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

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.

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.

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.