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Review on ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Lian Li PC-O11DW 011 DYNAMIC Mid Tower Gaming Case - White Tempered Glass Chassis for ATX Computers by James Edwards

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great water-cooled chassis with custom contour settings

Was looking for something different than the stock PC-O11 Dynamic and hit the spot. It appears to be designed specifically for water cooling systems, and the side-mounted heatsink keeps everything very slim and tidy. works very well. The top two fans are exhaust fans (I tried them as intake fans and the overall temperature was about 3-5 degrees worse). My temperatures for simultaneous synthetic CPU and GPU usage are around 65s CPU and 52s GPU. In fact, they're much lower (closer to the low 50s) on gaming and other workloads. I only use Ryzen Performance Boost Overdrive (nothing special). My guess is that people who overclock hard might need 2 heatsinks or more. For more information on a specific build, see https://pcpartpicker.com/b/F6jypg. But as for the case, the only thing I have is that the side radiator mount is tight. Any radiator wider than 120mm will not fit (e.g. EK PE 360 is only 38mm deep but 130mm wide instead of 120mm and will not fit). I suspect if you also make a top or bottom heatsink it will fit more tightly onto the pipe. The only entry/exit holes appear to be at the top of the side bracket. I couldn't turn the radiator upside down so the fittings were down. There is plenty of room for cables on the back. I love that you can remove the side drive basket for more space. Instead, you can move the PSU up if that makes more sense. All in all a great case with a unique cooling layout. A real eye-catcher with the right body lighting. You don't need much as the colors really pop on the white background. The photos don't really do it justice.

Pros
  • Hands-free operation
Cons
  • No instructions