removed the front optical drive and lowered it, whats the largest radiator do you think possible could fit inside? 120x2? or a 120x3?

Yeah it's not inverted, which was one of the main benefits of the original. With the inverted design, the CPU cooler gets air straight from the rear intake without having to pass through hard drives, etc first.

lolol... also allows you to mod the case to put a rad up top..

 

[996GT2]

dude thats a nice little case...

assume u removed the front optical drive and lowered it, whats the largest radiator do you think possible could fit inside? 120x2? or a 120x3?



lolol... also allows you to mod the case to put a rad up top..

You can fit a 120x3 Rad in the top of the case or a 2x120 in the bottom:

Someone on AT did the latter: http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=229000

 

[Anubis]

What's the Lian Li model number? I've not seen one that mounts the mobo "upside down." i.e. with the processor toward the bottom.

my old PC-1100 has the mobo mounted that way, http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews/LianLi_review/

@ OP
build looks nice, interesting seeing the PSU in the front like that