A Closer Look - Outside

Out of the box, the Lian Li O11 Dynamic Mini instantly reminds us of the normal and XL variants of the chassis. With its front and side glass panels, you will be able to show off all your hardware beautifully, while the other external panels are made out of brushed aluminium.


In the front, the window is framed in black and embedded into the frame flawlessly, just as we have come to expect from the case series. The strip to the right seems to be made out of glass as well. In the rear, it becomes apparent that the O11 Dynamic Mini has a similar side by side layout as the other variants, but all in a more compact setup with an SFX PSU slot, for example.


The main side panel utilizes the same mounting mechanism as on the larger cases, which makes it seamless. On the opposite side, there is the aluminium panel with two sets of air vents for the side fan/radiator mount in the front and the PSU and HDD area towards the rear of the chassis.


Taking a closer look at the rear, the top left holds the SFX or SFX-L PSU bay, next to which is a mounting possibility for a 120 mm fan. That said, you could also install a 120 mm liquid-cooling setup here.


In the bottom half, a small cover with a thumb screw hides two 3.5" bays with metal trays. Next to it are the seven expansion slots. These are broken down into three groups, with the top three being part of the bigger back panel and then two groups of two below it that can be removed separately. There is loads of space next to these, so things will easily fit within the Lian Li O11 Dynamic Mini even if your GPU is extra wide or you have a big block with lots of tubing.


In the top is the other vented and brushed aluminium panel you may easily pull off the case by detaching two thumb screws. Doing so reveals a magnetic metal-mesh dust filter and the triple 120 / dual 140 mm mounting holes beneath. Naturally, as the case is geared towards liquid cooling, you will be able to fit radiators here as well, but will have to plan your motherboard size accordingly.


Lian Li has placed two USB 3.0 and a single USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C connector in the top, next to a power button. If you look closely, you will notice that the clear layer on this strip is not glass but acrylic. Looks like this was necessary as it is thinner to sit flush with the front panel, too thin for glass to be employed.


There is a removable dust filter along the whole floor of the chassis, which you may pull out through the side for cleaning purposes. This makes accessing it extremely easy no matter how your desktop is arranged.