The Installation Process
Installing our hardware took a bit longer than we expected, since we have to screw everything into place. To install our HDD, we had to first remove the drive cage, and then apply four screws to mount the drive. The power supply was also a hassle because we needed to remove the mounting plate at the back of the case to slide in the PowerStream unit, and then screw the plate onto both the power supply as well as the case.
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Our motherboard installed quite easily. We did not remove the motherboard tray, since the motherboard was the first component that we installed and no wiring was really in place to interfere. If we had removed the tray to install the board, it would have probably tacked on about 1-2 minutes on the total installation time.
One thing we noticed with the newly implemented CPU air duct feature was that when mounted onto the fan at the back of the case, the duct was not centered over the CPU heat sink fan. We did not see this as an issue, though, since the heat sink fan was large enough to receive any air blown at it that would make the air duct just as effective. The duct can also be pivoted and mounted in various positions to accommodate many different hardware combinations.
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val - Sunday, February 27, 2005 - link
btw: when there is CM Stacker case, no other cases are neccessary. Specialy not such acoustic resonators like Lian Lival - Sunday, February 27, 2005 - link
#20Its like in Mockba, you know nothing, but They know everything...
Avalon - Sunday, February 27, 2005 - link
In Soviet Russia, the computer installs YOU!phaxmohdem - Sunday, February 27, 2005 - link
Can somebody explain to me WTF this "In mother Russia" BS is about?? IS it supposed to be funny?ProviaFan - Saturday, February 26, 2005 - link
Well, in that case, cHodAXUK, I can understand your feelings, even though I am almost entirely satisfied with my PC60. I might get the Mac-like case (the V???? series) if I ever get the dual Opteron board I want - the kind that is EATX and won't fit in an ATX case. ;-)For style, subtle works best for me - the wave case by Cooler Master is kind of cool IMHO. :)
natethegreat - Saturday, February 26, 2005 - link
I can't believe nobody has pointed out that this new case by Lian Li is louder than a TT Tsunami!TheInvincibleMustard - Saturday, February 26, 2005 - link
That duct is a nice idea, but how well does it work with different styled motherboards, eg DFI's new nForce4 line?I'm also curious where the intended airflow diagram went (page 4).
You also mention that you were worried about the PSU installation with regards to the top blowhole fan, but never mentioned if it actually turned out to be a problem or not ... did it work fine?
cryptonomicon - Saturday, February 26, 2005 - link
i like the plain case, lian li cases are fun to mod, its easy to chew through the aluminum and widen the fan intakes, ect. the main problem with the PC-60/61 was the front intake. the air hole were too small, and then there was a filter after that. i cut out the entire fan grille, and thew away the filter. so i'm glad this new case has better airflow through the front. i'm not sure if i care for the duct, or the GPU fan. i always window-mod the case, but if you don't have a window mod, i see how this is useful.and as for the sound levels.. doesn't everyone replace their fans with nice ones anyways? if you dont have $10 i understand though.
val - Saturday, February 26, 2005 - link
will never do the mistake to buy Lian Li case again.For that money, in Soviet Russia, You have nice car, and 100l of Vodka.
val - Saturday, February 26, 2005 - link
on photo it may look nice, but in real it is resonating, buttons leaving the holdings and so on :-/.