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Specifications
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The Design
The PC-X2000, measuring 680 mm in height, is definitely a full-tower case, but thanks to its relatively low depth, it still manages to look slender. On the other specifications one can see that the cooling has been one of the top priorities and there is a total of four 140 mm fans and also two smaller 80 mm fans in this case. There are room for total of six HDDs, two external 5,25" drives and a single external 3,5" drive. This is definitely not the highest number of drive bays we've seen on a full tower case, but should be more than enough for most users. Motherboard support is the usual, but with added support for large E-ATX and CEB motherboards. Material is all aluminum and the only color available is black.
Although I mentioned "slender" in the previous description, it still doesn't mean the case wasn't massive. No matter how you slice it, a case almost 70 centimeters tall simply is a rather large one.
The front of the case is just about as simple as it gets. As a cosmetical detail there's a narrow strip in the middle that's been machined to reveal the pure aluminum under the anodization. In addition to this stripe there's also a Lian-Li logo at the bottom and the barely visible power- and HDD activity lights, that don't really catch your eye when the LEDs aren't shining. Some may say the front panel is already too simple looking, but then again simple and stylish design is what Lian-Li is known for.
The weird thing about this bezel is that it doesn't really sit flush with the side panels. If you look closely at the images, you can see that the side panels overlap the front panel. This might be a design choice, but to me it looks more like a slight flaw. The side panels are anodized all around, so this doesn't catch the eye too badly, but for such a high-end case even the smallest flaws are unfortunate.
Connectors
The usual front panel connections are located to the top of the PC-X2000. This location will be awkward to reach if the case is located on the table, but if it's on the floor, there should be no problems. There are the usual buttons for power and reset and the connections include four USB-connectors, firewire, E-SATA and headphone/microphone connections.
At the back
From the top to the bottom the rear panel features: a perforated ventilation grill, that most likely will act as an exhaust. Next to this grill there are the two thumb screws that hold the side panels in place (More about these in a while). A mounting plate for the power supply that is held in place with four thumb screws and allows the PSU to be mounted upside down.
The normal hole for motherboard I/O, total of eight PCI-brackets (one extra for additional USB-connections or such), a 140 mm fan and four holes for water cooling hoses next to this. And at the very bottom there are two 80 mm fans to keep the hard drives cool. Now these 80 mm fans seem like an odd choice in a case that otherwise only features 140 mm fans, but we'll have to wait and see how these perform noise-wise.
Side panel locking
The massive side panels are held in place with only a single thumb screw each. This ease of access is achieved via a mechanism that slides back and forth locking or releasing the side panel from the entire lenght of the top end. After the lock comes loose, the side panels can simply be gently pulled out and lifted away. Removing such massive side panels has never been easier, and thanks to the very rigid side panel stucture, the method seems to keep the side panels in place just fine.
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