Lian Li PC-A76X Case Review: The Limits of Aluminum

Noise and Thermal Testing, Stock

Whatever my reservations were about the Lian Li PC-A76X's build quality, I still remained optimistic about the thermal performance. Their cooling design is clean, simple, and for the most part logical. While I think the case could've benefitted from separating and allowing for the removal of parts of the interior drive cage, you'll see it's a design choice that was not in the strictest sense necessary. Our stock test platform may actually be a bit too mild for the PC-A76X.

Testing was done with an ambient temperature of ~25C.

The PC-A76X's thermal performance is competitive at worst, excellent at best. The components all stay remarkably cool and leave plenty of headroom for upgrades.

That headroom is echoed in the fan speed test results, which again are competitive with the other cases and promise a healthy amount of headroom.

What's important to note is that the PC-A76X does a fantastic job of keeping things running quietly, even under load. The airflow design, spacious interior, and front door do a good job of muffling noise even without the benefits of any kind of acoustic foam padding.