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Lian Li PC-A77 Full Tower

By Aloysius Low - 25 Mar 2008

Zen Style

Zen Style

The Lian Li PC-A77 is indeed a sweet casing, given the spacious interior, the extras that it has, such as the three supplied hard drive cages and the sound dampening material located on the underside of the top part of the chassis. Other extras such as the sliding motherboard tray and the fan controls are but more icing to a great casing. Even the initial packaging for the screws was also a nice touch with the different screws all neatly kept in separate packets.

While we like to say the PC-A77 is perfect, and it is as close to a perfect casing as you can get, there are some minor things that make us shy away slightly. Things that could be improved would be a better quality grommet for the liquid tubing ports and a slightly better choice of materials for some parts of the interior that tend to get scratched rather easily. The problem encountered with removing the top hard drive cage without damaging the sound dampening material was also a small let down. Yet another was the removable support strut for huge expansion cards (high-end/workstation class graphics cards), but as it didn't seem to work positively in our trials, you might probably be better off without it.

In the long run it doesn't really matter, as the casing really hits the sweet spot as far as construction, build and design are concerned. Doing away with flashy lights, outlandish designs and going back to basics is something of a win-win for us and many users who prefer neutral designs. While there's nothing stopping enthusiasts from adding some bling in the form of neon lights or other modifications, the Lian Li PC-A77 is a dish best eaten raw. For an all-aluminum construction full tower casing, don't be surprised by its S$489 price tag and that too from Lian Li.

The Lian Li PC-A77 is a simple casing in a more advanced era, yet it's the simple but functional design that makes the PC-A77 a perfect casing for all.

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