TRYX PANORAMA SE 360 ARGB Review – Top-Tier Performance & Aesthetics

TRYX is one of the newest brand in the PC components scene, having just established in 2023 in Shanghai, China – and now, they’ve officially entered the Malaysian market with their first AIO cooler that created quite the conversation in the scene. Specifically, the TRYX PANORAMA SE 360 ARGB is among the first to feature a unique curved OLED display, and now we’ll be taking a look at its performance along with aesthetics.

Unboxing

Lift open the box and you’ll see the neon yellow cover which reveals the AIO cooler itself, along with all the accessories tucked into a single box. The first good news you’ll see is that TRYX has done a good amount of work for you: the radiator fans are pre-installed for you, cable daisy-chained, and the AIO pump already has the bracket pre-installed, leaving only the socket mounts to worry about during the installation process.

As such, the accessories that comes with the AIO is quite simplified. Aside from the usual like the user manual and socket mounts, you also get a velcro tape for tidying up the AIO tubing, chassis screws, along with screws and spring mounts for pump installation; the cooler also comes bundled with the brand’s own thermal paste called a-01, which we’ll also test later on.

Walkaround

Overall, the AIO is mostly assembled including the fans and daisy-chained cables, while the pump block has a distinct shape with the OLED display that essentially “floats” away from the pump’s main unit. Strictly speaking, the OLED display isn’t a part of the pump itself – it simply just attaches to it through a slot, as seen in the images below.

Removing the display from the pump itself and you’ll see it’s a fairly compact unit overall, and within it houses Asetek’s Adela pump that is yet to be seen in other models at this point in time. There are two cables, one PWM header for the pump and one USB header for the display, both of which are independent of each other. Note that the display component simply slots into the 4 holes on the pump unit with no latching mechanism, so be careful when carrying the AIO so that it won’t accidentally slip out. (Side note: be sure to remove the protective layer on the screen during installation, as it is reflective.)

The fans used here for cooling the radiator is TRYX’s own ROTA 120 fans, which is not the same as the ROTA Pro 120 fans that is available in retail. Notably, it doesn’t use standard connectors – this 5+1 pin connector (which carries PWM and ARGB) can be flipped in either directions depending on your installation, although it is a tad difficult to disconnect the connector during the installation process in our experience. I do wish the daisy-chain setup is done using pogo pins for a cleaner look, though this likely won’t be visible if you install it in a typical ATX case.

Once installed, you have several ways of mounting the display: by default, the display is horizontally mounted facing front-left, which is designed for PCs installed on the right side of the user. Alternatively, the display can be rotated 90 degrees for waterfall-style display, or 180 degrees if you have your PC located on your left; the rotation can be configured in the software, which we’ll get in a bit.

Specifications

TRYX PANORAMA SE 360 ARGB BLACK (L-P360L-AM3M-G0K)

Full specifications available in product page.

CPU socket compatibility		Intel: LGA1851/1700/1200/1151/1150/1155/1156 AMD: Socket AM5/AM4
Radiator dimensions		394 x 120 x 27 mm
Radiator tubing		450mm sleeved
Fan(s)	Model	3x TRYX ROTA 120 ARGB (Pre-installed)
	Size	120 x 120 x 25 mm
	Speed	500~1850 (±10%) RPM
	Airflow	66.09 CFM
	Pressure	1.8 mmH₂O
	Noise	27.86 dBA
Pump/Block	Block Type	Asetek Adela
	Size	125 x 94 x 92 mm
	Pump Speed	2800~3600 (±10%) RPM
	Flow Rate	Unspecified
	Noise	25.3 dbA
Onboard display		Mechanically-attached 6.5-inch curved OLED display 2160×1080 @ 60Hz, 400 nits brightness, anti-glare 3 mounting positions
Included accessories		12x Case screws 4x Intel bracket collars 4x Intel bracket screws 1x Intel bracket 1x AMD bracket (2-part) 1x TRYX a-01 thermal paste (2g) 1x Velcro tape 1x Daisy-chain PWM/ARGB cable 1x User manual

Test System

CPU	Intel Core i9-13900K
Cooling	AIO Testing: > TRYX PANORAMA SE 360 ARGB Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Thermal Paste Testing: Cooler Master MasterLiquid PL360 Flux 30th Anniversary Edition > TRYX a-01
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Apex
GPU	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition
Memory	Kingston FURY BEAST RGB DDR5-6800 CL34 (2x16GB) *configured to DDR5-6400 CL32 XMP profile
Storage	ADATA LEGEND 960 MAX 1TB
Power Supply	Cooler Master MWE Gold 1250 V2 Full Modular (ATX12V 2.52) 1250W
Case	VECTOR Bench Case (Open-air chassis) Cooler Master MasterBox 600
Operating System	Windows 11 Home 24H2

Installation

Like most AIOs, the thermal paste comes pre-applied on the cold plate, and the installation process has been greatly simplified to a handful of steps. For Intel socket installations, simply slot the bracket through the holes (works on both 75×75 and 78×78 mm sockets), install the pump, put on the springs, and then the screws.

That being said, there’s one small quirk: given that the bracket has no way of staying in place (i.e. socket collars like in the ASUS ROG Ryujin III 360 ARGB Extreme) until the final screw is installed, you must install the entire pump on a completely flat surface, hence the installation process must be done outside of the PC case. This may slightly complicate the installation process as you’ll have to install the radiator into the case with the pump already attached to the motherboard, so keep that in mind.

Performance

For performance tests, we’ve added a second set of graph focusing on top-mounted installations inside the airflow-focused Cooler Master MasterBox 600 case to better represent realistic use cases; while also comparing against the models we previously tested in the open-air bench rig for reference. In a power-limited scenario, the TRYX PANORAMA SE cooler has no problem keeping the heat under control, averaging 83°C (2°C lower than our bench’s AIO) on the top-mounted configuration.

Removing the power limits on our Intel Core i9-13900K sees how much power and heat can each AIO handle to maximize performance – in this case, the TRYX cooler performs better than the CM AIO we used, though it trails slightly behind the ASUS ROG Ryujin III cooler; in the top-mounted configuration, we see the PANORAMA SE capable of extracting around 10 watts more on average, peaking nearly 360W while sustaining at ~327W.

One of the most impressive aspect of the TRYX cooler, performance-wise, is the noise. We recorded the lowest noise levels across three fan speed scenarios, with the 100% fan speed significantly quieter than the competition. Keep in mind that noise measurement is logarithmic, so a 5dB reduction (in ROG Ryujin’s case, a whopping 10dB reduction) is a huge improvement in that regard.

Thermal Paste: TRYX a-01

Besides the AIO, we also took the bundled TRYX a-01 thermal paste for a quick run, and found that it just so happens to be the best-performing thermal paste we’ve tested so far. We’re not fully sure why there’s a random spike in temperatures around minute 5-7, but it still manages to, at worst, be at the same ballpark as the top-performing models we’ve previously tested.

Software

The companion software responsible for the AIO’s display customization is the TRYX KANALI app, which is presented to the user with this simple interface. Besides customization, the app acts as a system monitor that reports resource usage, along with listing the system specs.

For the AIO-specific page, here you can pick from several presets to display – note that anything you display will not consume extra system resources beyond telemetry (i.e. temperature and usage), as the AIO display features its own quad-core processor and onboard memory to do the heavy lifting. Below the animation select screen is the choice of telemetry to display, of which up to 3 can be shown at the same time. Besides that, you can also create and upload your own content to the display (under Customization tab) if you’re feeling creative.

On the top right of the screen you get several quick controls to configure the display’s behavior. As mentioned, the display can be installed in several orientations, and here is where you’ll have to flip the relevant switches to ensure it displays content correctly. There’s also the Screen Recording button which allows you to record the PC content directly – I suppose that’s for recording your gaming highlights and put it on the display to properly showcase it, otherwise I haven’t got an idea what exactly it’s for.

Verdict

As a rookie entrant in the PC components space, I must say TRYX has truly hit it out of the park when it comes to the performance of the PANORAMA SE 360 ARGB – you are definitely getting your money’s worth with the cooling performance it offers, along with the stunning AMOLED display onboard that definitely stands as a unique selling point today.

The engineering efforts to simplify a lot of the installation process is definitely visible, but there are some rough edges worth polishing in the next iteration. In particular, I find the lack of bracket retention mechanism (like a rubber collar) largely forced you to install the pump block first (on a flat surface outside the case) before installing the radiator in the case, which personally I’m not a fan of, as having such a large object dangling around can be rather inconvenient.

Another small thing worth improving is the installation mechanism for the display. Since it simply slots into the pump block with no locking mechanism, this might cause the display to accidentally slip out if the user let the pump dangling at a wrong orientation during the installation process – perhaps a locking mechanism like monitor stand (be it slotted or rotating locks) or even a rubber layer can be considered in the next design.

Still, despite these small design oversights, the TRYX PANORAMA SE 360 ARGB should be considered as one of the top-performing AIO coolers today, and one of them can be had for RM1,219 (240mm version is also available). It’s a fair bit pricier than the competition, owing to the curved OLED display, but in return you’re getting perhaps one of the best-looking AIO coolers available on the market.

Special thanks to Sun Cycle Sdn Bhd (TRYX local distributor) for providing the TRYX PANORAMA SE 360 ARGB cooler for this review.