Lian Li Adds New Wooden Edition to the DAN Case A3 Range

[Nomad76]

Designed by Dan Hansen and engineered by Lian Li, the new DAN Case Wooden Edition takes everything great about the DAN Case A3 series, including the minimalist design and small form factor, and adds elegant wooden features to elevate any gaming set up.

Minimalist Exterior
The standout feature for the Lian Li DAN Case A3 is the front panel. While the current range hosts a solid plastic panel with a sleek geometric design, the new Wooden Edition swaps out the plastic for wooden slats over the fine mesh. This creates a touch of warmth to the minimalist case whilst keeping an optimized design for cooling.





It's bigger on the inside
The Lian Li DAN Case A3 is renowned for being a small form factor case with plenty of space to build in, including its ability to fit the latest 40 series GPUs alongside both Mini-ITX and Micro-ITX motherboards. The case can also be configured to support ATX, SFX-L and Lian Li Edge PSUs up to 220 mm long.

Never compromise on cooling
Cooling is always a priority for Lian Li and the DAN Case A3 is no different. The case has 10 x 120 mm fan mounting points, combined with mesh panels on the top and side, and three locations for radiators up to 360 mm. The top and side can accommodate a push-pull configuration, with the bottom supporting a push layout with fans mounted on the underside of the radiator.



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[TheDeeGee]

Yesterday i wrapped the thin RGB strip of my O11D Evo XL in Oak, looks much better than the always off diffused grey/white ^^

 

[HBSound]

From the outside, I was looking at one of my favorite cases from the company visually. I am curious just how much it would have taken for this case to accept a vertical GPU naturally. The specs also suggest a triple three-sexy rad if you plan to put something together in that manner.

 

[Philaphlous]

It's hard to get away from how aesthetically pleasing real wood is.

 

[MaMoo]

It's hard to get away from how aesthetically pleasing real wood is.

It has the natural complexities of life embued in its texture. I find it brings some warmth and life to otherwise plastic and metal things.

 

[tpuuser256]

Not enough wood

 

[bonehead123]

Not enough wood

Yep, I would have preferred wood around all the leading edges & for the feet as well, which would make it an auto-buy for me, since I am a HUGE fan of all things wood (the real stuff, not el-cheapo wood-look plastic/vinyl etc)..

 

[Chaitanya]

Yep, I would have preferred wood around all the leading edges & for the feet as well, which would make it an auto-buy for me, since I am a HUGE fan of all things wood (the real stuff, not el-cheapo wood-look plastic/vinyl etc)..

My current computer table(modified 50yr old table) is made from teak wood and damn these old hard wood are heavy and expensive.

 

[Qwerty101]

It's hard to get away from how aesthetically pleasing real wood is.

Nope. Not a fan of the old “aesthetics” being recycled ad infinitum:

 

[Dimitriman]

Not enough wood

I think so too, I wish they made the whole base of the case out of the same wood also. Or at least the feet and power button.

 

[maxfly]

Doesn't do anything for me. I find it really hard to call 1/8in. thick strips with pre applied adhesive ( wood stickers) impressive. All that real estate and the grill is as far as they could manage to get creative with, sigh. They left alot on the table. When there's so much more available to them...

real wood stickers

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[bonehead123]

My current computer table(modified 50yr old table) is made from teak wood and damn these old hard wood are heavy and expensive.

Truedat....

All my computer desks (3) as well as my 2x garage workbenches are 10yr old solid Oak, with a Marine-grade Epoxy/Urethane finish, and weigh a ton, but are damn near indestructible

 

[LabRat 891]

Lian Li used to be *the* aluminium PC chassis brand. The EoL DAN cases were aluminum paneled, too.

This, is just cost engineered, influencer marketed, scrap metal (and a little wood/veneer).

 

[randomTPUreader]

From the outside, I was looking at one of my favorite cases from the company visually. I am curious just how much it would have taken for this case to accept a vertical GPU naturally. The specs also suggest a triple three-sexy rad if you plan to put something together in that manner.

Vertically mounting a 2 slot GPU in this case is fairly easy. However, in order to do so you will want to use a low profile HSF or more likely a top mounted AIO. The entire case is quite short and a vertically mounted GPU will end up very close to the CPU socket area although far enough away to use the aforementioned cooling solutions.

I have one of these A3's in flat black, built a machine in August using it. I have the GPU horizontally mounted with 2 120mm fans blowing up from the bottom (1 directly below the GPU) and 2 140mm fans on top. All of the fans are Be Quiet! brand and are spinning at less than 1000 rpm by default. I don't have a super high powered GPU or CPU in the machine (it was built to replace a very old Dell workstation, primarily used for online school use.) It's nearly whisper quiet when running and stays quite cool, even in an upstairs loft area that regularly gets up to over 80 degrees F right now.

I'm wondering if it will be possible to purchase just the wooden front panel by itself. The front of the case along with both sides and the top easily snap on and off. Changing those parts out for different ones only takes a few seconds to do.

 

[Minus Infinity]

I generally love me timber for furniture, but not so keen on it for PC or other tech equipment. Nice looking timber though.

 

[Kohl Baas]

Nope. Not a fan of the old “aesthetics” being recycled ad infinitum:

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I will never be able to wrap my mind around how did americans get from cars like the '59 Cadillac to something like this. How on Earth and in what Madman's eyes were outer wooden panels a sight of beauty?