LIAN LI Lancool PC-K7B Black Computer Case

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-High tolerances-Front fascia is effortlessly removed utilizing wear resistant snap fittings-When front fascia is removed, the removable 120 mm fan filters are exposed. These filters snap into place (i.e. tool much less style).-Aesthetically pleasing brushed aluminum design-Straightforward tough drive installation. Rubber grommets supplied for vibration absorption.-Reasonably priced.-Contains Pc speaker, some cable management gear, and excellent good quality screws.-Rigid construction-Very quick shipping Only minor cons noted:-Poor placement for wire retainer on the inside of these case. The placement hindered installation of the PSU.-Brushed aluminum retains grease/fingerprints-Depending on motherboard design, only 7x expansion slots in back prevents triple SLI.-Not a major deal, but interior is dull steel finish (vice the stainless steel finish in some Lian-Li instances) -I selected this case more than hundreds of other people for a laptop or computer I built for an particularly picky individual. He wanted one thing well designed that can have total filtered vetiliation to decrease dust accumulation inside the case.-I can not comment on the loudness of the installed fans. 3x Scythe 8.7 Db fans had been installed vice Lian-Li's fans.-If you desire a filter for rear fan, Rosewill has a decent 120 mm fan filter than can be easily removed to clean. Item number: N82E16811988015-No options for further fans. This can be a Pro or a Con depending on how you look at it. Pro: All entryways into and out of the case is via a fan. Therefore, all incoming air can be filtered (i.e. there is no open path of least resistance for unfiltered suction). Con: You are restricted to only 3 fans max. Cooling can be an issue, based on what you run in there.

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three x 120mm stock fans, removable mobo tray, removable hd rack, air filter for intake, clips for cable management and good finish. This is a fantastic case for initially time builders like myself since it comes with 3 fans stock and its really user friendly wish it had black interior I am kicking myself for not finding it for the duration of the nov/dec holiday season could have saved a few bucks but other than that I love this case

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Nice fit and finish, effortless to function in. 3 fans are a plus. None.

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Everything functions. Case is flimsy. Mobo tray is off. Have to jimmy rig drive bay to fit SSD. I recommend you look for a case above a 贄.00 to find a superior one.

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Quite sleek, straightforward lines, no ridiculous flashy lights, usb/audio ports on the top...I can go on and on. So I will... Really like the removable motherboard tray and the wire clips on the back of it. Tons of space inside, quite lightweight for the size (it's a biggun), 3 cooling fans (ridiculous). Negatory

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Lots of space to function. I even squeezed a monster 700W Zippy/Emacs PSL-6700P energy provide into it without having too much trouble. Front filtered fans are good, in particular if you have a CPU heatsink with thin fins that clog with dust simply. Just make sure you clean them about when a month to stay away from overheating, as the front is actually the only air intake. No want to shut the system down to clean them... I just take away the faceplate and vacuum them off. Takes only a couple of seconds. Wonderful, basic design. Also extremely functional. No weird shapes or low-cost plastic faceplates here! Stock fans could move a bit a lot more air. As soon as of them also started creating occasional noise right after about a year. Challenging drive cage is good, but can be a bit tricky if you've never ever utilised that style before. Make certain the rubber grommets seat appropriately on the rails. I also advocate working with 90 degree SATA connectors on the drive finish for much more clearance of the correct side panel. Straight ones fit, but barely.That mentioned, I enjoy this case a lot more than any other I have utilized (and that's a lot). So a lot in truth, that I have also built systems for buddies and relatives making use of this case, and will continue to do so. Perhaps even obtain a couple spares for when production halts some day.

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I've had this sucker for a although now and it delivers day in and day out. It runs quiet and cool, with superior cable routing. Panels slide off and on and fasten very easily, mountings are flush, material and paint are resilient. Undoubtedly the ideal case I've owned. Isn't magically quieting down my loud removal hard drive bay. I did a lot of R&D just before picking up this case and did so since it was optimized for quiet and cool rather than just cool. The end result is it's a solid OC'er case and quite quiet when operating stock speeds.

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Excellent case, quite roomy and has held up against a summer of use by forty 17-24 folks. Does not show finger prints at all. Power light and difficult drive lites are quite bright they give me a headache. Over all fantastic case.

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wonderful case, all the hardware you need. all the space you want. i just fit an HD5870 in mine with no difficulty, despite the fact that i estimate there not getting adequate space for the HD5970. none, top-notch item the next case i buy will be another lian li, worth every penny

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Wow. Enjoy the layout, the construction excellent is really nice. three 120mm fans, lint filters on the front fans (we have cats). Rubber grommets for challenging drive mounts make it a quite quiet case. It's no louder than a whisper, even with a WD Raptor drive inside.Did I mention it is a beautiful black obelisk of energy? The challenging drive bays were mounted facing the opposite direction from the way I wanted them, and turning it around that late in the construct took a little additional function than I would have liked ྪ screws, four of which are tiny, and on the bottom of the case).I wouldn't use the water-cooling ports on the case with no a rubber gasket in them, and the case didn't come with any (oh nicely, I'm not planning to water cool this rig anyhow). Got it on sale with free of charge shipping. Woohoo! Case was portion of a new laptop or computer that I gave as a Christmas gift. It was unveiled with accompanying music: Also Sprach Zarathustra. Cheesy? Yes. Awesomely proper for the style of the case? Definitely.

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Very good construction, no sharp edges. Every little thing fits and is made properly. NOISY!!! For my 贄 case I'll be obtaining some quieter fans. Shame due to the fact you'd anticipate greater from Lian. No drama on the builds provided you like exactly where the drives sit. If you don't use angled SATA cables, it may be additional than a little tight. Turning the drive bay around is a hassle (and not worth it in my opinion) but for a sleek, no frills case, this is the ticket.

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+It looks nice.+The included fans appear superior.+The motherboard tray works properly, even with my tower CPU cooler. -The screw holes at the best of the PCI expansion slots are placed way too far away from the center of the case. I stripped a screw trying to secure my Radeon 6870. My stupid (hopefully temporary) workaround involves 1 of the zip-ties that came with the case. My X-Fi audio card fits, but only barely, and only simply because it is pulled out of its PCI slot slightly.-The power LED connecter is three pins wide, with no included alternative for a 2 pins wide connector, so it doesn't fit my motherboard.-Difficult drive seeks make a deep resonating thud sound.-The case is quieter with the front cover off, due to vibrations through tough drive seeks. *Both of my difficult drives trigger the case to resonate when they seek. 1 is a samsung spinpoint, the other a hitachi deskstar 1 TB 7200 RPM.*I think I will return this case, and try to find one that doesn't resonate with tough drive seeks.*For the price, this product does not deliver. I expected one thing that didn't amplify hard drive seeks, and aligned appropriately with PCI and PCI Express expansion cards.

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I'm really content with the engineering that went into this case. I didn't walk away from the build questioning what type of engineer would make such a poor style. I swear some other instances out there had been created by a person who have never built a computer let alone 100'sSo basically this case is wonderful!The noise isolation for the challenging drives is good. The air filters on the front are fantastic. I just don't have anything bad to say. For some it could be a con with the power and usb on the top of the case, for me I don't care, truly seems like a superior place for it. I think that now more and additional people today might be working with 2.five" SSD's or even laptop drives to conserve power, I really feel like if they just drilled a couple of holes, or added an additional bracket there would be a way to very easily squeeze a couple of of these SSD's in there with the need to get an adapter (or in my case make one) In all fairness although that's not a flaw, just some thing I would do to make it even far better.

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1. REMOVABLE MOTHERBOARD TRAY!two. Really effective use of space in interior. I was able to route major power cable about back (right) side of case.three. Timeless, easy and elegant style with black aluminum exterior... not garish at all.four. 3 quiet 1000rpm렐mm fans with 3pin mobo and 4pin molex connector.5. Normal HD audio and ac 97 front panel connector.6. Difficult drive rubber mounting technique quite solid... prevents access noise from resonating through frame of case. Would have to drop case from many feet to loosen the drives and then you'd harm the case anyway.7. Snap off front to access fan filters and clean front grill.8. Removable and uncomplicated to clean front fan filters.9. Solid latching method for five.25 in. drive. Can securely install 5.25 in. drive with screws.10. Side facing HDD to allow for long video cards. Can install ultra lengthy card like HD 5970 if you eliminate cage and locate one more way to mount HDDs. 1. Non-regular thumbscrews in back.two. No thumbscrews for PCI slots.three. Front fan should be removed to loosen HD cage and/or secure HDDs with screws. Not worth it in my opinion... just use rubber mounts considering that they are secure sufficient and original HDD cage position.four. Useless Firewire port on best. Would rather have e-sata or 2 far more USB ports.5. Front could be more open for fan intake.6. Low-cost cover for rear fan. Quickly replaced.7. Case not scratch and dent proof... ought to truly take care of it, oh myŒ. Will not satisfy extreme overclockers who need to have ultra cooling. A previous reviewer was misleading in saying warping of the HDD cage was inevitable right after a couple of HD swaps. To use extra screw for HDD you must warp HDD cage unless you use rubber washer of some type to compensate for the gap between cage and HDD (due to rubber mounting method). This is the only way you could warp HDD cage. Just be patient and do it appropriate for goodness sake.Have to use correct panel to access HDD drive connectors but this is not actually a con unless you are lazy. Once you see how the positioning of the cage enables for far better cable management then you'll see why they created it this way.Some people say the aluminum is too thin but I have to disagree. I believe it is just fine. It's not as thick as my old Praetorian but the design of that case was terrible and I am Significantly happier with a far better design and not as thick aluminum than a thick beast of poor style. Of course if you are careless and man-deal with the case then this may well be a difficulty so I'd recommend some thing else.

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Easy style, that lacks all elegance, but works just fine for me. I bought this because I realized I was not building a racecar so that the ladies underthings may possibly dampen when they look at it; It's a #@$%ing laptop or computer...a box of wires, transistors and silicon. What is the use for windows, neon lights and special effects. On this note it suits my purposes. I keep in mind the day when a Lian Li case was 100% aluminum. Now they call it a Hybrid aluminum design (whatever that means). I feel it's just a gimmick to save cash on style (since aluminum is slightly a lot more pricey than most other metals). Also, the 1 measurement on the case that is the most important is off a few millimeters (the PCI card slot screw points)...all of my cards stand off the motherboard roughly three millimeters every. If you are silly enough to buy this case, and you have issues with hardware recognition, it is most likely time to reseat your cards yet once more (if this computer system case permits you to). All in all, this is not the greatest case to purchase (even if you are on a tight spending budget, and require an aluminum case that cools nicely). It is true, the case is cool, but the other faults nonetheless take the gold.

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Case is properly made. Nicely finished internal parts. Found almost everything nicely set out with smooth internal corners so no places to cut cables (or fingers). 3 large and very quiet fans seem to move a lot of air by way of the case. Nice bright LEDs and handy placement of inputs and on/off switch. None. I am quite pleased with this case This is my very first create. So it was nice to discover plenty of room for cables. The MB tray is removable and produced assembly even less complicated.

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Looks Sweet- not glammy and ridiculous like a carnival. Fairly quiet even although three fans are running. Front panel snaps off quickly to access filter and install DVD drive (no screws- they must have changed this)Removable mobo tray- sweet, and it works fine(see below).Superior cable management and hole locationsEZ to use Rubber Grommets for HDDS, I'm not positive what all the complaining is about, if it gets any easier they will have to come to your residence and do it for you. None Removable mobo tray- folks say that you have to put a modest HSF or do it afterwards...I feel NOT!I put a Scythe Mugen2 WITH FAN on my Asus M4A88TD-M Evo/USB3, and managed to install the mobo tray with care and cautious maneuvering, the Mugen2 is gigantic (the ram slot tabs had to be in the closed position).....don't attempt and stab the bottom in and tilt the mobo in, it'll by no means work- go in straight, lift UP, slide slightly L-R/up/down and it will drop into the bottom slot(at least where the referenced CPU location is on my mobo).In no way cut myself, not positive what that's all about.Great searching and functioning case, the reality that it cost < ๪ is just a bonus..... great choice to use steel as the "Bones" for strength and to maintain costs down.Would absolutely get another if need be, and will refer it to other people.

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-Beautiful, stealthy look.-Removable motherboard tray.-Aluminum exterior with steel interior.-Exceptional cable management.-Wonderful tooless program.-Awesome develop top quality.-Three 120mm fans included; all of them silent.-Firewire on the front.-Effortlessly removable front panel.-Dust filters on the front.-Extremely well-ventilated.-Comes with cable clips and ties. -The stock fans, though silent, don't move as much air as I would've preferred.-While Lian Li provides you a lot of cable holes, you have to be smart when hiding them, because fitting the proper side panel back on will be a challenge. Superb case for under 贄. No plastic garbage, and a sleek black finish.

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Nonetheless one of the greatest cases for the price. Tool-less components if you so wish to use them, but also characteristics the screws to secure everything properly.The SECC body (SECC being a form of STEEL for those who are apparently oblivious of this reality) is quite sturdy and gives the aesthetically pleasing aluminum exterior a stable underlying frame.Sufficient case ports for audio, USB, and Firewire.A lot of room for some of the bigger video cards out there (won't say any card, but if you take out the tough drive rack it in all probability will- if you're willing to just use the upper 3.5" slot to hold just 1 internal HD, but that shouldn't be important with most builds).A lot of room for huge PSUs, if you move or just get rid of the cable management piece on the inside of the best panel... but in most cases, a 'mid-sized' PSU really should be adequate so this shouldn't be necessary. 1KW PSUs are usually excessive unless you're building a tri/quad video card monstrosity. Not quite as nicely-featured as newer Lian-Li-based circumstances; no tool-less components for the expansion slots and such, but these are minor issues, to be positive.SECC body (again, this is a kind of steel) may possibly not be to every person's liking. Maintain in mind they did mention SECC in terms of case supplies, so don't blame Newegg or Lian-Li/Lancool for your oversight. I was seriously thinking about receiving the PC-9F instead of this, but the basic truth that it genuinely didn't provide a great deal superiority over the PC-K7B, and that it expense at least half-once more additional, convinced me to get yet one more of these circumstances (been using these for builds for the past 3 years).The front panel for the 9F is greater designed (larger vent region for far better airflow with the dual-120mm fans), and it characteristics three. USB, but the three. USB demands plugging into the motherboard's rear ports, anyway, so it seemed silly. May well as properly just use those ports directly and benefit from the spare 2.0s by way of the motherboard's headers.Also, for some, keeping the PSU at the top of the case is nonetheless preferable (I personally don't have significantly of a preference either way), and the removable motherboard tray is still a nice feature, even if it's not often as valuable as it could be (generally still have to install the CPU cooler Soon after the tray is reinserted in the case).

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This is a extremely understated case that fits really effectively in a skilled office environment. Built a method with this case for a residence office for a Lawyer. It goes very properly with the wood furniture, and is not obnoxious or distracting to the eye. When people look at it, they can tell that it is a quality case.Wiring was effortless to preserve clean, and the included fans are high-quality units that push a good quantity of air and barely make any noise at all. Notice the included fan cages!The top-mounted USB port is quite useful for putting the tower under a desk. The cover is also great for keeping the ports dust-cost-free. None Spent very a bit of time locating the right case for this client, as they had really good furniture in their dwelling workplace. This one hit the spot appropriate on.Something to maintain in mind is that the aluminum has such a nice finish that you will want to maintain it away from any doable sharp objects or kicking feet.When making use of the HDD mounting method, you attach these rubber/plastic guides to the side of the HDD and then slide it into the rack. Be sure to align the groove in the rubber with the guides of the rack before you tighten it down. It most likely won't make a difference in terms of how secure the HDD is, but if you bend the rubber bits too a lot and then tighten them without having being aligned properly, you will probably have a tough time re-making use of them for your next construct. It might also lower the effectiveness of the anti-vibration and anti-noise properties of the rack in common.

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The pics don't do the case justice. Up close and in individual, the brushed black aluminium looks brilliant. Extremely classy. It just looks remarkable. The inside is much less so steller, but appears to be a lot of room for high finish video cards. -Leading mounted PSU (this makes is little bit harder to wire, although I suppose this preference)-Wire management is a discomfort and not what I was expecting. This partly to blame on my PSU for it's additional lengthy cables, but the width of the case makes pretty difficult to hide the cables behind the tray. If you have lot's of time and perhaps a modular PSU, I would imagine this getting less so an concern.-The exspansion slot screws ABSOLUTLY refuse to screw back in. Simple to uscrew, but when I put in my sound card and video card, then tried fastening the screws to secure them, the darn factor would not want to. What I did? I utilised thumb screws rather which worked incredibly well. In fact, if any case manufacturer is reading this, thumb screws for the expansion slots is incredible. -Wished they included far more thumb screws. -The 5.25 drive bay slots when poped out are near impossible to sit back in. -Wish the HDD bay was 100% tooless. Aside from that, I adore the case. However, when my case arrived, 1 of the disk drive bay slots was caved in. I was mad. I know it was not UPS due to the fact of the way the case was packaged. No way it could of been them. I lucked out majorly though mainly because that slot happened to be the slot I was going to use for my DVD drive anyway. But still... I can't support but really feel that I was given a open box item or maybe Lian-Li messed up on this 1. I'm leaning much more towards newegg jibbing me a bit. If I purchased this full price I would raise a storm, but I got it ฮ off with a code. At ์, I give this case 4 eggs. At full cost I would of given it 3.

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Nicely developed, with awesome cable management and clearence for significant video cards and CPU coolers. Somewhat inexpensive hardware, the threads of the screws are easily stripped, panels are flimsy and challenging to clean up.The stock fans are pretty weak as well, and need replacing. The style and looks of the case out weigh the cons and are very easily lived with.With an AM3 board, a Scythe Mugen 2B CPU cooler fits with no clearence problems at all.ATI Sapphire 5770 with Reference Cooler (Full Length Card) has around four inches of clearence from the HD bay left in its stock position.Coming from an Antec 300 that was cramped, albeit much more sturdy, I don't think I will be going back anytime soon.

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A lot of room I call it an extra wide compared to my enlight, A lot of room to route cable behind the motherboad panel. I thought theres no way I'll get that side cover on but I did with no dilemma. Front panel very easily removes and remounts. 3 massive quiet fans Fingerprints. I wipe it down with a barely damp cloth soon after I handle it Cleans up ok so not a problem Fans do not have a hurricane effect like some others but I really feel overall they do recycle enough air to maintain case temps in check. This case is fairly tall, wide, and deep. Also I didn't even come close to cutting myself on this case

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It's surprisingly hard to find a stylish case that isn't covered in plastic B-S these days. Multicolored acrylic, random LEDS, poorly thought-out fans everywhere. And some even come with P O S power supplies that I'd need to have to get rid of and throw away. This case is nicely built, lightweight, no windows, no fan holes in the side.I've just ordered a second 1. Both have been utilised for gaming rigs.It has 2 removable fan filters on the 120mm fans in the front and cable management holes behind the motherboard.If I'm going to have a "modded" case, I'm going to be the one to do it. And this case is a great blank canvas. Really like it. I don't particularly care for the way that tough drives mount. Its definitely all personal preference, but I just don't dig it. It makes cable management type of weird. It's a nice case. If you're searching for something stylish and understated, go for it. The price is appropriate.