/\/\/\ 011xl is a bit bigger, 13mm wider, 25mm taller & 68mm taller. It has more USB ports & an RGB strip at the front of the case. 1 Extra PCI-e slot. is able to fit a 120mm fan at the back. Extra width means most of the big air coolers will fit which isnt the case in the original 011D.
Thanks, After having the primo for a few years I wanted to get a new case something a little smaller this time but still as good which I wont be disappointed in, Im leaning toward the 011 for my next case, so wanted to compare them and get some thoughts from owners. other then the 011 dynamic and XL lian li seams to have a few other models is it worth looking at them ?
I'm also a little worried the design may become old very quick and also I maybe cleaning finger prints all the time (any thoughts)
Im not bothered about the extra USB ports but the RGB looks nice, can it be purchased separately ?
I dont think extra pci-e slot would matter but you never know.
The extra storage option would be nice 4x 3.5" HDD instead of 2 and 4 and the rear 120cm would be good.
Compared to the primo even the xl would still be smaller so both tick the box.
I would be air cooling so I was worried about the CPU height would limit me ( I have a noctua u12s) to a basic heatsink or need to switch to a aio which would be a extra £100 to switch.
GPU height maybe a issue as I dont know the height.
the 011 does have some issue the biggest would be the cpu height the rest I could live with , the XL is not much bigger but It does give me the extra room and improves a few things but I dont know if its worth paying extra £60-£70 for.