Lian Li Lancool II Mesh Case Review vs. Phanteks P500A, Original, & More
11,902Lian Li just launched its new Lancool II Mesh case, adding more airflow potential to the original Lancool II from last year. We're benchmarking it vs. the P500A and dozens more cases.
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Article: https://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/3602-lian-li-lancool-ii-mesh-case-review
Watch our fresh Phanteks P500A review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G835LGHpeoI
Original Lian Li Lancool II review (non-mesh) here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VC5ftEJwzs
PC Case Review playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G835LGHpeoI&list=PLsuVSmND84QtrMP_niRTD2zIa3uUhxIvn
Article & methodology: https://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/3586-thermaltake-level-20-rs-case-review
Additional methodology (standardized / normalized tests): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVkAXSJeKKM
The Lian Li Lancool II Mesh follows-up the Lancool II, with which we had a number of issues relating to overall performance of the chassis. The feature set was interesting, and that gave the case upsides, but its thermal performance was poor overall, and it did have some build quality issues and defects out of the factory. The new Lancool II Mesh fixes many of the problems we had, although it has left a few behind. In this review, we're benchmarking the Lian Li Lancool II Mesh for thermal performance (CPU and GPU temperatures) versus the original Lancool 2, the Cooler Master TD500, Phanteks P400A and P500A, Lian Li O11 Dynamic, and dozens more cases. This will help outlay the best gaming PC cases for airflow and cooling performance, with some additional focus on acoustic performance. Of course, overall build quality is also considered. The beginning of the review helps outline the differences between the Lancool II and Lancool II Mesh, build quality, and then we get into thermals and performance.
RELATED PRODUCTS
Lian Li Lancool II Mesh on Amazon: https://geni.us/Oedx
Phanteks P500A on Amazon (eventually): https://geni.us/AkdY0g
Phanteks P400A on Amazon: https://geni.us/hV195Xf
Cooler Master TD500 on Amazon: https://geni.us/IV0lB
Lian Li O11 Dynamic on Amazon: https://geni.us/hsTXndD
Cooler Master H500 on Amazon: https://geni.us/eNNV
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - New Lian Li Lancool II Mesh Release
03:06 - Lancool II Mesh Build Quality
11:50 - Lancool II CPU Thermals
14:07 - Lancool II GPU Thermal Benchmarks
15:40 - 3DMark Stress Test (Gaming Synthetic)
16:27 - Blender CPU & GPU Thermal Benchmarks
17:42 - Standardized Fan Testing
19:09 - Case Noise
19:40 - Noise-Normalized Thermals
21:00 - Conclusions
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Test Lead, Additional Reporting: Steve Burke
Editorial, Testing: Patrick Lathan
Video: Keegan Gallick, Andrew Coleman