Bit-Tech First Look: Lian Li XB01 Options

[Mozbius]

We've been eagerly awaiting the arrival of our review sample of the Lian Li XB01

How in the world can somebody be EAGERLY waiting for the arrival of that box? I'm speechless!

[bubbafett4hire]

As far a ugly goes yes it does look nasty but as we've seen time and time again a little paint a clear window and some lites would make a nice looking PC mod.

I'm on my 7th RROD and will say that the over all cooling aspect of this case is as appealing as it was from day one COOLING above all. The aftermarket fans are wonderful but even with those products the temperatures still run a little to hot for my tastes.

It will be nice to see what kind of case mods pop up on the internet over the next couple of months and yes i do plan on getting one i believe in airflow for hardware call me nuts but i like hardware running no higher then 110F

[hyfall381]

big and ugly. a little over priced too. might as well buy a $65 pc case with the lights and fans included! a little modding and im sure a 360 could go in it.
oh yeah.. i think "unboxing" articles are just among the gayest things on the internet.. besides gay porn.

[deilzfcjk]

Yeah this thing is ugly. My rosewill case I bought from Newegg for $40 looks better. But, I think everyone is missing the point though. I think it's purpose is for airflow. That little 360 case aint' cutting it. Albeit, other factors apply.

[DuBob4432]

wow, $108, damn, that is quite a bit considering the new arcade version is $199...

after designing my own case i now see why ms and lian li did a bunch of stuff they did, but i think lian li should have been able to come up w/ something much better as their pc cases are usually very good. the main issue now is the hdd and the lian li design kills any ideas of swapping that or going to a friends. personally like my design much better , much more home theater looking, which is exactly what i want, only part that is a pita is the hdd.

i am sure these will be on discount rather soon.

[GeToChKn]

I'm on my 7th RROD and will say that the over all cooling aspect of this case is as appealing as it was from day one COOLING above all. The aftermarket fans are wonderful but even with those products the temperatures still run a little to hot for my tastes.

How the hell do people get that unlucky to be on their 7th Box? Do you play your XBox in a furnace room or something? lol. I have 4 360's setup in my shop for instore play, and they are on 8-10 hours a day, everyday, 6-7 days a week. 1 is almost launch, 1 is a bit later, 1 is revised heatsink/fan and 1 is a latest one with the Liteon drive, and I have only had the launch one RROD on me, XClamp fix and its been going still to this day, 6 months later. They systems are beat on by kids all day long, reading dirty discs with fingerprints on them, 2 of them fell 3 feet straight down when the table collapsed, and still work. Sorry about having to go through 7 boxes man, luck of the draw.

O ya, the case, sucks. LOL. I would only consider one of those if I was going to try and jam a Wii and a PS2 or something inside the system with the 360.

[gsharpshooter]

no thanx i already have a computer

[bucko]

Big Case indeed but I wouldn't say it's ugly. I think 360 owners are mostly accustomed to the smallish 360 case but you have to remember this has caused a lot of problems because the case can't get rid of the GPU Heat (bad solder, DVD drive above it etc).

It would be quite nice to have it for a modding project, water cooling on a Jasper sounds like a great idea, lots of possibilities for modding to with windows, lights etc. If your not happy with the design make your own. But imho the bigger the case the more room for better and more organised cooling and cable management.