I have an old variant of the PC-60 cases. I actually forgot the exact model but it's rare. I plan on upgrading (core 2 duo system, with 8800 or whatever card ATI has available in a month in the X2900 series. I plan on getting mininum 2 GB of RAM. I already got Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit edition, also have XP 64 bit edition, and regular XP Professional.
So which case.
Lian li PC-101 is relatively new, has 3 120 mmm fan plus the VGA cooler, has a bit of anti-vibration and shock absorption, but it no where near what the silent V1100 or the new B20 has. Due to the comparmentalize system, it appears that all GPU will Fit without a problem. http://www.silentpcreview.com/article632-page1.html
Lian li PC-B20 is also new, has 1 120mm fan, and 1 80mm fan (should have been another 120 when you see the size of the back and the unused space, i'm afraid, Lian li will have a plus version later on with the 120mm fan). It also has the VGA cooler system. It has LOADS of shock absorption, antivibration, and anti-shock/sound dampers all over the place. It does NOT use the compartmentalize system of separating PSU, HD, and main sytem apart from each other. BUT it is also a bit deeper than the PC-101 so it appears that even the 8800 GTX will fit. http://www.xsreviews.co.uk/reviews/cases/lian-li-pc-b20/
Lian Li PC-A10. Big case, with support for 2 PSUs (I have no need for that really, It does compartmentalize the parts. It has holes for water cooling. it has 4 120mm fans, has the antivibration and sound dampers of the B20 (maybe a bit less though, but more than the PC-101). Like i said, it is big, it's both Tall (but below the point of being a full tower, and it is also deep but not to the point of support for 12x13 E-ATX MBs. http://www.overclockercafe.com/Reviews/cases/Lian_Li_PC-A10/index.htm
Lian Li PC-V1000/plusII/V1100 and it's variants. They are the one with the wheels. With the wheels it is about as tall as a B20, it's actually not that tall, but the wheels make it about as tall as the PC-101. without the wheels it's about as tall as the B20. It is deep though so there shouldn't be an issue with. In fact, with these compartmentalize cases, the main issue is whether larger power supplies would fit. This case, especially the perforated one, is design for cooling, with silence being secondary. It does use 120mm fans so it attempts to be as quiet as it can. The case has anywhere between 2 120mm fan or 3 120mm fan depending on the model ie... (regular v1000 uses two, the plus II uses 3). They all also have that VGA cooling system which adds another fan. The V1100 version is meant to be a silent case and has similar silence technology as the B20 (maybe slightly less). http://www.guru3d.com/article/content/200/1/
Well, so each have a link associated with them so you guys can help me out a bit. What would you guys choose and why. If you have one of these cases, especially the new ones the A10, B20, and Pc-101 your testemonials would be really appreciated as it's harder to find testemonial/pictures on the web. Thanks in advance.
So which case.
Lian li PC-101 is relatively new, has 3 120 mmm fan plus the VGA cooler, has a bit of anti-vibration and shock absorption, but it no where near what the silent V1100 or the new B20 has. Due to the comparmentalize system, it appears that all GPU will Fit without a problem. http://www.silentpcreview.com/article632-page1.html
Lian li PC-B20 is also new, has 1 120mm fan, and 1 80mm fan (should have been another 120 when you see the size of the back and the unused space, i'm afraid, Lian li will have a plus version later on with the 120mm fan). It also has the VGA cooler system. It has LOADS of shock absorption, antivibration, and anti-shock/sound dampers all over the place. It does NOT use the compartmentalize system of separating PSU, HD, and main sytem apart from each other. BUT it is also a bit deeper than the PC-101 so it appears that even the 8800 GTX will fit. http://www.xsreviews.co.uk/reviews/cases/lian-li-pc-b20/
Lian Li PC-A10. Big case, with support for 2 PSUs (I have no need for that really, It does compartmentalize the parts. It has holes for water cooling. it has 4 120mm fans, has the antivibration and sound dampers of the B20 (maybe a bit less though, but more than the PC-101). Like i said, it is big, it's both Tall (but below the point of being a full tower, and it is also deep but not to the point of support for 12x13 E-ATX MBs. http://www.overclockercafe.com/Reviews/cases/Lian_Li_PC-A10/index.htm
Lian Li PC-V1000/plusII/V1100 and it's variants. They are the one with the wheels. With the wheels it is about as tall as a B20, it's actually not that tall, but the wheels make it about as tall as the PC-101. without the wheels it's about as tall as the B20. It is deep though so there shouldn't be an issue with. In fact, with these compartmentalize cases, the main issue is whether larger power supplies would fit. This case, especially the perforated one, is design for cooling, with silence being secondary. It does use 120mm fans so it attempts to be as quiet as it can. The case has anywhere between 2 120mm fan or 3 120mm fan depending on the model ie... (regular v1000 uses two, the plus II uses 3). They all also have that VGA cooling system which adds another fan. The V1100 version is meant to be a silent case and has similar silence technology as the B20 (maybe slightly less). http://www.guru3d.com/article/content/200/1/
Well, so each have a link associated with them so you guys can help me out a bit. What would you guys choose and why. If you have one of these cases, especially the new ones the A10, B20, and Pc-101 your testemonials would be really appreciated as it's harder to find testemonial/pictures on the web. Thanks in advance.