LP-V6 Generation Micro/Flex ATX PC Case with Backlit LCD

Anyone old enough to find that shaving has long since lost its novelty value will remember when PCs were something that you tended to hide away under tables and desks on account of them offering the same degree of aesthetic appeal as a house brick (albeit a beige house brick) – but times have changed and, thanks to PC cases such as this, we’re increasingly happy to display them in our front rooms.

Of course, the likes of Dell and Alienware (to name but two of many) have been producing PCs that are far removed from the beige boxes of old for years and, with the advent of Shuttle PCs also factoring into the equation, we’re more inclined to install computers in our front rooms than ever.

Whilst we would be the first to admit that this LP-V6 Generation Micro/Flex ATX PC is no where near as flash as many, few would argue that, as far as PC cases go, it’s hardly displeasing to the eye in being suitably showy - without being overtly brash.

Measuring a mere 100 x 330 x 433mm, the LP-V6 Micro ATX/Flex ATX case comes with a single optical drive bay and 2 HDD bays as well as two front mounted USB ports which, whilst hardly particularly of note, is more than sufficient for most home users – but what sets this PC case apart from many is the large, blue backlit LCD display unit mounted in the front.

Complimenting the lit power and reset buttons beautifully, the display unit offers at a glance information concerning motherboard temperatures and cooling fan status, volume settings (AUX and headphone sockets are also front facing), HHD status and current power consumption via a series of icons that, whilst certainly having considerable geek appeal, are far from being overly obtrusive.

Cooling is provided by a lit rear fan with air being drawn into the unit via a top mounted vent complimented by two side vents, and, as far as we can gather (we are not especially fluent in Korean and, being that the page linked is purely image based, it defies web based translation services beautifully) the unit comes complete with a power supply rated at 400W (the absolute minimum that should be considered these days) – though don’t hold us to this.

Regardless of the fact that we can obtain little in the way of full specifications this is one computer case that we would have no hesitation in mounting next to our mountain of AV equipment in our front room* and, to be honest, we’re rather smitten.

*Subject to wife’s permission/substantial bribe/hell freezing over.

Looking for a computer case that’s a little more distinctive? How about one modeled on a V8 Engine or this Haro Animated Talking PC Case?