Finally, there are excellent mounting options for installing a plethora of RGB fans if you’d prefer to create an incredible light show. Lian Li has also introduced the O11 Air Mini along with several other products at its DIGITAL EXPO 2.

They’re based on the same base principles, but externally and internally they are surprisingly different. Optimized Dust Management The mesh panels of O11 Air Mini are designed as dust filters and intake sufficient air into the chassis. Lian Li’s PC-O11D Mini is now available in an ‘Air’ variant with an additional intake and included fans. Ocuk Limited trading as Overclockers UK is a credit broker, not a lender, and is Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. radiators will fit at the top just fine, though, unless you have tall RAM that creates clarence issues.

This is because the radiator mount isn’t placed all the way near the side panel, and the motherboard tray is pushed slightly inward from the original case. The case only has one filter, at the bottom, and it keeps the same, not-so-pretty plastic handle as the O11D Mini. In the past, Lian Li did not let a lot of time pass between the original and the "Air" launch of a product, which also meant that both variants were essentially the same, but with different exterior panels. The Air Mini comes in black and white, while the Dynamic Mini is available in black, white, and snow white. Dual Chamber Design for Cable Management The dual-chamber design behind the motherboard tray made cable management a simple job.

If time is saved on perfect cable management, this still keeps things looking tidy in the visible main chamber. Looking around the outside of the O11 Air Mini , the first thing that stands out about the chassis are its tidy looks. inch drives, with room for another two in the HDD cages, or you can remove them to expose the radiator mount. We’ve recently implemented a new testing setup for our cases, but I’m pulling the old setup out of the closet for the O11D Air Mini to give the fairest comparison.

The durable tempered glass allows for easy and carefree maintenance and for showing off the internal components. That is because the entire rear section is modular with plates that are all secured with thumbscrews for easier installation and modularity. Lian Li has gone ahead and installed three quiet retail-grade fans to take advantage of the fine mesh holes of the steel panels, and due to the tweaked interior, cable management has become both easier and cleaner than with the O11 Dynamic Mini as well. And when I say tidy, I mean tidying them up in the classic O11 fashion: shoving them all into the case without a second thought and hiding my mess with the cover.

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