GA II Trinity SL-INF 360 Overview
Out of the box, the GA II Trinity SL-INF 360 is your pretty standard looking AIO. That being said, if you take a few minutes to look a bit closer, it does have quite a bit more polish to its fit and finish compared to some other units. As the name implies, the SL-INF 360 is a 360mm AIO cooler, pairing three of Lian Li’s 120mm SL-Infinity fans with a 27mm thick 360mm radiator. With the overall look out of the way, lets take a closer look at individual components.
First up is the 360mm radiator, which comes in at 27mm in thickness, which is on the thin side of what we have seen from other manufacturers. With 20 fins-per-inch, the tight fin density is able to provide adequate surface area while still confined to a 27mm thickness. The 120mm fans included with the SL-INF 360 have a static pressure rating of 2.66mm-H2O, which should be plenty in order to get air flowing through the radiator’s single-wave fin design.
The entire radiator exterior is outfitted with a smooth white paint job, and centered along each of the long sides of the radiator is a stamped Lian Li nameplate.
Each braided cooling line exits from one end of the radiator’s end cap, and these lines are connected to the radiator via 45-degree, rotating connectors. These swiveling connections make installation and tubing placement so much easier than fixed fittings, but also add some complexity and cost into the equation. The fact that these can rotate 360 degrees means you can orient them in whichever way makes the most sense for your build.
The cooling lines on the SL-INF 360 have an inner diameter of 7mm, which will translate to improved liquid flow. These lines were quite flexible and easy to orient during installation, and I also found that their length was spot-on for easy installation and when adjusting their placement in the finished build.
Taking a look at the CPU water block and pump housing, you can see that this is another area that Lian Li made stand out with regards to aesthetics. Our white review sample has a nice metal ring on the top part of the housing, with polished angles and an infinity mirror design in the center, along with white Lian Li branding. The lower portion of the housing is outfitted with bright white plastic.
Lian Li has updated many components of their pump and block design, and one of those updates is the water block seal. The Galahad II series of coolers uses a new plate seal with straight pathways that will improve flow and reduce turbulence compared to the previous design that had more opportunities for reduced flow. The pump and impeller have stayed the same, with a maximum speed of 3200 RPM.
Taking a look from the top down, we can again see the factory-installed infinity mirror design that Lian Li has outfitted the Galahad II Trinity SL-INF with. This design offers a dual ring of ARGB illumination, each of which can be adjusted via the L-Connect 3 software. For full configuration of the pump and lighting, the included L-Connect 3 hub is required, but lighting and pump control can also be adjusted via compatible motherboards.
A really cool feature of the pump housing is that you can customize it with the included lighting accessories. By default, the infinity mirror design is installed, but with a simple twist and pull, you can swap this out for a frosted ring that provides more of a glow when illuminated, and pair it up with either a frosted inner circle, or a mirrored design. This ability to mix and match gives the Galahad II Trinity SL-INF 360 a step up on the competition with regards to making it look just how you want it.
Beneath the various lighting tops is a PCB with two rings of ARGB LEDs. The outer ring sports 12 LEDS, while the inner has eight. This number of LEDs allows for a nicely blended transition of colors and illumination when lit up.
Making our way around the cooler, exiting from the right side we have the two cooling lines. Each line is paired up with a swiveling fitting to make installation and fitment much easier than with fixed connections. Again, we find the polished edge fittings that just look great. In-between the two pump housing fittings is where the SATA, PWM, and USB 2.0 cables exit for connection to your system.
Taking a look at the underside of the cooler, we see a copper cold plate, secured to the pump via 12 screws. The surface of the copper has a nice matte finish to it, with no visible blemishes. On the inside of the copper plate, the skived fins have been updated from the design of the Galahad I series. There is now more spacing between the fins for reduced debris build up, which resulted in Lian Li using thicker fins to make up for the loss of fin density. Additionally, a channel has been placed in the center of the fins in order to improve the flow of coolant over the fins.
Lian Li has chosen not to pre-apply thermal interface material to the cooler, but has instead chosen to include a small tube of their own thermal paste, as well as a unique application template and spreader. As seen below, the template must first be applied to the bottom of the copper plate, and then thermal paste applied via the included spreader. This was definitely a new approach to applying paste, and while it was a novel concept, I would have preferred to either see pre-applied paste or no template at all. I did however use the template method for installation and testing, as that was the recommended method from Lian Li.
Uni Fan SL-Infinity
Included with the AIO, and already attached, are three of Lian Li’s UNI Fan SL-Infinity fans. These fans hit the PC market not too long ago, and have been a huge hit for Lian Li, and it’s pretty easy to tell why. The ability to daisy-chain fans together for less cable mess is such a nice quality of life improvement for cable management and installation, and the cable module that connects to the fans offers some flexibility in orientation as well. These fans could really support a review all by themselves, so I’m not going to spend a ton of time going into all of their features, but I do want to point out that they have 2.66 mmH20 of maximum air pressure for getting airflow through the radiator. Additional specifications include 61.3 CFM of maximum air flow, a 120 x 120 x 25mm size, and speed range of 200-2100RPM. Rubber pads at each corner are present to reduce vibration and dampen any noises that might come from the fans during use.
