I am going to be doing a build in Lian Li's new Alpha 550 Mid-Tower case.
I haven't received my internals yet, and I am still undecided on specific parts, so those details will be added later to this first post.
And just a few words on the Alpha 550, it is beautiful case, built like a tank, and has absolutely no flex at all. It has some pretty unique features that I'll get into in my build log.
Until my parts come in, I've started to mock up some of the pieces using foam board, hot glue gun, and super glue.
Here are some pictures that I have taken of the case so far.
The Bora fans have to be the nicest set of RGB fans I have seen and there are over 100 color and light combinations.
I'll post a video of the fans a little later.
The back side of the case probably has some of the coolest features of the case. The cable channel folds down and the SSD and HDD mounts have captured spring loaded thumb screws.
Also, the botttom portion of the back glass has been painted to hide the cable mess come out of the PSU.
Here is a pic of my rad mock-up installed with the inlets at the top of the case. I think is the conventional installation.
The conventional installation leaves me 50mm of clearance at the top. This will cause interference with the top fans and rad.
Now, if I put the ports at the bottom of the case, this give me more that 20mm of additional clearance.
Plenty of clearance!
This may be tight at the I/O area of the motherboard. But this is something I am going to have to wait and see if I can make it fit once all of the components come in. Fingers crossed!
looking forward to seeing your build. I am considering the Lian Li 550, Corsair 570x, thermaltake 71tg, and NZXT H700i. I really want white, but if I have to.....
looking forward to seeing your build. I am considering the Lian Li 550, Corsair 570x, thermaltake 71tg, and NZXT H700i. I really want white, but if I have to.....
looking forward to seeing your build. I am considering the Lian Li 550, Corsair 570x, thermaltake 71tg, and NZXT H700i. I really want white, but if I have to.....
I took a video of the Bora Fans and the modes.
They have over 100 different lighting and color combinations.
You can dim the lights, set a specific color, change the speed, and change the mode.
The fans move a lot of air and are very quiet.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Hey do you know if a 54mm thick rad would fit in front with fans and still leave enough to mount a reservoir? Would a 54mm rad work on top or would motherboard/ram clearance be an issue? Looking forward to your build, inspired me to get this and return the view 71 tg i just got if it can support my Hwlabs black ice gtx rads
Hey do you know if a 54mm thick rad would fit in front with fans and still leave enough to mount a reservoir? Would a 54mm rad work on top or would motherboard/ram clearance be an issue? Looking forward to your build, inspired me to get this and return the view 71 tg i just got if it can support my Hwlabs black ice gtx rads
A 54mm rad and fans will not fit on the front. There is a total of ~70mm of clearance for fans and radiator at the front of the case.
That is the same for the top, there is ~70mm to the top of the motherboard.
Ahh thank you. Looks like slim rads are necessary if i want to use this case. I really like the case, but not out in US yet and very little info online. Thanks again for your help
Lian-Li has announced its Alpha 550, which comes with a bit of a RGB treatment. The E-ATX chassios comes in two colors blach and white.
The aluminum-wrapped enclosure consists out of a steel chassis base and tempered glass. It is a mid-tower PC case compatible with up-to E-ATX motherboards. The tempered glass is used on all four sides (front, left, right and top ). The chassis gets tree "Bora 120 RGB" fans installed at the front, each is connected to the control unit, the illumination is synchronized, and an attached controller can be used for its operation. can be operated.
You can also mount your graphics card vertically (dual-slot supported), you will, of course, need a riser cable for that. The drive bays are hidden 3.5-inch bay x 2 (maximum of 4 depending on the installation method), 2.5-inch bay x 5 (maximum 8 depending on installation method). Cooling fan mounting space, front 120 mm x 3 or 140 mm x 3, top 120/140 mm x 3, rear 120 mm x 1. The radiators that can be mounted are the maximum 360 mm front size and the maximum 420 mm size top. Front access port is USB 3.0 x 2, USB 3.1 Type C x 1, audio input test output terminal.
The external dimensions are W 230 x D 450 x H 546 mm, weight 13.2 kg. You can house an up to 400 mm graphics card, the power supply unit can be 250 mm and CPU cooler can be up to 170 mm in height. The chassis cost 239 USD and is set for a release on November 10.
looking forward to seeing your build. I am considering the Lian Li 550, Corsair 570x, thermaltake 71tg, and NZXT H700i. I really want white, but if I have to.....
I am looking at the C700p too, I should have included it. The panel is insanely dark, that's my biggest complaint. I want a case that will do two 360 radiators, and has TG (1 panel is all I need, but will entertain more).
I want a white case, which considering the demand, its shocking more cases don't come in white. RGB is so pathetic in a black case.
I like the way leds light up in a tinted glass screen so it's not a deal breaker for me. The thing I don't like about the c700p is the psu shroud and how the panel goes up the front side. It's 50 percent of the inside is actually visible.
According to this that uses all Bitspower parts and I assume he also use two leviathan slim 360mm rads that somehow fit pretty well. I also plan to use two slim rads when I get the case so we'll have to see how they all fit. Also have you consider mounting your gpu vertically?
According to this that uses all Bitspower parts and I assume he also use two leviathan slim 360mm rads that somehow fit pretty well. I also plan to use two slim rads when I get the case so we'll have to see how they all fit. Also have you consider mounting your gpu vertically?
OK, I've watched the video quite a few times and he does get 2 rads to fit in the case pretty nicely, what he does with the top, is to mount the rad above the fans, this gives room to put a 90 degree fitting at the top rear to make sure he clears the I/O ports.
In my build I want to have the fans on the top of the radiator so you can see them from the top panel. I think that I will have to put a spacer and then have a 90 degree fitting come out of the top pf the rad and route the tubing around the rad. I will try to get a sketch-up drawing to show what I mean.
OK, the below sketch-up shows what I am thinking of doing. I can get a thin fan shroud 7mm thick, and I think this will get me enough clearance to have the back corner fitting come out of the top. This way I can fit a rad easily on the top and front of the case and still have the fans visible out of the top panel.
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