Lian Li/DAN A4-H2O

[dondan]

No this one will not fit

 

[alexba]

Hello Dan and Co.
Been rolling my kickstarter A4-SFX since i bought it - what an amazing product. Now I have preordered the A4-H2O.
What do you guys think of the following setup. It is used for portable gaming, carrying it around in a bag walking/cycling between LANs:

Case: Lian Li x Dan A4-H2O

MB: ASUS ROG-STRIX-Z690-I-GAMING-WIFI

SSD: Samsung 970 EVO Plus MZ-V7S1T0BW

PSU: CORSAIR SF Series SF750

RAM: Kingston Technology FURY Beast, 32 GB, 2 x 16 GB, DDR5, 5200 Mhz

AIO: Phanteks Glacier One 240T30 D-RGB Premium AIO Liquid CPU Cooler

CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF

GPU: ROG-STRIX-RTX2080-O8G-GAMING

Monitor: ROG STRIX XG17AHPE

KB: Keychron K2 (modified)

Mouse: Logitech G Pro X Superlight trådløs gaming mus (sort)

 

[dondan]

The AIO will not fit because fan + radiator is much higher than 55mm. Get the regular Phanteks AIO and it will fit

 

[DoubleSpice]

@dondan when the case will be available in the middle east retailers ?, I tried to order them from overclockers, newegg but sadly non of them ships to Qatar

 

[reloader-1]

Love this case, pre-ordered at Newegg.

Question, given this case only has two fans (on the AIO), I’m planning on swapping them for Noctua Chromax Black ones, should I go with the NZXT X53 Kraken or the EK 240 Basic?

I like Corsair memory, should I go with Vengeance or Dominator?

 

[gahbo]

Any suggestions on picking an AIO from the list? I don't need anything fancy - currently on ryzen 2600 and will upgrade to maybe 5600x in a few months or so.

 

[TheKDub]

Love this case, pre-ordered at Newegg.

Question, given this case only has two fans (on the AIO), I’m planning on swapping them for Noctua Chromax Black ones, should I go with the NZXT X53 Kraken or the EK 240 Basic?

I like Corsair memory, should I go with Vengeance or Dominator?

I'd go with the EK, iirc it's a better performer than the NZXT.

 

[dondan]

Any suggestions on picking an AIO from the list? I don't need anything fancy - currently on ryzen 2600 and will upgrade to maybe 5600x in a few months or so.

Get the Phanteks one. It allows routing the tubes under the psu.

 

[alexba]

The AIO will not fit because fan + radiator is much higher than 55mm. Get the regular Phanteks AIO and it will fit

I am actually thinking about using my Z390-I motherboard and save some money untill a big upgrade:

Case: Lian Li x Dan A4-H2O

MB: ASUS ROG-STRIX-Z390-I-GAMING-WIFI

SSD: Samsung 970 EVO Plus MZ-V7S1T0BW

PSU: CORSAIR SF Series SF750

RAM: 16GB DDR5

AIO: ??

CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-9600KF

GPU: ROG-STRIX-RTX2080-O8G-GAMING

Monitor: ROG STRIX XG17AHPE

KB: Keychron K2 (modified)

Mouse: Logitech G Pro X Superlight trådløs gaming mus (sort)

Which AIO would be the smoothest for this Dan - mostly carry about noise and that it can get transported around

 

[leodawglu]

Here’s my build:
Case: Lian Li x Dan A4-H2O
MB: ASRock Z690m-ITX/AX
CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-12700K
GPU: Nvidia RTX 3070 FE
RAM: Corsair Vengeance DDR4 16GB x 2
NVME SSD: PNY CS3030 1TB (PCIe Gen 3) + Inland Premium 1TB (PCIe Gen 3)
PSU: Cooler Master V850 SFX
AIO: Asus TUF Gaming LC240 ARGB AIO




This is the first time I’ve ever build a PC. I’ve watched my friends build PC and binged on LTT + Gamers Nexus + JayzTwoCents + Optimum Tech before attempting this build.

Issues I ran into/Troubleshooting (See pics):
1. Ordered the 3.0 riser cable version since I have an ADT-Link 4.0 riser. Realized the screw holes were spaced differently. Thankfully, the case had the exact spacing screw holes pretapped. Not sure if Lian Li figured that there’d be fools like me and planned for this. So I used to provided standoffs to mount the ADT riser. Remember to place the PSU power cable under the riser!

2. I wanted the aio TUF logo to be upright, so I routed the tubes under the PSU.

3. The fan and rgb cables were a mess, so I bundled and tugged them into the space behind the radiator.

4. The routing of AIO tubes caused collision with the MB front IO, 24 pin and CPU power cables, covering the ram sticks and flooded the GPU section. I had folded the cables and managed to fit them between the ram and PSU right above the plugs. (See before and after pics)

5. Be careful of the plastic clips that hold the aluminum panels flying out when pulling out the panels. I had a clip go missing. Thankfully Lian Li provided one extra.

Overall, it’s an easy build for a beginner, though I did pull an all-nighter cable managing. Have fun with your builds!

 

[dondan]

Is someone interested on a AIO list including tube lengths? With a tube length of 400mm you will be able to route the tubes under the SFX psu what is much cleaner.

 

[dondan]

AIO	Tube Length	best tube routing
ASUS ROG Ryuo 240	380mm	over psu
ASUS ROG Strix LC 240	380mm	over psu
ASUS TUF Gaming LC 240	380mm	over psu
be quiet! Pure Loop 240	400mm	under a SFX!!! psu
Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML240	380mm	over psu
Corsair Hydro Series H100x	380mm	over psu
Corsair Hydro Series iCUE H100i RGB Pro XT	380mm	over psu
Corsair iCUE H100i Elite Capellix	380mm	over psu
EK Water Blocks EK-AIO 240 RGB/Basic	350mm	over psu
Enermax Liqmax III ARGB 240	400mm	under a SFX!!! psu
Fractal Design Celsius+ S24	400mm	under a SFX!!! psu
Fractal Design Lumen S24	400mm	under a SFX!!! psu
NZXT Kraken X52	400mm	under a SFX!!! psu
NZXT Kraken X53	400mm	under a SFX!!! psu
Phanteks Glacier One 240MP(H)	400mm	under a SFX!!! psu

 

[dondan]

Some text based reviews:

PCMAG: https://uk.pcmag.com/pc-cases/138686/lian-li-a4-h2o
TechpowerUp: https://www.techpowerup.com/review/lian-li-x-dan-a4-h2o/
Basic-Tutorials: https://basic-tutorials.de/tests/pc-hardware/lian-li-a4-h20/

 

[Manioq]

Pre-ordered mine from Caseking, Hopefully they will ship it soon.

@dondan wanted to know if it is possible to share with us the 3D File for the PSU cage/bracket so we can mod it to have upside-down PSU like in the T1 to make custom shorter 24pin cable please ?

 

[dondan]

You can find a stp file on LianLis productpage: https://lian-li.com/product/a4h2o/

 

[Volaris]

Here’s my build:
Case: Lian Li x Dan A4-H2O
MB: ASRock Z690m-ITX/AX
CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-12700K
GPU: Nvidia RTX 3070 FE
RAM: Corsair Vengeance DDR4 16GB x 2
NVME SSD: PNY CS3030 1TB (PCIe Gen 3) + Inland Premium 1TB (PCIe Gen 3)
PSU: Cooler Master V850 SFX
AIO: Asus TUF Gaming LC240 ARGB AIO




This is the first time I’ve ever build a PC. I’ve watched my friends build PC and binged on LTT + Gamers Nexus + JayzTwoCents + Optimum Tech before attempting this build.

Issues I ran into/Troubleshooting (See pics):
1. Ordered the 3.0 riser cable version since I have an ADT-Link 4.0 riser. Realized the screw holes were spaced differently. Thankfully, the case had the exact spacing screw holes pretapped. Not sure if Lian Li figured that there’d be fools like me and planned for this. So I used to provided standoffs to mount the ADT riser. Remember to place the PSU power cable under the riser!

2. I wanted the aio TUF logo to be upright, so I routed the tubes under the PSU.

3. The fan and rgb cables were a mess, so I bundled and tugged them into the space behind the radiator.

4. The routing of AIO tubes caused collision with the MB front IO, 24 pin and CPU power cables, covering the ram sticks and flooded the GPU section. I had folded the cables and managed to fit them between the ram and PSU right above the plugs. (See before and after pics)

5. Be careful of the plastic clips that hold the aluminum panels flying out when pulling out the panels. I had a clip go missing. Thankfully Lian Li provided one extra.

Overall, it’s an easy build for a beginner, though I did pull an all-nighter cable managing. Have fun with your builds!

Great build. How were temps?

 

[rfarmer]

Just pre ordered a black PCI 4.0 version, going to try a Fractal Design Lumen S24 which will hopefully fit with my Gigabyte z690i.

 

[leodawglu]

Great build. How were temps?

CPU temps maxed out at 79C on wile running cinebench, idles at 20~21C (19C ambient).

Was testing the 3070 FE and realized the benchmark was way under. Decided to swap back the original Lian Li PCIe 3.0 riser to diagnose if I have a faulty/fake 4.0 riser (lol). However, noticed that the right standoff collides with the power cable which is directly above it.

@dondan Is it me doing something wrong or something with the location of the right standoff hole/power cable? It’s impossible to screw in. (See pics)

 

[leodawglu]

Managed to make it fit by yanking the power cord to the right. The down side is that the cord can’t be hidden behind the riser cable with standoffs added. I’ll take what I can get ha.

 

[Metroversal]

AIO	Tube Length	best tube routing
ASUS ROG Ryuo 240	380mm	over psu
ASUS ROG Strix LC 240	380mm	over psu
ASUS TUF Gaming LC 240	380mm	over psu
be quiet! Pure Loop 240	400mm	under a SFX!!! psu
Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML240	380mm	over psu
Corsair Hydro Series H100x	380mm	over psu
Corsair Hydro Series iCUE H100i RGB Pro XT	380mm	over psu
Corsair iCUE H100i Elite Capellix	380mm	over psu
EK Water Blocks EK-AIO 240 RGB/Basic	350mm	over psu
Enermax Liqmax III ARGB 240	400mm	under a SFX!!! psu
Fractal Design Celsius+ S24	400mm	under a SFX!!! psu
Fractal Design Lumen S24	400mm	under a SFX!!! psu
NZXT Kraken X52	400mm	under a SFX!!! psu
NZXT Kraken X53	400mm	under a SFX!!! psu
Phanteks Glacier One 240MP(H)	400mm	under a SFX!!! psu

Question is: which AIO is the best performer? Did anyone ever try to compare the best 240mm AIOs on the market?