At the back of the chassis you’ll find a couple of good features, full PCI blanks and an extra supporting leg. On the MicroCool Banchetto 101 chassis the add-in cards are supported by thin metal tubes, with screw holes in the top. They are ok, but they can get loose, rattle and require a metal sleeve in the plastic motherboard tray. They eventually are pulled out by the continuous removal and tightening up of the thumbscrews, so when we saw the PC-T60A had proper blanking plates, we knew we wouldn’t have that trouble with this chassis.
Everything is clean and adjustable, the motherboard tray can be repositioned, the motherboard and rear PCI slats can be raised up on double motherboard standoffs. We have our build set up to use one height of standoffs, but our final configuration is doubled. This allows for better cable management.
On the underside you have some big rubber feet. These are stuck on, so you don’t really get any second chances if you get them slightly in the wrong position. The extra support leg also has a rubber strip so there are no metal parts touching your desk or hard surface for overall reduced vibration and noise. There are no obvious cable management options for this chassis, though being a test bench, it’s less important. A couple of self adhesive plastic hooks could have been included though.
Lian Li Pitstop PC-T60A Open Air Test Bench Review
Packaging - 8
Features - 8
Build - 8
Component Compatibility - 7.5
Price - 8.5
Consumer Experience - 8.5
8.1
For us, we are happy for the PC-T60A to join the office party, and as a consumer product, if you are looking for a test bench, an open air system or even parts for a table PC system, it's recommended.