The Lian Li O11D chassis has change into a cult hero within the fanatic PC constructing scene. It began in 2018 with the launch of the unique O11 Dynamic, which was adopted a 12 months later by the O11D XL, quickly after the O11D Mini was launched, after which in late 2021 Lian Li gave us an early Christmas current with the Evo. So you’ll assume that Lian Li has just about exhausted all potentialities with the O11D model, proper? Properly, you’ll be mistaken as a result of now we have now the evolution of the evolution with a model new O11 Dynamic EVO XL.
Timestamps:
00:00 Begin
02:04 Colors and Pricing
02:39 Options / up shut
07:12 Entrance I/O connectivity
07:37 Inside the case / cooling assist
12:16 {Hardware} assist / GPU set up
13:40 Case inside design
19:29 Cable administration format
20:29 Modular ground format
21:43 Equipment
24:22 {Hardware} for the construct
26:25 Time Lapse Construct
31:38 James ideas
32:10 Thermal Efficiency
33:02 Closing Ideas
Lian Li’s O11 Dynamic sequence has been round for some time now with varied iterations and evolutions spanning a number of years. The O11D sequence has been a giant hit with the fanatic scene and there is not any signal of that waning any time quickly. Due to this enthusiasm for the O11D, Lian Li has launched one other evolution of the chassis, you may name it the evolution of the evolution because it’s a much bigger model of the unique O11D EVO however with some added options.
The principle social gathering piece of the O11D EVO XL is its assist for a number of massive radiators so the customized loop cooling lovers will probably be very pleased with this one because the case can home THREE 420mm radiators which is sufficient cooling capability to maintain even probably the most high-end CPU and GPU mixture in test in relation to thermals. With the excessive energy calls for of present CPUs and graphics playing cards, Lian Li couldn’t have timed this higher. However for the mere mortals who wish to run techniques with primary cooling is the EVO XL any higher than the usual EVO, possibly not.
Options:
- Adjustable/detachable motherboard tray – Transferring the motherboard to the decrease place permits for two x 120mm rear followers and more room on the prime of the case for radiators and push/pull followers. Elevating up the motherboard tray creates more room on the case ground for thick radiators.
- The simply removable Entrance I/O may be positioned on the entrance, facet and rear of the case for optimum consumer entry.
- A detachable ground panel may be swapped to permit for the case to be fully flipped for inverted format techniques.
- Storage assist contains 4 2.5/3.5-inch hot-swappable drive bays plus three extra 2.5-inch bays on a hinged panel.
- The case helps a number of 420mm radiator installations with places on the motherboard facet mount, case ground and roof.
- Eight rear PCIe enlargement slots with a totally tool-free horizontal GPU mounting system for fast set up.
- Twin compartment format as seen in earlier Lian Li O11 Dynamic chassis designs.
- An non-obligatory GPU mount may be bought individually which permits the graphics card to be mounted upright on the facet fan/radiator bracket.
Lian Li O11 Dynamic EVO XL Specs:
- Case Kind: Tower Chassis
- Dimensions: 522mm x 304mm x 531.9mm (D x W X H)
- Color: Black / White
- Materials: Metal, 4,0mm Tempered Glass, Aluminium
- Motherboard Assist: E-ATX (Beneath 280mm) / ATX / Micro-ATX / Mini-ITX
- Growth Slots: 8
- Storage: 3 x 2.5 SSD + 4 x 2.5/3.5 HDD Cage
- Max GPU Size: 460mm
- Max CPU Cooler Top: 167mm
- Fan Assist: 3 x 120/140mm (Prime) 3 x 120/140mm (Facet) 3 x 120/140mm (Backside) as much as 2 x 120mm (Rear)
- Radiator Assist: 420mm / 360mm / 280mm / 240mm (Prime, Facet and Backside)
- I/O Ports: 1 x Energy / Reset Button, 1 x LED Mode / Color Buttons, 4 x USB 3.0 Kind-A, 1 x USB Kind-C, 1 x 3.5mm Audio
- Mud Filters: 1 x Prime / Backside / 2 x Facet
Thermal Efficiency Testing
To simulate thermal demand we run the Cinebench R23 multi-thread benchmark and 3DMark Pace Method stress check concurrently in a loop for 60 minutes to totally load the system. This offers the CPU and GPU sufficient time to succeed in fixed steady-state temperature. With this information, we will examine how the system handles the thermal demand and measure peak noise ranges.
Thermal efficiency is measured with the case in varied configurations, such because the default, with the tempered glass left-hand facet panel eliminated and with the entrance panel eliminated to see how these configurations have an effect on the CPU and GPU temperature. Throughout testing, solely inventory case followers are used until in any other case specified. All water pumps are set to most RPM and followers are set to a customized RPM curve by the Motherboard software program/BIOS.
All temperature measurements are offered as Deltas – which means the ambient temperature has been deducted from the CPU temperature giving us a Delta. Information proven within the charts characterize the typical part temperature over the size of the check as measured by HWiNFO after which the final quarter-hour of the info are calculated to get the typical. The ambient temperature throughout thermal assessments is between 19-21⁰C.
Check System Specification:
Thermal Efficiency/Noise Overview:
Thermal Efficiency:
There aren’t any surprises when it comes to thermals with the EVO XL, Like its predecessors the twin chamber format gives good airflow and thermal efficiency. A CPU temperature delta of 72°C in its default configuration is what we might see from a superb airflow case.
GPU temperature can be very wholesome with a mean delta of 42°C with upright mounting and within the default case configuration. Mounting the graphics card within the default horizontal place improved GPU temperature by a few levels and including facet followers decreased CPU temperature by a few levels, so in both configuration airflow and thermals are wonderful.
Closing Ideas
We have now reviewed a number of massive ATX circumstances in latest weeks however the Lian Li O11 Dynamic EVO XL has been most likely probably the most anticipated out of all of them. Not like the not too long ago reviewed be quiet! Darkish Base Professional 901 and the MSI MEG Prospect 700R which have been very technically superior circumstances with LCD contact screens, Wi-fi Qi chargers and such, Lian Li has saved it slightly extra easy and improved the mechanics of the case slightly than squeezing extra tech into the EVO XL, which implies it’s significantly cheaper than the 2 different circumstances talked about.
One factor lacking from the case is an RGB hub for attaching extra RGB {hardware}. This might have been an affordable addition which shouldn’t have affected the general value of the case however the different design options such because the tool-free set up mechanisms, the upright GPU mounting thought and the assist for a number of 420mm radiators are nice. Customers considering of selecting up this case for customized water cooling will completely like it.
Mounting the graphics card within the upright mount is kind of easy, simply connect two items of metalware to the facet fan/rad bracket and you might be away. The non-obligatory upright mounting brackets equipment could be very low-cost at round $6-$7 MSRP however you will want to put money into an extended PCIe riser cable which won’t be low-cost. Lian Li despatched us one in every of their 900mm risers cables which is an efficient size however we had no info on how a lot this cable would value at launch, possibly in case you route the cable in a different way you may get away with utilizing a barely shorter one however not by a lot.
The excellent news for customers sticking with the default graphics card cooler is that in both the upright or horizontal orientation, the graphics card temperature was constant, so customers can select the orientation to swimsuit their construct with out worrying about any destructive impact on thermals. When it comes to full system thermal efficiency, there aren’t any surprises right here both because the case airflow is a tried and examined design which has labored nicely because the introduction of the unique O11 Dynamic.
Constructing a system into the case is kind of simple, if in case you have constructed within the twin chamber format earlier than you’ll know precisely what to anticipate, its not a lot completely different to constructing in an everyday model ATX case, the one minor challenge we got here throughout was with the ability provide interfering barely with rear compartment cable administration however we used an enormous Seasonic 1600W unit which was virtually on the max supported size for this case.
The construct we selected for the check system is a high-end AMD system with only a single 360mm AIO CPU cooler. Though an everyday ATX motherboard and a fairly large graphics card is used, the system seems slightly misplaced within the enormous quantity of area provided by the EVO XL, so possibly extra primary common builds like this usually are not ideally suited to this chassis, It is all about assist for a number of large radiators so a customized loop cooled system can be higher fitted to positive.
In case you are considering of constructing a high-spec system with an enormous customized loop cooling system then this would be the good case to indicate off the construct in all its glory. Nevertheless, if you’re considering of shopping for this chassis for a extra primary construct with simply AIO cooling on the CPU then it is perhaps a good suggestion to have a look at the common EVO (non-XL) as it’s greater than able to housing a high-spec system, it seems virtually the identical albeit barely smaller and it’ll prevent cash too so its most likely a greater choice for normal builds.
The Lian Li O11 Dynamic EVO XL is obtainable to order now from CHILD priced from £234.99 HERE.
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Professionals:
- Load of area to work with.
- Assist for a number of 420mm rads.
- A number of choices for graphics card mounting.
- Modular design permits for inverted layouts.
- EKWB Customized distro plate assist.
Cons:
- No included RGB hub to attach further stuff.
- Extra primary techniques look misplaced inside.
- Not the perfect cable administration options.
KitGuru says: The Lian Li O11 Dynamic EVO XL will probably be an amazing case for customized water cooling however if you’d like a extra primary construct, with simply AIO CPU cooling, then the usual EVO is a greater choice.
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