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

Pros: All aluminum. 3 fans. Noticeable noise but now am running them at slow speed controlled by bios, so much quieter. Front fan filters. Easy install with DVD drive and hard drive. Motherboard standoffs pre-installed. Cable management wasn't the best but managed to stuff cable out of the way as necessary. Excellent Lian-Li customer service as my case came with a missing case foot...contacted Lian Li and they sent one out from Taiwan.

Cons: Case comes with a fan filter on the bottom of case for the power supply. However it snaps out like the front fan filters so you have to pick up case to get it out to clean and replace.....would have preferred a simple slide mechanism to easily remove and replace this filter.

Pros: Case is extremely light, and the all black aluminum interior/exterior is very slick looking. The instruction manual is very detailed and easy to read/get everything assembled correctly. This case is VERY quiet with the stock fans in place, I can barely hear it. The amount of effort Lian Li put into place to make your entire rig once assembled in this case is incredible. From the rubber grommets for your power supply to the grommets for your HDD's to lower the noise level. Kudos to Lian Li for this as I am extremely critical about my case being quiet. The case was easy to assemble my entire set up in for being a mid-tower. Cable management was a bit tricky but wasnt anything to difficult. Overall a great case at a great price! Been a fan of Lian Li for years, I compare them to the ferrari of cases compared to some other companies with all of their plastic cases and noise.

Cons: The only con I can think of is that it didnt come with the fan cage for the two top (optional) 120mm fans and/or a radiator for a water cooling set up. You have to purchase it sep. for some reason. Speaking of which if anyone knows where to purchase it, (I havent been able to find it on Newegg or Lian Li's website) please let me know. This isnt really a deal breaker, but it would be something nice to have. Not worth deducting an egg for it.

Overall Review: This case is great! Go out and buy it today!

Pros: Very easy to work in, had no issues with installing any of my hardware. love the black interior and tool-less design. Fantastic airflow dynamics. For the price, this case is great!

Cons: MB Tray CPU cutout is small, my CPU sits about an inch to the side. Cord Management is tricky as there is not much room between MB tray and side panel. All small complaints.

Overall Review: Unique to this case is the option to install more 120/140M fans or a liquid cooling radiator on the top of the case, however this requires an optional housing to "cap" off the hardware. I think this looks rather cheesy in my opinion. if you have, say, a corsair H100 you would need to use this type of setup. becuase of the radiator size. I installed a thermaltake water2.0 pro cooling unit without issues using the rear 120M fan output. There is alo an option on the side panel to install an additional 120m fan. Hardware: GA Z77x up4th MB, Intel I5 3570k CPU, 16G Gskill Ripjaw, Thermaltake water2.0 Pro, PNY Geforce GTX 570 GPU, Corsair TX750 PSU.

Pros: 1. It is much lighter compared with 2 cases I have before this one. (Aluminum!!! Great for releasing heat too!) 2. Great mount design for SSD. The rubber ring fits perfectly! (Only one space, then you need 3.5'' mounting support for 2nd SSD) 3. The mounting screws for Motherboard is set and ready for you out of the box! (Saves work!) 4. Everthing fits!

Cons: 1. If you have a large heatsink, it may be a bit hard to put a screw to the top left of the Motherboard. Because it leaves little space at the top after mounting Motherboard. 2. I cut my finger when pulling the case out of the box. There was some pointy parts underneath the case!

Overall Review: Great Case overall! Couldn't be happier! Definitely better quality compared with my previous two cases!

Pros: -Great design -Very well built -Power suppy can be mounted BOTH ways -Pre-cut for water cooling -Cutouts for cable management -USB3 -Includes fan filters -All included screws are black -Includes a whole set of rubber grommets

Cons: -The cables for USB, audio and power have to be routed out the back the 5.25" drive bay. There is no cutout to route it down the side/in the back of the case.

Overall Review: I have an older Lian-Li, the PC-G70B, from about 6 years ago that my main desktop sits in. This PC-7HX is going to be used for a server build. This new case is really a step up from older Lian Li cases. Let me walk you through this gorgeous case. The Everything is black. The scews, the fans, the tool-less clips, the front panel cables -- everything. Thumbscrews are used for anything you'd want thumbscrews for. They've also gone an included enough rubber grommets that you could fill up all your bays and get to use those grommets on everything. You can fit a very large video card in the case. They purposefully left a big enough gap between the HD cage and the 5.25" bays so that you could do so. If your cards are shorter and don't extend too far past the motherboard (like a 7950) then you should be able to fit multiples in for Crossfire as well. Let's talk power supply location for a second. Have you ever wanted to put your power supply in a certain way and were saddened to discover the holes for the screws only let you do it one way? Not a problem in this case. You can mount your power supply with the fan on the top or the bottom. It's up to you! You know the extra holes on top of the case you attach their radiator enclosure to? Want to cover them up? No problem, just use the included rubber fillers. Do you want to use the fan cutouts on top of the case? Great! Just detach the inserts by removing the screws. Need quick access to those fan filters in the front? The front piece of aluminum comes right off with no fuss. Yes, I said aluminum. When they say the thing is aluminum they mean it. How about getting all of your cables under control? The motherboard tray has pre-cut spots for you to route all of your cables through. There's no need to string cables all through the middle of the case. I could keep going on about this case but I'll stop here: This case was a dream for me to work with. I'm jealous that my server gets to have a nicer case than my main rig.

Pros: -Easy setup -Easy USB3.0 connector -Plenty of room for huge graphics cards -Silent -Great air circulation, plenty of room for extra fans & liquid cooling (2x pre-cut chimney fan slots and more) -Aluminum construction, so it's super-light -No sharp edges -No tools required (some screws were tight though!) -Side-mount hard drives with rubber suspension

Cons: -Great price-point -Could use slightly better cable management -Could use a motherboard tray

Overall Review: At 100% utilization, my GPU temp dropped eight degrees C! Five star case, would purchase again.

Pros: Enough space for most systems Superb finish No sharp edges Light weight Lots of locations for fans, if you need them (I don't) Fan filters Easy installation / removal of drives Clean, simple, design ---, no juvenile Darth Vader look Easy removal of front panel, no wires to front panel

Cons: Wish it had another 1/8 inch or so behind the motherboardt, for easier routing of overlapping wires

Overall Review: In recent years I have purchased five Lian Li cases from Newegg, all very similar to this. ASRock Extreme 6 Z87 i7-4770K Samsung Pro 256 GB NO video card (not a gamer) Cooler Master EVO, with Noctua fan Seasonic Platinum power supply 25 Watts wall power when idling showing desktop (per Kill A Watt) The same day I ordered this case, I ordered another brand case which the Newegg web page said (erroneously) was aluminum. It had NO ALUMINUM in it, just steel and plastic. I am waiting to learn what Newegg will do about his -- I am sure they will be fair.

Pros: +Aluminum. Lots of it. +Great design with solid cooling. Haswell 4670K averages around 39C (80F ambient room temps) with stock clock settings. Excellent overall build quality! +Easy to access USB 3.0 ports (with cover) and power/reset buttons on top of case. +Drive cage is awesome! +Very few LEDs. Power (blue) and hard drive activity lights (blue/red) are very subtle. Fans are LED-free. +Enough space for most PSUs, video cards and CPU coolers. +Insane sale price. Absolutely the best case for the money, when on sale!

Cons: -Cables for power and reset buttons located directly above top-mounted media drive. Requires bending of cables. -Cutouts for cable management and CPU cooler installation aren't aligned well or too small. It was very difficult to install the rear bracket for my Zalman CPU cooler. 8-pin ATX connector for motherboard barely fit through the adjacent hole and was very hard to route.

Overall Review: Current Config: MSI Z87-G45, Core i5-4670K, High Power Astro PT 600W PSU, 8GB RAM, Gigabyte GTX660Ti, Zalman CNPS9900MAX, 1TB WD Black, Intel 520 120GB SSD, Blu-ray Drive