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At the very bottom front of the
unit is 4 USB ports. Although the additional ports are
a nice feature, there are a couple of potential problems.
For one, most people we come in contact with place
their towers on the floor which makes the placement of the
USB ports less than ideal. We would've liked to see them
mounted higher on the case so it wasn't such a struggle to
get to them. The second issue is the way the internal
connectors for the USB ports are designed. With slight
variations in USB headers on motherboards, it would be
impossible for Lian-Li to guarantee compatibility without
keeping each pin connector separate from each other.
This can be a precarious situation for the novice user who
would need a detailed owner's manual to get the job
accomplished without problems. When connecting these
pins to the USB header on the motherboard, special attention
must be paid to ensure that damage is not done to the
motherboard.
The system also comes equipped
with a fan switch that allows for 3 separate fan speed
adjustments. By default the unit is set up to control
the speed of the lower two intake fans, although we don't
see why all of the fans couldn't be piggy-backed through the
switch. Like the USB ports, however, this switch is not easily
accessed and in this case the cover needs to be removed.
Surely the overclocker wouldn't mind the convenience of
kicking the fans speeds up a notch when the heat begins to
build during heavy loads. Hopefully in future models
this feature would be more readily accessible for the user.
The lower hard drive cage is
track mounted and easily removed by loosening two
thumbscrews. The unit can house a total of 5 hard
drives in a vertical position. The vertical
positioning allows for the heat from the hard drives to rise
to the upper exhaust fans efficiently. The motherboard
mounting tray is held in place by four screws and can be
removed from the systems with minimal effort. Once the
IDE, LED and other connectors are disconnected, the entire
system can be removed. We found this ideal when
building this system allowing us to get each component in
place and most of the wires bundled before the motherboard
was even in the unit.
After giving the PC-60 a looking
over, we've come to the conclusion that you really do get
what you pay for in the long run. We were pleased with
the system's over all design and construction, but our
pleasure didn't stop there. Lian-Li did a great job
of including an ample supply of screws, clips, zip ties and
plastic hooks to help complete the installation and neaten
everything up.
Normally, when we are reviewing a
component, we don't need to focus on how neat the test rig
is set up since we are more focused on quality and
performance. However, we knew that with a case this
nice, we better pay attention to the details. So, what do you say we put this
system together and see how good it looks?
The Biohazard MOD, Finished
Product and FInal Thoughts
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