The Lian Li cooling radiator is a ready-made cooling unit for exactly one hydro miner. It takes the heat out of the machine's loop and passes it into the room air, with 12 kilowatts of cooling capacity. The pump, the valve and the hoses are either built in or included, so the unit is set up in a short time. That makes it a fit above all for miners running a water-cooled machine at home or in a smaller commercial space who do not want to build a cooling loop of their own.
What is included
The unit brings everything the loop needs: a built-in pump that circulates the coolant, an inlet and an outlet, and a pressure regulation valve that sets the flow rate by hand. The hoses for connecting the miner are included, as are the power supply and the power cable.
Nothing else is needed to run it. That is exactly where it differs from a self-built cooling setup: where you would otherwise source pump, expansion tank and piping one by one, here you attach two hoses and switch on.
Which miners fit the radiator
For this unit the manufacturer lists the Bitmain hydro machines of the S19 Hydro and S21 Hydro series as well as the WhatsMiner M33S+, M33S++, M53 and M53S. For the current machines the manufacturer keeps no list, but from our own practice the unit runs just as well on the WhatsMiner M63S, on the Antminer S21 XP Hydro and on the Antminer S23 Hydro.
One thing matters here: one radiator cools exactly one miner. Hanging two machines on a single unit does not work, the capacity is not there for it. So anyone running two hydro miners needs two radiators. With models other than the ones named above, better ask first than try your luck.
Placement, connection and antifreeze
The unit measures 750 x 220 x 580 mm and weighs 21 kilograms, so one person can set it up. In operation it draws 420 watts under full load, on top of what the miner itself uses. The 35 decibels apply to quiet running; once it spins up under full load it gets audibly louder. Next to an air-cooled miner it stays quiet even then.
The heat goes into the room the radiator stands in. That room has to carry away the miner's waste heat, otherwise the temperature in the loop climbs. If temperatures drop below freezing where the miner is operated, antifreeze must go into the loop, no exceptions.
Conclusion: hydro mining with the Lian Li cooling radiator
We have been selling these cooling units for many years and are thoroughly happy with them. Defects are as good as unheard of, and the newer versions are more robust again than their predecessors. Connection is by kettle plug, which even a beginner with no prior knowledge will manage. It gets our full recommendation, and we are glad to sell it.
