Corsair 2500D Air Flow vs Lian Li O11 Air Mini
144Prawn here with a comparison between the Corsair 2500D Airflow and the Lian Li Air Mini.
I've built in both cases in a few different ways, so wanted to show what's interesting about both and the things you need to know before buying.
See the related videos to find out more about these:
Corsair 2500D Airflow review https://youtu.be/hioLnvtUYh8
Lian Li Air Mini vs Dynamic Mini Snow Edition https://youtu.be/3HM69x5wO8Q
Lian Li O11 Air Mini with an air install https://youtu.be/9LPB8X4KB1g
Lian Li O11 Air Mini build with Uni AL120s and Phanteks 240MPH cooler https://youtu.be/QYdyx-rARS8
Lian Li Galahad Trinity Cooler and Reverse Infinity fans - Behind the Scenes https://youtu.be/a56VArFr-js
Lian Li SL Infinity Reverse Fans are fantastic https://youtu.be/JxhIPQJlZ2E
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See deals on the Corsair 2500D Airflow:
Amazon US - https://amzn.to/3OXqmSI
NewEgg - https://newegg.io/ncee0150c6
Amazon UK - https://amzn.to/49N9A0t
Amazon FR - https://amzn.to/49OylcD
Amazon IT - https://amzn.to/3UWtp1k
Amazon DE - https://amzn.to/42R8miB
Amazon CA - https://amzn.to/49QKq0U
Amazon AU - https://amzn.to/3Ie1DFM
Overclockers - https://tidd.ly/49NaCcN
Scan - https://tidd.ly/3wv4RlO
See Deals on Lian Li O11 Air Mini
Amazon UK - https://amzn.to/3zVNyYK
Amazon US - https://amzn.to/3fi4W0p
NewEgg - https://newegg.io/nce21bf902
CaseKing - https://tidd.ly/3QjNmMC
Amazon CA - https://amzn.to/3rfeuPl
Amazon DE - https://amzn.to/3qmIwRW
Amazon FR - https://amzn.to/3qpNnlg
Amazon IT - https://amzn.to/3ref0Nm
Specs of the builds
Build 1:
Case - Corsair 2500D Airflow - https://go.corsair.com/Py9DWe
Motherboard - MSI B760M PROJECT ZERO - https://amzn.to/49t41EA
CPU - Intel i7-14700k - https://amzn.to/3TcHdn8
RAM - Crucial Pro Overclocking 32GB Kit (2x16GB) DDR5-6000 - https://www.crucial.com/memory/ddr5/cp2k16g60c36u5b
CPU cooler - Lian Li Galahad 2 Trinity - https://youtu.be/bhPJbLNk1tw
Fans:
5 x Lian Li SL120 V2 Reverse Blade - https://youtu.be/apyHOoNX3ZQ
6 x Lian Li SL120 V2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wPi_zNzKF4
PSU - Corsair RM1000e - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUnfuF6nSVw
NVMe - Corsair MP600 Elite - https://go.corsair.com/WqakEA
GPU - MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12G Gaming X Slim https://amzn.to/3uK6OdE
SSDs - Crucial MX500 2TB and Crucial BX500 2TB https://youtu.be/IOJNybKZ4wk
Build 2:
Case - Corsair 2500D Airflow - https://go.corsair.com/Py9DWe
Motherboard - Gigabyte Aorus B650i Ultra https://youtu.be/sWczRtBV0Ig
CPU - AMD Ryzen 7 7700X https://amzn.to/3sBhDxc
RAM - Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5 16GB x 2 6200MHz (https://go.corsair.com/eKAL3Z)
CPU cooler - Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE LCD XT - https://go.corsair.com/MmxLEq
Fans:
11 x Corsair AF120 RGB Elite - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEeMzFHxtWw
PSU - Corsair SF1000L - https://go.corsair.com/anj2yR
NVMe - Corsair MP600 Elite - https://go.corsair.com/WqakEA
GPU - MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12G Gaming X Slim https://amzn.to/3uK6OdE
SSDs - Crucial MX500 2TB and Crucial BX500 2TB https://youtu.be/IOJNybKZ4wk
Fan controller - 2 x Corsair Commander Core XT - https://go.corsair.com/q4Ar0Y
Corsair USB hub - https://go.corsair.com/5gM1Pj
Specs of the 2500D Airflow
Dimensions 479 x 304 x 376 mm
Material: Steel, Tempered Glass
Included Fans: None
Cooling Layout: Front: 2x 120mm; 2x 140mm
Top: 3x 120mm; 2x 140mm
Side: 2x 120mm
Bottom: 3x 120mm; 2x 140mm
Rear: 1x 120mm
Radiator Compatibility
Front: 240mm, 280mm
Top: 360mm, 280mm, 240mm
Side: 240mm
Bottom: 360mm, 280mm, 240mm
Rear: 120mm
Expansion Slots (Main):
4 Horizontal (Vertical GPU Mount Sold Separately)
Motherboard (Main): Mini-ITX, Micro-ATX
Storage: 4 x 2.5-inch SSD or 2x SSD and 2 x HDD
Clearances:
PSU: 225mm
CPU Cooler: 180mm
GPU: 400mm
Dust Filters: Front, Bottom, Side
Front I/O:
USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A (x2)
USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C (x1)
Headphone/Microphone (x1)
Power/Reset
PSU support: ATX / SFX
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