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While the PC X2000F was finished with a pure black interior, Lian Li have opted for a polished aluminum finish in the PC-Z70. Both look great in our opinion, although we prefer the black of the X2000F. The case can accept video cards up to 390mm in length, giving ample room for even the latest high end AMD HD6990.
Lian Li really know how to build a case and we were immediately reassured to see their class leading expansion slot locking system in place. Once you use this system it is hard to go back to anything else. There are metal levers on each slot which can lock the components. You don't need to hunt for a screwdriver and the mechanism is smooth as silk.
The PC-Z70 has a rubber mounted PSU system, to ensure that no vibrations (and noise) will travel through the case when in operation.
Flipping the case over on its side, we can see there are two 140mm exhaust fans at the top, to help enhance the airflow generated from the 120mm fan at the rear.
Every fan in the system is fed to a standard 3 pin header for direct attachment to the motherboard. Lian Li however cleverly supply a molex extender to accommodate people who perhaps want to keep the routing cleaner, or for those who don't have enough headers.
The drive trays are all connected to a specialised PCB system which can be charged by molex connectors. The PC-Z70 can support up to nine hot swap drives when fully loaded. We will have a look at this in more detail on the installation page.
Flipping the case around and removing the other door exposes the fan system which works in a slightly different manner when compared to a traditional ‘front mounted' design. Lian Li have included three 120mm intake fans in parallel, this air flows through the side panel vents and across the drives and then into the case.
All of the routing holes have rubber protected covers to ensure a snug fit and the cleanest possible appearance. The fans can be mounted to face left or right. Lian Li have included cable clamps next to the filtered fans to aid with the cable routing process.
And they do it again. I think Zardon likes Lian Li 🙂
Yeah thats quite stunning. I miss the black interior of the X2000F, but this one is almost affordable !
Once I persuade the missus, im ditching my IN WIN bargain from last year 🙂
As much as the insides are great, they come at great cost. Silverstone can be expensive too. I tend to opt for Coolermaster as they look great and hover around the 100 mark.
Coolermaster arent bad I agree. same with thermaltake, although coolermaster are better.
I really do like some of the bitfenix design ideas, but their engineering quality is terrible. Im one of the 10 people who bought a collossus and the thing has fallen apart. check out my thread on the OCUK forums.
its a false economy bying a budget case
Thermaltake do nice Armor cases, they aren’t like this lian li, but they are like 1/5 the price and do ok for a build for home.
For £260 I could get a new CPU and some momory. Lian Li are way ahead of Bitfenix, thermaltake or coolermaster for cases. I prefer Silverstone however.
I dont know why silverstone get such a good name,. I saw the kitguru review of the Raven 03 and thought you guys oversold it. its ugly as sin. this is much nicer although the cost is higher.
Bitfenix are exciting, but they have a lot of work ahead of them IMO. they are concentrating on the secondary aspects of a case, like glowing lights and colour changing, rather than working cooling, for example 🙂
dear sir, i was highly impressed after viewing review, i would like your suggestion, iam having X8DTG-QF, MO BO dual processor from super micron its size is 13.2″x 15.2″ and says EATX, will this chassis support this board, iam already having with me 2nos, of xeon x5650 and 5000 quadro. but system chassis is very expensive, will i have to make any modifications in this or the mo bo will fit in strait in . please suggest a PSU up to 1000w to 1200w, as iam a freelance designer, please suggest . Awiting for your reply at the earliest
thanking you
Regards adi mehta.