This review was a roller-coaster ride for me, and presumably you too. It started off impressive with a single look at the radiator showing how thin it is, even more so than most fans it will be used with. XSPC then released their own Internet test benchmarks that helped hype up the radiator as a good performer despite the physical constraints of the radiator core employed here and, compared to the current set of other radiators tested, it was okay but nothing special overall. Then, we reminded ourselves that it is a 20.5 mm thick radiator being compared to others 2–3x as thick and with more rows and surface area for heat dissipation only to see the 30 mm thick Black Ice Nemesis GTS outperform it comprehensively (albeit with higher flow restriction as well). XSPC had to turn things around with pricing, and they have done just that by pricing it very well compared to the competition. The closest radiators I can think of in terms of value would be the EK-Coolstream SE and Black Ice Nemesis LS OEM edition (Bitspower also has a rebranded version in the Leviathan), but none of those have been tested in the 360 mm size range at this point.

As it stands, the XSPC TX360 comes out offering a good price, an extremely thin profile, and decent performance to boot, especially at low-medium airflow. It has a one-year warranty, but that is absolutely fine for a passive element where any issues will reveal themselves near the start anyway. The one thing I do want XSPC to improve is quality control, wherein I had a loose solder ball inside that did get flushed out with distilled water. XSPC knows of this incident and has promised to have a word or two with the relevant department. For what it is worth, they also sent along the TX480 which was pretty clean out of the box. If I had to summarize the TX360 in a single sentence, know that you will not get the best performer with the TX360 at any fan speed, but there is nothing else that comes remotely close to the space savings it provides.