Testing the Lian Li HydroShift LCD 360S
The following components are used for our AIO cooling testing.
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
Cooling: Lian Li HydroShift LCD 360S
Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair VI Hero
Graphics Card: PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 580
Memory: HyperX Savage DDR4-2666 16GB
Storage: Corsair Force MP500 M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD
Case: Fractal Design Define R6 Tempered Glass
Power: EVGA G3 650W
List of coolers being compared:
– Cryorig H5 Universal
– SilverStone PF240-ARGB
– ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 240
– Corsair iCUE H115i RGB PRO XT
– Alphacool Eisbaer Aurora 360 CPU
– NZXT Kraken X63
– NZXT Kraken Z73
– Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX
– Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML280 Mirror
– Cooler Master MasterLiquid PL360 Flux
– DeepCool LS720 WH
– EK-Nucleus AIO CR360 LUX D-RGB
– Cooler Master MasterLiquid 360L Core ARGB White
– Lian Li Galahad II Trinity SL-INF
– Cooler Master MasterLiquid 360 Atmos
– ASUS ROG Ryujin III 360 ARGB White Edition
– AZZA Cube 360
– Iceberg Thermal IceFLOE OASIS 360
– HYTE THICC Q60
– DeepCool Mystique 360
– Lian Li HydroShift LCD 360S
For performance testing we will first test idle temperatures. These are taken on the Windows 10 desktop an hour after the system has been turned on.
For load testing we will be running the AIDA64 system stability test with the CPU only checked. This puts a full load on our CPU. We run this test for 1 hour and record the highest temperature throughout the test.
Software
Lian Li designed the HydroShift LCD 360S to be compatible with their L-Connect 3 software, via the aforementioned cabling. With all of the hardware connected to power and data, it is time to take a look at the software options for controlling and monitoring the test PC. Below I will be covering the various menus within L-Connect 3.
System Info
The System Info menu gives the ability to monitor system resources like CPU, RAM, and GPU utilization, speeds, and temperatures, in addition to system storage and network statistics. The simple design language is easy to read and understand, and looks pretty nice. You can also view a bit of information regarding system specifications with regards to components.
Fan/Pump Profile
This menu is where you can monitor and control the fans and pump from a single pane. A live status bar and graph show you just how the system is reacting based on the current temperature of the device you have chosen to monitor and adjust to. Multiple fan profiles are available, and depending on which one you have selected, the cooler will adjust its fan curve accordingly. You can also select a flat RPM for consistent noise output.
HydroShift LCD 360S
This menu allows you to configure the information and imagery displayed on the 2.88″ LCD on the pump housing. Lian Li really impressed me with the amount of built-in options available, and each one has multiple sub-options that can be set. You have everything from image and video backgrounds, system monitoring information, custom text and watermarks, animations, and more. You can even import and export settings if you have the need.
Settings
The Settings menu lets you make your standard software configuration changes, like enabling or disabling the application at startup, minimizing or hiding the icon, language, and more. Updates for the software itself and device firmware are also available in this menu.
Gallery
Here are a few images of some of the display options available by default with the Lian Li HydroShift LCD 360S.
