Lian Li's PC-V1000: A Case Exclusive

Case Fans

The PC-V1000 includes two 120mm fans and no option for additional fans to be installed. Usually, we would think this to be insufficient, since most other cases include openings where their fans are placed. This model, on the other hand, has an outer casing covered with 2mm holes to allow ventilation from all around. These holes are placed strategically at the bottom of the case under the hard drive bays and the power supply mounting as well as at the back to the left of the add-on card slots.

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The front fan is an intake and is placed at the front of the case next to the 3-1/2" drive bays for direct cooling. Since this fan is an intake, there is also a filter to keep dust from entering. We realized one thing about this that didn't make sense. If there are holes all over the chassis where anything with a diameter of about 2mm can enter, why even bother with an intake filter?

The rear fan is an exhaust and is placed roughly at the height of where the CPU heatsink fan would be located. There is also an air guide on the outside of the chassis to direct exhausted air downwards. We found this unnecessary, since the power supply can blow air outwards anyway.

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