We've obtained exclusive images of the revamped Danamics LMX cooler. It appears that Danamics have listened to what people have said, and gone away and partly redesigned the LMX package in a bid to bring the price down.  The new version has a number of small changes, including a massive price cut, to around €90 (from €170), a new and improved power booster (the small box in the photo) which has new connectors and a new electromagnetic pump that is less sensitive to voltage than its predecessor, and so the new power booster can use less heavy duty components, again, keeping the price down.

11 February 2010, Keelung, Taiwan – Lian Li Industrial Co. Ltd Ltd today has launched the PC-A77F Full Tower chassis ideal for PC power users and server systems. Incorporating USB 3.0 functionality with 4x new USB 3.0 ports as well as the standard e-SATA x1 and HD+AC97 Audio. The hair-line brushed all black aluminum chassis features three Blue LED fans on the front (3x 120mm@1200RPM), and 2x Top 140mm fans @1000RPM, as well as 1x 120mm rear fan (1500RPM). The 8x PCI expansion slots enable CrossFireX and three way SLI graphic card setups.

The chassis front panel clips off conveniently as needed. The inlet fans have filters that are washable. The entire chassis is designed for tool-less implementation, so installing your hardware and getting your system up and running is extremely quick and easy. The dimensions stand at 220mm x 572mm x 590mm (W, H, D) for the PC-A77F.

Completely Tool-Less Design
The Lian Li patented Power Supply Bracket which allows the PSU to be secured using only the tool-less clasp is very useful to hold the PSU without the need for securing screws. The 9x internal HDD 3.5” bays have a tool-less bracket mounting system where the HDD’s are secured along secure rails. The rails lock fast to ensure all HDD’s are held in place with rubber grommet struts to prevent movement and vibration from today’s fast moving and highly specialized HDD components. The locking mechanism slides into place and secures all the HDD’s simultaneously. The PCI securing brackets are made of aluminum and have a special tool-less clip with rubber padding to secure your graphics and daughter cards with the utmost of ease. The front panel and top panel are easily detachable for access to fans and air filters. The PC-A77F chassis have all the functional and user friendly design aspects users have come to expect in high quality Lian Li cases.

Lian Li engineers have optimized the airflow to enter from the front mounted fans, directly cooling the HDD’s and ODD’s and thereafter refreshing the CPU region. The hot air generated by the CPU and GPU is directly extracted via the rear 120mm Fan and the two top mounted 140mm Fans. The volume of airflow is more than sufficient to keep your power rig cool and conveniently silent.

General features
The chassis has 12 x 5.25” external bays with 9 internal 3.5” bays for HDD’s giving ample room for future expansion. The PC-A77F full tower chassis support E-ATX, Micro-ATX, CEB or ATX motherboards and has 8x PCI expansion slots, which are well ventilated with special vented brackets when not in use. The top panel is removable with the multimedia I/O ports on the top panel consisting of 4x USB3.0 as well as e-SATA x1 and HD+AC97 Audio. The PSU has a special air vent below to facilitate airflow from or to the PSU at the bottom of the case.

About Lian Li

Lian Li Industrial Co. Ltd is an Aluminum Chassis and Chassis peripheral manufacturer and provider of industrial wholesale as well as OEM & ODM services for the PC industry as required. With over 20 years of service excellence, ISO 9001 certification and a team of professional staff willing to do the utmost to deliver durable, superior quality products, all backed by a *2 year guarantee; your satisfaction is guaranteed.(*conditions apply)

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EVGA have announced three new motherboards based on the "Ibex Peak" platform - Pricing looks good, the H55V is €95, the H55 is €135 and the H57 is TBC.  For more details, see the press release below:

Announcing the EVGA H57/H55 Motherboard.

Brea-California, Amsterdam-Netherlands and Munich-Germany - January 7, 2010 - EVGA Corporation, the leading-edge 3D processor and motherboard manufacturer, announced a new line of motherboards based around the Intel® H57 and H55 Express Chipsets, the EVGA H57 and H55.

The EVGA H57 and H55 motherboards are based upon the award winning EVGA P55 motherboards which, in fact have been recognized by over 13 respected hardware review sites, with the general consensus that EVGA is number one for performance and features!

Ad-Aware Caters to Gamers and Entertainment Fans with New Security Solution.

Ad-Aware Game Edition provides relevant protection while you play. The world’s most trusted anti-malware has been optimized for online gamers and entertainment enthusiasts to provide security against cyber creeps, without interrupting work and play, or straining system resources.

Today was the first time that DFI have publicly admitted they have a LanParty Mini ITX board on the way.  We've known about it for quite some time now, but weren't allowed to say anything - today we can bring you some exclusive photos of the DFI MI P55-T36 Mini ITX motherboard.

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After the recent spate of burnt LGA 1156 sockets, several articles have appeared with various theories, but all of them have the same conclusion, that the Foxconn socket is to blame - Whether it is due to poor contact between the underside of the CPU and the pins in the Foxconn socket, or another design flaw seems to be irrelevant as boards fitted with LOTES and Tyco AMP sockets appear to be free of the problem.

Danger Den continues to extend their broad line of full coverage video card blocks with the new ATI 5870 water block.  The DD-5870 block is a single slot solution cooling all of the major heat components including the GPU, RAM, power mofsets, and more.