Lian Li V1000Z Pics

redeye_uk · 10 Oct 2008 at 09:54

cool, cheers. The pic's are a great help.

Only other Q was where did you route/hide the top panel connector cables? (those horrid grey ones that come with the case).....

jonnylaris · 10 Oct 2008 at 10:19

redeye_uk said:
cool, cheers. The pic's are a great help.

Only other Q was where did you route/hide the top panel connector cables? (those horrid grey ones that come with the case).....

i completely removed them as I never use front panel connectors and they take up SO much space within the case!

JeffyB · 11 Oct 2008 at 10:25

I really like this case and jonnylaris' build makes me want one even more. Think the credit card might take a bash this month

Duran · 13 Oct 2008 at 02:26

simply stunning! hope you enjoy it

rjk · 13 Oct 2008 at 10:40

i need to stop looking at this thread

Deleted member 77746 · 13 Oct 2008 at 10:47

Very nice case, the more people post their cases like this the more money people spend on it as people always want to upgrade their cases!!! LOL I spent a fortune in cases and alough the case is nice I refuse to upgrade!!

marscay · 14 Oct 2008 at 00:34

Shaolin Chicken said:
Not forgetting the problem I have with the right panel making a humming sound (bluetack didn't work).

as nicely finished as all lian li cases are this is the one major caveat with them, i've had 3 LL cases and still have 2 of them ....all of them have rattled at some point......the PC-60 being the best and the V2000 being the worst offender.

thermals/airflow isn't their strongest point either

looking to buy a new case and i swore i'd never pay the LL premium prices again but the OP has done a nice job bringing me back

.....very tidy job.

Shaolin Chicken · 14 Oct 2008 at 15:25

marscay said:
as nicely finished as all lian li cases are this is the one major caveat with them, i've had 3 LL cases and still have 2 of them ....all of them have rattled at some point......the PC-60 being the best and the V2000 being the worst offender.

thermals/airflow isn't their strongest point either

looking to buy a new case and i swore i'd never pay the LL premium prices again but the OP has done a nice job bringing me back .....very tidy job.

What was your remedy for the humming/rattling noises marscay?

Are you buying the v1000z?

neologan · 14 Oct 2008 at 16:41

i had this problem with my old ATC201, that's what happens with thin aluminium side panels. On mine it was the panel facing the motherbord tray, so my solution was to roll up a ball of tissue and tape it in the middle so it touched both the tray and the side panel. The extra rigidness this provided stopped the humming.

My only other suggestion is to try to limit all vibration in the case, get slower case fans, maybe decouple the HDD's somehow, etc. Essentially find which component is pushing it to hum, and remedy this.

marscay · 14 Oct 2008 at 18:13

Shaolin Chicken said:
What was your remedy for the humming/rattling noises marscay?

Are you buying the v1000z?

just the usual remedies, blue tack/foam but i could never completely quieten the v2000 - AquaXtreme 50z pump i had at the time was too much for the case as were the drives.....i loved that case but i wished they'd beef up the side panels.

the 1000z is tempting, maybe a touch small for my needs though.

Shaolin Chicken · 14 Oct 2008 at 18:22

Thanks neologan and marscay for your help, I will be trying the advice you gave next time I clean out my case, hopefully over the next couple of weeks.

rjk · 20 Oct 2008 at 23:34

jonnylaris - have you watercooled this bad boy yet?

jonnylaris · 20 Oct 2008 at 23:55

rjkoneill said:
jonnylaris - have you watercooled this bad boy yet?

Funny you should say that!

Check the updates here

Thermo · 21 Oct 2008 at 04:58

Very nice jonnylaris! I should be getting mine this week. I will also like to water cool it but at first air will suffice. I've had a hard time finding people with this case. I don't know if it's not popular or what? You are the second person that I seen show it off on the net. There is another guy with a water setup on YouTube and some shots on a forum (links below). That is a good looking setup also.

For those that are asking about the I/O plate not aligning with the mobo, there are some shots of the back. If you look it seems the mobo is a few mm too high or the I/O opening is too low. Something is not right. It looks like you can still plug things in but it might be tight. Is this how yours looks?

YouTube Video

Images of the V1000Z

redeye_uk · 21 Oct 2008 at 09:26

Thermo said:
For those that are asking about the I/O plate not aligning with the mobo, there are some shots of the back. If you look it seems the mobo is a few mm too high or the I/O opening is too low. Something is not right. It looks like you can still plug things in but it might be tight. Is this how yours looks?

Basically how mine looked. With my Asus Maximus, nothing would plug in. I then tried a different mobo and some of the I/O's were accessible, others weren't. The problem also extended to the expansion slots.....

Needless to say I have since returned the case (the retailer has confirmed the problem) and they are sending me a replacement......

jmhduck · 21 Oct 2008 at 14:56

okay dude the pics on your website of that case make me want to own one!

rjk · 21 Oct 2008 at 15:12

Thermo said:
Very nice jonnylaris! I should be getting mine this week. I will also like to water cool it but at first air will suffice. I've had a hard time finding people with this case. I don't know if it's not popular or what? You are the second person that I seen show it off on the net. There is another guy with a water setup on YouTube and some shots on a forum (links below). That is a good looking setup also.

For those that are asking about the I/O plate not aligning with the mobo, there are some shots of the back. If you look it seems the mobo is a few mm too high or the I/O opening is too low. Something is not right. It looks like you can still plug things in but it might be tight. Is this how yours looks?

YouTube Video

Images of the V1000Z

good find - and welcome to the forums!

jonnylaris · 21 Oct 2008 at 17:58

Thermo said:
Very nice jonnylaris! I should be getting mine this week. I will also like to water cool it but at first air will suffice. I've had a hard time finding people with this case. I don't know if it's not popular or what? You are the second person that I seen show it off on the net. There is another guy with a water setup on YouTube and some shots on a forum (links below). That is a good looking setup also.

For those that are asking about the I/O plate not aligning with the mobo, there are some shots of the back. If you look it seems the mobo is a few mm too high or the I/O opening is too low. Something is not right. It looks like you can still plug things in but it might be tight. Is this how yours looks?

YouTube Video

Images of the V1000Z

Very nice!

Basically quite similar to what I am doing in this project but I am getting the case cut and hoping for a neater install and also watercooling the GPU.

Thermo · 23 Oct 2008 at 22:21

Got my case today but I don't have the vented PCI slots like it should and the window is scratched from the divider. :mad:

When was yours manufactured? It's the little sticker on the side of the bay. I wonder if I got a older version or something.

rjk · 24 Oct 2008 at 14:31

Thermo said:
Got my case today but I don't have the vented PCI slots like it should and the window is scratched from the divider.

When was yours manufactured? It's the little sticker on the side of the bay. I wonder if I got a older version or something.

would be sending it straight back tbh

im changing my mind and getting a silverstone fortress ft01