Assembly

Installing the main parts within the PC-D8000 is quite easy, thanks to the easily removable motherboard tray. As you can see, there is loads of space, making the default mATX board we use in the chassis review look miniscule. It is almost completely hidden behind the divider within the chassis. You should have no issue installing even the biggest graphics cards. Those wanting to go all out with their CPU cooler may have to remove the divider, though, and install the cooler once the motherboard tray has been placed back into the chassis. That said, any CPU cooler will easily fit into the chassis.


To install 3.5" hard drives, simply use the rubber-lined screws Lian Li supplies with the bundle. Once attached, pull the front of the chassis off and slide the drive into the spot of your choosing. Having the drives slide in through this side of the chassis makes exchanging and upkeeping them quite easy.


Installing SSDs or traditional 2.5" hard drives is a different story. You will have to do so from within the case, using a single 5.25" bay in the process. The aluminum tray allows you to install two such drives with the use of the provided screws.


Placing an optical drive within the PC-D8000 is easy. Just remove the cover of your choice, release the locking bar, and slide the drive into position. Once in place, have the lock snap back into place and apply a single screw to any of the two holes of your optical drive for good measure.


The aforementioned frame on each of the PSU bays allows you to slide a power supply in through the rear of the chassis. Once in place, use the thumb screws to secure the frame into place. The "cable snake" will hold any unwanted leads in place on the floor of the PC-D8000.


With everything installed, the Lian Li PC-D8000 looks empty because we used the components we usually use to fill up our review cases. This case offers far more space for more drives, cooling, or components—more than any other chassis we have ever taken a look at. While it would have been nice to fill this chassis to the rim, we unfortunately do not have twenty hard drives, five optical drives, an HPTX board, and sixteen fans lying around.

Finished Looks

With everything in place and the side panels put back onto the PC-D800, only a small hum and the blue LED in the top-right corner at the front show that the system is up and running. The rear fan-placement possibility has been left open. Lian Li, consider this a friendly reminder to ship a case of this size and price with at least one fan ;).