Bit-Tech First Look: Lian Li XB01 Options

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Bit-Tech First Look: Lian Li XB01 Posted by XanTium | August 26 18:15 EST | News Category: Xbox360

From bit-tech.net: [QUOTE] We've been eagerly awaiting the arrival of our review sample of the Lian Li XB01 for a few weeks now and were practically brimming with excitement when the delivery man brought this unassuming black and orange box through our door. Does it work as expected? Does the 360 fit perfectly? Does it make it any cooler or any quieter? Is it worth the upgrade? So many questions, so little time. And here it is, the XB01 in all it's glory. For those looking for a little scale, the rear exhaust fan is of the 120mm variety - needless to say its more than twice the size of a standard Xbox 360 case. The fan is 12V, 0.27A and comes with a 3-pin Molex connection. We tried looking for details on this and the reports across the net vary - but it shifts around 56 CFM and is between 22-25 dB at 1,300-1,500RPM. At full speed that's not silent, but it's a decent airflow for something a lot quieter than the original 70mm 360 fans. It's worth noting though that the 360 dynamically scales the speed according to the internal temperatures anyway, so it'll likely often run a lot less than full. Other than our concerns about fingerprints and sprung hatches, the XB01 certainly seems to be a very strong, durable case on the face of things. Every panel fits together securely and all edges are all well machined. While we criticise the flaps, we have to admit they fit well and are magnetically held in place keeping things neat and flush. [/QUOTE] Full Story: bit-tech.net (2 pages)

[designgears]

Hey, was wondering when one of you would post about this.. looks like a sweet case, I think I will be picking one up.

There is a more in-depth look at engadget.com -- couple weeks back I think.. to lazy to look it up.

[DMAddict]

I'm 6,1" and when I die this would the perfect size coffin. It's a bit large to store my 360 hardware though. Just my thoughts.

[Lezlyte]

Still the same opinion as many others... this case is horribly ugly, and not that thoughful at all.

[chadives]

This will ruin Lian Li, still going to be failures and no warranty to fix them. Cant believe they would even touched this hardware. bad move, M$ crap hardware is going to hurt them in long run

This thing doesn't even hold a candle to half the case mods done by members here.

[eduardor2k]

it looks ok for a computer case, but i think this is only for someone that would like to add liquid cooling to the x360 and nothing more...

[elocin671]

Ive said it before, and i'll say it again. That case is FUGLY!!

[rickr7772]

how do they justify 108.00 usd. It dont even have a power supply and its fugly. Unbeliveable. I wont be buying one of these.

[trentdadi]

I wouldn't use it if it was free and installed for me. I really like the looks of the 360, why ruin it?

[tomgreen99200]

ugly ugly ugly.

[Kerii]

Said it before and 'll say it again.

Anyone can slap a tiny board into a huge cavernous box and make it run cool.

Hell you don't even need the box, just sit the damn board on a brick and run a fan over it.

[MickRaider]

It's a good idea to improve the xbox 360 case, but why does it have to be so ugly?

[Chimp5000]

I wouldn't use it if it was free and installed for me. I really like the looks of the 360, why ruin it?

Yeah, but since you got it for free you could remove it and sell it.

Seriously though, this thing is extremely ugly.

[jimbobjim]

This is about the third or fourth time this has been on the front page and each time it has received a less than warm reception. Lian Li should actually listen to peoples comments and change the design accordingly.

+1 for fugly.

[0794]

needless to say its more than twice the size of a standard Xbox 360 case

um, that alone would completely kill the deal for me - why make a giant case when you can still obtain improved cooling with a smaller case.

you could get an even bigger case though - just nail the 360 components to the wall and call the room you are sitting in your "case" - then you could say that your 48 inch ceiling fan is "cooling your 360"