In this video I review the new Lian Li Lancool II Mesh PC case and perform thermal testing on 17 different configurations allowing me to answer the important questions below on how you should build in this case.

00:00 Introduction
00:38 Case features
08:17 Build footage
12:40 What I liked about the case
15:26 What I didn’t like about the case
16:40 Thermal testing methodology
17:46 How does the Lancool II Mesh compare to Lancool II?
18:52 How does Lancool II Mesh compare to other cases?
20:05 What about Air Cooling?
21:21 How restrictive is the front Panel?
22:55 Does the hard drive cage affect temps?
24:30 Does removing the radiator bracket affect temps?
25:48 Horizontal or vertical GPU?
26:51 Do the fans below the GPU improve thermals?
28:42 Does adding a M.2 Xpander card affect GPU temps?
30:20 Are the stock case fans any good?
31:53 Should the front AIO intake be push or pull?
33:33 What about Push-Pull?
35:01 Front AIO tubes up or tubes down?
39:17 240mm or 360mm AIO?
41:16 240mm AIO front intake or top exhaust?
42:51 AIO or air cooler?
44:36 Full thermal testing results
44:45 Conclusions

My full step-by-step build guide for this case is available at    • Lian Li Lancool II Mesh Step-by-Step ...   and more photos of the build can be seen at https://pcpartpicker.com/b/tc4nTW

Parts used in the build (Amazon links are Affiliates Links)
• Lian Li Lancool II Mesh RGB
UK - https://amzn.to/37Nulw2
US - https://amzn.to/2KT8mL6
CA - https://amzn.to/2WELHot
• MSI Prestige X570 Creation
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• AMD Ryzen 3900X
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CA - https://amzn.to/3hghXaF
• Lian-Li GALAHAD 360mm High Performance RGB CPU Water Cooler
UK - https://amzn.to/3mH0nhr
US - https://amzn.to/37LFm0J
CA - https://www.canadacomputers.com/produ...
• G.SKILL Trident Z Neo (For AMD Ryzen) Series 64GB (4 x 16GB) F4-3600C18Q-64GTZN
UK - https://amzn.to/3aEbEg4
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• ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2080 Ti OC Edition
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CA - https://amzn.to/3rsG4rI
• Sabrent 500GB Rocket Nvme PCIe 4.0 M.2
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US - https://amzn.to/3nOiC5I
CA - https://amzn.to/34XRnP1
• Samsung 970 EVO 1 TB
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• Kingston KC600 SSD 512GB
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CA - https://kings.tn/2XSSIlJ
• Corsair LL120 RGB Fans
UK - https://amzn.to/3rrOSOb
US - https://amzn.to/37K8mFX
CA - https://amzn.to/2KywWRx
• Corsair RM850x 80 PLUS Gold, 850 Watts, Fully Modular ATX Power Supply Unit
UK - https://amzn.to/3mLLA59
US - https://amzn.to/3rsgJhh
CA - https://amzn.to/3pqDlgB
• CableMod PRO ModMesh Cable Extension Kit
UK - https://eustore.cablemod.com/product/...
US - https://store.cablemod.com/product/ca...
CA - https://store.cablemod.com/product/ca...
• Lancool II Vertical GPU Kit
UK - https://amzn.to/3nMrDwf
US - https://amzn.to/3aEoCu9
CA - https://amzn.to/38zARp8
• Lancool II Side ARGB LED Strip
UK - https://amzn.to/2WKQEfg
US - https://www.microcenter.com/product/6...
CA - https://amzn.to/2M4NJw2
• Lian-Li Lancool II USB3.1 Type-C Cable
UK - https://amzn.to/34GBPii
US - https://www.microcenter.com/product/6...
CA - https://www.canadacomputers.com/produ...

Affiliate links
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