ID-Cooling does a great job with the Dashflow 360 in a couple of ways. First and foremost, the design is attractive and feels like a premium product with the RGB LEDs offering solid illumination that looks good without being overly bright. While the metal fittings are a huge step up from the plastic ones used by competitors, it doesn't hurt that they use a stronger pump with a 450 L/H rating as well, which all goes hand in hand with the quite good build quality. Even the fans feature dual ball bearings, so they should hold up quite well over time. As for the mounting hardware, it was very easy to work with. In general, the fit, finish, and install end up being this liquid cooler's strongest attributes.

The most interesting quirk, however, is still the fact that this unit is expandable because of the industry standard G1/4" fittings. While this is unlikely to sway many buyers and mixed metal loops should generally be avoided if possible, it does mean the unit can technically be expanded and, more importantly, serviced over time. This feature, while not widespread, is still one I personally find useful and commend ID-Cooling for implementing.

That said, interesting and pretty designs only get you so far and on the performance front, the ID-Cooling Dashflow 360 just falls flat. The design is all about looks and not so much performance. The higher flow pump feels wasted here as cooling performance is just abysmal in regards to not only price but noise levels. The fans themselves are not loud, but they lack static pressure and cannot force air through the very dense radiator. This results in a great deal of air being forced back through the fan, creating turbulence that in turn increases noise output. The fans, while pretty, are just not the right fit for this design. ID-Cooling likely needs a higher static pressure fan or a less dense radiator similar to what Aerocool did with the P7-L240.

Overall, while I like the direction ID-Cooling initially took with the Dashflow 360, performance is just not up to par. This is a design that could really shine with a bit of tweaking, but as of right now, I would not recommend it. They need to beef up performance with further optimizations to the fans and radiator. As it stands, it did manage to pass the tests with no thermal throttling, but for $160, it needs to bring more performance to the table.

Overall, the ID-Cooling Dashflow 360 is an attractive and expandable all-in-one CPU cooler that just doesn't quite hit the mark.