Review Lian Li Q58 Review: Best ITX Case Yet?

[Admin]

Lian Li’s mini-ITX Q58 case delivers a brilliant layout to achieve a compact, yet thermally capable ITX system. It looks pretty great, too.

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[Geef]

There is a damn good reason for NOT allowing a side with vents. Imagine your playing a game and bump! Whoops your Pepsi just tipped over and splashed right into that vent and this case has the video card right there with fans spinning to spray that liquid all over the inside of the case!

 

[King_V]

Is this a problem that is routine enough that you expect all PC cases to address it?

 

[deesider]

There is a damn good reason for NOT allowing a side with vents. Imagine your playing a game and bump! Whoops your Pepsi just tipped over and splashed right into that vent and this case has the video card right there with fans spinning to spray that liquid all over the inside of the case!

That's no problem buddy, the panels are removeable, just pop them straight into the dishwasher.

If it happens alot, maybe invest in some sort of GPU diaper for those little accidents

 

[Geef]

Is this a problem that is routine enough that you expect all PC cases to address it?

No, only the ones who expect business from myself and other folks who have thought of it.

 

[Questors]

There is a damn good reason for NOT allowing a side with vents. Imagine your playing a game and bump! Whoops your Pepsi just tipped over and splashed right into that vent and this case has the video card right there with fans spinning to spray that liquid all over the inside of the case!

Have you tried moving the drink away from the PC chassis? If you are clumsy like me and constantly knock things over, this prevents the liquid contents from spilling into or onto your PC. There are also many covered drinking cup solutions on the market from 99 cents all the way up to several hundred dollars depending on your tastes and wallet. Some cups offer the benefit of keeping your drink cold or hot for a much longer time.

Then again, all products are not for all people. ITX chassis is lesson in packing as much as one can into a small space. Air flow or cooling, in general, is paramount. Even if the case will accept an AIO and the builder uses one, there are other components that needs cooling. A bottled up ITX case is bad news even more so than a larger case.

As for the case, it is very nice really and has been thoughtfully designed. It is now one of the few being considered for the wife's new build. That is IF GPU availability improves and prices come down.

 

[escksu]

There is a damn good reason for NOT allowing a side with vents. Imagine your playing a game and bump! Whoops your Pepsi just tipped over and splashed right into that vent and this case has the video card right there with fans spinning to spray that liquid all over the inside of the case!

Hope you know that without those vents, the GPU will overheat due to lack of ventilation. The fans will not be able to work because its only 1cm or less from the panels.

If there are no vents, only blower style coolers will work because hot air is expelled out of the rear of the casing instead of within.

 

[Findecanor]

There is a damn good reason for NOT allowing a side with vents. Imagine your playing a game and bump! Whoops your Pepsi just tipped over and splashed right into that vent and this case has the video card right there with fans spinning to spray that liquid all over the inside of the case!

If you're right-handed, place the PC on the left side of the desk, and keep your drinks on the right side of the desk with monitor and keyboard in the middle.

 

[ThunderBuddy]

There is a damn good reason for NOT allowing a side with vents. Imagine your playing a game and bump! Whoops your Pepsi just tipped over and splashed right into that vent and this case has the video card right there with fans spinning to spray that liquid all over the inside of the case!

This has to be, without a doubt, the absolutely most nonsensical/strangest comment I have ever read in my life. Just yikes. First of all, you shouldn't have any liquids anywhere near your PC, if you put your drink right in front of your pc you legitmately have the IQ of a toad. Secondly, stop drinking soda pop. It's horrible for you. And lastly, not everyone is uncoordinated and careless, generally most people don't knock their drinks over on a regular basis. It seems like you have a lot of issues here and I suggest you work them out instead of formulating erroneous and nonsensical replies to people's posts.

 

[ThunderBuddy]

No, only the ones who expect business from myself and other folks who have thought of it.

you are on an island of idiocy there my friend, so there are no other "ones" you speak of

 

[Geef]

Is this a problem that is routine enough that you expect all PC cases to address it?

Answer to King V: Yes I do think in general side vents are a bad idea. They are popular for random Gamer PC from local store! "Look it has a side vent. It must be better!"

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Everyone who responds to this seems to hate the idea a side vent is a bad in general. In my OP I explained in detail. However other posters never seem to explain why, you only tell me what and how to drink near a PC.

deesider did his best by explaining what to do after a drink spill. Thanks

escksu mentioned how it wouldn't work without a vent.

without those vents, the GPU will overheat due to lack of ventilation.

This case has fans on bottom and top so its an upward flow case. It does look cramped inside so that might be the reason for the side vent. Good reason, but most cases out there just had a side vent because they can and it looks cool, no airflow reason.

thunderbuddy just wanted to release his hate on me:

First of all, you shouldn't have any liquids anywhere near your PC

Captain Obvious strikes again! Like 98% of the people using PCs would have to stop if that rule was followed. Relax thundergirl, telling me not to drink soda pop does nothing to help the conversation. If yelling hateful things at me makes you relax then go for it, knock yourself out. After your done look back at my pic, I'm still smiling.

 

[King_V]

Is this a problem that is routine enough that you expect all PC cases to address it?

Answer to King V: Yes I do think in general side vents are a bad idea. They are popular for random Gamer PC from local store! "Look it has a side vent. It must be better!"

I already knew that you think side vents are a bad idea. That's not the question I asked you.