Lian Li has simply unveiled the Lian Li Edge energy provide, an ingenious new form of PSU that’s designed to be a lot simpler for house owners of twin chamber instances to make use of. The key to the design is that as an alternative of the primary inside energy cables connecting to the flat entrance face of the facility provide, they as an alternative plug into a brand new L-shaped part – the facility provide plug porch as I’ve taken to calling it – that turns the sockets 90 levels to face the surface of your case.
Whereas not a assure that this new form of PSU will instantly be the most effective energy provide selection for house owners of any of the most effective PC instances on the planet, it ought to be certain that customers of dual-chamber design reminiscent of Lian Li’s personal O11D can have a a lot simpler time putting in and upgrading their system.
In addition to incorporating this intelligent new plug plinth, the Lian Li Edge idea additionally contains additional USB headers on what would usually be the world the place the opposite predominant energy provide cables connect.
The thought with these headers is that you could plug one USB header cable out of your motherboard into the facility provide then unfold that out to 4 headers from the PSU. This protects on motherboard header utilization and means gadgets reminiscent of fan and RGB controllers that are usually hidden around the again of instances/motherboards can have quick access to a number of of those headers.
The facility provides can be out there in black and white variations with a 1,300W flagship mannequin rated to 80 Plus Platinum effectivity and 1,000W and 850W 80 Plus Gold variations, all of which include sleeved cables. There can even be an 850W model with out sleeved cables.
Lian Li hasn’t detailed launch date or pricing for the brand new PSUs but however given the element of the preliminary announcement – it wasn’t only one demo mannequin – we’d anticipate the launch to be imminent.
The corporate was introducing the Lian Li Edge throughout its Digital Expo announcement on YouTube the place the corporate additionally unveiled its DK-07 standing desk PC case. That is the newest iteration of its PC-case-in-a-desk design that features a glass tabletop over the PC into which can also be included a clear LG OLED show.
The DK-07 is definitively only a idea in the mean time – that OLED panel certainly can’t come low-cost – but it surely’s actually one thing we’d be intrigued to see put into manufacturing.
Till both of those merchandise really arrives, although, you could find our present PSU and desk suggestions in our greatest energy provide and finest gaming desk guides.
