Hey can you guys look at this case?

Hey i was just looking for a case for my new build and i found this one which i really like, http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2007/09/05/lian-li_pc-b25/1 . I really love the look, the lack of weight and the fact its quite a large mid tower case but not a huge full tower case. But im kind of worried about the cooling, it only has two 120 mm fans at the front and one 120mm at the back. Do you guys reckon this could be an issue? im going to be running a HD 4870x2 in it and i hear they get quite hot. Can you guys suggest any other ways of keeping inside cool? thanks in advance

P.S im not too keen on watercooling :D

Looks like a fine case to me. Doesn't look like it would be much worse, if any, than the Antec 900.

If that's the case you want, get it Lian-Li, makes nice cases.

Hey i was just looking for a case for my new build and i found this one which i really like, http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2007/09/05/lian-li_pc-b25/1 . I really love the look, the lack of weight and the fact its quite a large mid tower case but not a huge full tower case. But im kind of worried about the cooling, it only has two 120 mm fans at the front and one 120mm at the back. Do you guys reckon this could be an issue? im going to be running a HD 4870x2 in it and i hear they get quite hot. Can you guys suggest any other ways of keeping inside cool? thanks in advance

P.S im not too keen on watercooling :D

Barknip

I like your syle lian li make great cases :)

check out this website, they normal offer features on their case like adding an extra fan or window etc. To spice up their pcs

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=104

I dont like the fact that the case is so concealed. It doesnt look like it could breathe. No front air vents or blowhole. The only air coming out of that thing is the back but no air is going in. Air intake is just important as exhaust. It's sorta like a car. Air intake + exhaust. You gotta have an "in and out" flow. Elann2008

It does have grills all around the edges of the front panel... but im not sure how effective that is

[QUOTE="Elann2008"]I dont like the fact that the case is so concealed. It doesnt look like it could breathe. No front air vents or blowhole. The only air coming out of that thing is the back but no air is going in. Air intake is just important as exhaust. It's sorta like a car. Air intake + exhaust. You gotta have an "in and out" flow. Barknip

It does have grills all around the edges of the front panel... but im not sure how effective that is

Not very effective at all because air-flow should be coming in from the front, out the back. The chances of warm or hot air escaping those grills around the edges of the front panel is highly unlikely. It will go out through the back with the air-flow. A blowhole is great because hot air rises. So the hot air at the top of the case is vented out through the blowhole. I would look into another case. There are far better ones.

I dont even see side air vents on that case. Hell, even retail computers at Best Buy have side air vents. Yeah, definitely look into something else.

I would rather get the Cooler Master CM690 oscar530

What he said.

[QUOTE="Barknip"]

[QUOTE="Elann2008"]I dont like the fact that the case is so concealed. It doesnt look like it could breathe. No front air vents or blowhole. The only air coming out of that thing is the back but no air is going in. Air intake is just important as exhaust. It's sorta like a car. Air intake + exhaust. You gotta have an "in and out" flow. Elann2008

It does have grills all around the edges of the front panel... but im not sure how effective that is

Not very effective at all because air-flow should be coming in from the front, out the back. The chances of warm or hot air escaping those grills around the edges of the front panel is highly unlikely. It will go out through the back with the air-flow. A blowhole is great because hot air rises. So the hot air at the top of the case is vented out through the blowhole. I would look into another case. There are far better ones.

I dont even see side air vents on that case. Hell, even retail computers at Best Buy have side air vents. Yeah, definitely look into something else.

Not sure if it would work, but in my mind the air passing over the aluminum might actually help cool it a little bit????

But nonetheless I still think it would make a great case. And about the side vents, if you have a good design with good airflow, vents can just mess it up.

[QUOTE="Barknip"]

[QUOTE="Elann2008"]I dont like the fact that the case is so concealed. It doesnt look like it could breathe. No front air vents or blowhole. The only air coming out of that thing is the back but no air is going in. Air intake is just important as exhaust. It's sorta like a car. Air intake + exhaust. You gotta have an "in and out" flow. Elann2008

It does have grills all around the edges of the front panel... but im not sure how effective that is

Not very effective at all because air-flow should be coming in from the front, out the back. The chances of warm or hot air escaping those grills around the edges of the front panel is highly unlikely. It will go out through the back with the air-flow. A blowhole is great because hot air rises. So the hot air at the top of the case is vented out through the blowhole. I would look into another case. There are far better ones.

I dont even see side air vents on that case. Hell, even retail computers at Best Buy have side air vents. Yeah, definitely look into something else.

Lots of Lian-Li's are made with modification in mind, either from the consumer or whatever company the sell their comps to.

Have you considered some more aerated models by the same company? A friend of mine has this Lian Li case and swears by it.