LIAN LI PC-7F Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

Impeccable quality made in Taiwan!

Reviewed By: osx86guy on 10/22/2008

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

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: My first Lian Li case is not a disappointment. It took over a month of product comparisons amongst different popular brands before choosing this one. Price is very reasonable. The case is highly modifiable with Lian Li accessories. Fit and finish are excellent. No need for 90-degree SATA cables, as there is plenty of space. Although I didn't want a lighted fan, this one is very nicely implemented, as it's not overly bright. The power and hard drive indicator LEDs are also understated -- very nicely done. Fans are extremely quiet. Bottom mount PSU area was very important. No problem fitting long PSU. I mounted a PC Power & Cooling Silencer 610 with room left for cable storage.

Cons: The hard drive bay is not removable; therefore, you cannot replace easily the front fan. Someone -- please correct me if I am wrong. The upper bay plastic drive mounting clips really aren't that great. I used one screw in each device to lock it into place. Although not really a con: It's not available in silver.

Other Thoughts: The 3.5-inch bay adapter apparently wasn't made correctly, since the memory card reader didn't mount flush with the face. No case is really perfect. In my search for the "perfect" case there were tradeoffs made by every manufacturer. To get feature X, you must give up feature Y. Or, if you want both, you must pay more $$$. So, unless you have a lot of money, save yourself a lot of time and really consider this Lian Li case for your system. Have I mentioned that it is made in Taiwan? :)

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Incredible case!

Reviewed By: Mack on 5/4/2009

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

Pros: Great Price
High quality build and materials
Plenty of room
Incredibly light!
Very quiet
Almost 100% tool less
Well laid out internals

Cons: Only one con here. It's a fingerprint magnet but this isn't even a real con. It's the only thing I could even remotely think of that is a minor annoyance at best with this incredible case.

Other Thoughts: I've been planning a new system build now for about 2 or 3 months. I researched so many cases that I was blue in the face. I was considering the Silverstone Raven which is a gorgeous case but that funky front door turned me away. I've always known Lian-Li made high quality cases but have never had the pleasure of owning one till now. They have some other gorgeous cases that are in the $200+ range but I narrowed down my search to this one and the price was just right. Worth every penny as it's not only gorgeous (pics do not do this thing justice, need to see it in person to fully appreciate) but it's VERY well laid out internally and the PSU mounting on the bottom is great. Super light, no sharp edges internally. The HD mounting is absolutely genius and this baby is super quiet with a 140mm intake and 120 exhaust running slow and quiet but moving massive amounts of air to keep everything cool. I could not recommend this case any higher. 5's all around!

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Reviewed By: on 1/23/2010

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

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Case is real user friendly, with lots of access and plenty of room for a large video card.
Running Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD7, I7 - 920, 6 G of OCZ 1600 memory and Radeon 5850.
Had to add huge heatsink (Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme) to keep the processor cool it fits no problem.
Also like how light weight the case is.

Cons: Not sure why the processor was running so hot and if it had to do with the case. Only room for one case fan up front and one in the back. Maybe the case is part of the problem, maybe not.

Other Thoughts: I really like the way the case assembles and dissasembles. The top comes off of this one and without that I would have had to pull the motherboard to access the thumb screws for the giant heat sink.

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I love AL cases.

Reviewed By: catskin on 1/20/2010

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

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Quality Construction and looks classy
Case was 18” tall which was a requirement in this case.
There is plenty of room for the large CPU cooler.
There is plenty of room for the bottom mounted power supply.
There is plenty of room for the long HD-5850 card.

Cons: Wire management was tight; the case could be ½” wider in the back and have better cutouts for wiring. There also could have been a cutout for the 8 pin power connector on the MB back plate.
I didn’t like the top mounted controls and had to buy a Lian Li set of drive slot mounted controls.
Non removable MB back plate but I knew that when I bought it.

Other Thoughts: This is my third Lian Li case and again they did not disappoint me. This one was fitted with a Asus P6X58D motherboard, V8 Cooler, ATI HD-5850 ref card, four HD’s, one optical Drive and one SSD Drive. The CPU is running over clocked at 3.8 GHz and 28c to 32c idle with ambient temps around 68f. There is room for another HD-5850 card. I did make a few small cuts in the case for wire management purposes. I bought another Lian Li PC-A70F full sized tower case today for another project

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Great Case

Reviewed By: Alexei on 1/17/2010

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

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: I was looking for a very clean case with 2 large fans front and rear and nothing on the sides or the top. Another criteria was space to hide cables since i do not have a modular PSU (yet). Some reviewers claimed it had very little room, but I found able room behind the PSU to tuck away all the cables that I was not using.

Some reviewers claimed you had to remove the opposite side of the case to attach HD cables but there was plenty of slack in the cables to attach them first and then push the HDs in. I don't use more than 2 optical drives so having only 2 tool-less slots was not an issue. I also just bought a 250GTS which had ample clearance behind it.

Both sides of the case and the PSU are attached with thumb screws so removal is a piece of cake, the front panel also comes off without any complaints and goes back in solid.

Aesthetically the colour of the case is very pleasant to the eye and it has an extremely simple design. No flashy lights to distract from this sharp cas

Cons: None that I can think of.

Other Thoughts: The case feels extremely solid and very light. Lian-Li makes great cases. It may cost a bit more but well worth it.

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