Lian Li announces crazy PC-888
Love it? Hate it? Either way, you have to admit it's unique.
Inspired by the design of the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai, it looks set to continue Lian Li’s tradition of occasionally producing off the wall cases unlike anything else on the market. We think you’ll agree that there’s nothing else on the market that looks anything like it.
Some of you may remember Lian Li’s “Snail” case, the PC-777, and the PC-888 is in very much the same vein, chucking traditional case aesthetics in the bin with a unique chassis design that’s pitched firmly at those looking for something a little bit special to house their beloved system in.
However, it’s not just a pretty face, with room for a full ATX motherboard, four hot-swap hard disk drive bays, three 120mm speed controlled cooling fans and pre-stealthed drive bays. In fact the insides are deceptively compact for what is, externally , quite a large chassis.
But the most eye catching thing about the PC-888 must be that ocean blue anodized aluminium used in the construction. It looks absolutely gorgeous and is a great change from the usual sea of black, silver and gun metal grey we would normally see chassis ship in, although we're sure the design itself will a bit like Marmite: you'll either love it or hate it.
We’ll be bringing you a full review of the PC-888 next week, but for now we’ll leave you with a few tasty pics to drool/hiss over.
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Discuss in the forums ReplyReminds me of this tower in Dubai.
I must have.
Looks pretty spacious though...
It's got a flag pole though, which is the main thing.
Seriously though, I'm not a big fan of the blue colour and I don't like the bits stuck on top. Other than that it looks like a good design to me.
Its a nice blue thats all i really like about it.
Would hate to no the cost of it.
Armorsuit PC-P60/80B
TYR PC-X500/2000
maddness!
there seriously high end cases would look aweful in are homes, or maybe its my age talking again... :'(
mmmmmmmmmmm PC-A70B now thats pretty!
Lian-Li come out with some real stunning cases, though - both the sort of stunning that makes me sit there and go "Oh wow, I want!" and the sort of stunning that makes it sit there and go "I wouldn't want that if it was free!"
This case is most definitely the latter.
Thats a pretty nasty case for my likings... however I do like the blue paint job :(
-1 rep for Lian-Li tbh (again, considering some of the other recent monstrosities).
EDIT: anyone got a mini slinkly.. could make this case 'fun'? hehe
No accounting for some peoples tastes though :p
Sam
Functional or not, do not like.
I don't like it. What happened to Lian Li's clean lines and subtle touches alongside awesome build quality?
Other than that I like it. The three 'area' design, the space it seems to offer. The way the HDDs are top-mounted in the lower area... All nice little touches. Will have to wait for the final review of course. ;)
but I don't really like it...
:)
You never know... if there was one on every side you could at least hide the mess hrhr
Yeh. Love the nice simple old Lian Li pcv1000 style. B)
This thing is like sumthing thermaltake would make but lain li made it a high quality thamaltake design.
LiLi has never shied away from making expensive things before, why not spend that little extra and have the case narrow towards the top like the real building? Had they done that, it might have looked acceptable. Now it's just... hideous.
As it is, it's a hybrid design from two things that should never have mixed. It reminds me of the South Park PETA-episode, with the duck-man-baby-atrocity begging: "kiiilll meee".
And the color! argh! LiLi has definately lost the plot here! Give us our sleek lines and sophistication back!
If Lian LI made it look any more like the hotel, then it would no longer be a computer case. They set out to create a case that features design elements from the hotel. In that regard, the have succeeded. I'm sure it was tempting to take it further, but I'm glad they didn't. That's a job best left to us modders! lol
I'm not sure what inspired that top I/O box with the antenna though. That would be the first thing to go if I were to get one.
Looks like Lian-Li fired the designers that made the brand so succesfull and hired new ones that have the age of 12 and are still into making color drawings with crayons.
If they keep going on like this where will all the good modders get their oh-so-beautiful blank canvasses from?
Other then that, its novelty. Kinda like the people that trick their cars out with spoilers and go the speed limit all the time, whats the point?
On a side note... how hard is it for cases to have the same color throughout? Lian Li has done it a couple times on their cases but they're all just waaaaaaaaaaay too expensive.
I was talking about the material, not the design.
That's not the first time I've seen that response too, lol. Personally, it's not for me. But shouldn't stop anyone from snagging it though!
LOL!
this one isnt for me.
Wow, If Bill can't save it then it is REALLY bad.
I like Lian-Li same as most of us but that submarine looking tower what-is-it on top is nasty ugly.
john
Truth be told, though, I'm getting a bit disappointed by the apparent slide in quality by Lian Li. Just took my 2002 model PC61 apart the other day and it's *much* more sensibly constructed than their recent cases.
I'm thinking of things like the detachable cable for the front header (power, reset, speaker etc) and also their vastly superior motherboard mounting.
These days they simply drill holes in the aluminium tray. These holes are much too fragile. My friend's B25 was almost ruined that way, because the screws didn't fit properly into the mounting studs which in turn frayed several holes. My old PC61 has precut squares into which you can insert mounting studs (they click into place). Much better solution. I wonder why they abandoned features like that. It's not as if their cases have become that much cheaper.
I'll take a a77 anyday, or even a tyr 2k, but I wouldn't let a 888 get close to me, it's just too ugly.
I gotta say I'm stunned at how many people fail to read the news properly and ask questions that have already been answered in the original post. Funny in a...odd sort of a way.
That has to be one of the stupidest cases I have ever seen.
Lian Li meets Fisher Price.
YUCK!
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What a monstrosity.
either way. awesome color but puke design.
http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?p=1896115#post1896115
here is the link http://www.guru3d.com/news/lian-li-launches-striking-pc888-full-tower-chassis/
Holy mother of god,,, $ 640 USD "sitting here with mouth gaping open as jaw hits Floor Klunk!!!!" What in gods name were they thinking of . Even if It was given to me for FREE, I would just set it up as a high price roach motel :-)) or hide it up in the attic so no one would see it. Im sorry here but I know this a big flame job of this case, good god this was just waste of hard work and man hours to create...
What happened to old beautiful cases they made in the years gone by?
Like the, Lian Li PC-V1000B with window I love the inverted MOBO designe and now can't find not one that is a Full Tower with Inverted MOBO, IMO that is what set Lian Li apart from the rest, High Quality, lean, clean with the Inverted MOBO.
Oh yeah hello all, first time post.
Dre