New Lian Li PC-V354 m.atx case : Specification & Feature

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Computex 2010 :: Here's what Lian Li are doing with chassis

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I'd like to see more pictures of this case. Very cool. May decide to nix my dreams of a Q08 and get this instead.
 
looks alot like the q08 except a little larger..
I Guess it could be except 3" deeper & 3" taller to accommodate the extra mobo size. Would make for an interesting one of a kind case as I haven't seen anything else similar in mATX
 
Wouldn't even have to be quite 3" larger as the Q08 has 2 slots in it, so that's pretty cool.
 
I think this is a good sized case for people who want to run a server like the WHS with 6 or 7 harD drives but at the same time want the mATX fomat for PCI cards.
 
Yeah I like. Haha. Hopefully there is more clearance so there is no H50 issues like with the Q08
 
Yea... it's to handle a dual-slot graphics card on the last slot... although I don't know of many micro-atx that are like that...
 
I think the extra slot is just for your extra USB ports or for venting purpose. The case is a little long but it takes 7 internal hard drives in there so I'm not going to complain.
 
Would be nice to see more pics, especially and internal so you can see what you can really fit in there..
 
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I see 5 slots :confused:

That pic shows the rear of the box.. Looks like the PSU is now next to the video instead of next to the CPU which should allow LARGE heat sinks, but also make for ALLOT of dead space & mean that you have to pull the PSU to get to the video cards. may also limit after market coolers on the GPU's.

I Would like to see one designed so that the PSU was below the optical, but above any PCI. that would make for the smallest possible MicroATX while still allowing ample room for CPU & Video.
 
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That's how the SilverStone SG03 designed (w/ PSU below / behind the optical).
 
V300, V350, V354...
Taller and taller... Seems like they are going the wrong way.

Why not just add an extra slot and make it a full blown ATX case?
 
Looks like the H50 will fit with no problems. I agree that the PSU should be forward mounted like the new Silverstone RV03 to possibly slim the case a bit. The V35X series is getting larger and larger with each iteration.
 
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That's how the SilverStone SG03 designed (w/ PSU below / behind the optical).

no the SG03 is blocking the CPU cooler just like the Lian Li q07 & q08. That Rv03 on the other hand could be a decent case & I love the sideways orientation.
 
Its possible, that V354 is for ATX booard. That is the simplest explenation of five back slots, dont you think?
 
Its possible, that V354 is for ATX booard. That is the simplest explenation of five back slots, dont you think?

nope.. I believe it needs to have 6 or 7 to meet the ATX spec. Simply because of the model number it would lead most of us to believe that its a mATX & I definitely believe its setup more like a pc-q08 then anything, just with the PSU moved as to not block the CPU.
 
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ATX is 7 slots

reason behind having 5 slots as some motherboard makers put the second x16 slot in the 4th slot. Therefore allowing to have 2x dual slot cards in this case
 
Nice.

The extra slot allows a little breathing room between 2 graphic cards for mobo with PCIe in last slot. Good design.

Hopefully the PSU is now out of the way of the CPU cooler. That's the biggest drawback of the 35x cases.

Unfortunately, I see they are sticking with the six tiny screws to hold the side panels on. Too bad.

I own the 351 but I will probably buy this in the fall if there isn't any major design flaw and they keep the price reasonable.
 
Hopefully the PSU is now out of the way of the CPU cooler. That's the biggest drawback of the 35x cases.

Unfortunately, I see they are sticking with the six tiny screws to hold the side panels on. Too bad.

as linked by emax, the PSU should be well out of the way of the CPU cooler..

Also I don't care for the screw on side panels at all.. there a royal PITA & since its all aluminum & requires the use of a screw driver the chances of stripping them goes way up.
 
Lian-Li cases always use steel reinforcements for screw threads.

I Dont recall having steel reinforcements in my last 2 lian li case's.. That being said I skimped out for my current case (bgears B-Envi) and really wish I hadn't. So now I will be using this case as just a stop gap until the v354 hits the market which hopefully wont be too long since I cant keep my system cool.
 
Lian-Li cases always use steel reinforcements for screw threads.

I think he was talking about the screw heads stripping. This PC-Q08A is the first LianLi case I've used and I hate the way the side panel is held in. They should have done it like everyone else and used latches on the top, bottom and front edges and thumb screws on a lip on the back edge. All of the Shuttle, SilverStone, and Antec cases I've had secured the side panels this way.

Where can we get replacement screws for the side panel? A couple of mine already look pretty nasty from removing the side panel a couple of times.
 
I think he was talking about the screw heads stripping. This PC-Q08A is the first LianLi case I've used and I hate the way the side panel is held in. They should have done it like everyone else and used latches on the top, bottom and front edges and thumb screws on a lip on the back edge. All of the Shuttle, SilverStone, and Antec cases I've had secured the side panels this way.

Where can we get replacement screws for the side panel? A couple of mine already look pretty nasty from removing the side panel a couple of times.

well although I dont like how big of a PITA it is I can jsutify why they attach that way.. There is no case hardly at all left with the pannels off & attaching jsut at the back as you describe adds no real strength where as using the screws all around makes the case sides a structural part of the case. Not jsut a way to hide the guts. Allows them to keep the weight & seize down.l.
 
Well, the last case I had that had side panels that screwed onto a lip that rested on the back of the case was the SilverStone SG03 and that was a solid case. I had the old aluminum version of the SG03. The new steel version is probably even more rigid.
 
Well, the last case I had that had side panels that screwed onto a lip that rested on the back of the case was the SilverStone SG03 and that was a solid case. I had the old aluminum version of the SG03. The new steel version is probably even more rigid.
the SG03's frame is made to be rigid. The new Lian Li SFF cases (q07 & q08) are anything but without the side panels on. if you put the PSU in the q07 with no sides on & let it sit for 10 minutes I am fairly sure you would warp the whole case. thankfully there is no reason for the PSU to be in if the sides are off since one of those sides is the mobo tray & You have to remove the PSU to get to anything., but still VERY VERY light weight.
 
I think he was talking about the screw heads stripping. This PC-Q08A is the first LianLi case I've used and I hate the way the side panel is held in. They should have done it like everyone else and used latches on the top, bottom and front edges and thumb screws on a lip on the back edge. All of the Shuttle, SilverStone, and Antec cases I've had secured the side panels this way.

Thats the way Lian Li did it on my old PC-30. There are no bays or inputs on the sides of this case so they should be able to do it that way again.
 
Thats the way Lian Li did it on my old PC-30. There are no bays or inputs on the sides of this case so they should be able to do it that way again.

that is the way they still do it on most cases.. in order to make them smaller & lighter is the only reason they do the screw on sides. Seriously those of you with a q07 or q08.. How much confidence would you have in your cases strength with no sides on..

In order for the traditional side panels to be used the frame has to be made bigger & stronger thus making the small cases even bigger. Its a trade off.. Anyone working with small form factor systems should be used to it.. To be small everything is a PITA..
 
These LianLi SFF cases are the first SFF cases I've used that have panels that screw into the sides. The Shuttle, Antec, and SilverStone SFF cases I've used all screwed into the back and the Shuttle cases are even smaller than these LianLi cases.
 
These LianLi SFF cases are the first SFF cases I've used that have panels that screw into the sides. The Shuttle, Antec, and SilverStone SFF cases I've used all screwed into the back and the Shuttle cases are even smaller than these LianLi cases.

any which were aluminum? also look at the design of the case. There is normally at-least some supporn running across the inside of the case & these new Lian Li's have none
 
Any guesses on how many 3.5" drives this case is going take if a video card is installed? On the Q08, it seems that you have to sacrifice the bottom 2 drive slots in order to fit a video card (am I correct here?). So it seems that the claimed 7 drive capacity of the V354 will be reduced if a video card is desired. I'm hoping that not too many drive slots need to be sacrificed.
 
Any guesses on how many 3.5" drives this case is going take if a video card is installed? On the Q08, it seems that you have to sacrifice the bottom 2 drive slots in order to fit a video card (am I correct here?). So it seems that the claimed 7 drive capacity of the V354 will be reduced if a video card is desired. I'm hoping that not too many drive slots need to be sacrificed.

Maybe not.. Essentially they could have 4 above the PCI slots just like the q08 & Then 3 below in standard Lian Li Tradition (next to the PSU)
 
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