Exterior
First impressions go a long way, and wow, does this case make a great one! For starters, you can see I have the white version in the office, but there is a black model available too if you prefer.
The side panel is split into two sections, with a large mesh ventilation section on the bottom, which will feed your GPU with air, and a tempered glass window at the top to show off some of your hardware.
On the right, it’s pretty much the same deal, with another split panel design. However, on this site, you can see the PSU and the motherboard mounts.
The front panel is very clean. Just a simple I/O panel with power, a combined 3.5mm jack, USB-C and USB 3 ports. There’s no ventilation, as this case takes air from the top and bottom mounts, as well as the side vents.
The case exterior is aluminium over a steel frame, so it’s very robust. Plus the paint job from Lian Li is excellent and compliments the excellent build quality well.
Around the back, you’ll find a PSU pass-through port, the motherboard I/O cut-out, and three expansion slots. However, since this is mini-ITX, keep in mind you only have one PCIe slot, so this is just for thicker gaming GPUs.
The top panel is held in place by the middle thumbscrew. However, these outer ones don’t fully tighten the windows in place. Instead, they’re a swing hinge, allowing you to open them out like a VW Bus window.
There’s a little tab so you can swing it open, which is pretty neat.
Remove the top cover screw.
Lift that panel up.
Now you’ll have access to the top fan/radiator mounts, but also the hinges to remove the glass should you need to.
Pretty cool, right!?
There’s plenty more ventilation on the underside, but you can also see some of the rubber grommets for the internal drive mounts. The panel is removable too, allowing you to slide hardware in from the bottom, easing the install process.
