The products of the ID-Cooling company have been known on our market for a long time and have a certain popularity among users due to a good price/quality ratio. It has a large number of models of air and liquid cooling systems for any budget, so the user can choose something like a boxed cooler, or AiO, and with an LCD screen. The latter can be called a modern trend, which manufacturers of ready-made systems have begun to pay attention to, and ID-Cooling is no exception. The SL360 XE model, which we will consider, belongs to the Space LCD series. It offers users many options, both with and without RGB, but they all have a screen on the water block in common. So, let’s see how good it is.
Technical specifications
Manufacturer ID-Cooling Product name and page
SL360 XE
Type 360 mm Compatibility with Intel LGA 20xx / 1700(1851) / 1200 / 115x processor sockets Compatibility with AMD AM5 / AM4 processor sockets Radiator dimensions (LxWxH), mm 397x120x27 Fan dimensions (LxWxH), mm 120x120x25 Tube length, mm 465 Radiator material and design Aluminum three-section radiator with ribbon-type fins Number of fins per inch, FPI 20 Total weight of the assembled system, g n/a Water block size (LxWxH), mm 76x76x58 Heat sink plate size (LxW), mm 54 Water block material Plastic case with copper base Pump speed, rpm 0 – 2500 ± 10% Fan model XF-120-ARGB V2 Fan speed, rpm 500 – 1800 ± 10% Air flow, m³/year 76.16 Fan noise level, dB (A) 35.2 Static pressure, mm of water 2.16 Fan bearing type Hydrodynamic Features 2.1″ full-color LCD display on the pump Average cost, UAH 5199
Delivery set
The cooling system comes in a large, oblong black box, one side of which is orange. The front side shows the device, and the back side shows its specifications.
Foamed polyethylene is used to protect the contents of the box. The AiO system and accessories are neatly laid out in their places, so you don’t have to worry about their safety.
The delivery set includes everything necessary for installing the liquid cooling system on currently relevant processor sockets, namely:
Reinforcement plate for Intel LGA 1700/(1851) sockets; Reinforcement plate for Intel LGA 1200/115x sockets; Four pins for Intel LGA 20xx sockets; Four rubber stoppers for Intel LGA 1700/(1851)/1200/115x sockets; Four black plastic spacers for Intel LGA 1700/(1851) sockets; Four gray plastic spacers for Intel LGA 1200/115x sockets; Four red plastic spacers for AMD AM5/AM4 sockets; Two footsteps for Intel LGA 1700/(1851) sockets; Two footsteps for Intel LGA 1200/115x/20xx sockets; Four footsteps for AMD AM5/AM4 sockets; Four union nuts for Intel mounting feet; Four screws for AMD mounting feet; Three 120mm fans; 12 long screws for attaching the fans to the radiator; 12 short screws for attaching the radiator to the case; three plastic hose clamps; a tube of thermal paste; instructions.
Small accessories are supplied in a separate transparent case, which turned out to be convenient only for spacers, while screws and nuts are not so easy to place in their places. But if you have tweezers, then there is nothing to worry about, you can put everything in Feng Shui quickly and accurately.
Appearance and design
The ID-Cooling SL360 XE has a standard appearance and is no different from other similar liquid cooling systems. Of course, if you do not consider the rectangular profile of the radiator as something special against the background of the classic design.
The radiator measures 397x120x27 mm and is designed to accommodate three 120 mm fans. There are 12 channels for liquid circulation, between which there are fins made of metal strips assembled in an accordion. Their density is 20 FPI (plates per inch), which can be called the standard for AiO systems.
As mentioned above, the radiator has a square profile. Not fresh, but looks better than the usual round shape of collectors. The logos of the series are hidden on the edges under the films.
The rubber hoses are 465 mm long, covered with nylon braiding and have a thickness of about 11 mm. At the points of connection with the manifold, they are additionally fixed with plastic clamps. There are no openings for servicing the liquid cooling system.
The water block has a standard combined design for factory liquid cooling systems, which includes a heat exchange plate and a pump in one housing. The speed of the pump impeller is 2500 rpm and it has a characteristic hum, sometimes accompanied by a clatter, which intensifies as the speed decreases. Also, a round 2.1″ LCD screen with a resolution of 480×480 pixels and the ability to reproduce 16.7 million colors is added to the top of the water block, the image on it can be customized in the proprietary application.
The dimensions of the water block are 76x76x58 mm and, unlike the popular AiO, it uses only two mounting points, like in conventional coolers.
The water block body has a cylindrical shape, which ends at the top with a screen frame with a chamfer and notches, as if it were some kind of watch, and if it were metal, these associations would only be strengthened. The hoses are additionally fixed with clamps on the fittings, which can rotate around their axis within a wide range, which will allow you to place the tubes in the desired direction.
The copper nickel has an oblong shape with cut corners and is fixed with star-shaped screws, so if necessary it can be removed and liquid can be added if necessary. But the pump block is already protected by a seal.
Connection to the motherboard is made using a 4-pin pump control and power cable (but there are revisions with a 3-pin cable), a USB cable for one port and long enough for use in Full-Tower cases, as well as an addressable backlight cable. The water block has RGB backlighting in the form of a thin strip under the screen frame and it is not particularly noticeable.
Three 120 mm ID-Cooling XF-120-ARGB V2 (ID12525M12S) fans with hydraulic bearing and a maximum speed of 1800 rpm are responsible for cooling the radiator. They are 25 mm thick, and rubber dampers are installed in the corners of each of them to reduce vibrations. At a speed of 800 rpm, they are almost inaudible (32.9 dB (A) at a distance of 35 cm), while at maximum they are quite noisy (53.1 dB (A)).
They are connected to the board via a 4-pin ribbon cable for power and control, as well as a cable for ARGB. The cables have a transit function and the fans can be connected to each other in a chain.
The standard dimensions of the radiator with fans allow the AiO to be installed in any case that has the appropriate space on top and support for 360 mm radiators, which will make it easier to use the ID-Cooling SL360 XE. So the user will not have to look for the very chassis that this system can fit into.
