Lian Li PC-777 Aluminum Case

The right side panel is identical to the left and is also removable.  The PC-777 as you recall is BTX compatible with an optional back plate hence the mesh windowed right side panel.

Remember we pointed out the lower mounting for the power supply?  With a power supply installed that has a bottom air intake, it won't suffer or be strangled in the PC-777.  The venting you see at the base will allow clean fresh air to enter the PSU to keep temperatures there in check.  This demonstrates that Lian Li's design team is tempering the flash of their anniversary design with smart function.

Behind door number one

Removal of the side panels is accomplished by loosening a single thumb screw per side.  The thumb screw is attached but on a spring so it works the way it should but it can't be removed (aka lost.)  With this done, the side panel lifts up and out with minimal effort.  Here we get our first look inside the conch.

Plenty of working room is found here.  Let me point out that with the power supply below, the normally PSU occupied area above the mainboard is open.  You may not see any immediate value to this but all of us at one time or another have cursed a blue flame at an installed power supply keeping us from installing an air cooler from time to time.

From this angle we get the full effect of the amount of space available.  The case fan you see is a 120mm number but it looks like any old 80mm against all the space around it.  If you are wondering about a removable mainboard tray, the PC-777 does not have one.  For the life of me I can't see why you would need it.  Look at the picture below; just in front of the expansion slot thumb screws you will see a small vent area.

This vent area is for an optional squirrel cage fan that comes in an aluminum casing.  Below is the optional fan itself and what it looks like mounted inside the case.  Very clean look and function to help with some heat coming off say an SLI set up.

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