Lian Li PC-V359 M-ATX Chassis Review

Exterior

The left side panel features a small strip of ventilation in the bottom right corner and two filtered air intakes which can support 120mm fans; perfect for providing airflow to your GPUs.

The right side of the chassis is very similar to the left, with the only major difference being that the front ventilation is now at the back; this also means that the left and right side panels are interchangeable with each other, not that you really need to given that they’re identical panels.

The front panel is nice and simple; a big window near the top to show off the motherboard and other components and a small I/O panel on the right edge.

All of the usual ports are present, but it’s also nice to see that Lian Li have dropped the USB 2.0 ports completely; it’s time we moved away from those slower speed ports.

A slim optical drive bay is neatly tucked away in the base of the chassis; perfect for those who want to use this as a HTPC.

The back of the chassis features two rubber grommets that cut through to the 120mm fan mount, perfect for passing through water cooling pipes on a custom loop/external radiator.

A fan guard is screwed onto the back of the chassis, where you’ll also find a good quality 120mm fan pre-installed.

There are four expansion slots with a slide-up panel above them, raising this panel allows a little extra space to manoeuvre your GPU during installation; handy if you’re trying to install a larger graphics card.

The PSU fittings support normal and inverse mounting, although you’ll have to use inverse (fan pointing down) to use the bottom air vents. The ventilation next to the PSU cut-out allows extra airflow for the hard drive bays located behind it.

The top panel is a thick piece of perspex, which gives a nice clear view of the chassis’ interior.

There are four large metal thumb screws, one in each corner, each can be quickly undone to remove the top panel.

The base of the chassis has four large feet with thick rubber pads on them to help reduce vibration and provide grip on hard surfaces.

There is a large slide-out and washable dust filter on the base; this helps to provide clean airflow for the PSU air intake.