The PC as a train – A very special kind of mobile Computing with the Lian Li PC-CK101

1 - The train story begins 2 - Unboxing and Accessory 3 - Power Supply Unit 4 - Optical drive in the stomach 5 - How to implement a SSD? 6 - Playing with fans for the best airflow 7 - Mainboard and CPU maximized 8 - Mainboard in green mode for a HTPC 9 - First run and conclusion

Eagerly awaited and tested

The installed 300 watt power supply comes from FSP and is good average quality. Since you can’t install a graphics card in the small case anyway, the performance is almost a bit oversized, so you could have easily used a pico PSU including an external power supply. I first made an example and installed an Intel Core i7-3770K on a Z77 board. However, this extreme case would then push the pico-PSU a bit to the limit, but who would normally build such a CPU into such a case?

The power supply supports or fulfills the ErP/EuP specifications as long as a suitable mainboard is installed. In pure stand-by mode, I then measured an ample 0.5 watts, which is really exemplary. The power supply also passed the multiple short-circuit and overload test, and only positive things can be said about the noise level, because there is virtually no sound interference even under load. The installed and temperature-controlled fan is thus not a point of criticism, but should really be mentioned positively.

i personally think that the fact that the cables are not specially sheathed is actually a big advantage, because it can also get really tight really quickly. The rigid, sleeved cables would only be a nuisance there. Thus, I did not find any reason to replace the power supply unit installed out of the box, because the performance values and test operation did not reveal any shortcomings or disadvantages.