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Sic said:
TooBooKoo, did you simply line the interior with some black foam? Also, was your window put onto the stock side panel or is that an entirely new side panel?
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Yeah it's just some black foam... I like how that turned out.
The window was cut out by myself, I wanted something a bit different.
 
Yeah man the panel is very cool. Love the abstract shaped design. Thinking about doing something like that for my next build.
 
LanPirate1:
I hope your friend didn't run the computer in the condition it was in. I mean seriously, look at that kink at the top and the one to the left of the T. I can't even imagine how tubing can get to the way its disfigured like that. That's pretty devastating last time I checked lol. Revamped version looks great!
 
Oddly enought he couldnt get the system primed, lol. No, it never made it to post because of an issue with the Phenom and the bios revision. It's all ok now.
 
Dark Prodigy said:
About to strip her down, do some loop cleaning and upgrading soon though.
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yes, I would do something about that impending kink on your upper VC. Thats why I used a 90' block on top of the GX2. It looks like your using 3/8" here. I think I remember seeing really nice 90' swivel connectors that have G1/4 fittings. I could not do that, there was nothing for 1/2 id/3/4" od tygon in a 90' swivel fitting.
 
A little something that came yesterday:

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woot!

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Not the greatest wiring job, but I will probably redo it at some point and try to get it a bit nicer. I'm happy with it for now though. I need to get a modular PSU with sleeved cables, haha. I love this case already though. Once I took it out of the box I loved it, haha. Definitely a really nice case. Now I see why so many people love Lian Li. I'm now a believer in them, haha.
 
Hey guys, I was wondering if the Lian li v1000 is better/worse than the v1200. I cant seem to find out whats really differnt other then the e-atx support on the v1200. I'm going to ditch my Dell XPS 720 case and mobo and move my computer into a normal case. The dell motherboard is really bad and the case is just too huge.
 
As far as I know, it's just what you mentioned. The case is just a bit longer than the v1000 to support eATX as far as I know.
 
Thats the only difference between the two. it is nice though if you have a larger power supply as well. You can keep both HD cages underneath. The problem I have with my v1000 is that I had to take out one of the cages to fit my HX1000
 
LanPirate1 said:
yes, I would do something about that impending kink on your upper VC. Thats why I used a 90' block on top of the GX2. It looks like your using 3/8" here. I think I remember seeing really nice 90' swivel connectors that have G1/4 fittings. I could not do that, there was nothing for 1/2 id/3/4" od tygon in a 90' swivel fitting.
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My system has been up and running for over a YEAR with no damn kinks... and NONE are "impending". I need to strip her down purely for maintenance purposes. Cleaning out the blocks etc, plus I'm upgrading.
 
Luthair said:
Do you guys think its a good case? Is it noisy when it comes to harddrives?
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My V1200 is very quiet, mainly because that's how I built it. IMO the V1200 is the best case out there. Loads of room to do anything you want and clean wiring potential. I have dual raptors and a TB for storage; the raptors (because its their nature) are somewhat "grunty" but overall the hdd's aren't even noticable.
 
I have one last question :-p I can get the v1000 plus 2 from xioide for 207 or the v1200 for 253, what say you? Is it worth it to get the more expensive one? (prices include shipping.)
 
CLock3 said:
A little something that came yesterday:

Not the greatest wiring job, but I will probably redo it at some point and try to get it a bit nicer. I'm happy with it for now though. I need to get a modular PSU with sleeved cables, haha. I love this case already though. Once I took it out of the box I loved it, haha. Definitely a really nice case. Now I see why so many people love Lian Li. I'm now a believer in them, haha.
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Same way I was when I got mine... seeing them online is one thing, but when handling one it just seals the deal... the same is true for most Lian Li products. For me it's the texture of the aluminum as well as the built quality.

I took a look at your setup over in the Workstation '08 thread... great stuff.
 
Luthair said:
I have one last question :-p I can get the v1000 plus 2 from xioide for 207 or the v1200 for 253, what say you? Is it worth it to get the more expensive one? (prices include shipping.)
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well it depends on what you are putting in your machine. What are you putting in there??
 
Luthair said:
Do you guys think its a good case? Is it noisy when it comes to harddrives?
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It's only as noisy as the fans, # of fans, type of drives and # of drives.

From the get-go I installed S-Flex SFF21E's (20dB) because I knew I had to have quiet fans and the 28dB Yate Loons would probably be a lot more noticeable. In that essence, I started off on the right foot. The case was then mostly audible due to the 2 Seagates (7200.10) I had in the case at the time (which are now in my A05A); those are noisy drives.

The build in my V1000 now is even more quiet, for 2 key reasons.
1) The WD6400AAKS is a silent drive; I'm still amazed at how quiet it is. I cannot hear the drive 'clicking away, doing it's thing' unless I put my ear literally right next to the drive.

2) The board I have in the V1000 now (IP35 Pro) has fan speed control on all 6 of the fan headers, so I can dial down the speed on the SFF21E's even more and make them even more silent than they already are. If I do so, the computer is nearly silent - which is a huge feat for a computer with a meshed/completely open front and 4 fans (6 if you include the 9800GTX fan and the VX550 fan). If I run the fans slower, it's ridiculously quiet; very similar to how the G5 I have at work is (which it seems to me like the fans in the G5/Mac Pro usually run at 7v stock).

AthlonXP said:
well it depends on what you are putting in your machine. What are you putting in there??
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Good point.

The only flaw with the V1000 is the psu compartment and how many psus are too long and do not fit unless you remove the right triple drive bay. My VX550 fit with no problems (ie butting into the divider "wall"), but when I tried using the HX520 in it, it did have clearance issues with the divider "wall". If you're not going to run 6 drives, you can buy the V1000 and remove the right drive bay if your psu doesn't fit. *Or* you could spend more for the V1200 which has more clearance room in that area.
 
Alrighty, thanks for the reply's :-p now I just got to find a place that sells a v1200 or v1000 with a window side panel :-\ most places dont seem to offer it.
 
wow very nices cases i am definently going to be in the market for one after i chop shop my thermaltake tsunami and mod it into oblvion :D
 
It depends what you'll want I guess. I mean, I didn't get any of the extra things, but if one of the options look like something you'd want, then go for it.
 
Here's my 2110b chopped to hell and waiting for my Striker II Extreme back from Asus.
Way more pics coming after I clean er up and dremel er some more!
Sadly no HD cages boys, the new mechanism is sweet too. It's just that.... Well poor old PA120.3 needed a home and I couldn't say no. So I bought him the best clothes my store had, 3 S-Flexes... :p

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Of course it will be worth your while. Like what Ozzigen said one time on the forums:

"There are computer cases and then there are Lian Li Cases."
 
I just bought a Lian Li 1000b Plus 2 :-p I cant wait till it gets here, Anyone care to suggest what kind of PSU would be recommended for this?
 
Luthair said:
I just bought a Lian Li 1000b Plus 2 :-p I cant wait till it gets here, Anyone care to suggest what kind of PSU would be recommended for this?
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I have a HX620 in it. It is a bit tight (poor cables) with divider, but it works and i don't need too much cables (1 cable with SATA, 1 with molex and 1 with PCI-E).
 
Dark Prodigy said:
My system has been up and running for over a YEAR with no damn kinks... and NONE are "impending".
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Yeah, maybe you are right. It does look a little droopy though above the VC. Perhaps this argument is better left to the watercooling thread and not here.
 
Hey dude! welcome on hardforum.com :)
Nice setup, what cpu you got? chause i dont think its an Pentium Dual Core in the PC with the graphikcard o_O
Also whats the monitor? 30" or 27" dell? or smaller? :)
 
The sticker is from an old processor, The processor atm is a C2D8400 @ 4,0 ghz - 1,32v core, and the monitor is a Dell 2408 (24")

Regards.
 
I'm going to chime in here...this computer belongs to a friend of mine...he bought the case from Frozen CPU as stated, as well as the "Tygon"...it even says Tygon on the tubing...HOWEVER when I first picked it up I realized that there's a problem with this stuff...we quickly installed it KNOWING that we were going to bring it to Lanpirate to fix it up for us (I don't have the tools nor the skillz that Lanpirate does). So, I thought that MAYBE because the tubing was soooo soft, it would stay where I put it under pressure...no go there.

So, fair warning, IF you're ordering tubing from Frozen CPU, DON'T. Get it from somewhere else. Also, IF you're in the Toronto area and are THINKING about buying a big ass custom case that costs more money than most budget systems...DON'T...Get a hold of Lanpirate, and for the same (or less) money, he can build one for you. This is NOT his best work, but considering what he was given to work with, the end result is incredible. You should see some of the other systems he's put together, they're simply amazing. And maybe I'm overstepping my bounds here (make me edit it if you want Lanpirate), he can also get the case custom painted for you with automotive paint...he's got connections!

I'm VERY proud to say that everything (well, almost everything) I've learned about computers I learned from him. I can't thank him enough for teaching me the ins and outs of computers...It's actually something I've incorporated into my job and I make money from it!!! LOL...I'm pretty sure he gets a kick out of it.

Check back here in September...he'll be doing another system for me, only this time, LOOK OUT!
LanPirate1 said:
Ok, brace yourselves. I got this case from a friend who wanted me to "tidy it up"
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This is the exact case, that was ordered.
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I flipped the PSU plate, and modified it to have the main branch of the cabling come out on the back side of the case. The bay-bus was not my idea, those are sooo 2003. I hope he likes it, I think he will.
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This is the after pic here...that computer was never running, those were the "Tygon" tubes that came from Frozen CPU...something wasn't right there...Then Lanpirate got his hands on it and there's the end result...
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V1200's suk for wiring. I fixed up this "bucky edition" that was hacked by frozen cpu.
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I can't wait to be posting again here soon...just dug out my old PC-V1000 in the basement and as soon as I can pickup a half decent PSU I'm moving my sig system into that case with my DFI Lanparty ICFX3200-T2R/G mobo.

I've got a lot of cutting and painting to do before the system goes in it though. Gonna cut all the fan holes now but I've got a dual loop $600 watercooling system planned for this beast, 120.2 rad loop for the CPU and a 120.3 rad loop for the HD4870, could do 120.2 for the card but if I go CF I'll want the bigger rad so might as well do it now. :)

Sorry, don't wanna take up to much time and space without any pics...just lettin' you guys know that I'm comin'. :cool: :D
 
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