Introduction

Lian Li has been on a big surge the last few years when it comes to offering interesting PC DIY components, be it cases, coolers, or fans. Indeed, I was initially reluctant to take on the UNI FAN SL INFINITY 120 based on my previous experience with the brand's cooling products. I was the first, and probably the only one, to review the Lian Li CB-01 back in 2015, which happened to be the company's only CPU block to date. It was less than impressive to say the least, but there were glimpses of something going on in the background which manifested in the UNI FAN series with the novel daisy-chaining and various color and lighting options on hand. For those wanting to add more bling to their PC build, Lian Li had plenty to offer clearly, going as far as to sell RGB cables even. Imagine my surprise then to see an announcement of performance-focused UNI fans that I then had a chance to inspect further at Computex! One thing led to another and here we are with a review of the new Lian Li UNI FAN P28.


As far as I am aware, the new UNI FAN P28 is only available at 120 mm sizes currently. It does come in black or white color options and uses a liquid crystalline polymer rotor similar to the Noctua NF-A12x25, the Phanteks T30-120, and the Thermaltake TOUGHFAN 12 that were all impressive from a performance aspect. The UNI FAN P28 is also 28 mm thick which Lian Li claims was done to allow for increased performance without affecting case compatibility too much—there is a nice feature integrated to accommodate radiator use too as we shall see. These are non-RGB fans that can get optional add-on RGB side frames, thus allowing you to choose between having black or white fans with or without LEDs. Thanks to Lian Li for providing review samples of the fan and the lighting kit to TechPowerUp and we begin with a look at the product specifications in the table below.

Specifications