Lian Li PC-888

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The PC-888 manages to deliver some pretty mediocre performance across the board, and while up to the task with its dual 140mm intake fans, is a long way off from the cooling offered by the high airflow kings like the Cooler Master HAF932 or Thermaltake Spedo.

Idle performance is absolutely fine with the fans set at either low or full speed, but CPU load temperatures were admittedly very poor – the PC-888 is one of the hottest PC chassis we’ve tested with its fans set to low, with the CPU running a full 9°C hotter under load than in the CPU champ, the Silverstone FT01. Setting the fans to full speed does improve things a little, resulting in a drop in CPU temperature of 2°C.

[...]While it’s not on sale yet, the PC-888 is set to retail for in excess of $500 (ex. Tax) or £420 (inc. VAT). Frankly, that pricing is pretty insane even for an exclusive limited production product, and the fact that the PC-888 still has some pretty obvious flaws, especially with its very poor cable management and limited capacity for custom setups like watercooling loops, makes it a little harder to stomach.

[...]For all its faults and mental price tag though, the PC-888 does have some redeeming features. The blue anodised aluminium really is a wonderful thing and the whole case is very well put together and solid, a real return to what we expect from a Lian Li chassis after some recent disappointing offerings. There are also plenty of small touches to make you feel a little better about your massive purchase, with the colour co-ordinated hard drive handles, inbuilt card reader and excellent fan controller all working in the PC-888’s favour.