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The Lian Li PC-B25F is one of the only cases out there which you can install a system into using no tools whatsoever – although we would recommend tightening thumbscrews with a screwdriver. Removing the side panel requires us to remove two thumbscrews.
First of all we installed our Corsair HX850W PSU into the case. Lian Li have developed a very simple tool-less clip which holds the PSU securely in place without needing to screw it in. There are holes in the rear of the case if you do wish to secure it with screws, though.
Then we installed the motherboard into the case. There are two varieties of motherboard thumbscrews included; there are three longer screws for harder-to-reach areas and six shorter ones. We decided to tighten them with a screwdriver as doing it by hand didn't secure them tightly enough for our liking.
Installing our Zotac GeForce GTX 470 graphics card was very simple as a result of the amazing tool-less retention bracket that Lian Li include.
Hard drive installation is simple, requiring us to screw four screws into the hard drive and slot it into one of the bays. The screws have rubber stoppers which should prevent too many vibrations. The hard drives have to be fitted with the connector pointing forward, making it more difficult to route the cables out of sight. But this does make it easier to switch hard drives over as you don't have to remove both side panels.
Overall the installation procedure is one of the most hassle-free we've experienced although working with the Corsair 600T is a little easier as there is more room for cable routing behind the motherboard tray.
Another quality Lian Li product. nice finish.
A lot of their cases have halved in price recently, good price now for quality aluminum. £230 wasn’t so much.
I love Lian Li, but most of their designs are very similar. they aren’t really developing much.
Good review henry. seems a nice enough product all round at a good price point.
I recently bought this case and I am very happy with it. It holds all my current hardware with an honor. Have gone through several steel cases (most recently a Antec Sonata II from 2005), I was looking for a modern case with better cable management, increased space for my hard drives and better ventilation. I also wanted the outer dimensions to stay moderate. I have now filled my Lian Li case with six hard drives (5 of them begin 5200 rpm drives to conserve energy and reduce noise), a Phenom II X4 965, very large Noctua CPU cooler, ATI 5850, Gigabyte mother board and a ODD. I also did buy the black front bezel to cover the ODD, a piece of plastic and aluminum that make all the difference in the world for appearance. Although not everything is great with this case. The fans is all too noisy for my taste. I ended up disconnecting all of them but one at the top. And even on that one I installed a resistor to lower the rpm. Yet, my CPU, MB and graphics card stay within limits, hard to believe but true. But truth to be told I value quiet computing more than reading ‘CPU temperature weekly’. Regarding USB 3.0 connectors I am not that worried. Lian Li have released replacement front connectors to other cases and I hope they will for this case too. When time comes I will probably buy one of those too. I would recommend this case to my friends.
Please consider, English is not my first language. Greeting from Sweden.
It is very good to see their prices dropping in the UK, at the start of this year they were not feasible to most people, but this one seems quite competitive considering.