Lian-Li Places a 240 mm Radiator on Top of Motherboard

Lian-Li displayed a number of different new chassis at Computex 2013, though there was one particular design that especially caught our attention. The upcoming PC-V360 will make room for a 240 mm water cooling radiator right above the motherboard, where normally the aluminum fin stack for a standard air cooler would find its home. The frame onto which the radiator can get mounted is hinged; thus, the radiator also swings out for easy access and maintenance.

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Niels Broekhuijsen
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Niels Broekhuijsen is a Contributing Writer for Tom's Hardware US. He reviews cases, water cooling and pc builds.

  • osamabinrobot
    micro atx? uh cool thanks but nah
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  • DRosencraft
    Not a terrible idea, but a larger case would certainly be nice.
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  • BulkZerker
    LOoks good ill take it
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  • balister
    Only issue I see is you can't do push-pull from the demo.
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  • Amdlova
    mine micro atx get an i5 3470 at 4.0ghz/ and another one with 3770k 4.6ghz. micro atx is good to lan party... i don´t need 15kg setup to say mine computer have balls
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  • nukemaster
    I like the clean look.
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  • ubercake
    Good solution for a smaller case.
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  • daveg
    Lian-Li may want to thank Necere on HardForum for this design idea and the other ideas they're borrowing from the NCASE M1 ;)
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  • tinmann
    It would be a good solution for a full tower with an adequate lower compartment. Maybe even one on each side.
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  • DarkSable
    Ooh, I like that - and putting it in a small form factor is exactly where it should be - that's where space matters.

    I'd like to see this proof-of-concept go further and become standard in fancier cases.
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