Review Thermalright Grand Vision 360 Review: It’s not a competition, it is a massacre (again)

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Thermalright’s Grand Vision 360 is a surprisingly strong AIO cooler. Check out the review for our results with Intel’s i7-14700K and Core Ultra 9 285K CPUs.

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[Kindaian]

Remove the screen, remove the RGB and add a temperature sensor connection for the motherboard, and you will have a winner.

As an option, add a mount faring for the space of a card connection or a standard fan mount (to increase the number of boxes it is compatible with.

And then you can take my money!

 

[SparklyIO]

I have a big-swing request: would you include in this and future reviews if the manufacturer has Linux compatible software for their features, like screen and fan curve? I assume these reviews are done on a windows OS (even stating that would help). Or, at least, report how everything works with no software customization installed (with only defaults?). TY!

 

[thestryker]

It's always good to see affordable top performers. Thermalright seems to have several pretty interesting options in the AIO space.

I wish they would do a version with a fan on top instead of the screen. I'm not sure it would be enough for what I want (DRAM airflow*) but it would probably maintain airflow around SSD and VRM. Silverstone's IceMyst is the most interesting option here to date from what I've seen.

The Thermalright website says 5 year warranty on the pump so I'm wondering if the packaging indicated something different.

*Nobody seems to have done much in this category (unless you're liquid cooling DRAM). They're all basically just takes on the old Corsair DRAM cooler where you strap a couple of fans on a bracket above the memory.

fan curve

The fans are just PWM controlled and have separate connectors for PWM and ARGB so this should be able to be controlled vendor agnostic. I think whether or not there is Linux support and how it works without software are both great ideas.

 

[Albert.Thomas]

I have a big-swing request: would you include in this and future reviews if the manufacturer has Linux compatible software for their features, like screen and fan curve? I assume these reviews are done on a windows OS (even stating that would help). Or, at least, report how everything works with no software customization installed (with only defaults?). TY!

Thanks for pointing this out, I'm hoping that Linux becomes more mainstream in the near future. I'll definitely consider this and see if I can find confirmation of Linux support for future reviews.

 

[Albert.Thomas]

add a temperature sensor connection for the motherboard

Are you wanting to have the cooler operate according to a motherboard sensor? I'm curious to understand the logic behind this request.

 

[YSCCC]

Am using their frozen edge 360 for a month and a half, tamed the 14900k perfectly with peak during R23 <80C with room temp 24C.

TR always get top tier performance at half price or lower... The only question is unlike air coolers where it basically just won't fail except the fans, I wonder how long will it work or if it will have permeasion issues quicker than competition

 

[Cbedoya94]

Would love to see the comparison between the 240 version and the peerless assassin 140

 

[m3city]

No comparison to stock/entry level air cooler.

 

[thestryker]

No comparison to stock/entry level air cooler.

• There is no stock cooler for higher end processors
• the 285K is a new platform so testing is limited so far, but the Uphere C5C does show up on some of the gaming charts and it's sub $20
• the 14700K charts have the Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE listed and it's under $20.

 

[aberkae]

Why does the lianli GA trinity performance come up o 1 chart but removed from rest?

 

[thestryker]

Why does the lianli GA trinity performance come up o 1 chart but removed from rest?

I believe it's only in the noise chart because it represents worst case scenario. It was tested on the 13700K platform and hasn't been retested on the newer ones. Albert had a move last year which limited retesting and what could be brought along so I'm not sure a retest on that cooler is possible.

 

[Albert.Thomas]

No comparison to stock/entry level air cooler.

Thermalright's Assassin X 120 R SE is in the noise normalized chart, UpHere's C5C is in the last two charts : it doesn't get more entry level than that.

 

[Albert.Thomas]

I believe it's only in the noise chart because it represents worst case scenario. It was tested on the 13700K platform and hasn't been retested on the newer ones. Albert had a move last year which limited retesting and what could be brought along so I'm not sure a retest on that cooler is possible.

This is the correct answer.

 

[WonkoTheSaneUK]

I have a big-swing request: would you include in this and future reviews if the manufacturer has Linux compatible software for their features, like screen and fan curve? I assume these reviews are done on a windows OS (even stating that would help). Or, at least, report how everything works with no software customization installed (with only defaults?). TY!

Thanks for pointing this out, I'm hoping that Linux becomes more mainstream in the near future. I'll definitely consider this and see if I can find confirmation of Linux support for future reviews.

Might be worth keeping an eye on the "liquidctl" project on GitHub. This is basically the OpenRGB of water cooling.
https://github.com/liquidctl/liquidctl

 

[Mustard_Tiger]

Might be a long shot here, but wanted to know if its possible to mount the Thermalright Grand vision on the side of a case, where the tubes connecting to the rad are positioned at the top? or is the only option for this AIO top mounting?

 

[thestryker]

Might be a long shot here, but wanted to know if its possible to mount the Thermalright Grand vision on the side of a case, where the tubes connecting to the rad are positioned at the top? or is the only option for this AIO top mounting?

Generally speaking you don't want to mount any AIO with the tubes at the top. This will cause more air bubbles to get into the loop than you'd usually want. Ideally you'd want to mount it with the tubes at the bottom. That being said I'm not sure the tubes on this one would be long enough for that.

 

[FLGamer]

Just put this cooler in my build. Keeps my i7-12700k very cool. 24c at idle, hottest it gets under stress test is 57c. Installation went smooth and works as it should with one small exception. When I use the TCC software and select any of the images out of the gallery tab it will not load onto the LCD. It says "downloading" in the top right but does nothing after that.

Not a big deal, im running a custom video clip, but it would be nice for it to just work so i can see them in action.

 

[Albert.Thomas]

Just put this cooler in my build. Keeps my i7-12700k very cool. 24c at idle, hottest it gets under stress test is 57c. Installation went smooth and works as it should with one small exception. When I use the TCC software and select any of the images out of the gallery tab it will not load onto the LCD. It says "downloading" in the top right but does nothing after that.

Not a big deal, im running a custom video clip, but it would be nice for it to just work so i can see them in action.

Try uninstalling and reinstalling the software. If that doesn't work, I'll point Thermalright towards your post here.

 

[FLGamer]

Try uninstalling and reinstalling the software. If that doesn't work, I'll point Thermalright towards your post here.

That did the trick. Thank you very much

 

[Albert.Thomas]

That did the trick. Thank you very much

Glad to hear it!

 

[FLGamer]

7/23/25
Just to update. After the uninstall, and re-install I clicked on about a dozen images from the gallery section and they all successfully loaded and everything appeared to be working fine.

The next day, I went in to check some more of them out and it was back to doing the same thing. "Downloading" would briefly pop up in the top right, but the image wouldn't load either on the LCD screen or the preview window. However, the ones I previously clicked on and actually downloaded were still working.

I uninstalled the app again and did another install and now its just back to not working again. I have uninstalled and reinstalled 3 times. Thermals still great, can still upload custom videos and all that works great, but I can definitely say the one knock on this cooler is that the software needs some refining and at least for me, displaying images from the gallery tab has been less than reliable.

Also, just on a side note and something that I found absolutely hilarious. . .

In true Chinese manufacturing fashion, Thermalright stole their warranty language from Corsair. And when I say stole, they literally cut and pasted it verbatim and didnt even bother to replace Corsairs name in their "Limitation of Liability" terms hahaha. . .

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

THERMALRIGHT SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, OR DATA (WHETHER DIRECT OR INDIRECT) OR COMMERCIAL LOSS FOR BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY ON YOUR PRODUCT EVEN IF CORSAIR HAS BEEN ADVISED PREVIOUSLY OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. Some local laws do not allow the exclusion or limitation of special, indirect, incidental or consequential damages, so this limitation or exclusion may not apply in your jurisdiction.

 

[Albert.Thomas]

7/23/25
Just to update. After the uninstall, and re-install I clicked on about a dozen images from the gallery section and they all successfully loaded and everything appeared to be working fine.

The next day, I went in to check some more of them out and it was back to doing the same thing. "Downloading" would briefly pop up in the top right, but the image wouldn't load either on the LCD screen or the preview window. However, the ones I previously clicked on and actually downloaded were still working.

I uninstalled the app again and did another install and now its just back to not working again. I have uninstalled and reinstalled 3 times. Thermals still great, can still upload custom videos and all that works great, but I can definitely say the one knock on this cooler is that the software needs some refining and at least for me, displaying images from the gallery tab has been less than reliable.

Also, just on a side note and something that I found absolutely hilarious. . .

In true Chinese manufacturing fashion, Thermalright stole their warranty language from Corsair. And when I say stole, they literally cut and pasted it verbatim and didnt even bother to replace Corsairs name in their "Limitation of Liability" terms hahaha. . .

Have you tried contacting them for support? I've not dealt with that aspect of Thermalright personally, and I'd be interested in knowing if their support takes care of you or not.

 

[jrc4247]

Any idea how the software actually works with this? I obviously read the issues another user on here is having, But have you had any? Also, What is with the ridiculous amount of similar/exact same products they sell on amazon? The one you linked is out of stock, So I search the name and I get 3 or 4 either similar or exact same products, 1 that is an elite vision, Why do they do this?

 

[FLGamer]

Have you tried contacting them for support? I've not dealt with that aspect of Thermalright personally, and I'd be interested in knowing if their support takes care of you or not.

I have not contacted customer support, but this is what I found after spending some time beating on the software.

I believe that wherever these files are hosted simply tends to just go down periodically. Last night I opened the software and clicked an image and to my surprise, they were working. So, I took the time to just go through the entire gallery and click each one, let them download, and load. Once that happens, it seems to work everytime , assuming they are now living in a temp directory on my PC somewhere, but havent dug around to investigate where the images actually go.

SO, my advice to new users is ... when you load the software, if the gallery is not working at first, just keep trying. When they appear to be downloading, just go through the gallery and load all the ones you like and you should be set from there.

Only other issue im having which is not a big deal at all is it wont show the GPU utilization on my RX 6700 XT. I will contact their support just to check response times and such and report back.