New Lian-Li case unveiled at Computex

Slaugh · Post by **Slaugh** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 8:45 pm

Lian-Li unveiled a new case at Computex Taipei: The PC-777. This one looks a bit weird but is also very interesting in its design...

Here are the specs so far:

6 x 5.25" bays
6 x 3.5" bays
246mm (W) x 645mm (H) x 574mm (D)
ATX and BTX compatible
2 x 120mm fans (front and rear)
Air duct + blower
Power and reset buttons on top of the case
2 x USB 2.0, 1 x firewire, 1 x mic and audio front ports
Optional 12-in-1 flash card reader

Here are some photos. You can click on any of them for a close-up.

Mumrik · Post by **Mumrik** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 1:32 am

I don't like it but they deserve credit for thinking out of the box (hehe)...

gintasr · Post by **gintasr** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 5:34 am

That is by far the ugliest thing I've seen in my life. I dont think i want to run my pc inside a snail.

Buzku · Post by **Buzku** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 6:05 am

How can Lian Li make so ugly case?

RedSnapper · Post by **RedSnapper** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 9:52 am

At last someone's dared to use there imagination! However, if they had done it right it might look more like this (without the cone obviously):

www.melt2000.com/history/0003.html

(hmmm, sexy

).

afrost · Post by **afrost** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 9:57 am

I think I read this is just a concept case....they may never make it for production....

hightower · Post by **hightower** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 12:58 pm

LOL Redsnapper, my thought exactly.. a cheap nautilus indeed

IceWindius · Post by **IceWindius** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 12:59 pm

*goes to take a shit*

Thats what I think.

Thunder · Post by **Thunder** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 1:15 pm

gets the WTF award in my book

DryFire · Post by **DryFire** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 3:48 pm

RedSnapper wrote:At last someone's dared to use there imagination!

They definatly shoud have imagined somethikng a little less fugly.

drliamski · Post by **drliamski** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 10:31 pm

IceWindius wrote:*goes to take a shit*

Thats what I think.

That made me laugh out loud

PositiveSpin · Post by **PositiveSpin** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 12:30 am

I like it. I like it a lot. Why does a PC have to be a rectangular prism? Rectangles have sharp corners, inducing turbulence and unsmoothing air flow. Smooth curves may produce better airflow. And this case gives lots of front space we want it for drives, and less back space, where we don't need it.

I would buy one. Partly to annoy the sort of people who've been reacting so strongly

Coolin · Post by **Coolin** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:32 pm

It looks pretty interesting, but the design wastes a lot of space. I guess it's perfect for the people that would buy those huge server cases anyways.

lenny · Post by **lenny** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:46 pm

Well, at least it solves the "I keep piling things on top of my computer case" problem mentioned in one of the P180 threads.

I'm not sure if this one outdid the Ottoman / Toilet Seat PC.

Gxcad · Post by **Gxcad** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 10:53 pm

nobody like 'positivespin' to put a positive spin on things

-Ken

clocker · Post by **clocker** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 5:40 pm

I think it's an interesting design and quite like the back view actually.

The 5 1/4" bay structure looks grafted on from a standard production case however, and better integration with the overall design is needed.

The Greek · Post by **The Greek** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 6:01 pm

I like it! The rounded shape will improve airflow and it is just plain pretty!

It would be oxymoronic to put my fast PC in the snail-like case

Only problem is that my SCSI doesn't fit in those stupid sideways HDD bays

chylld · Post by **chylld** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 6:12 pm

i want the girl in the white top in the background

but on the subject of the case: with such a shape i thought that they were going off the structure of a blower fan, because using centrifugal force to move air around the pc and out the flat bit would be very good for airflow. however inside it seems to be a conventional pc that doesn't really take advantage of the snail shape.

but if the girl in white designed it then it's ok

~El~Jefe~ · Post by **~El~Jefe~** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 7:03 pm

yeah i dig the young azn chick in white as well.

that computer geeky case + good looking girl thing is like Colt 45, works every time.

Post by **NeilBlanchard** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 8:11 am

Hello:

If I had to guess, I'd say that they intended it to look like a nautilus.

gasganet · Post by **gasganet** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 6:56 am

chylld wrote:i want the girl in the white top in the background

but on the subject of the case: with such a shape i thought that they were going off the structure of a blower fan, because using centrifugal force to move air around the pc and out the flat bit would be very good for airflow. however inside it seems to be a conventional pc that doesn't really take advantage of the snail shape.

but if the girl in white designed it then it's ok

The case is ugly but the girl is ok, although they are even harder to silence than computers.

chylld · Post by **chylld** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 6:59 am

she looks like the quiet type tho

New Lian-Li case unveiled at Computex

New Lian-Li case unveiled at Computex

I think it's pretty