CES 2008: Lian Li unveils their custom Xbox 360 chassis

Posted Jan 10, 2008 at 1:41PM by QJ Staff Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: Las Vegas, Microsoft, prototype, Taiwan
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Just how far will you go to fix your Xbox 360's chronic cooling problems? If you don't mind transplanting your console's insides - hence voiding the warranty - then you may want to take a gander at this prototype case that was on display at the Consumer Electronic Show.

Developed by the the Taiwan-based Lian Li computer case manufacturing group, this aluminum chassis reportedly has better cooling characteristics than the 360's original body.

An on-site Lian Li representative stated that given the case's design, it may also be possible for 360 owners to easily  swap out their Xbox 360's default HDD to something with a higher memory capacity. Lian Li plans to release this case into the market by this year. We've posted some screenshots of their custom 360 case to give you an idea of how it looks.

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by Ceasar S. - 2008-01-10 10:58
» Wow.

This could be grounds for "plug 'n play" jokes. Hehe. And coming from the makers of one of the finest computer casings in the enthusiast market, it's a swell find indeed.



Now only if they had tube holes for liquid cooling mods.



Dont'cha think, Nicolo?

by [Vee] - 2008-01-10 11:58
» hmm

Is there a PS3 one? No?



Wonder why.. :S

by Tim Y. - 2008-01-11 09:51
» Not sure...

We haven't really run into any PS3-related cooling issues lately.



It's one tough machine.

by Woden501 - 2008-01-11 14:48
» Actually...

I have had people come into the Game Crazy I work at telling us that their PS3's have overheated. While I doubt it happens as much as the 360's it does still happen. Just remember... if there are less units sold, then there are less units that can fail. I do, however, plan on getting a PS3 eventually... it would be quite fun to build a custom case that can hold both the 360 and PS3 in the same case.

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