Custom PC - UK (2020-01)

ithnofansincludedasstandard,the
firstconsiderationwiththePC-O11
DynamicRazerEditionisjusthow
muchextrayou’rewillingtospendtogetyour
systemupandrunningin termsofcooling.
A couplewillgetyougoingbut,fora high-
endPC, youmaybelookingathavingtobuy
halfa dozenfans.What’smore,ifyou’re
planningtouseanairCPUcooler,there’s
only155mmofCPUcoolerclearance,which
limitsyouroptions.However,thePC-O 11
DynamicRazerEditionisn’t reallydesigned
foraircoolingandhasinsteadbeengeared
towardsliquidcoolersandwatercooling.
Forsucha compactchassis,atlessthan
45 cmtallanddeep,it’s impressivethatit can
housethree 360 mmradiators. Thisisachieved

Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic

RazerEdition/£155inc VAT

SUPPLIER overclockers.co.uk

by moving the PSU and storage drives to a

different area of the case from the usual one.

Two of the three hard disk mounts sit in a

cage in a second chamber of this cube-style

case, with space for a third in a plate behind

the motherboard tray. There are also SSD

trays beneath the motherboard bringing

the total amount of storage to three 3.5in

mounts and six 2.5in mounts, all without

limiting the water-cooling credentials.

One of the triple 120mm fan mount areas

sits within the dividing panel of the case,

with the back side of the case providing the

ventilation for it. This arrangement allows

you to present the top fans of the radiator

to the front, windowed section of the case

whilekeepingallthemessystuffbehindthe

dividingpanel,fora verycleanoveralllook.

Theroofandbaseoffersimilarradiator

support,sothere’ssomeofthebestpotential

fora water-coolingsystemhere,despitethe

relativelycompactdimensionsforthisE-ATX

case.Externally,it’sveryattractivetoo,with

thePC-O11DynamicRazerEditionsporting

digitalRGBlightingaroundtheglass-cladfront

andbaseofthecase.It provides

a subtleglowthatlooks

fantastic,evenif youdohave

toputupwitha Razerlogo

inthefrontglasspanel.

Youalsogeta USB3.1

Type-Cportonthefront

panel,butothercasemod

conssuchascabletidying

andfancontrolsaremostly

non-existentinthisclean

slateofa PCcase.Withno

fansincludedasstandard,it

wasn’tsurprisingtoseethe

caselanguishnearthebottom

ofthepileinbothCPUand

GPUdeltaT results,although

itsGPUdeltaT wasaided

by the well-ventilated base,

bettering the fan-assisted

Fractal Design Vector RS and

coming within a degree of the

Corsair Carbide Series 678C.

Conclusion

If moneywerenoobjectandwehadtopick

fromthismonth’sline-uptobuildhigh-end

water-cooledPC,we’ddefinitelychoose

theLianLiPC-O11DynamicRazerEdition.

It lacksmanyconveniencesandhasno

fansoutofthebox,butit’snotdesignedto

competewiththelikesoftheNZXTH700i.

Instead,youhavea hugeblank

canvastoworkwithandconsiderable

potentialtoo.Inaddition,thereare

customdistributionplatesavailablefor

thePC-O11DynamicRazerEditionthat

takethingstothenextlevelintermsof

water-coolingandmodding.So,whilethe

askingpriceisjusta startingpoint,Lian

Lihasdonethehardworkandcreated

a superbcasefora liquid-cooledPC.

VERDICT

One of the best cases for water cooling

we’ve seen and it’s a looker too.

GILLETTE

• 
  

  Superb water-cooling
  support

  
  


• 
  

  Attractive design

  
  


• 
  

  Decent storage
  support

  
  

CUT THROAT

• Poor CPU air
  cooler clearance


• No fans included


• Lacks some modern
  conveniences

SPEC

Dimensions (mm) 274 x 449 x 446 (W x D x H)

Material Steel, aluminium, tempered glass

Available colours Black

Weight 10.1kg

Front panel Power, 2 x USB 3,

1 x USB 3.1 Type-C, audio jacks

Drive bays 3 x 2.5in/3.5in, 3 x 2.5in

Form factor(s) Micro-ATX, ATX, E-ATX

Cooling 3 x 120mm side fan mounts (fans

not included), 3 x 120mm base fan mounts

(fans not included), 2 x 120/140mm

roof fan mounts (fans not included)

CPU cooler clearance 155mm

Maximum graphics card length 420mm

COOLING

21 / 30

DESIGN

30 / 30

FEATURES

13 / 20

VALUE

18 / 20

OVERALLSCORE

82

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