The Inside

     So is there more cool stuff waiting for us on the inside? Let's take a look and see. First of all, just like the removable floppy drive cage, the entire case uses tool free thumb screws. And I do mean the entire case! The structure of the case is very rugged and the precision is FAR BETTER THAN ANY CASE I HAVE EVER SEEN. It's obvious that the manufacturer of these cases take pride in their work because the Lian-Li PC60 case could easily be the poster child for quality and perfection. I hate to rave about how awesome this case is but I just can't help myself!

     Unfortunately, our case came without a power supply so we grabbed a brand new 530w Enermax off the shelf direct from Bigfoot Computers. To my surprise, the power supply also has a removable face plate for easy acces to the power supply. Just like the floppy drive cage, the internal hard drive cage is also removable. Did I mention it holds up to 5 hard drives? The hard drive cage is held in place with two thumb screws and slides out like it's ridding on air. Just another example on Lian-Li's precision. Another sweet feature is the quick disconnect harness for the front panel connectors. No more connecting and disconnecting all those wires every time you pull the motherboard! Speaking of removing the motherboard, the Lian-Li PC60 has a very smooth and easy to remove motherboard tray. Again, this tray also slides in and out like it's riffing on air. The Lian-Li PC60 has three internal case fans, two in the front to draw cool air in and one in the back to remove hot air. These fan are nothing fancy but they do the trick. Don't forget the two front fans have a variable speed switch! 
 

Installation

     For the first time ever, installing the board, drives and all the other gear was a joyful experience. Precision once again came into play as everything lined up perfectly and fell into place just as it should. I just can't get over how well this case is made. Maybe it is just that I've spent too much time playing with cheaper computer cases. Nevertheless, the Lian-Li is well deserving of the word "perfect". With the removable motherboard and drive trays, putting together a new box took me half the time it normally does. So what did I do with the extra time? Well, I just sat there admiring the case! 

     After running up the KK266-R with 1.33MHz Thunderbird at 1.45GHz based system, I did notice overall temps a little higher than compared to my Wind Tunnel II. This is due to the lack of a good "blow-hole" in the side of the Lian-Li case. Not that it really needs one, but it would be nice. Sure, I could install one myself, but the Lian-Li is such a pretty case as is so I really don't want to hack it up. At least not right now anyway.

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