Lian Li Ebonsteel PC K6 Case Review

Hardware Installation and Clearance Compatibility

Video Card Clearance:

• There is plenty of room around the installed  GTX 980. As you can see a full size card fits into the case rather easy.
• 310 mm of space is given from the I/O ports to the storage drive rack.

CPU Cooler:

• Air coolers can be no larger than 170mm in height.
• If you are looking to do water cooling with this case you are limited to using a AIO (All In One) cooling solution.

Rear Radiator:

• 120mm x 120 x60mm
• Two grommeted holes are available if you want to have an external mounted or routed water cooling components or system.

Front Radiator:
N/A

Top Radiator:

• 120mm x240mm x60mm
• 140mm x280mm x60mm

PSU Install:

• 310 mm of space is given from the I/O ports to the storage drive rack.
• A shroud covering the PSU helps to keep extra cable hidden for a cleaner look.

Cable Management:

• Three rubber grommet pass-through holes. Another hole, one below the two vertical ones, would have been helpful
• Two large access holes at the top of the motherboard for easy CPU power cable routing and fan power cable routing
• PSU/cable shroud kept the look clean. Slot to route the lower cables
• Space behind the motherboard is .75 of an inch which is adequate for cable routing

Storage Installation:

3.5″ HDD installation:

• The HDD caddy are make of plastic
• Drives fill the whole caddy
• Screws hold the drive in place
• Rubber grommets used for vibration reduction

2.5″ HDD installation:

• The same caddy tray is used for the 2.5 drives
• Four screws install from the bottom and the drive mounts in the middle