Corsair Throws Some RGB At Its RGB Fans For Even More RGB With New LL Series Fans

How much RGB does someone need in a PC? Corsair thinks ‘all of it’ is an appropriate answer, as it releases a new set of PC fans with 16 LEDs packed into each one. The new LL Series of fans are for those that want to look cool, but sound cool too… wait, can you sound cool?

The LL series fans pack 12 LEDs around the outer edge of the fan, plus another 4 in the central hub, totaling 16 LEDs in all. Each LED has the full range of RGB and can be independently set using the Corsair LINK software. The full range of effects are available from solid colors, breathing, spectrum fades, and everything in between. The inside and outside rings can be controlled independently, creating all kinds of interesting visual effects.

The fans themselves are of the quiet variety, with a max speed of 1500 RPM on the 120mm fans, and 1300 RPM on the 140mm fans. They are PWM controlled, and can drop down to as low as 600 RPM – not quite the 400 RPM on the MagLev fans (you can check our review of the ML fans here), but still very quiet. The bearings are ‘hydraulic’ which is basically a fluid-type, so there should be some good life in these.

The kits are sold with a their own control unit, the Lighting Node PRO, which can control up to 12 RGB fans of 8 LED lighting strips, which means you can tie multiple units together and sync them up with the Link software. The kits are 3x 120mm fans plus node, 2x 140mm plus node, and single LL-series fans with no node.

There is, unfortunately, one slight gotcha with all the RGB, versatility, linking capabilities and what not, and you can probably guess what it is… the price. A single 120mm LL series fan with no Lighting Node, will set you back $35, each, with the 140mm fans costing $40 a piece. The kits do make things a bit cheaper, and you get the control unit to go with it, but that means dropping $100 for two 140mm fans plus node, or $120 for three 120mm fans with node.

The video from Corsair above shows you what these fans can do, and they are impressive, but you’re going to have to think long and hard about the cost, as these are a premium, even among premium fans. Still, for the ultimate RGB build, these are certainly going to stand out.