Lian Li provides an LCD screen to its latest RGB case lovers

In a nutshell: Shopping for PC cooling enthusiasts used to be a easy affair that came all the way down to balancing overall performance, noise, and price. Nowadays, it's a whole new ballgame as addressable RGB, magnetic daisy chaining, and reversible fan blades have pushed the enterprise forward. Lian Li's ultra-modern introduction goes the more mile through including an LCD screen to the mix.

The new Lian Li Uni TL LCD fan capabilities a 1.6-inch, 400 x four hundred decision show in the center of the fan that may be programmed to expose static photographs, looping GIFs or videos, or even system stats like CPU temperature and load. Lian Li says the panel is an IPS type with 500 nits of brightness and aid for 24-bit sRGB.

The fans also % twin RGB lighting zones (26 character LEDs per fan) and a slide-collectively daisy chain machine, and are being presented in 120 mm and 140 mm sizes in white or black with popular and reverse blades. Other highlights encompass an "infinity reflect" and integrated anti-vibration pads.

Spec-wise, the same old one hundred twenty mm unit is rated at 27 dBA and sixty two CFM even as the bigger one hundred forty mm version produces 28.5 dBA and 68.1 CFM. The reverse-blade models are a bit bit noisier and don't supply pretty as plenty airflow as their widespread opposite numbers, but they do let you see the display from the "other" facet of the fan.

Fans with LCDs may sound ridiculous, but they could be quite beneficial whilst used as sensor video display units in cases with seen intake or facet panel lovers. We've visible other additives with presentations as properly, like CPU water blocks and heatsinks. To the great of our expertise, that is the first time all people has placed a display screen on a fan.

Interested events can pre-order Lian Li's new fans from today. Newegg has the 120 mm fashionable version priced at $46.Ninety nine each or $149.Ninety nine for a % of 3. Should you want the larger one hundred forty mm lovers with reverse blades, be prepared to pay $51.Ninety nine each.