The Lian Li Aquarium PC Case from 2003
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- This is a Lian Li PC-6010 aluminum ATX tower case from 2003, but with the optional $99 fish tank side panel! It holds water, pebbles, plastic fish, and a bubbly pipe thing to get things moving. Yes, that means there's an air pump inside, right next to the IDE hard drive and PCI expansion cards. And it is precisely as loud and vibration-inducing as you'd expect.
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This might be the coolest computer case I've ever seen.
Honestly, yeah! I can't stand RGB nonsense, give me silly cases.
But does it taste good? Well find out on the next episode of brutal foods.
The aquarium needs the kids cuisine penguin floating around.
Hi Ian. What about an episode of uh.. Brutal tech?.. Toose? Idk, someone help me out here 😂
Love your videos Ian. Also I agree, this is so cool! I really want one, it would be so fun to look at and it would freak out my friends.
It needs the coolest GPU ever; Radeon 6970 IceQ Turbo
This looks like the sort of thing that would have been the "Grand Prize!" for a school fundraiser reward, haha
I would absolutely put a modern setup in that case and make it my everyday PC.
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Lian Li needs to make a redux/remastered version of this brilliant case for current machines, even in limited run. They'll have one guaranteed customer at the ready (yours truly), and then some.
I'd likely get in line too, especially if they used a slightly heavier duty pump designed for something non-conductive like mineral oil or silicone oil. Wouldn't evaporate like water will, and won't cause as much damage if a leak develops or one of the hoses comes loose.
We'd all go bankrupt !
Bert..........I like that removable MB tray but I think I'll stick with my Fractal Define R6. Amazing case.
Imagine a o11d with this
@@zOMGREI i was thinking a self contained panel would be a good way to do it
Someone needs to 3d print this man a Cool Crab floaty, STAT!
Flying Toasters!
Flying Duke Nukem!!
@@djcantross1631 Duke Nukem as a fish
"I'm here to eat fish flakes and swim in circles, and I'm all out of flakes."
SEAMAN!!!!
Lian Li is a company that's really stuck around and made a solid space in this market.
Maybe worth a company retrospective at some point.
My case is a Lian Li and it's by far the nicest case I've ever owned
Just built a computer a couple months ago, someone suggested a Lian Li case. Best decision ever. Swivel glass doors to access inside, so much space, great ventilation. They make really nice cases.
I just got a Lian Li LANCOOL II Mesh Performance Mid-Tower Case.
I love it, but it's the first time in years I've had to plan a build, because there's so much cable management and customization in the design.
I couldn't just throw things in there, plug them in and be done.
But I'm also 8 degrees C cooler at idle without changing anything else 😊
i have a Lian-Li PC-60 since... 2007 or 2008. Still a good case if your thermals are'n too demanding (and mine are not).
Ironically I never heard of them until a few months ago when I was putting together a new PC. Back then I thought it was some new Chinese company pushing into the market or something...then I saw one of LGR's videos about an old Lian Li case and I couldn't have been more wrong.
As both an avid fish collector and pc user, I know there are many aquarium pumps on the market today that are very soft or even close to silent with little to no vibration. I have one on my 35 gal front bow aquarium and the only thing I hear is the filter putting water back into the tank. Its a step up from one 20 years ago. Might be an idea. I don't know.
of course, it must be done
I would 100% put my modern system in this. This is amazing.
This case woulda looked perfect alongside my mouse with little ducks floating in it. Early 2000s loved their transparent plastics
Transparent plastic will always have a special place in my heart lol
I still love it, it's just always so cool to see into stuff without having to void your warranty
And that classic fish screensaver!
I miss transparent plastics on everything.
I’m so nostalgic for this sort of thing. Do you know what it makes me think of? Those little clear wiggle tube things that you put on your fingers. I can’t think of that they were called. I can totally picture the side of this PC transformed into that lol
Can we please get a 10 hour loop of this case running while some of the smoother LGR tunes play in the background. Calming as heck.
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When your PC evolves in to it's screen saver
This is sooooo cool. Would love a company to release an updated version.
Lian Li is literally still around...and one of the best pc case manufacturers.
@@chadshowdown9382 And?
@@IronIsKing And?
@@JOSHUA11987 So?
@@chadshowdown9382 And? Fucking Loser
Clint, if you don't keep that system period-accurate, then I think you need to swap your Threadripper setup into it.
That would be awesome.
I second this. It would be amazing.
Just keep threadripping, just keep threadripping
AGREED
if you could find a way to make a custom loop that uses the fish tank, that would be awesome
"Mm, the early 2000s. How tranquil." That really is how it feels in retrospect. I love weirdness like this.
THIS! this is why youtube exists. i love this kind of old-school, retro, dorky, geeky stuff.
I'm going to build an actual fish tank out of an old computer someday because of this vid.
thank you, good sir. kudos.
The case has such a warm feeling attached to it.
This takes "water-cooled PC" to a whole new level.
On a modern PC that would be dope as hell for the reservoir.
It's a water+cool pc.
If Jayztwocents were into retro stuff, this would totally be his jam.
I really don’t see how, this was just one of many early 2000s gimmicks for people to be interested in buying their products.
Don't tell Linus!
This seems like the type of thing a character on a show would have in their bedroom. One that you would always want, but didnt actually exist.
@ Disney channel original shows
icarly lol
like some spoiled teenager room
Like Arnold’s room in Hey Arnold!
Eddy, from ed edd n eddy
The early 2000s has some of the weirdest and quirkiest technology ever, that's why it's so interesting!
I had one of these back in the day (I used distilled water in it, so I never had the watermarks). In fact I think I still have the panel and pump somewhere. There were some people who converted the panel into a reservoir for a liquid colloing system.
Odd question, but do you still have it? Looking to buy one possibly, or get a better look at one to make a copy
@@UglyTv22 if you’ve got a 3D printer and some time you could probably just make an aquarium panel for your own case. I want to do it myself ngl
@@shala_shashka I don’t, feel like making something like this from scratch would be a pain, especially having no experience on matters like it. If I could find one to base a remake off of that would be good, but they are crazy rare
25:23 the jump cut robbed me the satisfaction of seeing the fish get unstuck
Thank Goodwill! I thought I was the only one! I demand an LGR Blerbs of the full footage! Like a Snyder Cut... but of plastic fish!
Thank god for that!!!
I suspect he unstuck it manually for final words.
Honestly don't know how it did, it just... came unstuck!
Happened while I wasn't looking.
@@LGR My god... the plastic fish are becoming sentient! I've heard of neuroplasticity, but I never thought it could mean the ascent of delightfully gaudy plastic fish to living, gill-breathing murder-machines! Get out of there while you still can, man!
Forget RGB lighting, I want this sort of thing to be on a modern machine.
I'd have both, just so the water isn't always blue.
I want real fish inside my PC.
Unironically i think fake fish tank PC is cooler than RGB rave light show lol
the side panel is the reservoir build
@@dogthatlooksattaxevaders6325 that's a smart solution for a liquid cooled build
Wow, thanks to Amber for sending this in so it can be shared with so many of us on the internet. Just such a cool novelty thing from back in the "glory days"
I think it's a shame that now days you can't get any case with some weird but awesome features like this one (unless you modify it). This case it's just awesome.
Me as a kid in the 80s: The 2000s will have amazing technology!
The 2000s: FISH TANK PC
It was better than my tiny child mind couldve ever imagined...
I mean, plenty of people have put mineral oil cooled PCs into fish tanks. You just can't put any fish in mineral oil, it doesn't work well.
5 year old me would like this.
"In the year 2000 we'll have flying cars and pills that have the nutrients of an entire days meals!"
*2021:* I have a garbage can with a lid that opens automatically 🤷♂️
@@no-one3795 I'm from 1997 so 5-6 year old me actually liked this.
Im curious what you made up
Honestly this is one of the cooler novelties you've covered on your channel. Modern case developers should bring this back.
Since y2k fashion in clothing made a comeback, might as well do it with electronics.
@@user-is7xs1mr9y I need translucent case tech back. Ideally with glitter 😂
@@Fayeluria Problem is they over did translucent cases to the point they've become tacky. I miss the novelty and I wouldn't mind a fishtank case but meh.
Something like this as the reservoir for a water cooling loop would be awesome. Have your own little cooling pond.
Right? No more overly complicated EDGY COOL monstrosities. Either just classy, minimalist cases or fun, goofy shit like this.
Oh my god I love the fish tank side panel so much. Makes me want a lava lamp side panel for a case but that would be so bad for overheating. Especially love the lighting.
Damn this looks so awesome! The whole design idea is so creative and unique - being an aquarium enthusiast myself, I would have loved having a setup like this. But I would also be a bit worried about the effect those vibrations from the air pump could have on the hardware in the long term, those pumps can be really obnoxious. Otherwise, I think it is pretty brilliant and the whole aquarium lighting effect with the fishies moving around in the water is awesome.
I think we've regressed with cool computer cases, nowadays it all about RGB lighting and liquid cooling BS. 2003 aquarium PC case is where we should have gone with cases.
Wat about a pc case with an ant farm?
I mean back then it was cold cathode lighting, and water-cooling was a thing for DIY folks. Nothing really changed that much.
We have some cases today that integrate a watercooling loop into the case itself, using its own paneling as a giant heatsink.
You know exactly what needs to be done~
@@MaskedMammal reservoir/distribution block, not a heatsink
@@gelatnis As long as they don’t start eating the *chips* within then all’s ok with me 🤓
Wow. I’m surprised that it doesn’t say anywhere on the paper not to put live fish in it.
back in the day they assumed people weren't idiots
@@blocke2551 If this thing had been made in the 70s, I would agree. But this was in the 2000s. There were warnings on TV packaging not to eat the foam peanuts. 😁
@@Mr_Top_Hat_Jones the 70s was the era where they put live fish into platform shoes... so if anything it would have been encouraged
I can say with almost 100% certainty that some people absolutely tried putting fish in there back in the day (whether they were successful or not is another question). For most people back then, the ability for fish to suffer wasn't even a consideration. I'm not at all surprised the box didn't say not to put real fish in it.
@@sdsdfdsfs9639 Go back a bit and you got radioactive lipstick for kids.
"Your case has RGB lighting? That's cute. Mine got fish."
_PC case opposition instantly dies._
The early 2000’s, some of my best PC memories. Such good times.
I can’t believe you have this AND it’s boxed. Mind blown.
i would love to see an all blue build in this case.
just get the bluest hardware you can get: blue PCBs, ram slots fans etc.
It's blue da bu dee da bu die... this is my PC, and it is all blue.
There is actually a blue version of an ATI Radeon HD3650 card which is era correct. 512 MB
trer'e is yes way in literal hell Alastor would be intimidated by this
If you could find one of these, it would be the perfect video card hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/615-tyan-tachyon-g9800-pro-m-128mb/?page=2
I was just going to suggest this
My doctors office back in the day had one of these. This some real early childhood memories.
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America died in the Great War―let it stay in the past where it belongs, soldier
Great username
The coolest computer case ever. No doubt. Thanks for showing us this beauty, man.
i unironically want one of these for my modern build. that is amazing
On the software side of things I would definitely run Windows XP and make it as most as aquarium themed as possible, and I mean the desktop background that has some fish, set your user profile image to the fish one, and leave it on the Luna Theme, and probably get some sea themed sounds and cursors
Edit: I've just came up with a PC Name for when Windows asks for a Computer name during the last phases of the install, I think the name Fishy-PC really fits (And it rhymes too)
Make it run Windows XP AND Insaniquarium Deluxe!
@@empoleonmaster6709 windows xp insankquarium editon (Deluxe)
Put all the Freddy Fish games for good measure.
There used to be a third party aquarium screensaver for XP too, I forget the name of it but in the free version you could only add 2 or 3 types of fish. In registered version it had tons of choices and backgrounds.
Either that or swap in something that can run Subnautica, yeah.
I’d recommend to include “Sea-gate” drives 🤪
Perhaps a Barracuda one at that!
Deffinately Seasonic PSU if possible.
And Corsair peripherals
SUB-standard capacitors sunk this motherboard when they leaked. Couldn’t handle any ripple current in that state. Might get free Shipping with all the replacements…
If you want to get fancy why not get some Caviar instead?
That was an awesome idea about any PC. what a joy to look at modern case makers we absolutely need this!
this would go great with those 2000s underwater desktop wallpapers
Back when it just wasn’t enough to have aquarium screensavers…
Me: "That's a cool water pump setup, maybe you should use it to cool the CPU.."
Lian Li ca. 2003: "Nah fam.. aquarium"
It's actually an air pump! To create the bubbles in the water.
@@Narissis Yeah, but that would be actually a great idea for a DIY water reservoir. Together with all that RGB stuff today, there would be some great possibilities I think
@@vermilion7777 - Well..... get on it. Get yourself some plexi and bonding epoxy, and create a reservoir aquarium on the side of your case. The trick you'll have is making sure the water comes in at the bottom and goes out at least halfway up so the suction doesn't pull gravel (or bits of gravel) into your loop. Or worse, the pump.
I think now you may see why this wouldn't work?
@@phydeux Nothing a little mesh filter in the hose fittings wouldn't fix. To me, it will totally work. My only concern is the gravel, will it withstand the type of fluid you're using for cooling?
@@phydeux You don't need to put gravel in, a cast botton structure would be possible too. There would be a lot of possibilities, not just aquarium themed.
i am so excited watching this, best thing all day! thank you.
Love your channel bro, keeps me calm.
PC Warehouse stores used to be all over the place here in NJ in the '90s. I didn't think there were any still left!
There's actually one still open in my town.
yeah there are still one or two here or there that are still open but most of them closed out
I live about 15 minutes from the one this case came from. I had no idea it was even there.
Microcenter in paterson
This one just closed last year after all these years.
Make sure you use the Afterdark Aquarium Screensaver. You gotta.
oh man! after dark is such a nice screensaver program!
@@juango500 I wish it still worked on windows 10
@@juango500 www.screensaversplanet.com/screensavers/after-dark-fish-1166/
The visual effect really makes it look like they are swimming inside the entire case, it is really cool!
Thank you for blurring out adding the water.
Reduced the trauma by proxy of seeing that in action.
On this weeks episode of "what could go wrong?"
The fact that the lid is just open is what worries Me
Pouring water into the side of your PC case? That just seems like a bad idea.
@@thomasknight7734 There is a little plastic cap that covers the hole (though presumably it will need a little hole in that to allow the air to escape)
The internet needs a 10-hour version of the closeup shot of the bubbles and fish and the motherboard behind them.
I LOVE this so much!! My computer just sits under my desk but if I had something like this it would for sure be in plain view. This is adorable and genius.
Got a real kick out of this aquarium case lol cheers, Clint!
I would go all modern. Top of line would complement this masterpiece of a case. Seriously, this is just the best and doesn't take it self too seriously.
The irony that this thing is supposed to be pleasant and calming but it makes me SO anxious seeing those electrical components right next to a tank of water lol
*Sinner*
You should not watch LTT's oil submerged PC videos...
The funniest comment in the unboxing video was someone who said they had one of these., and kept telling friends they had sprayed WD40 on the motherboard then filled their case with water.
Me neither, though people do water cooling!
Yeah. There's just no way I would ever even *consider* using this or water cooling systems. Get dat evil water away from my electricity.
Just started building my own pc setups a little over a year ago. This case makes me like lian li so much more. They have always been ahead of the others.
Your content is like a good cup of coffee in the morning
Completely gut it, stick a modern system in it, have ultimate gaming case bragging rights.
This. This is what I'd do.
@@liukang3545 headphones bruh, and either way it'd be no different than if you had an actual aquarium in your room
@@bigfupa69 legit eh who doesn't play with headphones at this point 🤣 I want this case bahaha
@@liukang3545 i'm sure you could also replace the pump with a quieter modern pump for an actual aquarium
Who need RGB when u have aquarium.
"PC Case with aquarium side panel" yeah this can't be more 2000s.
Honestly? I'd have it even now. I think it looks cool
ive always been a fish guy since the 2000s. I kinda miss fish being the craze and everyone and your mother having an aquarium.
I really wish Lian Li would come back with some sort of modernized anniversary PC-60/PC-70 cases. They've always been my favourite cases in terms of aesthetics.
Yeah, simple opaque metal. Nice and timeless. Can't go wrong with that. You can keep your windows and disco lights, I'll stick with something I can leave on overnight when necessary and still get a good night's sleep.
Catching up on videos, would like to see modern components in this case, very neat thank you for the fun content!
I'd advocate for recapping the board. Even though it's cheap and generic, older hardware still needs love
Stuff like this, the whole aquatic beachside aesthetics, or sometimes even the color aqua blue in general give me serious nostalgic vibes of being a little kid in the early 2000’s.
I remember having one of those little plastic fish tank thingies where it was kind of something like this: Little plastic fish that “swim” around the tank like a normal fish tank. I even remember there being a Finding Nemo version.
I wonder if Spongebob and Finding Nemo played a huge role in the popularity of the whole aquarium/sea creature trend of this time period.
I was building computers at that moment and I remember how awesome Lian Li was (and expensive) with all their brushed aluminium but I never saw this! Seriously awesome ideas!
I'm still using one of their cases. It currently houses a Ryzen 2700X running Linux Mint.
I had this case in High school. Was pretty cool. Would be pretty rad now with good looking parts.
3:48 "cardboard-flavoured unboxing commences"
I really appreciate the closed captions for us deaf gits.
Lian Li then: Weird, Quirky, and Unique case
Lian Li now: G A M I N G
Also Lian Li then: Expensive aluminium cases!
Seriously, the Lian Li cases were at least double the price of a nice Antec steel case or something like it.
At least here in Sweden they were, also i was a teenager and the case was near the bottom of the list of priorities. The CPU, the GPU and the memory were at the top of the list, after that the hard drive and the PSU. The case was whatever would fit the other components cheaply and with at least an 80mm intake and an 80mm exhaust fan.
By GAMING, do you mean, excessive RGB?
Lian Li still has some weird stuff. They made a PC case that looks like a train.
@@HydratedBeans And one shaped like a spider.
@@kakarlsen Don't forget about the giant motorized, glasstop desk that has space for two separate builds inside of it too.
holy crap I legitimately love this so much. I'd say keep it in the era just because it really is just so classic early 2000s. what a beauty!
Love it man!!! I vote to modernise the use of this awesome case!!
Nemo found his home. He finally made it into the computer.
Hmm, i was thinking more like "oh, robot fish from Red Dwarf season 1"
And also learned how to fish-moonwalk along the way :)
This is not what I meant when I said I wanted Finding Nemo on pc.
@@austinwilburn1772 But it has very realistic 3D rendering and a very high framerate ;-)
This was my fish tank for like 5 years in the early 2000's, thanks for bringing back memories!
like... with actual fish in it? Seems questionable 😆
@@hannahcrawford9198 yeah it's too small, maybe if they had tiny fish it would be okay, but real fish seems like a hassle.
@@hannahcrawford9198 Might be good for some small shrimps
@@123sleepygamer Honestly, it's way too narrow for any type of fish to live in. It would be like living in the space between the interior and exterior walls of a house. Might make for a cool plant only display/underwater terrarium for someone who has experience setting those up.
@@CommanderWiggins fill it with Green Neon Tetras, they only get to 1 inch long. and they look super cool.
Never knew I needed something like this until now
I would love to build a super modern system into this case, I’m speechless!
When you're a fan of the show Pimp My Ride and work on manufacturing ATX cases.
Two things you should do:
1) Put a crab into the tank (this one is a must)
2) Maybe transform it somehow on an Itanium build, it would fit with the Itanic nickname lol
Oooh, an Itanium build. Now there's an idea. LGR could talk about the AMD64 vs Itanium race and the ultimate fate of the Itanium etc.
How is he going to get an Itanium?
@@carltonleboss I don't think it is that hard to find it. I just checked it and found a motherboard (in ATX form factor!!!) and a couple of Itanium chips on ebay, they're a bit expensive tho. And they're from 2003, contemporary with the case😜
Love your channel
I genuinely love this one.
Talking about water-cooling...
Also about fishies in tank: imagine replacing them with flying toasters ;).
I'm a big LTT fan, and I feel like he'd just love to do something balls to the wall with this. Some sort of modern hardware ultra-build, to pay homage to the fact that no one will make a computer case like this ever again. I know that period correctness is very much a theme to your channel, but this case deserves an exception.
100%.
Would be the coolest looking daily drive too.
@@AlucardArkaine it honestly looks cooler than rgb computers of today
@@ediodimacaroni Agreed. Super unique!
That is amazing and hilarious!
The way it is mounted to the side makes any leaks just track down to the bottom and onto the table (assuming you don't have a cable touching the tank in the worst place).
This might even be practical as a water cooling reservoir!
That's legit the silliest and greatest computer case I've ever seen. The way the inside of the computer looks behind the fish is something else. The whole feel of it reminds me of that 'inside your computer' theme from Windows Me/98, but with fish and bubbles. Jeepers, if I could get one, I would
I was just thinking of how cool it would have been to take this to a LAN party back in the day.
It was, I had the side panel on an original PC 60, was cool back in the day.
Oh yeah, I desperately want this case... I've always admired older cases when they weren't afraid to be weird. I'm not a huge fan of the RGB, tempered glass, black metal cases we have now
Yeah, i have a rgb tempered glass, black metal case because it was the cheapest and most compatible one i could find for my pc while being decent, but i would love something weird like this, but that would take some work to find and to get everything setup, and would prob be pretty expensive.
@@rm2569 honestly I find it neat....I like looking inside and seeing all the parts working together
Google the "I-Tee case". I got that in orange in 2002 or whatever and my current PC build is still in there. The airflow is a nightmare but it sits sooooo nice on my Desk.
I have a giant metal box i bought in 2002 its as anti rgb as it gets and i am never getting rid of it i feel i could probably take out godzilla if i were to drop this thing on him its real really really heavy.
You just described my exact case 😭 LOL
I unironically love this
I could definately buy a case with a side aquarium on it....with todays hardware. Awesome review!
"That's future LGR's problem" 6 weeks later, "Remember that motherboard recap, it was... problematic"
Sounds like a Blerb
I would really love to see a modern build behind those swirling fish. One of those AMD prism coolers spewing its RGB through the water would be incredibly charming.
This beats all the cool rgb pc case I have seen! Omg, I want one
Great vid dude... Compelling and rich...
Ok I unironically want this case for my future modern PC build, it's so cool!
The fish forgot how to swim after all these years of waterless storage.
I like the sliding part where the motherboard is placed because that on a modern case would make assembling or disassembling a lot easier. But having a more modern case with an aquarium would be really cool, especially if it is possible to use something like a custom loop to both cool your computer and maintain the aquarium.
This is very cool. If I had one of that I should use my modern setup
"I do not fish tank often"
*Chucks fish into tank without water*
"Welcome to Petbarn, how big is your fishtank?
"Uh, Extended ATX"
I still have this Computer Case and was one of the first to buy one in Melbourne, Australia in 2003.
amazing cable management
[cardboard-flavoured unboxing commences]
See, this is why it's good to turn on subtitles.
[Laughs in fish tank] got me 😆
I would do a period correct build for this case, with the cables all nice, and neat with a modern more quiet pump. Just make sure use distilled water with some anti biocide to keep the scum at bay. also if you can find a away to put a small fish tank castle in the tank or some other accessory that would be awesome!!
Agreed.
Probably some water without so many minerals in it, that stuff on the side of the tank looks like calcium/lime scale
Distilled water is a good idea, should prevent all that mineral buildup. I would also maybe put something over the opening to prevent evaporation, not as if those plastic fish need air. Not sure what would work, maybe a piece of clear packing tape just over the top or something. Putting any ornaments like a castle in there would look nice but it wouldn't really work; the fish would all get stuck on it and no longer rotate around the tank.
@@bricklearns that's what distilled water is.
@@_Thrackerzod They already where getting stuck in the bottom left corner of the tank without anything in it, that's why I said what I did, so put something in that corner of the tank the fake fish can bounce off of that has smooth edges maybe so they don't get marred up.
It would be really cool to see this integrated in some sort of water cooling system. Though I have no idea how that would work. Nice video anyway, made me smile!
I have totally driven past that building!
also, what a trip seeing intel chips with pins again, its been a while.