Aluminum Case

[DodgeViper]

Thinking of buying a Lian Li 60 case. For those that have this case or any aluminum case I have a question for you. Did you notice a drop in your temps if you moved from a steel case to a aluminum case?

Do you know of any reviews that were done with temps as part of the testing?

[Thelemac]

*Moved to "Cases and Power Supplies"*

[Al666]

I have one Addtronics 7896A steele, one Coolermaster ATC201 and one Enermax 989AL-00 aluminum cases...
and all I can say is all aluminum cases just look great and are really lite... but I guess that's all ;)
I personally don't think anybody feels a dramatic drop in temps because of using aluminum cases.
but they look cool...
I mean I can't see a difference in temps betw. Addtronics 7896A (even a 6896A) and my aluminum cases...

BTW allthough LianLi cases are cheaper than Coolermaster and Enermax cases, I don't like'em.
If you want to buy all alumunim case spend extra $50 and buy Coolermaster ATC201 (I guess they're now around $200). After all Coolermaster is the one who started all this aluminum case madness and their cases are top notch quality, and you can easily tell the difference betw. a LianLi and a Coolermaster case, by just looking @ them side by side.

If your concern is heat then I suggest you to look in to Antec 1030 or Addtronics 6896A and put your extra money into watercooling ;0)

Hope this info helps...

[Kingslayer]

Changing the material a case is made out of isn't going to make squat difference in your temps. I dont care if you make it out of steel, aluminum, lead, or clay, its the airflow that makes it.

[Sonny]

O shifted from a crap case to the Lian-Li PC70 & dropped my temps about 6°C. With the PC70 it's not just the aluminum but also the clean airflow path that help drop my temps. I never seen a case with this much quality & attention to detail. I love my case & to me nothin' else compares....well maybe a anodized red PC70 would be better:D

[scoobydoo]

I have a PC-65 which is the same as the PC-60, but with a plexiglass side panel I have noticed a slight decrease in temps over my old Enlight case mainly due to better air flow.

I considered the Coolmaster ATC-201 before I purchased also. While the PC-60 is all brushed aluminum, the ATC201 has a brushed aluminum face plate, but the top and sides are silver/grey power coated which I thought looked bad.

Like Sonny pointed Lian-Li cases are very well made and I was very surprised at just how high quality it was when I got it. I think it was worth every one of the 19300 pennies I bought it for!

[earthdick]

I just switched from a Fong Kai FK-320 to a Lian Li PC-12. I didn't notice any change in temperature going from a steel case to an aluminum one. I have rounded cables now, and all the wires are tucked out of place, but there was no change in temps. In my situation aluminum didn't live up to the hype.

[DodgeViper]

Earthdick,


I have a few questions.

Was the hardware from the steel case the same that you put into the aluminum case? Did you change anything?

Were you running additional fans on the steel case?

You mentioned that the temps are the same. Is the Aluminum case quieter?

I am just trying to compare your two cases. If you had to add more fans to the steel case and your Lian Li case is stock then I would say there was an improvement, but if both are equal with fan noise and the amount of fans installed in each then this would change my purchase.

Hope to hear from you. Thanks

[Kingslayer]

If the cases had similiar airflow than no change would be expected. But Lian Li's DO have exceptional airflow. They are well designed cases regardless of material.

These cases would but up the same numbers if they were made outta boogers because of exception interior design.

[earthdick]

Originally posted by DodgeViper
Earthdick,
I have a few questions.
Was the hardware from the steel case the same that you put into the aluminum case? Did you change anything?
Were you running additional fans on the steel case?
You mentioned that the temps are the same. Is the Aluminum case quieter?
I am just trying to compare your two cases. If you had to add more fans to the steel case and your Lian Li case is stock then I would say there was an improvement, but if both are equal with fan noise and the amount of fans installed in each then this would change my purchase.
Hope to hear from you. Thanks

The hardware is exactly the same, no changes. The steel case had a 120mm Panaflo low cfm fan in front and a Sunon 92mm low cfm fan in the rear.

I am running additional fans on the aluminum case. It comes with three Adda 80mm fans, two in front and one in the rear. I upgraded all three Adda fans because the cfm's were too low, thinking it would improve the cooling. Now I have three Mitsubishi generic fans with 39cfm's each. They haven't improved the cooling at all.

I think the aluminum case is louder. Especially with the upgraded fans. I am looking to mod the side and top to add 120mm fans for intake and exhaust.

The inside of the Lian-Li is of much higher quality than the Fong Kai. The side panels are much easier to remove. All the details used inside make it a very good case, great screwless design, including the pci slots. Although I am dissapointed in the cooling.

I am using a Glaciator I on my o'c 1.2 Athlon, just received my Glaciator II and am waiting for some free time to lap it. I am using round cables in the aluminum case which I did not use in the steel case. They are supposed to help with the airflow, but the temps in my case remain the same. All the wires are neatly tucked out of place in the aluminum case. The interior of my steel case was just a jumble of wires and cables. The steel case is about a third taller than the aluminum case. Maybe that has something to do with the cooling. Your mileage may differ. LMK, if you need anymore info.

[DodgeViper]

Earthdick, thanks for the reply. Here is a link to a review of the
Lian Li 60USB.

http://www.amdmb.com/article-display.php?ArticleID=131

[earthdick]

Originally posted by DodgeViper
Earthdick, thanks for the reply. Here is a link to a review of the
Lian Li 60USB.

http://www.amdmb.com/article-display.php?ArticleID=131

Your're welcome.:D The PC12 is exactly the same on the inside as the PC60USB. The differences are the usb ports on the front, and the outside is brushed aluminum, while the PC12 is black with no front usb ports. Good luck.

[DodgeViper]

Thanks, I need to make a move as I am going to give my 11-year-old this case. and put a 750 AMD and all the hardware from a old Dell we have. I found that I can't use the FIC SD-11 MOBO I have in the Dell case without some major changes. So I have the wife thinking I need to have a new case so that the boys computer can be built. Boy if she only knew case, p/s, hd, and video card is what i am really after.... I may have to part with my 300 mag deer rifle though.

[Katana Man]

When I changed from an Enermax 7327 to a Lian Li PC60-USB, my temps dropped almost 9 degrees. The only other thing that was different was the new Enermax EG365 powersupply.

I now own 3 Lian Li PC60's. Awesome.

[shmeegle]

i would go with the LIAN LI PC-Q09FR (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112295)

[thideras]

You are bumping a thread from 2001. I applaud your searching ability since most don't know how to do that, but please check the dates on threads before you post.