Modded Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic Home Workstation/Gaming Rig

[23RO_UK]

First things first, an apology to bloodycrashboy whose thread I inadvertently hijacked when I first posted the pics of this - sorry dude, I thought it was a general show off your rig thread at the time so I sincerely apologise for that :ashamed1:



Now back to the build...


I went for deliberately understated and clean with this one, the only in case illumination is provide by the three side mounted Raijintek Auras 12's which are a deep purple in colour and the motherboard itself - you'll notice there's a little more than meets the eye when you dig a little deeper however.

Spec wise we have -

• An AMD R9 3900X CPU, it's cooling is provided by a roof mounted Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML360R (non) RGB and three EK Vardar EVO 120ER fans in push configuration.
• A Gigabyte X570 Aorus Master (rev. 1.0) Motherboard.
• A 16Gb (2x 8Gb) Patriot Viper Steel 4400MHz CL19 DDR4 memory kit, these are B Die modules and ludicrously overclockable.
• A 500Gb Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe as a Boot/Primary drive and a 500Gb 960 EVO NVMe as a secondary drive, I'll likely replace these with a higher capacity Gen4 drive at a later date.
• A Founders Edition Nvidia 2080, this has been reflashed with an EVGA BIOS which allows the implemention of a custom fan curve and unlocks a higher power limit - it's running at 1645MHz boosting to 2100MHz, the memory is running at an effective 15800MHz with just a 105% Power Limit.
• Last but by no means least, it's all powered by an EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 G3 PSU - all the cable extension are Cable Mod flavoured.

The case itself is a custom modded Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic, you'll notice the custom front panel (which can also accommodate three 120mm fans) plus internally it now sports a backplate for the rear wall and a floor plate - the case itself is a neutral airflow configuration with the three side mounted intake fans and three radiator fans in push configuration extracting the airflow.

Thermals are excellent, case noise is minimal whilst gaming and virtually silent when working from home - all in all, I'd rate it as being almost top end in spec for a non HEDT platform; it's certainly able to laugh in your face at every task it's given.

 

[You_What?]

Looks lovely mate!

 

[RobM]

Nice looking build, love the look of the case.
Do you know if the viper is B die for the 4400 only or applies to 3600/3800?

 

[23RO_UK]

Looks lovely mate!

Nice looking build, love the look of the case.
Do you know if the viper is B die for the 4400 only or applies to 3600/3800?

Thank you both, much appreciated guys

@RobM, I can confirm both the 4400MHz and 4000MHz 16Gb (2x8Gb) kits are definitely B Die (I own one of each) - I have no hands on with 3600/3800 flavours I'm sorry to say.

 

[23RO_UK]

Meet the new monitor

Just a quick update -

I picked up a new monitor just after Christmas at the bargain price of 200 quid (it's normal retail price is £350ish)

Say hello to the Samsung S27R750QEU Space Saving monitor, spec wise it's a 27" 2560X1440 144Hz VA panel and care of a recent firmware patch now FreeSync/Adaptive Sync - it works flawlessly with my 2080.

Once calibrated the colour accuracy is excellent and the contrast is absolutely spot on; some reviews say it's brightness levels aren't so great, personally I find them to be just right for my taste - I'm one very happy bunny B) Just a new a TKL keyboard and a Gen4 1Tb NVMe drive on the To Buy List now.

 

[Avet]

Very clean. Impressive job.

Nice looking build, love the look of the case.
Do you know if the viper is B die for the 4400 only or applies to 3600/3800?

Here is the repository of knowledge about memory.

https://www.hardwareluxx.de/communi...b-die-liste-alle-hersteller-20-12-19.1161530/

 

[Bartacus]

Very very nice! Love that front plate!

 

[23RO_UK]

Very clean. Impressive job.



Here is the repository of knowledge about memory.

https://www.hardwareluxx.de/communi...b-die-liste-alle-hersteller-20-12-19.1161530/

@Avet, Thank you dude, the time spent hiding the various cables ultimately paid dividends in the final result - I've bookmarked your repository of knowledge for future reference

Very very nice! Love that front plate!

@Bartacus, thank you kindly sir, the front plate also gives the additional functionality of front mounting fans like the Lian Li PC-O11 Air whilst still keeping the clean lines of the Dynamic - I'm really really happy with the end result

 

[Warchild]

@Bartacus, thank you kindly sir, the front plate also gives the additional functionality of front mounting fans like the Lian Li PC-O11 Air whilst still keeping the clean lines of the Dynamic - I'm really really happy with the end result

Its really disgusting how cases have dropped performance now and focused on aesthetics. Adopting Form over function leading to many choked pc builds.

Think the guys at gamersnexus made a campaign to all the brands to start thinking about performance and function of case features once more.

 

[Bartacus]

Its really disgusting how cases have dropped performance now and focused on aesthetics. Adopting Form over function leading to many choked pc builds.

Think the guys at gamersnexus made a campaign to all the brands to start thinking about performance and function of case features once more.

This case doesn't do that. The modded front panel isn't needed at all, it just looks cool. Airflow is excellent in stock form with this one. But for crap companies like Corsair, totally understandable.

 

[23RO_UK]

@Warchild, I wholeheartedly agree, the consumer market has been flooded by way to many cases which embody form over function (many created by some so called reputable brands) be it at very over inflated prices; fortunately as @Bartacus has stated the PC-O11 Dynamic in its vanilla form isn’t one of them.

My decision to mod the case was to purely identify it as being mine in the first instance (I love the case to bits) and secondly to add the same functionality as provided by it’s sibling the PC-O11 Air; basically giving me something different from the norm and providing the best of both worlds.

I did something similar a while ago with a Silverstone PS07, I love the case layout but thought it rather plain looking in it's stock form; I wanted a unique look - below is what I created.

 

[23RO_UK]

The wee beast at night with the new addition, a DREVO BladeMaster TE with Gateron Blacks - it arrived today

 

[23RO_UK]

It arrived last Wednesday (before the lock down announced last night here in the United Kingdom) - I've not had a chance to post the pics up before now owing to work commitments (my profession has been designated that of a Key Worker).

Direct from Caseking Germany I present...

When time permits and when I can justify to myself doing so, I'll post up temperature test results for before and after installation.

 

[23RO_UK]

And now for an O11 Air spin off...

Like @Bartacus I have an affection for the Lian Li O11 series of cases, I also own an O11 Air and having some time on my hands this morning I decided to start work on a spin off project; basically my existing hardware will move home for the purposes of satisfying my curiosity with a new cooling arrangement


First things first, one of the few things I dislike about the O11 series is THIS, that plate is so tacky IMHO.

A simple but effective fix, apply an acrylic plate to cover it.

Sorted!


Next up, I've decided to go with dual 140mm fans in the front this time around, I've dispensed with the stock mesh in favour of some 140mm Silverstone mesh filters for less restrictive filtered airflow.

And lastly, an acrylic panel to blank off the side fan mounts and provide a nice clean look.

That should do for now

 

[23RO_UK]

I've decided to supplement my existing onboard storage (a 500Gb Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe and a 500Gb 960 EVO NVMe) with a pair of Crucial MX500 1TB SATA SSD's I had kicking about, they're still a good rock solid drive IMO even now.

I'll be mounting these on the two floor mounts of the O11, I couldn't mount them without dressing them up a little first however...

Enter a pair of custom UV printed matt black acrylic covers

 

[23RO_UK]

So, by installing two 140mm fans (as opposed to three 120mm's) and doing away with the restrictive stock mesh I've created a another problem for myself.

An open invitation for dust bunnies to invade through the non mesh covered gaps.


Simple solution

Duct tape


Reinstall the front panel and you don't even know it's there

The mounting and test fitting of the SSD's on the floor of the case -

 

[23RO_UK]

This will be the last post before the migration, so, now you see what I hope will be the jewel in the crown in the form of an Arctic Cooling Liquid Freezer II 280 CLC installed - yes it will be an all Arctic Cooling affair on this occasion.

 

[The_Crapman]

Duct tape cheesecake! Oh the horrid things I've done in cases where you can't see them :lol:

 

[23RO_UK]

Duct tape cheesecake! Oh the horrid things I've done in cases where you can't see them :lol:

Well that's precisely the point, it won't be seen lol, it seems that peeps these days are reluctant to think outside the box and resort to the ghetto modding of old these days.

The internal blanking panel was essential, the nameplate was an eye sore so warranted covering and the duct tape simply gets replaced each time on a cleaning cycle - sorted

 

[23RO_UK]

This morning (before it became to hot, I mean it's like 28°C here just now) was the tear down and clean up; here is a pictorial of the key components being used.


First up, my Gigabyte X570 Aorus Master motherboard complete with Ryzen 9 3900x CPU -

I pre-ordered both for launch day and have never regretted doing so, the Aorus Master for me represented Gigabytes return to The Major League.


I'm upgrading to 32Gb (2x16Gb kits) of Patriot Viper Steel DDR4 PC4-32000C19 4000Mhz DDR4 (PVS416G400C9K) -

Ludicrously overclockable Samsung B Die and offers phenominal bang per buck.


My prized Founders Edition Nvidia 2080 -

I reflashed this with an EVGA BIOS which allows the implemention of a custom fan curve and unlocks a higher power limit - it runs at 1645MHz boosting to 2100MHz, the memory is running at an effective 15800MHz with just a 105% Power Limit.


And last but by no means least my ever faithful EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 G3 PSU.

It's served me well and never missed a beat