My life these days simply doesn’t afford me the time to sit down and share my opinions as I was once able to. Thanks, life. However, when Lian Li offered up one of its mini-ITX chassis, the PC-Q12, I jumped at the opportunity. Known as much for its unorthodox designs as it is for its top-notch quality, the Taiwan-based Lian Li has made a name for itself as one of the top-level manufacturers in the DIY PC industry. Offering some of the best aluminum cases in the world, the company has been favorites of system builders and modders alike for many years.

Having recently moved into a new home, I have been on a huge design kick. Among the projects I am currently working on is having a network connected PC attached to every television in the house. So far, this has been easy – with only two televisions, it’s not been a difficult project. Aesthetically, however, I’ve done a rather miserable job. I have one machine built with the small but still-too-large-for-the-living-room Fractal Design Array R2. It’s been sitting in my living room, connected to the television and running Boxee and XBMC. Attached to my other television is a Dell Optiplex that just radiates sexiness. Needless to say, neither can exactly be called centerpieces by a tech savvy guy. Enter Lian Li.