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Date Posted: June 25, 2001

Looking closer here, we can see the fan intakes. There are two 80mm fans hiding back there. They are pretty decent fans, and they're spec'd to pull in 50cfm of air each. Dust would normally be an issue, but luckily, the engineers at Lian-Li added a washable fan filter. A nice touch indeed. The fans can be noisy, though they're easy overpowered by my Delta 60mm fan. You can pop the face plate off, and set the fans to spin slower (sorry for the blurry pic). You'll get less air, but it's supposed to be quieter. IMHO, it's more of a gimmick, since the fans don't seem to be quieter.

One thing I liked about the case was the removable motherboard tray. Most decent cases come with it, and it's good to see that Lian-Li includes it. Another nice touch is the thumbscrews. No more dropping the screwdriver on your big toe.

The caveat to the thumbscrew madness was the PCI/AGP slots. The idea of thumbscrews to add and remove your cards sounds good on paper, but it wasn't well executed here. I don't have huge hands, but they're not small either, and I had a heck of a time removing these screws. The larger size of the thumbscrews meant that they were closer together, but as hard as it was, it wasn't impossible.

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