Lian Li Lancool 216 ATX Case

The Lian Li Lancool 216 is an ATX tower case built for airflow, aimed at desktop builds where a long graphics card and a tall air cooler both have to fit without a fight. It takes E-ATX, ATX and Micro-ATX motherboards, which covers everything from a compact office machine to a full gaming or workstation build. Front intake is handled by two 160 mm fans, with a 140 mm fan exhausting at the rear, so the case arrives already set up to move air rather than waiting on a fan order. Clearance is where it earns its place: graphics cards up to 392 mm long and CPU coolers up to 180 mm tall both fit without modification. The front I/O panel carries USB 3.1 Type-C, two USB 3.0 ports and an audio jack, and the side panel is tempered glass. It is the safe choice if you are building around one of the larger current graphics cards and would rather not measure twice and hope. Board support from E-ATX down to Micro-ATX means the same case carries across to your next build instead of being replaced with it, and in a warm room the front intake area does more for temperatures than most single component swaps. With tempered glass on the side and a Type-C port on the front, it works as well on a desk as under one.