Hands-on with Lian Li's Lancool 207 PC case: Rethinking ATX on a budget

[Admin]

Lian Li's Lancool 207 ATX case keeps things compact and affordable, with a front-mounted PSU and four fans for just $79.

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[thestryker]

This seems like a new winner for the category and an overall good performing case. The power supply area seems to be the biggest corner cut in the design since the standard mounts have the fan facing the bottom which has little clearance and the cable distance can cause a lot of bending and/or the side panel not fitting well. In the GN review they also mentioned the bottom back would be a source of dust due to how porous the opening is.

As long as you're aware of the downsides and plan accordingly this seems like the only case to get in its general price range (assuming cooling is a priority).

 

[HideOut]

In an era when Intels newest CPUS REQUIRE USB 4.0 on their mid and top teir mobos, not having it on the case is becoming a fail. This might be a budget friendly case but the port cant cost more than a few cents more to make.

 

[thestryker]

In an era when Intels newest CPUS REQUIRE USB 4.0 on their mid and top teir mobos, not having it on the case is becoming a fail. This might be a budget friendly case but the port cant cost more than a few cents more to make.

There aren't any USB4 headers on motherboards (yet) so I'm not sure what exactly you're talking about here, unless it's that they're using USB 3.1 instead of USB 3.2 for the USB Type-C port.

 

[PlutoDelic]

Even if that backside is pretty much exhaust, that kind of opening's just beg for dust build-up.

This looks to be the best airflow case, but i really wish we'd have more filters.