Lian Li PC Q33

[lenselijer]

Not much love for this case, still decided to just go ahead and get it
Before i had a Jonsbo U2 case, almost the same size.

 

[raymondo]

So which one do you like better? It's not as if the Jonsbo is a bad choice as it has got some nice airflow options with the PSU in the top.

 

[lenselijer]

The lian li works better for me.
The videocard in the jonsbo is in the bottom of the case and got very hot, i didn't like it.
Also the heavy cooler and video card are now horizontal so no stress on the motherboard
And with the hinges it's very easy to assemble.
Size is exactly the same as the Jonsbo case.

 

[kpxgq]

do you think a 120mm AIO water stup (ie coolermaster H50/60/75) would fit better than a large 120mm cooler like the 212evo?

 

[samuraiweasel]

Envy here for lenselijer's neatness

Took some pics to show you how mine looks with an AIO CoolerMaster Seidon 120M. Excuse the dust, i brushed some off halfway through the pics The Seidon 120M has ribbed hose and it gathers so much dust. I added a 140mm fan on top to cool the VRMs and RAM.
GPU is a GTX660 and a 3770K on a Z77E-ITX with 16GB of Crucial Ballistix VLP.
My 2p on the case: it NEEDS a modular PSU and serious time invested in cable routing to look neat. Easy to build in. The drive mounts on the door/front inside are useless with some power supply cables unless you want to break the power connectors on your drives as they sit almost flush with the metal. Looks sexy, and is super light. Well worth the money. Temps are decent for being so cramped. CPU~36C GPU~30C when Ambient is ~20C.

Sorry for the quality of the pics, used my phone.

 

[iFreilicht]

Please resize those pictures, they are way too large.

 

[gintama7888]

It's not bad, and I like it cos it's Lian Li.

But I think it would be better if they made it bit smaller by reducing the height.
i.e. ~5cm shorter(~3cm at the top, ~2cm at the bottom).
- still enough room to install Noctua NH-U9S heatsink etc, but can't install AIO cooler, etc.
- SFX PSU only, can't use standard ATX PSU.

 

[bertramfx]

This case is awesome. My specs:
4770s
970 GTX
ATX PSU
Full Custom-Waterloop

With an undervolted Pump, my System is inaudible, small and has excellent Temperatures (<60° @ Witcher 3, Noctua 120mm @ 700 pm).

Here some Pictures (currently figuring out how to upload pictures here :-( )

 

[raymondo]

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[bertramfx]

Thank you!

 

[reb00tin]

I've seen very little online about this case. Was it unpopular? The almost-identical Lian Li PC-Q34 launched but is not available for sale, was it a flop? Is the PC market in general dying?

I have a Q33, I agree with those that said it's too tall, but it's a breeze to work with (compared to Q03, Q07, Q11).

Here's my photo from the Li gallery:

 

[kpxgq]

The only issue is that it accepts up to ~9" video cards. I really wanted a 1080 but the Gigabyte 1070 is the max I can go. Making the case slightly shorter (SFF PSU) and slightly longer (accept up to 10" GPU) would make it perfect for my needs. I also considered the NCase M1 but it had too many other size compromises (Vertical mounted MB, HSF clearance, SFF PSU, etc).

Here's my previous build (updated all the internals):

 

[reb00tin]

What's wrong with vertical mounted mobo?

 

[kpxgq]

More stress on the mounts especially with larger HSF. Horizontally mounted motherboard with a vertical video card looks better aesthetically as well.