Features

     As I mentioned earlier Lian Li has changed the traditional layout of what we normally see on ATX cases. Of course this is a server case, but every case I've usually seen has the motherboard layout at the bottom of the case with the CPU in the upper section of the board. Then the PSU is mounted above the motherboard to allow for better breathing, and to extract any amount of high temperature air from an exhaust fan. Lian Li has turned this backwards, and some of you may ask why, since the extraction of high temperature air is critical for good system operation, and more importantly for Overclocking. Well they did it by making separate compartments for each major function of a computer system. These three components are hard drive, power delivery, and CPU/System function. by allowing each component to have a separate cooling area, you can really keep temperatures down.

From left to right clockwise; CDROM area, motherboard and system area, PSU area, hard drive bay area.

     You really have to take a look at the overall functionality of this case. Spending a few minutes trying to figure out what this mesh was for, I realized why this case works so well for keeping cool. The front and back of the case are see-through with a mesh-like design to allow air to properly dissipate.

     Lian Li thought of a very neat way to pop your case cover off and on with these latches. Not only can you put a good lock on the main latch, but all you have to do to take off the side panel is unscrew the pop-screws....

The screw then pops out, and then you pull the screw and the latch opens out towards you...

The side panel can then be removed. A very simple but effective design, and it proves to be durable enough despite being very light. The whole case weighs in at around 15-20lbs