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LANCOOL 215 Review - EPIC Airflow but there's a Catch...
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ส.ค. 2024
- The new Lian Li Lancool 215 is a budget case with some serious airflow potential for its price but it also has some limitations you need to know about before you buy. It has some competition too versus the new Corsair 4000D, Cooler Master H500 Mesh and even the Lian Li Lancool II.
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Man if this is what "budget" cases have come to we live in a great time
My first build had a £15.00 case and i thought i spent a fair amount
Well I already bought a like 25€ case for a cousin who really didnt want to spend much for the old computer and it even included a 450W crap power supply lol but the quality sucked so bad as off course...
Anyway the quality of this case is not that special, but the case is OK, it has super crazy airflow specially with 2 good top 140mm fans with high airflow, the ARGB looks cool even though I use it off, but has some faults which is the leds controller suck and use the reset button (so no reset button) and I don't think there's anyway to control fan speeds so if you have to connect extra fans in it you might end up with a jumbo jet :(...
My old case was like 180€ back in 2005 and is a Thermaltake Kandalf the super tower anb I fully modded it to orange and black and cut a new side window, it looks amazing and the quality is off course miles better, to make holes in it I had to go with a friend with an industrial driller because my driller wasn't working and hell even the industrial driller was loosing power and not cutting much good, the case alone is 20KG of pure steel.
Anyway with this new case I have like 10Cº less than my older HUGE HEAVY case with 2x 120mm fans in front, 1 120mm + 1 90mm on the back and another 90mm on the top but I have 2x 140mm ARGB fans on top of this new case (the main difference for the temps is really that the motherboard is on the top compared to bottom on my old case so the upper fans were only extracting cold air and basically only the 120mm on the back would push hot air out which now the motherboard is on top closer to the fans on the new case so both the back 120mm and 1 of the top 140mm are really efficient at removing hot air).
ps: You can either go with this case or Nox Hummer Nova (this is the actual case I have), they are basically the same case with minor differences and maybe there are even more same cases, this is probably some random Made in China case where brans just label and chose what they want in it...
things are so different from when I was a kid and getting into PC's, it's amazing.
Dunno, in Spain this thing is 85€. That's not budget at all. It has fans though, so that kinda makes up for the retail price.
@@qwertyuiop-kr5pq Not sure if serious.
Basic but cover almost every need.
I mean it almost covers every need. Had it gotten rgb, there would’ve been a significant FPS boost
Coming from a guy that recently built in a deepcool matrexx 55 this case is a godsend in comparison
it even got extra room in the roof for an aio. Not many have that.
enjoy your 200th like
Almost?
You trippin Dimitri this case offers a lot for $69 and I'm sold
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lol great temps and good specs BUT I haven't worked with a case that feels this cheap in a really long time.
-D.
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"It feels so cheap." It is so cheap. That's the one downside. If it looks good, has great temps, and good specs... I'd be completely fine if it "feels" cheap... because it is cheap.
Doofindork Besides which, how often you gonna be “feeling” the case anyway?
The fans (and hub) alone are about $30 easy, and there are $100 cases with tempered glass removal issues. For $69 this is pretty damn good really.
If I didn’t already get the 500dx and was more concerned with lowering the budget on my build this is incredibly compelling. A lot of cases only include a single small fan in the back so the actual price of the case is skewed, but this has large decent fans with rgb!
Tell me where do I get that decent 10 bucks 200mm fan
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@@ultradmx fans that come with cases are usually very low quality compared to say retail fans. Even though they do the job, they are very cheaply produced, and the rgb is clearly low quality just look at the hotspots.
Its a nice solution to somoeone on a stock cpu cooler xD then after those 200mm get a lil dust and offset and eventually die you can run an aio then oc cpu...if vrm and ram are permitting among chipset
Solid haircut. Maximum airflow 👍
for a budget case, cant really ask for more. those fans are super huge and wonderful
Idk Dimitri. This seems like a SWEET case for 69$. 3 fans, WITH rgb, fan hub, dust filters, airflow focused, simple layout with good compatability. Ofcourse it's not gonna feel like a premium 200$ aluminium case, it's 69$ 😮 Is there even a case that offers this much for a similar price?
SilentiumPC Regnum6v
P500A and P400A
@@SilentRito this was made to be better than the p400 lol
@@ggzyt_livitup3898 he asked for similarly priced cases
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0:55 Watched the video till the end and still trying to find bad points about the case.
I think he's just warning those with unrealistic expectations that the case misses some premium quality of life features like better cable management and build quality (specially if you have had previous lian li cases). Cost cutting measures were made but still bloody good case.
same, "fingerprints on the glass" .... literally tons of cases with glass and nothing to grab.
Yeah it's the fingerprints but also the cable management, but come on, it's just 69 dollars. THAT'S INSANE! And, why tf do u care about fingerprints. It takes about 1-2 min to clean it and why tf do u care about some cables u dont even see. Ok, it maybe is hard if u switch some parts, but come on. That's not even a problem. So idk. I think it's an ez W to buy this case for 69 dollars.
Works great > feels cheap.
Great review, ty.
It's a win to me. Pricing, measurements, and airflow. All you really need
Dimitri I don't know how you actually ''feel'' about the case ,but I see one of the best cases at this category
Dimitri, I feel as if you are being too harsh in this review. This case looks amazing for its price. I am sure it will sell well. I have a Meshify C and I am considering this case over it...
Glad to see them finally talking about airflow earlier on In reviews.
Got burned hard on the phanteks evolv matx
I recently retired my evolv for an Antec NX800. Wish I had waited a tad longer to see this case review, since it was hard for me to get a hold of the Lancool II mesh at regular price.
Pun intended? :P
@4:14 Why wouldn't you just pull it by the captured thumb screws?
Same thought here. On top of taking one minute to clean a piece of glass seems to be a big deal to too many tech tubers.
You can do that, there is also a little lip you can use to slide it out. It's really not that big a deal...
Gotta love the Amazon link to zero results on the same day it is posted.
Yeah... Nothing in any local computer hardware stores either...
Did he schedule this wrong and upload it early?
Would it really hurt to actually recommend a cheaper priced product once in a while? Especially when it delivers such exceptional value and benefits?
Big channels will only appreciate premium products more and easy! and the production quality of this channel is very good so, basically they prefer the premium more than price to performance!
@@TarunTechEnvironmentCC nobody wants a budget enclosure unless youre poor or a teenager
@@dookcurruff9047 I dont give a damn fck about the look of the PC. It needs to be powerful and good cooling, that's all. Why would you look at your PC?
Yeah what's wrong with this guy, he complains about the smallest most inconsequential things. To my eyes the case does not look cheaply built at all and in gearseekers high quality 4K footage video, the case looks great. Peoples expectations and their definition of quality has come a long way since i used to build in the 90's and 00's in Lian li's older aluminium cases. But you pay huge amounts for what you are getting. Even horrible old stainless steel cases back in the day that were supposedly premium did not get the most important things right. Lian Li were ahead then and were the go to case for modders and enthusiasts. They just work, and do a good job of cooling. And they had the features most people will need. And they were light but strong and tough.
Function over Form is what we need, Lian Li gives us this. Not great looks with premium cases that cost a lot, look blingy but actually underperform and aren't thought out well and well, kill your hardware. Lian Li has always been at the top of the list for quality, value, function and form with premium features, and in the past, Lian Li innovated way past some of the rubbish from other brands. Back then, cases from other manufacturers were not on Lian Li's level at the same price point. Lian Li were always leading the way. I think this guys expectations is too high and he is being ultra unrealistic with ultra expensive cases. Does this guy even know the history of Lian Li. They were the best cases out there. And they will be again.
The quality from a Lian Li will be more than adequate. It does not look cheap. My Coolermaster H500M is an expensive case, but one could say Coolermaster looks a little cheap with all the plastic. To me the Lian Li looks nice, and looks built well as it will be from Lian Li for the money you are paying. The features this case has are incredible considering what you are getting. I have seen upclose 4K video shots better than what this channel has captured, and the case looks very well built to me. It's a bargain. And i would buy this case from a known leader in premium quality cases industry in a flash than buy from some other brand. But i already have my H500M unfortunately. This case tempts me to buy.
Wow u mad at him 😂
This is a great entry budget case in my opinion. Like others have said it offers excellent cooling, spacious realistate to house water cooling accessories, and some bling bling.. We all cant afford high end handouts thats sent to you Demitri.
I have this case. I love it. I've had many others in the past and I have to say this one is a very good case. Plenty of room, very quiet fans that do keep it very cool. Cable management is not perfect, but it works and it's all in the back, and you don't see it. I don't think you gave this case a good chance on your review. It's not perfect, but it is a great case.
In other words probably the best cheap case out there...I'm sold
I thought your overall review of this was somewhat lazy. A six plus minute review? Sure, there is not a lot to it but still... It's a $69 case from one of the base case manufacturers. Of course it is going to cut corners compared to premium cases, but from what I saw it still delivered incredible value, especially with 2 x front 200mm fans AND a rear fan? And a hub? A lot of cases in this price category, you're lucky two get one, let alone even two 120mm generic 3 pin fans. Good airflow, great temps, overall pretty decent support for anything you might put in it. Clearance at top and front for anything you might want. Looking at this, this looks to be a great case at a great price...
Agree with you, the review didn't do this case justice, it's a great case for the price.
What information did you find absent from this video? I always appreciate feedback from viewers but c'mon, a short-to-the-point piece doesn't merit your definition of "lazy".
-D.
@@HardwareCanucks
I liked the video, but would have liked some info on the noise levels.
@@HardwareCanucks Personally I always like to hear max cpu cooler height and GPU length. I just didn't understand that you didn't seem more enthusiastic, The front would have been nicer in metal and it doesn't have that many features but it seems to do the basics very good.
@@HardwareCanucks well first of all you did not make any 69 or plant jokes.
This is a budget case?? Huh. Looks amazing...but how do you buy one? Is this going to be another 3080 situation?
Idk, going to have to disagree. Can’t say to build quality, which is something you harped on, but a case with 2 rgb 200mm fans with included controller, a tempered glass side panel, dust filters, and rubber grommets seems like they hit the “important to have” features for a great price. Cases that usually add most of those extras have a $30 markup like NZXT or Corsair. As always, production quality is top notch, love you guys.
Definitely. Not quite sure what "premo" features this case is lacking that isn't fluff. Only reason I wouldn't get it is if you're big budget already and cheaping out on the case isn't that important. But even then, there's few cases that can compete with the thermals of P500A and Lancool Mesh II, let alone being so cheap, with all this space to put everything you want in it.
@@draco89123 The IO can be a bit lacking, just two usb 3.0s, would have been nice to see a 3.1/3.2 on there. Agreed a great budget friendly case though.
Those fans should be praised way more. That's a HUGE addition in value. Most builds won't need more than that much airflow and they are ARGB, so you don't even have to worry about customization down the line.
Too proprietary, 200mm fans are weird looking
This is a direct competitor to the Antec NX800! If only I had waited a week. Everything matches with the Lian Li except the NX800 supports 140mm in the rear, glass panel has handle points, and PSU shroud is a solid cover with less clearance for thick rads. Oh but the NX800 is to 20 USD higher.
Dang.. I wanna see more cases like this, especially with big ol 200mm fans. They're so much quieter, for the amount of air they can move
Seriously??? What did you expect for 69 dollars lol great case tbh I'm buying it next week. Seems to offer some great value for money
How was try case, I plan on buying it
@@aidengodines7713 I'm gonna buy it tomorrow, so I'll let you know.
@@ggzyt_livitup3898 I actually got it for Christmas lol, it’s an awesome case to work in.
@@aidengodines7713 nice lol, did you change where the smaller fan goes?
@@ggzyt_livitup3898 nah I just left it but the case is definitely worth it
I am using this case for 2 years and it is one of the best cases in that size. 200m fans are MVP. The only difficulty I met is to install 280mm on top (arctic LF2 is too thick)
Thinking of picking one of these up honestly. For the price the airflow is great and I'm a huge sucker for 200mm fans. Call it dumb or what, but I love the big industrial look of them on a case. And this just pips the H500 for me.
A good review on it? Great.
Now to wait for Steve to know about the noise performance.
Crazy good deal for $69 and it comes with 2 200mm ARGB fans?!? Dang. Making CoolerMaster look super pricey. Nice job Lian Li. Killin it lately. +1 to all the comments that said you were too harsh and this deserves a serious review.
Cool, I'm working on a new build and this is exactly what I was looking for.
This is actually a decent case, if this came out last year I'd have bought this instead of the H500M. Especially now that GPU anti sag brackets / stand are actually easy to buy products and extremely cheap. Back then they didn't even exist I looked for almost 3 years (I bought the RX480 in 2017 Feb) couldn't find a single one.
Price point is very NICE.
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Proud owner of this case, love it!
Still rocking an s340 elite, will probably upgrade in 5 years if I'm being honest, but this looks like a great case.
4:06 can't you grab the thumbscrews?
For a price like this with 2 fans 200mm each its a must buy. I bought one for 100usd and temps are low as hell with 7600x and 3080ti
I use 1 rear 120mm exhaust fan , 1 down 120mm exhaust fan , 2 fans 140mm above as exhaust and 2 fans of 200mm as intake
I'm surprised you released this review. It's not available yet and other reviews have been asked to be taken down by Lian Li. I've been waiting for this case for months! I was hoping it would of been the same quality as the 2 mesh. I really like the 200mm fan look.
Good timing.. Am upgrading my cpu and mobo so a new case would be nice too!
So funny. Then there are reviews that give this best over all case award.
200mm fans are great on such a small case
Yes but you need more exhaust fans than that single one or the warm air will be trapped in the case, to somewhat balance out that 2 200 mills you need at least 3 120 mills exhaust
Leaving it like this and warm air can't get out fast enough
@@kerotomas1 2 120 are fine
@@kerotomas1 Considering the thermal ratings, the single 120 looks to be doing more than enough.
Wow, a real successsor to the CM HAF 212 I have been using since 2011, low cost, no nonsense, high air flow. Great for budget builds with headroom for OC via improved airflow down the line
Basically: if Thermaltake cases of 2015-2018 era had a clean internal layout, rubber grommets and a fan-hub instead of being chock full of drive bays.
Yup. I'm seeing a whole lot of things done right, at an excellent price point.
i actually have this case housing my new gaming computer and i love it , the air flow and temperature are fantastic even when playing games like battlefield etc.
what are the temps? around 50-60-70ºC?
cheers.
@@godwin- depends on the game and ur internals
im running the following inside mine and when playing bf4 on ultra im sittings at 65 degrees, with the fans at i believe 1200 rpm obviously increasing fans speed or adding more fans would benefit all this and with 3dmark it never went over 68 degrees during any benchmarkings.
i can play and uplaod and watch youtube all at the same time never seen the temp higher than 68degrees
tuf-z390 mother board
16 gb ddr4 3000hz ram
i9-9900kf
rtx 2060 6gb
3tb storage
frostflow 150
2 extra standard 120 fans with speed controls set up 1 top and 1 rear.
and i must say with the two large rgb fans at the front and rgb parts ie ram, it looks sexy asf
@@utuberavensg2051 wow that's some nice temps, even for more recent titles like bf2042 or rdr2 or whatever, I assume the difference won't be thaaat big, around 70-75 probs. thanks for answering!
@@godwin- no problem dude im at home now im playing crusader kings 3 and watching youtube , and its sitting below 65 degrees!
Looks like a good case to me, planning on doing a new build before the end of the year and certainly looks like a possible option
Seems like a good case to me. For the vast majority of users this would be a great case because of the great stock cooling.
I have the CM H500 and I love the building experience on it, alongside the very low noise and cool temperatures. This case looks promising, but I miss the upper handle and higher feet the H500 has. Still, a nice option for people wanting performance in a budget.
just finished installed this case. Gotta say its incredible. My GPU temp drops from 75 - 80 C to like 60-65 C under load. Yeah my previous case was shitty with little in
SAME!!! i am totally happy with my upgrade
I like the look of 2 big fans better than 3 smaller one
Great review. Straight to the point and at this price point, I look forward to getting my hands on one. I'd also be interested to see how this case performs with the 200mm Noctua's.
The price is really NICE.😏
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haha funny secs number am i rite
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at least this guy is pretty honest, i like that
Sure the feel of a case is nice and all but in the end after building the system the only other times you are really going to touch it is when pressing the power button, plugging something in, doing some maintenance or doing a upgrade. In none of these the feel of the case matters (maybe pressing the power button but still) all that really matters is good performing case that doesn't stand out or is an eyesore.
Looks real good for the price. Wish it had more HD cages, but for a gaming PC its fine. Thanks for the vid. You Rock :)
Finally I’ve been waiting for this
Don't think I've ever said "nice" so many times during a video..
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tfw people get your South Park ref
The Meshify C (and plenty of other more expensive cases) has no way of pulling the glass panel off without fingerprints... you just clean the surface when done.
clowning.
Ooh, the Amazon links go straight to other Lian Li cases!.......... Hol' up.
Basic needs, perfect airflow solid case for many people
Finally a proper cool case.
Please show this case to nzxt, so they learn how to make proper cooling cases instead of ovens. Ty
Something has gone wrong here. The big downside is the cheap feel of the case, but the truth is most buyers aren’t going to be touching their system much, if at all, once it’s built. Sure, you do because of your job, but if you think that’s a catch, then on this occasion I think you’ve lost sight of what most buyers care about most. Glass, airflow permeable mesh, ARGB fans included. For the price it feels like you’re either being super picky or have unrealistic expectations on value.
Also, I feel like he stole Steve Burke's schtick. At GN, a good review is any component that "isn't terrible" or "not the worst". ; ')
I know this will be list in the comments, but this is very similar if not the same as the Gamemax F15 mesh available in the UK.
I have one, an F15, and looking at the reviews it does seem almost identical to the 215 in the tooling, but slightly different front panel and a remote control for the fan speed and lighting control. And actually available right now in the UK from the usual retailers like Scan, CCL, AWD and Amazon. And no, I am not on commission from anyone, I wish I was!
Imma bit confused between 205 mesh vs 215 which one should i choose ?
I still have my beige case that came with windows 95. So this case looks fantastic.
Good review overall, but what was the catch? Or was it the lack of a literal catch for the glass side?
I will never buy a coolermaster case. But I will buy a Lian-Li case despite it looking like coolermaster.
Ive been buying the lancool 205s for computers ive been building and for 59 dollars its an amazing deal and wonderfully engineered for its price. I mjght try and find one of these and build a pc in this since this is pretty sweet.
AND IT COMES WITH A FANHUB? wow im sold, AMAMZING price for all this stuff.
7 inches from the PSU cover isn't enough to install a radiator properly. If you want to install a 360mm on the front, you will have to install it incorrectly, (with the cables on top)
Hair on point Dimitri!
Is this Ubbe Lothbrok?
Any info about the O11 Mini?
I would like to see same thing without glass and rgb.
Yes, a pure performance case with none of the bling.
I noticed that they got rid of the PSU sticker cutout that was originally in the LianLi Showcase.
For Good
Release date?
I can't even find the 215 on Lian Li's website?
Excellent Review. Just perfect in short. I m using this case. I was very happy with it until discovering the sides where Lian Li has cut corners. Build quality is not great and the pain quality is below standard, which is not expected from Lian Li. I have been using this case for 4 months now and already it has started to become rusty. Top side paint got swollen and started to fall off. Disappointed.
Great case. But what's the point of the really large front fans if they're going to block half of it with sheet metal? It's like they wanted to use the Lancool 2's front tooling, which was designed for 140mm (and 120), but decided to slap the large fans on there. You'd hope that'd change in a production version, but I doubt it.
The front of the case structure begs to be dremeled out to not obstruct these huge fans. You can see a lot of metal behind them in 0:15
So I'm confused. I only see the cable management as a downside for this case.
Tempered glass, huge rgb fans, rgb fan hub, top and front clearance for AIOs, plenty of dust filters, great airflow.
So critical of a $69 case with great air flow, a fan hub, tempered class, cable gromets and rgb? like sweet jesus what else can you ask for?
Isn't ceramic a very good insulator?? wth
4000d airflow isn't *really* $79 though since it doesn't even give you enough fans. so you have to add the price of additional fans to the cost of that enclosure. This case feels like a more complete package.
No one keeps the stock fans anyway. Better to have options than be stuck with stock
Man if a cheap lian li case can include a fan hub for all your 6 fans why can’t Corsair provide that? We shouldn’t have to buy a $70 commandor pro to connect all our fans from Corsair
Where's the 011 mini? Is the only lian li case I'm waiting for.
Wish the front frame had a bit less metal for the fans to push air through, it looked like the frame was designed for 120/140 fans more than the 200s, and there was a lot of metal behind the edges of the fans.
It’s nice watching reviews for stuff im to dumb to assemble
I just bought it for 65$ i hope i wont be disappointed
Can you review the lancool 205 mesh
Hey man great video! Would you consider doing a VS comparison with this case and the Montech Air X ARGB? They are eerily similar in design. I have the latter case and I love it but this case is enticing.
Wow not bad at all. With a dc/pwm fan controller to boot. I wonder if those 200mm fans can mount anywhere else. A 360mm push pull capable budget chassis is insane imo. Id consider an id cooling 360 with some arctic p120 pwm fans some good budget options....and actually get good gpu cooling since the bottom is perforated...comparaple to the mesh II side mesh door. With some 120mm fans mounted facing up....the "budget" aspect enables room for aio and 5pck fan budgets
0:02 nice
Before I watch any further, *NICE*
I can see this being a budget build king for a while. It's cheap, but it's actually cheap, so that combo works well, especially with more fans than most budget cases ship with...my p350x cost about the same, and has...one..fan. But better QOL features.
Epic case
This is just a random Made In China case, I have a Nox Hummer Nova and it's exactly the same. Same ARGB controller, it only has minor differences like the front I actually prefer the Nox which is a bit cleaner and without illuminated logos, I also prefer the Nox feets but the cable management definitely goes to Lian Li because on the Nox the spaces are all open without the black rubber.
It's actually a very cool case for the price, I only don't like the USB\buttons position above and the fact that there's no reset button, it's either used to control the leds or as reset button which suck, I wish they went with a IR controller for the ARGB instead and there's no fan speed control that I know off and I have my motherboard 5 fan controller connections in use, when connecting the top 140mm top fan that I bought the PC is crazy noisy, had to connect it to my GPU which has 2 extra fan controllers and now it's cool that the fan is always off unless playing a game when the GPU heats a bit it starts spinning (hope my next GPU also bring a fan controller or I'm screwed)...
But in terms of airflow it's quite a nice case, I lost close to 10Cº compared to my old case (with 2x 140mm ARGB bought fans for the top)...
They NEED to make a micro atx version of this case
$69? NOICEEE
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1 minute late to make this comment. Shiiiit.
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I remember when lian li was full alluminum ugly but high end expensive enclosures only. Like the rolls toyce of DIY PC. And i also remember how long they kept the "no painting" stance.