| Tuesday, January 6 2009 |
The first shape that comes to your mind when you think of a system case probarbly is a cuboidal tower with a little decoration thrown in, with essentially the same internal locations for installing your parts to build a PC. Lian-Li sought to break the mould with the introduction of the PC-888 at the 2009 CES event. The PC-888 sports a whacky design, that is inspired quite seriously by the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai, just that the pearl white decked with glass makes way for ocean-blue. Bit-Tech published the first pictures of this rather interesting looking "case".
Given its shape, the interiors have been compartmentalised accordingly to distinct areas holding the system board, hard drives, power supply and space for even a water cooling system to creep in. There is a generous amount of ventilation and cable management features provided. For more pictures, head over to Bit-Tech here.
Given its shape, the interiors have been compartmentalised accordingly to distinct areas holding the system board, hard drives, power supply and space for even a water cooling system to creep in. There is a generous amount of ventilation and cable management features provided. For more pictures, head over to Bit-Tech here.
User comments
uuuuh fugly. but i like it :D maybe black would be better IMO
I agree this is the case that would've looked great in aluminum rather than this Super Man ocean-blue.
What is the pole for on the top of it? If the case makes R2-D2 type noises I would like it more. It also needs a LCD screen on top with a creepy smiley face displayed on it.
Not the ugliest. I could get used to it if it were given to me as a gift/contest prize. I'd never pay money for it though.
what's the deal with the white box inside?
by: z1tu;1144093
what's the deal with the white box inside?
It probably contains the packaged accessories.
by: z1tu;1144093It's filled with all of the exciting case hardware such as screws, mounting hardware, etc!!!
what's the deal with the white box inside?
still this looks ugly... not even a retro robot look... just weird:confused:
by: erocker;1144100
It's filled with all of the exciting case hardware such as screws, mounting hardware, etc!!!
erocker you rock :roll:
The case
It's not very bad i've seen worse... :D
by: erocker;1144100:roll:
It's filled with all of the exciting case hardware such as screws, mounting hardware, etc!!!
it does indeed seem to have good airflow, and maybe would look good as an HTPC rig, if only it was silver/black/white
its just ugly what ever color it is
To ugly for me. But can see some "interesting" builds coming from it.. ;)
I wonder of how much this is going to cost.
Id get it just because I love blue and that is a beautiful hue of blue. I like the layout but I wonder how big of a mobo you could put in there. Almost looks like ATX may be stretching.
Kinda reminds me of that building in Dubai. Complete with the antenae and all.
Nevertheless, its good to see unorthodox case molds.
Nevertheless, its good to see unorthodox case molds.
It is a very inventive design, I don't understand the weird post and handle thing at the top but other than that it looks quite interesting. It looks like it has room for a 2x120 rad up front as well
by: Bjorn_Of_Iceland;1144238They did base it off that place. In the Bit tech site it shows.. also in the thread that IC started someone else also said it... But, there is no way in hell I'd buy it... Maybe a rich, stuck up, everything has to go here/there, person would want it...
Kinda reminds me of that building in Dubai. Complete with the antenae and all.
Nevertheless, its good to see unorthodox case molds.
that is inspired quite seriously by the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai
^^^^
by: Bjorn_Of_Iceland;1144238Kinda reminds me of a gas can. Only it isn't. Still it should be filled with gas and set on fire...
Kinda reminds me of that building in Dubai. Complete with the antenae and all.
First thing, I was sure it was a wifi antenna at the top of the case. Am I the only one who thought wifi? To have that spike at the top with no function is a waste.
by: [I.R.A]_FBi;1144303ah yeah. hehe. Havent read that part. I tend to uphold a shoot first ask questions later mindset.
^^^^
First thing, I was sure it was a wifi antenna at the top of the case. Am I the only one who thought wifi? To have that spike at the top with no function is a waste.
Well em chinese like to "copy" stuff on DVD. That pole will be a good place to put cds they thought.
it actually supposed to be Sail from a sail ship,That is what they said on Discovery Channel about the building in Dubai,I like the case out the box design.
alittle too weird for me. I thought their pc 777 was brilliant but, this one is just a tad bit too weird.
As I've always said lian li makes the craziest cases.
Don't like it, very ugly-looking case if it were in my room. I would rather have the PC-X5000 case over that, even the X2000!
Good luck trying to fit that under your desk :p
Though about the same, would look even more the think it was inspired by and 'pretty'.
by: btarunr;1144083
I agree this is the case that would've looked great in aluminum rather than this Super Man ocean-blue.
Though about the same, would look even more the think it was inspired by and 'pretty'.
Lian Li always seems to find a new an exciting way to make a case even uglier. :/
by: 1Kurgan1;1144440I wouldn't go that far. I've liked/loved most of their cases that they've put out. The 343 and v2000 is probably my all time faves
Lian Li always seems to find a new an exciting way to make a case even uglier. :/
by: BigBruser13;1144340If by some terrible accident i ended up having to use that case i'd mod it to be a fillport for a water cooling loop.
First thing, I was sure it was a wifi antenna at the top of the case. Am I the only one who thought wifi? To have that spike at the top with no function is a waste.
only 4 HDD bays??????!!!!!!!
Sure does and even better without the top floor (or 2).
I would have to say that one ugly case and whats with the post sticking out the top just weird
The design looks kinda ok, better than the bog standard, but it would look much better in black and the window could be nicer
looks like a cd/dvd tower stand (case)
I like it in black. I bet it would look nice in brushed aluminum finish also. Ugly case or not I would like to see how she cools. Plus I like real innovation......IF it works :D Any idea on cost?
by: erocker;1144088It's to shift gears from present day back into the 1960s... or just a DVD spool
What is the pole for on the top of it? If the case makes R2-D2 type noises I would like it more. It also needs a LCD screen on top with a creepy smiley face displayed on it.
by: erocker;1144088could be for the wife ????
What is the pole for on the top of it? If the case makes R2-D2 type noises I would like it more. It also needs a LCD screen on top with a creepy smiley face displayed on it.
by: H82LUZ73;1145512haha, I guess that would get her to stop nagging us about spending so much time on the computer.
could be for the wife ????
by: Odin Eidolon;1147865
http://www.techwarelabs.com/reviews/cases/Lian-Li-PC-888/
review
1000$!!!! :eek:
are they ********?
here is the page from the website Sails With Speed hint hint to my first post in this thread.....
http://www.lian-li.com/v2/en/product/product06.php?pr_index=297&cl_index=1&sc_index=25&ss_index=61
reason for edit forgot the link...good thing i`m in the old farts club....