Lian Li isn’t any stranger to creating a few of the most covetable PC instances, however its new DK07 gaming desk PC case takes issues to a brand new stage. In a position to home two entire gaming PCs, with a glass prime to assist you to gaze down at your costly {hardware}, it makes for a putting but hopefully sensible solution to home your entire gaming setup.
This isn’t truly Lian Li‘s first stab at a gaming desk PC case, with its current DK-05F & DK-04F providing an identical set of options. Nonetheless, these authentic variations at the moment are discontinued, and this new finest PC case and finest gaming desk contender is available in at a decrease MSRP, making it a extra attainable choice.
Beginning with the fundamentals, the DK07 is an digital sit-stand desk, providing handbook adjustment between a peak of 676mm and 1162mm. It additionally consists of three preset buttons for immediately dialing in your most well-liked heights. It’s what’s on prime of these legs that basically makes the DK07 stand out, although.
The highest of the desk has a 6mm thick tempered glass window in its middle, whereas to both facet are 2mm thick slabs of brushed aluminum, into that are set the height-adjust management panel on the left and a wi-fi charging pad on the appropriate. This is among the main modifications from the corporate’s earlier desk designs, which had a tempered glass prime masking the entire desk width. The complete glass strategy is arguably extra eye-catching, however the aluminum is extra sensible.
Beneath this prime are the center of the desk, which truly prolong deeper than many of the photographs Lian Li has offered would recommend. Whereas the entrance fringe of the desk is just round 50mm deep, the central rear portion, the place the principle PC parts are housed, is lots deeper. It’s unlikely to intervene an excessive amount of along with your setup, however it’s one thing to pay attention to for those who had been pondering the entire desk was as skinny because the entrance edge.
Inside that entrance edge are USB ports, a headphone jack, and the ability button for the programs inside. Maybe our favourite facet of this desk case, although, is that Lian Li has included drawers. To both facet of the central windowed part of the desk are 50mm deep drawers with full-extension slides and in-built organizers. They’re solely 260mm lengthy and 105mm large, however are massive sufficient for most simple stationery, a spare mouse, a number of cables, adapters, and so forth.
In the meantime, the principle PC-housing part of the desk may be configured through a modular bracket design to accommodate both one central system or two programs sat side-by-side. Each may be as much as E-ATX in measurement, so there’s ample area for some severely highly effective programs. In contrast to some super-slim, customized gaming desk PC instances we’ve seen (similar to these three examples: 1, 2, 3) the programs listed here are housed in a standard orientation, with the graphics playing cards in a position to be mounted vertically, although it’s also possible to flip them to a horizontal orientation.
There’s area for 12 120mm followers and a number of as much as 480mm radiators as nicely, although once more as a result of the programs sit in a traditional orientation, you possibly can simply use standard air CPU coolers, so long as they’re not too tall. No followers or RGB lighting is included, although there’s ample area for magnetic RGB strips to be fitted inside and out of doors the case.
Out there now – not that we’ve discovered any in inventory anyplace – the Lian Li DK07 worth is ready at $1,399.99, which is some huge cash, however lower than the $1,499.99 beginning worth of the corporate’s earlier gaming desk PC instances. It’s additionally cheap contemplating premium gaming desks, similar to the wonderful Secretlab Magnus Professional and Corsair Platform: 6, begin at over $850 for only a desk.
In the meantime, for those who’re searching for a barely extra inexpensive residence on your gaming PC, you possibly can all the time take a look at the wonderful triple-glass-paneled Lian Li O11D Imaginative and prescient Compact, which is simply $120 through this hyperlink.
In the event you’re searching for different methods to finish your gaming furnishings setup, take a look at our greatest gaming chair information, in addition to our Fractal Refine assessment and Secretlab Titan Evo assessment for some particular, top-tier choices.
