New Lian- Li PC-A10B

Hi crazyswede, no I didn't, did you? From the reviews I was only expecting a floppy one. Nice pics...
ChrisC
 
What's the main difference between this case and the PC-S80 when it comes to cooling and the noise. I'm not that clued up on cooling but with the fan blowing in from the top surely it will be better for CPU and graphic card cooling? Also Yewen talked about the S80 being very solidly built and having noise reduction features in it. Will this case be similar or is that only for the S80?

Also would the Nvidia 8800gtx fit in this case properly?
 
Hi, well looking at the pictures, the A10 has a seperate PSU/HD cage at the bottom and the S80 has that bulky extraction method at the rear.Might a choice of whatever turns you on...
ChrisC
 
Humax, sorry about not getting back to you sooner about the door. I've just had a good look at it. There is a strip of aluminiun connected to the hinge that is fastened to the door by five small screws. So it looks like it can...
ChrisC
 
Can someone say what heatsinks definitely fit and those that don't ?

It looks like the Tuniq might be dogy, the Scyte just about fits, and I imagine the Freezer 7 Pro would not have a problem. What about the Big Typhoon ?
 
Flanno said:
Can someone say what heatsinks definitely fit and those that don't ?
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If you mean to clear the top fan, depends on where the CPU socket is doesn't it?
 
Hi, decisions, decisions, how badly do you want it? If the sythe didn't fit I was quite prepared to go back to the Intel HFS, de-clock the CPU a bit and wait until I could afford H20.

Now where is that crazyswede got to, busy I guess :-)
ChrisC

NB Just tested my temps with Intel's TAT, running for over 15mins, CPU temps never went over 53/52. I think that's pretty good....
 
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Surely all heatsinks will fit, they just won't all allow you to remove the motherboard tray. I wouldn't revert to the stock cooler just because of that, why not just fit it without removing the motherboard tray?
 
Because it's damn awkward to fit a Scythe or Tuniq without full access around the heatsink. Try getting your fingers into the top right corner to tighten up the thumbscrew on the tuniq while the tray is in the case and you will know what I mean.
 
This measurement diagram of the Tuniq may help;

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The A10B is 215mm wide (21.5cm) so it looks like the Tuniq should fit in there no problem. How fiddly it will be though is anybody's guess...

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chriscatt said:
Hi, well looking at the pictures, the A10 has a seperate PSU/HD cage at the bottom and the S80 has that bulky extraction method at the rear.Might a choice of whatever turns you on...
ChrisC
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Thanks for the quick response :)

Do you think the S80 has better sound proofing than this case? Have searched everywhere but can't seem to find anything.
 
I'm not sure but I think it probably does. The S80 is categorised as a quiet case by Lian Li themselves, and is generally touted as such in reviews. However, I doubt there is MUCH difference between it and A10. I would like to see side by side comparison by someone who has put the same system in each. After all, it's obviously what goes in the case that determines the quiet level more than the case itself.
 
Flanno said:
Because it's damn awkward to fit a Scythe or Tuniq without full access around the heatsink. Try getting your fingers into the top right corner to tighten up the thumbscrew on the tuniq while the tray is in the case and you will know what I mean.
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Why not just remove the motherboard, like everyone else without a removable motherboard tray does?
Most cases don't have a removable motherboard tray, but people manage.

Bananadude said:
The A10B is 215mm wide (21.5cm) so it looks like the Tuniq should fit in there no problem. How fiddly it will be though is anybody's guess...

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Of course it will fit, its a big modern case. The issue is if it will allow you to remove the motherboard tray when fitted, but i don't see what the problem is if you can't. I've only heard of problems getting the tuniq to fit in much older smaller cases.
 
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Bananadude said:
I'm not sure but I think it probably does. The S80 is categorised as a quiet case by Lian Li themselves, and is generally touted as such in reviews. However, I doubt there is MUCH difference between it and A10. I would like to see side by side comparison by someone who has put the same system in each. After all, it's obviously what goes in the case that determines the quiet level more than the case itself.
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I have seen on one review they say
Going back to the door, it incorporates an identical sound-diminishing design to the previous Lian Li server chassis I reviewed, the PC-S80.
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However I've never heard of that site before and they seem to give every case a glowing review so I'm not too sure about them!

I should be buying a new case sometime in the next week and I can't decide between the S80 and the A10 and on top of that can hardly find any comparisons!
 
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I'm in a similar position to you. I can't quite make my mind up between the two, although I'm not looking to buy right now. I am leaning towards the A10 though for two quite simple reasons; I prefer the look of it, and it's a newer model. Given Yewen's review, I don't think the S80 is going to be that much more noticeably quiet. Maybe by a few decibels, but not enough to really make a difference. Besides, as I say, it's what goes in it that is the biggest factor when it comes to noise. Any case can be quiet with the right components. The other features of A10 just seem to edge it for me. I would be really interested to see a head to head comparison of these 2 cases though.

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thefishydidit said:
I ordered the A10B on Wednesday along with PSU/Mobo/CPU/Cooler & Mem for Saturday delivery, got everything except the case!, grrr
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Couriers let us down badly yesterday due to the motorway being blocked for most of the afternoon. Sorry for the delay and the inconvenience caused.
 
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