Lian Li PC-C36 Muse

The PC-C36 is a slim media PC case from Lian Li. An upgraded PC-C35 introduced in 2008, the PC-C36 includes a luxurious brushed aluminum finish and many features only found on full sized PC cases such as a removable drive cages, vibration dampening, and an included 70mm side intake fan. The PC-C36 includes a non-standard 300W power supply.

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Lian Li PC-C36 Muse
MSRP $300.00
Release date August, 2008
Brand Lian Li
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Pros:
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beautiful case work from Lian-Li as usual
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looks like a beautiful high end piece of A/V equipment, would fit in with any type of media setup
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carefully laid out internally to provide space around mb and cable space. can fit some under the mb
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provides both 4x low profile OR 2x full-size cards.
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non-standard power supply cannot be replaced if it fails or does not meet expectations
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non-standard 70mm fan cannot be replaced if it fails or does not meet expectations
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difficult to build a quiet yet highly functioning computer in such a small and tight case
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difficult to find
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Features

  • Included power supply: 300W
  • External Drive Bays: 1 x 5.25"
  • Internal Drive Bays: 2 x 3.5"
  • Front ports: 2 x USB2, 1x  IEEE 1394, Audio In/Out
  • Supported Motherboards: up to micro ATX
  • Material: Aluminum
  • Dimentions: 435 x 94 x 378mm (W, H, D)

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Competitors

Thermaltake Mozart iP

Thermaltake Mozart iP

MSRP  $220.00    Released  August, 2007
Pros
  • affordable price
  • 3-year warranty
  • built-in iPod dock - compatible with a dedicated remote control
Cons
  • strange aesthetics due to the built in iPod dock
  • constructed of aluminum, vibrational properties are worse than steel
  • smaller iPods are not supported
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Comments

1.  avatar muddled said:

Fitted with a good modern mATX this is a wonderfully functional, quiet and good-looking system. I'm running quite an extensive system with E8400, 4GB, 2x500GB disks in raid0, Bluray, a 60GB Apex SSD (velcro'd to the base..). My CPU fan (a Scythe Shuriken low profile) is normally stationary.
Mar 01, 2009 12:09pm
2.  avatar Yale said:

I'm impressed by the amount of power you've been able to throw in there. That is the ultimate HTPC. How is the idle noise? If only they had made it so you could use 120mm fans. It would also be nice if you were using a passive PSU, although I doubt a 120w PICO PSU could fully power the system at load? I could be wrong.
Mar 01, 2009 1:28pm
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muddled

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Pros

  • beautiful case work from Lian-Li as usual
  • looks like a beautiful high end piece of A/V equipment, would fit in with any type of media setup
  • carefully laid out internally to provide space around mb and cable space. can fit some under the mb
  • provides both 4x low profile OR 2x full-size cards.

Cons

  • non-standard power supply cannot be replaced if it fails or does not meet expectations
  • non-standard 70mm fan cannot be replaced if it fails or does not meet expectations
  • difficult to build a quiet yet highly functioning computer in such a small and tight case

Comments

"Fitted with a good modern mATX this is a wonderfully functional, quiet and good-looking system. I'm running quite an extensive system with E8400, 4GB, 2x500GB disks in raid0, Bluray, a 60GB Apex SSD (velcro'd to the base..). My CPU fan (a Scythe Shuriken low profile) is normally stationary."
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Yale

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October 21, 2008
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2 pros
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Pros

  • beautiful case work from Lian-Li as usual
  • looks like a beautiful high end piece of A/V equipment, would fit in with any type of media setup

Cons

  • non-standard power supply cannot be replaced if it fails or does not meet expectations
  • non-standard 70mm fan cannot be replaced if it fails or does not meet expectations
  • difficult to build a quiet yet highly functioning computer in such a small and tight case
  • difficult to find

Comments

"I'm impressed by the amount of power you've been able to throw in there. That is the ultimate HTPC. How is the idle noise? If only they had made it so you could use 120mm fans. It would also be nice if you were using a passive PSU, although I doubt a 120w PICO PSU could fully power the system at load? I could be wrong."
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This product is also known as:

PC, C, 36, PCC, C36, PCC36