Lian Li released the PC-Q17, the ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) co-branded, mini-ITX tower-type case. The designed of the casewill go well with the ROG Maximus Impact line of premium mini-ITX motherboards and it retains the sharp-edge design language of the ROG brand, with a sploed brushed aluminium front, a trapezoid side-profile, and a faux-sloped rear panel.
The side of the case has a large acrylic window held to the case by four thumb-screws, which doubles up as the overall side panel with a large and glowing ROG logo decks up its unique drive/PSU cage. Besides that, the case features a unique drive bay arrangement with a front drive bay that can be arranged together with the front panel that can be open from the top.
This can be used to house either a slot-in type slimline optical drive, a 3.5-inch drive, or a 2.5-inch drive. Behind it, where you’d normally expect a stack of 3.5-inch bays, is the ATX-type PSU baby, with an AC cord leading to the rear panel AC receptacle. Behind this PSU bay are two 2.5-inch mounts and two additional 3.5-inch mounts along the bottom panel of the case complete its drive bay loadout.
In addition, a large cutout is located on the motherboard tray for an easier way to handle the CPU coolers with the cutout on back-plates. There will be a clearance for graphics cards as long as 27 cm (GTX 980 STRIX is 28 cm long, and GTX 980 Ti STRIX is 30.5 cm long), CPU coolers as tall as 14cm, and PSUs as long as 15 cm.
There will be a detachable top panel has two keyhole-shaped cutouts, so you can install an external 240 mm x 120 mm radiator without detaching the tubing. Front-panel connectivity includes two USB 3.0 ports, measuring 201 mm x 407 mm x 276 mm (WxDxH), the case weighs 2.7 kg. But, the company didn’t unveils the pricing or availability at the moment.
