Toms hardware Lain Li new Silent case

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heres a snippet from hard news on toms hardware page. I'm currently scanning li lain's webbie for images.
Toms Hardware post (http://www.tomshardware.com/technews/20030313.html#003152)

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here's the 6070 link to Lain Li's webbie
silent case (http://www.lian-li.com/product.php?action=viewPD&prdid=1106)

and a view / review of the case with more pics here:
Onepc.net (http://www.onepc.net/index.php?view=docs&doc_id=157&page=2)

edited to put second link in

[Gordy]

Silent with three fans yeah right lian :D

[Kynoch]

yeh, there stock fans aint the quiestest in the world. :D

Plus whats the point in an all aluminium case if theres a rubber lining on the inside, this will slow the transfer of heat through the chassis.

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If heats a magor issue tho a blowhole in the side of the case may give you some better cooling but some sound too.
true there are some issues but im still bought, i'll obviously move my papsa fans into it if case fans are duf, however it does have some nice looks to it.. a window mod would give it even more appeal to me tho.. actually do window mods cause more vibrations / sound than not?
I've spent the last few hrs searching for a uk distie on the web for the case with no luck.. now fag, > bed, > try and sleep, > watch 5:00am news, > fag, > get to sleep 6-ish..
:rolleyes: :(

[stdPikachu]

Originally posted by Kynoch
Plus whats the point in an all aluminium case if theres a rubber lining on the inside, this will slow the transfer of heat through the chassis.

I hope you're aware that 98% of cooling in a case is through convection rather than conduction. Aluminium cases are sold on the basis of cooling properties to people who are easily led. Get two identical cases, on eof aluminium and one of steel, and you won't see a difference in temperatures.

Besides, if your case is getting hot on the outside it's way way way to hot on the inside to begin with.

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I suppose my ambient case temp never really goes above 20°c tho i have the case nr a window and leave central heating off. Its probably the quietness that im after, and will seriously contimplate it, tho i may need to read a few more reviews first before i splash out.
still gota get the rest for my new pc so im not planning to buy for at least 6 months.

[Zozart]

Originally posted by stdPikachu
I hope you're aware that 98% of cooling in a case is through convection rather than conduction. Aluminium cases are sold on the basis of cooling properties to people who are easily led. Get two identical cases, on eof aluminium and one of steel, and you won't see a difference in temperatures.

Besides, if your case is getting hot on the outside it's way way way to hot on the inside to begin with.

Most aluminium cases look better :)

[Alan]

There is some truth to the cooling effects of an aluminium case though they aren't what some claim them to be.

I transferred the contents of my steel case computer into a similar size aluminium case, the steel case had three 80mm fans in inlet and exhaust, the aluminium case had four (the fourth was a blowhole).

Temperatures dropped by 5°C between the two cases and it wasn't all down to the extra fan!

So, by all means treat the great cooling properties claimed for aluminium with scepticism but do the same also when you meet the opposite extreme.

[Bugblatter]

Well I've just ordered the Antec Sonata case from here. It's a steel case, but has one 120mm fan and the TruPower PSU. My cousin already bought one on my recommendation and says it's incredibly quiet. I'm planning to have this PC on 24/7 in the living room, so I'm making sure I don't notice it :)

[Graeme*Kustom*]

Bugblatter , good choice on the Sonata case - you'll really like it.

With regards to alu cases etc - an alu case lowers temps of some parts of the PC like hard disks which are in direct connection with the chassis - makes a difference there. The other reason CMs and LianLis are cooler than the 'average' steel case is because they are spacious and include 3 or 4 cooling fans...

[Bugblatter]

You're right Graeme, the case is great.

The only problem is the door hinge, it's very weak (which one of the reviews mentioned). I had the case on its side when I was building the PC, the door was open to allow access to the power switch (so of course it was sticking up in the air). I'd just put the DVD drive in, it wasn't in all the way, the door fell down, hit the drive and that was enough to break the hinge.

So that's one design flaw, looking at the hinge the bit that broke was extremely thin. Other than that the case is great. The sideways drive bays are a great idea, no clutter of cables over the motherboard :)

Just have to see if superglue will be enough to repair the hinge.

I've got a Lian-Li PC60 case and I've added a rheobus, a 120mm fan on the side and even put the PSU fans on the rheobus to get it quiet. It ended up very quiet, and yet with this case it's even quieter with no extra work or purchases required.

BTW I used the new Thermalright SLK-900 HS, the theory being that it should be even quieter than a Zalman. Right now I've got an 80mm Papst 40CFM fan on it, modded to 7V and it's very quiet and gives adequate cooling. I've got a 92mm Papst on order though, a 35CFM 23dBA one, which I should hopefully be able to run at full pelt without increasing the noise. That should give me more than enough cooling :)