Joined on 05/04/03
Initial Impression
Pros: High quality construction, and small than expected.
Cons: None yet, only problem was the shipping...DHL, see other thoughts.
Overall Review: I just received this so I can't comment much on the performance, but the overall design plus fit and finish is awesome. Very impressed with the feel. I hate paying a lot for shipping on a cheap item like this so I opted for the eggsaver DHL shipping. It blows, after being shipped from Tn it took 7 days to arrive in Ga, and zig zagged the Country. I should have paid a few bucks more for UPS or Fed Ex.
Garbage
Pros: I didn't pay $50.
Cons: I paid $37. Horrible interface(obvious console port), cars float all over the place.
Overall Review: I've always enjoyed the NFS series, but this one is trash.
Decent, could be better
Pros: It's only $20, and adds extra air flow towards my ram. WAS quiet...see cons below.
Cons: Some what flimsy construction, although for $20 including fan it's good enough. Also I have gaps on both sides(just slightly to small for the opening)...it almost looks as if it's out of square too. My only real complaint is after 1 month of use the fan would occasionally start marking noise. Now after 6 months the fan emits a constant clicking sound, although it's still currently running.
Overall Review: Maybe I received a defective unit, but I expected the fan to be higher quality...being Scythe branded. I'll probably have to wind up replacing the fan. Still, before these things came out last year I was planning to buy some modders mesh and create something just like this. For $20 this saved me a lot of time, and accomplished the same goal. For quality issues I gave it 3 stars, but I'd still buy it again.
Quality
Pros: *All aluminum *Modular design(you can rearrange the some of the cooling and harddrive bays) *Excellent cooling *The side intake/exhaust fan is awesome *Overall construction and attention to detail *Price
Cons: Plain jane looks(hey, but some of us like old school! could be a plus :P ). The only real negative is it's not that quiet, not terribly loud, but it is noticeable.
Overall Review: I'm a first time Lian Li buyer, and they've won me over. I purchased this case for my brother, but my next case will be a Lian Li as well. If your concerned about the noise, you can always buy a fan controller or quieter fans, it's really not a big deal. :)