Final Words
With aluminum cases popping up on the market from these new manufacturers that most of us have never heard of, it’s quite difficult to distinguish between the products that are actually worth for what we may pay them.The thermal performance of the PC-60 Plus was amazing, thanks to the addition of the CPU air duct and blower fan, which effectively moved air in and out of the case where it was needed most. Temperatures were decreased 1-2 degrees on average and not just the system ambient temperatures, but also the temperatures of the individual critical components, especially the CPU and graphics card.
The sound output, however, was a bit too high for a case of this size, but it is a tradeoff if we want better thermal performance. The case put out sound levels around 54 dBA, which is much higher than the levels that we measured with the PC-6070. Then again, the PC-6070 didn’t have a total of 4 fans operating.
The PC-60 Plus is currently retailing between $135 and $150. It seems a bit steep for those used to spending under $100 for a case, but the PC-60 Plus is completely aluminum in construction, has a great cooling system, and will visually appeal to most users out there including the novice users and enthusiasts. We definitely recommend the PC-60 Plus to anyone willing to spend money on a great performing product.
Special thanks to Hampton Technologies for providing us with the PC-60 Plus.
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cHodAXUK - Saturday, February 26, 2005 - link
Something that doesn't look like a Morphy Richards chrome toaster, sadly half of the Lian Li product line is afflicted with dreary looks. It looks like a silver box and looks no different than cases that have been sold for the last 20 years, infact it looks almost exactly like an old case that Brother used to use on their 386 line back in 1988 apart from the Aluminium finish. Plain can be good but Lian Li do plain almost to point of generic. Construction wise the case is first class, no complaints there at all.ProviaFan - Saturday, February 26, 2005 - link
So what's your idea of a non-ugly case, #10? Something that has a huge-ass window in the side, with spinning blinkenlichten in all of the fans, and some god-awful combination of colors in the huge other-worldly logo?danidentity - Saturday, February 26, 2005 - link
Will that CPU duct interfere with larger heatsinks like the Thermalright XP-120?cHodAXUK - Saturday, February 26, 2005 - link
F'ugly case, always has been and always will be.WW2Planes1 - Saturday, February 26, 2005 - link
Nice case definately. I actually prefer the older layout for the most part though. I would like to see the newer front connector though, and the screw in standoffs.Incedentally, I've got a PC-65B (Same layout as the PC-60, for the most part), and didn't the original PC-60s have dual 80mm fans? not 60mm?
ProviaFan - Saturday, February 26, 2005 - link
I have an older kind of PC-60 (from looking at pictures, it seems these things went through several revisions at least - mine has the front fan speed control switch actually sticking through, while from some pictures it seems that this switch was behind the bezel), which has two 80mm fans up front.Anyway, the review was good, and if I were doing it over today, I would get the new version instead. However, there's not much point in "upgrading," IMHO.
pbrain - Saturday, February 26, 2005 - link
While I don't know if at some point they used 60mm, the PC-60 I have uses 2x 80mm fans.Da3dalus - Saturday, February 26, 2005 - link
I'm buying a PC-6070 when they get back in stock here (next week hopefully). It's more ezpensive than this one, but it has sound-dampening (big reason for choosing it, my comp is a bit too noisy now) and looks nicer :)mattsaccount - Saturday, February 26, 2005 - link
The message is clear: Lian Li makes great cases :)Bonesdad - Saturday, February 26, 2005 - link
Nice features inside...a bit dull looking on the outside. MUCH better than those silly little boy cases reviewed in the past.