Cooling Hardware
The first major change that Lian Li implemented in the PC-60 Plus was the cooling system. Instead of the two 60mm fans up front, Lian Li has decided to use a 120mm fan that will increase air flow while decreasing sound output. The larger fan will help cool the HDDs mounted in the drive cage much better than the 60mm fans did on the original PC-60.
The PC-60 Plus also includes the standard 80mm fan that we saw in the original PC-60 as well as the PC-6070. There is also a change here. Lian Li has included a chrome-finished air duct that, when secured to the back mounted intake fan, guides air directly at the CPU heat sink fan to provide it with fresh cool air.
This feature may make some of our hearts stop out of fear of air flow gone wrong, but Lian Li has implemented other features to equalize air pressure inside the case. There is an 80mm exhaust fan mounted at the top of the case where we saw the vent on the outside. This fan will help move rising warm air out of the case.
The second exhaust is through an included 120mm blower module, which can be mounted at the space beside the expansion slots. This blower will help move warm air away from the video card as well as pull air from the rest of the case.
The last piece of hardware that will help air circulation is the power supply. A unit with a few fans to help keep the air flowing will do a system with higher heat outputs much better than a cheap single fan power supply. Lian Li has included a PSU fan cover to direct air to the side of the case to prevent recirculation through the back mounted fan.
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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.