Lian Li PC-7FW - Mid Tower Case Review

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[D3r3k3r3D]

at times he sounds like the shamwow guy... LOL

[TheOrigonalKoil]

As a point of advice, the anti-vibration pads for the hard drive trays may cause the drives to overheat as they block any ambient air from getting to the main boards of the drives. This is a huge problem for faster drives that create more heat. It has been known to cause premature failures in many cases.

[n0hhh]

Meh.. why put a LED fan in it?! Makes it look like a cheap case...

[HalfMaskedMan]

Overally it's very good case, although if I were to buy a new case I would pick LIAN LI PC​-8FIB which is newer version of this case with USB 3.0 ports, 2 intake fans, more slots for your HDDs and with far more better room for cable management. And it costs almost the same.

[HalfMaskedMan]

As for the cons - as you can see the interior is not in black color which is bit of a downside specially if you got verison with side window. Another downside is lack of USB 3.0 port at the fornt panel but on the other hand this case has been longer on market than USB 3.0.

The major downside is cable management. At the best circumstances we can speak of it as "limited". It does offer only one(!) hole in MB tray and I found it very difficult to lead some cable behind the MB tray.

[HalfMaskedMan]

I got this case without the side window and I gotta say it an excellent case. There were some pros and cons that OP didn't mention thou. First of all this case fits all CPU coolers you can think of. Even Noctua NH-D14 ain't an issue. Secondly hard-drive bay is removable although I would't suggest it as it helps to keep the whole construction even more solid (thus you will end up with less vibrations). Besides hard-drive cages are brilliant (remove the unnecessary ones for better airflow).

[Carparzho]

Good video :)

[jayjaybwoyxx]

will if fit gtx 570 without removing hard drive cage?

[sokrutu]

please talk more about cable-management.