Motherboard Tray

The motherboard tray is designed to allow the removal of an installed system board along with the add-on cards plugged into it. This one piece design saves time and is being seen in more and more new cases, like the Kingwin KT-436 that we reviewed back in November 2002.



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To install a motherboard, the included "mounting nut" need to be pushed in from the backside of the tray in the many square cut outs. Though installations of these nuts are tedious, they seldom need to be removed if working with motherboards of the same form factor. The motherboard can then be screwed into place using the motherboard screws provided. There are more than enough cut outs to allow a variety of form factors to be used. We thought Thermaltake's method of using screw-less stand-offs saved a great amount of time during installation of the motherboard; just something for Lian Li to think about for future designs.



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Expansion Installation
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  • amdfanboy - Friday, March 26, 2004 - link

    I want that case.
  • DopeFiend - Friday, March 26, 2004 - link

    Yeah the review formatting is screwed, rather disconcerting to read :)
  • ripdude - Friday, March 26, 2004 - link

    Good review, especially the noise-level.
    Could the new Coolermaster CM Stacker STC-T01 be taken in a review?
    Sporting a 300mm fan I'm very anxious to see if this new case is as good as it looks.

    Link:
    http://www.coolermaster.com.br/index.php?LT=englis...
  • kmmatney - Friday, March 26, 2004 - link

    This computer case has a bit more foam, and is much quieter:

    http://www.g-news.ch/articles/nhp200nc/
  • kmmatney - Friday, March 26, 2004 - link

    I would guess that anyone can buy foam and glue it in their case to reduce noise. I wonder if there is a place to buy it online?
  • KristopherKubicki - Friday, March 26, 2004 - link

    I three.
  • xt8088 - Friday, March 26, 2004 - link

    #2, I have the similar feeling.
  • UlricT - Friday, March 26, 2004 - link

    Is it me... or is the formatting screwed up? I see the bottom 1/2 of the webpage on top and the top 1/2 on the bottom. ;confused;
  • dgrady76 - Thursday, March 25, 2004 - link

    Nice, in-depth review, Mr. Purav. Also, thanks for the decibel level readings for similar cases. I bought a Fong Kai case on the recomendation of this site, and my lord if that case is not louder than my air conditioning, washer and dryer and vacuum cleaner combined.

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