Packaging and Accessories

I've reviewed a few Lian Li fans before, so I knew to expect a lot inside. This is especially true if you go for a triple pack, as was the case here, that ships in a thick box in black and blue colors. On the front is a render of the fans lit up with the wireless connection shown right away, and confirmation of fan color too. Another render, this time also of the controller, greets us on the back where we also find product specifications, a list of contents, and marketing features galore. Lian Li gives their digital artist team more recognition with even more renders on the sides, where we also see seals and a double flap helping keep the contents inside in place during transit. Open the box to find a smaller cardboard box that contains the wireless controller and optional adapter cable, with the other accessories on the outside. A foam sheet separates them from the fans below.


Lian Li includes some paperwork with the wireless controller, which makes sense since you can purchase the controller as a standalone product too. These remind you to download the software and also walk you through how to use the controller. With the triple pack of these fans, you will get three sets of four metal self-tapping screws, the new adapter cable helping power and control the fans which we see is larger and has more going on inside too. It goes to a 4-pin fan header on the other end that is used only to power the fans. If your motherboard fan header does not have enough power for the fans connected together, Lian Li provides a SATA to triple female 4-pin cable to directly power the fans from the PSU. Then we see the wireless controller itself, which is effectively shaped like a large USB drive complete with a removable cover. On the other end is a 7-pin port that the optional controller cable plugs into, and this cable terminates in a 9-pin internal USB 2.0 header and 4-pin PWM fan header. We'll cover the use of all these on the next page if you are confused. Thankfully, Lian Li does make it simple for the end user by providing a separate set of instructions with the fans themselves, which we see come in individual bubble wrap covers for added protection.