Overall and Final Verdict

Lian Li has been making big moves with their Uni-Fan lineup and with the new Galahad II Trinity coolers I think we can say the same goes for their coolers as well now. The base Galahad II Trinity that I didn’t get to look at here today has standard ARGB fans but the Galahad II Trinity SL-INF which was one of the two coolers tested today has a full set of three Uni Fan SL Infinity fans which is one of the upgrades that some people would already be considering. Not having to replace the fans means money is saved and less waste and the Galahad II Trinity SL-INF can match other SL Infinity fans in your system. Because it also comes with the controller you can also just buy individual SL-INF fans if you only need a few to complete your build.

The Galahad II Trinity SL-INF did surprisingly well when it came to our performance testing both for cooling and noise testing where it was the quietest of all of the coolers tested. The only downside specific to this configuration of the Galahad II Trinity is that the fans have their own controller so when combined with the pump lighting you will need two USB ports and two SATA power connections and the Lian Li software sees them as independent devices where a lot of similar setups from other companies would have that all tied in together.

The Galahad II Trinity lineup is available in 240mm and 360mm configurations with the base Galahad II Trinity and Galahad II Trinity SL-INF having both of those options as well as black and white models in each. The Galahad II Trinity Performance cooler on the other hand is only available in the 360 model and that isn’t too big of a deal. In my opinion, if you are looking for a performance-focused AIO cooler you will be looking at the larger 360 configuration anyhow. The Galahad II Trinity Performance 360 shares the same pump top design that the other coolers have as well which has great lighting and three different swappable configurations with one having a nice high-quality metal ring around it and two different designs with an infinity mirror incorporated which goes great with the SL-INF models Infinity fans that have the same design on the sides. The Galahad II Trinity Performance 360 on the other hand is unique compared to the base Galahad II Trinity and Galahad II Trinity SL-INF with its design having a thicker and wider radiator, performance-focused fans with no lighting, and an upgraded pump design as well. All of that in our testing put the Galahad II Trinity Performance way out in front in all of the cooling tests, with nothing performing anywhere close. For noise testing it did okay under load but the performance fans can get loud when cranked up to 100%.

All of the Galahad II Trinity designs come with their fans preinstalled which makes installation extremely easy. They also have some variation of daisy chaining of the fans. The SL-INF has the Uni Fan linked fans but the others have covered side panels with hidden cables to link everything together. This means just one set of wires going to the fans, not two or three, and is another reason why the Galahad II Trinity coolers are easy to install. The taller pump design does mean you should make sure it will fit if you have a compact small form factor build that you plan on using a Galahad II Trinity Cooler in. For the Galahad II Trinity Performance 360 this is especially true, the radiator is wider and thicker as are the fans, it shouldn’t be an issue in most systems but if your case was designed only for a 120mm wide radiator or if your motherboard is extremely close to the top with a top-mounted radiator it could cause clearance issues so be sure to check for that as well. Our Galahad II Trinity Performance 360 did also have an issue where the pump lighting PCB came off and Lian Li needed to send a replacement. These are pre-launch samples and things like that happen sometimes but it is an issue to at least keep an eye out for.

As far as pricing, I put together the table above to break down the pricing of all of the different variations of the Galahad II Trinity coolers. The Galahad II Trinity base cooler is available in 240 and 360 options and black and white for both. The 240 is $119.99 and the 360 is $149.99. This is more than some other similar options, for example, the Enermax AquaFusion Adv that I recently took a look at which also has ARGB lighting on the pump and fans is $99.99 and $119.99 for the same two sizes. The Galahad II Trinity SL-INF does cost more than that isn’t a surprise at all, you are getting upgraded fans. The 240 options are $159.99 and the 360 are $189.99. A three-pack of Uni Fan SL Infinity fans is $89.99 so if your plan was to upgrade to those fans this ends up being a nice value compared to the base cooler price. This is also the best looking option by far, the Infinity mirror design on the fans goes perfectly with the Galahad II Trinity pump top design. Then the Galahad II Trinity Performance 360 is $169.99. While the fans are similar to the Uni Fan P28 fans, they are a little different and aren’t a Uni Fan design but they are solid quality fans and the performance of that model is especially impressive. If you don’t mind not having lighting on your fans this is the real gem with it offering even better performance when testing with our 13900K test bench. Overall I like what Lian Li has going here and the swappable top design could be open to other designs which could include customization if someone was willing to design a 3d printable design. Lian Li is also showing that rather than integrating LCD screens you can still design something unique and in the case of the Galahad II Trinity Performance it shows that more performance is possible with AIO cooler designs when making it cheap isn’t the goal.

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