LIAN LI High Airflow Micro ATX PC Case, RGB Gaming Computer Case, Mesh Front Panel Mid-Tower Chassis with 2x140mm ARGB PWM Fans Pre-Installed, Tempered Glass Side Panel (LANCOOL 205M MESH, Snow)
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jonathon
> 3 daythe hard drive bay gives no clearance for the gpu cable to come straight down through the hole and if you have a non modular psu, then youll have one heck of a time closing the back of the case. because my sata power cable stick out too far from my hdd, so i had to physically shift the bay for everything to fit inside. hopefully when i get a new psu and some cables ill update my review. **update** the latch on the back cover was bent so i just used a screw driver to bend it back in place. after i put the back cover on, i was able to un-shift the hard drive bay back to the original position with no problems
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Pinkkat
Greater than one weekI made my first PC build a couple of months ago with this case, and after all these months of having it, I don’t regret buying it. It’s not difficult to manage everything you need in it. It’s very forgiving for the sizes of your parts (and I have a questionably sized graphics card). Very easy to wire manage and being a simple design that’s easy to customize. I don’t regret buying it.
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Humble thoughts of Beth
> 3 daySuper cool case literally. The design is great mine came with 3 pre installed fans with a hub for the rgb so it was just 2 connections to the motherboard and that was it for the cooling. I run star citizen in 2k and everything stays at 40°c I love this case it will last me a long time for sure!
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JORGE M.
Greater than one weekSturdier than youd think, decent airflow, plenty of space to hide non-modular psu cables, I can go on and on. Only thing that bugs me is the power indicator light which blinks instead of being a static light which was easy to remedy by disconnecting the wires from the pins so no stars taken. All in all 10/10 case!
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Jacob
> 3 dayI am actually using a micro atx board so this case is overkill but i feel confident even with a larger board the cable management and overall desighn of the case would still give alot of space and the desighn is very slick some of the screws seemed to strip pretty easily but i was using the wrong screwdriver just trying to make it work and thats common in electronics that screws strip easily so it doesnt really bother me the metal case feels sturdy ive pulled on the bottom cover for the power supply with most of my strengh before realizing i needed to slide it and it still works like nothing happened no bends overall sturdy sexy case with usb3.0 for a good price it is my first pc build though still seems very solid and looks nice
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Gordon
> 3 dayI bought this case for slim down a little from my corsair 4000D. This case looks nice but when assembling it I could immediately tell the build quality compared to the corsair case is really sub par. I had to take my motherboard water cooler etc out of my case just to get the stupid usb cable attached. It is nice that my motherboard has the side slotted usb header but this case has no room to get it through. The panel screws fall out anytime you have to take a panel off and they fall out onto the floor. I just buillt a pc in an rgb rosewill case that is $56 and is far better than this piece of crap. I honestly may send this back and get a corsair again( sold off my 5600x to build 7600x pc) The main reason I bought this case is for the Name. Lian Li. My sons dynamic mini is awesome. This case is very un-awesome and it should be $45. I wanted to have a quiet pc for audio recording and this was supposed to have really good airflow. Unfortunately it doesnt seem to matter as even with 240mm aio for my 7600x it still goes to 90c which is normal. If anyone reads this seriously consider a better case. This case is below the nzxt 510i as far as I am conserned as well.
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Prey
> 3 dayIve purchased Lian Li in the past and theyve been nothing but exceptional. This is case is so close but there are a few issues I have with it. 1. The motherboard mounting posts and screws didnt fit together. The posts screwed into the case just fine, but when I tried to secure the board, the screws didnt fit. Luckily I hoard old computer parts and bits and had a bunch of old ones that fit. They werent black, but you wont see the posts beneath the mobo, really. 2. Not a huge issue, but I dont see how one can mount an 240mm aio (all in one) cpu cooler to the top. The motherboard heat sinks dont seem to clear it. However it will mount to the front of the case. My aio cooler is EVGA CLC 240mm All-In-One RGB LED CPU Liquid Cooler. Outside of that I love the case, its mATX and can fit miniITX if thats your thing. Plenty of clearance for a gpu (I have a 3070.) Fits a regular sized PSU. A good clean look for a modern build.
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Doodledibob
> 3 dayThis case is not the greatest case in the world. The magnetic filter on the top slides around too much. The side panels dont have the greatest fit tolerances Ive ever seen on a case. The hard-drive bay in the bottom is virtually useless, because you cant run any significant number of power cables past them from the PSU to the rest of the computer. The cables running to the daughter board are delicate to the point where I was concerned about accidentally damaging them. There are a lot of individual screws, many of which I really wish were captive so you didnt have to worry about loosing/misplacing them. The metal outside panels are flimsy and a bit thin. There are no good dust-filters built into the system. But despite all these shortcomings, Im very happy with this case. The fans are great, relatively quiet and with fancy lights that plug onto the RGB header on your motherboard. Youve got a great selection of front IO ports, though most budget oriented motherboards out there that Ive seen dont have a USB C header, making the inclusion of a USB C port for front IO a bit of a waste. I would have rather seen a 3rd non-USB C port, but the 2 that are there are certainly welcome. The air flow is great, keeping my GPU and CPU cool with only an additional CPU cooler needing to be installed (Ryzen 5700x and Radeon 6700xt). The case was shipped with good packing materials, making me optimistic that the glass panel would not be damaged in transit. The instructions arent the best Ive ever seen, but I was able to follow them without any great degree of trouble. Youve got good Sata SSD mounts hidden between the motherboard panel and the outside non-glass panel. Cable management options are (hard-drive bay aside) excellent, with lots of intelligently placed gaps and clear routing lanes. Its well optimized, so the case doesnt have any huge dead zones of empty space, and as a result is more compact than you might expect from a desktop case. It supports a variety of configurations, and in a PC where you dont have a GPU that requires dedicated PCIE power cables, you might have the space for the hard drive bay in the bottom. For a budget case, you get a clear priority of functionality > aesthetics > build quality here, while not sacrificing too much to the point where it becomes a liability. If youre trying to save a bit of money on your case, I can certainly recommend this one.
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2010n
> 3 dayHard to beat the price for budget build. Looks clean and easy to navigate. Wish the front fan cable were a little longer to reach on my MSI board. Top screws for my AIO did not want to match up with the top of the case. Not sure if the case or the AIO is to blame. Cinebench 3600x and temps don’t exceed 70c
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TJ
> 3 dayFits 2x 280mm AIOs. There are AIO racks to make mounting easier (you screw the rads into them instead of the case itself). Quality build, not much bigger than a micro ATX case either! The front panel has a mesh filter as well, which is nice. It also pops off very easily. Cable management is fine, PSU Shroud is fine. Idk, it’s a good case.