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Has anyone else noticed that the PC-Q08 doesn't have those "slots" on the bottom of the PCI bracket holes that the ends of the PCI cards are supposed to slip into so they stay in place?
(Slots circled in red)
My problem with this is that my video card only takes up one slot. In my other slot is one of these 4-port USB bracket things:
When I try plugging anything into those USB ports, the whole bracket pushes in since it's only secured at the top where that lip is that the bracket rests on and is attached to with one screw. Same thing happens with my video card when I try plugging my monitors into it.
Built my first none standard atx pc in this case and I've got to say I'm loving it (will post a picture soon).
The only problem I am having is with regards to expansion, similar to that what someone else mentioned about the Q08
See below....
I can't find a way around this - what were Lian Li thinking
This case comes with adapters to connect front USB 3.0 ports to motherboard internal connectors? When there are motherboards with internal USB 3.0 connectors does these adapters work at full speed?
Both of those cards are overkill for CS, even at 2560x1600. If you want to go passive, I'd suggest an even lower-powered card, just in case. Gigabyte makes a stock passively cooled 5750 that might fit, but even that is more than you need for your stated use.
In no situation would I try to passively cool a 460 in an ITX case, though - actually, bar some ATX cases with 4+ case fans, I probably wouldn't ever try passively cooling it for even light gaming
Yeah, I'm trying to figure out how much heatsink I can fit in this thing as well.
I just built one last night, (Intel i3-540 + Gigabyte H55N-USB3) but the stock Intel HSF is crappy & loud. Hoping I can fit a Gemini II S or similar low-profile HSF but haven't dissected the thing yet to do the measurements.
Using a Samuel 17 in my Q07
Very clean build there.Thought I'd contribute to the thread. Haven't seen many PC-Q11 builds yet, here's mine.
CPU - Intel Dual Core E5500 2,8GHz + Thermalright AXP-140
RAM - Corsair 3gb 800mhz ram
MB - Zotac 9300itx
PSU - Fractal Design SFX 300w PSU
HDD - Samsung 250gb 5400rpm
HDD - Samsung F1 500gb 7200rpm
HDD - Samsung F1 500gb 7200 rpm
SSD - Corsair X-32 SSD
GPU - XFX HD4550 512mb passive
CSE - Lian Li PC-Q11B
Thought I'd contribute to the thread. Haven't seen many PC-Q11 builds yet, here's mine.
CPU - Intel Dual Core E5500 2,8GHz + Thermalright AXP-140
RAM - Corsair 3gb 800mhz ram
MB - Zotac 9300itx
PSU - Fractal Design SFX 300w PSU
HDD - Samsung 250gb 5400rpm
HDD - Samsung F1 500gb 7200rpm
HDD - Samsung F1 500gb 7200 rpm
SSD - Corsair X-32 SSD
GPU - XFX HD4550 512mb passive
CSE - Lian Li PC-Q11B
That's one of the cleanest SFF builds i've seen in a long time.
Damn that looks downright sexy.
Thanks guys!Very clean build there.
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I have no idea about the cooling, I havn't tested the build much yet.I forgot to ask in my previous post but how is the cooling in this case? A part of me wishes I waited for this over the PC-Q08. Although I doubt I would have been able to fit a Big Shuriken with a 25mm fan and X-650.
I doubt that it would fit, IIRC it's 90mm from the motherboard to the standard ATX PSU.
Using a SFX PSU gives you 100mm of space between the motherboard and the PSU itself.Hmm but I bet it would fit with the ST45SF no?
ST45SF is 4.92" x 2.5" x 3.94" while the X650 is 6.3" x 5.9" x 3.4".
Using a SFX PSU gives you 100mm of space between the motherboard and the PSU itself.
The Big Shuriken is 58mm tall (don't know if it's with fan included) and then you have 25mm for the fan, so it would probably work with a ATX PSU, but I would go for SFX.
Using a SFX PSU gives you 100mm of space between the motherboard and the PSU itself.
The Big Shuriken is 58mm tall (don't know if it's with fan included) and then you have 25mm for the fan, so it would probably work with a ATX PSU, but I would go for SFX.
if I remember correctly the big shuriken is 58mm tall including the 12mm slipstream fan.. I had one in a Lian Li PC-Q07 so it would have NO issues at all in this case. Only problem with it may be that the CPU placement can screw you as if its too close to the top the BS may hit the Optical bay & too low it will keep you from getting a PCIe Video card in.. I know its a no go with the 1156 itx boards, but I have yet to try one on my Asus AMD 880 itx board I have now.
Also there is no real reason to go SFX other then HSF clearance.. & with the BS thats not an issue with an ATX PSU so I would get a silverstone strider modular & the oo05 short cable kit.. Unless of course your going to mod & shorten the sfx cables.
I don't utilize a video card so the latter concern isn't a problem. That's interesting to note about the first concern though. Well it isn't about the HSF clearance, it's just about the extra room the ATX PSU takes up over a SFX PSU but of course I would lose the modular aspects.
Yea.. & I believe that the 450 sfx leads are as long if not longer then the pp05 leads so what you gain in space from the smaller unit you loose in cable neatness..
Yeah ugh if only there was a GOOD modular SFX PSU. ><
There are two issues, hight and width.Can you just remove the bottom hard drive tray and mount a 2.5" and 3.5" right to the bottom of the case? I know it has screw holes for a 2.5", but could you just rig up something to mount them to the bottom to provide some additional clearance between the video card and HDD/SSD's?
Bill
There are two issues, hight and width.
The height issue you can solve by adding motherboard stand-offs to the HDD tray.
The width you have to solve by cutting in the tray, as you can see in some pictures, there are wings on the 2,5" side that limits you to a smaller HDD.
If you can cut those off, there should be no problem at all.