Lian Li Pc-o11 Dynamic Black Tempered Glass Review

PRODUCT INFO

Lian Li PC-O11 Razer Edition Mid Tower Example

Out now

Type PC Case

Price $170, £150, €170

My current rig pretty much dates back to Apr 2015 which is when the main guts of the system were acquired. Back and so I was going to exist keeping the car on the floor and then a big meaty instance without much in the fashion of glass panels or twinkling lights and with a focus on dustproofing was the order of the day so I went for the Cooler Principal Cosmos II but since then I've stopped sharing a desk-bound with the Mrs, gotten an electric superlative adjustable desk and moved the rig topside which has meant a revaluation of previous priorities in what I was looking for in a example.

The Creation is an amazing case, have no doubt but having the huge imposing thing on my right, plus my concerns over the straining of my desk motors in trying to lift the behemoth that is the Cosmos (22Kg, 48.v lbs!) meant that it was time for it to go. Enter stage left then (from the Cooler Master perspective at least!) is the Lian Li PC-011 Dynamic "Designed by Razer" Edition. A mid-tower, drinking glass and aluminium case weighing in at a relatively graceful x.1kg.

Time to go to work on this transfer project/review courtesy of Caseking.De and Overclockers.co.uk (European distributors for Lian Li, thanks guys!), I also got some additional goodies to bring my drab and dreary rig into the era of RGB goodness and AIO water-cooling.

First up, the parts I'll exist moving are:

• MSI X99S XPower AC East-ATX motherboard
• Intel i7-5960X (Haswell-East 8C/16T)
• 32GB of Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400
• NVIDIA Titan X(p)
• Kingston SSDNow 240GB (Bone)
• Samsung 850 Evo 1TB (Games)
• WD Blackness 4TB (Information)
• EVGA SuperNOVA 1200 P2 eighty+ Platinum PSU

Not making the cut into the new case is my trusty Noctua NH-U12S CPU cooler which has e'er been a reliable cooler simply was possibly slightly underpowered to absurd the 5960X overclocked to 4.0 GHz.

New goodies include:

• Lian Li PC-O11 Razer Edition (Synapse three.0 compatible)
• 1 Lian Li BR 120 fan with RGB controller
• iii Lian Li Bora 120 fans
• one Raijintek Orcus 360 RGB AIO libation
• Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut TIM
• Arctic Argent ArctiClean TIM remover and surface purifier

In the Box

The Lian Li PC-O11 specs intermission down as follows:

• 272mm (West) x 446mm (H) x 445mm (D)
• ten.1Kg (22.27 lbs)
• 0.8mm steel body with a brushed aluminium front panel and tempered drinking glass windows on the front and side
• Takes E-ATX, ATX and Micro-ATX sized motherboards
• 3x 360mm radiator mountings forfeiting fan slots able to take a 90mm (top), 50mm (front), 85mm (bottom)
• Dust filters on the lesser, top and side
• Upward to 3 3.v" drives and 6 ii.5" drives
• 2x USB 3.0
• 1x USB three.ane
• 1x Sound/mic jack
• Maximum CPU cooler pinnacle 155mm
• Maximum PSU length 255mm
• Space for 8 cards

The Raijintek Orcus AIO 360 is patently a beast compared to the Noctua and has a quiet(ish) 25 dBA pump, 3 fans which max out at 42.17 CFM airflow each and overall dimensions come in at 395mm 10 120mm 10 28mm plus an additional 25mm on the fans putting the depth at 53mm.

Meanwhile, the iv Lian Li BR 120 fans hitting 29 dBA and will allow me to bring in a max of 57.ii CFM in airflow. I'd like to go along positive force per unit area inside the PC-O11 as the dustproofing, while looking solid doesn't announced as robust every bit the Cosmos Two.

The example itself feels excellently put together. The magnetic dust filters are a slap-up touch as are the recessed areas for them to sit.

The Build

Get-go up, I'm slightly worried. The second chamber on the Lian Li PC-O11 looks pretty modest and the PSU is a huge beast. I'd checked the measurements and specs before going with it and information technology says it'll fit so it's time to become to work. The case itself is gorgeous and I'm pleased to see that the glass has that sheer plastic wrap on it to stop me getting fingerprints all over it while I'yard dismantling everything and doing the build.

Pulling everything out of the Cosmos Ii I'm pretty surprised. I'thou atrocious at cleaning out my PC (I've washed it a grand total of naught times since I got this case 4 years agone) and while there is some grit inside, there'south nowhere nearly as much as I idea in that location would be. The swivel areas have a fair bit of dust in them and I'm sure the filters are admittedly filthy just I tin can't exist bothered to deal with them right now, I've got a new case to play with!

Ugh! Grit! But corking for 4 years...

I'd asked for 4 fans but was undecided whether I'd really use all of them in the case. The delta betwixt the Lian Li intake fans and the Raijintek AIO fans should give me 45.09 CFM of boosted inflow vs. outflow only of class in that location is the Titan X with its blower to business relationship for. Unfortunately afterwards some digging on Google, I tin can't notice a CFM rating on the Titan X. Even searching for NVTTM CFM or NVIDIA founders CFM yields precious piffling other than some stance on the GeForce forums. Looks like I'll employ all 4 fans then.

The PSU goes in reasonably easily but I'grand cautiously eyeing the drive mounting span that goes from the base of the case to the roof. The ii.5" 850 Evo should be fine merely that 3.five" WD Blackness may be a problem. Indeed, once the drives are mounted to it, the cable connector housing ways there'due south just not quite plenty space to screw the bracket in properly. The EVGA measures up at 200mm which is less than the Lian Li PC-O11 maximum so it's slightly disappointing that information technology'due south a struggle to fit only I suppose the earth is moving away from 3.5" drives and I could put information technology on the front chamber just don't want to spoil the view within my case with a drive and more cables flight effectually the front side. In that location's also a bulldoze caddy where y'all can put a second PSU which I could use only doubtable I'm going to need to stuff cables in there so I go out the three.5" where it is.

Cablevision management slots are plentiful and nicely positioned as you'd look on a Lian Li instance and the 2d chamber is useful for keeping all the EVGA's braided cablevision actress length stuffed inside then it doesn't clutter the nice front bedchamber.

Removing the Noctua and cleaning off the CPU and rut sink with the Arctic Silverish I determine to get with the pea method for the Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut paste then don't need the bundled scraper to spread it out over the CPU.

Mounting the Raijintek and all the Lian Li fans is a breeze (chortle) simply then I offset to run into some problems. The Raijintek and Lian Li RGB controllers don't want to mix so I'm left using both brands individual RGB controllers and the associated remote controls. It'south fine equally I'm non a item RGB fanatic anyhow although it would've been prissy to get all the lighting synced up and programmable from one interface. This was e'er a flake of a non-starter though since I have a Corsair keyboard, Razer speakers (and now example) and different make fans and AIO.

Get-go boot up test!

The Raijintek has a couple of bent fins on the radiator but all the water-carrying parts await intact then I'grand not overly concerned hither. A quick boot upwardly to ensure I've not completely trashed my PC and things beginning offset time! Working feverishly now to close everything up earlier I spiral something up and finish upward with a brick and the build is done.

Wrapping Up

I've never had a Lian Li annihilation earlier but I've admired their cases from afar for a while now. Prior to buying my acme adaptable desk I contemplated a Lian Li height adjustable desk example but I await my desk to outlast my PC example, particularly given how connectors change over fourth dimension so decided confronting it. Given my lack of propensity to clean out my PC also, this seemed ill advised. The Lian Li PC-O11 and then marks my introduction into the world of Lian Li and information technology'south been a fun i. Despite not being a massive RGB fanatic, over the years I've gradually wrapped myself into the Razer Synapse ecosystem with phones, speakers, a Blade Avant-garde 15 and now the Lian Li PC-O11 case.

Comparison it to the Cosmos II is tricky. The Libation Master was over £300 when I bought it and the modern equivalent is probably the CM C700P at £275 (albeit with iii fans) vs the Lian Li at £150 (the non-Razer version of the example comes in at £115). Dustproofing is proficient but I suspect if I left this case on the floor for 4 years, it'd have more dust inside it than the Cosmos did given the slightly less dense filters and fairly large gaps at the meridian rear of the case (hence my decision to go for positive pressure on the build).

The Raijintek is plainly extremely capable when compared to the Noctua and fifty-fifty when running the Intel XTU stress test, the 5960X never got higher than 69 degrees with all cores 100% and 4GHz.

I practise dear this case, and it'southward a great effort from both Lian Li and Razer. Razer's Blush ecosystem and Synapse software feels like probably the strongest push button to an integrated RGB feel at the moment given the partnerships it has struck with Philips Hue and the other vendors it announced it will be integrating with it such as AMD, MSI, Themaltake, Vertagear, Ducky and NZXT.

The case is excellent and the only thing I'm actually missing from the Creation is the quietness. Libation Master'south fans all came in at under 20 dBA and the Noctua was obviously purchased for its quietness. The Raijintek and Lian Li fans obviously put out more noise than those and it's fairly obvious but that'south not the fans, not the case being at fault.

Overall then, I'chiliad smitten with the Lian Li PC-O11. The Razer edition makes information technology easy to integrate with my other Razer devices whether I'k in a wave or spectrum cycling kind of mood or want to go down and dirty with private lite controls. What's missing so is the residuum of the PC component ecosystem coming onboard and giving us nice and easy unmarried point of control software with Razer Chroma. That seems to be changing and the open API approach Razer is taking with getting partners on to Chroma tin can only be skillful for those looking to have an easily integrated RGB experience.

Every bit for the case, the Lian Li is excellently put together, attractive and solid. A little defective in space if you've got large components but well worth a await. It bags itself a Recommended award.

8

An excellent mid-tower case with bonny features and Razer's Chroma RGB integration

Performanceeight

Valueviii

Design & Aesthetics8

Featuresviii

Pros

• Lian Li's fantabulous build quality
• Magnetic dust filters
• Razer Blush RGB and Synapse integration
• Reasonably priced

Cons

• Tight fit in the back chamber with a big PSU and three.5" bulldoze

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Source: https://wccftech.com/review/the-hardware-review-lian-li-pc-o11-dynamic-razer-edition-case/

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