Lian Li offers purely aesthetic replacements for its white PSU power cables because they 'carry a noticeable purple hue'

Lian Li O11 Vision Compact PC case — (Image credit: Future)

Between potential power supply price increases and the not too distant memory of melty cables, it feels like we were due for a spot of PSU recall news. However, Lian Li's latest announcement offers a delightful, low-stakes twist in a seemingly familiar tale.

So, what's the story? Well, for one this isn't a straight recall. Lian Li is offering to replace the SX Platinum Series PSU's power cables, but not because they are in any way faulty. Instead, it's because initial batches of the platinum white cables look ever so slightly "purple".

Lian Li wrote, "After further review, we agree that the current white cables do carry a noticeable purple hue, which may not be visually ideal for certain PC build aesthetics. For users who prefer a cleaner and more unified look, we’re happy to provide a replacement set of pure white cables to replace the existing ones and better complement their PC builds."

Now, I'm a fiend for purple hardware and personally don't see a problem with the lightly lavender cables—these could look banging in a patchwork purple build, for instance…and I may or may not be scouring eBay for these very cables as I type. However, if you've built an all-white everything gaming PC, I can see how distracting even a little bit of uninvited blue spectrum light would be.

Two bunndles of power cables for the Lian Li SX Platinum Series PSU. The bunndle on the left looks slightly purple and is labelled 'purple-white cables'. The bundle on the right is a cleaner white, and labelled 'pure-white cables'. — (Image credit: Lian Li)

Lian Li now also offers the RS Series PSU, a power supply with a swivel-y connector that we first saw back during Computex 2025. The unusual feature can rotate 90 degrees in order to allow for a wider variety of cable management solutions for your system. As neat as that is, our Jacob voiced some concerns when he saw it last year, writing that long-term, "it could add a big point of failure to a PSU to have stuff moving about in there." Obviously, that remains to be seen, as the RS Series PSU has not been the subject of any product notices from Lian Li.

The same cannot be said for the company's HydroShift II LCD-C 360 and HydroShift II LCD-S water coolers. Over the last six months, Lian Li has addressed the latter model's USB detection issues and pump speed problems. The company has also sent replacement parts out to those who can't get the cooler to work with their motherboard due to power issues.

Additionally, Lian Li also addressed the LCD-S model's AMD mounting bracket tolerance issues last year, as well as USB disconnections, and the cooler's improperly functioning Advanced Mode earlier this month. When it comes to hardware complaints, those definitely pale in comparison to some, and makes slightly purple power cables an almost pleasing change of pace for PC gamers.

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Jess has been writing about games for over ten years, spending the last seven working on print publications PLAY and Official PlayStation Magazine. When she’s not writing about all things hardware here, she’s getting cosy with a horror classic, ranting about a cult hit to a captive audience, or tinkering with some tabletop nonsense.

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