LIAN LI Silver Aluminum PC-C32A ATX Media Center / HTPC Case - Retail

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Reviewed By: on 10/28/2008

Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: solid case good construction

Cons: Video card would not fit had to remove chasis fan so I could put in power connector

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Reviewed By: JayBurd on 9/27/2008

Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Love it, Love it, Love it. Big, real big. Lots of room for you geeks out there looking to build a monster inside an HTPC case. I've got an XFX 780i mobo with Q9550 Yorkshire, 8GB Corsair Dominator, (2) 150GB Velociraptors, (1) 500GB SATA Storage drive. A Lian Li fan controller, 22x DVD-RW with lightscribe, (2) PNY XLR8 9800GX2's, ATI TV Tuner, a pile of fans and a 950 watt Coolmax PSU. On top of that there is still room to expand and upgrade. I guess you caould say there is plenty of space in this case.

Cons: Only allows for one exhaust fan in rear. I modded some holes to allow (2) 80mm fans. Works great. My PSU wouldnt slide in the back. Its a Coolmax 950w. I had to install from inside. Not a big issue.

Other Thoughts: I would like to take a moment to comment on some of the mis-conceptions left by other reviewers. First, Yes, it will fit 8800 gtx or ultra, I have (2) 9800 gx2's in mine. All you have to do is remove the fan behind the pci slots and mount it to the HDD tray. Tada!. Next, you absolutely do not remove the front facia to install the handles. Six screws, they go right on. Now, the bezel comment is somewhat correct, however, if you have a normal set of tools and a little brain power, you can figure out this isnt that difficult. Mine works great and looks great too. Took about 10 mins to mod. And the last mis-conception is that you cannot put a standard 5.25 drive in the bottom slot...? Sure you can, I really dont understand where that one come from. I had no issues doing that at all. Took the covers out and slid the drive in. Done. Well, thats my rant. Hope you all enjoyed it. Seriously, I really hope it helps. This is a wonderful case and I am so glad I purchased it.

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The Dreamer

Reviewed By: Mexicola on 8/2/2008

Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Love at first sight! For the first time I can remember 'some assembly required' was actually a pleasure to my ears. This case has absolutely met my every expectation. Okay, seriously though, I highly recommend this case to anyone who wants a beautiful desktop case that is actually going to show it and not shove it in a HTPC rack behind their $30K home theater room. This case is housing a build I made for work to run an Agilent TOF Mass Spec instrument. And it's looks definately show off the $0.25 mil machine. Make room on your desk for this one and buy it!

Cons: NONE!

Other Thoughts: Inside: Intel DX48BT2; Wolfdale 3.16 GHz Core 2 Duo; 2xWD VelociRapotor's - RAID 1; Crucial Balstix 2x1 GB DDR3; ATI Radeon PowerCooler AX3650; FSP Group Blue Storm II 500W; all plugged into an Agilent 6220 TOF MassSpectrometer

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