Lian Li has simply launched a wood model of the Lian Li Dan Case A3, a premium tackle the corporate’s already profitable collaboration with Dan Hansen of Dan Instances, and it has a surprisingly low worth. In contrast to the unique Dan Case A3, this new launch replaces the unique plastic entrance panel with luxurious walnut-colored wood slats to raise the design with out dropping options.
With its quantity of 26 liters, this Lian Li mATX case isn’t strictly small kind issue, however that does imply you’re not caught with a smaller board format. Like among the greatest PC instances, Lian Li’s wood version Dan case helps each mini-ITX and micro-ATX motherboards, in addition to full-size ATX PSUs, smaller SFX-L energy provides, and Lian Li Edge PSU designs.
The design is paying homage to Fractal Design’s personal North and North XL instances, which additionally use wood slats rather than a extra conventional plastic or metallic entrance panel. In contrast to these instances, which supply a alternative between walnut or oak, Lian Li sticks with walnut in an in any other case black plastic case.
Like the unique Dan Case A3, this premium version helps a variety of totally different inside configurations to provide flexibility to new PC builds. It consists of help for as much as ten 120mm followers or 4 140mm followers, radiators as much as 14.17 inches (36cm) in size, in addition to help for GPUs which might be 165.33 inches (41.5cm) lengthy. This new wood Dan A3 case additionally helps CPU coolers which might be 6.57 inches (or 16.7cm) tall.
Relying on the kind of PSU you utilize, you can too mount as much as two 2.5-inch SSDs within the drive tray (which will be mounted in varied positions), in addition to a single 2.5-inch SSD or 3.5-inch arduous drive within the backside. In the meantime, the entrance panel features a single USB 3.1 Sort-C port in addition to two extra USB 3 ports.
The wood slats on the entrance add character, however there’s practicality behind them. The slats sit on a porous metal mesh that, together with the gaps between the slats, permit for improved airflow for temperature distribution. This new wood Dan A3 additionally helps quite a lot of air and water-cooled CPU coolers, with three mounting positions out there for the radiator in several push-pull configurations.
This new Lian Li Dan A3 is offered within the US for $84.99 and you may seize it your self by clicking this hyperlink. When you’re within the UK, you should buy this case for £74.99 by utilizing this hyperlink as an alternative. Each costs are wonderful for a case that appears this good.
When you’re already planning to construct a brand new gaming PC, a Lian Li case like this one would possibly provide a great way to save lots of on prices, whereas nonetheless trying nice.
