The stand-offs for the LC01 are taller than other typical stand-offs. This is another advantage as there is more room under the motherboard for air to move under to keep hot air pockets from forming. I did have to take a little extra time to make sure I put the right stand-offs where the motherboard takes them as they were more combinations of locations than other cases which is good as it supports several ATX motherboards. The production set case I received did have a problem with screwing in the standoffs. If you use a black case screw and screw it in from the bottom of the case for the standoff nuts you will use, it finishes out the threads that were not fully threaded. After doing this the standoff screws went right in with no hassle. SilverStone let me know that this was limited to only one batch of cases and has since been fixed.

Removing the stock faceplate and installing the one supplied with the motherboard was quick. The motherboard slid right into place. The fact that there are no sides on the main case makes it very easy to work around the motherboard and for connecting IDE cables, power switches, LEDs, USB, and other wires that connect to the motherboard, much easier than any case I've worked with before.

I used the SilverStone ST46F power supply (See my review of this power supply here) in this case. It went into place and was secured in 30 seconds. Because it was a 460 Watt power supply it has 8 Molex, 4 serial ATA, and 2 3pin power outputs and it has quite a bit more cable than a typical power supply. With a few self-provided tie wraps I was able to store the cables neatly. I later found that making sure the extra cable was tied up and held out of the way of airflow would make a small difference in system temperatures. This power supply also gives no chance for hot air from the CPU to be pulled back into the case. It is a great power supply.

Looking at this HTPC you would not think it was storing as much hardware as it is. I was excited to see how this case was going to do in testing. As I picked it up and moved it over my testing area and had laugh. This case fully loaded felt like it weighed less than another HTPC I had nearby that was empty.