LIAN LI V SILENT PC-V1100 Silver Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

Very quiet

Reviewed By: Kiriakos on 1/24/2007

Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: As adventised this case is quiet. My Intel BOXD975XBX2KR motherboard regulates the fans' speed to about 50%, but even at 100% they are still very quiet.

6 3.5" internal drive bays! 4 for a RAID5 and 2 for a RAID1 (mirroring) to install the OS.

Inch for inch, you can pack lots of hardware in there.

Cons: Fitting the Thermaltake W0106RU power supply was a major pain; I had to remove a useless divider next to the hard drives, and it still barely fit. I highly recommend getting a PS that has 1" shorter depth than the above mentioned one.

Power and HD front LEDs do not work. I have double and triple checked the connections to the motherboard to no avail.

I am running a 6600 Core Duo at 54C idle, 57C under load (stock Intel heatsink). eVGA 8800 GTX runs at 77C idle 79C under load! yikes! Motherboard area 1 and area 2 run in the mid to high 40s. I do not overclock. Keep in mind that I have 6 SATA drives in there - something's got to give, you can't have a super quiet system that's super cool too. While it's running on the warm side, all numbers are within the operating envelope according to the manufacturers' specs (and the monitoring software.)

Other Thoughts: Knowing what I know now, I would definitely buy it again, but I'd get a PS that's has 1" shorter depth. Other than that' it'd be nice to get the LEDs working, but it could be my motherboard or me, it's no biggie anyway.

Highly recommended.

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High Quality - Poor Desgin

Reviewed By: on 9/7/2005

Comments: Purchased this case because of its layout and looks, but found many design problem when trying to install system hardware. (1) This one was what put the case back in its box and that’s where it sets today unused. The cabling for the Front Panel is not long enough to reach the USB, IEEE 1394 and Audio connectors most all ATX motherboards and I tried the three MB's I had on hand and check the manuals on five others. All had at lest one cable that would not reach. The MSI MB I purchased the case for the FP Audio was about 8 inches short. The MB has its connector in the upper right corner when mounted. (2) The two upper rear HD’s ran about 7 degrees hotter than the three front HD’s. (3) PS I purchased for the system was about one inch longer the than the space allotted for PS installation. If you are going to build a gaming system with two, power hungry Graphics Cards and fill all the drive bays, good luck finding a PS that will fit. In addition, the PS draws most of its cooling air directly form outside, good idea, but it is unfiltered.
The only reason I did not give this case the lowest rating is the fact is one of the highest quality built cases I have ever seen.

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Reviewed By: on 7/23/2005

Comments: I did not find the case to be extremely quiet either but it is quieter than most. The quality is the best and it can not be questioned. The air flow and layout is the best. Lian Li is the Cadillac of cases and this case just proves it. Newegg had the best price and delivered as agreed, as usual.

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