Lian Li continues to roll out chassis at a feverish pace, and is today announcing its latest effort, the PC-V351. Pictured below in eye-catching red, the chassis is a successor to the existing HTPC-orientated PC-V350.
As with its predecessor, the all-aluminium PC-V351 features a pair of side-mounted optical drive bays, two front-mounted 120mm in-take fans and a rear-mounted 80mm exhaust. Measuring an identical 279mm x 262mm x 373mm, it'll support an ATX power supply, Micro ATX mainboards - fitted on a removable tray - and has room for two internal 3.5in drives.
Sounds identical to the soon-to-be-discontinued PC-V350, so what's changed? First of all - and most notably - the PC-V351 will be available in a choice of three colours; black, silver and red. In addition to the colour choices, it'll be packing a number of useful refinements. Lian Li has replaced the anti-vibration hard-drive cage with one that has an open bottom and utilises thumb screws. A vent has been added to front of the chassis, and its I/O ports are now housed on the right-hand side.
Elsewhere, the removable motherboard tray is now spring loaded and the 120mm in-take fans make use of rubber mounts to help lower noise. Certainly nothing game changing, but plenty of little touches that help refine and already promising HTPC chassis.
Lian Li expects availability next month but pricing remains unknown. Further details are available at the official product page.
