woohooo! (Lian Li PC-S80 coming)

[perfection]

excited as hell! has anyone got the case they want to share any info with?

I'm planning on installing my MCR220 in the roof of the case and watercooling, Laing D5, Swiftech Apogee and Swiftech MCRES.

Its a rare case, I've only seen one of them watercooled and it looked like a nice job.

I would like to route the smaller cables out around the back of the motherboard tray, as I doubt the 24pin atx on my corsair hx620w would fit.

what do you guys reckon?

[fragmasterMax]

'I ahw(clearin my throat)reckhin'
that your going to have a sick pc.
Do you own the swiftech storm in your sig? I was wondering what kind of difference there would be in your loop. Apparently the storm has a much higher pressure drop which usually adds about 5 degress at load.

[perfection]

'I ahw(clearin my throat)reckhin'
that your going to have a sick pc.
Do you own the swiftech storm in your sig? I was wondering what kind of difference there would be in your loop. Apparently the storm has a much higher pressure drop which usually adds about 5 degress at load.

haha thanks
Nah its a modded Apogee, custom top made by martinnm210


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[NOFX]

Wow,cool!!!

[perfection]

does anyone having any feedback or advice on cutting the motherboard tray for cable routing?

[disruptfam]

not much to know really...

mark out your cuts use masking tape...

Grab a dremel (metal cutting blades) Go over it... i few times.. don't try to go straight through the case you will go through to many cutting discs...

Keep the dremel steady as possible eventually you will through the case ...

make sure your wearing a face mask and glasses... :)

[perfection]

disruptfam - thanks buddy, I've got some reinforced cutting discs for my ozito rotary tool, dremel branded ones were too expensive. they just wear down, never broken ever, I've used it to hack up my P180, and now its just a mess from my noob modding.

I just want to do it right, and not screw up anything, because this is a $400AUD case and I don't want to stuff it up.

I'll also be cutting out the top to mount my Swiftech MCR220 with a dual 120mm AC Ryan Radgrillz.

Is it best to use a jigsaw? or should I cut it with a dremel?
I've seen many people cutting aluminum, that they cut away from the markings by about 1mm and file it down to the line.

I spose this is the way to go?

[clokker]

I just want to do it right, and not screw up anything, because this is a $400AUD case and I don't want to stuff it up.

Is it best to use a jigsaw?
Yes, a jigsaw is a far superior tool to a Dremel for what you want to do.

I'm still mystified by the reliance on Dremels when there are far easier and faster ways to do the most common things in case modding.

[Gunlance]

Yes, a jigsaw is a far superior tool to a Dremel for what you want to do.

I'm still mystified by the reliance on Dremels when there are far easier and faster ways to do the most common things in case modding.

I'm with you.

[BlueAqua]

I have one of those cases and it's a difficult case to work with. It's a gorgeous case and with a nice watercooling setup could be quite nice.

[perfection]

I have one of those cases and it's a difficult case to work with. It's a gorgeous case and with a nice watercooling setup could be quite nice.

what's difficult for you to work with? is it the hardware installation or is it difficult to mod?

[disruptfam]

jigsaw is alot better than dremel

easier to use and alot cleaner cut...

[perfection]

jigsaw is alot better than dremel

easier to use and alot cleaner cut...

cool :up:

I always thought the dremel was better as you had more control, obviously not then.

I'll do a worklog once the modding begins :D

[coldcase]

Tight spaces = dremel

When you can maneuver = Dremel

I agree with others. I have modded a lot of cases and for what you want to do the jigsaw would be what I would use. ;)

[perfection]

the case came today, I've spent about a quarter of an hour examining it and i found out the the top is lined with neopreme sound proofing.

now I'm unsure of cutting through the top because I don't want to ruin the neopreme's edges when cutting or make marks in it, anybody have any tips?

[disruptfam]

pics!

i dont quite understand what you saying but masking tape will help

[Jon Boy Deluxe]

Use a jigsaw.

Tape up the whole of the cutting area, ensure everything is covered. The first time I used a jig on my case the guide scratched my case!

I use a big drill bit in the corners of the shape (for arguments sake say we are doing a rectangle, I'd drill a hole in each corner) then put the blade of the jig in the hole and cut hole to hole.

The reason for this is jigs don't 'turn' so well in metal, you usually bend the blade or get an untidy mess.

This way you get nice clean corners.

If you just want 120mm circles then obviously use a hole saw.

Measure twice, cut once.

Re the sound proofing, the blade will go through like butter, should be pretty clean.

[perfection]

sorry I don't have my camera with me but the top panel its like this

-------------------------------------
============================

----- is the aluminum
==== is the foam

but stuck together, the question i was asking was that I don't want to fray the sides of the foam when cutting.

But thanks Job Boy Deluxe
and sorry for asking to many questions, I just don't want to screw up this.

[nullface]

Got damn, PICTURES!!!!!!!!! :D

[perfection]

lol, I've built my pc into with aircooling, I'll take pics tomorrow morning.

been a bit lazy for the last few days, sorry guys

[Penguin463]

One important step in cutting any hole is filing :p:

[perfection]

Pics are up!

Hopefully they explain themselves, feel free to ask questions :D
and sorry about the camera, my aunty has got my Canon IXUS 70 and it does awesome macro shots (3cm away with clear pics)

So the camera I'm using right now is the Kodak V570, which I don't know how to work it and it seems to do really crap at macro.

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Stock PCI backplate covers come chromed :D
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Impressions

the HDD cooling isn't entirely effective, they're a bit warm to touch, but its not too shabby, not as good as my Antec P180's top cage with a 120mm fan infront of them.

My Seagate 250GB 7200.10 drive is a slim one and doesn't fully benefit from the aluminum heatsinks as the top doesn't touch the heatsink.

The case is light, alot lighter than my P180 :)

The side panels work on the same principal as the Lian Li V1000, you unscrew a spring loaded thumbscrew and pull the rail out, which realeases the side panel.

With the case closed, the cooling is bad, because of the Z-Shape bafflers to redirect air and sound, the case isn't particulary fed with fresh air, as the aluminum panel heats up and heats the air up as its coming into the case.

So I run it with one side panel off. but with it being closed, it is half as audible compared to when the case is open.

So the bafflers do work :D

You might see in the pictures that I've already gotten my fingerprints all over the inside adonized aluminum panels.

The airflow pattern works by having the front 120mm fans sucking air in and blowing them across the HDDs, and the rear fan sucking air in also.

the top 80mm fan is the exhaust along with the PSU's fan.

I chose to stay with the stock cooling pattern because the CPU airduct works very well with providing airflow to my Thermalright HR-05 on the northbridge.

And plus, the case is running open so it doesn't matter too much with heat build up inside.

I plan to watercooling with a Swifteh MCR220, Laing D5, Apogee, EK nF680i on the northbridge and an EK FC8800GTS waterblock on the G80.

So then I can run the case closed as I've taken out the major heat producing components

[disruptfam]

lol i didnt notice it @ 1st

but im loving that custom top martin made!!

nice work martin :)

[BlueAqua]

It's a tough case to keep cool that's for sure, probably the most restrictive case I've seen or ever dealt with but is very quiet and quite a slick case. Keep us updated on the watercooling. I never did end up watercooling mine, just my HTPC now.

[s0lid]

haha thanks
Nah its a modded Apogee, custom top made by martinnm210


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DAAAMN can u buy these things from anywhere??? Damn!

[perfection]

lol i didnt notice it @ 1st

but im loving that custom top martin made!!

nice work martin :)

there's something with the title, I can't get it to change properly

mods would you be able to help me out here?

I changed it to
woohoo! Lian Li PC-S80 arrived, pics are up


It's a tough case to keep cool that's for sure, probably the most restrictive case I've seen or ever dealt with but is very quiet and quite a slick case. Keep us updated on the watercooling. I never did end up watercooling mine, just my HTPC now.

yeah but I've looked through it and everything is fairly easy except for the massive size of the Laing D5, I want to put it somewhere easily accesible but I just can't figure out where atm


DAAAMN can u buy these things from anywhere??? Damn!

no not really, unless you get someone to make it for you.
the top is custom by martinnm210 :D

[Jupiler]

Title changed as requested.

[Jedda]

If you do get around to putting the rad in at your uncle's place, I've got the right size hole-saws etc. Give me a yell if you need a hand or to borrow anything.
That neoprene is a bit of a problem though. You want to know if it can be cut cleanly from below before hitting it with any power tool from above.
Maybe if you're only considering a two fan rad, it'd be better in the side panel than the top?
If you LC it at all that is.

[perfection]

definately watercooling.

Thanks jedda. I'll definately give you a yell if I need help :D thanks heaps mate :up:

so far, It seems like using a dremel looks the easiest and filing it down to the line with the drum sander and with a file.

Seems like I have the most control over it with the dremel.

I'm going to be cutting out the top for a Swiftech MCR220 and a AC Ryan Stripes Radgrillz.

There's no option of having a radiator mounted to the side, as it'd be twice as much work.

I can trim down the neopreme to have neat sides with a razor blade.