Lian Li PC-V2120 Full Tower Case Review

ROFLMAO! my cartoon bubble is filled with Ruth Buzzi.



Okay fine Ms, i'll get it in the mail.

For a $400 housing, it isn't that impressive. My Chieftec for around $150, 3 years ago, is good as this Lian-Li (imo)
http://www.chieftec.com/BX01.html

Housing 2x quad xeons/16gb ram/1Kw watts/nv460 all pined on http://www.tyan.com/product_board_detail.aspx?pid=562. Not so quiet case, but for the price it's a good one

I'm always looking for good housing but some manufacturers like Lian-Li, Thermaltake, etc. are overpriced and just want to steal the users attention (and $$$ ofc)

Well, compared to my CoolerMaster Stacker 811 model it looks a bit junky in the styling or internals.

Swamp Daddy

It's bad enough that the V2120 has to justify its look, pricing, styling and equipment fit against real competition. Having the chassis compete with a figment of someones imagination is a tall order.


For the sake of completeness... the Stacker started life as the STC-T01 and evolved into the 810 ( a second rear 120mm fan instead of the option of a top mount PSU). The Stacker was extensively reworked in 2006 as the 830 (and 831/832 variants followed)

I would prefer one of those Thermaltake super towers in black with the bright color trim and windowed side panels, but that's just me. For that kind of money, if I wanted a case that's classy with understated elegance, I would get myself a Corsair Obsidian 800D. It is, in my opinion, the best tower PC case on this planet.

I own a 800D. They're "OK" but too big for most builds and too small/too poorly laid out for really effective water cooling- which was a large part of their supposed appeal (and the main reason I got the chassis).
When Silverstone finally get the a*s into gear and launch the TJ11 I think you'll find that you'll have a new favourite. I for one would swap the 800D for one in a heartbeat. This is a chassis that is begging for a watercool or TEC setup.

There's a 20% discount on these V2120 enclosures from Newegg, so I ordered one this week. I'm pleased with it. I had a hard time finding a case that my friends and colleagues wouldn't laugh at, but this one serves well. I'm too old to pretend I'm Batman. My current case that I've had for about fifteen years is a solid, tank-like PC Power & Cooling "All Steel Tower." Painted in the classic tan tinged light gray of the old IBM style it is a gem and I'll continue to use it. A good case will last though many generations of motherboards and processors.

At least a couple of the shortcomings mentioned in this article have already been taken care of by Lian Li, at least in the outside Black version. My unit had additional cable access slots in the motherboard panel and many of the power cables can now be routed behind the MB panel. These slots also have a plastic grommet on the edges of the cutouts, protecting the power cables.

got this Case and love it