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The removable hard drive rack can be installed in two different positions. The holes closest to you allow for rear cabling of the HDD’s and the others will allow you to install the drives with the cables in the front. The drive cage has room for three 3.5 inch drives and one 2.5 inch drive and uses a sliding gate to keep your drives in place. Install the large screws in your drive, shove them in the caddy, slide the lock in place, and tighten the thumbscrew screw.
One of the nicest features of the PC-6 is a feature that many wouldn’t look for. Most of the case, outside of the framework, is removable; the side panels use thumbscrews, the front panel removes easily with some compression clips, but my favorite element is the removable top cover. Lian Li designed this chassis with a top cover that is screwed in place instead of riveted. For the “modders” out there, you will not have to drill out the rivets on this case for your custom work. For those that do not understand why someone would want to remove the top cover, it makes drilling ventilation holes and mounting radiators for water cooling much easier.
The PC-6 brings you an elegant transition back to the simplicity that made Lian Li so attractive to many enthusiasts over the years; function has not been sacrificed in order to make a statement. The ample room provided allows you to fit that monster video card and the hard drive cage will home your SSD or conventional HDD comfortably. The new HDD cage improves over previous renditions found in older cases like the PC-7X, PC-6X, and others by using a clever screw-less gate to keep your drives from flailing about. The motherboard cutouts help you to keep your installation as clean as the design itself and will definitely make transitioning to a new CPU cooler much easier. I applaud the company for sticking to their core competency and delivering a chassis that I can feel comfortable in saying is probably one of the best mid tower cases you can find. Period.
