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Lian Li PC-V600 Mid-Tower Case
Cooling
The case is cramped in a good way. The way the parts fit inside turns the components into a kind of ductwork. The only hitch is space for a CPU heatsink: you've only got about 85mm to put in some cooling, but there is room for a heatsink to hang off the edge of the motherboard. For a motherboard in this class, it's unusual not to see water-cooling holes pre-cut, but then you'd also be hard-pressed to find a spot to stick a radiator. If you're creative, you can stick a single 120mm radiator in the optical drive cage, though.   Quality Check Aside from painfully-tight tolerances, everything about this case is polished. I mean, literally polished. The brushing has a handwork look about it that you don't see in lesser cases, and highly visible quality-assurance stickers drive home the point that this case has been carefully worked over and inspected. There were no flaws in the construction, just a little shipping damage--forgivable. Conclusion About the only thing I wish you could do with this case is use a larger CPU heatsink--small price to pay, really. Everything else about it is amazing. Well, that and it's not silent--with all the mesh, it's not going to isolate computer noises well. The case succeeds at being compact without sacrificing air flow or jamming parts into each other. It's the very spirit of elegance. It's not going to suit everybody, but then, how many people use all their drive bays? As processors' thermal envelopes shrink, how many people need tower heatsinks? I think the PC-V600 is more universal than it looks. The quick is the price. At $150, there are a lot of really nice cases out there, and simple and elegant isn't for everyone. But it is for me, and I can't be alone.  The Good  Work-of-art stylin' Light and strong All-aluminum Long cables Well-planned with regards to cable management Not ridiculously-pricedThe Bad  Not super-cheap, either Limited cooling options Limited expansion options
Page 1: Introduction and First Looks
Page 2: Inside the Case Page 3: Cooling, Quality Check & Conclusion 
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