In today's computer DIY circle, many players will make their own satisfactory lighting effects with the entire RGB light in the chassis. Up to now, all the accessories of the computer have almost achieved lighting effects, motherboards, CPU heatsinks, graphics cards, fans, memory, SSDs, chassis bodies, power supplies, etc., and finally even the power cord has been added to the lights.
And when it comes to power cords with RGB, the United Force Slimr RGB series of neon cables should be impressive, as early as 2018 they launched the first generation, which was popular among DIY players in the market at that time. However, due to the fact that it is the first generation of products, it is inevitable that there will be limitations in terms of design and color collocation, so Lianli launched the second generation of products in 2020 after re-integration and optimization of luminous ability.
After two years of market grinding, the second generation of United Force Neon Color Line, Which has been enhanced, has also achieved a good reputation, but there are still some points that need to be improved, such as many users have said that although the second generation of Neon Color Line has used silver-plated wire with higher appearance and better conductivity, the softness of the wire material still needs to be improved, and it needs to be bent with force when installing.
Therefore, the same is 2 years of time, Lianli in 2022 this time and place launched the three generations of neon color line, this time the new product mainly on the wire and installation of new optimization, bringing excellent softness of silicone rubber material RGB line, the width of the luminous module is also thinner and more refined than the second generation, while the activity has become better, the wrapping angle of the power line is also more in place.
Appearance & Packaging
The outer packaging of the third generation of Lianli Neon Color Line maintains the consistent design style of the series, mainly in black tones, and the front left part of the box is equipped with a rendering of the light strip, and the right side is marked with a specific model, and the entire packaging box is relatively neat and simple.
The main body of the third generation of the Lianli neon color line is the same as the previous generation, mainly white, only the snap part of the joint is black, but if there are players who like pure white shape, don't worry, Lianli is providing white snaps. It is worth mentioning that the neon color line provides three kinds of cables, in addition to the 24pin motherboard line, it also provides 2 kinds of graphics card power extension cables, which are double 8pin and three 8pin designs, which can meet a variety of graphics cards, and the third generation of lianli neon color lines made of silicone rubber materials have become softer and thinner, easy to install.
Lianli also provides some transparent cable clips for the third generation of Lianli Neon Color Line, its role is to ensure that the user will not appear to stretch the effect of random extension after pressing the Neon Color Line during installation, of which the 24-pin Neon Color Line provides a line clip, while the other two 8 pins of the Neon Color Line provide 2 line clips.
It can also be seen that the design of the third generation of Lianli Neon Color Line is very characteristic, Lianli will emit LED lamp beads into a very thick silicone rubber strip covered on the top of the power cord, and the thickness of the former is three times that of the latter, so after the lighting of the machine can fully feel the RGB effect brought by the light strip, and ignore the small layer of no light power cord.
Experience & Hands-on Effects
Because the main color of the third generation of Lianli Neon Color Line is white, we install it in a white chassis, and other configurations also try to choose white, so that even if it is in a non-bright state, it can also present a unified pure white color and improve the texture.
The whole installation process is also relatively simple and smooth, but due to the increase in the number of connecting lines, the back cable management needs to be paid attention to, and it is easy to cross together if you are not careful. After that, it is the boot show lights, you can see that the white chassis at the time of boot, in the background of seven fans, water cooling pipes and vivid and brilliant lianli neon line three generations, appear colorful and gorgeous, such a grand "light pollution" can even be described as "fluffy and radiant".
L-Connect 3 software linkage experience
In order to make many RGB lighting products can bring rich gameplay and custom lighting effects, Lianli has previously made a control software called "L-Connect", and with the listing of the third generation of Neon Line, Lianli has also upgraded this software to the third version - L-Connect 3, just as the author can also use this software to achieve some lighting effect linkage and custom settings with The third generation of Lianli Neon Line.
After downloading and installing the L-Connect 3 software, after opening the interface, you can see that its first interface is to introduce us to the system information of the entire computer, including CPU, GPU, etc. The second interface is an interface that can quickly synchronize the lighting effect, which is convenient for the user to switch the mode of the neon line light with one click. The second interface is the fan speed setting interface, if you install a joint force building block fan in the chassis, you can set the speed of the fan in this interface.
The third interface is the fast/synchronous light effect interface, which is a simplified version of the operation interface, where users can use the one-click fast/synchronous fan and neon line three generations of lighting effect mode, light speed, light brightness and light direction. The fourth interface is the AL fan lighting effect control page, similarly, if you install a joint force building block fan in the chassis, you can set the fan's lighting effect here, support custom collocation.
The fifth interface is our main experience content this time, the interface is the place to achieve linkage with the third generation of Lianli Neon Color Line, where users can adjust the lighting effect of the "24pin motherboard line" in the upper left position, and can also adjust the lighting effect of the "double 8pin graphics card line" in the upper right position. If you click "24pin Motherboard Cable" to set, you can see that it has two modes of "Whole Light Effect Control" and "Single Area Light Effect Control" for light effect adjustment. If you choose "Whole Lighting Control", there are 13 modes to choose from, including Rainbow (default), Gradient Rainbow, Exploding Spark, Wave, Tide, Breath, Mix, Meteor, Runway, Ping Pong, Paint, Snooker, etc.
If you choose the "single area lighting effect control" mode, it can provide 11 lighting modes, including color transmission, fade-out, competition, intersection, bullet stacking, starry sky, parallel lines, shock wave ripples, volume, drizzle, etc. The author believes that these 11 modes are the advanced version of the previous 13 modes, and it supports users to DIY color matching according to their own preferences.
Summary: The "power cord" that makes the inside of the chassis shine
For DIY players who like to play with lights, the third generation of the United Force Neon Color Line may be what you are looking forward to, with a luminous fan, graphics card, CPU radiator, memory, etc. used together, it will improve the appearance of the inside of the chassis, so that the interior of the chassis is full of personality, strange lighting effects of the light, it can also be understood as a "power cord" that can make the inside of the chassis become dazzling.
And compared with the previous generation of products, the third generation of Lianli Neon Color Line is easier to install, and it is more reasonable and rich in terms of design and lighting mode. Of course, due to its addition (including cables, controllers), the difficulty of wiring on the back of the chassis must also increase, so it is also necessary to pay attention to the collection order of the fan cable when installing the machine, so as to avoid clutter.
As for the listing situation, the third generation of Lianli Neon Color Line has been listed and sold on April 29, and in terms of price, the 24pin single product of Lianli Neon Color Line III is priced at 499 yuan, the 8pin single product is priced at 349 yuan, and the price of 3×8 pin is 479 yuan. In addition, there is a three-generation neon color line controller is also on the shelves, the price is 149 yuan, interested friends can go to the flagship store of the lower United Force official in the major platforms to understand.