Xianma's chassis and power supply products have been favored by the majority of installed users, which is inseparable from the excellent product strength and high cost performance, in order to meet the needs of more consumers in the installation, Xianma has also begun to expand more hardware products, such as water-cooled radiators, so what level will the radiators of Xianmajia have? What we're going to review today is the new Ice Color 360W all-in-one water-cooled radiator.
Xianma Bingcai 360W integrated water-cooled radiator has a good product configuration, its use of 360 cold drain with 14 waterways, plus 20mm thick horizontal fins, has better heat dissipation efficiency. It is equipped with a three-phase hexa-pole motor, with a 32mm motor and a 38mm rotor, providing surging power. There is also an integrated luminous catheter with a 360-degree glow, and each catheter has 39 lamp beads, and the light color is uniform and soft. In addition, the Xianma Ice 360W also supports Intel's latest 12th generation Core series processors, providing LGA 1700 clips for users to use on the new platform.
Appearance and packaging
The entire package configuration is relatively simple, with white as the main color, and the accessories inside include a water-cooled body, three fans, a fastener that supports AMD and Intel, a multi-function fan hub, and a screw. As an RGB water-cooled radiator, the integrated light emitting tube of the Xianma Bingcai 360W water-cooled radiator integrates 39 lamp beads, which can present a uniform, soft 360° luminous effect.
As a new product listed this year, at first glance you can feel the main minimalist style of this first horse water cooling, the products are almost all white tones, the overall design looks decent, and the cold head is a high-grade plastic texture. The cold-row mesh is presented very regularly and has a metallic texture. In the middle of the cold head, there is the "SAMA" logo of the first horse, and after lighting up, the "SAMA" logo will also glow. The cold head contact surface is made of pure copper, and there is no pre-coating of silicone grease, but a small tube of silicone grease and paving tools are thoughtfully sent. In addition, a film was carefully pasted on the cold head, which reminded the user to "tear it off before use".
As an RGB water-cooled radiator, the cold head naturally also supports RGB lights, not only the "SAMA" logo on the surface of the cold head can emit light, but also the entire water-cooled water pipe and the edge of the cold head can reveal the light. And this one has a high appearance after the power, and it looks very cool.
The Xianma Ice 360W all-in-one water-cooled radiator comes with three RGB fans, the size is 120 *120 *25, for the conventional 12cm fan, the fan blade is designed with a cooling trough to optimize airflow through. Speed 900-1800RPM, fan air volume 66.53CFM, fan voltage 1.86mmH20, noise is 29.5dbA.
In terms of fasteners, this first horse water cooling has been clearly marked, what platform fasteners are clearly indicated on the packaging, and the fasteners are modular design, which can be installed and used on AMD and Intel platforms without tools.
Installation experience
Xianma Bingcai 360W integrated water-cooled radiator is simple and tough in design, and it is more convenient to install, but there are also a few points to pay attention to, and it is more interesting that its column with springs is separated from the water-cooled head bracket, and it is necessary to tighten the nut mouth of the positive bracket and the base at the same time. So the installation may be crooked, at this time you need to carefully look at the nut position of the bracket and the base, you need to align the column with the nut mouth of the positive base, if you are experiencing this installation mode for the first time, you may need to adapt to it.
Another point that needs to be noted is that although the luminous pipe of the Xianma Bingcai 360W integrated water-cooled radiator is really cool after connecting to the power supply, just like the real flowing water, but its design is still slightly rough, and the length is short, which also causes some trouble to the layout of the installation, you need to pay attention to the direction of the cold row and the position of the chassis, otherwise it is easy to collide with other hardware and lead to the need to reinstall. However, the good news is that the direction of the first horse logo on the water-cooled head can be rotated, so there is no need to worry about the first horse LOGO being in a very crooked or handstand situation after loading.
After the installation is completed, you can see that its lighting effect is indeed gorgeous, so that the entire chassis of the forced grid is improved, RGB lighting effect with white cold row and white chassis, the value is in place in one step! But there are also regrets, that is, this Xianma Ice 360W integrated water-cooled radiator does not support the synchronization of the motherboard, otherwise there is still room for improvement in the appearance and shape.
Tests and instructions
The radiator performance test uses our customized test platform to better obtain consistency and facilitate the comparison of various types of radiator performance. In our test model, after a period of simulation testing, it is finally determined that according to the positioning of the heatsink itself, the heat dissipation capacity under the limit load (300W, simulating the power consumption of the enthusiast-level player CPU), the high load (250W, simulating the power consumption of the high-end CPU) and the medium load (200W, simulating the power consumption of the mid-range CPU) are tested, and the lower heat sink only tests the ability under the load, and the higher positioning will test the ability under high load and limit load. The reader can directly measure the heat dissipation capacity of the radiator from the temperature of the model under each load platform (the temperature has been converted to the temperature when the ambient temperature is 25 degrees by calculating the thermal resistance), the lower the temperature under the load, the better the heat dissipation performance, and this temperature is similar to the temperature of the cpu under the same power consumption under the heat sink, which can be used as a reference for the actual machine temperature.
When testing, the fan of the radiator is running at full speed, and we sometimes test the performance at low speeds as needed for reference.
In order to better compare the heat dissipation, we also convert the heat dissipation performance index of the radiator into a super energy index:
Exp = 19 * Pd/(Tc – Ta)
This super energy index is actually a simple conversion of the thermal resistance of the heat sink, where Pd refers to the load power consumption, Tc refers to the temperature of the above model at the ambient temperature of 25 degrees, Ta refers to the ambient temperature (set to 25 degrees), the larger the Exp, indicating that the heat dissipation performance of the radiator is better. For example, the temperature of the owl D15 air-cooled radiator at 250W is 92.2 degrees, and its super energy index Exp = 19 *250/(92.2-25) = 70.7, under each power consumption, the heatsink thermal resistance of the same condition is basically the same, so this super energy index is also a fixed value, it can be approximated that for every 1 point of the super energy index, the cooling effect on the 300W CPU is better than 1 °C.
Thermal test
In the heat dissipation test, Xianma's Ice Color 360W one-piece water-cooled radiator played a normal level. This time we compare it with the ROG STRIX LC Wyvern II 360 ARGB that we tested some time ago. It can be seen that in the heat dissipation test, although the Ice Color 360W and the ROG STRIX LC Feilong II 360 ARGB are slightly inferior, but the price is also very poor, the former is 599 yuan, while the latter is 1599 yuan, the difference is a full 1000 yuan, in the case of the difference in heat dissipation performance is not very large, the cost performance of the first horse is very high, and the ROG is a high-end water cooling. For normal users, the Xianma Bingcai 360W all-in-one water-cooled radiator is enough to cope with the heat performance of the CPU.
It should be noted here that at present, the test platform of our super network has been targeted for Intel's new generation LGA 1700 platform. For users who want to use it with Intel's 12th generation Core series processors, there is also a certain reference value. According to the test data, after converting to the super energy index, the score of 360W of Xianma Ice Is 77.5, which is a medium level.
Stress testing
Intel's new LGA 1700 socket (Socket V) while retaining a width of 37.5mm, the length increased to 45mm, from square to rectangular, its Z height will be reduced from 7.3mm to 6.5mm, reducing 0.8mm. This requires manufacturers to use new backplanes and brackets to meet the installation requirements of the LGA 1700 socket. In order to ensure good contact between the CPU top cover and the bottom of the heatsink, higher installation pressure is required.
According to Intel's official specifications, the heatsink used by the processor of the LGA 1200 socket must have an installation pressure of at least 30 kg force and a maximum of 80 kg force. In the case of heatsinks used by the processor of the LGA 1700 socket, the range is between 50 kg force and 100 kg force.
The important role of the installation pressure is that when the heatsink comes into contact with the processor, the greater the installation pressure, the smaller the thermal resistance between the two. In the process of increasing the installation pressure, the greater the installation pressure, the faster the thermal resistance decreases, but after reaching a certain level, the decline rate will slow down until it is flat.
LGA 1700 pressure value
The 360W was tested by the fastener pressure sensor in the installation mode of LGA 1700 and LGA115x/1200 sockets, respectively, and the results showed that the installation pressure of LGA 1700 sockets was 24 kg force and the LGA115x/1200 socket was 29.5 kg force. For the LGA 1700 platform, the installation pressure of the Xianma Ice 360W is small, while the LGA115x/1200 platform is close to the standard value and can meet the needs of the Intel platform.
LGA115x/1200 pressure values
Fan testing
In the test, the data comes from the ultra-energy network self-made air volume wind pressure test device, the test device is prepared according to the relevant national standards and ISO standards, through the pipeline test air chamber multi-nozzle / orifice plate to measure the air volume and wind pressure of the fan, as well as with different system impedances (ordinary cold drain, ordinary tower radiator) under the air volume, through the speed tester to monitor the immediate speed of the fan, and in the special silent cabinet to measure the full speed of the fan and the noise value under the ordinary cold discharge.
The actual measurement of the Xianma Bingcai 360W integrated water-cooled radiator is equipped with a maximum static pressure of 1.78mm H2O and a maximum air volume of 62.1CFM, which is different from the official nominal value. In addition, the air volume installed on the cold exhaust is 25.6CFM. If the air volume, wind pressure, and system impedance are still relatively vague, you can refer to our popular science article "Truly understanding the air volume and wind pressure of the cooling fan".
Noise test
The sound test is done in our special mute cabinet, and the ambient noise in the mute cabinet can reach a minimum of 25dBA, which can basically test the true noise level of the sample very well. The following noise values are the noise levels 1 meter away from the sound source. In this review of the 360W all-in-one water-cooled radiator, we used a new noise test method.
The noise of the 360W all-in-one water-cooled radiator is 34.8dBA when idling at full speed, and the noise value after installing the radiator is 41.8dBA, which is quite good overall and relatively quiet. The noise test can only be used as a reference, and the user's use environment is related to the chassis style.
summary
In general, The Xianma Bingcai 360W integrated water-cooled radiator has a good performance in the overall workmanship and design, and there is a market and brilliant heart hidden under the simple outer packaging, and after the lights, the RGB lighting effect enhances the appearance of this radiator. In the actual heat dissipation performance, the performance of the Xianma Bingcai 360W integrated water-cooled radiator is at a medium level in many water-cooled products, but it has a good performance in noise control, combined with its price of 599 yuan, I personally think that the Xianma Bingcai 360W integrated water-cooled radiator is a very cost-effective CPU radiator product.