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Lian Li PC - A77 Aluminum Computer Case
Power Supply
This was by far one of the easiest power supply installations I have performed. You don't have to twist, turn, or grow a new set of hands to be able to install the power supply. The installation was just as the pictures suggested, all I had to do was plop the power supply on the rubber supports of the PC-A77 and secure it with screws in the back of the case. One thing to be noted here is that the ATX motherboards are designed for the power supply to sit above them not below. If you take a closer look at the picture below, you will see that if the power supply were to sit on top where the third HDD cage is located the CPU power cable that is stretching across the entire case could be easily hidden away. This situation of course will depend on the location of the main power supply connector for your motherboard.
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Graphics Card Installation and Support
After the motherboard has been installed and the power supply situated, I decided to install the graphics card. The installation did not go as smoothly as I had hoped, mainly due to the fact that I tried installing the card with the graphics card support bar in place. The bar is attached to the mainframe with 2 screws which are easily accessible and can be removed in order to facilitate the graphics card installation process. As can be seen in the pictures, instead of going with the clip design like many other cases offer, PC-A77 provides thumbscrews that can be easily removed without the use of any tool thus making it a tool-free installation. While using thumbscrews rather than the clips does take more time, the thumbscrews provide support for larger cards such as the nVidia 200 series or Radeon 4800 series where as clips can not secure these cards at hand.
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The card support bar in the middle of the case is extremely useful if you are planning on transporting the case as it offers excellent support for larger cards such the 4870 I have in the pictures. If you don't plan on transporting the case in the near future, removing the bar would be optimal. With the bar removed there will obviously be more space for wiring as well as for the liquid cooling system.
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