Lian Li PC-Q37 Mini-ITX Chassis Review
Peter Donnell / 8 years ago
Complete System
In the back of the chassis, I’ve fitted an SFX PSU and a 2.5″ hard drive. The cable management looks pretty chaotic, but that’s more a byproduct of my non-modular PSU. That being said, there’s still a huge amount of free space here and a few cable ties would free up any room you needed for other hardware, such as a water cooling pump.
The hard drive bay works easily enough, with a 2.5″ drive screwing directly to the back of it, leaving both of the 3.5″ bays available to use.
Pop the right side panel back in place, and scruffy cables and all are hidden out of sight, keeping the left side of the build looking neat and tidy.
The cable management is insanely good on this build. I did use some black cable extensions to keep things looking smart though, as it would be a shame to leave it looking cheap when everything is on show through all that glass.
The Sapphire 270X Toxic is far from a small GPU, but it fits in the PC-Q37 perfectly, and being able to remove the front panel glass really made it so much easier to get the card installed.
There’s a decent amount of clearance on all sides of the GPU, which is great for airflow below the card to keep it cool, while also leaving room for wider cards, or water cooling brackets.
The cable management cut-outs are super easy to use, and having the aluminium screw on covers means that any holes you don’t need stay covered and blend in with the rest of the chassis perfectly.
All glass panels back in place, and you get a rather fantastic view of your hardware. There’s a slight tint to the glass which does a nice job of hiding cables and fittings while showing off the highlights of your build perfectly.
Even from the front, you get a pretty good view and that’s perfect for those who want to show off their custom loop cooling, GPU and more.
The whole thing looks even cooler with the power on, as you see the lights glowing inside the case. I’m sure it would look even better if you threw in a few LED fans or a lighting kit too.
