Lian Li goes nuts

CES 2009: Odd new case design from the masters of enthusiast PC cases...

We <3 Lian Li at Atomic, and have done ever since we froze one in a solid block of ice over the space of days for a cover shoot way back in the first year of publication. They're sleek, sexy, and packed with features.

Well, the new PC-888 is, um, still feature-packed, at least.

Fresh from CES we've got these shots of Lian Li's latest, and it's an odd beast to say the least. Blue, oddly curved with seemingly random bits of metal, we're still not sure if we like it. We'll look at in one minute and gag; then, the next glance reveals a certain quirky charm.

We've not seen one in the flesh, sadly, but for now we do have this spec list straight from the horse's mouth:

• Unique limited edition design.
• SATA Hot swappable HDD cage.
• Support RAID with six (6) HDDs.
• Extra long PSU support bracket.
• Removable Motherboard Tray.
• Easy access card reader and Multimedia ports.
• Extreme ventilation on front bezel and rear panel.
• Manually assembled from 125 custom designed parts.
• Takes more than 4 times longer to assemble than a standard case.
• 100 per cent aluminum construction, more than three times more expensive material than standard steel.

Hmm. We're not sure that last one's a boasting point, but hey, whatcha gonna do. Check out more shots of the PC-888 in our gallery.