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The side panels have been changed. The last ‘F' version had a ‘screw and pull system', but the latest version locks in place with a series of ‘pins'. This design is screwless and surprisingly secure.
The inside of the case is completely black, and flawless. This is finished to the highest possible standards and we couldn't find a single area which wasn't immaculately painted.
The X2000FN is designed with three individual ‘zones' in mind.
The upper Zone 1 is the optical and hard drive section. There is also a 2.5 inch cage in this section.
Zone 2 is the main motherboard section, taking up two thirds of the overall physical space.
Zone 3 is at the bottom, and is for the power supply and additional drive mounting.
The X2000FN is a high cost chassis, so Lian Li have not skimped on the quality of fans they have included. They have included three 140mm fans at the front for cool air intake, and another 140mm and 120mm fan at the rear for exhaust duties.
This panel can be used as a two 3.5 inch HDD mount system, or for a single 3.5 inch drive and 2.5 inch drive. I removed this for the installation phase of the build.
Holy batpants batman. I almost creamed myself.
System price must be close to £5,000? crap, i feel poor now 🙁
They do make beautiful cases, but I can never afford the ones I like as they all seem to cost £300 or more.
The case seems lperfect for workstations but gamers can do better. Does LianLi have a shorter version with two front intake fans and less drive bays?
Would a side fine obstruct the airflow of this case?
Hi Luay. You mean the same case but basically just shorter in height? I dont understand your second question – whats a ‘side fine’?
Oops! That’s me typing from my iPad. Thanks for taking your time to help out!
I meant a shorter case with one less intake and less drive bays, and perhaps a side fan would make a proper gaming case. But I agree with you saying it can serve both gaming and workstation in one build. Three front intakes would probably cool even dual video cards but not optimally as a side fan would.
I can see the carefully planned airflow of this case, but would a side fan obstruct this type of air flow? I really like the build quality of this case but I also have the specific requirement I mentioned.
Thanks for the detailed review Zardon.
I was wondering… Is the drive bay on the top (Zone 1) removeable?
Hello Yume. The drive bay at the top/rear for 2.5 inch and 3.5 inch units?
the 2.5 inch bay at the top is removable as shown on this page http://www.lian-li.com/v2/en/product/product06.php?pr_index=627&cl_index=1&sc_index=25&ss_index=61&g=f but only the one at the front, not at the rear. The reason is that particular bay is the main position for hard drives so its in place with soldered bolts, rather than screws. the lower one in Zone 3 is also removable.