LIAN LI PC-V351B Black Computer Case

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Tiny, lightweight and you can fit a good gaming build into it. I was looking to downside to something more portable and less desk dominating than my 600T and decided to give this a whirl. The case itself is alarmingly small when you first get it out of the box. Smaller than my microwave, weighs as much as my cat ( There's a sales pitch ). Its quite cleverly designed however once you get inside. The pull out motherboard tray is a godsend, as this is a challenging case to build with. You'll need to plan your cabling well ( and you'll need a modular PSU, I can't imagine fitting a non-modular one in here without risking air flow ). The 5.25 drive bay cage has lots of cable routing holes though and you can tuck much of your cabling out of the way by routing it up through the extra space on the opposite side of your 5.25 drives. You'll need a low profile cooler ( I slapped a Scythe Big Shuriken in ). I ran into trouble here as I had G.Skill ram with the big fancy fins on the top and had to swap the casing on one stick of ram with some old G.Skill ram I had that was lower profile. If you have an XFX Radeon with the copper heat piping at the top, it will be a tight fit getting the mobo tray back in as well. There's space enough inside for them, but the cut out for the tray at the back has a lip that sticks down which will snag the piping. You can get it in with with careful wedging but you'll have to be careful as not to damage the case. Build order is *very* important with this case. There are a few naggling pitfalls such as it being impossible to secure a 5.25 drive in the left bays if you installed the PSU first. All in all its like trying to solve some sort of ancient Chinese puzzle box. However, once you do solve it, you can revel in some geeky smugness. I'd swap out the stock fans if you're going to cool any sort of gaming build inside of it. I stuffed a 955BE and a Radeon 6870 into it and swapped the stock fans for a pair of GELID Wings and a Noctua for the rear exhaust. The power led is HELLA bright, however. All and all, I am quite pleased ( both with the case and myself for managing to put the case together neatly. +5 Geek Cred. ).

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I enjoyed this case for the most part. I have been so used to giant cases such as the Antec 1200.. This little cube was an enjoyable change, and its wife approved.There is a bit of room to work in, and the sliding tray is a nice feature. Also I like the placement of the front fans. But the exhaust in this case is horrible.The case wires could be a bit shorter but overall thats not a big deal. The stock fans are sort of sub par.I installed an H60 in the case with no modding, the side of the case is bulging out a bit. I wish this could have been avoided, But that’s not Lian-li's problem.

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Great setup for my HTPC, and aesthetically pleasing.

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Refreshed an older C2Duo system with a new psu, xfx 5770 video card, and new motherboard. The case is quieter than the old oem case and was easy to build the system in.

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I got this case for my friend who really liked the looks of it and she wasn't dissapointed when she saw it in real. She wanted to be able to fit a large GPU and that really fits the bill. I enjoyed building the computer, but there is one little dissapointement. The front audio cable was a little short the way I chose to place it, which is to pass it next to the fans, I wasn't able to plug the HD audio, I had to use the Realtek (if I rememeber correctly) end and then it will be problematic when a GPU is inserted. I feel like this cable won't be able to be routed to be concealed like the other cables. I like how you install the drives, how the cable management can be done.I have installed an Intel i3 530 on a Gigabyte H57M-USB3 mobo.