I was an expecting and out of touch influencer to say "reasonably priced at $350 plus a kidney" but honestly $120 is an insanely good deal for their build quality.
@@jakobmax3299 What I always love about Lian Li and Silverstone. Getting a viable cooling solution out of the box even with their cheaper options is so user friendly.
I think Lian Li is my new favorite in the PC space. The innovation with the daisy chained interlocking fans was pretty cool in and of itself. But now wireless control and LCD fans working with normal RGB fans is approaching build perfection. Now only if they could get into custom water blocks or motherboards
I thought i'ld never find a case that'ld convince me to replace my Corsair Obsidian 450D, but the Lancool 217 just did the trick, what a beautiful case.
I love my Lian Li Lancool II Mesh and seeing this other Lian Li case with all the bells & whistles and a really good price is making me wanna build another pc that I dont need. What a neat enclosure
The only problem with filters behind the fans is all the dust that coats the fan - better no filters at all though and just blow it out every once in awhile with air
I've loved Lian Li since I built a client's graphic design workstation in their brushed aluminium case back in 2002... never owned one, but love their stuff. I think I may upgrade my case fans with the new wireless ones, that's just genius.
I saw another company had made an AIO with tubes that connected in the middle of the radiator, I can’t remember who it was though. This solution seems better though since you can choose between having them in the middle or just out the end like normal AIOs, as long as there is enough space for that extra bulk along the side of the radiator.
Looks nice. I do wish for a retro case like Lian Li’s old aluminum cases though. I still have one but I’d like modern features like cable routing and better airflow.
I like the fan feature of the LC 217 but the case I really like is the LC 207 and the price is very attractive. I wonder if it fits the big GPUs of today?
Those power supplies don’t seem like that great of an idea. The bit sticking out means it may be more difficult to use in some cases and that it may only work in one direction so you might not be able to orient your power supply optimally for the fan configuration. I just don’t really see the point, you aren’t moving the connectors all that much you are just flipping them 90 degrees, it won’t be any easier to route cables since they basically start in the same place and you have to fit the bit that sticks out anyway. It won’t be any easier to plug in cables after the power supply is in the case either since again the plug as basically in the same area just flipped 90 degrees, it might even be harder because you have less space than with a normal power supply. Something like the Corsair shift is more useful since it actually changes where the cable come out and does make it easier to plug in more cables with the power supply installed. However it does still have the issues of only being able to be inserted in one orientation in some cases and it does need more width to account for the cables coming out. So what is the point of this? Does it work well with a few Lian Li cases?
Whenever I want to buy a Lian Li product they are always out of stock and I end up getting a knock off alternative. The stuff looks decent but I can never be bothered to wait for re-stocks.
Fan filters should always be placed in front of the fan in a pull configuration. (I did a bunch of testing too). The only reason Lian Li placed it behind the fan is so that their self cleaning feature can work better.
This wood grain fetish won't reach it's final form until every case looks like a 1970's 8-Track and Turntable Magnavox stereo receiver that your grandparents used to have. And that still smells like mothballs.
I dont think i like the wireless fan controler. Yes its less messy visualy but there arnt infinite airwaves and id rather use those for stuff that actualy needs it and save on the interference.
Whilst the pricing is good, the obscure 170mm fan sizing kinda throws me off. Its such a unique fan size that if the fans stop working or I don't like the noise profile or whatever the case may be, the only mainstream option will be Lian Li and because its a first party fan with a unique sizing they'll most likely price it quite high
i do not believe a word about the filters being best on the back of the fans. especially not when the fans switch directions just like that. filters need to be on the outside so your fans stay clean as well damn it.
Curious what protocol/frequency it uses. The right wireless protocol can be more reliable than wires in this kind of situation, but if it's a bunch of Bluetooth devices it'll be awful.
Putting the fan filter on the back of the fan is like putting your air filter in your exhaust..... The fan gets coated in crap constantly and spinning it backwards doesn't remove the build up from the back of the blades because the air isn't being pushed backwards by the same surface. You'd think a company like lian li would have 1 person with some common sense in it.
I don't trust any of lian li's cases with proprietary fans. I have a lian li lancool 215 and they don't sell the front 200 mm fans separately. I had one go out and if it weren't for micro center being super cool and swapping it out with the display unit one on the spot I would not have gotten it replaced.
