Installation / Installation
The installation is carried out with its own backplate and interchangeable brackets for the pump block. These are simply "unscrewed" and changed quickly, but they also have their pitfalls: In my case, the somewhat unusual orientation of the radiator has brought a lot of tension to the quite thick hoses, which meant that the pump block has turned itself out of the bracket until the screwing. Once everything is tightened, however, it no longer moves. With a normal installation in the front or in the lid, this should not be a problem.
Test hardware
- CPU: Ryzen 5 1600X – 4.00Ghz – 1.40V
- RAM: 8GB DDR4 Crucial Ballistix Sport
- Mainboard: Asus Prime B350-Plus
- Graphics card: Asus RoG Strix GTX 1060 6GB
- Power supply: BitFenix Whisper M 450W
- Case: Thermaltake Core P3 – Open Benchtable
Test software
- Aida64 Extreme 6.10.5200
- CPU, FPU, Cache, System Memory Stress Test
- Prime95 29.8b6
- Small FFTs – Maximum Heat Stress Test
Testing is carried out with 100% PWM at the pump and 30%, 60% and 100% for the fans.
Since I do not have air conditioning, the values in the graphs are the delta between room temperature and temperature of the CPU. Thus, all coolings can be compared fairly, even if the room temperature is different.
Aida64 Stress Test – 30% RPM
Fan speed: 720 RPM – not audible
Environment: 22.0°C
Maximum temperature: 68°C
Fan Speed: 1000 RPM – Deep Scurrying
Environment: 22.0°C
Maximum temperature: 65°C
Fan speed: 1660 RPM – light noise
Environment: 20.6°C
Maximum temperature: 60°
Fan speed: 720 RPM – not audible
Environment: 22.4°C
Maximum temperature: 67°
Fan Speed: 1000 RPM – Deep Scurrying
Environment: 18.8°C
Maximum temperature: 61°
Fan speed: 1660 RPM – light noise
Environment: 21.5°C
Maximum temperature: 60°C
Conclusion / Summary
Xilence's entry into the highly competitive market of AiO water cooling can be regarded as a success. Although the marketing department may still have to work on the pronounceability of product names, there are no real criticisms. The fans are very quiet and hardly noticeable even at higher speeds, the pump does its work just as quietly and the long, sleet and thick hoses look surprisingly high quality. As a Molex hater, I was also pleased with the consistent use of SATA for the adapters!
The even cheaper models without lighting are interesting for housings without discs, the 120mm version due to the high fixed cost share of the price sometimes rather less. A 360mm model does not yet exist, maybe XIlence is still looking into it.
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