Lian Li O-series - Mobo and GPU side-by-side
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Lian Li O-series - Mobo and GPU side-by-side
Hi folks,
http://www.lian-li.com/en/lian-li-launc ... e-chassis/
I thought this might be an interesting concept to discuss: The graphics card is mounted next to the mainboard with fans facing up. I think this can possibly solve a lot of issues with heat accumulating under the card. And just think about unimpeded top/bottom air-flow.
I don't care much for the tempered glass and the price is rather lofty.
Pip-pip,
Mike
http://www.lian-li.com/en/lian-li-launc ... e-chassis/
I thought this might be an interesting concept to discuss: The graphics card is mounted next to the mainboard with fans facing up. I think this can possibly solve a lot of issues with heat accumulating under the card. And just think about unimpeded top/bottom air-flow.
I don't care much for the tempered glass and the price is rather lofty.
Pip-pip,
Mike
Re: Lian Li O-series - Mobo and GPU side-by-side
What could have been better:
* shift the front-vents to the GPU side of the case
* less space behind the mobo, more height for the main chamber
Not sure how the exhaust fan _behind_ the mobo-tray works. Very peculiar.
* shift the front-vents to the GPU side of the case
* less space behind the mobo, more height for the main chamber
Not sure how the exhaust fan _behind_ the mobo-tray works. Very peculiar.
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Re: Lian Li O-series - Mobo and GPU side-by-side
cool. very similar to a project ive been kicking around, but much more pricy.
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Where can I buy that PCIe riser?
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Got pics? My latest thought was to mod a NSK3480 for a new m-ITX PC.xan_user wrote:cool. very similar to a project ive been kicking around, but much more pricy.
@boost: search for PCIe riser ribbon/cable. I couldn't find any reviews that recommended a certain cable over another. Some just don't work, but more commonly they function fine when the PCIe spec is dropped from e.g. 3.0 to 2.0.
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I did, but couldn't find a riser that long and facing left towards the cpu, so the graphic card's cooler faces up.Cistron wrote:@boost: search for PCIe riser ribbon/cable. I couldn't find any reviews that recommended a certain cable over another. Some just don't work, but more commonly they function fine when the PCIe spec is dropped from e.g. 3.0 to 2.0.
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not yet, still deciding on what case I want to cannibalize...Cistron wrote:Got pics? My latest thought was to mod a NSK3480 for a new m-ITX PC.xan_user wrote:cool. very similar to a project ive been kicking around, but much more pricy.
one idea is modular, using 2 m350 type cases. the other route is a 19" itx server case, or HTPC case.
longest flexible riser ive found is a 320mm 16x on ebay. BTW 16x is basically pointless for one card. id love to find a 4x or 8x cable that is 300mm+ long... Also, connecting a couple of risers should not adversely affect performance (-I read that on the interwebs somewhere).
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That's because if it just faces left the fans would point towards the motherboard tray (if I understand you correctly). In these O-series cases they actually moved the slot onto the bottom of the case. All the PCIe ribbon cables I saw so far have mounting holes on their little PCBs. So this could be accomplished as well.boost wrote:I did, but couldn't find a riser that long and facing left towards the cpu, so the graphic card's cooler faces up.
I don't think I follow your train of thought there. Why would you not want 16x for say a graphics card? Would you like to split the lanes? From what I've read this would require a switch somewhere along the way.xan_user wrote:BTW 16x is basically pointless for one card. id love to find a 4x or 8x cable that is 300mm+ long... Also, connecting a couple of risers should not adversely affect performance (-I read that on the interwebs somewhere).
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- it doesn't matter now, i already ordered the 16x riser.I don't think I follow your train of thought there. Why would you not want 16x for say a graphics card? Would you like to split the lanes? From what I've read this would require a switch somewhere along the way.
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Re: Lian Li O-series - Mobo and GPU side-by-side
FYI, current video cards cannot saturate the PCIe 8x slot. There have been many tests comparing performance on 8x vs 16x slot. iirc, perhaps monster dual GPU cards see some wee advantage, but that's about it.
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on of our other favorite cannuk's sayz,...MikeC wrote:FYI, current video cards cannot saturate the PCIe 8x slot. There have been many tests comparing performance on 8x vs 16x slot. iirc, perhaps monster dual GPU cards see some wee advantage, but that's about it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rctaLgK5stA