Xilence Performance X LiQuRizer LQ240PRO AiO CPU compact water cooling in review – Simple and quiet, but also good?

1 - Einführung und technische Daten 2 - Optik und Haptik 3 - Methodik, Ergebnisse und Fazit

Methodology

An AMD Ryzen 9 3950X has to be cooled in various levels of power consumption, joined by 16GB Crucial Ballistix Sport (2x8GB) DDR4 memory on an MSI B550 Tomahawk (BIOS 7C91vAB). The Asus ROG Strix GTX 1060 6GB runs in zero-fan mode for the CPU stress tests only and a Fractal Design Ion Gold 750W serves as the power source. The whole thing is housed in the Thermaltake Core P3 as an open benchtable.

The test system runs on Windows 10 Pro 22H2 (build 19045.2251). All data sets are recorded with HWInfo64 v7.34-4930 – 5000ms logging, the specified temperature results from the sensor CPU Die (Average).  Since I don’t have air conditioning, the values in the graphs are the delta between room temperature and CPU temperature.  This allows all cooling to be compared fairly, even if the ambient temperature is different.  The thermal paste included with the cooler or pre-applied is used in each case.

I determine the sound level with a Voltcraft SL-200 meter at a distance of 40cm, which operates in 125ms cycles in Lo mode. The room was measured at 33.2 dB(A), an external sample table helps to break it down.

Benchmarks

In the first test run, a loudness of 40 dB(A) was set at 40cm from the center of the pump and fans on the radiator; in my setup, that’s 64% PWM on the radiator fans and 100% PWM on the pump:

And after that, this compact water cooler is allowed to show what it can achieve in terms of cooling performance at maximum speed, regardless of the noise level. A maximum of 48.2 dB(A) was achieved at 100% PWM and 40cm distance.

A full comparison to other coolers can be traced here:

Roundup und erneute Messung aller getesteten CPU Luft- und AiO-Wasserkühler

Summary and conclusion

Well, this AiO water cooler was not completely without aRGB, but the illumination is really very subtle. And turning them off is always possible. Does not stand out here visually at all, then looks as intended by the manufacturer.

Good cooling performance was probably also wanted, at least it is currently enough for one of the upper places. Even at maximum speed, the two 120mm “Black Wing” fans don’t get particularly loud by the way. However, the 200 watts of my test CPU already scratch very close to the limit of what can be dissipated with a 240mm radiator.

All in all, we have a simple, high-performance offering of an AiO water cooling system in front of us, which also has an attractive price on the virtual shelf. More than two years of warranty would have been nice, but unfortunately it was not enough here. However, this is a good budget option for those who do not mind this.

The test sample was provided by Xilence without obligation. There was and is no influence on the tests and results. There was also no compensation for expenses and no obligation to publish.