Lian-Li Launches Economic Line of Cases
This year at Computex, case maker Lian-Li introduced a less pricey line of cases designed to be kinder to your wallet than the likes of Corsair’s $300 offering from earlier on in the day.
The global economic climate still sucks - and just because we’re hearing less about it, that doesn’t mean people have more money than they did a few months ago. Lian-Li is trying to bring prices down a little without sacrificing too much of the construction quality or attention to detail that Lian-Li is known for.
Boasting a completely tool-less design, the case is composed of an aluminum outer shell with a steel structure inside and a black interior. There are four different models in the line. Pictured here is the PC-K62 which has three 140 mm fans (1000rpm), one 120 mm (1500rpm) and a transparent side window. The chassis stands at 210 × 460 x 490 mm. This case features a black interior.
The price of the basic model should be about 70 euros (around $100), while the model in photos is expected to cost about 120 euros (around $171).


Might also look like the 1200 series
XD.
But wait.. $170 is "economic?" When in the world was that decided?
Still, a L
Ya, it is kind of foolish to consider $170 to be "economical" but by Lian-Li standards that is moving in the right direction.
30-50 is alright for a case with no power supply. If you are gonna trust your important files, programs, and hardware to a $10 power supply, well good luck , because that is what you are running on. It is nice to have a decent case, that is quiet and has good airflow. Dont get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with the 25-35 dollar cases if you dont need dependability.
But 100 and 170 being economical? for who? Lian-Li? I bet its helping their economy lol
I actually used my 50 dollar case/500W PSU for 3 years with no problem. So I agree with you. However, like three0duster pointed out, I was a littly fearfull of trusting my computer to a cheapo PSU, so I upgraded to a nicer one. It's funny though, because I then used the cheapo 500W to build my girl friend a computer
The $60~100 Antec 300/900s are very good mid-range cases as well as the $120~150 P18x series.
Do you know how much heat an LED outputs? The amount is negligible.
Although I do heat all the frivolous lighting myself, I just think it's aesthetically tacky most of the time. I recently got an Antec 1200 myself, and I really wish I didn't remind me of the shoes with flashing lights that little children wear.
Did you have a hard time trying to fit your 295GTX in that $40 case? And hows it running on your 500-550watt generic PSU?