Lian Li V354b Build :)

Guardsmon said:
I did get one in the end, I've had mine for a little under 2 weeks now. It is a nice case, but not sure its as big or "small" of an upgrade from my PC7 as I'd wanted. It is definately easier to take to LANs which was proved by last weekend, but its actually wide than the PC7 and even replacing the stock fans with my Coolinks its warmer, but then again I should have know it would be.

Either way I'm still happy. I'll try get some pics up over the weekend if you don't mind me hijacking your thread a little?

I've noticed that you've mounted your 2.5" where the upper drive bay normally sits, are you not using any other drives now?
Also good job on the cable management, I think I've done pretty well considering I didn't spent too much time on it, but its not as tidy as yours.

I miss my HR05+ on my 8800GTX though. it needed an additional 10mm between the PCI slots and the PSU to fit in, so I first moved to stock which was too noisy and am now using a HD5770, wow you can notice how quiet it was!

Anyway its all tuck up off the floor now and mounted in the desk which should mean no more kicking and easier reach.

My only real criticisms are the damn tidy screws for side panels (same with the V352 as I mentioned in my short review on that)
The PSU needs a good push and hold to get it to line up correctly. I don't understand why they had to make it removable from the rear in this case. With the hard drives being in a modular bay taking them out first then the PSU though the side of the case would have been easier as now you need to make sure you disconnect everything before moving it a little as it pulls on them all.
WHY o WHY would you put blue fans in as stock... (admittedly should have noticed before I ordered, I did stare at them enough before I did, it just didn't sink in)... Lian Li are make classy cases for those that want to look stylish, not for 13 yr old boys... I haven't gone to sleep with my room glowing blue for some years - they lasted 1 night.



Overall very happy, can fit so many drives in such a small box I really am clutching at straws for problems.
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No not at all love to see some more pics :) ive just put the 2.5" temporarilly, ive not got my 3.5" drives in at the moment either, going from 2 drives in raid 0 to one single 3.5" drive.

I've bought one of these devices http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-205-LL&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=1770

Which i will attempt to fit tonight/ tomorrow

p.s. I know what you mean about the little screws they are a pita
 
Guardsmon said:
Good shout, that optical drive would look good in it. Hopefully it'll fit better than the stock flap which doesn't fit as well as my lian li optical bezel
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you mean the stealth bezel that comes with it? mine seems ok?

Gives you an idea although the drive isnt a great match it will do the trick, think ill wait till tomorrow as ive got a 230mm fan coming and not sure it will fit :)

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Ok small update,

here is the drive bay installed, not a perfect fit unfortunately it will have to come back out and a little persuasion done on it

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Ive also drilled 4 new holes about 5mm towards the centre of the case to allow the h50 rad to be installed in the rear and have the side panel fit flush :)

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Guardsmon said:
Bigboy :-
A modular PSU wouldn't be a bad idea, while I think you might be able to get all the cables in at the bottom, you'll certainly cut off your airflow by doing so. Depending on what you are putting inside the box will make a difference to whether this is something you need to worry about or not. You might be able to rap your cables back on theirselves under the GPU, but its not easy to do and you'll be covering up the intake of your PSU unless you invert your PSU and cut a hole in the side (some people have over a hardforums)

Freezer 7 Pro should fit (I've managed to get a TRUE120 in so... :D It does depend how far down your socket is on your motherboard though, I'd be struggling if I was on a 1156 socket. The TRUE can probably "just" fit in if it was 90 degrees to what I have it, but unfortunately DFI made the NB a little higher than needed and it won't fit with the thermalpipes of the TRUE.

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Just popped the side off to take a quick pic (as I promised before) now I've got the 5770 and Coolinks in there. It could certainly do with a few hours spend tidying it.

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What sort of temps to you get with the TRUE? :D
 
Ive just sold my v354 but it might be possible, definately possible to fit a rad in the front, and it will be possible in the top but you might need to use a slim fan on the top rad, depends on your motherboard and its +12v socket placement. Ive seen someone with a rampage iii gene mount a h50 with fan in the top but they had to heavily modify the fan for it to clear heatsinks etc, i tried it with my maximus iii gene but it was a no go as the power lead got in the way.
 
Guardsmon said:
sunjoo2012 - he knows what they are... They aren't practical though. You try installing one all over a lovely Lian Li which is tight enough as it is...

Clean sheat Alu covered in foam..... errgh! I'd rather the noise!
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yep :D not sure what im going to replace it with tbh...
 
BigBoy said:
240 Rad on the front would be no problem, the position of the 140 fan might might make it a tight fit with the motherboard and any large caps, would need a slim fan for sure.

I'm away from home at the moment but will give a measurement soon as Im home Wednesday.
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240mm rad wouldnt fit from what I remember because of the optical bay cage, you would have to cut some of that away to fit and then the dvd drive might not fit? 2 x 120mm rads sideways mounted would fit from what i remember
 
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