A Closer Look - Inside

The side panels are held in place by an array of plastic pins. This makes the removal of these Aluminum sheets quite easy. While this is a great little feature, you have to make sure that your cable routing behind the mainboard tray is nice and clean, as bulging cables may simply pop off the side panel.


Lian Li has redesigned the hard drive cages in the PC-V600F to include the possibility to add 2.5" drives without loosing any 3.5" bays. On top of that you may remove the top drive bay if you happen to have very long graphic cards. The biggest addition to the chassis compared to the V1020 series is the use of hot-swap PCBs for the 3.5" bays. These allow you to simply pull out the drive without having to worry about the cables. On top of that you can connect all bays when assembling the computer and easily add or remove drives without having to add any wiring. The two 120 mm fans in the front come are completely clear and come with blue LEDs, just like the ones in the V1020. Last but not least, the two external 5.25" drive bays in the top of the chassis feature the company's signature metal locking bars for screwless installation.


In the rear, the PSU on the floor of the chassis comes lined with two strips of foam on which the power supply will rest. This reduces the chance of any vibrations being passed on to the light Aluminum frame of the chassis. Above that are the four mainboard expansion slots, which are protected by metal covers held in place by thumb screws. As there is no rear fan, the top, rubber mounted, 140 mm unit takes care of cooling the CPU area.


As cable management is a concern in every case, especially with the PC-V600F, the measurement of space between the mainboard tray and the case side panel should be of interest for those who aim to have clean cable management. Turns out the chassis offers roughly 18 mm of space, which is very little. On another topic, there is a dust filter on the underside of the chassis which can easily be removed by simply twisting it out of the rubber mounted frame. This is a pretty nifty system but also means that you will have to tip the chassis over to gain access to the filter.


Before we dive into the assembly process, let us take a quick look at the wires. All the case cables are of the standard variety with the colored cables. Considering the fact that the interior of the PC-V600F is silver, these cables do not really need to be sleeved. On top of that you will find all black cables for the I/O panel. I tried the weird looking USB 3.0 adapter which ships with the chassis, just to find out that the pins are slightly too thick, thus the USB 3.0 plug will not fit on it as easy as it should. While you should be able to push these together far enough to be able to function, pulling them apart may end up damaging the adapter and its bare cables. I have no idea why Lian Li went with this fragile adapter instead of a proper, encased one - especially considering the 200 Euro/220 USD price tag of the chassis.