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05-25-2007, 07:20 PM
Lian Li S80B Review
Today we’ll be looking at another Lian Li, the S80B. The S80B is a mid-tower designed for one thing: silence. It’s a double box design (more on that later) with 3mm thick aluminum, sound insulation padding all over, and superlative build quality. The style is typical Lian Li, very simple and stylish being all black with a simple silver stripe down the front.
http://fugger.netfirms.com/S80B/Front1.jpg
Over the past year, I’ve used many Lian Li cases, always being impressed. This one stood out, however. When I first picked up the box, I was shocked at how heavy the box was. It felt as heavy as some entire systems. The case alone is just under 30lbs. As I took it apart for the first time, I was also astounded at how snugly the pieces fit together. I can unlatch either side panel, and pick up the entire case by the panel without it separating from the rest of the case! All this made to achieve one thing: silence.
http://fugger.netfirms.com/S80B/Door1.jpg
Further Impressions and Conclusion.
This is a niche case. It’s built for silence with aircooling. Watercooling would be just about impossible to install, and as such, cooling potential is just adequate as airflow is pretty minimal inside this case, but running an E6700 at 3.6GHz under a Scythe Infinity is no issue for me, even with five hot hard drives and an X1600Pro. High powered graphics cards might have an issue as there is no airflow over them whatsoever.
Another thing that astonished me, and something that really stood out as I started using the system, was just how effective the design is. I started the system with all side panels off and the fans at full speed, and slowly put on the side panels, noticing the differences in noise at my desk and the difference was astonishing. With the internal panels installed, it was already quieter than a typical case with the same fans, but when outer side panels were put on, it almost became dead silent. It took my four (3 included + 1 for CPU) Lian Li fans, at a very audible 30dB each, and made them all sound nearly silent. Even my hard drives during heavy use rarely exuded a click. The design flat out works.
Overall, if you’re looking for a luxurious, silent, aircooled system, this case will fully enable you to do just that. Anything else, however, this is probably not the best case, especially considering the high price tag.
As someone who strives for silence, solid performance and also doesn’t want to deal with the hassle of watercooling, this case is just perfect.
For the full review and many more pictures, click
HERE (http://www.xtremesystems.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=44)
Today we’ll be looking at another Lian Li, the S80B. The S80B is a mid-tower designed for one thing: silence. It’s a double box design (more on that later) with 3mm thick aluminum, sound insulation padding all over, and superlative build quality. The style is typical Lian Li, very simple and stylish being all black with a simple silver stripe down the front.
http://fugger.netfirms.com/S80B/Front1.jpg
Over the past year, I’ve used many Lian Li cases, always being impressed. This one stood out, however. When I first picked up the box, I was shocked at how heavy the box was. It felt as heavy as some entire systems. The case alone is just under 30lbs. As I took it apart for the first time, I was also astounded at how snugly the pieces fit together. I can unlatch either side panel, and pick up the entire case by the panel without it separating from the rest of the case! All this made to achieve one thing: silence.
http://fugger.netfirms.com/S80B/Door1.jpg
Further Impressions and Conclusion.
This is a niche case. It’s built for silence with aircooling. Watercooling would be just about impossible to install, and as such, cooling potential is just adequate as airflow is pretty minimal inside this case, but running an E6700 at 3.6GHz under a Scythe Infinity is no issue for me, even with five hot hard drives and an X1600Pro. High powered graphics cards might have an issue as there is no airflow over them whatsoever.
Another thing that astonished me, and something that really stood out as I started using the system, was just how effective the design is. I started the system with all side panels off and the fans at full speed, and slowly put on the side panels, noticing the differences in noise at my desk and the difference was astonishing. With the internal panels installed, it was already quieter than a typical case with the same fans, but when outer side panels were put on, it almost became dead silent. It took my four (3 included + 1 for CPU) Lian Li fans, at a very audible 30dB each, and made them all sound nearly silent. Even my hard drives during heavy use rarely exuded a click. The design flat out works.
Overall, if you’re looking for a luxurious, silent, aircooled system, this case will fully enable you to do just that. Anything else, however, this is probably not the best case, especially considering the high price tag.
As someone who strives for silence, solid performance and also doesn’t want to deal with the hassle of watercooling, this case is just perfect.
For the full review and many more pictures, click
HERE (http://www.xtremesystems.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=44)