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I figured I would throw my own mini review since this is clearly the best case ive owned while its not perfect its close!
Got my delivery yesterday, box was well packed could have been better they had polly around both sides but not on the left or right side. It was light not too heavy thx to the allu Case.
Be aware this case is very Tall. Make sure you have enough desk space or enough height under the desk/table.
The Front and Sides are all brushed Allu and look stunning:
Installation went very smooth, lian li left a white box on the inside and it was packed with lots of screws... more screws then required. Instructions were clear and I advise reading them especially the part with the Hdd rubber mounts!
They have screw types for everything so use the right ones.
I spent an hour fiddling around with the rubber gromments and found it wasnt going on so easy on the harddrives, it certainly helps when you use the right screws!
These are special hdd mounting screws for the rubber mounts, but they have 3 different hdd type screws so be aware!
Installing the mainboard and parts were quick and pain free, theres tons of space inside to work with so no worrys there.
The front panel pops off very easy, loved that touch. Only negatives id consider is there wasnt any cable managment system in place but frankly its not needed and lian li left space at the back of the system so the cables can be routed behind leaving it much cleaner from the front
Heres a few inside shots:
The cooling for the hdds is extreme even with 4x120mm fans my samsung 500giggers are @ 30c which is as good as the active hdd cooling my Antec 900 had.
The inside also recieves good cooling too, my X38 Asus board while there hotter then most is showing 35-40c. My Q6600 is 35c idle with my thermalright extreme and noctuna 120mm fans.
In total theres 2 120mm fans on the back one for exhaust and theres one on the top where you can either mount 3hdds or 1 p/s, my p/s is however at the bottom. And of course the 4x120mm fans on the front, with good ventillation on the front for those fans also.
Overall very pleased its a keeper, a case that can last a lifetime, only things id change is perhaps the side panels there tad thin id perhaps consider adding sound proof materials on the sides but its not required. The Hdds are great with the rubber grommets cant hear them as much and are quiet.
Its a tad pricey @ £150 but obviously if you strive for perfection and want good cpu/vga/hdd cooling this is the one for you.
Overall 4/5 rating
Specs:
Q6600 with thermalright extreme and 1 Notuana 120mm fan
Asus P5E X38 mainboard
4gig 6400DDR 2 OcZ rev 2
Pallit Geforce GTX with thermalright HR03 with quiet Zalman 120mm fan
1.4TB with 3x samsung/seagate hdds
20x Samsung DVDwriter
Xfi Pro Soundcard
Corsair 620watt p/s
Got my delivery yesterday, box was well packed could have been better they had polly around both sides but not on the left or right side. It was light not too heavy thx to the allu Case.
Be aware this case is very Tall. Make sure you have enough desk space or enough height under the desk/table.
The Front and Sides are all brushed Allu and look stunning:
Installation went very smooth, lian li left a white box on the inside and it was packed with lots of screws... more screws then required. Instructions were clear and I advise reading them especially the part with the Hdd rubber mounts!
They have screw types for everything so use the right ones.
I spent an hour fiddling around with the rubber gromments and found it wasnt going on so easy on the harddrives, it certainly helps when you use the right screws!
These are special hdd mounting screws for the rubber mounts, but they have 3 different hdd type screws so be aware!
Installing the mainboard and parts were quick and pain free, theres tons of space inside to work with so no worrys there.
The front panel pops off very easy, loved that touch. Only negatives id consider is there wasnt any cable managment system in place but frankly its not needed and lian li left space at the back of the system so the cables can be routed behind leaving it much cleaner from the front
Heres a few inside shots:
The cooling for the hdds is extreme even with 4x120mm fans my samsung 500giggers are @ 30c which is as good as the active hdd cooling my Antec 900 had.
The inside also recieves good cooling too, my X38 Asus board while there hotter then most is showing 35-40c. My Q6600 is 35c idle with my thermalright extreme and noctuna 120mm fans.
In total theres 2 120mm fans on the back one for exhaust and theres one on the top where you can either mount 3hdds or 1 p/s, my p/s is however at the bottom. And of course the 4x120mm fans on the front, with good ventillation on the front for those fans also.
Overall very pleased its a keeper, a case that can last a lifetime, only things id change is perhaps the side panels there tad thin id perhaps consider adding sound proof materials on the sides but its not required. The Hdds are great with the rubber grommets cant hear them as much and are quiet.
Its a tad pricey @ £150 but obviously if you strive for perfection and want good cpu/vga/hdd cooling this is the one for you.
Overall 4/5 rating
Specs:
Q6600 with thermalright extreme and 1 Notuana 120mm fan
Asus P5E X38 mainboard
4gig 6400DDR 2 OcZ rev 2
Pallit Geforce GTX with thermalright HR03 with quiet Zalman 120mm fan
1.4TB with 3x samsung/seagate hdds
20x Samsung DVDwriter
Xfi Pro Soundcard
Corsair 620watt p/s
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