Lian Li PC V1110 - bit-tech.net Forums

Tim S · 19th May 2008, 08:40

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/200...-li-pc-v1110/1

It's big, aluminium and Taiwanese - could it be a return to form for Lian Li, one of the most esteemed and respected case designers? It certainly looks that way, but the only way to be sure it check out our review!

Naberius · 19th May 2008, 08:55

Looks like a great basis for some heavy modding, thats always been one of the great things about Lian Li cases, they are just a blank canvas.

oasked · 19th May 2008, 08:57

That case looks awesome, especially in black. I love the clean, simple designs of Lian-Li cases - much better than many of the other garish cases on the market.

samkiller42 · 19th May 2008, 09:20

When i saw the image on the front page, i almost cried out in joy, but when i saw it, i put my head between my hands. Why oh why do they insist on Door's?
Other than the door, the case does look smart and clean.

Sam

RotoSequence · 19th May 2008, 09:21

Doors have their uses - especially in keeping fingers away from places they are not wanted.

Naberius · 19th May 2008, 09:24

Doors are useful for reducing drive noise aswell.

naokaji · 19th May 2008, 09:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by samkiller42

Other than the door, the case does look smart and clean.
Sam

there is also a version without the door.

kenco_uk · 19th May 2008, 09:33

I can't help but feel that there's something on Joe's mind in this review. Can't quite lay my squidgy, small, cute, jam-covered finger on it, though.

Gunsmith · 19th May 2008, 10:33

hmm, nice but its not for me, personally i prefer the v1000 plus over this.

Jipa · 19th May 2008, 10:36

Even how I like the design and legendary build quality of these Lian Li cases, I just have lost track with all the models..

Also I have no idea why people keep crying about the doors. What's so bad about them? Do you REALLY use optical drives?! I use mine maybe once a month and hate that bloody thing and the damn noise it makes! I'd rather have no optical drive at all in my case.

badders · 19th May 2008, 10:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenco_uk

I can't help but feel that there's something on Joe's mind in this review. Can't quite lay my squidgy, small, cute, jam-covered finger on it, though.

So....Joe's Pregnant?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jipa

Also I have no idea why people keep crying about the doors. What's so bad about them? Do you REALLY use optical drives?! I use mine maybe once a month and hate that bloody thing and the damn noise it makes! I'd rather have no optical drive at all in my case.

I use mine at least once a day!!

It's a relatively nice looking case, but I've said it once, and I'll say it again - it's TWO HUNDRED POUNDS. That's just under a weeks worth of mortgage, all on one brushed ally box!

mrb_no1 · 19th May 2008, 12:51

i have one of the original lian li doored pc's, fulltower as you can read in my sig and its awesome, even with less premium optical drives spinning up when a disk is first put in, with the door closed you cant hear a thing. I used to use plextor so it wasnt a problem as their drives were so awesome that they made next to no noise when spinning, but now, with my current drives you can hear them when watching a dvd, close the door though and its pure silence, well worth it if silence is what you want.

I like the way that new case performed...whilst maintaining relative silence it cooled effectively, thats the perfect mix for a case imo, sure you can buy the p180 with more fans and more noise for it being a little cooler on components but if you are that fussed with cooling dig into your waller and buy water cooling. Its the quiet winner :P

peace

fatman

proxess · 19th May 2008, 13:50

pretty nice and fresh case.

Skyguy · 19th May 2008, 14:40

Joe, you said "The V1110 isnâ€™t the most startling and jaw-droppingly amazing case weâ€™ve ever seen. It didnâ€™t bowl us over and whip us up into a frenzy of drool and other juices".

Can you please mention some cases that have induced such exctasy? Seriously. I'm very interested in looking at several of the cases that Bit Tech (or specifically yourself) have found to be the cream of the crop.

Good review!

CardJoe · 19th May 2008, 14:59

P182 and the P180 from Antec are good. The Coolermaster Cosmos is also pretty good case is you don't mind the look. The Metal Boned K7 and Cooler Master 690 are good budget options and the Hiper Anubis is a damn good case too - but very noisy.

For my money, it doesn't get better than an Antec P180.

kenco_uk · 19th May 2008, 16:00

The only trouble with a P180 is that, an 8800GTS card is a very snug fit if you're using the hard drive cage in the 'middle', in particular where the power connectors meet for a chinwag (this is from personal experience). You'd definately have to remove that cage to fit any longer gfx card in. Which is where the Cosmos wins - after screwing the mobo into place into a bare Cosmos, it suddenly strikes you how small the mobo looks and how capacious the Cosmos is. It truly could handle half the Milky Way, easily.

MonkeyNutZ · 19th May 2008, 17:00

"There’s only one screw that holds a side panel in place on the V1110 and even that is actually attached to a moveable crossbar in the main chassis. So, to remove the panel means you unscrew and then yank the crossbar, pulling out the hooks inside the case that grip the panel to the frame."

My Lian-Li PC-A01B does that too, pretty sweet, although it rattles slightly...

Saivert · 19th May 2008, 17:35

That has become very common for Lian Li now. My Lian Li PC-101B has that too and a similar harddrive cage with PSU on the bottom. Only difference is that the entire case is inverted so the motherboard is located on the left side of the case (when seen from front).

I really like the crossbar solution. It holds the side panel in place firmly.
I also like a door to maintain a clean front. No need to show off your DVD burner or Power LEDs. My computer is really just a black box.
But I'm the guy who uses stock Lian Li cases. No modifications done.

Joeymac · 19th May 2008, 18:50

Looks like an air conditioning unit or a large safety deposit box.... with stupid wheels on the bottom.

PhillyB · 19th May 2008, 20:52

Can it fit a PC Power and Cooling 1kw? How much room is left when you put a 8800GTX in? If I can fit a rad right in front of the mobo I might be able to use that, might even *gasp* go back to air cooling for something as pretty as that.

19th May 2008, 08:40	#1
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19th May 2008, 08:57	#3
oasked Stuck in the Mud Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bromley, Kent Posts: 2,552	That case looks awesome, especially in black. I love the clean, simple designs of Lian-Li cases - much better than many of the other garish cases on the market. __________________ Intel i7 920 @ Stock \| 6GB Corsair DDR3\| Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 WD640 AALS \| POV 8800GT \| Lian-Li PC65 \| Enermax 600W SLI \| Dell 2408WFP

19th May 2008, 09:20	#4
samkiller42 KEEP IT CLEAN! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Havant, Hampshire, England Posts: 3,193	When i saw the image on the front page, i almost cried out in joy, but when i saw it, i put my head between my hands. Why oh why do they insist on Door's? Other than the door, the case does look smart and clean. Sam __________________ The Rig: i7 920 D0, Gigabyte EX58-UD5, 12GB DDR3 1600mhz, BFG GTX295, Samsung 64gb SSD, WD 640gb Black, Samsung F2 Eco 1TB, Dell 3007WFP, Windows 7 RC. The Netbook: Samsung NC10 Black, Intel Atom, 2gb DDR2 The Mac: Awaiting Delivery

19th May 2008, 09:21	#5
RotoSequence Lazy Lurker Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: 'States Posts: 4,533	Doors have their uses - especially in keeping fingers away from places they are not wanted. __________________ Technology Schmecnology

19th May 2008, 09:33	#8
kenco_uk I feel your presents. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bourne, Lincolnshire, UK Posts: 6,316	I can't help but feel that there's something on Joe's mind in this review. Can't quite lay my squidgy, small, cute, jam-covered finger on it, though. __________________ MSI X58M - i7 920 4Ghz - 6GB Corsair - GTX260 648/2520 ::: Vote for bit-tech T - theevilelephant - "it sounded like bouncing around on a pogo stick, screaming in chinese while occasionally throwing a cat at a door." Last edited by CardJoe; 19th May 2008 at 09:45. Reason: fixed

19th May 2008, 08:55	#2
Naberius Multimodder Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Posts: 193	Looks like a great basis for some heavy modding, thats always been one of the great things about Lian Li cases, they are just a blank canvas.

19th May 2008, 09:24	#6
Naberius Multimodder Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Posts: 193	Doors are useful for reducing drive noise aswell.

19th May 2008, 10:33	#9
Gunsmith my supersonic radar will help me! Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,437	hmm, nice but its not for me, personally i prefer the v1000 plus over this. __________________ People who optimise code are wimps. My code knows it's awesome, so it'll take all the time it needs. You can wait in awe

19th May 2008, 10:36	#10
Jipa Licenced idiot. Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Tampere, Finland Posts: 3,070	Even how I like the design and legendary build quality of these Lian Li cases, I just have lost track with all the models.. Also I have no idea why people keep crying about the doors. What's so bad about them? Do you REALLY use optical drives?! I use mine maybe once a month and hate that bloody thing and the damn noise it makes! I'd rather have no optical drive at all in my case. __________________ Abit IP35 - E6750 - 8800GT 1024 MB - 2 GB 800 MHz - enough HDDs - 750 W Silverstone - CM Storm Sniper Asus P5Q-VM - Q9450 - 4 GB - 400 W Silverstone - Fortress FT01 AllTheMods - MetkuMods - LedCalc

19th May 2008, 12:51	#12
mrb_no1 Pie Eater Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pyrford, England Posts: 365	i have one of the original lian li doored pc's, fulltower as you can read in my sig and its awesome, even with less premium optical drives spinning up when a disk is first put in, with the door closed you cant hear a thing. I used to use plextor so it wasnt a problem as their drives were so awesome that they made next to no noise when spinning, but now, with my current drives you can hear them when watching a dvd, close the door though and its pure silence, well worth it if silence is what you want. I like the way that new case performed...whilst maintaining relative silence it cooled effectively, thats the perfect mix for a case imo, sure you can buy the p180 with more fans and more noise for it being a little cooler on components but if you are that fussed with cooling dig into your waller and buy water cooling. Its the quiet winner :P peace fatman __________________ Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3600Mhz ¦ Asus Maximus II Formula ¦ ATI Radeon 4890 (1000Mhz Core + 1200Mhz Mem OC) ¦ 2x2G Corsair Dom. PC 8500 @ 1080Mhz ¦ Aquacomputer WC ¦ Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty ¦ 150G Raptor, 2x1500 + 1x750 + 2x500 Seagate (SATA2) ¦ Pioneer DVD burner ¦ Lian Li - PC 73SL Aluminium Silent Server Case ¦ Dell 2007WFP 20" Widescreen ¦ Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Speakers ¦ Sennheiser HD270

19th May 2008, 13:50	#13
proxess Victim of AdvancedModernCapitalism Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The town of Love, Funchal Posts: 601	pretty nice and fresh case. __________________ Netbook: Asus eeePC 901; 12Gb SDD; Custom Ubuntu 9.04 Minimal Compiz Standalone. Laptop: Intel Centrino Duo T5500 1.66ghz; 2048mb RAM; ATI Mobility Radeon x2300; Hitachi 120gb iPod Classic 120GB; Maxtor 160GB External; Ubuntu 9.10 x64 and Windows 7 x64.

19th May 2008, 14:40	#14
Skyguy Torque Wrench Join Date: May 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1	Joe, you said "The V1110 isnâ€™t the most startling and jaw-droppingly amazing case weâ€™ve ever seen. It didnâ€™t bowl us over and whip us up into a frenzy of drool and other juices". Can you please mention some cases that have induced such exctasy? Seriously. I'm very interested in looking at several of the cases that Bit Tech (or specifically yourself) have found to be the cream of the crop. Good review!

19th May 2008, 14:59	#15
CardJoe Player Character bit-tech Staff Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 8,011	P182 and the P180 from Antec are good. The Coolermaster Cosmos is also pretty good case is you don't mind the look. The Metal Boned K7 and Cooler Master 690 are good budget options and the Hiper Anubis is a damn good case too - but very noisy. For my money, it doesn't get better than an Antec P180. __________________ this is joe's non-bit-tech blog

19th May 2008, 16:00	#16
kenco_uk I feel your presents. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bourne, Lincolnshire, UK Posts: 6,316	The only trouble with a P180 is that, an 8800GTS card is a very snug fit if you're using the hard drive cage in the 'middle', in particular where the power connectors meet for a chinwag (this is from personal experience). You'd definately have to remove that cage to fit any longer gfx card in. Which is where the Cosmos wins - after screwing the mobo into place into a bare Cosmos, it suddenly strikes you how small the mobo looks and how capacious the Cosmos is. It truly could handle half the Milky Way, easily. __________________ MSI X58M - i7 920 4Ghz - 6GB Corsair - GTX260 648/2520 ::: Vote for bit-tech T - theevilelephant - "it sounded like bouncing around on a pogo stick, screaming in chinese while occasionally throwing a cat at a door."

19th May 2008, 17:00	#17
MonkeyNutZ Crysis Fiend Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ohio, USA Posts: 149	"There’s only one screw that holds a side panel in place on the V1110 and even that is actually attached to a moveable crossbar in the main chassis. So, to remove the panel means you unscrew and then yank the crossbar, pulling out the hooks inside the case that grip the panel to the frame." My Lian-Li PC-A01B does that too, pretty sweet, although it rattles slightly... __________________ inCrysis.com - The largest Crysis fan site on the internets. (We're also #1 on Google for "Crysis") Project: http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=147127

19th May 2008, 17:35	#18
Saivert Multimodder Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 204	locking crossbar common for Lian Li That has become very common for Lian Li now. My Lian Li PC-101B has that too and a similar harddrive cage with PSU on the bottom. Only difference is that the entire case is inverted so the motherboard is located on the left side of the case (when seen from front). I really like the crossbar solution. It holds the side panel in place firmly. I also like a door to maintain a clean front. No need to show off your DVD burner or Power LEDs. My computer is really just a black box. But I'm the guy who uses stock Lian Li cases. No modifications done. __________________ - I'm the troll who bumps page 2 topics -

19th May 2008, 18:50	#19
Joeymac Multimodder Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 224	Looks like an air conditioning unit or a large safety deposit box.... with stupid wheels on the bottom.

19th May 2008, 20:52	#20
PhillyB Minimodder Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 26	Can it fit a PC Power and Cooling 1kw? How much room is left when you put a 8800GTX in? If I can fit a rad right in front of the mobo I might be able to use that, might even gasp go back to air cooling for something as pretty as that. __________________ P5W DH, C2D 6600@3.0 on h20, 2gb g-skill DDR2-800 @ 1000, 8800gtx, dual raptor 150's, 1Kw, silverstone TJ07, X-fi, aquaero, big bore water - blackice 2x120mm - apogee wb - mp655 - 1/2 tygon, liteon dvd-rw, 24" Acer lcd.