lian li a05/06

breamy1990 · 25 May 2008 at 18:56

whats the biggest power supply i could fit in this case? , also whats the longest graphics card i could use

also has anyone got any piccys of there systems installed in them

thanks very much in advance

WJA96 · 25 May 2008 at 20:05

Any standard ATX PSU will fit. I like the Tagan Dual-Engine types as they have a straight-through fan system so there is no issue with clearance top or bottom. I've had a 9800GX2 in mine, so I think they'll all fit as I reckon that's about the longest possible graphics card available.

Twin Zalman Reserator cooling. [email protected], Northbridge and two X1950Pro 512Mb graphics cards. CPU idles at 45C, loads at 70C! Perfectly stable though.

breamy1990 · 25 May 2008 at 20:08

im wanting to fit a thermaltake 1000watt and 2x 9800gx2's also maybe abit of cpu watercooling

anymore pics ? quite liking the dual resorator setup

WJA96 · 25 May 2008 at 20:16

Piccies are hard because nothing I've got ever stays built for more time that it takes to test it, bench it and note the results. The DFI LT-X48-T2R in the picture has already been replaced with something else, and I'd get shot if I posted photographs of it

p4radox · 26 May 2008 at 08:33

WJA that's awesome. Not sure about the point in using such a tiny little case when you're gonna have 2 whopping great radiators anyway, but still completely brilliant.

Here's mine:

That's my relatively ancient Opteron, X850XT system. It's a brilliant little case, but the airflow at the top leaves a little to be desired. Graphics cards do tend to run pretty hot, but a blowhole seems to fix the problem for most people.

The only thing that's annoyed me is that I managed to snap off the USB port cover this morning:

I just opened the thing normally and the hinge on one side snapped off. I wouldn't let it put you off though, I've not heard of it happening to anyone else.

edit: Christ, my room's dusty...

WJA96 · 26 May 2008 at 09:23

p4radox said:
WJA that's awesome. Not sure about the point in using such a tiny little case when you're gonna have 2 whopping great radiators anyway, but still completely brilliant.

Because I had the case first, then got the powerful components afterwards. Cooling Required>Cooling Available hence I had to go outdoors. Plus there is a certain amount of 'it had to be done' about it

TheVoice · 26 May 2008 at 09:49

Would seriously advise against getting either of those cases if you're going to have hot components in them. I've got the A06B and while it looks very nice, my PC runs very hot. The cooling in it is pathetic, and that's with me having added a second 80mm fan. In fairness though, the A05 uses two 120mm fans so perhaps it fairs better.