Lian Li answers cries from Xbox 360 owners - bit-tech.net Forums

Tim S · 10th Jan 2008, 03:37

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/01...x_360_owners/1

Lian Li is looking for ways to branch out this year and it could have hit gold with this Xbox 360 replacement enclosure.

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chrisb2e9 · 10th Jan 2008, 04:42

I dont think that its a bad idea, if my product was out of warrenty. but if its still in warrenty, and it breaks, i can have it fixed for free. but if i take it out of the case and there has already been enough damage that its just a matter of time before it breaks, not only have I now spent the money on a case, but i have to pay to have it fixed.
so I would just keep it as is rather than risk it.

slugbug · 10th Jan 2008, 05:43

Having your xbox 360 in a case like this just might solve some of the overheating problems. Now if Microsoft would get together with Lian Li and offer this case as an option they'd be doing something.

glaeken · 10th Jan 2008, 05:51

better give it a face lift because it looks pretty boring as it is. Nothing too radical, just something more than a metal box.

Firehed · 10th Jan 2008, 05:54

Hm... good concept, but it really doesn't stand up to the simple yet elegant looks I expect from Lian Li.

Stonewall78 · 10th Jan 2008, 06:24

Nice idea and all but you just can't throw a bigger HDD in there and have it work.

HourBeforeDawn · 10th Jan 2008, 07:04

huh I like the idea, like it better if xbox made a line like that.

zoom314 · 10th Jan 2008, 07:53

I like the idea, But All It does besides help solve the cooling problem possibly, is make the Xbox360 look like a PC, It lacks something, But I can't put My finger on It.

Cadillac Ferd · 10th Jan 2008, 08:17

Oh mah god.
Do ****ing want.

Amon · 10th Jan 2008, 08:18

It's as if it was made solely for the Bit-tech crowd. Xbox + modding.

You might even be able to fit a PC in there, simultaneously.

mmorgue · 10th Jan 2008, 08:54

Yep -- to make this a complete killer, M$ would need to partner up and offer it as an alt box/case so as to preserve the warranty.

But i do like!

Speedo · 10th Jan 2008, 09:02

I've been waiting for someone to produce something like this for about a year now, and I never expected it to be a company like Lian Li. I find this to be a very minor overhaul though, as far as I can see the GPU will have less directed airflow over it and the optical drive is in the same position as before. If the optical drive was lifted (plenty of space in that box) and the gpu given a better heatsink it'd probably make a massive difference! I hope there's an option without the silly window too, don't want that in my AV stack!

Jamie · 10th Jan 2008, 09:19

That's certainly big enough for some decent watercooling.

Nikumba · 10th Jan 2008, 09:34

Oh hell yes, now make it in silver so it blends with my AV stack

Bursar · 10th Jan 2008, 09:39

I think it hit every branch as it fell down the ugly tree! People joked about the size of the 360 when it launch, and it looks as if that replacement case is about twice the size of the normal one!

AlexB · 10th Jan 2008, 09:40

I really like it

Mister_X · 10th Jan 2008, 10:44

I'm all for custom chassis but this IMO looks very poor....

Bursar · 10th Jan 2008, 10:47

Plus, it looks like everything is behind that pop down door. Need to swap discs, open the door. Want to have a wired controller or your play and charge kit hooked up? Yup, gotta have that door open the whole time.

Doors on PC cases are bad enough, but to have them on your consoles as well? No thanks.

Besides, Lian Li already make a case for my 360. It's called the PC70 and my console sits very nicely on top of it

Mister_X · 10th Jan 2008, 10:48

though I'll give it bonus points if it is quieter...

MilkMan5 · 10th Jan 2008, 10:53

Don’t like it – it reminds me of a normal PC case – what’s so interesting about it.

10th Jan 2008, 03:37	#1
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10th Jan 2008, 04:42	#2
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10th Jan 2008, 05:51	#4
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10th Jan 2008, 05:54	#5
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10th Jan 2008, 07:04	#7
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10th Jan 2008, 05:43	#3
slugbug Going Broke Saving Money Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 96	Having your xbox 360 in a case like this just might solve some of the overheating problems. Now if Microsoft would get together with Lian Li and offer this case as an option they'd be doing something.

10th Jan 2008, 06:24	#6
Stonewall78 Multimodder Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Calgary, AB Canada Posts: 85	Nice idea and all but you just can't throw a bigger HDD in there and have it work.

10th Jan 2008, 07:53	#8
zoom314 Multimodder Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Yermo, CA, USA Posts: 174	I like the idea, But All It does besides help solve the cooling problem possibly, is make the Xbox360 look like a PC, It lacks something, But I can't put My finger on It.

10th Jan 2008, 08:17	#9
Cadillac Ferd Multimodder Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Maaaaryland, USA Posts: 219	Oh mah god. Do ****ing want.

10th Jan 2008, 08:18	#10
Amon inch-perfect Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: cannoning into the reds, Toronto, Canada Posts: 2,456	It's as if it was made solely for the Bit-tech crowd. Xbox + modding. You might even be able to fit a PC in there, simultaneously. __________________ Defunct Socket 939 San Diego 4000+::2GB PC3200::Radeon 9600 SE 128MB::200GB HDD::24" Dell 2407WFP-HC::WinXP x64/x86 dual boot Dell Vostro 1500 laptop::Socket P Merom T7100::2GB PC5400::Go 8600m GT 256MB::660GB HDD::15.4" WXGA+, 24" Dell 2407WFP-HC::WinXP::Fanatec 911 Wheel+Pedals

10th Jan 2008, 08:54	#11
mmorgue Supermodder Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Mos Eisley, in the bar... Posts: 378	Yep -- to make this a complete killer, M$ would need to partner up and offer it as an alt box/case so as to preserve the warranty. But i do like!

10th Jan 2008, 09:02	#12
Speedo Minimodder Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Warwickshire, UK Posts: 46	I've been waiting for someone to produce something like this for about a year now, and I never expected it to be a company like Lian Li. I find this to be a very minor overhaul though, as far as I can see the GPU will have less directed airflow over it and the optical drive is in the same position as before. If the optical drive was lifted (plenty of space in that box) and the gpu given a better heatsink it'd probably make a massive difference! I hope there's an option without the silly window too, don't want that in my AV stack!

10th Jan 2008, 09:19	#13
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10th Jan 2008, 09:34	#14
Nikumba Supermodder Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: The Dark Place Posts: 371	Oh hell yes, now make it in silver so it blends with my AV stack

10th Jan 2008, 09:39	#15
Bursar Hypermodder Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 700	I think it hit every branch as it fell down the ugly tree! People joked about the size of the 360 when it launch, and it looks as if that replacement case is about twice the size of the normal one! __________________ www.philspcmods.com - a rough guide

10th Jan 2008, 09:40	#16
AlexB Web Nerd and WC Addict Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hants, UK Posts: 1,306	I really like it __________________ Whenever I smell asphalt, I think of Maureen. That's the last sensation I had before I blacked out; that thick smell of asphalt. She said she'd fix my bike. Free. No strings attached. I shoulda've known then that things were never that simple. Yeah, when I think of Maureen, I think of two things: Asphalt, and trouble.

10th Jan 2008, 10:44	#17
Mister_X Chaotic Neutral Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Falkirk Posts: 113	I'm all for custom chassis but this IMO looks very poor....

10th Jan 2008, 10:47	#18
Bursar Hypermodder Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 700	Plus, it looks like everything is behind that pop down door. Need to swap discs, open the door. Want to have a wired controller or your play and charge kit hooked up? Yup, gotta have that door open the whole time. Doors on PC cases are bad enough, but to have them on your consoles as well? No thanks. Besides, Lian Li already make a case for my 360. It's called the PC70 and my console sits very nicely on top of it __________________ www.philspcmods.com - a rough guide

10th Jan 2008, 10:48	#19
Mister_X Chaotic Neutral Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Falkirk Posts: 113	though I'll give it bonus points if it is quieter...

10th Jan 2008, 10:53	#20
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