| Lian Li PC-T60 PitStop ATX Test Bench Chassis |  |
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| Written by David Ramsey | |||||||
| Thursday, 24 June 2010 | |||||||
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PC-T60 Detailed FeaturesAt the back of the chassis Lian Li provides a mount for two 2.5" drives. This is a welcome feature considering the growing popularity of SSDs. You can of course also use this bracket to mount laptop-style hard drives as shown below.
Unlike any other test bench style case, the Lian Li PITSTOP PC-T60 has a standard card backplane with a full 8 slots. Want to set up a system with a double-width video card in the last slot? No problem! The extra bracing provides support for large and heavy video cards that's much more robust than some of the rather "delicate" systems I've seen in other cases of this type.
From the rear we can see almost every feature of the case: the power supply mount at the lower left, the 3.5" drive cage to the right, the 2.5" drive cage above the 3.5" cage, and the two 5.25" device mounts suspended from the motherboard tray. All told you can mount a total of seven storage devices. The T60's twin 5.25" bays give you some extra mounting options for non-storage devices, too.
It looks pretty good so far, but what's it like to build and use a system with the PC-T60 Test Bench case? Benchmark Reviews will cover this in the next section.
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Comments
I like it but that bar at the top really ruins the design. I know you can take it off but those side bars would still be there.
It's still a nice price considering it's a Lian Li's product.
David, I'd have love to see more detailed photos from your personal installation but that's just me I suppose.
Servando
- support for XL-ATX motherboards
- make the 2 aluminium pieces that form the handle at least 2cm taller so that the handle doesn't obstruct tower CPU coolers
- widen the motherboard tray by at least 1cm on the right edge (the one where the CPU sits) so that wider CPU coolers don't push up against the aluminium piece that forms the handle
- screwless push-button system for mounting the 5.25" devices, e.g. like the HAF 932. Currently this will be problematic but if the tray is widened as proposed above, it will work fine.
- add plastic mobo standoffs that allow you to drop the board on/lift it off. Keep the screwable standoffs for people who want to mount their boards more firmly.
- drill another set of holes in the mobo tray (between the holes at the back and the holes in the middle) where it attaches to the rest of the chassis, to improve balance