Lian Li Pc P80 or corsair 800d?
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I currently have an corsair 800D but came from a PC P80.
The PC P80's fans are noisy but turning them down doesn't help with cooling as the air needs to pass through the front door grille,air filter then the front vented blanking plates.The case also use to rattle really bad & even though the hard-drive's are mounted on rubber grommets the case use to amplify noise.
But if your aircooling it would be the better choice over the 800D allthough some people have had good results with the 800D.
The PC P80's fans are noisy but turning them down doesn't help with cooling as the air needs to pass through the front door grille,air filter then the front vented blanking plates.The case also use to rattle really bad & even though the hard-drive's are mounted on rubber grommets the case use to amplify noise.
But if your aircooling it would be the better choice over the 800D allthough some people have had good results with the 800D.
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I had a Lian Li V1110 before moving to the 800d. Both are very similar in build quality. I was very happy with the Lian Li.
I moved to the 800d because of the additional cooling options in the 800d.
I am air cooling with the 800d and did replace all of the fans based on feedback that I'd read on many sites. Whilst the air cooling is good now that I have done this, changing all the fans has made the case a lot more expensive ... and it wasn't cheap to begin with.
But I am happy with my 800d
I moved to the 800d because of the additional cooling options in the 800d.
I am air cooling with the 800d and did replace all of the fans based on feedback that I'd read on many sites. Whilst the air cooling is good now that I have done this, changing all the fans has made the case a lot more expensive ... and it wasn't cheap to begin with.
But I am happy with my 800d
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Weird, my mate has the PC-P80 and I've seen it quite a few times. It has never made any rattling sound. As far as I could tell it was pretty quiet. This is one of those cases were everytime someone pops into your room the first thing they notice is the case and go WooW. All his mates drool over it lol.
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I've mine for over a year or so and Can say my P80 never rattled or be noisy. Turning the fans down dont hinder the air flow too much and it's fan noise although not silent, isn't abnoxious at all.
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Put some wacky shiny (often plastic) junk and some LEDs to any crap design and Joe Average Consumer looses ability to think and drools like dog with rabies.
PC-P80 has pretty much the worst feature set of any E-ATX full tower Lian Li:
- More turbulence noise per lower airflow with intake fans sandwhiched between restrictions on both sides.
- PSU in hottest available place.
- Top fan distracting airflow for drawing some intake airflow out without air having cooled anything.
- 5.25" bays aren't directly accessible and that comes without direct noise escape path being blocked. (at least A71F blocks direct noise escape path, and only with minimal airflow impedance)
PC-A70F is better design.
Footprint of E-ATX case but with fair mid tower inside space doesn't qualify as big case.
Do you have (or have you owned) both of these cases?
I ask because that lot seems like a quote to me, and appears diametrically opposite to the above owners opinions.
If it is personal experience, then fair enough, but it is also enlightening to note your description/opinion of the average consumer.
Well i can agree with Esat on the Lian Li side, i looked at the pc p80 when i was needing a new case, airflow didnt look good too me, hence i went for the a70fb, yes it doesnt have the door front like the A71FB, not that it matters. Change the stock 140mm intake fans (led btw) for something better, build quality is outstanding, attention to detail is very well thought out, rubber mounting for psu and hdd's, no cheap plastic parts, in fact the only plastic parts in the case are the fan filters, the rest is beautifully crafted aluminium in a brushed finish. Ive owned a few cases over the years but i gotta admit, the A70F is something special.
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800d no queston
justifications?
I had a P80, then a HAF 922, then a Raven RV02, and now I'm on an 800D. All aircooled.
I prefer the 800D so far.
I found the airflow in the P80 a little restrictive and had to remove the front blanking plates. And as Esat said the top fan pulled the air out before anything was cooled. While it was fine at the time for the components I had, there are better air cooled solutions such as the HAF but the aesthetics got to me there. The Raven RV02 was better again. All that stackcool nonsense actual meant something but I found cable management difficult. I moved onto the 800D and have not regretted it. Ok, maybe I should have waited for the 700D as I now dislike windows on cases
With the 800D all you need do is replace the 2 stock 140mm fans as they don't push much air and add 2 or 3 fans to the top of the case. Also make sure rear back fan is an intake. You can leave the stock HD fan as 1000rpm is enough to cool down those drives no problem.
What I did specifically was put a Noiseblocker BlackSilentPro 140mm PK3 1700rpm fan into the bottom of the case intaking air. Put another PK3 into the rear of the case also intaking. I have them on a Scythe Kaze Master Ace fan controller and let them run around 800rpm-1000rpm except when gaming. Pretty quiet. I then put 4 Akasa Apache 120mm fans on the roof, all as exhaust fans. My H50 is also on the roof and it uses 2 of the Apaches in push/pull. All 4 are connected to the motherboard cpu fan header and they generally stay around 840rpm. Overall reasonably quiet considering I have 2 gtx 480's in there presently.
I prefer the 800D so far.
I found the airflow in the P80 a little restrictive and had to remove the front blanking plates. And as Esat said the top fan pulled the air out before anything was cooled. While it was fine at the time for the components I had, there are better air cooled solutions such as the HAF but the aesthetics got to me there. The Raven RV02 was better again. All that stackcool nonsense actual meant something but I found cable management difficult. I moved onto the 800D and have not regretted it. Ok, maybe I should have waited for the 700D as I now dislike windows on cases
With the 800D all you need do is replace the 2 stock 140mm fans as they don't push much air and add 2 or 3 fans to the top of the case. Also make sure rear back fan is an intake. You can leave the stock HD fan as 1000rpm is enough to cool down those drives no problem.
What I did specifically was put a Noiseblocker BlackSilentPro 140mm PK3 1700rpm fan into the bottom of the case intaking air. Put another PK3 into the rear of the case also intaking. I have them on a Scythe Kaze Master Ace fan controller and let them run around 800rpm-1000rpm except when gaming. Pretty quiet. I then put 4 Akasa Apache 120mm fans on the roof, all as exhaust fans. My H50 is also on the roof and it uses 2 of the Apaches in push/pull. All 4 are connected to the motherboard cpu fan header and they generally stay around 840rpm. Overall reasonably quiet considering I have 2 gtx 480's in there presently.
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