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well welcome again to another hard-working product showcase we have a really exciting case on the table today it's the land cool Dragon Lord a PC k-6 - now you probably haven't heard of land cool they're relatively new to the market but they are definitely not new to cases they are subsidiary brand of Lian Li which is a Taiwanese manufacturer who is well-known for their aluminum cases and their relatively high price land cool brand is intended to be a little more price conscious but the case is still spawned from the mines at Lian Leeds so we're hoping that it carries some of the same traits that makes the company's top and chassis so well known the k62 takes a somewhat familiar and relatively simple design and looks to make it into something that looks good is easy to use and is relatively affordable the biggest difference between Lian Li and land cool is the fact that land cools cases are constructed out of a solid steel rather than Lian Li who typically uses aluminum this has quite a bit of weight and the total is a hefty 21 pounds it is 18 point 4 inches wide nineteen point five inches high and nineteen point six inches in length the front panel is plastic with venting for air flow and five Bay's for external drives the panel is easily removable with little force and is great for getting at the removal dust filters which the 140 ml LED fan is sure to attract at the top we have a simple connector assortment with just two USB audio and microphone jacks along with activity LEDs and power reset switches the back of the top panel has open slots for air flow and quickly removing the cover reveals two more hundred and forty mm LED fans now this is pretty cool LAN cool is designed the fans to be quickly and easily removed in fact all of the fans on the chassis use this same design it may be a bit gimmicky because honestly how often are you changing fans but you'll soon get the idea the side window uses an open and thick clear plexiglass side which isn't nearly as dull as the video makes it there is an alternate version of the case out without the side window if it's not your thing jumping to the back we realized that the case is a bottom mounted power apply design and the top holds 120 millimeter exhaust fan the i/o area and water cooling holes the PCI expansion slots have an added bonus with eight in total making this the perfect solution for persons using a dual slot video card at the bottom of their motherboard and at the bottom of the power supply area the bottom of the case has also not been overlooked it includes a dust filter directly underneath the power supply and again it is incredibly easy to remove and clean now here's where the real fun begins let's open it up for a closer look the inside is a perfectly painted black giving a uniform look to the computer once assembled there's plenty of space and it's really well structured for good airflow looking at the power supply it sits on raised rails above the filtered air intake area and is an excellent design for proper cooling the k62 uses an innovative screwless rack style hard drive bay design of which there are room for four three and a half inch drives moving up there are also five five and a quarter inch drive bays only two of which use another unique screwless system the case supports both ATX and M ATX form factors with pre-installed studs there's also the coveted CPU cooler backplate opening as well as openings around the side and bottom of where the board typically sits the motherboard tray is spaced away from the back panel to allow for cable routing along the back as you can see the PCI slot seems to come with some rather large retention clips but as you'll see it's all part of the genius design now let's move to the installation the included accessories have quite a few unique and rather unknown additions along with a clear lack of the usual Fistful of screws if you haven't figured out what the big deal with the k62 is here it is you won't be needing this at all leave it in the drawer because the land cool case is 100% to lists that means you won't be needing a screwdriver to install any of the components so let's see how it's done starting off with the power supply a bracket is included that fits neatly over the unit and clamps down to hold it into place it's surprisingly secure and is definitely not going to come loose when moving the computer around there's also an add-in for cable retention that clips into the bottom of the case to assist with clean wiring it's little things like this that really make the case stand out as you may know installing a motherboard can often be a bit of a frustrating task having carefully positioned screws and managed screwdrivers that's where these come in LAN cool has specifically engineered thumb screws that are tall enough to grasp and the right diameter to fit in the studs motherboard installation really takes a matter of seconds for the hard drives the mounting bracket here uses clips on the side to hold the drive secure they're also vibration dampeners in order to reduce the noise these brackets do also hold 2.5 inch SSDs but that will require screws the drives slide into place in the rack system and are secured by pushing a small lever on the side which closes the gap the drives can also be installed with the connectors to the back to improve on wiring the top to external drive bays are screw lists as well attach clipped unlocks from the side the drive is slid into place and the clip re secured to hold the drive installation expansion cards is just as ridiculously simple the back hosts built-in PCI retention clips and is just a three step process unhook the clips install the card push the clips back in to securely lock the card into place last but definitely not least we have the challenge of wiring the land cool makes it quick work the ins't motherboard tray and dry base allow for cables to run up the back and keep clutter out of the front spaces on the tray allow for connectors from the back out into the front and to attach where necessary unfortunately water cooling appears to be a feature that was overlooked during the design the case is not enormous so spacing for radiators is a bit slim however that's not really a good excuse it's already obvious the dual rad isn't going to work out well because the top fans are 140 millimeter and the radiators are typically designed for 120 millimeter fans the top wasn't even an option installing the radiator on the back appears to be the only way to go unfortunately the positioning of the tubing holes is far too close to the 120 millimeter back fan and completely cutting off access we flipped the radiator around and ran into the same problem a single rad wasn't available but the mounting issue would be the exact same seemingly the only place to put a rad is loosely set at the top of the case with no way to secure it as a result of its clean design and well placed fans the k62 has excellent airflow it features plenty of exhaust points right above the largest heat producing hardware and given that heat rises the top 240 millimeter fans are perfectly placed every intake point is covered by easy to clean dust filters so dirt shouldn't be a problem and that wraps up our look at the land cool PC k62 this case is an excellent piece of work it takes basic case design makes it gorgeous and adds a whole slew of unique features that really make it a joy to work with the tool list design is anything but a gimmick and it has practical use that not only shaves off build time but really reduces frustration land cool has taken some of the best of Lian Li and put it into steel form to keep the price competitive it is however not without its flaws water cooling is going to prove to be a problem for those who want to secure the radiator and there is very little room at the bottom to mount up with that said we hope you enjoyed our product showcase on the land cool PC k62 and be sure to subscribe to receive 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