Lian Li O11 Mini PC Build Guide - RTX 3060 & i9 10850K

[@michaelrundell4548]

Cannot emphasize enough how grateful I am for your videos - your expertise and thoroughness is wonderful. Just completed my first PC build ever with this case in about 5 hours - I used this video, as well as 2 others you made, to guide me through it. Cheers!

[@xaar124]

Same here thank you so much

[@whysoserious286]

what size of motherboard did u use? Did you have to buy an extender for the motherboard like so many youtubers have said is needed?

[@fionaburns4210]

This channel is so elite. Your approach to teaching and explaining is so thorough. I hope you go far because your content, style, cadence, delivery is so perfect.

[@muhammadfarhan8695]

Best PC build tutorial for this case. Very clear explanation. Thank you!

[@anthonyjamesgiles]

I often see build vids but they never show post build setup, it’s great to see the full process. Subbed. Great content! 👍

[@ChristopherFlannigan]

Awesome, thank you!

[@BringTheInsanity]

The fact this only has 1.2k likes is absurd. This video/uploader deserves so much more reward for the work that was put in to make this

[@caua.souzaa]

True!!!

[@kyletiger940]

could not have built my 2 pcs without this guy. Great videos and very informative

[@fujimanxt-3420]

Chris, I just wanted to drop you a note to express my gratitude for your well-thought out and well-presented Lian Li build videos. I just built my second PC (previous one was 6 years ago) and I relied heavily on your videos. I watched your presentation over and over to make sure I fully understood what goes where and in what order. You were a life-saver for sure! The last thing I wanted to do was plug it in and here something go wrong or fry some component. Instead, I hit the power button and it fired right up. Keep up the great work and thanks again for your calm, reasoned presentation.

[@ash-qj3zm]

this is honestly the best guide ive seen. ill definately come back to this when i build soon using this case. very impressed, no music no unnecessary talk and no bs. hat off to you sir

[@jaylenemedina9321]

This is beyond helpful, I am a complete beginner with building pcs, and I have watched this as I build my first pc, everything ran smoothly and I am so excited about being able to say I build a pc (and that it turned on lol) Thankyou!

[@Mirdagwutang]

Still after 2 years this helps a lot, I am a total beginner but also hire someone to build it for me is expensive. Thank you !!

[@half_skull]

hats off to you dude! Every high end PC build should be like this. I'm gonna build my rig with this Lian Li 011 D mini so I researched tons of videos but no one is nearly close to your guide.

[@negus5534]

Hands down. The best tutorial I've seen. I have lian li uni SL V2 and i got lil confused then I realized.

[@ZeroDivide]

So glad you popped up on my KZbin feed! Your videos are really well presented, and I love that you go into such great detail and explain everything so clearly. I'm in the process of getting my new system together, and your videos have been a great source of information. Thanks! 👍

[@antonkouzmin1674]

I wanted to say thank you for making this video, I build a pc with my dad and I was following this guide, it was extremely helpful.

[@allnighterist]

this is the complete guide building for this specific pc case!

[@jeffreypaul9428]

Been waiting for this case CF! I have it's larger brother and am interested in the comparo. Great job as always.

[@ChristopherFlannigan]

Thanks

[@jimakos75]

That was THE BEST VIDEO i have ever seen, thank you a lot for your time !!!

[@jackfry5829]

Hands down one of the best tutorials out there

[@Dr.Mantis-Toboggan-M.D.]

Far and away, the best Lian Li O11 Mini PC build video. Far and away.

[@vicogmr9886]

Always doing a great job! Thank you for taking the time to teach us how to do it more efficiently and easy

[@bantrump9594]

You are the best in terms of gaming PC installation. Thank you.

[@TripleeVFX]

Thanks built my first PC and it was a breeze thanks to this video. Lian li on top 🙌

[@wather959]

Thank you very much! I built my PC in exactly the same case and thus could simply follow your step by step guide. You saved me a lot of time and trouble. Keep it up!

[@ShinaAlboma]

I finished the build some days ago. Difference is I use Ryzen 9 5900X and AM4 motherboard. Thanks for the amazing video!

[@u812sk8boy]

Hey Christopher, I just wanted to say thank you for this amazing video. It really helped me with my first build! Thank you

[@tatt2jon]

I tested every possible fan placement and found that radiator on the side with the fans intaking fresh air and top fans intaking also and exhausting out the back gave me the best thermals.

[@zack.123.]

Such a great video. Would love to an updated build of this again in complete white.

[@nhatanhvu8847]

3years old, but still actual. Thanks a lot :)

[@freddyEEE]

Just finished building and I’m ready to start her up for the first time! So nervous 😵‍💫

[@saxonwarrior388]

You can turn your AIO so that hoses are on the bottom which will eliminate any possible noise and create a more positive coolant flow without possibility of air cavitation.

[@saxonwarrior388]

Great job! PS You don't really need screen at the top or behind the AIO fans since they are exhausting. I personally set my AIO fans to intake since it created a more positive air flow cooling condition in my case. I am using the exact same case with the same fan configuration and an ATX MB.

[@Vinch22]

Congrats Chris on reaching 25k subs. great build guide as usual.

[@lordgamish9410]

Hey Mister Flannigan... I didn't watch the video until the end I didn't need to know more 'bout it and you know why? Because this video is the BEST any newby like me can find it is simple and perfectly organized.. you don't skip the parts like all the other utubers u only fast forward the screwing parts which is really appreciable. U made me save money. THUMB UP AND SUBSCRIBE

[@Jicaraen]

Nice guide as always and the case is looking nice too. But I prefer the bigger ones and the radiator mounted at the top.

[@The1rust]

I'm looking forward to building in to mine some time next week. I'll be transplanting most of my setup from an NR200 (picking up an ATX board). Don't get me wrong, I like the NR200 but vanity sometimes gets the best of me and I want to be able to look at and admire something I've built rather than just a perforated black box... which performs excellent. I don't have much but I can have a nice looking PC! The only deviation I'll be making (as you pointed out) is flipping the AIO so it's drawing in fresh air (in push/pull). It's unfortunate that I'll have to look at more exhaust side of fans but as a person who owns three cats I generally do my best to go with positive pressure. I'm not that concerned about GPU thermals since that'll be fed mostly fresh air from the bottom and even though I am sure other components might see a slight uptick in temperatures (such as the VRM and M.2s) it's more or less inconsequential with this board due to its robust design. I could also reverse the top fans as intakes and turn the rear and AIO fans as an exhaust too... that could be interesting...

[@wl7611]

you're the man! helped me out with my build in this case! awesome and keep up the solid videos!

[@georgemopo3761]

im struggling 2 hours on the same pc case my first thanks for the video beautifull work

[@abeidsalim8008]

I have been waiting for you to build on this case.Thanks Chris!

[@teamwrld965]

This is one of the best videos for beginners building a pc thank you so much

[@manhattan1994]

Fantastic build Christopher, really enjoyed watching. Not sure whether to go for the mini or standard size chassis now! Keep up the good work.

[@grnstones-7954]

This is a great video for first time builders in this case. Thank you!

[@amensanghera]

Thanks a bunch, really helped with my first PC build. Keep up the great work!

[@theprussianmink]

Great video! Really looking forward to the review!

[@christophermartintran]

Thank you Chris, you’ve guided me for most of my build!

[@LukeHodgson-d7j]

this content is unbelieveable. very informative and in depth!!

[@mjsbelieber33]

Thanks so much! This helped me a ton with my first build

[@jact.22]

Thank you so much! This video is very helpful for the beginners that wanted to start building their own PC from scrach..:)

[@matthewreid9502]

Hey Christopher, I assume I'm down the road from you in Northern Ireland. How did you even get your hand on a 30 series card? Haha

[@denisj32]

excellent PC and step-by-step guide. Excellent Christopher

[@Elle_T_Kay]

Really cool video! your step by step video is one of the best ive seen on youtube. When you do your windows 10 install have you ever partitioned your ssd to install your OS on? do you maybe have a video where you have done that? I feel like you could make it look really easy :D

[@ionelfona1625]

Hello Christopher, I'm planning on a build using the UNI fans and the O11 Dynamic Mini case, I've got one thing bugging me that I'm not sure about: Is there any way I can connect both the pump RGB header and the 2 UNI fans from the AIO RGB header into the fan controller's group 4 for RBG handling? Is there something like a splitter for these Lian Li RGB headers that could fix this issue? Asking because the motherboard I'm currently stuck with doesn't have any ARGB header. Thank you for the awesome and extremely detailed video, as well as for your response :)

[@fransekberg1172]

Same problem here

[@daviniarobbins9298]

It doesn't really matter if you do a push or a pull or even push pull config on water cooling. The different is minimal, not enough to warrant doing it one way or another. At least according to experts who have done the testing on KZbin. I think it was Linus Tech Tips channel.

[@mercesletifer9553]

i like this kind of content, from hardware to software, you explained it well! subscribed

[@b3lkin1]

I should have gone with this case instead I went with a Corsair 4000D 3900x and a 280mm AIO. Should I upgrade to a 360mm AIO in the future?

[@daviniarobbins9298]

I really like this case. Much cheaper than something similar by Corsair. The only thing that lets it down is that you can't fit a standard ATX PSU in it which means another expense in having to buy a new PSU. I guess that is why it is only half the price of Corsair's cube case.

[@sxperateedits8551]

What your could do on that aio is you setup on the other side of the case the fans that came with the aio as a push pull.

[@mxjoaoo]

what an amazing video, thank you christopher!

[@caua.souzaa]

Thank you very much I'm Brazilian and I'm trying to assemble my pc but I didn't find any video explaining it (I'm a beginner in assembling a pc)

[@Zalionn]

Amazing, detailed video. Great work.

[@pryda001]

hey Chris. I'm just wondering if you flip these builds for a profit, or are you asked by customers for specific builds?

[@ChristopherFlannigan]

I just build them for KZbin

[@pryda001]

@@ChristopherFlannigan you don't sell the build afterwards?

[@georgemartinezza]

@@pryda001 (that's a secret) .

[@gamerboy13stupid89]

Thanks for showing what all can fit in there looking to upgrade pc with another case have a h510 right now with atx board and looking to get an AIO

[@davoniverson2999]

Amazing video! Thanks so much for helping out us beginners!

[@XOblivion97]

Hi quick question i am using a fractal lumen s24 with a i5-12600k in this case but my cpu temps are absurdly high, any way i can remediate this?

[@dsalaz04]

Great video and great build! One question. If you were doing an intake push/pull for the radiator, so 4 fans in total taking in air (2 on back and 2 on front), where would you plug the 4 fans in? I'm asking because I only have one CPU_FAN header on my case, and my AIO is plugged into it with nzxt fans. The other 2 uni fans on the front are plugged into the uni hub, but this is probably not the right way to do it.

[@rayzoraf]

Thanks for your help ! I love your channel ! You deserve more

[@harrisonbanda4921]

Thanks for the detailed guide, really helped me alot on my build, just happened that the bottom intake Uni Fans in my rig are not rgb active, the fans are functioning but the RGB is gone off. Would you happen to have any specific pointers on how to fix this issue? Would really appreciate

[@Bckner]

have you figured this out? i have the same issue

[@harrisonbanda4921]

@@Bckner Yes and no, it seems like its an issue with the connector cable, because once I reset them only one of the three fans is now on and the other two are a different shade color, so over the weekend i'll replace that cable to check what the issue is

[@Bckner]

@@harrisonbanda4921 my problem is that the fan hub’s 4 pin cable that gets plugged into a system fan header on the motherboard doesnt get recognized in my bios. The software wasnt able to control my fans either and they always run at 100% speed

[@Misu1022]

Hi there! I have the exact fan setup as you but with a nvidia 3080. My gpu goes up to 85. I play fortnite with the lowest settings and have 144hz on. CPU stays cool under 40 but GPU gets HOT. What should I look to do?

[@mannyfresh7065]

I'm confused with the Rad fans. Why not just plug them into the Uni Hub? Is this because PC requires CPU_FAN1 to be used otherwise it won't boot up right? So you used a splitter and plugged the 2 Rad fans into the CPU_FAN1 header? DId the splitter come with the AIO?

[@Jeddo92]

How come the front panel power switch cable make no difference in wich way you connect it?? It is clearly visible the + an - in the connector. (Im going for my first pc build...This tutorial deseve 1mln likes)

[@NeedyChris]

Installing the ATX bracket was extremely hard and very annoying. I think I was unlucky and got a bad one because when you put the screws in the video it was seamless. Meanwhile mine was close to impossible to screw. Thankfully after more than an hour of trying I managed to screw 3 out of 4 screws but the 4th screw (in the middle of bracket) is basically impossible to go through. The bracket is still stable with just 3 screws and mounting the ATX board was easy enough but damn that was so annoying to deal with.

[@clivebennett6549]

Hi there Chris have you been out fishing on our inflatable boat yet this year as I love your video m8

[@TheLastDay-BobReese]

Perfect cool new build!

[@ChristopherFlannigan]

Thanks

[@SENPXL]

i have a nzxt z63 240mm aio cooler, should i have the fans facing the way you did? ( exhaust ) instead of intake? i was thinking putting 3 normal fans below the gpu as intake then 3 ontop as exhaust. so will be okay for the aio cooler to be like yours? aka an exhaust or do you recommend intake?

[@roblox21242]

can you do an upgrade of this build with the snow white case and a 4070 card?

[@Cleverconveyence]

I had to really push the top fan into the CPU power plug to get it to fit the case bracket. Was quite snug, was this your experience?

[@poshiba1809]

Chris - will this fit a Noctua D15 ? it has a 165mm CPU clearance and this case says 172mm clearance. So I would assume yes, theoretically, but what would you say ? Thanks !

[@theprussianmink]

It's gonna look real cramped, but I hope he tests it! Not just for the looks, but thermals compared to AIO.

[@sunny113866]

Absolutely brilliant video! Very useful, thanks!

[@TheOnlyPanda7]

Chris, thanks for the videos. Question, I followed the setup for the Lian Li fans with the connectors and controllers and have ran into the following. AIO fans turn on and spin while plugged into the motherboard but the LED’s don’t turn on being plugged into the controller. Suggestions?

[@Zephxual]

The way you setup fans, don't you have a MASSIVE negative pressure in the case? With only 3 fans blowing in air and 6 fans blowing air out...?

[@petpan82]

congrats on the ✨25k subs ✨ already!

[@ChristopherFlannigan]

Thanks

[@tombeauprez4959]

Hey CHristopher, i really liked your build , and i have made a very similar one, but the problem i have is that i cannot get my rpm's shown in the lian li L-connect, and i also cannot change the colors? i'm stuck , do you know what could be wrong ?? thx man

[@fransekberg1172]

Have you fixed it? How did you do it if that’s the case. If not, can someone please find a solution to this, I have the exact same problem with my new build

[@tombeauprez4959]

@@fransekberg1172 update the firmware of the connect

[@calvinli9887]

Great video, just a question. How come u don’t just connect the rgb and fan headers from the lian li fans on the radiator to the lian li controller ? Is it better to just connect the fan header to the cpu fan header like u did or is there not much difference Thanks

[@Blaquegold]

Awesome build. I just transferred my 9900k build from this case back into my tu150 and build a 10850k build in this case. I have a question though. Why are only the bottom fans intake and the rest exhaust? Would that not pull in more dust from crevices?

[@kensg]

Great video and “Very” informative.. thank you🎉

[@hamsandwhich3378]

Was going to run this case for my next build with a 5950x can I run a 280mm on the side for better results?

[@mustafatawheed6455]

Question: I have ordered Thermaltake's 850w GF1 series I believe 140mm, will that fit the O11 air flow mini?

[@john-xo9mg]

I would like to know where you are getting these mythical graphics cards from :)

[@Tino2o9]

Microcenter 🥵

[@zack.123.]

Just a question for the fans. Could you get a lian li reverse fan, so you don't have to turn the fans over?

[@beautifulblueocean]

Hi Christopher , So I’m using the same lian li Sl120 fans and the 240mm aio with Sl120 fans and don’t know how to connect the argb togheter so I can connect the rest of the fans on the hub. I have the same configuration with 7 fans. If I connect the two rgb cable from the aio pump and fans there is no more space for the other fans.

[@retromgmt]

Спасибо большое! Отличные сборки, всегда смотрю с удовольствием

[@sanderford6760]

hello Christopher Flannigan do you recommend that case on matx build? thanks

[@Dale-74]

Hi Chris Im looking to do a build and really like these videos thanks! My use is not for gaming. Im looking for productivity as a day trader. Im upgrading to run dual

[@Dale-74]

my comment got cut off. dual Samsung CHG90 Series 49-Inch Curved Gaming Monitors 1ms/144hz (LCD49HG90DMNXZA) Do have any recommendations for a less expensive graphics card?

[@ChristopherFlannigan]

@@Dale-74 the problem is everything is out of stock at the moment so you end up getting what you can rather than what you want. I would look at the benchmarks for what you want to do and use that to help you decide what to go for and then keep an eye out for a card coming up

[@timurg.8661]

I have a question for Connecting the Fans. When I have 2 more fans, which I want to use in the back of the radiator( 2 front, 2 back ) how do I connect these 2 extra fans, since the controller has only 4 Slots? ( 1 bottom, 1 top, 1 radiator front, 1 solo next to the cpu) ? Thankful for Every help 🙏🙏

[@harrisonbanda4921]

Did you by any chance find out if connecting the radiator fans directly to the radiator vs connecting them to the fan connector ( @41:48 ) makes a difference? My CPU temps are a tad bit high and I feel like maybe I should connect the Radiator fans into the cpu fan port on mobo and move the radiator connector on to the aio pump port on the mobo

[@OrangeManWithThePlan]

if my motherboard (asus b550a) doesn’t have a usb type c will my pc work?

[@ChanceCL]

I’m getting a white 24 cable extension does it come with the other cords you mentioned?

[@juanperez8571]

You always have the best videos!

[@troyrossi9328]

You can put an atx mother board in there with the exatension it comes with

[@fransekberg1172]

Yes

[@Miguelstradamus]

My only other question is why you plugged in radio fans into cpu fan and not the hub along with the other fans?

[@Hevo123]

I know this was two years ago but what was the keyboard you was using in this video?

[@lvl1vegan]

Thanks for this awesome guide! Would the radiator fans & PC run fine if you were to plug the 4-pin power for the radiator fans into the Lian Li controller instead of the mobo CPU fan header?

[@shayan824]

Probably better to plug into the mobo CPU fan header. That way you can control the radiator fan curves separately in bios from the case fans plugged into the controller vs all of them running at the same speed from the controller