Lian Li Tyr PC-X1000 Case Review

Written by Harry Butler

September 2, 2009 | 11:44

Tags: #aluminium #atx #case #how-much #review #tower

Companies: #lian-li

Testing and Results

We followed our standard case testing methodology, as detailed in our previous heatsink and case testing article, and fitted the usual set of hardware into the case, doing our best to hide and tidy cables to ensure as few airflow restrictions as possible. Here's a reminder of the hardware we use.

CPU: Lapped Intel Pentium XE 955 (dual-core, 3.46GHz)
Graphics Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 3850 Ultimate passive cooled
Motherboard: MSI P6N SLI Platinum
RAM: 2 x 512MB Corsair XMS2-667
Hard Drive: 1 x 250GB Western Digital WD2500 7,200RPM
Heatsink: Asus Silent Square Pro
Power Supply: Xilence XP700 700W PSU

While this isn't representative of current ultra high-end hardware, the equipment we use is specifically selected to kick out the maximum amount of heat inside the case. With a passively cooled graphics card and 130W TDP processor at its core to really heat things up and push the case's ability to cope with toasty components to the limit.

In our experience, our CPU stress test is a good way of indicating a case's ability to exhaust hot air and the GPU stress test is a better indicator of a case's intake ability. This is because the GPU is generally further from the exhaust fan and so its operating temperatures rely more on case airflow than exhaust.

Following feedback from the bit-tech Community, we've changed the way we display case thermal performance. We've removed ambient and case temperatures from our graphs and just left the more important values of GPU and CPU Delta T – the differences between the ambient temperatures and the component's temperature. We feel this provides a much clearer representation of a case's cooling ability where it counts, as well as producing results that are much easier to digest.

Case performance - Idle

Arranged by CPU Delta T

  • Lian Li PC-P50
  • Cooler Master HAF 922
  • SilverStone FT01
  • Antec Nine Hundred Two (Full Speed)
  • Antec Nine Hundred Two (Low Speed)
  • Lian Li PC X1000 1,200RPM
  • Lian Li PC X1000 980RPM
  • Cooler Master ATCS 840
  • Lian Li PC X1000 800RPM
  • Akasa Omega
  • Lancool K7 Metal Boned
    • 14
    • 8
    • 16
    • 8
    • 20
    • 9
    • 13
    • 10
    • 15
    • 10
    • 14
    • 11
    • 15
    • 11
    • 15
    • 11
    • 16
    • 11
    • 21
    • 11
    • 18
    • 12
0
5
10
15
20
°C
  • GPU Delta T
  • CPU Delta T

Case performance - CPU stress test

Arranged by CPU Delta T

  • SilverStone FT01
  • Cooler Master HAF 922
  • Antec Nine Hundred Two (Full Speed)
  • Lian Li PC X1000 1,200RPM
  • Lian Li PC-P50
  • Lian Li PC X1000 980RPM
  • Lian Li PC X1000 800RPM
  • Akasa Omega
  • Cooler Master ATCS 840
  • Antec Nine Hundred Two (Low Speed)
  • Lancool K7 Metal Boned
    • 21
    • 20
    • 16
    • 23
    • 13
    • 24
    • 14
    • 24
    • 15
    • 24
    • 16
    • 25
    • 16
    • 25
    • 19
    • 26
    • 16
    • 26
    • 15
    • 26
    • 19
    • 27
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
°C
  • GPU Delta T
  • CPU Delta T

Case performance - GPU stress test

Arranged by GPU Delta T

  • Antec Nine Hundred Two (full speed)
  • Lian Li PC-P50
  • Lian Li PC X1000 1,200RPM
  • Antec Nine Hundred Two (Low Speed)
  • Cooler Master ATCS 840
  • Lian Li PC X1000 980RPM
  • Lian Li PC X1000 800RPM
  • Cooler Master HAF 922
  • Akasa Omega
  • Lancool K7 Metal Boned
  • SilverStone FT01
    • 28
    • 20
    • 33
    • 22
    • 34
    • 21
    • 35
    • 23
    • 38
    • 21
    • 39
    • 22
    • 40
    • 23
    • 41
    • 17
    • 45
    • 20
    • 46
    • 17
    • 48
    • 20
0
10
20
30
40
50
°C
  • GPU Delta T
  • CPU Delta T

Discuss this in the forums

Posted by The boy 4rm oz - Wed Sep 02 2009 10:52

I would seriously consider one of these if I were making a large home data server, would be perfect with one of the OCZ self contained water cooling kits for the CPU.

Posted by Rkiver - Wed Sep 02 2009 10:53

Hang on, they want how much?

Posted by Taffy - Wed Sep 02 2009 11:11

I'm a Lian Li fan but even I wouldn't pay THAT much !!!

Posted by Thatguy119 - Wed Sep 02 2009 11:13

Thats a stupid price to pay for a case that cannot hold any decent amount of watercooling. Silverstone TJ07 looks nicer I think as well, less cluttered on the inside.
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