Has anyone in the forums decided to purchase/use a Lian Li XB01 case yet. I have a few projects on the go and one of these with more customisation is gonna be one of those projects. I've heard a couple of people say they're pretty sweet but not enough people have pushed me towards getting one.
Just a quick message also to say thanks for the warm welcome to benheck!!
Regards
Blue.
Has anyone got/used/bought a Lian Li XB01 case yet?
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Blue Rotkev
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Re: Has anyone got/used/bought a Lian Li XB01 case yet?
while they are certainly more convenient than just using a PC case, they are much harder to come by now than they used to be. I would suggest just going with a decent PC case instead, and make the neccesary mods for the ring of light etc. For the most part, there isn't toooooo much work to do and they tend to be a lot cheaper. the one thing the Lian-li had that your tower won't is a custom shroud that was over the GPU/CPU heatsinks and a 120 MM fan directly pumping the hot air out.
If you want to go this kind of route, instead of finding and pricing a Lian Li, Make a case out of a tower and build a water cooling unit for it. Those have (IMO) always been the best and longest lasting boxes
If you want to go this kind of route, instead of finding and pricing a Lian Li, Make a case out of a tower and build a water cooling unit for it. Those have (IMO) always been the best and longest lasting boxes
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Blue Rotkev
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Re: Has anyone got/used/bought a Lian Li XB01 case yet?
No probs Harlequin, the only thing I want to avoid it water/liquid cooling. A few people have got beck to me since I've asked this question and the main issue I have is fitting the board into an alternative case. The mounts would only suit ATX or equivalent boards unless you know of some kind of way of fastning the board to the case. In terms of dispatching GPU and Core heat, custom made fans and mounts will be applied and a window applied to the opposite side of the case. When I come to hack it up, you;ll see what I mean.
As I'm starting fresh with case any help/input will gratefully be received
Regards
Blue
As I'm starting fresh with case any help/input will gratefully be received
Regards
Blue
Re: Has anyone got/used/bought a Lian Li XB01 case yet?
a little late but everyone loves a good zombie thread.
Map out where you want your xbox to go in the case, use a marker to mark through the various screw holes, remove the xbox, pull out your favourite drill and safety goggles (don't do this without protective lenses) and put your own holes in the case. If you have a removable tray, remove it and drill it. clean the holes with sandpaper and fit some mobo risers into the holes. if they aren't threading right just get some washers or nuts etc to feed them through and secure them. make sure that the risers will stay in place when you have the case turned so that the risers are completely upside down. Also make sure that your motherboard risers are not broken before you install them. I have a few that have stripped threads and those don't work (obviously).
I wouldn't recommend hot gluing the risers in place because the box gets hot and could melt the glue (possibly).... I mean, the original RROd was caused by the box getting so hot it would start to melt the solder inside :S
If you are doing a side mount window I suggest plunking in a 200 mm fan on the side. Big, Quiet, and move a LOT of air.
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20 db and 105 CFM can help a lot, and this one has a Blue LED too, although you can get one that is just black and does the same thing..
Map out where you want your xbox to go in the case, use a marker to mark through the various screw holes, remove the xbox, pull out your favourite drill and safety goggles (don't do this without protective lenses) and put your own holes in the case. If you have a removable tray, remove it and drill it. clean the holes with sandpaper and fit some mobo risers into the holes. if they aren't threading right just get some washers or nuts etc to feed them through and secure them. make sure that the risers will stay in place when you have the case turned so that the risers are completely upside down. Also make sure that your motherboard risers are not broken before you install them. I have a few that have stripped threads and those don't work (obviously).
I wouldn't recommend hot gluing the risers in place because the box gets hot and could melt the glue (possibly).... I mean, the original RROd was caused by the box getting so hot it would start to melt the solder inside :S
If you are doing a side mount window I suggest plunking in a 200 mm fan on the side. Big, Quiet, and move a LOT of air.
http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku= ... ture=Works" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
20 db and 105 CFM can help a lot, and this one has a Blue LED too, although you can get one that is just black and does the same thing..