Corsair LL120 and LL140 RGB LED Fans

prickly · Oct 12, 2017

Digging through an unnamed retailer's website, Videocardz was the first to spot Corsair's newest RGB fan series. I know what you are thinking, not another RGB fan. But the LL series is a bit different. Thanks to sixteen programmable diodes, separated into two light loops, these fans can act like RGB strips when used with Corsair's Lightning Node Pro, which is needed to control the fans through Corsair's Link program. The fans will be sold separately or in kits, which include the Lightning Node Pro.

Newegg.com currently lists the single LL120 and LL140 fans for $34.99 and 39.99, respectively. The twin 140 fan kit is $99.99, with triple 120 fan kit costing $119.99.

First image courtesy of Videocardz, second two taken from Newegg.

Technical specifications (taken from Newegg):

LL120

Model: CO-9050071-WW
Bearing Type: Hydraulic Bearing
RPM: 600 - 1500 +/- 10% RPM
Air Flow: 43.25 CFM
Noise Level: 24.8 dBA
Power Connector: 4 Pin

LL140

Model: CO-9050073-WW
Bearing Type: Hydraulic Bearing
RPM: 600 - 1300 +/- 10% RPM
Air Flow: 51.5 CFM
Noise Level: 25 dBA
Power Connector: 4 Pin

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Keullo-e · Oct 12, 2017

Damn the price..! For that price, they must be great.

RejZoR · Oct 12, 2017

Looks cheap. And it doesn't even have anti vibration rubberized stuff in the corners. But it has RGB. Yay...

Tsukiyomi91 · Oct 12, 2017

Still waiting for the moment Corsair release the ML RGB PRO Series, then I might consider one xD

natr0n · Oct 12, 2017

Look nice, but priced ridiculous.

Tsukiyomi91 · Oct 12, 2017

Though I find their HD120 RGB a more reasonably priced one for now... and a little better than SP120 RGB in terms of lighting flexibility, price & higher static pressure at max speed.

R00kie · Oct 12, 2017

I would have to have my mind erased to use that horrible Corsair Link app again...

RejZoR · Oct 12, 2017

natr0n said:
Look nice, but priced ridiculous.

Between this and BeQuiet SilentWings 3, I don't think there is much to think about. Unless RGB is all you care.

Tsukiyomi91 · Oct 12, 2017

@gdallsk Would just use that app to control lighting.

TheLostSwede · Oct 12, 2017

gdallsk said:
I would have to have my mind erased to use that horrible Corsair Link app again...

It's actually a lot better than it was, but still a bit buggy...

VSG · Oct 12, 2017

It's been fine for my review of these fans, if anyone's interested: http://thermalbench.com/2017/10/12/corsair-ll140-rgb-140mm-fan/

tl,dr: All about aesthetics, and not really performance. If this is what you were looking for, go for it- hard to imagine better options are out there. If not, there are much better performers for lower prices.

StrayKAT · Oct 12, 2017

Does Corsair make any good fans btw? Especially something that'll quite down an h100i a bit?

VSG · Oct 12, 2017

StrayKAT said:
Does Corsair make any good fans btw? Especially something that'll quite down an h100i a bit?

Their ML fans are really good.

Totally · Oct 13, 2017

VSG said:
It's been fine for my review of these fans, if anyone's interested: http://thermalbench.com/2017/10/12/corsair-ll140-rgb-140mm-fan/

tl,dr: All about aesthetics, and not really performance. If this is what you were looking for, go for it- hard to imagine better options are out there. If not, there are much better performers for lower prices.

Were you able to see why they perform worse than the HD series fans?

Edit: NVM a side-by-side makes the reason obvious. Larger center hub to pack in the extra LEDs

VSG · Oct 13, 2017

Totally said:
Were you able to see why they perform worse than the HD series fans?

Edit: NVM a side-by-side makes the reason obvious. Larger center hub to pack in the extra LEDs

Yup, which in turn leads to smaller blades. They are sending me a 120 mm kit for TPU as well.

CrAsHnBuRnXp · Oct 13, 2017

Why is the twin pack of the 140's $99.99 when it would be cheaper to just buy them individually for almost $20 cheaper? Am I reading that wrong?

VSG · Oct 13, 2017

CrAsHnBuRnXp said:
Why is the twin pack of the 140's $99.99 when it would be cheaper to just buy them individually for almost $20 cheaper? Am I reading that wrong?

It includes the Lighting Node Pro controller.

CrAsHnBuRnXp · Oct 13, 2017

VSG said:
It includes the Lighting Node Pro controller.

That'll do it!

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