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Manufacturer:	Lian-Li
Product:	PC-6070
Availability:	Immediately
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Date:	5-29-2003
Price:	$180

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Case Interior

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You will find the interior of the case all too familiar! It is identical to the PC-60 as well. We don't know of any other case this size that you can get this much hardware inside! The design is very simple and clean. One should take a moment to appreciate the design its removable main board tray. The back plate is the full width of the case; which allows you to slide the main board out with all your PCI expansion cards in place, along with some of the biggest heat sink and fan combinations. By removing two thumbscrews, the hard drive rack slides out. Hard drives are mounted vertically on their side with this case. Not only does this allow you to get a total of five drives in the rack it also allows for the best possible airflow over the drives. This is a trademark Lian-Li has established over the years. This will in no way have any effect on the performance or reliability of the hard drives. A conversion plate was also included with the case if you prefer your drives to be mounted in a "normal" position.

A signature feature of Lian-Li's PC-6070, along with many other 6X series cases, is the "quick disconnect" cable for all LED's and switches on the front of the case. This allows all the connectors to be installed without having the motherboard mounted in the case. Unfortunately, the connectors for front USB ports are not as easy to install. Because manufacturers have different pin assignments for their onboard USB port, eachwire has its own connector. To make matters even worse, you will have to remove the connectors every time you remove the board, which means you may be struggling all over again. We wonder if Lian-Li could add a "quick disconnect" here as well. To help you with the battle, a sticker on the USB cables displays a pin guide to help you with installation, but it's far from convenient.
Here you can see the sound damping material on the top and the usual Lian-Li craftsmanship we've come to admire. Once again, thumbscrews are everywhere..

Dressing It Up

By nature, most PC enthusiasts want a product that looks as good as it performs. This Lian-Li doesn't fall short. We don't know of a single manufacturer that offers half of the accessories that Lian-Li does. As you can see from the pictures, Lian-Li offers numerous accessories which compliment their entire case product line, including... floppy and CD-ROM driver covers (to match your current drives to the Lian-Li look), a dual temperature readout sensor that mounts in a 3.5" bay (the probe can be placed anywhere in the case), and finally a removable hard drive rack. This section is meant to be merely informative to let you as the reader know what is readily available.

Conclusion

Overall, Lian-Li has produced another award winning case that our team recommends. In short, this is a sound deadened PC-60 with a door and no blow hole. Of course, this doesn't mean you can run a sound barrier breaking heatsink/fan and still expect to have a quiet PC. Choose your components wisely!

Two questions came to mind during the course of our review. First, does the sound damping material help that much? Second, does the sound damping material affect the cooling capability of the case? The answer to both these questions is yes. We compared the PC-6070 side-by-side with the standard PC-60 containing the same components and found it to be noticeably quieter.

On the other hand, the PC-6070 averaged 3-4 degrees warmer than its predecessor. We don't see this being a problem for the average user. But when you get right down to it, there's a trade off of cooling for silence and depending on your personal preference, this case may or may not be right for you. Ultimately, it all depends on how essential silence is to you, and if you prefer a case which features a door. However, there is one thing that is certain; with more than 15 variations of the PC-60 series there is almost certainly a case in this line-up that will suit your needs.

PC-6070 shown with optional accessories

Pros
	Stylish
	Removable door
	Sound dampening material
	Removable 3.5 racks
	Removable motherboard tray
	Tool-less case design
	Light weight

Cons
	No 3 position fan controller switch
	Air Intake is somewhat restrictive
	Front USB connections