Volume and thermal behavior
The Noisblocker eLoop makes its rounds at 1300RPM and is still almost inaudible. This is completely sufficient for the combination of hardware and the pump is also not audible at 1000 RPM. The 80 mm fan from the power supply is also almost inaudible and does a flawless job. The only thing that can be heard from time to time in this build is the motherboard fan sitting under a cover. Which, however, is not really felt as annoying at any time. Only – what do the temperatures actually look like in such a small build?
For this I used Prime 95 and let it run for 1 hour. The temperatures surprised me personally, because the water temperature was 42°C after one hour, the highest measured CPU temperature was 72°C. To test the GPU, I also let the MSI Kombustor run for another hour, and temperatures of maximum 55°C were measured here. But how does it look now if you do not shoot with cannons at sparrows?
For a real-world test, I used my Rainbow Six Siege game and played for 2 hours on ultra settings. The temperatures after 2 hours looked like this: CPU 63 °C, GPU 45 °C and the water temperature was a comfortable 38 °C. All in all, this is certainly an excellent result and surprised me myself, as this was the first time I had to deal with Mini-ITX with this build. And admittedly: Somehow I have now become a real fan of such small system.
Summary and conclusion
Finally, we come to the conclusion of this workvlog. Lian Li has really delivered with the Q58 and made a great landing, except for the out-of-place connector. A noble design is combined with clever functionality and leaves (almost) nothing to be desired. The performance through the side panels is also very well done, as they let in enough cool air to prevent heat buildup.
TheLian Li Q58 is certainly not the smallest mini-ITX case on the market, but it’s not the biggest either. Thus, you make a good compromise to make room for a real custom loop yourself. Or the idea of being able to install an ATX power supply, which still doesn’t really make sense to me by the end of the review because, we don’t have much room for cable management in this case and we would still lose two fan spots in the case. Thus, an actually good design is obstructed by an incomprehensible idea. But you don’t have to do it.
Features like the hot-swap for the SSD or the different configuration of the side panels are a unique selling point and are also very well implemented. You really get a lot here for a price starting at 119€ and it is also a reason for a purchase tip for me. But of course, as always, you should always compare everything with other manufacturers, because buying a case is a decision for a longer period of time. And there is nothing worse than then being annoyed for a long time about a wrong purchase.
If you want to see the whole build again, you are welcome to watch the video and of course I would be very happy about a like or subscription. Because more such vlogs are sure to follow – with the accompanying video, of course. This is the website, of course, but I can end up doing three things at once: building, photographing and filming. Then everyone gets something out of it, including the reading part of the population 🙂
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