LIAN LI PC-V351A Silver Computer Case

Cons: Taking the side panels off isn't very quick. Some Heat sink and fan combos on a GPU or CPU will not fit in to this case (though with modding you could fit almost any GPU cooler. Make sure you get a CPU cooler that fits inside comfortably. There was a German review site that provided some nice details on exact dimensions for this kind of stuff, but the Lian Li website already has most if not all of the info you need on this also. There are some larger tower cases out there that are virtually tool free and are still way easier to work with than this one, but unless you're having to open it up constantly, I fail to see how this would be important.The screws for the side panels are prone to stripping, however, mine still work fine, and I believe they included a bunch of extras, AND I am told that you can ask Lian-Li for more and they will mail them to you free of charge.

Pros: Quality build. Convenient size for most home, office, or gaming computer builds. Reasonably cool and quiet. Very sexy. I prefer this model over the other colours, because this is the only one that has no paint to chip off. I prefer computers with no lights in them, which is part of why I love this case. The only lights this case has are led indicators inside the power and reset buttons, which you can easily disable by simply not plugging in the corresponding cables (and the switches will still work of course). The slide out motherboard tray is great, but you have to unplug a lot of stuff in order to do that. I've managed my cables in this case without much problem, even though I have a big powersupply with a large number of unused power cables. After a year of use, I have no serious dust buildup problems, and the three case fans it comes with are still working fine. Virtually impossible to tip over, which is nice if you want it sitting on top of your desk, whilst it still takes up not that much space. There are much smaller cases out there (Lian-Li makes a bunch of smaller cases than this), but this is probably much more practical for must users due to better adaptability, relative ease of installation, and much less worry over the overall temperature getting too high. I love the all aluminium design. It comes with lots of little extra screws and brackets and things.