PC cases with a glass side panel are not new. They allow you to show off the components inside your desktop PC along with any lighting you opted to add. But PC cases are typically single-chambered, meaning anyone looking inside can see all those unsightly cables, too. Lian-Li decided to fix that problem with a dual-chamber PC case, the latest model of which just launched.
The PC-O11 case is divided into two chambers. On one side the casing is tempered glass on the side and front, making the entire chamber visible. The other chamber is hidden behind brushed aluminum panels. The glass-encased chamber houses all components except storage and power supply, which are hidden along with all the cables in the aluminum-encased chamber.
As you can see from the video below, if you choose your lighting strips wisely, this PC case can look stunning when powered on. It's also large enough to install E-ATX motherboards, CPU coolers up to 150mm tall, and ATX PSUs and graphics cards up to 430mm long. In total, it can house six 2.5-inch drives or four 3.5-inch and two 2.5-inch drives.
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There's also plenty of room for radiators if you'd prefer to have a liquid cooled machine, with space for a 360mm radiator in the top and bottom of the glass chamber. Alternatively, you can fit up to nine 120mm fans. Surprisingly for such a big case, it is missing one standard feature: the ability to install a DVD or Blu-ray drive internally. But then, who uses those anymore?
At $229.99, the PC-O11 certainly isn't cheap, but then it's also not a case you'll want to replace anytime soon. It's going to be suitable for multiple PC builds for many years to come.