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By looking towards the back of the case you can see
Lian-Li has gone with an integrated shroud for the processor as well.
You can also see into the power supply area where the internal 80mm fan
routes the hot air from the top out the back.
A closer look at the shroud from the side reveals a set
of two thumb screws that allow you to position the shroud over nearly
any heatsink.
And a much closer look at the power supply area.
The PC-S80 does a tremendous job of compartmentalizing the major heat
generating zones like the space above the power supply and applying
cooling directly to them. This fan and mounting is removable for
those odd sized power supplies that may need the extra clearance.
Turning our eyes towards the front of the case we are
treated to some interesting twists on the traditional design as well.
First lets take a closer look at the drive cage system
and the front side cooling.
Each of the fans is mounted in a separate removable cage
that is treated with a rubber dampening layer to isolate fan vibration
and eliminate the associated noise. This is true of all the fans
in the case not just the front fans seen here. Not only is the
mounting treated, the fan screws are also mounted in rubber grommets.
All of the fans can be controlled via the three wire leads or with the
included 12V adaptors.
The drive cage consists of a tool-less system of five
individual drive heatsinks like the one shown here. Each drive is
installed directly to the heatsinks using the screws you see here once
the unneeded nut is removed. The resulting fit is quite snug to
provide the maximum benefit from the aluminum fins. Although the
setup could probably have supported at least another drive, Lian-Li has
separated things much more than your standard setup and the result is a
dramatic increase in flow both over the drives and the motherboard
components behind them. Since this is usually the home of those
red hot next generation video cards, the increased air helps the entire
system stay cooler under load.
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