Lian Li Lancool 216 RGB Controller White

First and foremost I got this to replace the empty piece of plastic that is there on this case and to provide me with an extra set of USB ports. At first I did not care about the RGB control not being done by the system but now it makes it makes it much nicer as I don't have to rely on a piece of software that may or may not work for the motherboard and operating system your using. Now granted the option for lighting control is not as nice as the software version but you still can have it be done by the controller or software, all you have to do is hit the right sequence to tell the controller on this that the software on the PC is in controll. The nice thing is by default it is already set up that way, so you don't have to change anything if you don't want too after installing this. The install was pretty easy, but you may need to get an adapter for the 19 pin USB plug to USB 2.0 port if the one on your motherboard is already being used by the one with the power and reset button or get a adapter for that one to the new USB 3.2 gen2 instead and plug this into the 19 pin port. I'm using it as USB 2.0 ports as it's only going to be for keyboard and mouse so fast enough for that.

Took about 10 seconds to install. Thank you Lian Li!

This dust filter snaps into place behind the front panel of the Lancool 216 case. It’s well made and works perfectly. I think it ought to come standard with the case, but I guess Lian Li wanted to keep the cost down. The Lancool 216 case has two humongous 160mm fans in front; given the amount of air those things are going to suck in, I recommend this filter.

Purchase the device for a new build on the Lian Li 216 R case. Oriented it on the top of the case and moved the On/Off plate to the bottom which took me about 20 minutes. Instructions were a little vague but was able to get the connections right. Would of liked to have a few more color schemes available but there was enough to make the case look nice. Probably the most important plus for some would be the extra USB 3.0 ports at the top of the case giving you a total of 4 at the front of the case. Would recommend it for that fact alone.

like the extra 2 usb ports... easy to adjust color fans

Funciona de maravilla!!

1st you have to pay extra to get it as an add-on. Doesn't come with $99 case.2nd it does not fit well. You have to really hard bend the thick wiring to get by the lower fan.3rd the USB connector requires the large connector on your mobo which is already taken by the main control panel on the case. 99% of mobo's have only 1 connection of this type. You have to buy an additional cable that converts the large plug to a regular 4 pin USB which most mobo's have several.4th and MOST IMPORTANTLY only 2 of the 4 buttons on the RGB controller do anything. The other 2 basically are dummies so your lighting choices are very limited. Several others have reported this problem on the web and also in the reviews here.

Wish I'd read other reviews first. Besides the light control buttons, this item has two USB-A ports. More USB is always nice. .....but many motherboards only have one 19 pin USB header, and mine is one of them. In having a Lian Li 216 case, the power button panel also has two USB ports and their plug occupies the single 19 pin header on my board. This item should have come with two usb 2.0 plugs for the USB ports.The USB 2.0 to 19 pin 3.0 cable adapter on Amazon is out of the question, as bad reviews of pins falling out prove lack of the quality control and therefore quality. This means it's dealer's choice of a couple useless USB ports, buy a PCIE card with 19 pin connection, or go through the trouble of clipping off the 19 pin and installing two USB 2.0 connectors.As for the LED controller portion, there is no dimming. Besides that, it does well enough to change from the default Pride parade to some range of colors and effects on the fans and rings. I was lucky enough to have some RGB fans that took on the desired blade color, except for one LED that was the color of the ring. I don't know whether blame lies with the 216 RGB controller or the fan manufacturer. I have three models of Thermalright fans, two of which exhibited this.....undesirable trait.<******************edit below******************>Got 140mm ARGB fans from Phanteks ---> 3 LEDs take on the color/effect assigned to the halo of the Lian Li 160mm front case fan. Ergo, the 'undesirable' effect is a function of the controller assigning color/effect values for different zones in a single array. Think of an ARGB fan as having an array of LEDs numbered as follows: LED 1, LED 2, LED 3,..., LED Last. The left side of the LAN216-1 handles colors/effects for those. Directly afterward and in the same array are the 216's front halo LEDs assigned as: LED Last +1, LED Last +2, LED Last +3,..., etc. The right side of the controller handles color/effects for that end of the array.On ARGB fans, any 'off' count will always be near where the power wire goes in. If your ARGB fan/accessory has more LEDs than a Lian Li fan, the extras will exhibit the color characteristic assigned by the right side of the controller. If it has less LEDs than a Lian Li fan, effects that 'chase' (ie: around the fan) will exhibit a 'pause' while nonexistent LEDs are signaled. If it has an array of LEDs totaling more than <total Lian Li fan leds> + <total Lian Li halo LEDs>, most likely none of the 'overage' LEDs will even light up.Lian Li is certainly not the only manufacturer to utilize 'proprietizing shenanigans' to justify inflated prices in the name of compatibility. (ie: the model of Phanteks I chose push WAY more air, have a much longer warranty, and were significantly cheaper than similar offerings from Lian Li.) Darn shame this shenanigan backfired a bit, as the effect of this lazy engineering on off-brand fans has grown on me.I love how the LAN216-1 panel fits in the case. I love that it is a 100% hardware solution, allowing the same color pallet in both Windows and Linux without any bloated software running in the background. I love that there is no remote to lose. If this thing had dimming and did not require a 19 pin header, I would definitely bump it up to 5 stars. .....thus, the review sticks at 3 stars.