ID-Cooling Dashflow 360 XT AIO

[crazyeyesreaper]

ID-Cooling is taking a different approach with its Dashflow 360 XT all-in-one liquid CPU cooler. While ARGB lighting is a mainstay feature, the inclusion of an extra matching fan to improve your system's visual aesthetics is a nice touch. Add in the pump-based fan for active cooling of your RAM, M.2 SSD, and motherboard VRM, and you have a unique package to consider for your next build.

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[Udyr]

More expensive than the LFII 360?

Hard sell, ID-Cooling.

 

[AnarchoPrimitiv]

The 4th fan is a nice touch, but I just really wish that they'd start selling AIOs with NO FANS because I've literally replaced the fans on every AIO I've ever owned, and if I could save $30-$40 on the price, that'd be a win win.

 

[dgianstefani]

The 4th fan is a nice touch, but I just really wish that they'd start selling AIOs with NO FANS because I've literally replaced the fans on every AIO I've ever owned, and if I could save $30-$40 on the price, that'd be a win win.

Look into EK/Alphacool semi custom sets, basically what you're talking about.

Companies that sell AIOs will always include fans because the target demographic is people who want liquid cooling but don't want to spend the time/money to build a real loop. The minority that care enough to want to use their own, better, fans but still want an AIO isn't worth marketing to numbers wise.

 

[AnarchoPrimitiv]

Look into EK/Alphacool semi custom sets, basically what you're talking about.

Companies that sell AIOs will always include fans because the target demographic is people who want liquid cooling but don't want to spend the time/money to build a real loop. The minority that care enough to want to use their own, better, fans but still want an AIO isn't worth marketing to numbers wise.

Really? I always assumed most people who use AIOs would at least want the radiator fans to match their case fans...I've looked into the semi-custom from Alphacool and it seems like they price them just high enough to lose the price advantage of an AIO while simultaneously losing the advantage of being able to fully customize an open loop..oh well.

 

[dgianstefani]

Really? I always assumed most people who use AIOs would at least want the radiator fans to match their case fans...I've looked into the semi-custom from Alphacool and it seems like they price them just high enough to lose the price advantage of an AIO while simultaneously losing the advantage of being able to fully customize an open loop..oh well.

Well, they're pure copper loops, no mixed metals, so that's just what they cost, worth it for longevity.

 

[Chaitanya]

That fan on pump looks far more restricted than other VRM cooling on AIO seen in past.

Edit: looked up even Ryujin series is choking its fan for VRM "cooling". Since TPU doesnt test effectiveness of such gimmicks will wait for Gamers Nexus to review at some point in future..

 

[Raiju]

Is this an Asetek pump + block combo or in-house made ?
If I recall correctly Asetek patented this kind of pump integration into the waterblock.

 

[JasBC]

Is this an Asetek pump + block combo or in-house made ?
If I recall correctly Asetek patented this kind of pump integration into the waterblock.

Radiator-design looks like a Cool-IT, but if that little "Dash Flow"-sticker with water droplets on the radiator watertank is covering something functional, it could be a Deepcool-design.

 

[Dr. Dro]

Ooooh, this seems like a nice upgrade over my Frostflow X 360, which handled my 13900KS @ 288W power limit like a champ. I like this brand, these guys got some really innovative, high-quality and affordable products. $180 seems a little on the high side, but their products are consistently the cheapest in my region, I don't think this would be different.

For context, I bought my Frostflow on a sale for about the same price as the 120 mm Cooler Masters come as a stopgap solution until I could afford an H150i for my 5950X, but I kept it through all my time with that processor and reused it in my rebuild. It was that good! It's nearing 3 years of use and it's got no gurgling and the performance hasn't reduced as far as I can tell.

I'm still thinking that for the next upgrade/maintenance replacement (things fail I suppose) it'll be a big ol' Noctua though. This CPU just puts out way too much heat for anything else, it's either the NH-D15 with some fan upgrades or actual custom water to keep it below 100 if you want to run it with the power limit uncapped.

The 4th fan is a nice touch, but I just really wish that they'd start selling AIOs with NO FANS because I've literally replaced the fans on every AIO I've ever owned, and if I could save $30-$40 on the price, that'd be a win win.

Agreed.

 

[TechLurker]

I wish there were CPU waterblocks that had an integrated down-blasting fan for VRM cooling without me ripping one off an AIO (punctured a 1st Gen Ryujin rad and just cut the tubing and spliced it into a custom loop) or using an old InWin Mars 120 repositionable fan to direct more air over the VRMs and RAM. GN and a few others proved that its not a complete gimmick (GN testing the LFII, and others having tested the Ryujin I and II), and it'd be a nice way of hiding some of the connecting elements while also making it look like a fan is floating above the waterblock.

 

[caroline!]

While I wouldn't trust this to last for more than ~2 years, their air coolers are an affordable alternative to some western brand midrange coolers.

You won't cool a Threadripper or 13900K with one of them but they look and perform more than decent for the price. Note: they DO offer a cooler for SP3 I have no idea how that would perform.... the rest are mostly fine though, used them for some high-ish end builds and had no complaints.