Lian Li PC-Q25

Guardsmon · 30 Aug 2011 at 21:36

To replace the the Q08 for SFF gaming and media store?

http://www.lian-li.com/v2/en/produc...ex=584&cl_index=1&sc_index=25&ss_index=64&g=f

Love the new way of fitting the side panels... what has taken them so long to figure that one out! 320mm GPU.. and hotswap bays aaaah, if only it had come out 8 months ago.

Also PC-V353 - taking the V354 back a few years to the V300 style.

http://www.lian-li.com/v2/en/produc...ex=582&cl_index=1&sc_index=25&ss_index=63&g=f

KiiYzOo · 30 Aug 2011 at 21:39

Looks sweet

Coln · 30 Aug 2011 at 23:41

Nice

scrlk · 31 Aug 2011 at 00:10

Seems like Lian-Li have the annoying habit of making decent cases, but with small problems that put me off buying one.

Marvin · 31 Aug 2011 at 01:37

Liking the hot-swap bays - keeps wiring to a minimum, especially if folk don't mind chopping up their PSU cables/making custom ones.

Apparently the V353 comes with no fans, which knowing that it'll be expensive, seems a bit stingy.

Hyburnate · 31 Aug 2011 at 06:24

I like it a lot, but I love have Lian-Li always go for the clean finish then they go spoil it with a grill at the top. Not even directly in the middle its always off centred to a degree

nick1988 · 1 Sep 2011 at 10:53

Both of those cases look great! Lian Li generally make some cracking cases

Guardsmon · 5 Sep 2011 at 18:52

Just finished putting my rig in my new C50 and go to say it looks so clean. No fans in the front, only the USB, audio, power and the bezel for the optical. Love it. Pitty I couldn't get the rad fans inside the case.
Lian Li are on a roll right now, but I just wish they'd figured out the tweaks a year ago.

Legion · 5 Sep 2011 at 19:32

Guardsmon said:
Just finished putting my rig in my new C50 and go to say it looks so clean. No fans in the front, only the USB, audio, power and the bezel for the optical. Love it. Pitty I couldn't get the rad fans inside the case.
Lian Li are on a roll right now, but I just wish they'd figured out the tweaks a year ago.

Looks good buddy,saw the pic of yours

I comtemplated that case for a bit also whilst looking for something more "slimline" than the PC354b.

Scottland · 5 Sep 2011 at 20:16

Damn, wish I'd seen before I bought a sg05

quickshot89 · 5 Sep 2011 at 21:07

shall be keeping an eye on this, im wanting an sff again after my tower uses too much space

Guardsmon · 5 Sep 2011 at 23:36

Legion said:
Looks good buddy,saw the pic of yours
I comtemplated that case for a bit also whilst looking for something more "slimline" than the PC354b.

Only problem is the length of GPU it can take. It says 250mm which is nothing really, I'm going to have to get the tape out though, see if I can get another 10mm or so.

Tute · 6 Sep 2011 at 00:34

28mm narrower than a Q08, 21mm deeper and 9mm taller.

Still 5L+ bigger than an SG07. I fail to see the appeal?

gropingmantis · 6 Sep 2011 at 08:16

Tute said:
28mm narrower than a Q08, 21mm deeper and 9mm taller.

Still 5L+ bigger than an SG07. I fail to see the appeal?

Can fit 7 HDDs so good for a file server which the SG07 can't....although it is still bigger than a Fractal Array Mini R2 which can fit 6 HDDs...I'd go with the fractal.

spike2011 · 6 Sep 2011 at 11:32

Looks good this case but dont need all that hard drive space I will use 2 or 3 max in an itx case.
Will stick with sg08 the Fractal Array Mini R2 is too big for me as well.

Guardsmon · 6 Sep 2011 at 23:28

Tute said:
28mm narrower than a Q08, 21mm deeper and 9mm taller.

Still 5L+ bigger than an SG07. I fail to see the appeal?

Takes more hard drives, looks cleaner on the front and with a full size PSU gives more options. Yes I know its bigger, but there is a lot more in there.

As for the comments on the fractual - I'm not sure I'd want one when you read about the cooling and TBH this is a hybrid allowing 5+ HDD and full length GPU. Brilliant for LANs or someone with plenty of data but not wanting a server to store it on.

Tute · 7 Sep 2011 at 02:27

Doesn't the Q08 take a fair few HDDs anyway? I just fail to see the niche for this product.