Lian Li Launches Another Full Tower, Aluminum Enclosure
Lian Li Launches Another Full Tower, Aluminum Enclosure
Posted 02/11/2010 at 10:30am
| by Paul Lilly
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We imagine most board meetings at Lian Li start off with a few pleasantries about the weekend, and then quickly kick into a discussion about how to design a new chassis. Someone yells out 'brushed aluminum' and it gets written down. This is followed by Billy raising his hand and suggesting it be a full tower, because Billy loves full towers. Everyone agrees. Finally, the intern reminds everyone it should also be high-end so that they can charge several hundred dollars.
That seems to be the recipe for Lian Li's new PC-A77F full tower case, just as it is with so many others. So what does this latest model do differently? The biggest addition is incorporating USB 3.0 support into the four top-mounted USB ports. You'll also find the now ubiquitous eSATA port and a pair of audio jacks.
Others specs include 8 PCI expansion slots, support for E-ATX, ATX, CEB, and mATX form factors, removable side, front , and top panels, an anti-vibration rubberized tool-less PSU bracket, 3 front input 120mm fans with blue LEDs, 2 top mounted 140mm fans, a single rear 120mm fan, folded elements to ward off sharp edges, a complete tool-less design, and other odds and ends.
Lian Li says the PC-A77F will start shipping towards the end of March for about $390.
Image Credit: Lian Li
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Peanut Fox
February 11, 2010 at 1:16pm
It's a really good case, but the Corsair 800D is a better buy in that price range.
MrGeek
February 11, 2010 at 12:41pm
Darng it! Now I need to google mm to inches conversion... stupid decimal system...
imagonex
February 11, 2010 at 2:07pm
365mm is about 14.3 inches.
If you took 2 seconds to look at the photo, you'd notice the motherboard backplate appears to be able to accept EATX boards.
It's actually called the "International System of Units" or "Metric System". It's a more logical system (and practical) than the ancient and fragmented Imperial System. Only three nations worldwide haven't fully adopted the Metric System: Burma, Liberia and, you guessed it, the U.S.A. However, a lot more American companies and engineering firms are moving away from the outdated, impractical and hard-to-work-with-for-nothing Imperial System.
Across the world the majority of industrial and commercial sectors have all adopted the International System. Imperial System is either dead or on its way out.
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