Lian Li PC-A05N & Maxima Force 470W PSU

Darksaber · 04-26-2009, 10:44 PM

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aCid888* · 04-28-2009, 12:43 AM

Very nice case as usual from Lian Li....the package being simple isn't a bad thing in all honesty, its a case after all and if the package was more extravagant lets say the price is sure to go up.

Good review and overall the case is a winner for that price.

mlee49 · 04-28-2009, 02:08 AM

I have to say that the quality of review is nothing less than excellent. Excellent details about everything from current setup to possibilities with upgrades are a very nice touch.

Wow for $80 its a hell of a case!

AsphyxiA · 04-28-2009, 02:53 PM

This is a revision of a case. I have used the first version of this case and it was excellent to work with. Not only is the configuration easy to work with, it is easy as hell to mod! Also, if you remove the drive cage in the front, yes you loose expansion, however it works as a great exhaust port! This is going in my next build. I love this case.

iStink · 04-29-2009, 06:58 PM

You guys always have great reviews on things I normally wouldn't think twice about.

WarEagleAU · 05-02-2009, 06:29 PM

DS is one of the best case reviews out there, hands down. I look forward to his reviews on cases. Usually hes spot on and Ill admit, I loved the one he did for the HAF 932. Lian Li never fails to impress but Im curious as to who makes their PSUs for them.

Drizzt5 · 05-02-2009, 09:35 PM

For that price this case looks very appealing. Nice review, dugged.

Darksaber · 05-02-2009, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WarEagleAU

DS is one of the best case reviews out there, hands down. I look forward to his reviews on cases. Usually hes spot on and Ill admit, I loved the one he did for the HAF 932. Lian Li never fails to impress but Im curious as to who makes their PSUs for them.

Wow thanks for the kind words ^^.

I got a few more case reviews coming up ^^. If you like the HAF, heheh there is more coming from that corner

As for your question: CaseKing currently only has their framework (buttons, ordering process and such) in english. The rest is German. It would be simply way too much, to translate every single text of each product.

cheers
DS

04-26-2009, 10:44 PM	#1
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04-28-2009, 12:43 AM	#2
aCid888* Join Date: May 2008 Location: Englander lost in Montreal. Posts: 1,491 (2.71/day) Thanks: 173 Thanked 336 Times in 301 Posts System Specs	Very nice case as usual from Lian Li....the package being simple isn't a bad thing in all honesty, its a case after all and if the package was more extravagant lets say the price is sure to go up. Good review and overall the case is a winner for that price. __________________ Server: Intel Pent D @ 3.4GHz ~ Intel D955XBK ~ 2x1GB OCZ 1066mhz @ 533mhz 3-3-3-9 ~ 3x750GB RAID5 ~ 6800 Ultra ~ OCZ SXS 400w ~ CM Elite 360 ~ nLite Windows XP SP3 HTPC: Intel E6750 @ 3.66GHz ~ 2x320GB RAID0 ~ 2x1GB OCZ Platinum 800mhz @ 916mhz 4-4-4-12 ~ eVGA 9800GTX+ ~ 52" Toshiba 1920x1080 LCD ~ Windows XP SP3 ~ Logitech Z-5500 5.1 --> aCid's WTB Thread <--

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04-28-2009, 02:08 AM	#3
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04-28-2009, 02:53 PM	#4
AsphyxiA Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 482 (0.32/day) Thanks: 29 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts System Specs	This is a revision of a case. I have used the first version of this case and it was excellent to work with. Not only is the configuration easy to work with, it is easy as hell to mod! Also, if you remove the drive cage in the front, yes you loose expansion, however it works as a great exhaust port! This is going in my next build. I love this case. __________________ Lappy: Core 2 2.1Ghz 4 Gigs DDR3 320GB hard drive nVidia 130m GT 512mb GDDR 3

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Video Card:	Sapphire X800 pro pci-e @ 540/590.14mhz (pencil modded)
Harddisk:	Dual WD SE 120GB, Seagate 7200.10 320GB, Seagate 7200.11 1.5TB
CD/DVD Drive:	Samsung DVD-RAM/R/RW IDE
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung 990DF 19in. max 2048x1536
Case:	Modified Thermatake Soprano
Sound Card:	Audigy2 ZS
PSU:	TTGI 550 watt with 14cm fan
Software:	Windows 7 x64 / Windows Vista Buisness x64

04-29-2009, 06:58 PM	#5
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05-02-2009, 06:29 PM	#6
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05-02-2009, 09:35 PM	#7
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