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Lian Li New Case Help

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Hey whats going on guys. I just wanted to see if I could get some advice from any of you fellow Lian Li case owners. See just the other day I decided its time to get a new case and after looking at a few cases I decided to go with a nice Lian Li for my new build.

Well unfortunately I have a little dilemma. I have my heart set on 1 of three different cases but I dont really know which one would be best for me. The main things I'm looking for are small size, room for future upgrades and above all else cooling. So far here's my list:

Lian Li A05B-I complerly love the size of this case but with only 2 5.25" bays and such small room, I'm not quite sure how efficient the cooling would be as well as the problems of not being able to add a few fan controller, switch bays etc.

65B Plus II or 7B Plus II- Honestly I can't really see to many big differences in these 2 cases other than that 1 has a mesh side panel with removable everything while the other is a little more standard without removable motherboard trays and etc. Either way one of these two look pretty good as my choice just because of the small footprint but also still having the ability to house multiple drives and both have room for 4 or more 120mm fans.

Well if anyone can chime in and let me know what they think that would be great. Also if you have any other suggestions for me, that would be helpful as well. Last thing my price range is about $200-$230. Most of the cases I would also order from performance pcs just because it would be easier for me to have them mod everything for me. Thanks guys!
 
The A05 is only shorter than the PC-65..

Same width, same length.

All lian-li did, was take the PSU from the back, and move it to the front... sacraficing drive-bays in the process. This let them drop the height down... honestly they could have fit more in there. I think they could have put a 5 harddrives vertical but I like the mounting system the way it is now.

Either way... just depends on your requirements... I'd recommend an A05 if you only need 2-3 harddrives, and 2 DVD drives... most gaming computers won't use more then that.

I put a Q6600 with 8800GTX, AC Freezer 7, 2 HDD's and 2 SATA drives in there with zero issues... way easier to put together than my Antec900 w/ 6 HDD's and 8800 GTS...
 
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