Jay is an avid keyboard builder and gamer, with a major passion for tech. In fact, Jay's personal rig boasts a white RX 7900 XTX graphics card, inside of the Lian O11D Mini - a true enthusiast's dream! With a spacious interior, the Lancool III is able to accommodate some of the largest components that are available. For the foundation of your next PC, you can opt for a whopping E-ATX motherboard, and if you choose to air cool your CPU, you can easily fit a tower cooler inside thanks to having 185mm of clearance. Moving on to the star of any PC when it comes to gaming or workflow, the GPU. With 420mm of clearance, the Lancool III is able to accommodate even the longest of long boi graphics cards, with room to spare.

This being Lian Li's most basic version of the Lancool III gives you just about everything except for lighting, which you could very well add later. I like the rubber grommet + thumbscrew mounting method for mech drives - anti vibration is a big deal, and it makes hotswap easy while people not using spinning rust get to keep those parts out of the case Lian Li has created an impressively stylish case that looks amazing from any angle, while also offering great functionality. The front of the case catches the eye with its mix of mesh and solid panels. Furthermore, the front I/O can be housed either at the top or bottom of this panel to suit your needs. Moving to the sides, the Lancool III features 4.0mm tempered glass panels on both sides of the case that can be easily opened with aluminium handles that blend in with the rest of the case for a clean finish. Two panels below the glass have mesh sides that continue the perfect blend of aesthetics and functionality as they allow airflow into the PSU compartment.With the Lancool III as your PC chassis, you’ll have plenty of scope when it comes to component choices. To begin with, this case can fit motherboards ranging from Mini-ITX all the way to E-ATX boards (under 280mm wide). Furthermore, this PC case is able to house even the largest graphics cards easily, with 8 expansion slots provided and 420mm of clearance. You’ll also be able to install a powerful PSU to power all your components, as Lian Li has provided a dedicated chamber with 220mm of clearance for an ATX power supply. The O11 Dynamic Evo was more interesting - especially mechanically, that's why I bought one. It's got potential. As we mentioned before, the right side of this case is not hidden due to the use of a tempered glass panel, so cleaning up your cables is almost a requirement. Personally, I’m not a fan of cable management, but Lian Li have made this so much easier with their cable management system. Upright GPU – I briefly contemplated doing an upright configuration for my GPU. Lianli’s brochure indicates that you can use the EVO's upright mount to achieve this, however, the EVO upright mount only allows for a 120 fan at the rear, and I wanted a 140 fan which would not work. I’m not sure If there are plans from Lian Li to make a upright GPU mount capable of accepting a rear 140 fan.

A fine mesh design has been implemented at the front, top, and both bottom side panels of the LANCOOL III. Lian Li was kind enough to send out a Lancool 3 in white as part of the early access program. Below is my efforts to transfer my system from the Lancool 2 mesh to this new beast of a case! If you choose the more traditional air cooling, the Lancool III can support tower coolers up to 185mm (7.3 inches). Supported GPU length is up to 420mm (16.5 inches), so even the most oversized graphics cards should fit without issues. If you are using your PC as a creative workstation, the Lancool III can house four 3.5" HDDs and eight 2.5" SSDs, or twelve 2.5" SSDs, for all your storage needs. This is done by using a smart combination of detachable panels in the PSU compartment, modular drive bays, three mounting points above the PSU compartment, and two more mounting points behind the motherboard. Lian Li Lancool III Full Tower Case Specifications: Colour

Upright graphics card accessories for O11D EVO New mounting angle for GPU opens room for unrestricted chimney-style configuration. Designed for large GPUs such as 40 series GPUs Mid-tower modular chassis for all kinds of configurations Equipped with 4 × 140 PWM fans (ARGB or non-RGB) Featured airflow optimized mesh structure and hinged side panels Supports up to 420 radiator or 3 x 360 radiators and a maximum of 10 fans Offers 12 storage drives mounting locations Upgraded cable management solution for a clean build To put this case through its cooling paces we will be using a test system consisting of an AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, Sapphire RX 6800 XT graphics and an SSD. This system allows us to produce a substantial amount of heat and effectively test the Lian Li Lancool III ‘s cooling capabilities. Oh, and if you find the traditional standard GPU installation a bit boring, the company will also offer a vertical GPU mounting kit, similar to the O11D Evo, with your choice of PCIe 3.0 or 4.0 riser cables. The kit will even let you mount the card in two places above the PSU shroud so you can leave clearance for fans or let it sit lower down if you don’t have spinners there. The company hasn’t yet told us how much the riser kit would cost. Testing Hardware They seem to be less and less these days as most people don't want to have drives inside the case it seems, but this one is right up there on the price/performance for that niche.