External Design of the PC-60 Plus
Like every other Lian Li product as well as many plain vanilla cases on the market, the PC-60 Plus has the simplest of bezels with a flat, door-less design. No modified parts will be found on any Lian Li case, especially the PC-60 Plus. From the outside, the case even looks extremely small compared to the ones that we have reviewed recently.The top half of the bezel consists of four 5-1/4” drive bay covers, which are silver in color to match the rest of the case’s aluminum construction. They are easily removable; they are not held on by screws or anything that requires tools, but instead, can be punched out from the inside of the PC-60 Plus.
Below those bays we see two more bays - this time, they are the 3-1/2” kind, which are aligned vertically to the left. The original PC-60 case had three of these bays instead of two. We will see how this affects the internal layout of the case when we open up the “Plus” model. These covers can also be removed by pushing them out from inside the case. To the right of the 3-1/2” drive bays, we see the large power button with a smaller reset button positioned below as well as the power and HDD activity LEDs side by side at the bottom of that section. The reset button may be a bit difficult to press for anyone with wide fingers, but the small size does provide protection from any accidental resets.
At the bottom of the bezel, we see the large 120mm fan vent with the Lian Li logo at the center, whereas the original PC-60 model had a set of two 60mm vents in its place. Under the vent, we also notice a sturdy fold-down door made of the same aluminum that the bezel is made of, which hides a full set of auxiliary ports that include audio in/out, dual USB 2.0, and one FireWire port. Though the auxiliary ports are placed at the standard location in typical cases, we enjoyed how Antec positioned their auxiliary ports in a module at the top of the bezel, which could easily be accessed when the case was either sitting on the ground or on a desk. The module isn’t at all necessary, but the location of the ports can make a world of difference.
At the top of the case, we notice another vent for what seems to be an 80mm fan mounted at the roof of the PC-60 Plus. Because of the small size of the case, we are waiting to see what effect the placement of that top mounted fan will have on a power supply as large as our OCZ PowerStream.
The side panels are simple and very similar to those on the PC-6070 that we looked at in March of 2004. Both side panels are secured to the PC-60 Plus by thumbscrews. To remove the panels, we pull the panel back about an inch, then lift up to release it from the track at the bottom.
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val - Sunday, February 27, 2005 - link
29,32: you are also right. 140euro for CM stacker was very nice price for perfect case. But LianLi is not the way to go.With CM you get two silent 120mm and one silent 80mm fan, 6 USB, FW on top, 12 5,25" positions and rubber mounted 4in 3 HDD holder. Case is not too heavy, have alu sides, removable mainboard tray, two power supply holders, many accesorries. EATX, BTX,...
And - it is aluminium where it makes sense (sides) and looks awesome. Best case ever for all needs except SFF.
Noli - Sunday, February 27, 2005 - link
Totally agree #25Like the plain elegant style but at that price I really want it much quieter and (near) tooless. And why haven't they bothered putting the external ports higher?! Mid- or top of case makes much more sense IMHO. Sounds to me like Antec are making cases that are both better and cheaper. It's a no brainer. Now if we could combine Lian Li style with Antec features...
stromgald - Sunday, February 27, 2005 - link
Does anybody know how heavy it is? I'm looking for a very lightweight ATX case, and since this is all aluminum construction, it should be pretty light. My other choice would be an Antec Super Lanboy. Its hard to find information on the weights of LianLi cases (couldn't find it on their website) to make a comparison.WileCoyote - Sunday, February 27, 2005 - link
Not much better than the original. The new features are all very gimmicky. The PC-60 was good back in the day but there's a lot of better options now. I have two complaints about my PC-60: sometimes the case vibrates from the fans and some power supplies don't fit. My case doesn't have any front usb ports either. I still think it looks awesome.defter - Sunday, February 27, 2005 - link
Who is buying these cases? You pay $150 and get a case with a four case fans and 54dB noise level???I rather get a plain $20 case with zero case fans and a quiet $50 power supply.
XRaider - Sunday, February 27, 2005 - link
Nevermind about the sideways mounting - went back and read it again. "or three HDDs mounted horizontally with the included cage partition. "but no rubber grommets :(
XRaider - Sunday, February 27, 2005 - link
Ok case. Not thrilled with the way the HDD mounts on it's side and no rubber grommets... oh well. The air holes for the videocard fan seem small for efficient airflow, no?Also - "One thing we notice is that the frame of the case interferes when using a screwdriver to install or remove these thumbscrews" I guess if you can get ur fat fingers in there then your alright.
I've noticed that Lian Li likes the single 80mm fan in the rear of the case - wouldn't dual 80's be better?
val - Sunday, February 27, 2005 - link
sorry for language. too less sleepinval - Sunday, February 27, 2005 - link
i believe that myth of Lian Li is driven by the fact that in the past there were not much alu only case manufacturers in the past. now is lianli without much inovations only living from that "name"but there is already long time much better cases for much better price available.
theways - Sunday, February 27, 2005 - link
All Lian Li's are very plain, very loud, and only hold bragging rights for the amount of money spent on them. Innovation is a concept lost with these case designers, left by the wayside long ago with originality and style.If you want a sleek lightweight aluminum case with quiet 120mm fans, a well built and quiet hard drive rack, and very interesting modding capabilities, I'd get the Antec superLANboy for $80 or less. Hell for the price of a Lian Li you could get 2.