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Lian Li PC-8FI Case Review

Lian Li is famous for their (sometimes expensive) aluminum cases. Today we are taking a look on one of their latest mainstream mid-tower models, the PC-8FI, which comes at a very attractive price.

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Contents

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Top Panel
  • 3. The Bottom and Rear Panels
  • 4. Inside the Lian Li PC-8FI
  • 5. The Power Supply Compartment
  • 6. The Disk Drive Bays
  • 7. Main Specifications
  • 8. Conclusions

The Lian Li PC-8FI is nice mid-tower aluminum case, featuring eight expansion slots, feature usually found only on more expensive cases. It comes with a terrific price tag for an all-aluminum case, deserving our Golden Award.

Strong Points

  • Top-notch material
  • Air filter for the front fans
  • Air filter for the power supply fan
  • Six internal 3.5” bays will be more than enough even for the most hardcore user
  • Adapter for one 2.5” device
  • Anti-vibration rings for the hard drives
  • Holes with rubber covers for liquid cooling solutions
  • A hole in the motherboard tray for accessing the backplate of the CPU cooler
  • Holes in the motherboard tray for routing and hiding cables behind the tray
  • eSATA port
  • Two USB 3.0 ports
  • Top-notch screwless mechanism for fastening expansion cards to the case
  • Eight expansion slots
  • Vented slot covers
  • Terrific cost/benefit ratio

Weak Points

  • None, really
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