Xspc TX series ultra slim radiators

Distracted · 5 Sep 2018 at 23:39

I ordered an XSPC TX 360 rad from somewhere else and for reasons unknown the courier has lost it or delivered it to the wrong place or something.

So while the delivery company is searching for my parcel i've had time to search for reviews of the ultra slim TX series and I havent found a single one.

I bought it because i wanted to completely hide the rad and fans in the roof of my pc-o7s without modding the case and i think it is slim enough to make that happen. But if its terrible and doesnt live up to the marketing claims then it doesnt matter how good having an invisible rad would look.

Does anybody have any hands on experience with these radiators? Are you able to compare them to something like the Hardware labs GTS for example?

I'm starting to question whether ordering the TX over something proven like the GTS was a good idea. Time spent waiting is not my friend.

Distracted · 6 Sep 2018 at 00:36

Thanks for the reply!

Distracted · 6 Sep 2018 at 15:03

LePhuronn said:
Going to replace the planned Alphacool ST30 120 in my current project with the the XSPC TX120 because that 10mm thickness shaved off is going to be a godsend. In fact, TX120 + Noctua's NF A12x15 is only going to be 5mm thicker than the Alpahcool rad alone

Gonna watch out for the test results...

I was thinking the same about the noctuas. Could even test an ultra slim push pull vs a regular push.
I know people will say one will be better than the other but without actually testing it theres no way to be sure.

Obviously this is a niche case but extra choice in the slim rad market is great.

Distracted · 6 Sep 2018 at 21:25

XSPCPAUL said:
At the moment only our own testing has been published. ThermalBench will be publishing a review any day now http://thermalbench.com

Based purely on the info here, is this enough to cool an OC 8700k and 1080ti?

Distracted · 6 Sep 2018 at 22:24

I was thinking the tx360. Its the one i've ordered.

Distracted · 12 Sep 2018 at 14:36

Heres the first review I've found.

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/XSPC/TX360/

Overall positive both in terms of price and performance for the size compared to other slim rads like the Hardwarelabs models.

EDIT: written by VSG so i'm assuming this is the expected thermalbench review that @XSPCPAUL mentioned, since VSG does both thermalbench and techpowerup stuff.

EDIT: A word.

Distracted · 12 Sep 2018 at 16:29

I would have liked to have seen how the rad does in push pull vs push or pull.

Not required i'm sure, nor the intended use case with it being designed for builds where space is at a premium, but having more info can't hurt.

Distracted · 13 Sep 2018 at 12:33

XSPCPAUL said:
Yes it's likely we will make a crossflow version of the TX240 and TX360

It's not something we're working on at the moment. If there are cases where you need a thin 140mm rad, please let me know the models.

Xflow sounds good.

Distracted · 14 Sep 2018 at 22:40

Any plans to release the 120mm rad to a reviewer?

Distracted · 15 Sep 2018 at 00:18

XSPCPAUL said:
The first review went up this week. Unfortunately it wasn't tested against other thin radiators, but it still held up against the much thicker radiators.
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/XSPC/TX360/

I did see that one thank you. I meant reviews of the smaller single fan 120 rad specifically.

Distracted · 18 Sep 2018 at 22:13

XSPCPAUL said:
W
We won't be sending out the 120 model for review. Most reviews are of 360 or 480 radiators, so reviewers wouldn't have much to compare against.

That makes sense. Ty.

Distracted · 22 Sep 2018 at 12:37

I'm guessing multiport at this thickness is impractical. It's a shame because multiport is most useful in space contrained builds.

Distracted · 1 Oct 2018 at 12:20

@vsg28 any idea when the thermalbench review will be up?

Distracted · 4 Oct 2018 at 23:20

Thanks for the update.

Distracted · 11 Nov 2018 at 16:52

game4it said:
I have one of these and it looks like the 30mm screws supplied with it are a bit long imo.

I am using silent wings 3 fans with it which are the standard 25mm depth.
The gap from the screw holes to the fins is only about 3mm with the holes at the corners being even less.

I really wouldn't fancy tightening the screws fully without filing then down a few mm first.

Good to know. Perhaps using a few spacers would also do the trick.

Distracted · 11 Nov 2018 at 16:59

No protection for the fins/pipes on these rads.

So if you use something too long you will cause damage.

Distracted · 19 Nov 2018 at 13:40

I've no idea, but if you try it please let us know! Seems like the low profile rad and fans were built to be paired together.