Lian-Li LANCOOL 215 Midi-Tower - ARGB, Tempered Glass, schwarz

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Registered office: Klarna UK Limited, 7th Floor, 33 Cavendish Square, London, W1G 0PW, United Kingdom. However, when they turned their hands to simpler materials like steel and glass, we quickly saw that while Lian Li was great at working with aluminium and big budgets, they were legendary at making modern PC gaming cases out of steel and glass. For the first, we removed the top filter and positioned the fan as top exhaust in the rearmost slot. I want to focus the rest of this review on talking about what is not so perfect about the 215, and perhaps maybe you why should look elsewhere if you are in the market for a budget-friendly mid-tower case.

If you’re in the market for a modern, sleek, and high-performance mid-tower PC case, look no further than the Lian Li LANCOOL 215 White E-ATX Mid-Tower Case with aRGB.Lian Li claims the LanCool 215 has 166mm of CPU cooler clearance, and this seems accurate within reason as I measured just over 168mm to the top of the test system Xeon processor. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. This fell only slightly down to 44 degrees with the front panel removed entirely, indicating that Lian Li has done a good job of pairing the large intake fans with a front panel that doesn’t restrict them, although the backing chassis does. Lian Li helpfully lists support for EATX boards “with a maximum width of 280MM,” which is exactly the right width to cover up all the cable cutouts without corresponding to any real form factor.

These keep things tidy, and it’s a detail that’s especially appreciated with the tint of the side panel. There are also four ARGB headers on the hub (three of which are populated out of the box), which can be cycled through a selection of built-in lighting profiles or controlled via a motherboard header. Despite the obstructions, those two big fans move a lot of air, and with the compact size of this enclosure, that air is going right to the hottest components.As with CPU temperatures, removing the front panel offered an improvement down to 49 degrees average, but still a small enough difference to indicate good front panel design. Also check out eTeknix YouTube, where you'll find our latest video reviews, event coverage and features in 4K!