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Review: Lian Li PC37

by James Morris on 17 July 2003, 00:00 3.5

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Cooling


As computer’s get faster they generally require greater cooling. The cooling within the Lian Li PC37 is something that causes concern. With only 1 x 80mm case fan installed, it leaves me to wonder is this enough if the case was filled with 5 x 5¼ inch devices and 3 x 3½ inch devices and that’s not including graphics cards and other expansion cards?
The 80mm fan is installed at the top of the case. When I installed a motherboard this fan was millimetres away from the heatsink and fan of the Pentium 4 CPU. It appears that when Lian Li were designing this case, they realised that cooling was limited. I guess this is why the rear of the case has space for 2 x 40mm fans and small vents wherever possible.

The specifications of the 80mm fan are provided below:

Model:
AD0812LS-A76GL
Bearing Type:
Sleeve
Rated Current (A):
1.2
Input Power (W):
1.44
Speed (RPM):
2030
Air Flow (CFM):
26.2
Air Pressure (Pa):
19.43
Noise Level (dBA): 22.5