Lian-Li A0B5

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Hi all i am starting this thread for people with this case or thinking about getting it and will give my thoughts when i have mine finished also i am looking to watercool this case in the future and will buy components as and when i can .

A quick rundown on components being used .

Lian Li PC-A05B Aluminium Midi-Tower - Black - ocuk
Antec NeoPower 480W Modular ATX2.0 PSU - thanks easyrider
Gigabyte GA G33M-S2 Micro ATX - ocuk
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 - ocuk
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - thanks toxic
OcUK ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - ocuk
Pioneer DVR-212D 18x18 DVD±RW Serial ATA Dual Layer ReWriter - ocuk
Maxtor Diamondmax 21 320GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - local store :eek:

I still need to buy a cheap gfx card for my other pc so i can have the one listed above for my new setup and a OS and keyboard & mouse .

First a pic of the case with dvd writer and hard drive installed

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Couple of pics of components going into the case and the chipset heatsink modded with a fan .

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I only bought the micro atx motherboard because when i install a rad in the top of the case i will have a bit more room to play with + i was told its a decent clocking board .
 
I am pretty impressed with the quality of the case and the layout seems fine if a bit different with reverse airflow back - front , case fans look good quality and will be able to give a better opinion when i get it booted and going .

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Final pic for now with my sammy hdtv i will be using .

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gt_junkie said:
Sweet! :cool:

Just need one of those stealth drive covers and you'll be set! ;)

Top job!

gt
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Thanks gt_junkie :) i am not too bothered about the dvd drive but them lian-li covers are sweet :D .

This is what i am looking to buy as far as watercooling goes and would hope to get it setup before xmas , a few components at a time .

Swiftech Apogee GT Waterblock (Socket 462/478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775)
Swiftech MCW60R VGA Waterblock
Swiftech MCP655 12 VDC Pump
Swiftech MCRES-Micro Watercooling Resevoir
HWLabs Black Ice Stealth GT240 (Black)
1/2" ClearFlex 60 Tubing
 
case looks great.

are you going to cut a window so you can show off the water cooling in all its glory? (when you've done the water cooling)
 
benji182 said:
case looks great.

are you going to cut a window so you can show off the water cooling in all its glory? (when you've done the water cooling)
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That would be a good idea to show it off but not sure how good i would be at windows :p i wonder if you can get a lain-li side panel with window probably not .
 
well i've managed it :) and its first time i've done anything other than change over fans and add lights to my case. just need a jigsaw, a good metal blade with a high tooth count and some perspex.

although, if they sold a window/side panel for the case i had i'd prolly have bought it so that would be a safe option if you wanted a square window.
 
Update i got the memory this week and yesterday got the other bits i needed to finish it off - microsoft wireless keyboard and mouse - microsoft wireless gaming receiver and a asus wireless usb network adapter :D just started to clock the cpu and will get some games installed , cant wait to play GTR with my 360 wheel :)

Final impressions of the case good build quality as you would expect from lian-li , good layout with enough space if you arent having loads of components inside - hdd's & dvd drives etc , airflow is fairly good but i would recommend taking the guard off the rear case fan and the fans are not too load but some may prefer to replace these with silent fans and i will probably replace mine when i get around to setting up the watercooling in the future .

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I will update the thread when i start to watercooling .
 
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