Pretty much overwhelmed by how thoughtful and responsive Lian Li is, they just keep improving their products in response to customer feedback. Amazing.
I have a friend that did an O11 build and was super excited to show me, it looked cool and all but all the side and bottom intake fans sticks out like sore thumb, like you pay that much money for them only to get to see them from back, he ended up swapping side fans cuz it was bothering him after I mention it lol, and it didn't change the temps that much but it is kinda funny considering they themselves came up with that case and didn't release reverse flow version of these fans after all these years.
These fans went from "Nice to have" to "Need to have' because you can position the cable the direction you need it. But, then they became "Nice to have" again due to the scratching, but, quickly became "Need to have" because of the screen protectors for the inifinity mirrors. I hate you. lol Great video as always.
Not me, went from OK to avoid, too easy to scratch. Lights are secondary to how it works as a fan, which is fine here, BUT I can see them getting more and more scratched/scuffed over time, so not for me...
@@tzviasegal3003 They come with screen protectors though, which if applied correctly will mean the actual plastic on the fans won't ever get scratched unless you're taking like a box cutter or something to it
@@BadWolfPlays66 yea and the guy who replied to you seems like he didn’t read your comment. “Too easily scratched” well that isn’t an issue if you put on the included protectors
"The controller can run 4 fans per channel and has 4 channels ... so that's 12 fans" ... Inflation must be really hitting California badly, 4x4 used to be 16 just a few month's ago.
I love the Uni Fans because they are so insanely overengineered, but not to the point where it generates problems. They do what they're supposed to do and do it in one of the most elegant ways possible.
@@panzer3279 Yeah but at least they aren't a horrible colour and actually go with peoples cases... If Noctua made fans in white with an ARGB ring around the outside of the fan I'd have been looking at them now, but they don't.
@@RogueWraith909 Noctua will keep selling their poop coloured fans as the fanboys don't care. They can easily add an LED ring without affecting performance but they won't. They're extremely good at marketing. You can get Toughfan 12 RGB which has a similar performance.
That just shows how you are cared for as a customer. Props to Lian Li for doing so! There ain't a lot of companies that listen to their customer these days.
Their customer support is also pretty good. The front glass panel on my o11 got smashed in shipping and they sent a new one almost immediately right after I entered an RMA request
I bought these fans when they first came out, (original model) they had defective LEDS in a certain product number range, they had a recall which i discovered on their website, with a form to fill out (i was experiencing this issue, the white LEDS turned yellow and the red LEDs became extremely inconsistent with color) and i was surprised when i contacted them through email, they responded immediately, and after sending them a few pictures, they instantly shipped me out replacements, great company!!! I also have the Full Tower 011D and its the best case design ive ever experienced, and ive had a lot of high end cases. Its gotta be mentioned, these fans are probably one of the most innovative thing ive seen in PC building in a long time, and luckily, they were designed by a company with great support and quality.
@@JustinKrux i went from noctua chromax to the unifans(i made a new rig with lian o11 xl, lian li distroplate and so i thought ill try the unifans) and was very sceptical because i had shitty fans from all brands over the world until i stuck with noctua since 15 years ago and tbh, i was mindblown from the lian li's optic and performance. it was around mid january 2021 when i noticed some of my leds begin to look odd, so i googled it and came to the lian li site.the support told me, that they are sorry but they cant change the fans atm, because of chinese new year and they literally dont work for the next 4 weeks but they will handle the problem as soon as possible. I got my 9x repacement fans plus 3x extra FOR FREE 5 days after it new year ended with a letter that i should enjoy the extra fans for my patience and that they are sorry. i love their service.
I have an o11D with Sl unifans on the top and bottom and I absolutely love them, the cable management is so easy with these fans, and the side rgb gives you that bit of colour without it being too much like the AL fans (imho). I really think that more manufacturers should be copying the unifans, at least in terms of the way the cabling is handled, its such a great system.
11:06 According to their site. "Note: The single pack includes a cable module that features a 4-PIN PWM cable and a 3-PIN 5V ARGB cable to connect directly to the motherboard." So.. no, you dont *have* to use the control box. Also, "A Y-type 7-pin splitter is included in the 3 pack for users that need to connect a 5th group of fans to the same controller."
Lian Li just seem to be one of those rare companies who actually listen to their customer feedback, and use it to improve every new edition. I wonder if I could find an excuse to swap out my existing fans. And yes that is 13:40 what you should be able to get at a certain temperature.
More like they know how to squeeze every penny from the people that buy their products. Or do you really think they didn't have the ability or insight to make a fan that had lights everywhere?
@@sylent_viper Of course they could. But they made the first, thinking that was enough. Same with their cases, only after they got feedback could they realise that they could do better.
Have first gen Unis and will upgrade to these as well. Lian Li customer support is amazing, replaced my recalled 1st gen fans with no problem. They were getting discolored and dimmer in my white Lian Li O11 Dynamic XL. Great company.
I sometimes think Jay does things like the 4 channels with 4 fans on each channel = 12 fans just for the comments. I'm on to you, Jay. :) Here is your comment.
My first Lian Li product back in 2018. It was a 011 Dynamic case and i LOVE IT. I first hooked it up with Corsair LL series fans and it is absolutly amazing looking. My secondary fans have since stopped working but my LL's keep on working 100%. I JUST bought a 3-pack of these SL Infinity 120's with controller plus 2 more single packs w/o controller. I only paid $140 for all 5 fans + the controller, whereas i paid around $250 for 6 Corsair LL pans + Controller. Once i get my new Lian Li's i get the pleasure of moving and installing ALL my fans again (which i consider FUN and enjoy doing it all the time!). These fans are going to look GREAT in my system and i wish i could post pics of it here to show my support for Lian Li products as Lian Li are truely passionate and careing about their customers!!!! LOVE YOU LIAN LI and Jayz!
Soon as I saw these had come out, I immediately thought of your personal build video where Phil made that comment about Lian-Li coming out with something like this as soon as you put the other Uni fans in your system lol
Yup, it looks like build's getting easier and easier. When I switched to my current case I was so amazed that I could rout nearly all of my wires under the mobo. I still remember my first rig that was using PATA (not SATA) and there was no way to make that look good.
Tech advancements are more mind blowing if you check in on them more occasionally. When I upgraded the RAM in the first laptop I bought in 10 years, I was astounded I could get 8GB for $30 -of course that SODIMM started losing it with R/W errors right after the warranty expired.-
I have been running 9 of the white Lian Li uni fans in my rig since they first became available. They have been problem free, and they look amazing. Plus it's nice to only need the single controller to run them all. So much less cable mess and complications using single fan hub. They are NOT cheap, at about $300 for all 9 fans, but all in all considering the build quality and the overall look of them, it's well worth the price. I have the Lian Li O11 Dynamic Mini case, so you have an open view of everything. The Uni fans look good in either orientation, not something you can say about many other fans.
They really need to make a reverse flow fan hub or blades so you have the full visual functionality on intake and outtake on your case. Come on lian li. If your going to make everything shiny for a price make sure I have the full effect for the money.
I've been in desperate need of reverse flow fans since adopting floor intake cases - mah InWin 303 would look superb with reverse flow fans on the floor(preferably just a black frame/white blade - but that's just not the world we live in today...)
These fans would make cable management insanely quick. If I can sell my current corsair fans, maybe I'll pick these up. Also, I wonder how they'd work with the strimer plus controller...pretty sure someone will make an adaptor for the new plug within the next few months.
Yep, exactly my thoughts. I want a 5000D airflow to replace the 4000D but need between 7-10 fans and the AIO. I really really really don't want a bazillion modules and wires. If lian li can expand on this, improve the software and AIO pump compatability its game over for corsair.
The space you can save in your system with these fans is insane. I was hoping they'd come out with a hub lit version. Even better that the hub and frame are now lit. Definitely gonna get these for the next time I update my build. Just figuring out what might be the best cpu blocks and reservoirs to use with these. I want to eliminate as much clutter as possible. If that's the goal, Jay, which cpu blocks and pump/Reservoir combos would you suggest? Would be open to feedback from anyone.
They now have a UNI Fan SL V2 out. I went with the edge lighting because I didn't want overwhelming lights in my case. These fans look and perform awesome. Really made a huge difference in my build.
I have 10 of the original SL fans in my system. I've had 5 of them so far have blue LEDs fail, but Lian Li customer service has been fairly hassle free with replacement requests.
I have the first gen 140s and they are pretty good. Quiet, great performance. The LEDs though have changed. There are a few that when I set it to blue, they are a different color than all the rest. However, when I let the motherboard control them… no issue. No idea why.
Switched to a Lian Li O11 Dynamic case from a Corsair 400c, and pulled the trigger on getting 6 SL120 fans from Lian Li as well. Side 3 are exhaust, bottom 3 are intake, radiator at the top pulling intake. My 5600x dropped some 7 or 8c, but my 2070 S with the fans pointing up at it went from around 80c in the Corsair case, to now around 65c under load. INCREDIBLE drop due to the case having such great airflow and space due to the PSU being behind the Mobo. And it just LOOKS so good too with the glass on the side and front. It's so open.
This is exactly what I wanted! Thank you Lian Li! As much as I loved the looks of the AL series, I liked the side lighting of my SL series. As a result, I kept the SL series, but this fan offers both solutions while still being exclusive with the infinity lighting. I absolutely love that I can control the fan profiles live in the OS and set the temps based on either CPU or GPU. I love doing custom fan tuning, but having to into the BIOS every time to make changes is pretty annoying. Time for the long 6 month wait before I can finally find some in stock...
I'm running 13 Lian Li AL 120 in my current 12900k Lian Li evo build and I'm huge fan of Lian Li. My entire system is lian Li, cables, AIO , Fans. Absolutely my favorite pc company at the moment.
I've had some Uni Fan SLs in my system for a while now. I watched this video and upgraded to L-Connect 3 as I didn't know it was out. The new software needs some serious looking at. It uses around 10% CPU usage at idle to have it running in the background. I will be reverting to L-Connect 2 until this is sorted which is a shame because being able to control fans to the GPU temperature was a massive win for me. Fans are fantastic though and the new ones look amazing!
I got the Lian Li UNI FAN SL 140 and they have yellowed in just 6 months due to the blue LEDs failing. They sent me replacement fans right away. Good after-sales service I guess.
If I didn't install the whole corsair ecosystem when I built my system, I probably would have used these fans as its a good idea. I have 3 ML fans from my cpu cooler which sort of started it all. Then I added 6 ql fans and a commander node pro. They were more than $30.00 each so i would say these lian li fans are priced about the same and they seem like they would be a godsend. It took a good number of hours to organize the corsair wires, figure out what nodes would plug in where, what the software would recognize, etc... just putting the wires into neat groups and make them not be a total nest of wires was an actual job. So much of a job that I'm not ever taking them out unless I change motherboards or blow up the power supply or something like that.
I just built my first PC 3 weeks ago with all corsair fans and I will actually be replacing all the fans with these because I hate how corsair makes it so confusing to link together. So, I FEEL you on that mess
Wow, that 3D effect is really awesome, and yes, small things can make a build so much easier, I have not yet fans for an open build, but these are definitely on my BOM list. Btw, other high-end fans are about the same price with RGB, so they're pretty competitive. Thank you very much to review these, always great to see new developments on different parts.
Lian Li has officially made my favorite looking fans. If my next build I decide I don't need *maximum fan performance*, I may well just use these. I love these.
The infinity mirror looks cool, but personally I like the older design better. So if they made a version with the old RGB frame and RGB hub, that would really get me excited. I don't really know what to say about the proprietary connector, I mean it's makes the cable management easier and look nicer, but you also have to use their hub, and software afaik. So yea.... I don't know. Also I hope that they are planning to make them in 140mm as well
I'm still annoyed that they scrapped the al140 fans, they would have completed the look I was going for with my build, though I will say the infinity do look nice I hope they do these in 140mm
@@Aliothale If that is true that is awesome, the only reason I doubt is because my own inquiries with Lian Li have led to conflicting answers as originally they assured me that the al140 fans were still coming then a little while later they told me they had been scrapped for what is probably these infinity fans
I bought 3 packs of the SL120s for my build last year. Since the build I have had 3 fans fail (2 right away and 1 was months later). I contacted Lian-Li and received 3 replacements without issue or additional cost. Didn't have to send the bad ones back either. My system was running the older version of the RGB software and it was pretty simple but I kept having my RGB reset on the MB. I upgraded to the version Jay used in this video and still had issues. Turns out it was the Gigabyte RGB software conflicting with the Lian-Li controller. Overall, I am happy with the fans, they do move a ton of air and I keep them just a static color. My only disappointment is now I want these fans. The new fans have more lights, the mirrors I can do without but the controller and less cables is a huge bonus and the ability to take the connecting feet off (yeah, interferes with my connectors too) are great. Anyway, I've been using Lian-Li products for many, many years and they hit a home run with these fans for sure!
Just bought the AL’s not too long ago for my new build, I really liked the SL and ALs and wished at the time they had something like this. Had a feeling it wouldn’t be long till they did, kinda wish I waited a bit longer now.
There is 11 fans in my current rig. I was originally using Corsair ML 120s. Those plus a Hydro X block and pump, even in a 719, cable management was a nightmare with the multiple hubs needed to run all that. After switching to Uni Fans, I can actually put my back panel on without bending the damn thing.
I ordered 1st gen and they have been brilliant, have had one issue with one fan which became noisy and a annoying clicky sound, however support was awesome and Lian li sent me new fan, did take a couple of weeks though! Would definitely like these new ones though, like you say they are definitely a luxury though
I was an early adopter of the uni-120's. Amazing concept but I have had 2 out of 6 get bearing noise in under a year and not even constant use while mounted to radiators. For the price, you would expect a bit better bearings or mag lev. Am moving back to noiseblockers on the next revision of my system.
I honestly love Lian Li, I got 6 al120s in my build they're amazing, also when I was planning out my pc I was gonna go with the lancool 2 mesh but I went Corsair crystal 280x instead and now I'm experiencing severe buyers remorse I wish I went lancool 2 mesh instead
Those are the best bling, but I spent $60 on 6 RGB fans with a controller hub and remote by EZ DIY thanks to a prior vid by you. They are surprisingly high quality for the $$.
Really wish Corsair would do something like this i have spent a fortune on their setup on a 1000d and the cable managment is terrible all these extra controll boxes is a huge nightmare, im about to sell everything and convert over
I just ordered myself a new pc yesterday, and I'm going lian li on both the case, aio and fans, saw this video today, and now I'm even more certain I've made the right choice for the fans at least
Got 9x SL120's in a Lian Li 011 Dynamic for 2 years now loving them, never had any issues at all, very high quality gorgeous fans, and its true after you build with them, you never want to use any other fan, especially when you have used them all, some wiring systems from competitor's are atrocious.
I ordered 4 of these right after watching this video. They are such amazing looking fans. If you get a 3 pack you get extra cables that work fine with the single fan. That way you dont have to use that weird split cable.
What a nice fan! Good job reviewing them. The scratch test was a great thought! And then knowing they include a protective screen? Like wow. I'm impressed. Thanks!
If it's your money and you have the bills etc paid then it shouldn't matter what your wife thinks man. Not saying be stupid with your money but yeah if you earned it and have your bills paid then you should be allowed to spend money on yourself every once in a while :).
OMG! I love that Lian Li listened and changed so much on their new fans. The fact that there are only 1 cable for fan control and RGB. I wish the other companies did this. I know I do not need this but I want these fans! Thank you for the review and showing all of us the new fans.
Disco nightclub the shit out of my rig! I want the rgb of the rig to light up the room like a fish tank. Does anyone know if 9 intake (6 push pull rad side, 3 bottom) and 4 exhaust (3 top, 1 rear) works ok in the 011 dynamic?
From what I have read the original Dynamic (So non evo) has some clearance issues if you put a rad in the top with this config. Using 3x 120mm fans in the top with an radiator would also cause clearance issues with the back exhaust single 120mm. All these issues do not occur on the evo.
im using my SL120's 9 of them on my pc for more than a year now and they still work fine, the unifans are my go to fans now they are awesome especially on what they're made for and having less cables by stacking them is just a bonus.
I have 9 SL120 fans going on a yr now, only 1 fan has had the RBG go out, Lian Li sent out a replacement quickly. I wish I didn't see this video because now I want to replace all 9 of them with these LOL
I am 100% certain they are basicly doing the same thing as corsair with daisy chaining and effects... I am therefore 100% certain an adapter can be made from the plug on the new SL FANS to a regular old 5v argb header plug and use the distribution board to bring the connection to the fans. And still work it with the little lian li controll box hidden close to the psu.... If i lived closer i'd offer to measure and make the adapters custom to size and spec on site for free
I don’t hat rub fans. I just don’t use them. But I really like to see how people light up their rigs. What I do care about is cooling my system without noise. I hate noise. I really like the idea of letting your lighting alerting you to high temps.
3:12 "The controller can run four fans per channel, and there's [sic] four channels, so that means you can run 12 fans off a single controller." Wow. Good thing Jay isn't an English teacher: There're, not there's. And good thing he's not a math teacher either: four per channel times four channels is 4x4, which even I know is 16, not 12. But thanks for the info about these awesome fans, Jay!
I have 12 Corsair QL Series, Ql120 RGBs on two 360 rads. I must have spent a solid month programing lightshow after light show. Now the only time they go RGB light show is when I boot up and shut down. Unless I want to show off to people that come over like a dork they are usually off or on a dim red setting. Wanna talk about useless? I water cooled my ram with a XSPC block for a while. Pure bling move just so I could have shorter tubing so it wouldn't sag. Used soft tubes instead of hard. It became a door stop when I refreshed my setup....
ive had the sl fans since launch, they worked 100% flawlessly until a month ago when i tried updating the firmware through the new software and it bricked the fan box. luckily since i own 3 pairs, i had extras.
Yes, these are RGB overload for sure. But the thing is, they look really clean with a far more "classy" vibe to them - as far as RGB fans go, that is. The lighting effects also look very precise & uniform over other RGB fans. So I actually quite like these. Plus, the fact that an entire fan group only needs one cable, is awesome. Sure the plugs are proprietary, but it just makes for such an easy setup with little clutter. As an example, I currently have 6 Corsair LL120s. They create nothing but a rats nest of wires, even when cable management is done right. You essentially have two controllers (the lighting node pro & RGB hub) with countless wires connecting them and going all over the place, then 2 wires per fan (12 in total), one for the RGB hub, the other going to Mobo fan header. Even with a Commander XT or Pro, there are still so many wires to connect. Current case is a 4000D airflow, so these Uni Infinity fans in my setup would reduce fan wires down to 3 total (one for the front three, one for the top two and one for the rear exhaust) and only a few wires coming from the controller. Even if I upgraded to the 5000D (which I am thinking about) I could still do a front panel group, back panel group, top panel group (all with three fans each) and a rear exhaust group. Four wires total. That alone is worth it. And the controller can actually take care of 16 fans in the 4 inputs channels (each stack can have 4 fans in a row) and then the two sync channels can handle a few previous gen fans and an AIO. So I like these. Style, substance, decent performance and easy to setup. Can't speak of overall longevity just yet, but I like what I see so far. And honestly, people keep bringing up price but these are actually quite decently priced. My Corsair LLs are regularly $130 for a 3 pack with controller (currently on sale for $90 though as of this comment). I needed 6 when I first did my build. These Uni Infinity fans are $100 for a three pack and controller. Corsair have options that are more expensive. So sure, pricey. But not wild for what you are getting with these. Look forward to seeing you crank out a build using them!
I can see a benefit that they have every lighting style/feature, so they only have to make one fan and you could turn on and off different zones. You dont have to use all the lights all the time.
Lian li makes such great stuff! I'm building a 12900k pc in a lian li 011d xl and i used 10 SL120 fans. I like the fact that they light up on the edges and not the entire blade. These definitely look great, I love the minimum wires, so easy to hook up!!!
I just put 10 of these in my 5950x system with a 3090 of Vulcan… they are awesome!! And cable management is a breeze!!yes out of the 10 fans only 2 of them did the pull tab pull off the peel…but worth every penny for the look…mine fade from purple to blue slowly, not disco but gentle ambiance…10 fans 4 wires and the two wires from the hub to the motherboard as a-posed to twenty wires… you do the math… it’s awesome.
I put 9 AL120 fans in my 011D Mini a year ago now and they are great and good looking fans. Well worth the price for simple clean fans. I definitely got to try the new L-Connect software.
Nice fans. The daisy chain is the absolute best part. The airflow is pretty meh but the lighting is quite good. I had a SL120 start making bearing noise. I contacted Lian Li through their warranty page, received an email the next day that they would send a replacement direct from Taiwan. It only took 9 days from my first email to receive a brand new fan all the way from Taiwan. I was extremely pleased with their service.
Meanwhile I have 50 thousand wires coming off of my corsair fans. I'm about to switch to these just for the sake of cable management. Plus they look really cool.
Hopefully QC on the LEDs has improved. I'm on my 3rd set of replacements of the SL fans in my system because the LEDs keep failing or displaying wrong colors. Lian Li's customer service is fantastic though. The first replacement set they sent me during the middle of the pandemic when they were out of stock everywhere in the US they overnighted me via FedEx directly from Taiwan and got them to me within 24 hours of me filing the RMA request.
My original UNI fans did have an issue with the RGB controller that did damage the LEDS. I had contacted Lian Li provided the original purchase information and they replaced them with the updated versions. These fans are really that awesome.
I've just realised after about 10 minutes in, that I have zero interest in any rgb, or any kind of light in a computer. For me a pc should give no signs of being powered on, no noise, no lights. And I am still watching this video. Respect.
I got the original sl-120's, had them for 7 months now and nothing has changed, no noise, no lighting issues, just keeps on truckin. Which is saying something since as of right now my pc has been running for 3 1/2 months non-stop as a torture test I've been running. I don't care about the cost, I'm only ever going to use Lian Li fans from now on because not only do they perform well, they look great and are very user friendly, also Lian Li actually takes feed back and listens to what the customers want. Not gonna lie though I am really considering swapping them out for these new ones just because of the small changes like the single cable with it's ability to switch directions, and the removable pins
I bought some of my Lian Li fans (Lian-Li UNI FAN SL120 RGB PWM) second-hand (hence I have white and black mix) and some new. I have been running them for less than a year and I have had no issues with them at all. I did have issues with the connector box but Lian Li sent me a new one pretty quickly - they were very responsive and helpful. Now as a father of a three year old and another on the way, I don't game as much as I would like to, so the puter is not working for long periods of time so the fans have not been overly stressed. I will be replacing all of them with these infinity ones because they will look amazing in my O11 XL and because life is too short. Will they do a 140mm version? I should add that I enjoy working on my PC enormously and you guys are a huge help and inspiration when it comes to products and know-how, so many thanks for your work and keep it up!
expensive but i like all the small things they implemented like switching the cable side if needed. would definitely get these if I really wanted some rgb fans
LEDs on my AL started fading/discoloring. Spoke with Lian Li rep and they had to change their LED source. They replaced the fans, and no issues with the LEDs so far. I did have a controller that seems to have died -- software can no longer find it. They perform exceptionally well, and I ended up buying the new Infinity fans but have not installed them yet.
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I have the AL120's, personally really like them. I usually just tell L-Connect to just sync to Aura/motherboard for fan speeds and lighting. I do have weird things happen with their Strimer cables once in awhile where it doesn't sync them. But I usually blame Aura or L-Connect not syncing right. The daisy chain ability makes them a no brainer.
I built another 011 Air Mini, and to get the OG uni fans to fit in the bottom of the case, you have to drill a couple extra holes AND remove the feet things from the end of the fans to even get close to getting 3 120mm unis on the bottom. Can't wait to build on the new AM5 platform and try the new Infinity fans!
I had 6 SL fans in my case at one point. One of the leds broke and wouldn't turn off of red. Then after a while I got 6 of the AL fans. One of them started to rattle constantly after 6 months. I could do a temporary fix by tapping the top of the fan, but it would never last very long. Then 2 months after that, the motor in another fan died, and it just stopped spinning. Luckily these fans have a 2 year warranty, so I was able to get both of my fans replaced pretty quickly. I've been happy with how quiet they are, and the rgb options. But I've been quite disappointed having 2 fans die within 8 months of purchase and install.
I had that exact problem. I used the SL fans and I had to put the fittings onto the radiator first and then the fans press pretty hard against those fittings. But I don't think it was pressing against those nubs, I think it's pressing against the actual sides of the fans. But having only one connection for three fans is quite nice.
I bought 6 of the SL120s, and within a little over a year, the RBG LEDs are completely shot. They flash whatever color they want, or don't light up at all depending on their mood that day. Very nice fans, but for the cost they should have lasted me more than 13-14 months.
I never had any issues with the 10 SL120's I have in my PC until I replaced one bank of 3x with AL120's and mixed the new and old controllers. I upgraded to L-Connect 3 which immediately prompted to update the firmware for both controllers and ended up killing the old SL controller. Luckily I had a spare control box for the SL and swapping it out fixed all the SL fans that lost their RGB and blade spin when the controller crapped out, but word of caution to anyone upgrading to LC3 with SL controllers, I would advise against upgrading the firmware for those first gen controller boxes.
I have the OG's on my sons rig and they are still holding up great, he had "an issue" where 2 fans would be only red while the others were purple but it ended up being a loose cable connection. I 'had' the AL on my current rig, but fortunately a friend had me do a build, so I preordered the Infinity fans for my rig and the AL's will find a new home with my friends PC. I have had a single AL go rainbow mode while all of the others are white. Never figured out the issue, just reapplied color in L-Connect and it would be fine for several weeks until it would decide to go rainbow again.
Placed my preorder for 2 packs of three: limited to 3 per customer. Ships July 1st, can’t wait for them to arrive. Fans are more expensive than my Lian Li O11 Evo case, isn’t that a woot!
So this video is telling me I “should” replace all 9 white AL fans currently sitting in my O11XL.. just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in! 🤣
I’m definitely no brand loyalist; I always see what a company has been up to in terms of shadiness before I buy anything. Lian-Li has been one of the most upfront and honest companies I’ve ever seen. They have been killing it the past few years. Cases, fans, accessories for cases, etc… they listen to their customers and more importantly influencers who have power with their reviews. I like how they work with Steve, der8auer, and clearly Jay, but how they listen to feedback through them and directly from the community, to enhance their products and make them better.
Pretty much overwhelmed by how thoughtful and responsive Lian Li is, they just keep improving their products in response to customer feedback. Amazing.
Yes it is SO overwhelming that I am overwhelmed by how overwhelming it is.
@@nazgullinux6601 Seems you’re pretty easily overwhelmed, just like me. Maybe we’re related!
I have a friend that did an O11 build and was super excited to show me, it looked cool and all but all the side and bottom intake fans sticks out like sore thumb, like you pay that much money for them only to get to see them from back, he ended up swapping side fans cuz it was bothering him after I mention it lol, and it didn't change the temps that much but it is kinda funny considering they themselves came up with that case and didn't release reverse flow version of these fans after all these years.
if only the L-Connect Software didn't get worse each upgrade Lian Li would be the top 1 of all RGB accesories for pc
Anyone put these on the Corsair Capellix AIOs?
These fans went from "Nice to have" to "Need to have' because you can position the cable the direction you need it. But, then they became "Nice to have" again due to the scratching, but, quickly became "Need to have" because of the screen protectors for the inifinity mirrors. I hate you. lol Great video as always.
Not me, went from OK to avoid, too easy to scratch. Lights are secondary to how it works as a fan, which is fine here, BUT I can see them getting more and more scratched/scuffed over time, so not for me...
@@tzviasegal3003 They come with screen protectors though, which if applied correctly will mean the actual plastic on the fans won't ever get scratched unless you're taking like a box cutter or something to it
@@Aaphree That's what I said above. lol
@@BadWolfPlays66 yea and the guy who replied to you seems like he didn’t read your comment. “Too easily scratched” well that isn’t an issue if you put on the included protectors
@@Aaphree Skim reader. lol
"The controller can run 4 fans per channel and has 4 channels ... so that's 12 fans"
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Inflation must be really hitting California badly, 4x4 used to be 16 just a few month's ago.
It’s not inflation it’s the 25% math tax
a joke about math error is in and of itself an error, thats not how inflation works LOL
LMFAO
i dead asf lmaooo
I think what was most shocking/disappointing was not his math error but that it was caught and made fun of during editing lol.
I love the Uni Fans because they are so insanely overengineered, but not to the point where it generates problems. They do what they're supposed to do and do it in one of the most elegant ways possible.
I am a Noctua fan (pun unintended) and I like theses one. Thinking about converting to thoses lian li wow
@@padnomnidprenon9672 These unifans probably have much worse performance than the Noctuas.
@@panzer3279 Yeah but at least they aren't a horrible colour and actually go with peoples cases... If Noctua made fans in white with an ARGB ring around the outside of the fan I'd have been looking at them now, but they don't.
@@RogueWraith909 Noctua will keep selling their poop coloured fans as the fanboys don't care. They can easily add an LED ring without affecting performance but they won't. They're extremely good at marketing. You can get Toughfan 12 RGB which has a similar performance.
Problem is the Price. One of these costs 30€.
This is a great example of a company listening to its consumers and I'm absolutely here for it!
Have you used L-Connect 3? LOL
That just shows how you are cared for as a customer. Props to Lian Li for doing so! There ain't a lot of companies that listen to their customer these days.
Their customer support is also pretty good. The front glass panel on my o11 got smashed in shipping and they sent a new one almost immediately right after I entered an RMA request
I bought these fans when they first came out, (original model) they had defective LEDS in a certain product number range, they had a recall which i discovered on their website, with a form to fill out (i was experiencing this issue, the white LEDS turned yellow and the red LEDs became extremely inconsistent with color) and i was surprised when i contacted them through email, they responded immediately, and after sending them a few pictures, they instantly shipped me out replacements, great company!!! I also have the Full Tower 011D and its the best case design ive ever experienced, and ive had a lot of high end cases. Its gotta be mentioned, these fans are probably one of the most innovative thing ive seen in PC building in a long time, and luckily, they were designed by a company with great support and quality.
@@JustinKrux i went from noctua chromax to the unifans(i made a new rig with lian o11 xl, lian li distroplate and so i thought ill try the unifans) and was very sceptical because i had shitty fans from all brands over the world until i stuck with noctua since 15 years ago and tbh, i was mindblown from the lian li's optic and performance. it was around mid january 2021 when i noticed some of my leds begin to look odd, so i googled it and came to the lian li site.the support told me, that they are sorry but they cant change the fans atm, because of chinese new year and they literally dont work for the next 4 weeks but they will handle the problem as soon as possible. I got my 9x repacement fans plus 3x extra FOR FREE 5 days after it new year ended with a letter that i should enjoy the extra fans for my patience and that they are sorry. i love their service.
I have an o11D with Sl unifans on the top and bottom and I absolutely love them, the cable management is so easy with these fans, and the side rgb gives you that bit of colour without it being too much like the AL fans (imho). I really think that more manufacturers should be copying the unifans, at least in terms of the way the cabling is handled, its such a great system.
11:06 According to their site.
"Note: The single pack includes a cable module that features a 4-PIN PWM cable and a 3-PIN 5V ARGB cable to connect directly to the motherboard."
So.. no, you dont *have* to use the control box.
Also,
"A Y-type 7-pin splitter is included in the 3 pack for users that need to connect a 5th group of fans to the same controller."
Thanks for that info
Awesome
In the case of daisy chained fans, then you are stuck with the box and argb from the box to the mobo.
I really like the way the fans connect to each other physically, and the unified cable. Really reduced clutter. I hope NZXT does the same.
Lian Li just seem to be one of those rare companies who actually listen to their customer feedback, and use it to improve every new edition. I wonder if I could find an excuse to swap out my existing fans.
And yes that is 13:40 what you should be able to get at a certain temperature.
These Fan´s look way better and are worlds ahed of the ASUS fan´s he showed a few days ago.
More like they know how to squeeze every penny from the people that buy their products. Or do you really think they didn't have the ability or insight to make a fan that had lights everywhere?
@@sylent_viper Of course they could. But they made the first, thinking that was enough.
Same with their cases, only after they got feedback could they realise that they could do better.
@@sylent_viper ok boris, go cry into your potato box
o i can find a excuse the are noisy.
Have first gen Unis and will upgrade to these as well. Lian Li customer support is amazing, replaced my recalled 1st gen fans with no problem. They were getting discolored and dimmer in my white Lian Li O11 Dynamic XL. Great company.
I sometimes think Jay does things like the 4 channels with 4 fans on each channel = 12 fans just for the comments. I'm on to you, Jay. :) Here is your comment.
My first Lian Li product back in 2018. It was a 011 Dynamic case and i LOVE IT. I first hooked it up with Corsair LL series fans and it is absolutly amazing looking. My secondary fans have since stopped working but my LL's keep on working 100%. I JUST bought a 3-pack of these SL Infinity 120's with controller plus 2 more single packs w/o controller. I only paid $140 for all 5 fans + the controller, whereas i paid around $250 for 6 Corsair LL pans + Controller. Once i get my new Lian Li's i get the pleasure of moving and installing ALL my fans again (which i consider FUN and enjoy doing it all the time!). These fans are going to look GREAT in my system and i wish i could post pics of it here to show my support for Lian Li products as Lian Li are truely passionate and careing about their customers!!!!
LOVE YOU LIAN LI and Jayz!
Soon as I saw these had come out, I immediately thought of your personal build video where Phil made that comment about Lian-Li coming out with something like this as soon as you put the other Uni fans in your system lol
I thought the same thing. Lol
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I'm considering swapping all of mine just so I can controll the direction of the cables. That's such a nice and thoughtful improvement.
Havent built a pc in like 8 yrs. When i saw those fans and what they did i was amazed how they went together
Yup, it looks like build's getting easier and easier. When I switched to my current case I was so amazed that I could rout nearly all of my wires under the mobo. I still remember my first rig that was using PATA (not SATA) and there was no way to make that look good.
Tech advancements are more mind blowing if you check in on them more occasionally. When I upgraded the RAM in the first laptop I bought in 10 years, I was astounded I could get 8GB for $30 -of course that SODIMM started losing it with R/W errors right after the warranty expired.-
I have been running 9 of the white Lian Li uni fans in my rig since they first became available. They have been problem free, and they look amazing. Plus it's nice to only need the single controller to run them all. So much less cable mess and complications using single fan hub. They are NOT cheap, at about $300 for all 9 fans, but all in all considering the build quality and the overall look of them, it's well worth the price. I have the Lian Li O11 Dynamic Mini case, so you have an open view of everything. The Uni fans look good in either orientation, not something you can say about many other fans.
They really need to make a reverse flow fan hub or blades so you have the full visual functionality on intake and outtake on your case.
Come on lian li. If your going to make everything shiny for a price make sure I have the full effect for the money.
Exactly this, Why on earth would they make these so you cant see the mirror when installed as intakes? Absolutely crazy.
The fans look great in either intake of exhaust orientation.
Yeah especially that their most popular case have most setups with 3 intake bottom and 3 intake side (O11).
agreed. its always such an oversight. rgb fan makers continue to miss it
I've been in desperate need of reverse flow fans since adopting floor intake cases - mah InWin 303 would look superb with reverse flow fans on the floor(preferably just a black frame/white blade - but that's just not the world we live in today...)
had 3 al120s since Christmas, and i love them. so quiet and barely notice them even when they do ramp up for cooling
These fans would make cable management insanely quick. If I can sell my current corsair fans, maybe I'll pick these up. Also, I wonder how they'd work with the strimer plus controller...pretty sure someone will make an adaptor for the new plug within the next few months.
You just need the lian-li argb cable kit and plug them that way
you buy the lian li converter. I have one
Yep, exactly my thoughts. I want a 5000D airflow to replace the 4000D but need between 7-10 fans and the AIO. I really really really don't want a bazillion modules and wires. If lian li can expand on this, improve the software and AIO pump compatability its game over for corsair.
I have the original fans. They are ABSOLUTELY amazing! I love the cable management and they are insanely quiet.
The space you can save in your system with these fans is insane. I was hoping they'd come out with a hub lit version. Even better that the hub and frame are now lit. Definitely gonna get these for the next time I update my build. Just figuring out what might be the best cpu blocks and reservoirs to use with these. I want to eliminate as much clutter as possible.
If that's the goal, Jay, which cpu blocks and pump/Reservoir combos would you suggest? Would be open to feedback from anyone.
If your looking for an AIO CLC, the Galahad has an infinity mirror look on the block. And it comes with a magnet to cover the logo.
Water cooled component setup Corsair has the JTC cpu block. And May have other stuff JTC branded as well by now.
Phanteks aio would fit a mirror build
@@deejayday9169 nzxt x53/63/73 do as well
@@notyouraverage5527 Jay just uploaded a vid on it lmao
They now have a UNI Fan SL V2 out. I went with the edge lighting because I didn't want overwhelming lights in my case. These fans look and perform awesome. Really made a huge difference in my build.
so you went with SL V2 or infinities?
@@ocoossss V2 because I didn't want the entire fan to be RGB like the infinities.
I can respect that, i might do the same. But maybe you could turn some led parts off the infinity with led controller etc? @@jonesgang
also is V2 better than the earlier version SL 120?
@@ocoossss You can easily do that in the control software but why pay for something you will never use?
These look gorgeous. Just wish we could get some fans that look great when they are being used as intakes
corsair ql series
These look great as intake or exhaust though don't they?
I have 10 of the original SL fans in my system. I've had 5 of them so far have blue LEDs fail, but Lian Li customer service has been fairly hassle free with replacement requests.
How long was it before the LED's failed if I may ask?
@@SgtGuarnereDD The first 2 were within a couple months, the other 3 just over a year.
I have the first gen 140s and they are pretty good. Quiet, great performance. The LEDs though have changed. There are a few that when I set it to blue, they are a different color than all the rest. However, when I let the motherboard control them… no issue. No idea why.
Switched to a Lian Li O11 Dynamic case from a Corsair 400c, and pulled the trigger on getting 6 SL120 fans from Lian Li as well. Side 3 are exhaust, bottom 3 are intake, radiator at the top pulling intake. My 5600x dropped some 7 or 8c, but my 2070 S with the fans pointing up at it went from around 80c in the Corsair case, to now around 65c under load. INCREDIBLE drop due to the case having such great airflow and space due to the PSU being behind the Mobo. And it just LOOKS so good too with the glass on the side and front. It's so open.
This is exactly what I wanted! Thank you Lian Li! As much as I loved the looks of the AL series, I liked the side lighting of my SL series. As a result, I kept the SL series, but this fan offers both solutions while still being exclusive with the infinity lighting. I absolutely love that I can control the fan profiles live in the OS and set the temps based on either CPU or GPU. I love doing custom fan tuning, but having to into the BIOS every time to make changes is pretty annoying. Time for the long 6 month wait before I can finally find some in stock...
I'm running 13 Lian Li AL 120 in my current 12900k Lian Li evo build and I'm huge fan of Lian Li. My entire system is lian Li, cables, AIO , Fans. Absolutely my favorite pc company at the moment.
I've had some Uni Fan SLs in my system for a while now. I watched this video and upgraded to L-Connect 3 as I didn't know it was out. The new software needs some serious looking at. It uses around 10% CPU usage at idle to have it running in the background. I will be reverting to L-Connect 2 until this is sorted which is a shame because being able to control fans to the GPU temperature was a massive win for me. Fans are fantastic though and the new ones look amazing!
I got the Lian Li UNI FAN SL 140 and they have yellowed in just 6 months due to the blue LEDs failing. They sent me replacement fans right away. Good after-sales service I guess.
If I didn't install the whole corsair ecosystem when I built my system, I probably would have used these fans as its a good idea. I have 3 ML fans from my cpu cooler which sort of started it all. Then I added 6 ql fans and a commander node pro. They were more than $30.00 each so i would say these lian li fans are priced about the same and they seem like they would be a godsend. It took a good number of hours to organize the corsair wires, figure out what nodes would plug in where, what the software would recognize, etc... just putting the wires into neat groups and make them not be a total nest of wires was an actual job. So much of a job that I'm not ever taking them out unless I change motherboards or blow up the power supply or something like that.
I just built my first PC 3 weeks ago with all corsair fans and I will actually be replacing all the fans with these because I hate how corsair makes it so confusing to link together. So, I FEEL you on that mess
I have about 8 Corsair fans in my build now. I'm going to switch to these cause I'm getting 13 fans and the wiring is already bad enough
Jay, I'm not sure if anyone mentioned this, but....4X4 = 16 fans per controller. Thanks for the video.
Wow, that 3D effect is really awesome, and yes, small things can make a build so much easier, I have not yet fans for an open build, but these are definitely on my BOM list. Btw, other high-end fans are about the same price with RGB, so they're pretty competitive. Thank you very much to review these, always great to see new developments on different parts.
Lian Li has officially made my favorite looking fans. If my next build I decide I don't need *maximum fan performance*, I may well just use these. I love these.
The infinity mirror looks cool, but personally I like the older design better. So if they made a version with the old RGB frame and RGB hub, that would really get me excited. I don't really know what to say about the proprietary connector, I mean it's makes the cable management easier and look nicer, but you also have to use their hub, and software afaik. So yea.... I don't know. Also I hope that they are planning to make them in 140mm as well
Got 4 SL120s and 3 SL140s in my system since December 2020. Still run like brand new. Zero complaints
I'm still annoyed that they scrapped the al140 fans, they would have completed the look I was going for with my build, though I will say the infinity do look nice I hope they do these in 140mm
That last 7 words are something I was thinking. My fractal torrent needs this asap
Pretty sure nothing is scrapped, it's all being updated to V2 versions. Lian Li said they want different styles so people have options.
@@Aliothale If that is true that is awesome, the only reason I doubt is because my own inquiries with Lian Li have led to conflicting answers as originally they assured me that the al140 fans were still coming then a little while later they told me they had been scrapped for what is probably these infinity fans
It's not just the daisy chain but the amount of led's included . Ultimate color and patterns !!
Its really awesome to have this latest fans. Cable management will be much much easier.
I bought 3 packs of the SL120s for my build last year. Since the build I have had 3 fans fail (2 right away and 1 was months later). I contacted Lian-Li and received 3 replacements without issue or additional cost. Didn't have to send the bad ones back either. My system was running the older version of the RGB software and it was pretty simple but I kept having my RGB reset on the MB. I upgraded to the version Jay used in this video and still had issues. Turns out it was the Gigabyte RGB software conflicting with the Lian-Li controller. Overall, I am happy with the fans, they do move a ton of air and I keep them just a static color. My only disappointment is now I want these fans. The new fans have more lights, the mirrors I can do without but the controller and less cables is a huge bonus and the ability to take the connecting feet off (yeah, interferes with my connectors too) are great. Anyway, I've been using Lian-Li products for many, many years and they hit a home run with these fans for sure!
Just bought the AL’s not too long ago for my new build, I really liked the SL and ALs and wished at the time they had something like this. Had a feeling it wouldn’t be long till they did, kinda wish I waited a bit longer now.
That’s just how this stuff is. You buy something top line then a few months later something better comes out. I swear they do it on purpose 😤
There is 11 fans in my current rig. I was originally using Corsair ML 120s. Those plus a Hydro X block and pump, even in a 719, cable management was a nightmare with the multiple hubs needed to run all that. After switching to Uni Fans, I can actually put my back panel on without bending the damn thing.
I ordered 1st gen and they have been brilliant, have had one issue with one fan which became noisy and a annoying clicky sound, however support was awesome and Lian li sent me new fan, did take a couple of weeks though! Would definitely like these new ones though, like you say they are definitely a luxury though
FINALLY I've been waiting for these to come out to get new fans! I'm pumped!
This makes me think I'd spend more time playing with the fans than actually playing games. lmao
I was an early adopter of the uni-120's. Amazing concept but I have had 2 out of 6 get bearing noise in under a year and not even constant use while mounted to radiators. For the price, you would expect a bit better bearings or mag lev. Am moving back to noiseblockers on the next revision of my system.
I honestly love Lian Li, I got 6 al120s in my build they're amazing, also when I was planning out my pc I was gonna go with the lancool 2 mesh but I went Corsair crystal 280x instead and now I'm experiencing severe buyers remorse I wish I went lancool 2 mesh instead
Those are the best bling, but I spent $60 on 6 RGB fans with a controller hub and remote by EZ DIY thanks to a prior vid by you. They are surprisingly high quality for the $$.
Really wish Corsair would do something like this i have spent a fortune on their setup on a 1000d and the cable managment is terrible all these extra controll boxes is a huge nightmare, im about to sell everything and convert over
ikm actually looking at these for a 1000D cause of the same issues lol
I just ordered myself a new pc yesterday, and I'm going lian li on both the case, aio and fans, saw this video today, and now I'm even more certain I've made the right choice for the fans at least
Got 9x SL120's in a Lian Li 011 Dynamic for 2 years now loving them, never had any issues at all, very high quality gorgeous fans, and its true after you build with them, you never want to use any other fan, especially when you have used them all, some wiring systems from competitor's are atrocious.
4x4 = 12. are you okay, Jay?
He's a deadmau5 fan
I ordered 4 of these right after watching this video. They are such amazing looking fans. If you get a 3 pack you get extra cables that work fine with the single fan. That way you dont have to use that weird split cable.
My issue with them is you wouldn't see the infinity mirror on the fan as all the fans on my o11 are backwards ,as they are intakes.
The mirrors are on both sides :)
@@paulhutcheson338 no they aren't
What a nice fan! Good job reviewing them. The scratch test was a great thought! And then knowing they include a protective screen? Like wow. I'm impressed. Thanks!
I don't know how I'm going to justify these ones to my wife.
LMAO i find this really funny especially because I bought the unifans recently for my newest pc and now im seeing these fans
If it's your money and you have the bills etc paid then it shouldn't matter what your wife thinks man. Not saying be stupid with your money but yeah if you earned it and have your bills paid then you should be allowed to spend money on yourself every once in a while :).
OMG! I love that Lian Li listened and changed so much on their new fans. The fact that there are only 1 cable for fan control and RGB. I wish the other companies did this. I know I do not need this but I want these fans! Thank you for the review and showing all of us the new fans.
Disco nightclub the shit out of my rig! I want the rgb of the rig to light up the room like a fish tank. Does anyone know if 9 intake (6 push pull rad side, 3 bottom) and 4 exhaust (3 top, 1 rear) works ok in the 011 dynamic?
From what I have read the original Dynamic (So non evo) has some clearance issues if you put a rad in the top with this config. Using 3x 120mm fans in the top with an radiator would also cause clearance issues with the back exhaust single 120mm. All these issues do not occur on the evo.
im using my SL120's 9 of them on my pc for more than a year now and they still work fine, the unifans are my go to fans now they are awesome especially on what they're made for and having less cables by stacking them is just a bonus.
First build ever and I’m getting these fans. Look so pretty and they seem amazing. Can’t wait
I have 9 SL120 fans going on a yr now, only 1 fan has had the RBG go out, Lian Li sent out a replacement quickly. I wish I didn't see this video because now I want to replace all 9 of them with these LOL
I am 100% certain they are basicly doing the same thing as corsair with daisy chaining and effects... I am therefore 100% certain an adapter can be made from the plug on the new SL FANS to a regular old 5v argb header plug and use the distribution board to bring the connection to the fans. And still work it with the little lian li controll box hidden close to the psu.... If i lived closer i'd offer to measure and make the adapters custom to size and spec on site for free
I don’t hat rub fans. I just don’t use them. But I really like to see how people light up their rigs. What I do care about is cooling my system without noise. I hate noise. I really like the idea of letting your lighting alerting you to high temps.
3:12 "The controller can run four fans per channel, and there's [sic] four channels, so that means you can run 12 fans off a single controller."
Wow. Good thing Jay isn't an English teacher: There're, not there's. And good thing he's not a math teacher either: four per channel times four channels is 4x4, which even I know is 16, not 12.
But thanks for the info about these awesome fans, Jay!
I have 12 Corsair QL Series, Ql120 RGBs on two 360 rads. I must have spent a solid month programing lightshow after light show. Now the only time they go RGB light show is when I boot up and shut down. Unless I want to show off to people that come over like a dork they are usually off or on a dim red setting.
Wanna talk about useless? I water cooled my ram with a XSPC block for a while. Pure bling move just so I could have shorter tubing so it wouldn't sag. Used soft tubes instead of hard. It became a door stop when I refreshed my setup....
Just installed the lian li Sl120@140, absolutley love them. hands down one of the best fans out there.
ive had the sl fans since launch, they worked 100% flawlessly until a month ago when i tried updating the firmware through the new software and it bricked the fan box. luckily since i own 3 pairs, i had extras.
Yes, these are RGB overload for sure. But the thing is, they look really clean with a far more "classy" vibe to them - as far as RGB fans go, that is. The lighting effects also look very precise & uniform over other RGB fans. So I actually quite like these. Plus, the fact that an entire fan group only needs one cable, is awesome. Sure the plugs are proprietary, but it just makes for such an easy setup with little clutter. As an example, I currently have 6 Corsair LL120s. They create nothing but a rats nest of wires, even when cable management is done right. You essentially have two controllers (the lighting node pro & RGB hub) with countless wires connecting them and going all over the place, then 2 wires per fan (12 in total), one for the RGB hub, the other going to Mobo fan header. Even with a Commander XT or Pro, there are still so many wires to connect. Current case is a 4000D airflow, so these Uni Infinity fans in my setup would reduce fan wires down to 3 total (one for the front three, one for the top two and one for the rear exhaust) and only a few wires coming from the controller. Even if I upgraded to the 5000D (which I am thinking about) I could still do a front panel group, back panel group, top panel group (all with three fans each) and a rear exhaust group. Four wires total. That alone is worth it. And the controller can actually take care of 16 fans in the 4 inputs channels (each stack can have 4 fans in a row) and then the two sync channels can handle a few previous gen fans and an AIO. So I like these. Style, substance, decent performance and easy to setup. Can't speak of overall longevity just yet, but I like what I see so far. And honestly, people keep bringing up price but these are actually quite decently priced. My Corsair LLs are regularly $130 for a 3 pack with controller (currently on sale for $90 though as of this comment). I needed 6 when I first did my build. These Uni Infinity fans are $100 for a three pack and controller. Corsair have options that are more expensive. So sure, pricey. But not wild for what you are getting with these. Look forward to seeing you crank out a build using them!
I can see a benefit that they have every lighting style/feature, so they only have to make one fan and you could turn on and off different zones. You dont have to use all the lights all the time.
All 9 of my AL120’s have been perfect so far. Was even able to control them through signalRGB and get them to sync with the rest of my build.
Lian li makes such great stuff! I'm building a 12900k pc in a lian li 011d xl and i used 10 SL120 fans. I like the fact that they light up on the edges and not the entire blade. These definitely look great, I love the minimum wires, so easy to hook up!!!
I bought the AL 120 fans based on your review. No issues as of yet. Looking forward to trying the L Connect three software
Can you do a heat test on these? i would assume the light are putting out excessive heat also so degrading the performance compared to "normal" fans.
I just put 10 of these in my 5950x system with a 3090 of Vulcan… they are awesome!! And cable management is a breeze!!yes out of the 10 fans only 2 of them did the pull tab pull off the peel…but worth every penny for the look…mine fade from purple to blue slowly, not disco but gentle ambiance…10 fans 4 wires and the two wires from the hub to the motherboard as a-posed to twenty wires… you do the math… it’s awesome.
Is one controller enough for 10 fans ?
I put 9 AL120 fans in my 011D Mini a year ago now and they are great and good looking fans. Well worth the price for simple clean fans. I definitely got to try the new L-Connect software.
Nice fans. The daisy chain is the absolute best part. The airflow is pretty meh but the lighting is quite good. I had a SL120 start making bearing noise. I contacted Lian Li through their warranty page, received an email the next day that they would send a replacement direct from Taiwan. It only took 9 days from my first email to receive a brand new fan all the way from Taiwan. I was extremely pleased with their service.
Meanwhile I have 50 thousand wires coming off of my corsair fans. I'm about to switch to these just for the sake of cable management. Plus they look really cool.
The ends of the old fans and the connectors for the wires interfere with my radiator fittings. Its a tight fit.
Hopefully QC on the LEDs has improved. I'm on my 3rd set of replacements of the SL fans in my system because the LEDs keep failing or displaying wrong colors. Lian Li's customer service is fantastic though. The first replacement set they sent me during the middle of the pandemic when they were out of stock everywhere in the US they overnighted me via FedEx directly from Taiwan and got them to me within 24 hours of me filing the RMA request.
My original UNI fans did have an issue with the RGB controller that did damage the LEDS. I had contacted Lian Li provided the original purchase information and they replaced them with the updated versions. These fans are really that awesome.
I've just realised after about 10 minutes in, that I have zero interest in any rgb, or any kind of light in a computer. For me a pc should give no signs of being powered on, no noise, no lights. And I am still watching this video. Respect.
Dude, those infinity mirrors are SICK!
I got the original sl-120's, had them for 7 months now and nothing has changed, no noise, no lighting issues, just keeps on truckin. Which is saying something since as of right now my pc has been running for 3 1/2 months non-stop as a torture test I've been running. I don't care about the cost, I'm only ever going to use Lian Li fans from now on because not only do they perform well, they look great and are very user friendly, also Lian Li actually takes feed back and listens to what the customers want. Not gonna lie though I am really considering swapping them out for these new ones just because of the small changes like the single cable with it's ability to switch directions, and the removable pins
I bought some of my Lian Li fans (Lian-Li UNI FAN SL120 RGB PWM) second-hand (hence I have white and black mix) and some new. I have been running them for less than a year and I have had no issues with them at all. I did have issues with the connector box but Lian Li sent me a new one pretty quickly - they were very responsive and helpful.
Now as a father of a three year old and another on the way, I don't game as much as I would like to, so the puter is not working for long periods of time so the fans have not been overly stressed. I will be replacing all of them with these infinity ones because they will look amazing in my O11 XL and because life is too short. Will they do a 140mm version?
I should add that I enjoy working on my PC enormously and you guys are a huge help and inspiration when it comes to products and know-how, so many thanks for your work and keep it up!
expensive but i like all the small things they implemented like switching the cable side if needed. would definitely get these if I really wanted some rgb fans
LEDs on my AL started fading/discoloring. Spoke with Lian Li rep and they had to change their LED source. They replaced the fans, and no issues with the LEDs so far. I did have a controller that seems to have died -- software can no longer find it. They perform exceptionally well, and I ended up buying the new Infinity fans but have not installed them yet.
for a lot of plastics specifically acrylic acetone will melt the surface and repair scratches but must be done with extreme care as if you touch it or it gets debris on it before it cures you will cause more harm than good
Still prefer the blade lit only ones. Side note: infinity mirrors are going to be the next craze, there's already several infinity mirror cases
I'm working on a project that uses a founders 2080, and these fans are PERFECT. They match the fan style on the founders edition very well
I have the AL120's, personally really like them. I usually just tell L-Connect to just sync to Aura/motherboard for fan speeds and lighting. I do have weird things happen with their Strimer cables once in awhile where it doesn't sync them. But I usually blame Aura or L-Connect not syncing right. The daisy chain ability makes them a no brainer.
I built another 011 Air Mini, and to get the OG uni fans to fit in the bottom of the case, you have to drill a couple extra holes AND remove the feet things from the end of the fans to even get close to getting 3 120mm unis on the bottom. Can't wait to build on the new AM5 platform and try the new Infinity fans!
Got the al120s in my rig, still going strong after a couple of months, it'll be 6 in August. But may have to grab a few of these 😅
These are beautiful! Love the updates to the fans themselves and the software. The fans running off GPU temp is amazing.
I had 6 SL fans in my case at one point. One of the leds broke and wouldn't turn off of red. Then after a while I got 6 of the AL fans. One of them started to rattle constantly after 6 months. I could do a temporary fix by tapping the top of the fan, but it would never last very long. Then 2 months after that, the motor in another fan died, and it just stopped spinning. Luckily these fans have a 2 year warranty, so I was able to get both of my fans replaced pretty quickly. I've been happy with how quiet they are, and the rgb options. But I've been quite disappointed having 2 fans die within 8 months of purchase and install.
I had that exact problem. I used the SL fans and I had to put the fittings onto the radiator first and then the fans press pretty hard against those fittings. But I don't think it was pressing against those nubs, I think it's pressing against the actual sides of the fans. But having only one connection for three fans is quite nice.
I'm in the market for new fans to go with my new Hyte p-60 and I was looking at the nxzt fans - but these..oh wow -SOLD!
I bought 6 of the SL120s, and within a little over a year, the RBG LEDs are completely shot. They flash whatever color they want, or don't light up at all depending on their mood that day. Very nice fans, but for the cost they should have lasted me more than 13-14 months.
I never had any issues with the 10 SL120's I have in my PC until I replaced one bank of 3x with AL120's and mixed the new and old controllers. I upgraded to L-Connect 3 which immediately prompted to update the firmware for both controllers and ended up killing the old SL controller. Luckily I had a spare control box for the SL and swapping it out fixed all the SL fans that lost their RGB and blade spin when the controller crapped out, but word of caution to anyone upgrading to LC3 with SL controllers, I would advise against upgrading the firmware for those first gen controller boxes.
I have the OG's on my sons rig and they are still holding up great, he had "an issue" where 2 fans would be only red while the others were purple but it ended up being a loose cable connection.
I 'had' the AL on my current rig, but fortunately a friend had me do a build, so I preordered the Infinity fans for my rig and the AL's will find a new home with my friends PC.
I have had a single AL go rainbow mode while all of the others are white. Never figured out the issue, just reapplied color in L-Connect and it would be fine for several weeks until it would decide to go rainbow again.
Placed my preorder for 2 packs of three: limited to 3 per customer. Ships July 1st, can’t wait for them to arrive. Fans are more expensive than my Lian Li O11 Evo case, isn’t that a woot!
So this video is telling me I “should” replace all 9 white AL fans currently sitting in my O11XL.. just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in! 🤣
What do you think of the AL fans? I can't decide which to get lol
I’m definitely no brand loyalist; I always see what a company has been up to in terms of shadiness before I buy anything. Lian-Li has been one of the most upfront and honest companies I’ve ever seen. They have been killing it the past few years. Cases, fans, accessories for cases, etc… they listen to their customers and more importantly influencers who have power with their reviews. I like how they work with Steve, der8auer, and clearly Jay, but how they listen to feedback through them and directly from the community, to enhance their products and make them better.