Lian Li Lancool II Mesh Review & Thermal Testing

Video Description

In this video I review the new Lian Li Lancool II Mesh PC case and perform thermal testing on 17 different configurations allowing me to answer the important questions below on how you should build in this case. 00:00 Introduction 00:38 Case features 08:17 Build footage 12:40 What I liked about the case 15:26 What I didn’t like about the case 16:40 Thermal testing methodology 17:46 How does the Lancool II Mesh compare to Lancool II? 18:52 How does Lancool II Mesh compare to other cases? 20:05 What about Air Cooling? 21:21 How restrictive is the front Panel? 22:55 Does the hard drive cage affect temps? 24:30 Does removing the radiator bracket affect temps? 25:48 Horizontal or vertical GPU? 26:51 Do the fans below the GPU improve thermals? 28:42 Does adding a M.2 Xpander card affect GPU temps? 30:20 Are the stock case fans any good? 31:53 Should the front AIO intake be push or pull? 33:33 What about Push-Pull? 35:01 Front AIO tubes up or tubes down? 39:17 240mm or 360mm AIO? 41:16 240mm AIO front intake or top exhaust? 42:51 AIO or air cooler? 44:36 Full thermal testing results 44:45 Conclusions My full step-by-step build guide for this case is available at https://youtu.be/2mMBA4lzDvo and more photos of the build can be seen at https://pcpartpicker.com/b/tc4nTW Parts used in the build (Amazon links are Affiliates Links) • Lian Li Lancool II Mesh RGB UK - https://amzn.to/37Nulw2 US - https://amzn.to/2KT8mL6 CA - https://amzn.to/2WELHot • MSI Prestige X570 Creation UK - https://amzn.to/3he3YCg US - https://amzn.to/3pjNN9j CA - https://amzn.to/2JnhMOA • AMD Ryzen 3900X UK - https://amzn.to/2WGFFUf US - https://amzn.to/3mLLNoX CA - https://amzn.to/3hghXaF • Lian-Li GALAHAD 360mm High Performance RGB CPU Water Cooler UK - https://amzn.to/3mH0nhr US - https://amzn.to/37LFm0J CA - https://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=8_135&item_id=180713 • G.SKILL Trident Z Neo (For AMD Ryzen) Series 64GB (4 x 16GB) F4-3600C18Q-64GTZN UK - https://amzn.to/3aEbEg4 US - https://amzn.to/2WU9HUN CA - https://amzn.to/3nNOV4N • ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2080 Ti OC Edition UK - https://amzn.to/3nKbDL6 US - https://amzn.to/38xpOwB CA - https://amzn.to/3rsG4rI • Sabrent 500GB Rocket Nvme PCIe 4.0 M.2 UK - https://amzn.to/2WKrf5z US - https://amzn.to/3nOiC5I CA - https://amzn.to/34XRnP1 • Samsung 970 EVO 1 TB UK - https://amzn.to/38u2ZtO US - https://amzn.to/38wZXoD CA - https://amzn.to/3aAJ4fu • Kingston KC600 SSD 512GB UK - https://kings.tn/2XSSIlJ US - https://kings.tn/2XSSIlJ CA - https://kings.tn/2XSSIlJ • Corsair LL120 RGB Fans UK - https://amzn.to/3rrOSOb US - https://amzn.to/37K8mFX CA - https://amzn.to/2KywWRx • Corsair RM850x 80 PLUS Gold, 850 Watts, Fully Modular ATX Power Supply Unit UK - https://amzn.to/3mLLA59 US - https://amzn.to/3rsgJhh CA - https://amzn.to/3pqDlgB • CableMod PRO ModMesh Cable Extension Kit UK - https://eustore.cablemod.com/product/cablemod-pro-modmesh-cable-extension-kit/ US - https://store.cablemod.com/product/cablemod-pro-modmesh-cable-extension-kit/ CA - https://store.cablemod.com/product/cablemod-pro-modmesh-cable-extension-kit/ • Lancool II Vertical GPU Kit UK - https://amzn.to/3nMrDwf US - https://amzn.to/3aEoCu9 CA - https://amzn.to/38zARp8 • Lancool II Side ARGB LED Strip UK - https://amzn.to/2WKQEfg US - https://www.microcenter.com/product/616602/lian-li-side-diffused-leds-strip-for-lancool-ii CA - https://amzn.to/2M4NJw2 • Lian-Li Lancool II USB3.1 Type-C Cable UK - https://amzn.to/34GBPii US - https://www.microcenter.com/product/616604/lian-li-600mm-usb-31-(gen-2-type-c)-cable-for-lancool-ii---black CA - https://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=6_108&item_id=162412 Affiliate links I am part of the Amazon associates program, this means I get a small commission when you buy through these referral links. Music Before The Dawn (COE Remix) - Wild Beaches feat. COE https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/kqyc3xZE3h/ Under The Stars – Squiid - https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/cSI20S7jgO/ #PCBuild #LianLi #LancoolIIMesh