Lian Li V1020R Build

Helios1234 · 20 Jun 2012 at 23:41

Finally managed to complete my new PC a few weeks ago so here are some pics:

setter · 20 Jun 2012 at 23:52

Stunning Helios, Lian Li's ooze quality. Red and black go very well together, wonder if Alpenfohn have any plans to release the k2 in black, would look great in there, (silver one is a great looker as well though), that and a red bladed fan on the front.

Helios1234 · 20 Jun 2012 at 23:58

setter said:
Stunning Helios, Lian Li's ooze quality. Red and black go very well together, wonder if Alpenfohn have any plans to release the k2 in black, would look great in there, (silver one is a great looker as well though), that and a red bladed fan on the front.

Thanks

. I was hoping they'd do a black fan with red on the inside rather than white but I don't mind it too much. It makes the inside a bit more subtle. Part of what I wanted to achieve was to show that you don't have to go water cooling to have a great looking PC. I had the choice of using a black Phanteks but its glossy finish isn't as good looking as the matte finish on the K2 imo.

setter · 21 Jun 2012 at 00:05

Yep, i see corsair now have fans with different coloured rings. I swapped out the stock k2 120mm fan for a blue bladed wingboost, matched my intended colour scheme a bit more. Wish LL had released the A70F with a better interior finish than bare aluminium. Still have mine so i may still get it modded when i can afford it.

Helios1234 · 21 Jun 2012 at 00:16

Well worth modding if you can. I paid that little bit extra on the red case for its interior which saved me from buying the standard case and modding that.

setter · 21 Jun 2012 at 00:21

The A70F is a much cooler case than my current shinobi xl, and a lot more spacious. A lot easier to build in as well due to its entirely tool less nature. Didnt even need a screwdriver when building the system into it.

Helios1234 · 21 Jun 2012 at 21:40

I loved how easy it was to build in this case as well. Cable routing was also pretty easy despite using Bitfenix cables which aren't exactly short.

Initially, I wanted the A70F but the sheer size put me off slightly. The V1020R was just perfect. Enough to accommodate the Rampage IV Extreme and any high end gcards.

setter · 21 Jun 2012 at 21:49

Indeed, the A70F is pretty big. As i may be adding another gtx 670 wf ill probably go back to using it. Better cooling and the ability to top mount the psu which will give two cards more room to breathe. I like how the V1020R isnt fully red internally, the black optical/hdd bays etc give a very nice contrast.

tonschk · 16 Sep 2012 at 14:31

Very very nice, unbeliveable tidy case, well done. Me too like the side panels without silly windows, the combinational colours are amazing, if we want to be piky there is just one flaw, I can see the video card start to be a bit tilted, this detail is something to be careful, when the PCB of the video card start to bend, the copper traces inside the PCB of the card can stretch and this effect is not good