Lian Li XB01 Xbox 360 case unboxed and put to the test

[wraggster]

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/08/lian-li-1.jpg

Correct us if we're wrong, but the Lian Li XB01 chassis for the Xbox 360 marks a notable departure for the case mod industry. Far from making the 360 "more badass" or "more laptopy," the Lian Li XB01 merely aspires to make the 360 what it should've been out of the gate: cool and quiet(er). The folks at bit-tech.net put one through its paces, and have discerned that it "looks pretty pimp." They do note that the $150 case isn't built with quite as high of standards as Lian Li is known for, and there were a few minor quibbles, but once they tossed the Xbox 360 innards inside and booted her up, it became clear what the XB01 is all about: the 360 run silently without a disc, and only makes a bit of noise with a DVD in. Unfortunately, as soon as you toss a game in the drive noise is once again deafening. Oh well, maybe next year we'll get a 360 that doesn't require earplugs to play... and at least hard drive-based games are right around the corner.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/26/lian-li-xb01-xbox-360-case-unboxed-and-put-to-the-test/

[mcdougall57]

I think its nearly impossible to make a game disk spinning that fast quiet.

[ketchup]

There was an article in a Finnish computer magazine that had detailed a method to reduce the noise levels from the 360 to about 1/4 if not 1/8 of the original roar, (-6 -> -9dB's).
I can't remember all the details and the magazine got thown out before I could could save it.
Main things were some sticky-backed sound suppressing sheet added to the case but leaving all air holes open and not restricting the air flow , (for obvious reasons), some to the DVD drive too I think. There was some work with the fan but I can't remember what that was but the main thing was improvised rubber 'O' ring anti-vibration mounts for the DVD drive. Their lab results had showed a great improvement.
I'm miffed that the magazine was thrown out as I wanted to implement these solutions to my box too.

[amadeus]

This the article? (http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,2066865,00.asp)

Thought about doing it myself, but instead waiting for the dash update and play from the hard drive.