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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kevykev - Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - link
I used to be a huge Lian-Li fan but their cases are still stuck in the past. It is nearly impossible to find a mid-tower that actually includes 120mm fans for BOTH the intake and the exhaust. I mean come on... between required active chipset cooling, 80mm fans in PSU's usually, VGA coolers, yadda yadda yadda it is harder and harder to build a computer that doesn't sound like a blender on high. I am afraid that after a year of searching I can only conclude that the Antec Super Lanboy is the only way to go. You get dual 120's, and pair that with whatever psu that has a 120mm fan and Zalman CPU and VGA coolers and a honkin passive northbridge cooler you could quietly air-cool the most power hungry systems today, all with quiet and slow moving fans.drewski - Monday, February 28, 2005 - link
yeah, the pc-60 has 2x80mm up front. i've got a pc-65b and really like it's simple look. i'm thinking of the TT Dream, though for my next system.http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?desc...
if only the side window didn't say ThermalTake!
L3p3rM355i4h - Monday, February 28, 2005 - link
Well, at least anand isn't reviewing the riced out cases anymore, but this case doesn't seem to be anything special. My antec SOHO 1040 seems to basically do the same damn thing and its $50 cheaper with a decent 400 watt psu.tonyou - Monday, February 28, 2005 - link
Actually Cooler Master's old ATCS cases had half of Lian-Li's so called, "innvoations" (extensively implemented thumb screws, removable mobo tray, blow holes) before Lian-Li started making aluminum cases.tonyou - Monday, February 28, 2005 - link
crimsonson - Monday, February 28, 2005 - link
Lian-Li was once very innovative company. PC-60 was a forerunner to G5's case. They extensively implemented thumb screws, edgeless designs,removeable mobo trray, removeable HDD rack, system fan speed control, blow holes, etc.And this was several years ago - before G5 and TT [TT was dsigning alien looking case at that time]. Others tried to copy, but usually end up having the looks but not the guts of the PC60.Unfortunately other than the V1000, they have not done much. Given V1000 is a great case.
My current system is a PC60. It is a great case. Very quiet and very cool.
The V1000 is probably going to be my next case. Unless somebody comes up with a better case by then...
Deucer - Sunday, February 27, 2005 - link
Why can't case manufacturers take a hint...Build a classy looking case constructed of brushed aluminum. Incorperate tooless features(maybe just thumbscrews but at least all thumbscrews). Use less 120mm fans, not a bunch of loud 80mm fans. Don't put the front ports at the bottom of the case. Price the case around $100.
Who wouldn't buy that case? Is this harder than I think it is? Are we talking rocket science here? Would manufacturing the case I described be too expensive? Does the case I'm describing exist already and I'm missing it?
epiv - Sunday, February 27, 2005 - link
I actually really like Lian Li's Case. I love the design of the case. It is really easy to work with. I already have a PC 65 and PC 68. I am planing to get a V-series.IceWindius - Sunday, February 27, 2005 - link
Im sorry, but Lian Li's case designs are absolute crap. The only one that looked decent was the PC-68 that I had a few years ago.val - Sunday, February 27, 2005 - link
forget that i installed cross blade fan (30cm) in my cm stacker....