Lian Li Desk Chassis updated

[MathiasBE]

New design came in from Lian Li, their previous design... Well it didn't really look that good. It is now updated with a different color scheme. Also more details about the internals have been released now at CeBIT 2014. The case is of course made out of aluminium and the glass seems to be slightly tinted.
Some features:
- comes in two sizes (900mm and 1200mm)
- includes a headphone rack
- removable hard drive bays, so allowing more room for water cooling
- from the get go a 360mm rad can be fitted
- supports up to three monitors
- will have a adjustable keyboard area

It has been modified by the people who want to buy it. So they listened to the public for feedback an so this is the updated version. The rest of the specs stay the same.

it will future modular HDD bays, tool-less mounting, LEDs. There should be enough room to fit 14 3.5-inch and 2.5-inch drives and up-to 10 expansion cards. It will also support almost every size of motherboard out there, ranging from E-ATX to Micro-ATX.

The maximum card length would be 11 inches and the mas PSU length also 11 inches.

The first prototype could hold upto 7 120mm fans so I expect this one to have atleast the same amount of fans.
You will find all your normal connections on the front, but 4 USB 3.0 ports.

All the internal parts will be in a draw, which should make for easy upgrades and part swaps. Or for cleaning out your custom loop.

The old design:

What do you guys think of the updated version?

 

[SPS]

You can't just link to articles on other tech sites. If you want to post in the news section you need to make an effort to include as much info in your post as possible, please go back and edit it.

Thanks

 

[barnsley]

This looks much better now. Still don't like the feet.

 

[MadShadow]

I guess it looks quite cool, but it really serves no practical purpose.

 

[MathiasBE]

You can't just link to articles on other tech sites. If you want to post in the news section you need to make an effort to include as much info in your post as possible, please go back and edit it.

Thanks

Better?

 

[Feronix]

This looks much better now. Still don't like the feet.

I think A or T legs would be better.

 

[SPS]

Better?

Perfect

 

[MathiasBE]

I think A or T legs would be better.

Agree T-feet would look better and to be honest I would like adjustable height too.

 

[Terrifictez85]

All I am waiting for is the price. Although I am expecting it to be £599 plus tbh

 

[JR23]

I really don't like desk cases of this style, in essence it's a beautiful idea however in practice the actual ergonomics of the desk are massively compromised by having to accommodate the height of the motherboard then the graphics cards.

If I was doing it then I would have the motherboard perfectly in the center orientated with the IO at the back and cpu to the right. The fron't 400mm would be glass and behind that wood/aluminium for the monitors to sit on and all cables to be concealed underneath. Inbuilt into the case would be PCIe ribbon cables one going back under the board and one under to the left. On either side of the motherboard would be an actual PCIe slot and IO mount so each graphics card was laid down symmetrically on either side of the board with cooler/block facing up. It would be available in a dual SLI config or quad SLI which would be much wider to accommodate triple 24" monitors. It could then be made so the front portion of the desk was only as thick as a motherboard + ram all the way across the full width (65mm tops). Radiators would be accommodated toward the back or side in a deeper section, maybe even in the legs. Not saying it would be cheap but it is aimed at a very specific market, me with hypothetical money.

JR

 

[MathiasBE]

I really don't like desk cases of this style, in essence it's a beautiful idea however in practice the actual ergonomics of the desk are massively compromised by having to accommodate the height of the motherboard then the graphics cards.

If I was doing it then I would have the motherboard perfectly in the center orientated with the IO at the back and cpu to the right. The fron't 400mm would be glass and behind that wood/aluminium for the monitors to sit on and all cables to be concealed underneath. Inbuilt into the case would be PCIe ribbon cables one going back under the board and one under to the left. On either side of the motherboard would be an actual PCIe slot and IO mount so each graphics card was laid down symmetrically on either side of the board with cooler/block facing up. It would be available in a dual SLI config or quad SLI which would be much wider to accommodate triple 24" monitors. It could then be made so the front portion of the desk was only as thick as a motherboard + ram all the way across the full width (65mm tops). Radiators would be accommodated toward the back or side in a deeper section, maybe even in the legs. Not saying it would be cheap but it is aimed at a very specific market, me with hypothetical money.

JR

You sir have a great mind, because that ideas sounds nice!