They're finally available! Links below (please use them as it helps this channel a LOT!!!) Lian Li Unifans 🛒3x Lian Li AL 120 White (Newegg) w/Controller - geni.us/HAqP9q2 🛒1x Lian Li AL 120 White (Newegg) - geni.us/BA53eR1 🛒3x Lian Li AL 120 Black w/Controller (Newegg) - geni.us/xamhC 🛒1x Lian Li AL 120 Black (Newegg) - geni.us/e8Bq 🛒Lian Li AL 120 (Amazon) - geni.us/FQrbeFw 🛒Older SL120 Unifans - geni.us/4nnsYv Buy TT fans at your own risk... 🛒 Thermaltake Quad Riing Fans (White) - geni.us/R65DVxa 🛒 Thermaltake Quad Riing Fans (Black) - geni.us/ac7Xuha Case 🛒 Lian Li O11 Case - geni.us/utLsZA Motherboard: 🛒 Asus Maximus XII Formula Motherboard - geni.us/neozy2 CPU: 🛒 Intel i9 10900k - geni.us/QkUCNqu 🛒 Intel i9 10850k (basically same as 10900k, but a little cheaper) - geni.us/Kib1SO1 CPU Thermal Paste: 🛒 Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut - geni.us/TFlz 🛒 Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut - geni.us/lQUc 🛒 CPU Delidder - geni.us/CQBy CPU Cooler: 🛒 NZXT Kraken Z73 360MM AIO - geni.us/F4R4yX 🛒 NZXT Kraken X73 360MM AIO - geni.us/UWP2L68 🛒 Cable Mod Tube Wrap - geni.us/WikH5 Cables: 🛒 Lian Li Strimer Plus motherboard (24-pin) - geni.us/GSUIp 🛒 Lian Li Strimer Plus motherboard (8-pin) - geni.us/xbuyKlT 🛒 Antec White Sleeved Cables - geni.us/qEKIb26 Memory/Ram: 🛒 Corsair Dominator Platinum Ram - geni.us/XQeyj Graphics Card: 🛒 Nvidia RTX 30 Series - geni.us/rsHZJ Hard Drive: 🛒 970 Evo Plus - geni.us/AqVaeX Power Supply: 🛒 Corsair RM 850x - geni.us/4No2dou ============================= Relevant Links: ============================= 📼 My DREAM PC Build is Complete: ruclips.net/video/lV4sNUGDD8Y/видео.html 📼 How to Build a SFF PC (NR200, 5950X, RTX 3090): ruclips.net/video/375_4bI8dKI/видео.html 📼 My FAVORITE Keyboard of 2020: ruclips.net/video/auxNJQ5mgvI/видео.html 📼 Secret Lab Omega Review: ruclips.net/video/R1zTBg8tasA/видео.html 📼 My #1 Chair Pick: ruclips.net/video/dQs-KLh8Cv4/видео.html
This video has re-ignited my dream of a full Razer Chroma RGB. Having the headers splitted by Lian Li makes it much easier to figure out the pinout of the RGB which I can use to rewire to a Razer Chroma Controller. In comparison to the Riing how much or less bright are the Lian Li fans? I have Riing Trios and I love the brightness.
For real. This is just laziness at that point. At least route the power cable from the top for some support. Hell even some fishing line or cram something in there for the video.
@@mrwashur1991 It's pretty funny that Lian Li actually provides a sag bracket with that case. (I know cause I have bought one) It's honestly the best anti-sag bracket out there IMO. It screws into your mobo and is essentially a small shelf that you can't really notice, runs for around $15 even so it's cheap if it didn't come with his case, this guy's got no excuse for this saggy GPU lol
@@dougdelahaye Was it the XL? if not maybe that could be why or else a QC issue lol. I purchased the case too and didn't think I'd get one so I bought the lian li bracket. Come to realize one came with the case.
Finally a fan maker that makes it look good on both sides. Took them long enough to relize we dont see fan directly from the front all the time. Lian Li know their stuff.
I think Corsair actually came out first with fans that look good on both sides, with just a shiny logo on the back side. The problem is that you have 2 cables per fan....
I never really comment on videos, but when I do, they have really impressed. You only have 21K subscribers as of writing, yet you're video quality is simply amazing. Well beyond some of the biggest tech youtubers, such as BitWit, JayzTwoCents, PaulsHardware etc. You're basically on the same level as HardwareCanucks. Excellent intro editing, your set is simple, clean, yet cozy and professional looking. You speak clearly, informed and basically never stutter - which all of this is rare for a smaller RUclipsr to not accomplish straight away. My point with this is, very well done my sir. You are truly on your way to success and seeing what you have done with this video, I can only imagine what the future may hold for you. Well done!
I've always wondered why none of the manufactures rethink fan design like this for years, there are better ways to do fans. They should also standardize the motherboard front panel cabling.
@Ladioz I haven't used noctua or be quiet fans, but I'm sure you could find some comparisons on RUclips. They seem to be about as quiet as arctic p12s, I never notice the noise unless it's dead silent in the room
A couple years too late, but found a really good deal on these, $50 per 3 pack. Absolutely the best video over these fans! Am definitely looking foward to installing them. Thanks for your review!
It's nice they put something where the black sticker goes on the back of the fan. You could actually move that silver plate from the front of the SL120's by peeling it off (and then just stick it over the black sticker) so it's really awesome that Lian li recognized that this is what users do and saved the step.
Not sure if someone has already mentioned and I'm quite late to the video, but with the pwm issue, I also had this with my SL120s. After some googling (I no longer remember what I found) it seems to be, for my asus mobo, that the issue arose from the fact that the pwm connection to the motherboard only has the pwm sense wire. You'll notice its missing two cables. So the mobo in bios and the normal software was detecting it as no fan is actually connected as there was nothing really connected there. Because of that no pwm modulation happens, hence 100% rpm. So the way I got round it was to, in both bios and software, run the asus calibration routine to detect the speed limits with one of the fan headers from the ACTUAL fans connected to the mobo directly where the controller would have been connected. This way it picked up that there was a fan there and tricks it into keep thinking that and remembers the limits for that fan(s) . With that done I could put it back on the controller and put the controller header back on that same header and i was able to get ramp up and down normally from the SL120 based on cpu temps. Was a pain but was able to do it in the end.
i found your channel a few days ago, have been watching and this is the one video that will make me subscribe because you did not hold on anything really a great review
Weird. I do a search on a well-know UK PC supplier for this exact fan, and the very next video I'm offered on YT is this. Not complaining, great review!
Awesome review. I've seen these before today of course, but didn't look into them too much yet as I upgraded to the SL120s about a year ago. Absolutely love those as well. The less cable the better! 😂
I'm rocking the Corsair QL 120 fan. and have 12 of them on my computer. I almost wouldn't want to undo my cable management just to switch fans, but love how those look
My SL120 PWN are working perfectly. Just set all your fans to PWN in Bios and command L-connect to run the fans at PWM. There is a PWM cable from the LianLi controller, just make sure you plug that cable onto one of your Chasis pin on your mobo.
I made sure to do all of that and even uninstalled the app once reinstalling all the cables...someone mentioned trying different fan headers on the mobo - I'll try that, as the manual said to only use CHA fan headers
@@Ahnestly Yeah it has to be the CHA fan headers and in my case I'm using CHA Fan 2 on my Gundam Z590 mobo. Btw use only L-connect v1.0 because v2.0 is full of bugs...
Nice video, I run the corsair QL fans right now but I always keep an eye out for something new and these might be it. My next build is going to have 11 fans so that is a ton of cables with the corsair setup (especially with everything required to control them). I do like though on the corsair fans how I see the RGB from the sides but overall I think the AL120's are a nice improvement over the SL120. Maybe Lian Li might be able to come up with some sort of insert or cover that goes over the sides to give them either the existing Aluminum look or remove it and you get a transparent look so you can see the RGB
Nice video! I just finished my LL o11D Evo Build. I upgraded my 6 case intake fans with these and have 0 issues(worth the $). Look great either way as u mentioned, super quiet while pumping air. My Ryzen 9 5950x and Gig Rtx 3080 OC are running under 67c under load.
Lian Li will release an updated UNI Fan SL later this year, the UNI Fan SL Infinity, that will incorporate the new features of the AL. The old look isn't going anywhere.
You can change the direction of the leds with the SL, it's literally had arrows in the software to change to pick what you want. You can either sync all of them or just click into each set of 3 and change them individually.
So you can change the direction here as well on some RGB presets using the same arrow button (for example, when you are in unicorn mode, you can switch the direction), but when it's a preset setting where the lights "play" with each other, I didn't see an arrow to switch directions!
Great review! Thanks for the heads up on needing a separate fan controller for PWM. The prototype SL infinity fans Lian Li just showed off at their expo look even better though (third times the charm). I think i might wait for them for my own dream PC build in the 011 dynamic case, maybe with Alderlake CPU and DDR 5 in a few month (last time Lian Li showed the prototype for these AL 120s it was about 4-5 months before they were purchasable). Maybe by then a 3080 won't cost $1,600
I got the sl120 best fans ive ever had, clean/silent/rgb and super easy to setup + the controller = free unlike the commander pro...these al120 look even more dope
I was sort of in the same boat as you, our builds are pretty similar. I have an O11 as well, and I bought 6 TT Quads to use, while using the stock RGB fans which aren't half bad that came with the cooler (Deepcool Castle 360 RGB, DO NOT buy it). I agree that both the software and the cables are horrific (the back of my case is a nightmare), but I just put the ones to the right of the mobo with their front facing towards me. That means I have 6 exhausts and 3 intakes, but it still seems to work pretty well. The app doesn't bother me much either because I have everything RGB (RAM, cooler, mobo, GPU, fans, peripherals, philips hue) synced with Razer Chroma, so it all runs pretty smoothly. The quads are absolutely gorgeous (have a friend who has QL's, it's not even close tbh), but due to the bad software I can't recommend them unless you're going for a full Razer Chroma build.
To get the PWM control working make sure you connect that cable from the control box that has a single wire to a fan header on the motherboard, in the bios set that fan controller to PWM and set the relative temps and fan speed percentage there. In Lian Li's software set the fan mode to PWM, all the fans then will be controlled by that header for temperature speed.
Just finished installing these on my Rig, did the same and have worked flawlessly out of the box with mobo fan control also RGB is controlled with AURA SYNC.
Yo I wish they woulda added a inner rgb ring, so the leds on the blades could be like pink, and the ring around the fan blades could be like a blue, woulda been more creative and have so much more potential
The real competition seems to be between these and Corsair QL fans. The perfectly square design on these look a little better for radiators but the lighting infrastructure is probably better with Corsair.
GPU sag is gettin a lil bad there bro, setup is clean otherwise, Cooler Master makes a RBG bracket, might wanna check that sucker out. Lian Li doing great things. LOVE those fans. If I didn't already have QLs in my build.... I'd def go with them. Nice vid. Subbed.
I got three thermaltake quad rings in my pc atm. I can agree that I had issues with the controller not being detected the first few months I had it but as of lately, I've only had one error out of months that went by. For me at least, it seems that updating the thermaltake software fixed it for me. As for the price, $150 for a 3pack is just too expensive atm.
my question is: why should they? instead of caring about a backside, that will always have struts, just build reverse fans, then youll always see the front side and dont have to deal with the backside anymore
Thermaltake fixed the problem with the software. New, nice, and I haven’t had any problems since they changed it. I had the same problem with the old crappy one too. But, those Lian Li fans do look sweet. Hope you enjoy them!
Me too i just bought the sl120s....but the sl looks better because has rgb around the border. the new al has a tradeoff....no rgb around the borders like the sl.
I took the plunge and made the Riing Quad mistake for my 011 mini. Trying to send the controllers back and TT hasn't responded to my ticket request or follow up email. I don't even want to try to sell them and impose that torment on someone else. I have two mini's running, with all Unifans. AL120's pre-ordered. Never getting another fan. You could say I am a fan of the Unifan.
So with those fans the case alone is 500 bucks. Very pretty though. At least you're getting real quality for the money. I think I'm going full budget mode and just slap 9 non-rgb Arctic in there and add a few led light strips.
PWM (pulse width modulation) does not mean that the fan speed depends on the temperature of the components! PWM is simply a different way of controlling the fans. DC fans can do exactly the same as PWM fans, but the RPM is controlled by the voltage and not, as with PWM fans, by the frequency with which the 12 volts are applied.
I learned something today. Thank you! I'm curious as to why in PWM mode, they always correlate temperature with fan speed? I imagine there isn't a clean formula for how much heat a certain amount of voltage gives off bc, well, you can use different coolers to keep things cool even at high voltages?
Honestly I’ve never in my life used the music or game light pulse feature in any of my fans lol who realistically does that? most of us set up a nice color or effect that goes with the setup and let it be
@@Ahnestly as a small creator the feat of getting this sponsor is monumental. Also I know how much effort it takes for B-Roll segments and I’m giving you a standing ovation.
I had all of mine sl120s fans PWM plug directly to the mb fans headers, the controller just act as RGB control. From doing this you have full control of your fans from the MB and you can set curve as you liking.
I have 10 Corsair QL120 fans. That means 2 Commander Pro's, 2 Lightning node's, and 20 cables to connect xD If only the AL fans had side lightning like the SL have, thats my only complaint.
The unifans are just argb fans. They can do any lighting effect that is given to them. You can disable the lian li software and run the fans off of your motherboards argb header. As long as you have that hooked up to your header, you can use another software, ie something compatible with ur motherboard that has the music lighting. And they will 100% work like that
I got the FANs to be controlled by the motherboard, there is an extra cable that connects the controler to the 4 pin chassi fan header, but in the same cable there is also the rgb cable, well they both need to be connect, at first i only connected the fan header and it dind't work. Both cables need to be connected and having the fans set to PWN in the mobo.
sooo nice build similar to mine. just not as white as my build ;). in regards to the sound allowing the lights to pulse. you have to go in the program and set the fans to use mobo software sync. when you do that if your mobo has the option to allow the lights to respond to sound they will. well thats how it is with my sl120 fans.
I just installed a Deepcool RGB cooler in a 301 case...problem is, the glass is tinted so the lights aren't as bright. I also need to put my case on a table so I can see it.
The PWM isn't an issue at all, it's because people are not setting them up correctly. Yes, you need to enable PWM in the bios for SYS_FAN, but the Uni hub also needs to be connected to SYS_FAN. It works flawless for my SL120's. Talking of the white colours on the fans, I hope Lian Li have fixed it, because two of my SL120's have a vomit/yellow colour to them, very inconsistent.
So I signed up for the evga queue a LONGGG time ago and it said a 3090 was available so I picked it up. Since I put the 3090 strix in my itx pc (made 2 videos on it!), my lian li was just collecting dust until I got the evga 3090!
L connect 2 controls strimers or no? I have the older uni fans and strimers and it would be nice to control all the Lian LI devices in one place. Also I have the strimer plus versions and the brightness is better now. It actually recommends turning down brightness when using white.
Did you try connecting the PWM cable to the splitter that’s included with the Kraken z73 (I think that’s your AIO)? At least for the fans on the radiator. Wonder if you can manage their RPMs via NZXT’s CAM?
Noticed the tubes orientation on the cpu block of the z73 was at 12 while recommended orientation is at 3 or 6. I was able to fix the PWM isssue by changing all my motherboard fan ports to the same settings (SL120)
there is one problem for me with the SL120s. if you use 16mm fittings on your radiator, you will have clearance issue. the solution is to use a static extender for every inlet/outlet of your radiator if you are using SL120s. It's frustrating to tear down the loop and not having that clearance and rebuild the old loop with the old fans. Great video! keep it up! (ekwb radiators)
i just look at the your on the New Lian LI al 120 i like the fan , right now im use the TT Riing 120 rgb fan and im have the same problem with so im save up for the lian li 120rgb fan , i wish i looked a your video last year , thank you
The radiator screws into the top of the case (short screws go from top of case down into radiator) and then the fans get screwed onto the radiator (long screws go from under the fan up into the radiator)
@@Ahnestly Makes sense, I was just wondering because it’s a nzxt aio and you had those nice fans on it. My ocd would be wild if I couldn’t switch the fans so they match
Enable Motherboard Software Sync in the Software Menu and Apply to all fan speeds for PWM Controls. Same goes for RGB. The controller then becomes a hub.
A question: I have the older SL120 fans, 9 of them, in the same O11 dynamic case, and contrary to most people, I do not think of these fans as "quiet" at all. Not even at the lowest 800 rpm speed. What are your thoughts on these newer AL120s? Are they quiet (enough)? I'm irritated quite a bit by the constant humming of my dream pc now. PS: I am used to very high-quality Noctua fans, and tons of reviews have shown that the performance/noise ratio of those cannot be beaten. They simply are more silent at the same rpm.
@@Ahnestly Thx for answering! It is a shame that the minimum rpm of these lian Li fans is 800 rpm (again). Why not 500 or 600 rpm like Corsair and Noctua do? They would be a lot more silent... (And you don't need all the airflow for basic work either) Can you lower rpm (below 800) using a fan hub like you suggested?
Watch some reviews of the case, and fix your fan layout - intake top and bottom, exhaust on the side. It was proven that this is the most efficient way, and as bonus it's the best looking configuration. If I am not mistaken gamers nexus did comparison video with many many different configurations...
what video is that from. tried looking for it with 0 luck. not saying youre wrong. just id like to watch the video. i keep my top 6 as push pull exhaust, side intake, bottom intake.
@@SK8URDEAD05 ruclips.net/video/sX8S_hzW1uc/видео.html - GPU gets hotter in the video scenario, so the fix for it would be to put the AIO as exhaust on the side.
They're finally available! Links below (please use them as it helps this channel a LOT!!!)
Lian Li Unifans
🛒3x Lian Li AL 120 White (Newegg) w/Controller - geni.us/HAqP9q2
🛒1x Lian Li AL 120 White (Newegg) - geni.us/BA53eR1
🛒3x Lian Li AL 120 Black w/Controller (Newegg) - geni.us/xamhC
🛒1x Lian Li AL 120 Black (Newegg) - geni.us/e8Bq
🛒Lian Li AL 120 (Amazon) - geni.us/FQrbeFw
🛒Older SL120 Unifans - geni.us/4nnsYv
Buy TT fans at your own risk...
🛒 Thermaltake Quad Riing Fans (White) - geni.us/R65DVxa
🛒 Thermaltake Quad Riing Fans (Black) - geni.us/ac7Xuha
Case
🛒 Lian Li O11 Case - geni.us/utLsZA
Motherboard:
🛒 Asus Maximus XII Formula Motherboard - geni.us/neozy2
CPU:
🛒 Intel i9 10900k - geni.us/QkUCNqu
🛒 Intel i9 10850k (basically same as 10900k, but a little cheaper) - geni.us/Kib1SO1
CPU Thermal Paste:
🛒 Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut - geni.us/TFlz
🛒 Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut - geni.us/lQUc
🛒 CPU Delidder - geni.us/CQBy
CPU Cooler:
🛒 NZXT Kraken Z73 360MM AIO - geni.us/F4R4yX
🛒 NZXT Kraken X73 360MM AIO - geni.us/UWP2L68
🛒 Cable Mod Tube Wrap - geni.us/WikH5
Cables:
🛒 Lian Li Strimer Plus motherboard (24-pin) - geni.us/GSUIp
🛒 Lian Li Strimer Plus motherboard (8-pin) - geni.us/xbuyKlT
🛒 Antec White Sleeved Cables - geni.us/qEKIb26
Memory/Ram:
🛒 Corsair Dominator Platinum Ram - geni.us/XQeyj
Graphics Card:
🛒 Nvidia RTX 30 Series - geni.us/rsHZJ
Hard Drive:
🛒 970 Evo Plus - geni.us/AqVaeX
Power Supply:
🛒 Corsair RM 850x - geni.us/4No2dou
=============================
Relevant Links:
=============================
📼 My DREAM PC Build is Complete: ruclips.net/video/lV4sNUGDD8Y/видео.html
📼 How to Build a SFF PC (NR200, 5950X, RTX 3090): ruclips.net/video/375_4bI8dKI/видео.html
📼 My FAVORITE Keyboard of 2020: ruclips.net/video/auxNJQ5mgvI/видео.html
📼 Secret Lab Omega Review: ruclips.net/video/R1zTBg8tasA/видео.html
📼 My #1 Chair Pick: ruclips.net/video/dQs-KLh8Cv4/видео.html
This video has re-ignited my dream of a full Razer Chroma RGB. Having the headers splitted by Lian Li makes it much easier to figure out the pinout of the RGB which I can use to rewire to a Razer Chroma Controller. In comparison to the Riing how much or less bright are the Lian Li fans? I have Riing Trios and I love the brightness.
I am building a similar build, do you have any issues with your 850 PSU, running a 3090, 9 fans+ and other components
I like them im staying the other version
I Paid $130 for 2 sets of 3 on amazon!
So 1 year ish later how has these Lian Li fans been working for you???
Dude that GPU sag is insane, you should get a gpu support brace or something for that
For real. This is just laziness at that point. At least route the power cable from the top for some support. Hell even some fishing line or cram something in there for the video.
@@mrwashur1991 It's pretty funny that Lian Li actually provides a sag bracket with that case. (I know cause I have bought one) It's honestly the best anti-sag bracket out there IMO. It screws into your mobo and is essentially a small shelf that you can't really notice, runs for around $15 even so it's cheap if it didn't come with his case, this guy's got no excuse for this saggy GPU lol
@@prevaloir5362 just got this case and it’s not got anti sag bracket. I’m mounting mine vertical anyway. Got these fans and they look great
@@dougdelahaye Was it the XL? if not maybe that could be why or else a QC issue lol. I purchased the case too and didn't think I'd get one so I bought the lian li bracket. Come to realize one came with the case.
And the sideways z73 💀💀💀
Finally a fan maker that makes it look good on both sides. Took them long enough to relize we dont see fan directly from the front all the time. Lian Li know their stuff.
I think Corsair actually came out first with fans that look good on both sides, with just a shiny logo on the back side.
The problem is that you have 2 cables per fan....
@yt 1234 Well, that's nothing I've experienced so far.
@yt 1234 Corsair QL120. I bought a used watercooling kit with 9 fans, and they all work as expected, and from what I can see all LEDs are working.
@yt 1234 About 6 months, and my computer stays on almost 24/7.
@yt 1234 Ryzen 9 3950X, RTX 3080 Ti, 64GB 3600MHz RAM, all watercooled.
I never really comment on videos, but when I do, they have really impressed. You only have 21K subscribers as of writing, yet you're video quality is simply amazing. Well beyond some of the biggest tech youtubers, such as BitWit, JayzTwoCents, PaulsHardware etc. You're basically on the same level as HardwareCanucks. Excellent intro editing, your set is simple, clean, yet cozy and professional looking. You speak clearly, informed and basically never stutter - which all of this is rare for a smaller RUclipsr to not accomplish straight away.
My point with this is, very well done my sir. You are truly on your way to success and seeing what you have done with this video, I can only imagine what the future may hold for you.
Well done!
Thank you!! Really kind words!!! I always envy what Hardware Canucks is able to achieve so to be compared to them is pretty cool!
I've always wondered why none of the manufactures rethink fan design like this for years, there are better ways to do fans. They should also standardize the motherboard front panel cabling.
To sell more accessories
Corsair be like
Commander Pro
RGB Fan Led Hub
Lighting Node Pro
many more...
I have the sl120s and I love them, these look great too. I don't think there's a single fan that looks as good as these from the back.
@Ladioz I haven't used noctua or be quiet fans, but I'm sure you could find some comparisons on RUclips. They seem to be about as quiet as arctic p12s, I never notice the noise unless it's dead silent in the room
that intro was IN SANE !, Nice edits also very detailed unboxing nice work!
Thank you! Worked really hard on it and didn't know if people liked it or not!
A couple years too late, but found a really good deal on these, $50 per 3 pack. Absolutely the best video over these fans! Am definitely looking foward to installing them. Thanks for your review!
Where?!!
Just picked up six white for my next build. The black are sold out already. Great video! I am stoked!!
Dude so glad to find out I didn't make a mistake not getting the thermal take fans!!!
It's nice they put something where the black sticker goes on the back of the fan. You could actually move that silver plate from the front of the SL120's by peeling it off (and then just stick it over the black sticker) so it's really awesome that Lian li recognized that this is what users do and saved the step.
Dang the community is so innovative haha. Love that there was a fix before Lian Li made one
yup i did the same thing. not just a thin silver sticker. its like a tiny alluminum plate. so easy to pop off and apply on the back.
Not sure if someone has already mentioned and I'm quite late to the video, but with the pwm issue, I also had this with my SL120s. After some googling (I no longer remember what I found) it seems to be, for my asus mobo, that the issue arose from the fact that the pwm connection to the motherboard only has the pwm sense wire. You'll notice its missing two cables. So the mobo in bios and the normal software was detecting it as no fan is actually connected as there was nothing really connected there. Because of that no pwm modulation happens, hence 100% rpm. So the way I got round it was to, in both bios and software, run the asus calibration routine to detect the speed limits with one of the fan headers from the ACTUAL fans connected to the mobo directly where the controller would have been connected. This way it picked up that there was a fan there and tricks it into keep thinking that and remembers the limits for that fan(s) . With that done I could put it back on the controller and put the controller header back on that same header and i was able to get ramp up and down normally from the SL120 based on cpu temps. Was a pain but was able to do it in the end.
i found your channel a few days ago, have been watching and this is the one video that will make me subscribe because you did not hold on anything really a great review
Thank you!!!
Weird. I do a search on a well-know UK PC supplier for this exact fan, and the very next video I'm offered on YT is this. Not complaining, great review!
Great video, really like the look of those fans and your build is great, subscribed
Awesome review. I've seen these before today of course, but didn't look into them too much yet as I upgraded to the SL120s about a year ago. Absolutely love those as well. The less cable the better! 😂
Some bad news...my AL120s are starting to discolor :-(
@@Ahnestly Oh no! Like the lighting? That's a bummer. :(
Yeah my white lights have gone yellow and now my center light just won’t work….
@@Ahnestly Oh no 😭
I really, really, appreciate for the Sound Test end countdown. Probably saved my phone from flying out of my hand 😂
Hahaha people always appreciate that!
perfect timing, the moment when I was thinking on getting these...YASSSSSS
Woot woot!!
I'm rocking the Corsair QL 120 fan. and have 12 of them on my computer. I almost wouldn't want to undo my cable management just to switch fans, but love how those look
Haha yeah I was almos tlike...do i really want to do this? But man, the cable difference is night and day compared to TT. I hear QLs arent too bad!
My SL120 PWN are working perfectly. Just set all your fans to PWN in Bios and command L-connect to run the fans at PWM. There is a PWM cable from the LianLi controller, just make sure you plug that cable onto one of your Chasis pin on your mobo.
I made sure to do all of that and even uninstalled the app once reinstalling all the cables...someone mentioned trying different fan headers on the mobo - I'll try that, as the manual said to only use CHA fan headers
@@Ahnestly Yeah it has to be the CHA fan headers and in my case I'm using CHA Fan 2 on my Gundam Z590 mobo. Btw use only L-connect v1.0 because v2.0 is full of bugs...
Nice video, I run the corsair QL fans right now but I always keep an eye out for something new and these might be it. My next build is going to have 11 fans so that is a ton of cables with the corsair setup (especially with everything required to control them). I do like though on the corsair fans how I see the RGB from the sides but overall I think the AL120's are a nice improvement over the SL120.
Maybe Lian Li might be able to come up with some sort of insert or cover that goes over the sides to give them either the existing Aluminum look or remove it and you get a transparent look so you can see the RGB
Nice video! I just finished my LL o11D Evo Build. I upgraded my 6 case intake fans with these and have 0 issues(worth the $). Look great either way as u mentioned, super quiet while pumping air. My Ryzen 9 5950x and Gig Rtx 3080 OC are running under 67c under load.
nice!!!
It’s a great fan, but I personally like the look of the other unifan more.
Same
That's really interesting...i never really felt the SL120 look
Lian Li will release an updated UNI Fan SL later this year, the UNI Fan SL Infinity, that will incorporate the new features of the AL. The old look isn't going anywhere.
@@KarimElHayawan lol that info is kinda bit too late, just bought 12 of those fans :(
@@frentufn4915 same as well. i dont see any fans topping them(SL) anytime soon
You can change the direction of the leds with the SL, it's literally had arrows in the software to change to pick what you want. You can either sync all of them or just click into each set of 3 and change them individually.
So you can change the direction here as well on some RGB presets using the same arrow button (for example, when you are in unicorn mode, you can switch the direction), but when it's a preset setting where the lights "play" with each other, I didn't see an arrow to switch directions!
Great review! Thanks for the heads up on needing a separate fan controller for PWM. The prototype SL infinity fans Lian Li just showed off at their expo look even better though (third times the charm). I think i might wait for them for my own dream PC build in the 011 dynamic case, maybe with Alderlake CPU and DDR 5 in a few month (last time Lian Li showed the prototype for these AL 120s it was about 4-5 months before they were purchasable). Maybe by then a 3080 won't cost $1,600
I got the sl120 best fans ive ever had, clean/silent/rgb and super easy to setup + the controller = free unlike the commander pro...these al120 look even more dope
I was sort of in the same boat as you, our builds are pretty similar. I have an O11 as well, and I bought 6 TT Quads to use, while using the stock RGB fans which aren't half bad that came with the cooler (Deepcool Castle 360 RGB, DO NOT buy it). I agree that both the software and the cables are horrific (the back of my case is a nightmare), but I just put the ones to the right of the mobo with their front facing towards me. That means I have 6 exhausts and 3 intakes, but it still seems to work pretty well. The app doesn't bother me much either because I have everything RGB (RAM, cooler, mobo, GPU, fans, peripherals, philips hue) synced with Razer Chroma, so it all runs pretty smoothly. The quads are absolutely gorgeous (have a friend who has QL's, it's not even close tbh), but due to the bad software I can't recommend them unless you're going for a full Razer Chroma build.
Awesome video with tips and tricks, thank you so much for doing this. Really helpful!
To get the PWM control working make sure you connect that cable from the control box that has a single wire to a fan header on the motherboard, in the bios set that fan controller to PWM and set the relative temps and fan speed percentage there. In Lian Li's software set the fan mode to PWM, all the fans then will be controlled by that header for temperature speed.
Just finished installing these on my Rig, did the same and have worked flawlessly out of the box with mobo fan control also RGB is controlled with AURA SYNC.
Should've kept the border lighting of the SL; the current AL is too narrow and barely visible.
I personally like the eyelid look bc it keeps things circular...otherwise you'd have a circle and angles, but that's just me
I woul prefer them removing it completely. And having the cap of the rotor being black in the black model.
i agree. the SL fans will forever be my fav fans
Yo I wish they woulda added a inner rgb ring, so the leds on the blades could be like pink, and the ring around the fan blades could be like a blue, woulda been more creative and have so much more potential
yesssss
The real competition seems to be between these and Corsair QL fans. The perfectly square design on these look a little better for radiators but the lighting infrastructure is probably better with Corsair.
GPU sag is gettin a lil bad there bro, setup is clean otherwise, Cooler Master makes a RBG bracket, might wanna check that sucker out. Lian Li doing great things. LOVE those fans. If I didn't already have QLs in my build.... I'd def go with them. Nice vid. Subbed.
Haha yeah the cables are dragging it down but I managed to prop it up using the cables agains tthe hard part of the fan
Mixes and matches both generations of unifans =I HAVE INFINITE POOOWAAAAH
INFINITE POWAHHHHH
Ordered 9 black ones for my InWin 925 build. They come Wednesday 🎉
where do you find them? I cant find them anywhere also in white.
@@FaTTyDaDDy12 Newegg pre order
about the PWM, you got a separate cable from controller, with that installed and connected, you can adjust your pwm
I got three thermaltake quad rings in my pc atm. I can agree that I had issues with the controller not being detected the first few months I had it but as of lately, I've only had one error out of months that went by. For me at least, it seems that updating the thermaltake software fixed it for me. As for the price, $150 for a 3pack is just too expensive atm.
Yeah but they're gorgeous and glad to hear they've gotten better. I'm good without th cable clutter...never going back haha
I like the convenience, but the QL 120's are absolutely amazing. They just work.
Damn finally someone who cared about how the fans look from the back! That's amazing
my question is: why should they? instead of caring about a backside, that will always have struts, just build reverse fans, then youll always see the front side and dont have to deal with the backside anymore
@@dharkbizkit just give them a button that will make them turn the other way
Thermaltake fixed the problem with the software. New, nice, and I haven’t had any problems since they changed it. I had the same problem with the old crappy one too. But, those Lian Li fans do look sweet. Hope you enjoy them!
Corsair fans r the best in terms of RGB its soo good
My god Lian Li those are beautiful! I prefer if these fans have side RGB like SL120s. Their new prototype has those I think
Darn! I just bought the SL120s! Oh well. Still an amazing fan!
Me too i just bought the sl120s....but the sl looks better because has rgb around the border. the new al has a tradeoff....no rgb around the borders like the sl.
I took the plunge and made the Riing Quad mistake for my 011 mini. Trying to send the controllers back and TT hasn't responded to my ticket request or follow up email. I don't even want to try to sell them and impose that torment on someone else. I have two mini's running, with all Unifans. AL120's pre-ordered. Never getting another fan. You could say I am a fan of the Unifan.
dude. you summed up my thoughts SO well. Mine are just sitting around bc i dont want some poor soul buying this POS fans...
So with those fans the case alone is 500 bucks.
Very pretty though. At least you're getting real quality for the money.
I think I'm going full budget mode and just slap 9 non-rgb Arctic in there and add a few led light strips.
noice!
PWM (pulse width modulation) does not mean that the fan speed depends on the temperature of the components! PWM is simply a different way of controlling the fans. DC fans can do exactly the same as PWM fans, but the RPM is controlled by the voltage and not, as with PWM fans, by the frequency with which the 12 volts are applied.
I learned something today. Thank you! I'm curious as to why in PWM mode, they always correlate temperature with fan speed? I imagine there isn't a clean formula for how much heat a certain amount of voltage gives off bc, well, you can use different coolers to keep things cool even at high voltages?
@@Ahnestly check my comment on the video to see the fix.
You have me convinced, say no more 😳💖
You have to plug the PWM signal wire from the controller into your MOBO and control the PWM speed from the MOBO.
lian li has a new unifan on the way out, it has a rgb center hub and rgb infinity mirrors around the rim, looks amazing
It looks too crazy for me. I'd have to see it in a build
what's the name? I can't find it
Man those look gorgeous
The PWM setting works - when you set the software to full motherboard control mode.
Tried that. Still didn't work :(
Honestly I’ve never in my life used the music or game light pulse feature in any of my fans lol who realistically does that? most of us set up a nice color or effect that goes with the setup and let it be
Lol I've just seen some folks do it. Also, TT releases a video of their quads doing sound effects and I was like holy !_+$(#&$ that's amazing lol
Good video, enjoyed it. Very professional too
Thank you!!! I appreciate it!
That intro B roll tho
SHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESH
Appreciate the kind words!! I see you killing it over on your end too, man!!!
@@Ahnestly as a small creator the feat of getting this sponsor is monumental.
Also I know how much effort it takes for B-Roll segments and I’m giving you a standing ovation.
Haha thanks man!!! Yeah b-roll is the best...and the worst!
I had all of mine sl120s fans PWM plug directly to the mb fans headers, the controller just act as RGB control. From doing this you have full control of your fans from the MB and you can set curve as you liking.
beautiful fans. Hope they come out with 140mm versions too!
I think they are!
i dont think they are making them or something its kinda strange they ad on there site but no place sells the AL versions
I have 10 Corsair QL120 fans. That means 2 Commander Pro's, 2 Lightning node's, and 20 cables to connect xD
If only the AL fans had side lightning like the SL have, thats my only complaint.
You can actually use other fan controller softwares like asus’s for more rgb control like the issue you mentioned of no audio reaction
The unifans are just argb fans. They can do any lighting effect that is given to them. You can disable the lian li software and run the fans off of your motherboards argb header. As long as you have that hooked up to your header, you can use another software, ie something compatible with ur motherboard that has the music lighting. And they will 100% work like that
I love that PC.
thanks!!
I got the FANs to be controlled by the motherboard, there is an extra cable that connects the controler to the 4 pin chassi fan header, but in the same cable there is also the rgb cable, well they both need to be connect, at first i only connected the fan header and it dind't work. Both cables need to be connected and having the fans set to PWN in the mobo.
Nice!!
sooo nice build similar to mine. just not as white as my build ;). in regards to the sound allowing the lights to pulse. you have to go in the program and set the fans to use mobo software sync. when you do that if your mobo has the option to allow the lights to respond to sound they will. well thats how it is with my sl120 fans.
Thanks man and thanks for the tip!
I just installed a Deepcool RGB cooler in a 301 case...problem is, the glass is tinted so the lights aren't as bright. I also need to put my case on a table so I can see it.
I prefer the sl120s better honestly. They are better looking from the side, abs are just different than your standard circular rgb fan
Cool! Is that the show white case or the normal white one?
Regular white
Just got some SL120s two weeks ago. love them so far, but the software does suck. I wonder what the RGB on these would look like with icue
definitely picking these up and replacing my QL 120s with
You do That already ? I got ql and searching for something new But icue is so nice
@@wen1co Yeah I have all my RGB usually set as one color so, iCue is really nice but I may stick with my QLs because I really enjoy the light ring.
The PWM isn't an issue at all, it's because people are not setting them up correctly. Yes, you need to enable PWM in the bios for SYS_FAN, but the Uni hub also needs to be connected to SYS_FAN. It works flawless for my SL120's.
Talking of the white colours on the fans, I hope Lian Li have fixed it, because two of my SL120's have a vomit/yellow colour to them, very inconsistent.
So on these, the manual says use chassis fan. I'll try it one more time though!
If only they weren't so expensive, then I might actually buy them. Thanks for the video.
Welcome to RGB my guy 🤣
@@93ksj not all RGB fans are that expensive though. But fair point haha. Currently running sp120s and some artic p12's
Thanks for this video.
Now I know my next fan purchase. 👍😎
Woot woot!
It looks amazing but I have a question that can I control the RGB light on each fan separately with that one cable?
Yup! Via the software
@@Ahnestly Thanks a lot!
Waiting for the 140 as well pretty please.
I think they are releasing!
Damn, same like you, I really liked the Quad Rings as well. Glad I never got them!
Good!
Gonna grab these when they come back in stock! I notice you have an EVGA graphics card now, why did you get rid of the strix 3090?
So I signed up for the evga queue a LONGGG time ago and it said a 3090 was available so I picked it up. Since I put the 3090 strix in my itx pc (made 2 videos on it!), my lian li was just collecting dust until I got the evga 3090!
I would not suggest connecting 4 fans to 1 motherboard fan header unless you know that header provides more than 1 amp.
Good point!
Corsair QL fans have way more controlability, though you do get 2 cables per fan
I still think the SL120 fans will be more popular because they are unique in the fact that the rgb is on the border.
L connect 2 controls strimers or no? I have the older uni fans and strimers and it would be nice to control all the Lian LI devices in one place. Also I have the strimer plus versions and the brightness is better now. It actually recommends turning down brightness when using white.
There might be a way to rig it (I thought I saw some videos from the SL fan).
How are these fans holding up? I've heard that these get LED issues. I'm thinking about getting them because I like the white but id like to see.
i notice how you dont have a link for the AL version of these fans they are on the site but not for sale anyplace
Did you try connecting the PWM cable to the splitter that’s included with the Kraken z73 (I think that’s your AIO)? At least for the fans on the radiator. Wonder if you can manage their RPMs via NZXT’s CAM?
That's a good question. I haven't tried that but I think I'd prefer to run pwm off of cam bc I've had so many issues with it
They need one with the sl rims and al inside
i’m getting 7 of these for my dream build
Noticed the tubes orientation on the cpu block of the z73 was at 12 while recommended orientation is at 3 or 6.
I was able to fix the PWM isssue by changing all my motherboard fan ports to the same settings (SL120)
When will they be available to the public ?
Based on newegg, it says end of julyish. I'll update my links soon!
how do they stack up to the king noctuas? in terms of performance and noise
They don't hold a candle for sure
there is one problem for me with the SL120s. if you use 16mm fittings on your radiator, you will have clearance issue. the solution is to use a static extender for every inlet/outlet of your radiator if you are using SL120s. It's frustrating to tear down the loop and not having that clearance and rebuild the old loop with the old fans. Great video! keep it up! (ekwb radiators)
i just look at the your on the New Lian LI al 120 i like the fan , right now im use the TT Riing 120 rgb fan and im have the same problem with so im save up for the lian li 120rgb fan , i wish i looked a your video last year , thank you
Are the fans on the top of the case screwed into your cpu cooler? How does that work.
The radiator screws into the top of the case (short screws go from top of case down into radiator) and then the fans get screwed onto the radiator (long screws go from under the fan up into the radiator)
@@Ahnestly Makes sense, I was just wondering because it’s a nzxt aio and you had those nice fans on it. My ocd would be wild if I couldn’t switch the fans so they match
Enable Motherboard Software Sync in the Software Menu and Apply to all fan speeds for PWM Controls. Same goes for RGB. The controller then becomes a hub.
I did, didn't work :-(
@@Ahnestly have you tried plugging it into the CPU or CPU_OPT?
That 3090 is hanging on for dear life
lollll
What is the noise like at 800RPM? I'm concerned thats the minimum RPM (~40% PWM), most fans can go down to like 500RPM.
Yeah they're fairly loud unfortunately, but keep in mind that I have 9 of them
@@Ahnestly So I got mine, ASUS AISuite can get them down to 400RPM.
Well done review!
Thank you!!
Great review, great energy. Sub to you dude ❤️
Thank you!!!
A question: I have the older SL120 fans, 9 of them, in the same O11 dynamic case, and contrary to most people, I do not think of these fans as "quiet" at all. Not even at the lowest 800 rpm speed. What are your thoughts on these newer AL120s? Are they quiet (enough)? I'm irritated quite a bit by the constant humming of my dream pc now.
PS: I am used to very high-quality Noctua fans, and tons of reviews have shown that the performance/noise ratio of those cannot be beaten. They simply are more silent at the same rpm.
Yeah noctua are def more quiet. Part of what makes the LL louder is that the case makes the fans louder since there is 0 sound absorption!
@@Ahnestly Thx for answering! It is a shame that the minimum rpm of these lian Li fans is 800 rpm (again). Why not 500 or 600 rpm like Corsair and Noctua do? They would be a lot more silent... (And you don't need all the airflow for basic work either)
Can you lower rpm (below 800) using a fan hub like you suggested?
I don't believe so...you may be able to use a voltage reducer to bring down rpm but not 100% sure
@@Ahnestly Damn :-) any ideas or things you are going to do yourself to make the computer even more silent? I'm going to do some testing this weekend.
Haha I don't mind the noise tbh. I am mining and the gpu/cpu are powerful enough that I can mine while doing all the tasks I need to!
Is there a passthrough mode and let aura sync control everything?
Has the fan control problem been fixed yet?
Were you ever able to figure out a solution to the scan sync problem?
Where do they have the CE Mark? It is required in Europe to have this on Products.
Watch some reviews of the case, and fix your fan layout - intake top and bottom, exhaust on the side. It was proven that this is the most efficient way, and as bonus it's the best looking configuration. If I am not mistaken gamers nexus did comparison video with many many different configurations...
what video is that from. tried looking for it with 0 luck. not saying youre wrong. just id like to watch the video. i keep my top 6 as push pull exhaust, side intake, bottom intake.
@@SK8URDEAD05 ruclips.net/video/sX8S_hzW1uc/видео.html - GPU gets hotter in the video scenario, so the fix for it would be to put the AIO as exhaust on the side.