Lian Li pc-201, v2000, v2100 lower chamber size?

Messiah Khan · 18 Jul 2006 at 22:58

Can anyone tell me them approximate size of the lower chamber in the Lian Li pc-201(Preffered) or the v2000/v2100?

Can I have the length/width/height of the whole lower chamber, and also the length of the lower chamber excluding the psu tray thing.

cheers.

Messiah Khan · 19 Jul 2006 at 11:24

Excellent, cheers.

Im trying to work out if a mach2 will fit in there. I have seen it done with phase systems, but im wanting to do it without too much modding to the mach itself.

Messiah Khan · 19 Jul 2006 at 11:43

Certainly will do. Im planning on bulding a beast of a machine over the next year or so. Hopeing to base it around the LianLi pc-201, with a mach2(Maybe regassed with a chilly1 head) for the cpu, and a water loop for the NB and GPU. All the drives would be in silentmaxx enclosures. Im going to have 36gb raptor for windows, 250gb for programs/games, 250gb for files, 500gb for media files and 1tb for backup. Eventually I want to also have a conroe setup, although the rest of the setup will come first, as it won't date as fast.

Messiah Khan · 19 Jul 2006 at 18:07

Stelly said:
That sounds good to me, I have done virtually the same as you but I didnt watercool the NB as I got told that it was not worth it, what do you think??

Stelly

Not sure tbh. Ive never done water cooling or phase before, so im really jumping in at the deep end here. Ive heard the same about the NB, as it restricts the flow. However as its only the GPU and NB, im sure the extra bit of restiction doesn't really matter. Im not really intending on overclocking the GPU a huge amount anyway, its more for the looks/project/pimpage.

kitfit1 said:
I was looking at the same idea a couple of weeks ago myself. For me the main sticking point is the psu, the fans on the Mach2 do really need to be push-pull and the psu gets in the way. Also with the mobo being upside down i'm not too shure if the evap head will turn upside down as well.

Which way does the mach have its fans? Does it suck in the front and blow out the back? Surely the back fans could be replaced with 80mm fans abouve the PSU(See above pic). I hadn't actually thought about the evap head being upside down. I would have though there was a fair amount of flex in it to twist it though. As I say, I know it has been done before. Grey mole over at XS is one of the people who has done it. Im hopefully going to get in touch with him and get some tips and advice. If it proves too hard to do, I might even see how much he charges for a custom setup.

Messiah Khan · 19 Jul 2006 at 19:34

Excellent, cheers mate. The height of the lower chamber is no problem, the width is no problem, the only uncertanty is the length. The full length of a mach 2 with the outside panels is apparently 47cm. Which would obviously overlap the psu tray. Im not sure however, how much shorter the actual inside workings are without the mach chassis. Another option, looking at the following pic is it seems possible to remove the psu/fan braket and turn it upside down so that the fans are at the bottom and the psu at the top.

Messiah Khan · 19 Jul 2006 at 20:55

Hmm, not looking too good then

Any chance of some inside pics kitfit1? Cheers craigjarvis, good pic.

Edit; Any chance of a link to where you found that craigjarvis? Or would it be a competitor?

Messiah Khan · 19 Jul 2006 at 21:26

Ive been googling for ages, lol. Ive found quite a few pics now, but not that one. Is there other pics from that project, ie side on and the back of the phase system? It looks tight, but possible doesn't it. Is that a straight mach2 or a modified/custom job?

Messiah Khan · 19 Jul 2006 at 21:53

Spot on, cheers mate.

Messiah Khan · 20 Jul 2006 at 08:53

Its an option, but certainloy not ideal. Another not ideal option would be to have the PSU inside the case, ie in the 5 1/4" bays, and have an extension lead running to the back of the case. This would obviously vent hot air int othe case, but this ould hopefully be less of an issue as I would be watercooling the NB and GPU, and phase cooling the CPU. It would however eat up a lot of the drive bays.