Friday, November 11th 2022

Lian Li Launches Airflow Focused LANCOOL 216 Case

LIAN LI Industrial Co. Ltd., a leading manufacturer of chassis and PC accessories, announces the LANCOOL 216, an airflow focused case. Pre-installed with two 160 mm and one 140 mm PWM fan, the LANCOOL 216 offers great out-of-box performance and can be configured from air cooling to AIO cooling mode by lowering/raising the motherboard position. To help balance the case airflow and provide better GPU cooling, the Lancool 216 includes an external PCIe fan bracket that supports a 120 mm fan to be mounted on the rear panel, in front of the expansion slots. The LANCOOL 216 is available in black with non-RGB front fans, and in black or white with addressable RGB front fans.

To ensure plenty of air is passed through, the LANCOOL 216 features a continuous front-to-top fine mesh panel and a PSU shroud side mesh panel. Paired with 2 x 160 mm and 1x 140 mm pre-installed PWM fans, the LANCOOL 216 ensures great out-of-box performance. For air cooling solutions, the LANCOOL 216's rear I/O can be flipped and the motherboard standoffs set higher in the main chamber to allow up to 2x 140 mm fans above the PSU shroud and at the top of the case. In water-cooling mode, with a motherboard in a lower position, the top of the case can be fitted with up to a 360 mm radiator for AIO or custom water-cooling loop design.

[Editor's note: Our in-depth review of the Lian Li Lancool 216 RGB is now live]
Additional Airflow
In addition to the 140 mm fan pre-installed at the rear of the case, the LANCOOL 216 also supports an additional 120 mm fan behind the expansion slots. The included PCIe fan bracket accessory can be used in air-cooling mode in conjunction with horizontal GPUs at the 1st expansion slot, or with vertical GPU closer to the motherboard without obstructing the GPU I/O while providing better cooling for the GPU and a greater intake/exhaust balance for the system.

Easy to Build & Easier Access
The removable top radiator bracket opens the case to simplify the installation of hardware in the main chamber. In the second chamber, 5 Velcro straps, clips, and tie points provide clear routing options for cable management. Lastly, the drive cage in the PSU shroud compartment, which can be moved to accommodate front-mounted radiator/fan combos, supports the mounting of 3.5" HDDs and 2.5" SSDs simultaneously on both of its trays. The front panel I/O module can be moved to the lower left side of the front panel for easier access when the case is set on a table.

Optional ARGB Front I/O Accessory
To provide greater control of the light effects on the LANCOOL 216 RGB front fans, an additional ARGB front I/O accessory, the ARGB control & USB module, can be installed at the lower side of the front panel. The additional I/O lets users control the two addressable LEDs channels (opening rim and fan blade shaft) individually to create custom styles. The ARGB control & USB module additional accessory is available in black and white at an MSRP of $13.99.

The LANCOOL 216 Black, Black RGB, and White RGB are available for pre-order at Newegg starting November 11th, 2022, and at Caseking.de and Overclockers.co.uk starting November 21st, 2022.

For more information, visit the product page.
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10 Comments on Lian Li Launches Airflow Focused LANCOOL 216 Case

#1
dirtyferret
impressive air flow case, I love how you can relocate the front IO panel




FRONT I/O CAN BE RELOCATED

Including a power button, reset button, audio port, 2x USB3.0 ports, and a USB Type C port, the front I/O module can be relocated to the lower left side of the front panel.
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#2
Chaitanya
Just watched GamersNexus review, highly impressive for price and such a shift from Lian Li of old days.
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#3
Niceumemu
Still waiting on the 011D XL Evo that they announced and showed off a few months back and haven't said anything about since
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#4
Chaitanya
dirtyferretimpressive air flow case, I love how you can relocate the front IO panel




FRONT I/O CAN BE RELOCATED

Including a power button, reset button, audio port, 2x USB3.0 ports, and a USB Type C port, the front I/O module can be relocated to the lower left side of the front panel.
Not just relocated but you can buy optional accessory to add extra USB ports.
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#5
Camm
NiceumemuStill waiting on the 011D XL Evo that they announced and showed off a few months back and haven't said anything about since
I saw a Lian Li rep posted on Reddit somewhere, they expect the XL in Q2 next year.
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#6
claes
I haven’t watched the GN review yet, and the case looks super impressive, but I was most excited by the PCI exhaust fan. As over engineered as Liam-Li cases can be, I was expecting something like a swinging bracket with a filter. Seems like a really practical solution to the limitations of designing around ATX. Can’t tell from the product site but still looks fun to build in.
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#7
trsttte
claesI haven’t watched the GN review yet, and the case looks super impressive, but I was most excited by the PCI exhaust fan. As over engineered as Liam-Li cases can be, I was expecting something like a swinging bracket with a filter. Seems like a really practical solution to the limitations of designing around ATX. Can’t tell from the product site but still looks fun to build in.
Maybe I'm wrong but I don't see that fan doing anything usefull the way it's positioned, it will recirculate air outside the case before being able to pull anything from inside because of the large gap between the case and fan
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#8
claes
Exactly, they could’ve at least foregone PCI brackets but it would’ve been really nice to see a frame that ducts to the case
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#9
Why_Me
trsttteMaybe I'm wrong but I don't see that fan doing anything usefull the way it's positioned, it will recirculate air outside the case before being able to pull anything from inside because of the large gap between the case and fan
You are correct ... an external rear fan on that case is useless.

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#10
Gatt
Does anyone understand if the new ASRock Taichi Z790 E-ATX (30,5 x 26,6cm) fits in?

The case has a max allowed board width of 28 cm so it seems it should.

There are not many cases around clearly designed for E-ATX boards.

Thanks for any help.
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