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just bought a slightly used one of these from a well known auction site for what seems a very cheap price for a Lian Li case with cooling added.
Anything I should watch out for with this case ?
 
phew, it seemed a bargain but you get that twitchy moment where you think 'did I just buy an Edsel'
 
if it is one of these:
http://img.tomshardware.com/us/2005/08/24/water_cooling_your_system_like_the_pros/puget-top.jpg


the res' in the top of the case WILL crack, ( if it hasn't already) and leak onto your optical drives ( if you are lucky ) The radiator is aluminium, and if you don't run with a ton of anti corrosive, you will get problems with the blocks reacting, in turn screwing up the pump.

The pump its self is very prone to failure too.


the fans that come with it though... are absolutely cracking. they shift a shed load of air at full whack, and can also run at very low volts. in other words, they ave an excellent range, from both extremes


If it is the one with the x3 rad on top, and the bay res/ pump most of the above problems still persist, but not as bad ( they use a much better pump, but the res is still prone to failure.
 
now thats more like the kinda 'oops' information I was looking for
its the one with the bay res/pump set up and rad in the roof.

Is it worth swapping out the Rad for a better one? whats the fix for the reservoir?

thanks for the input RB :D
 
urx said:
now thats more like the kinda 'oops' information I was looking for
its the one with the bay res/pump set up and rad in the roof.

Is it worth swapping out the Rad for a better one? whats the fix for the reservoir?

thanks for the input RB :D
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It kind of defeats the whole point of koolance by swapping out all of the components!

I *think* a tripple XSPC rad , or the likes will fit up there. but measure once, cut twice etc etc. there will be some work involved though, as the wayt he koolance rads fit is with bolts going through the radiator core, rather than a properly constructed 'radiator' with fan mounts.


there isn't a fix for the res', It's just the way they have been made. They must use a different kind of adhesive than everyone else, because whatyou get is hairline cracks around the join. and i mean hairline. You wont be able to see the crack it's self, but you will see a bead of water forming on it.

the bay res versions are 'better' than the other type though!

If you can swap the rad out, great! there's a hell of a lot of aluminium up there with a triple rad and it will cause long term problems with the rest of your loop.
 
ok run an overnight test and no leaks
cpu block looks clean inside and there isnt any muck turning up in the filter (spare fuel filter from a m/cycle)
all looks good.
I think I may know why the case was sold though.
There was a thick coating of fluff over the rad surface which must have impeded cooling more than a little. Took a strip of the head plus 30 mins with a vacuum cleaner to get it properly cleaned out.
nowt in the case itself, seems the radiator acts as a reasonably effect ive fluff filter :p

Reasonably quiet ....we'll see if its any better at cooling ...heres hoping.
 
well, if the rad's going to crack because it corrodes then there must be something you can put in there, like a spray plastic/rubber film, to cover the alu. before it leaks all over your optical drives :)

B@Th*nG
 
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