Wow, is all I can say when I think of this case.
Being 20, nearly 21 at the end of this year, I have been building for 8 years and 8 months. Since the age of 9 I remember my love for computers. My first build was a Pentium 1 200 mhz with an S3 Virge video card on 32 MB of EDORam on a whopping 2.4gb hard drive. Looking back I should have seen that I'd be destined for this hobby that I not only eat,sleep and breathe; but one I also respect and cherish. That computer changed my life that day, infact I was unhappy because the "Box" looked ugly and I thought the computer sucked.
Those were the days, being young and looking at the box and being unsatisfied. I'll never forget the next day at school where my friend said my computer was quite good and that his was a Cyrix 166 MHz on 24mb of EDO Ram with only 1.6GB. I should have counted my blessings but that case, man did it ever irk me.
Cases changed everything, and when I turned 12 I built with the budget I was given. Unfortunately that required me to "skimp" on my case; and I ended up getting a P2 400 with the great AOpen board with... get this.. A GEFORCE 256 and 128mb ram! I also had the sony 8x cd burner! WOW Was I ever on top of the world! But some business remained unfinished, as the case was just a bland case since I wanted a hardcore gaming PC.
So, with a minor upgrade 2 years later (AMD Athlon XP 2000+, A7V333, 512 MB Ram, Geforce 4 Ti4400), another 2 years flew by and this time I was given a 6k budget.
P4 3.2 Ghz
1GB Ram
FX5900 Ultra Golden Sample
P4C800 Deluxe
blablabla
The case?
This is when I was first really introduced to the badass calibre of Lian Li's. When I was 14 I'd heard of them, never seen them or had one of my own. They were all special order and I couldn't get my dad to buy me a 250 dollar case at that time. So, I'm 16 now and I want one. The kicker? Special order only! The wait? 2-3 months! So... I said to myself, screw that and I bought my first "cool looking" case; the Xaser 3 by Thermaltake. A great case when it wasn't being abused by me.
Business was left unfinished. I ended up getting my first Lian Li V1000B Watercooled case by Koolance when I was 19. It wasn't the dream case I wanted; it was blocking my bottom SLI slot so this case was out as fast as it came in.
Now... Well I've finally gotten the case I've wanted. I ordered it in May, came in Mid June. The Lian Li V2110B. This case is a marvel. I am not saying this because I have one. I have had the Cosmos S, the V1200B, the Wave Master (When it was cutting edge), the TJ07; nothing comes close to this thing for build quality and just feel.
This thing is so large, it dwarfs the cosmos S in size and ability to hold things. I have spent a good 2 months testing this case's limits and there is nothing you can't take out; nearly everything has been left adjustable by Lian Li. This case is not a mere evolution of the v2100B, it's a REVOLUTION.
Let's get started.
Build Quality:
Absolutely stunning, the finish is perfect. Any blemishes you see are self created due to frustration of my watercooling loop (My first one, and took me nearly 30 man hours to build/rebuild and perfect, even though it may not seem perfect). The panels are all brushed aluminum, perfectly parallel. The case panels are come with sound insulating material that do not increate the temps too much. I need to get these drilled to have them with exhausts all near the bottom. The case comes with 2 watercooling outlets which I elected to make my filiport holes since I have 2 radiators cooling this setup.
The interior is very spacious and well thought out. Any sort of blemishes you see on the metal are from my dremel work (I cut a piece for my DDC pump so it has open ventilation, basically sits on the metal seperator and has free air beneath). It has a slide out motherboard tray that works from removing the panel that sits behind the motherboard, then you remove the thumbscrews on the outside and just slide/pop it out. It doesn't slide outside the way most do, but it is still convenient to be able to pop it out from the back with all of your stuff housed.
The only qualm I have with the build quality is the non flush fitment of PCI-E/PCI cards. It happened in my TJ07 as well. Basically you have to compensate and make sure the card will fit albeit not flush and flex the bracket a little to ensure securefitment and proper seating. Everything on the inside has rounded edges and it is nearly impossible to cut yourself on the metal alone.
Overall build quality:
A-
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