Lian Li A4-H2O Mini-ITX Computer Case, PCI-E 4.0, Silver

MX00121381 A4-H2O Mini-ITX Computer Case, PCI-E 4.0, Silver
MX00121381 A4-H2O Mini-ITX Computer Case, PCI-E 4.0, Silver MX00121381 A4-H2O Mini-ITX Computer Case, PCI-E 4.0, Silver MX00121381 A4-H2O Mini-ITX Computer Case, PCI-E 4.0, Silver MX00121381 A4-H2O Mini-ITX Computer Case, PCI-E 4.0, Silver

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022
By: Andrew C
From: Edmonton

Excellent Case - but choose your parts carefully

Strengths:

Good build Quality. PCIE 4.0 Riser card. Very compact (11.1 litres) - makes my NR200 look big. Can accommodate large GPUs. Understated but not too boring. Decently quiet with my hardware (5600X with a Corsair AIO running Noctua fans, Asus TUF 3080, Corsair SF750 power supply.

Weaknesses:

Challenging to cable manage. I've had worse experiences, but choosing your parts carefully is key. In particular, consider water block height (55mm). HINT: the Galahad won't fit. Also watch RAM height and power supply cable type. I suggest individually sleeved cables for the power supply.

Components run hotter than in larger cases such as the NR200P, especially the CPU. There's only the AIO for fans and this is a very dense build due tot e small size. Stress testing with CPU-Z and Heaven running had temps after 20 minutes of 90 C(!) on the CPU and 73 C on the GPU (ambient about 23 C). Fans were set to "balanced".

Additional Comments:

I transferred components from another case into this one. For some reason, I was a bit disappointed that the Galahad AIO won't fit in this case, even though it's clear when you consider the Galahads' block height (62.5 mm).

I ended up using a Corsair H100 AIO instead. There is only one real routing option for the AIO's hoses, and in the case of my slightly higher Corsair Vengeance RGB, you have to be VERY careful with the routing or else you will end up jamming the hoses into the AIO fans and stopping them.

There isn't enough clearance to go above the RAM, so you're jamming the hoses into the very small space between the end of the RAM and the underside of the AIO fans. I think standard height RAM would stop this from happening since you could run the hoses -over the top. I am using an SF750 power supply, and that's the way to go. The SF750's main and CPU power cables are exactly the right length and the bendy individually sleeved cables makes tucking them into the crannies much easier.

I don't think I could have as easily fit all the power cables into the limited space with stiffer flat cables such as the Cooler Master.
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