Lian Li is a well established case designer that through an extensive use of aluminum has created a unique and personal image. Lian Li has been designing sleek although angular cases, but angular is the last thing you can accuse Lian Li PC-888 of being. Lian Li’s latest creation has been designed to look like a sail with a curved front. The case certainly has a special feel to it, not the least thanks to the anodized blue color theme. The unique design hides features such as a SATA RAID rack with hot-swap (4 disks) and fan brackets supporting up to 140mm fans. PC-888 will hardly come cheap but those who want to stand out at the local LAN party should really take a closer look.
Pictures and specifications are in the press release;
Lian Li launches the all new PC-888 Full Tower Chassis
Modern Sophistication
7 January, 2009, Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2009, Las Vegas – Lian-Li Industrial Co. Ltd has launched the PC-888 full tower chassis. The elegant curved design of the PC-888 is made completely from Aluminum and incorporates a feature rich extravaganza of customized creativity. The traditional brushed aluminum look has been re-sculptured to represent a sail in the winds of success. The sleek style and quality of Lian Li shine through admirably in anodized blue.
Feature Rich
Hosting an array of convenient features such as the SATA Hot swappable HDD bay which supports six (6) HDD’s and can be set up in various RAID configurations. The pinnacle of the chassis has on one side the convenient multimedia ports which include 4x USB 2.0 ports, 1x Firewire (IEEE1394), 1x E-SATA and HD + AC97 Audio ports. The right hand side at the top has a card reader supporting all the standard SD cards available as well.
Subtle Extras
Fitted with vents in the PCI brackets for additional cooling, as well as front mounted filtered bezel units for the entire front panel, as well as two optical drive face plates and an extendable bracket for extra long Power supplies, the PC-888 has all the convenience you should ever need. The removable motherboard tray, cable management options and specious design of the motherboard tray to allow for easy swap-out of backplate attachments from heavy heatsinks, gives added dimensions to a remarkable premium product.
Three-Layer Heat Zones
Sporting three distinct layers to separate heat-flow, supported by 1x 120mm blue LED exhaust fan @1500RPM, and 2x 140mm blue LED fans staggered at the front to draw in much needed cool air for your components. The open ventilation and through-flow of air will keep your components adequately cooled without sound pollution from too many fans.
Windowed Side Panel
With all the attention your hardware gets you will no doubt want the internals inspected as well. Fortunately the PC-888 comes with a well designed side panel window, allowing the full display of all your hard earned PC Hardware.
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