So much neater and nothing sticking out from the 5 1/4" bay. Everything just nice in lenght, looking in the interior that is... anyway look at the front.. ya I know.. can see silver metal cos that piece is actually taken off from an additional 5 1/4" to 3.5" HDD bay. I intend to do some mods later, that is to put a fan there to blow cool air to my HDD, not forgetting to either paint the silver parts black or stick it with vinyl film, as for now I will just leave it.
This is what I am talking about, the 5 1/4" to 3.5" HDD cage bay which I got it 5 years back from Hong Kong SGD $21 bucks. I took the front protion and use it to cover the the HDD, as there are holes so ventilation should be quiet ok. as for the rest of the parts on this cage, I will use it on my other case.
hmm I purposely place this 120mm Gentle Typhoon (which is to cater air intake to my H70) outside the case to give more clearance interiorly, as this will not block the top 140mm interior fan. Later on I will do something to this fan. maybe add a grill or something.
hmm by looking at the next side of my case, it reminds me of Back to the future.. the FLUX CAPACITOR lol, shape like it..
I enhance further due to the ugliness of the blue USB 3.0 cables.. took me a few more hours but was done on a different date and time compared to the able tidy up.
Some thoughts when using this Lian Li - PC F7NWX
this case is much bigger compared to my previous case the PC 12 that is. honestly speaking this case really got me thinking. have to be very precise on the things you purchase.. I have a few problems with it when fixing up the components I purchase.. 1st the 8pin EPS on the board, I am using Asus P7P55D-E where the 8pin is located very near to the 140mm fan position. due to the clip that is on that cable that blocks me from installing the 140mm fan, I have to cut off that clip (I did that on the extension 8pin plug and not the PSU 8pin plug). It's just nice to fit.
The 24pin area is also another headache.. as the motherboard tray does not have a middle hole to route the cable through. Either have to use the top or bottom section hold to route the 24pin cable...
the space between the side panel and where the cable management can be done is rather narrow.. have to really plan and seat your cables properly.. thats why I ended up managing my cables with cable tie that really resemblance the FLUX CAPACITOR from back to the future..
The tooless 5 1/4" brackets and the PCI tooless machanisim, some parts are plastic.. therefore as years passes by it will wear and tear.
does not have a removable motherboard tray which can be a good assest too.
as for overall. I would say
1) Stylish looking
2) Spacious to work with.
3) Has a black interior.
4) lots of anti virbration features..
else I have nothing to complain