Lian Li UNI FAN AL120 V2 Review - More, Better, Best?

[@mibo747]

Many thanks for WHOLE WORK!

[@STSYT]

My pleasure!

[@cars291]

Thanks for the in depth review.

[@danyuzunov]

Hope they make a 140mm version this time

[@STSYT]

Absolutely

[@2JZUL8R14]

They did

[@walliedogg]

140mm version launched same time as the V2..... in November last year.

[@danyuzunov]

@@walliedogg ya sure!?!?

[@matthewmoreira880]

140mm version is not the same, it does not get the added thickness the 120 gets for some stupid reason which leads to the 120 actually being better than the 140 mostly

[@Excelsiorm.N]

The Al120 V2 vs. the Infinity fans?

[@jannmuller4414]

Bros a Legend

[@STSYT]

Bro does Legendary comments

[@Danieliglesiasevo]

How are these vs the TL series without the LCD for radiators?

[@haies09]

When we getting the Phantek D30 review?

[@STSYT]

Hopefully soon, but M25 comes first

[@giacomogianni3924]

Fans have a margin of error for their max speed, Noctua for example claims +/-10% even on the nf a12, so I guess that Lian li will be about the same. The differences you saw are acceptable, in this scenario you were just “unlucky” that both went in the wrong direction and made look the new ones worse

[@lKurosakil]

I had the V1 of the AL120 and the most annoying part was the min RPM of 800. They were already pretty noisy with 800 RPM and my luck was that I own ASUS Mainboards were you can use an Extreme Quiet Mode to get them below 800. But shortly after the Infinity were released I replaced the AL120 directly. I definitly recommend to get the SL Inf instead of the AL ones

[@STSYT]

Interesting, the new ones can go lower than that, though there's a minimum too. It's actually kinda weird cause there's a Start/stop function in Lian Li's L3 Software, it just doesn't do anything.

[@MonesahBuson]

@@STSYT whats the minimum?

[@nossy232323]

@@STSYT Can you tell use the lowest RPM for the new fans?

[@STSYT]

250

[@MonesahBuson]

@@STSYT thanks, terms of performance which one would you recommend? al v2 or sl infinity?

[@Finn-mn3ge]

Please do a review about the Phanteks D30s.

[@STSYT]

I’ll request a set

[@Finn-mn3ge]

@@STSYT Thank you very much!

[@yassermuttaqien5487]

So it’s worse than sickleflow and mobius 120p? Next month my plan is to change my sickleflow with this fan, But with this result, it’s better if i take mobius or (maybe) keep my sickleflow😢

[@nmmrg]

Kinda surprised the Corsair maglev fans weren't on the comparison list. Any reason those were excluded? I feel like they're pretty common for low noise fans.

[@Brickokermis.]

Thank for review. Please after review Thermaltake CT120 ?

[@STSYT]

You're Welcome :) It's not planned but I'll keep it in mind

[@scottwilson419]

I love Lian Li, but I bought 9 of the original UniFan and 6 of them the bearings started making some very nasty grinding noises within two weeks of receiving them. Went straight to the Arctic P12 fans and wouldn't recommend anything else at the moment.

[@JurassicF4rt]

I have the Lian Li Infinity fans had them for about 6 month and 3 of them started making the same noises. I had to do a warranty replacement from Lian Li

[@fussnote1758]

I had the Lian Li SL-120 and although they looked in a way pretty, especially the intake-look and the cablemanagement is stunning, I sold them after half a year, because they were very noisy@min (aka 800rpm) The SW is/was a catastrophy, no automatic start aso. I switched to the Noctuas and...: silence (aka noiselessness)! ARGB comes from from phanteks drgb-alu-frames... The chapter V shows clearly, that Lian Li with it's newest fans too is not able to build fans, that can combine good performance with the lack of noise. Thx for the test.

[@vladsta3833]

Which Noctua fans did you get?

[@Shinnok789]

As I suspected, given their 2 years limited warranty vs 6 years for the Noctuas. Been using Noctua fans for 10 years in 3 different systems, never had a noise or performace problem with them over time. The NF-A14 models are very effective fans for case or radiators. In my current build I use the Noctua Crhomax NF-A14 PWM fans (the black PWM ones) coupled with Phanteks DRGB frames on them, and they look very well. And can be kept very silent while still providing good airflow and static pressure (for case I use them at 700rpm, and for radiators at 900rpm via PWM curves in the bios) Cable management becomes very convoluted, with 6 wires for every group of 3 fans... but the "forrest" can be masked if you use a black case, Y wires to group them together, and a few fan and RGB controllers - only 2-3 wires will make it out "into the light", the ones from the controller(s) to the mobo.

[@otreblarazalas669]

The RGB is so underwhelming with l connect. The effects are nice and all but the brightness is really lacking. Budget fans like phanteks m25 argb are brighter. I think these fans benefit from use of signalrgb or motherboard software

[@PatrickDG]

Lol i slapped a artic slim fans and p28 on my 360 mm corsair aio and sheeesh those temps are real nice like! Ccooling a 7950x3d Looking at these to replace my v1 as case fans

[@NZ_Lexus_IS-F]

Simply put, what is the best Lian Li fan I can buy for air flow, and what is the best one for a radiatior?

[@cakeisalie]

this is also the best Lian Li RGB fan for radiators

[@smithy2365]

Can they be set to just white led?​@@cakeisalie

[@Xennial647]

Your results are interesting as another channel had the al-120v2 being better as case fans and average on a radiator and with the fan blades being slightly bent, it looks like an air flow fan. Also, the AL blades are larger due to not having the LED strip taking up space on the frame like the SL so I that should give it the advantage for air flow. Wondering if the results would be different if both fans were adjusted to the same RPM

[@STSYT]

Possible, but I tend never to align fans by rpm. Nor by noise. I prefer to create these noise-to-performance as that way we can compare both by both metrics over the whole spectrum. But good that you look at multiple takes on them. It’s always fascinating how different reviews come up with different results. Only a single one using a single build doesn’t paint the whole picture.

[@antonludwigzerrudo9226]

Can you recommend good 120mm fans for my Lian Li 216? Im aiming at performance but if you can give me a fan that also has argb and low noise that would be great!

[@STSYT]

Lian Li Uni Infinities would be my first choice

[@tannhaeuser]

Are the RGB effects controllable by ASUS Aura or is the lian li software mandatory?

[@tannhaeuser]

@@connor040606 According to the site, it is only possible with the single pack fans. The triple pack comes with fan-plugs for the Lian Li controller only

[@connor040606]

@@tannhaeuser Not true, the triple pack also comes with the correct cable to go directly to the motherboard.

[@connor040606]

@@tannhaeuser I wouldn't know I bought 4 single packs.

[@iarkosios7175]

can the single pack be plugged to the triple pack controller hub?

[@LnKgTs]

Which is the best case fan from Lian Li?

[@STSYT]

Still AL Inf

[@cason.]

@@STSYTAL inf? Or sl inf What is AL inf

[@junghyeonjang1026]

Any plans for UNI FAN P28?

[@STSYT]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJy8omBnotOFd80

[@MonesahBuson]

phanteks d30 and m25 please

[@STSYT]

on the way!

[@smithy2365]

Can these be set to just white LED?

[@nossy232323]

So you do a comparison for the fans as a casefan and include the Phantek T30 fans. But then you do not include the Phantek T30 fans in the benchmark were a radiator is being used, just the strong point of the Phantek. Grrr.

[@STSYT]

The reason is actually quite stupid. I lost my long screws ^^ But don't worry, there will be another "best radiator" fan video soon, there, every fan will be included

[@nossy232323]

@@STSYT Oops!!! Well, thanks!

[@intermarioklik6417]

Noctua Ko! 😄

[@brianmac5540]

Can you daisy chain the V2 Al140 fans to the V2 Al120 fans?

[@0xe849]

No!

[@LegendForsaken]

Discord link is invalid 😭

[@STSYT]

Argh, for me it’s still working 🙃 It’s a permalink, it’s not supposed to stop working 😅 but here’s another one: discord.gg/AsGV35uxUN

[@LegendForsaken]

@@STSYT thanks! It worked!

[@NagoyaRR]

I mean no in the whole world uses their fans at 100% anyway, so i think to compare them at that speed is kinda wrong

[@Mintor94]

Amazing fans when it comes to performance, build quality and looks, but too "complicated". This proprietary connectors and controllers bullshit is a big no for me. Give me daisy chainable PWM and ARGB connectrs and let me do whatever I want to using OpenRGB and some plugins.

[@boom7836]

Wtf is that graph, with 3 dots (noise-performance)!!!! It shows that lian li fan pull up so much more air then the t30, that it outperforms it by 20c on 42db

[@STSYT]

We are using a method that creates inflated numbers (roughly 3x) So in a "random" build, it would be more like 6°C + Keep in mind that the T30 was already thermal throttling. Look at the very top-left corner. There's a straight line for the T30. That means that the last measuring point (aka 25% fan speed), the T30 was already thermal throttling, thus it became only quieter. But because of this, the first measuring point where we could get a °C reading is much further to the right than for example the Lian Li fan which was still capable of keeping up at 25%. This then creates those lines that are slightly offset. It might look a bit weird, bit it essentially shows that one was able to keep up at 25%, the other one not. (Also keep in mind that this is HUGELY dependent on how slow a fan can actually go down. It's really unfair sometimes because some fans can't go below things like 4,5,600RPM) How we benchmark Fans - kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYurn2iLl6ylgsU

[@boom7836]

@@STSYT Ty for answering, i just wanna say, that it would be nice to see a couple more dots before the fan become noisy. This graph shows more info on the right side, i just think its less valuable, most people use their fans at lower RPM

[@STSYT]

@@boom7836 Sure it would 😅 And you are right about the right side. The problem is that if I slap every fan into a regular build, the difference between the best and worst will be minimal at best. And the way I do it, the results become extremely volatile below 50% fan speed. It’s already a good day if a fan -can- create a reading at 25%. Because the numbers are +/- 3x, in the lows, 100 rpm more is a huge difference. It’s not ideal, but it’s the best method I got for now. I’m still working on a method that does the reverse, create very specific numbers in the lows, and starts to become squished in the highs while being bloated by at least 2x to even have the chance to differentiate good fans at max speed

[@boom7836]

Okey, now i anderstood what are you talking about 25%. I think most of the fans still can start at 600rpm, lower is just useless. All i wanna say, if you add a noise normolised at 38-42bd temreture resoults for air cooled and for radiator you will instantly became THE BEST fan reviewer of all time!!😂

[@STSYT]

@@boom7836 that’s the plan 😅 If everything goes as planned, this is going to be the last batch of fan reviews using the old method, from there it’s going to be very specific in minimal increments with separate results for each use-case