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The rear of the PC-6 isn’t really anything to call home about. The all aluminum backside features 8 expansion slots and water cooling accommodations. The tool-less design means that each of the side panels employ the same thumbscrews you can find on the Lian Li lineup throughout the company’s history.
For cooling, the PC-6 uses a 140 mm fan up front to pull fresh air into the chassis and a 120 mm fan in the rear to remove the air warmed by your components. To further enhance the cooling capabilities of the PC-6, Lian Li has allowed you to mount your PSU on the bottom of the case. It uses a simple method of configurable mounting that allows you to have the top mounted (or bottom mounted) fan on your PSU pull fresh air from the bottom of the case. This method of installing your PSU will ensure that you are not drawing hot air into your power supply. The front fan features a removable and washable air filter as does the bottom PSU air intake.
The PC-6 doesn’t introduce any revolutionary changes; however it does improve upon some of the things that Lian Li had been doing well all along. Lian Li chose to implement a simple tool-less design for two of the three 5.25 inch bays. The drives are secured by a plastic clip and an aluminum arm. When a drive is installed in the bay, it does a good job of holding it in place. However, Lian Li does take into consideration those of us that like a more permanent installation allowing you to further stabilize your drives by providing mounting points on the other side of the bay.
The interior layout makes installing your system an easy operation. The motherboard tray has a cutout for easy access when you feel like changing out your CPU cooler. If you are a keen observer, you will see that there are a number of large cutouts for wiring and some smaller holes that can be used for wire ties. As is Lian Li tradition, there are no sharp edges for you to slice your fingers. Since this is a mid tower case, there can be some issues installing some of the really large coolers, there is room for the cooler, but navigating your way with clips or screwdrivers can be a pain.
