Lian Li PC-65B or Thermaltake Shark

Nuzzles · 02-04-05, 10:54 PM

Say nothing about the looks, but performance of said cases. :P

Sentential · 02-04-05, 11:02 PM

WELCOME TO THE FORUMS!!!

Buy the Lian Li if only out of principal. TT is nothing more than a 2 bit POS company who steals origional designs by Lian and coolermaster.

Buy the real deal.

Nuzzles · 02-04-05, 11:33 PM

lol Thanks for that.

I was just looking around, and I want to say forget about that stupid TT.

It's now between Lian Li PC 65 and YY 0221 ( I see alot of mod potential in this case, and I really want to get into it some time

)

They're both the same price, so what do ya think:

OCS911 · 02-04-05, 11:46 PM

try to look for new revision of Lian PC-65 which I remembered there are two 120 fans which 1 intake and 1 exhaust w/ duct

glock19owner · 02-04-05, 11:49 PM

To be honest...the Lian Li is not that great...I still had to end up replacing all of the stock fans and mounting 2 side mounted fan on the side window and a top blowhole 80mm fan to get the cooling I needed...and if you dont have the right tools or money to get them...you can ruin the case in a heartbeat when modding it...I had to replace the sidewindow when I cracked it tightening up on of the Tt2 fans...

I ended up replaceing the stock fans with deltas at first...now run 6x Tt2 smart fans...which is why my system temps are between 18 - 21c most of the times...but for the price I had in the case and the mods and extra fans...I could of bought a good antec case and a nice water cooling setup with probably a few bucks to spare...

Nuzzles · 02-04-05, 11:50 PM

Wow, that would be awesome if I could find it. Does it still have the blowhole at the top?

Nuzzles · 02-04-05, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by glock19owner

To be honest...the Lian Li is not that great...I still had to end up replacing all of the stock fans and mounting 2 side mounted fan on the side window and a top blowhole 80mm fan to get the cooling I needed...and if you dont have the right tools or money to get them...you can ruin the case in a heartbeat when modding it...I had to replace the sidewindow when I cracked it tightening up on of the Tt2 fans...

I ended up replaceing the stock fans with deltas at first...now run 6x Tt2 smart fans...which is why my system temps are between 18 - 21c most of the times...but for the price I had in the case and the mods and extra fans...I could of bought a good antec case and a nice water cooling setup with probably a few bucks to spare...

I don't have any tools so far. But nearly any case would have better cooling that what I have now. XD

glock19owner · 02-05-05, 12:11 AM

Well I couldnt tell a difference between my PC-65B and the 30.00 all metal case I had...the only difference I could tell was the weight...and that sure wasnt worth 190.00 more for weight I could of trimmed from the older case

...I bought mine when they first came out...within a month...

Once I modded the 65B is when I seen the difference...but crap...I had to spend another 150.00 for the tools and extra fans to get the cooling I was wanting...this is why I stated in the long run I could of had a real nice antec case and water cooling system for the price I have for this case and air cooling

...

Cid · 02-05-05, 12:20 AM

Between those two, the Lian Li without a doubt.

Thermaltake isn't known for quality but for copying others designs.

kayson · 02-05-05, 12:27 AM

I have a tt shark and I love it. You're gonna get a lot of fanboism here, meaning people have lian li and they'll tell you to get it just because they like it. They're both good cases: well built and sturdy. I personally went with the shark over a lian li because I think the lian li cases are ugly. It's my opinion. In all honesty, I'd go with whatever you think looks better. You're gonna be looking at it every day. It needs to be something aesthetically pleasing. If you like both, another factor is price. Unless you plan on overclocking like crazy, I doubt the temperature difference between the two (if a significant one exists at all) will make a difference.

glock19owner · 02-05-05, 12:28 AM

They stopped looking at the Thermaltake case...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nuzzles

lol Thanks for that.

I was just looking around, and I want to say forget about that stupid TT.

It's now between Lian Li PC 65 and YY 0221 ( I see alot of mod potential in this case, and I really want to get into it some time

)

They're both the same price, so what do ya think:

And after really checking out the YY...get that...like you stated...there is a lot of room for mods...it has my interest actually...be a great rolling system with a built in mach/prommie unit

Nuzzles · 02-05-05, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by glock19owner

They stopped looking at the Thermaltake case...

And after really checking out the YY...get that...like you stated...there is a lot of room for mods...it has my interest actually...be a great rolling system with a built in mach/prommie unit

Just wondering. But can you get an extension for the ATX power cables? It looks like they need to cover a fair bit of distance.

Yeah, I'm thinking about it. Have to buy fans though. More money gone, yay!

Nuzzles · 02-05-05, 08:04 PM

I can never make up my mind.

I like the look of CM Stacker now.

So between these three case's, which one?!

Radical · 02-05-05, 08:30 PM

You are looking at two completely different ends of the quality spectrum. Thermaltake makes some of the worst quality cases I have ever seen, while Lian-Li makes some of the best quality cases I have ever seen. The Cooler Master case is a great case, but I would still choose the Lian-Li.

Nuzzles · 02-05-05, 10:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Radical

You are looking at two completely different ends of the quality spectrum. Thermaltake makes some of the worst quality cases I have ever seen, while Lian-Li makes some of the best quality cases I have ever seen. The Cooler Master case is a great case, but I would still choose the Lian-Li.

I would like to quote myself.
"...I want to say forget about that stupid TT"

I'm not looking at the TT anymore.

Nuzzles · 02-07-05, 11:23 PM

Well, I've decided to get a cheap, POS, decent looking case. I really need a new mouse, I chose the Logitech 510... I think a good case can wait a bit.

Hookem · 02-15-05, 03:44 PM

Lian-Li PC-7B Plus Here is the updated PC65...Very nice case for the money...In my humble opinion of course...

deception`` · 02-16-05, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OCS911

try to look for new revision of Lian PC-65 which I remembered there are two 120 fans which 1 intake and 1 exhaust w/ duct

The case you are referring to is nice indeed, but it does NOT HAVE A REMOVABLE MOTHERBOARD TRAY. Personally, that is a deal-killer for me.

deception``

Hookem · 02-16-05, 12:36 PM

You are right...It does not have a removable motherboard tray.

Which to me anyway is no big deal...I would take the updated version over the PC65...Just my opinion but removable motherboard trays are way over rated.

Look at the percentage of cases out there that have them...Not many.

mantralord · 02-16-05, 12:48 PM

Why does a removable motherboard tray matter? You still have to open the side panel and unplug all the crap from the motherboard before sliding it out...

02-04-05, 10:54 PM	Thread Starter #1
Nuzzles Registered Join Date: Feb 2005	Lian Li PC-65B or Thermaltake Shark(edit:now YY 0221, not shark) Say nothing about the looks, but performance of said cases. :P Last edited by Nuzzles; 02-05-05 at 01:51 AM.
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02-04-05, 11:02 PM	#2
Sentential Contributing Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Jacksonville, FL	WELCOME TO THE FORUMS!!! Buy the Lian Li if only out of principal. TT is nothing more than a 2 bit POS company who steals origional designs by Lian and coolermaster. Buy the real deal. __________________ Coolermaster 690II Advanced \| Corsair 1000W Creative X-FI Titanium Fatal1ty Pro Intel i5 2500K (4.5ghz @ 1.33v)Corsair H100 PNY GTX 470 SLI SLi Asus P8Z68-V Pro Intel 320 SSD SATAII 2 X 120GB Raid 0 Kingston HyperX (4x4096MB)(8-8-9-28 @ 1600mhz @ 1.5v) Heatware: 13-0-0
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02-04-05, 11:33 PM	Thread Starter #3
Nuzzles Registered Join Date: Feb 2005	lol Thanks for that. I was just looking around, and I want to say forget about that stupid TT. It's now between Lian Li PC 65 and YY 0221 ( I see alot of mod potential in this case, and I really want to get into it some time ) They're both the same price, so what do ya think:
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02-04-05, 11:46 PM	#4
OCS911 Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: United States	try to look for new revision of Lian PC-65 which I remembered there are two 120 fans which 1 intake and 1 exhaust w/ duct
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02-04-05, 11:49 PM	#5
glock19owner Member Join Date: Nov 2002	To be honest...the Lian Li is not that great...I still had to end up replacing all of the stock fans and mounting 2 side mounted fan on the side window and a top blowhole 80mm fan to get the cooling I needed...and if you dont have the right tools or money to get them...you can ruin the case in a heartbeat when modding it...I had to replace the sidewindow when I cracked it tightening up on of the Tt2 fans... I ended up replaceing the stock fans with deltas at first...now run 6x Tt2 smart fans...which is why my system temps are between 18 - 21c most of the times...but for the price I had in the case and the mods and extra fans...I could of bought a good antec case and a nice water cooling setup with probably a few bucks to spare...
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02-04-05, 11:50 PM	Thread Starter #6
Nuzzles Registered Join Date: Feb 2005	Wow, that would be awesome if I could find it. Does it still have the blowhole at the top?
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02-05-05, 12:11 AM	#8
glock19owner Member Join Date: Nov 2002	Well I couldnt tell a difference between my PC-65B and the 30.00 all metal case I had...the only difference I could tell was the weight...and that sure wasnt worth 190.00 more for weight I could of trimmed from the older case ...I bought mine when they first came out...within a month... Once I modded the 65B is when I seen the difference...but crap...I had to spend another 150.00 for the tools and extra fans to get the cooling I was wanting...this is why I stated in the long run I could of had a real nice antec case and water cooling system for the price I have for this case and air cooling ...
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02-05-05, 12:20 AM	#9
Cid Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Gainesville, FL	Between those two, the Lian Li without a doubt. Thermaltake isn't known for quality but for copying others designs. __________________ --Motherboard: DFI NF4 Ultra-D (510-2FIXBios) --CPU: A64 Venice 3000 280x9 2.52GHz --Cooling: XP-90 heatsink w/ Panaflo 92m --Ram: Mushkin Redline 4000 1GB(512x2) @ 252, 2-2-2-5, 3.3v --Video Card: Connect3D X800XL w/ VGA silencer --HD's: WD 74GB Raptor \| WD 200GB SATA --Sound: SB Audigy 2 --PSU: OCZ Powerstream 520W
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02-05-05, 12:27 AM	#10
kayson Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: USA	I have a tt shark and I love it. You're gonna get a lot of fanboism here, meaning people have lian li and they'll tell you to get it just because they like it. They're both good cases: well built and sturdy. I personally went with the shark over a lian li because I think the lian li cases are ugly. It's my opinion. In all honesty, I'd go with whatever you think looks better. You're gonna be looking at it every day. It needs to be something aesthetically pleasing. If you like both, another factor is price. Unless you plan on overclocking like crazy, I doubt the temperature difference between the two (if a significant one exists at all) will make a difference. __________________ Project Silver Intel Core i7-980X (145x29 = 4205MHz @1.352V) Asus P6X58D Premium Corsair Dominator 3x2GB DDR3-1600 (1740MHz) Gigabyte AMD HD 6950 (Unlocked @ 880/1375MHz) Corsair HX850 OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS 120GB Thermalright Venomous X \|\| 2x 120mm Panaflo \|\| Arctic Silver V Lian-Li PC-A77FA \|\| Vantec Nexus Fan Controller (Build Journal) Heatware
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02-05-05, 08:04 PM	Thread Starter #13
Nuzzles Registered Join Date: Feb 2005	*is pathetic XD* I can never make up my mind. I like the look of CM Stacker now. So between these three case's, which one?!
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02-05-05, 08:30 PM	#14
Radical Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: CA	You are looking at two completely different ends of the quality spectrum. Thermaltake makes some of the worst quality cases I have ever seen, while Lian-Li makes some of the best quality cases I have ever seen. The Cooler Master case is a great case, but I would still choose the Lian-Li.
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02-07-05, 11:23 PM	Thread Starter #16
Nuzzles Registered Join Date: Feb 2005	Well, I've decided to get a cheap, POS, decent looking case. I really need a new mouse, I chose the Logitech 510... I think a good case can wait a bit.
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02-15-05, 03:44 PM	#17
Hookem Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Houston Texas	Lian-Li PC-7B Plus Here is the updated PC65...Very nice case for the money...In my humble opinion of course... __________________ If you build it...They will come...and I will crash it!!! Switching to Intel Antec 300, Corsair HX5650W, Asus P5Q PRO Turbo, Intel Q9550, Thermalright SI-128-SE, 2x4 G.Skiell PC64000 DDR2, XFX 4890, 640 Black OS Drive, 2 640 Blacks RAID-0, Audiotrak Prodigy HD2, Vantec SATA EzSwap, Mitsumi floppy, Lian-Li card reader, Lian Li T4, Dell E198WFP, AudioEngine 5 speakers. In progress build.
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02-16-05, 12:36 PM	#19
Hookem Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Houston Texas	You are right...It does not have a removable motherboard tray. Which to me anyway is no big deal...I would take the updated version over the PC65...Just my opinion but removable motherboard trays are way over rated. Look at the percentage of cases out there that have them...Not many. __________________ If you build it...They will come...and I will crash it!!! Switching to Intel Antec 300, Corsair HX5650W, Asus P5Q PRO Turbo, Intel Q9550, Thermalright SI-128-SE, 2x4 G.Skiell PC64000 DDR2, XFX 4890, 640 Black OS Drive, 2 640 Blacks RAID-0, Audiotrak Prodigy HD2, Vantec SATA EzSwap, Mitsumi floppy, Lian-Li card reader, Lian Li T4, Dell E198WFP, AudioEngine 5 speakers. In progress build.
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02-16-05, 12:48 PM	#20
mantralord Member Join Date: Dec 2004	Why does a removable motherboard tray matter? You still have to open the side panel and unplug all the crap from the motherboard before sliding it out...
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