Lian Li's Xbox 360 RRoD-relief chassis now shipping

It'll take some DIY muscle, but if you're tired of sending your Xbox 360 back to Microsoft after suffering yet another Red Ring o' Death seizure then this custom case is for you. Designed specifically for the Xbox 360, the $150 PC-XB01 chassis from Lian Li is now shipping globally with the promise of a silent, vibration-free, and cooler running gaming experience. And really, besides a bag of chips and 100mg of Guarana, what more could you ask for? Oh right, a warranty extension.

Gallery: Lian Li's Xbox 360 RRoD-relief chassis now shipping

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[ybbet @ Aug 14th 2008 5:55AM]

MacPro rip off

[J. Baker @ Aug 14th 2008 6:06AM]

Oh noes! The mesh on the front! The rounded edges! It's an Apple rip off!

Move along, idiot.

[polobunny @ Aug 14th 2008 6:12AM]

You probably have no clue Lian Li has been doing this way before Apple ever thought about round edges. But hey, IT LOOKS LIKE A MAC PRO

[J. Baker @ Aug 14th 2008 6:15AM]

Exactly. This is definitely Lian Li's style.

It just so happens that Apple design is so generic and simple that it's incredibly easy for a new product to look 'Apple'.

[bob @ Aug 14th 2008 7:27AM]

ironic, the g5 case style, bringing the xbox 360 full circle to the G5 development machines microsoft were initially using.

[I LOVE THE CAPS LOCK KEY @ Aug 14th 2008 10:06AM]

@bob

That's because the G5 and XBOX use PowerPC processors and are compatable, this has nothing to do with MAC operating systems.

[CubeGuy @ Aug 14th 2008 1:16PM]

@ILTCLK

No kidding. We know. No one said it had anything to do with OSX.

[ridahgadgetguy @ Aug 14th 2008 5:59AM]

damn this looks lika a mac pro :P

[Catsceo @ Aug 14th 2008 7:23AM]

No it doesn't.

[nanobis @ Aug 14th 2008 6:01AM]

well it is one solution, but i have to say that i dont think i would.

Looks twice as big as a regular 360.

[tom @ Aug 14th 2008 10:10AM]

pffffffff...RRoD is M$'s fault, I am not paying a fxxking penny to make the problem go away.

Lian Li is not gonna get my hard earn money.

[Jon Acheson @ Aug 14th 2008 10:26AM]

That's because they moved the power supply into the case, from the looks of it. And that is genuinely a great improvement.

I'd still rather just buy a PS3, though.

[Jon Acheson @ Aug 14th 2008 10:35AM]

Oops, I take it back, it doesn't replace the power brick... not even tempted, any more.

[Abuzar Baloach @ Aug 14th 2008 1:57PM]

This is so stupid. If you are going to make a replacement case, at least have an internal PSU.

[DiGiC @ Aug 14th 2008 6:05AM]

Looks ugly as hell, why would anyone want to ruin thier 3yr extended warranty on taking the risk for /that/?

[DarkLight @ Aug 14th 2008 6:37AM]

I don't know how do you lay out your gear, but I have all my AV gear (except for the display, obviously) hidden away. There's just the display, speakers and IR repeater on sight, so I don't care how the whole deal looks... I only care about how it works

If a fugly case will make my 360 work better (I've only had RRoD once, two years ago... It's been a fairly good experience for me), then I will put it in a fugly case. (That I'd rather make myself, of course... $150 is quite a bit too much for what you get)

[Fred @ Aug 14th 2008 9:10AM]

So you have to dig all of your gear out just to put in a disc?

[pfromg @ Aug 14th 2008 8:15AM]

"I've only had RRoD once"

You should know things are just totally wrong with the 360 when having just the one RRod is considered a positive thing, and downright lucky.

[maveric101 @ Aug 14th 2008 11:11AM]

my 360 is one of the first iterations - i got it right after new year's after lanch, about 1.5 months late. i've never had a single problem with it.

even if you do get a couple RRoD's, i'd say it's worth it for the great games and Xbox Live.

[Verx @ Aug 14th 2008 6:09AM]

my shit is moded, i would.

[J. Baker @ Aug 14th 2008 6:10AM]

For my English friends.

http://www.xcase.co.uk/p/552632/lianli-pc-xb01---xbox-case-for-recasing-your-xbox-console---free-delivery.html

£59, cheaper than the US! For once...

[ipubs bastard child @ Aug 14th 2008 6:45AM]

Plus VAT & delivery.

[J. Baker @ Aug 14th 2008 7:42AM]

VAT and delivery for £10 isn't okay with me.

[J. Baker @ Aug 14th 2008 7:56AM]

*is okay with me

[Gaz @ Aug 14th 2008 6:21AM]

would make the x-brick look a little more bricky....but better

[Ihar `Philips` Filipau @ Aug 14th 2008 12:18PM]

> little more bricky....but better

Bigger != better.

"Bricky" is actually an advantage to me. I do not understand in first place how the idiotic designers of PS3 and Xbox360 came up with something so unfit to sit under TV. To be fit to sit under TV, the box has to be more rack-like, so it would stack with rest of equipment (a/v-receiver, cd/dvd-player, amp, dvr, etc) which usually sit under TV.

[broli @ Aug 14th 2008 6:34AM]

This is when you know a console sucks, that is when 3rd party companies make custom cases for it.

[Dick @ Aug 14th 2008 7:19AM]

It is a Modding Case. You know how you know you have a great console, when everyone wants to make products for it.

[Catsceo @ Aug 14th 2008 7:25AM]

@Dick

This product is trying to FIX the 360, not make it a better product. You know you have a BAD product when 3rd party companies have to fix it in order to make it work reliably.

[Dick @ Aug 14th 2008 7:36AM]

That may be what the article above states but the website details an aftermarket product well beyond the specs needed to "cool" a console.

If someone's console severely overheats and wants to break the warranty – then this seems great.

[Reader @ Aug 14th 2008 8:45PM]

"This product is trying to FIX the 360, not make it a better product"

If the only aim was to fix it, then this case wouldn't be worth it. Why void an awesome three year warranty and spend 150 bucks just to prevent something that may happen and will be fixed for free if it does? This improves the 360 in two ways: Firstly it gives it a new and stylish appearance that will likely fit in with entertainment centers better. Secondly, and what I consider the most important part of the two, is that it's supposed to make the 360 SILENT. Now that's pretty sweet. The 360 already has enormous media potential and this really just finishes the loop.

So if what you want is a stylish Media Extender/center that can play games and other media quietly, than it may be worth $150 to you. Otherwise, I'd suggest sticking with the warranty.

[JohnnyBoy @ Aug 14th 2008 6:36AM]

My god! It's full of stars!

[Matthewmongan @ Aug 14th 2008 12:33PM]

i can't do that, dave.

[ric @ Aug 14th 2008 8:00AM]

cool as hell, *but* given the failure rate on the xbox 360, you'll definitely have blown any warranty (real or goodwill extended or otherwise) by recasing. I'd do it regardless just because I think it looks so damn nice, though.

[ipubs bastard child @ Aug 14th 2008 6:51AM]

If you could fit a cheap spec PC in it so you've got a gaming and cheap desktop PC, it'd be pretty interesting. Ala the old amstrad sega genesis / PC all in one. Sounds whacky but it's a space saver and I'm willing to bet a lot of x360 players dont need a monster gaming pc but a decent web browser / office PC.

How many of them have a PC sat next to their console? A fair few I'd imagine.

http://membres.lycos.fr/dreamandreality/images/MD_CONS_MegaPC.jpg

[Kelmon @ Aug 14th 2008 6:55AM]

Damn, I remember that Amstrad. Presumably another one of Alan Sugar's genius ideas. It's a wonder, given the general crap that his companies have consistently produced, that no one has fired him...

[Jon MacDoanld @ Aug 14th 2008 7:42AM]

Guilty. My web PC is right next to my sexbox.

[John @ Aug 14th 2008 12:48PM]

by sexbox, do you mean VCR?

[yoctotech @ Aug 14th 2008 7:01AM]

nice,black mac......

[Alex @ Aug 14th 2008 7:16AM]

Is this the bastard child of Apple and Microsoft? An ugly, bigger than an Xbox, bastard

[Ekauq @ Aug 14th 2008 7:22AM]

"...what more could you ask for? Oh right, a warranty extension."

how about a 360 with proper cooling so you don't have to shell out half the cost of a new one to fix it or even worry about warranty extensions?

[J. Baker @ Aug 14th 2008 7:35AM]

Microsoft should get in on this and offer warrantied 360s pre-built into this case then.

Strictly for the hardcore, of course.

[DESTOS @ Aug 14th 2008 3:44PM]

How about more cowbell?

[TRAFFICBLOWS @ Aug 14th 2008 7:34AM]

"...now shipping globally with the promise of a silent..."

This will make my 360 SILENT!?!? I'd say that'd be almost worth $150! $50 and I'd bite without a doubt... it's not like I could use this for much else.

Only 1 media bay?? Where am I going to put my Blu-Ray 360 drive?

[chickenator @ Aug 14th 2008 7:38AM]

XBoxPro!

[EMaster @ Aug 14th 2008 7:59AM]

Soooooo... Where does the hard drive go?

[Adrian Williams @ Aug 14th 2008 9:21AM]

Under the DVD drive on the inside
http://lian-li.com/v2/tw/product/upload/image/XB01/xb01q14.jpg

[OCEAN 12 @ Aug 14th 2008 8:00AM]

Good design, perfect if it had an applo logo, hopefully it comes with OSX, then steve will be happy, bill will be upset to see apple over his xbox 360s, PERFECT WORLD

[arjun @ Aug 14th 2008 8:01AM]

this is so stupid. Not only does it look way bigger and kinda ugly, it costs way too much. Also later this year they are letting you install games to your hard drive. This will probably reduce the sound of the disc drive quite a lot. Also most people put there 360 under there TV and this looks way to big for most people.

[Jay Evans @ Aug 14th 2008 8:44AM]

It ain't for "most people"....