Although all-in-one water coolers have become much cheaper, high-performance models are still not readily available.
Among them, pumps designed with proven technology such as Asetek are only applied to expensive all-in-one water coolers.
The product we will present today is one of these, with the eighth generation Asetek pump and the addition of the latest technologies. The ROG RYUJIN III 360 ARGB water cooler released by ASUS last year is that product.
■ Updated in every way, ASUS ROG RYUJIN III 360 ARGB
The ASUS ROG RYUJIN series has been using Asetek pumps since the second generation model. The recently released ROG RYUJIN III 360 ARGB adopted the eighth generation version, the latest version among Asetek pumps, and was able to cover a 32% larger area than before.
The ASUS ROG RYUJIN III 360 ARGB unveiled today has expanded the tube connecting the pump and radiator to 7mm instead of the existing 5mm to allow for more flow, and has also expanded the thickness of the radiator by 3mm to further improve performance. cooling performance.
Since the shape has changed due to the replacement of the pump, the built-in fan, which is a proprietary feature of the ROG RYUJIN series, has also been updated, and the connection structure of the fan has also been changed to a chain method in line with the recent trends.
The cooling fan that has been modified into the daisy chain method uses magnetic connectors placed on the fan itself to contact each other without connecting the individual connectors. This design only requires connecting power and aRGB signals to one fan, so no complicated cable connections are needed like before, and all fans can be used with just one cable.
ASUS ROG RYUJIN III 360 ARGB also adopts this structure, allowing you to simultaneously control all three fans mounted on the radiator by connecting only the supplied cable.
In fact, the most noticeable change in the ASUS ROG RYUJIN III 360 ARGB is the magnetic structure of the fan chain. Thanks to this structure, the AIO fan controller added to the previous generation is no longer necessary and installation is easier.
■ 3.5-inch LCD display with improved image quality
Although not previously mentioned, the ASUS ROG RYUJIN III 360 ARGB LCD display has also been updated.
The LCD display, used to monitor various sensor values and play animations, does not change in size, so at first glance you might think it is no different from the existing model.
You can feel the difference only in the design of the cover that covers the LCD display, but the key is in the memory.
The 3.5-inch LCD display of ASUS ROG RYUJIN III 360 ARGB has doubled the internal memory. It supports 32MB of internal memory, which is double the size of the previous generation, which was 16MB, and this has improved basic animation, image quality, and playback time. The playable FPS is 60 and 24-bit color allows for better quality animation playback.
For reference, the sensor information displayed on the LCD is provided via Armory Crate or AIDA64 and only one of them should be used. Armory Crate provides more information and has the advantage of being able to play in the background, but if you trust AIDA64 more, use it after turning off the display function in Armory Crate.
To view sensor information on your ROG RYUJIN III 360 ARGB in AIDA64, you need to click the ROG Custom View tab on the home screen. If you don’t see this tab, click ASUS in the LCD section of Options (Properties) and save it.
■ What is the effect of the Asetek 8th generation pump, 7mm hose and 30mm radiator?
ASUS ROG RYUJIN III 360 ARGB, updated with 8th generation Asetek pump, 7mm tube and 30mm radiator, has been installed on AMD Ryzen 7 7700X.
It’s hard to say that the Ryzen 7 7700X is AMD’s flagship processor, but it generates enough heat to stay around 80 even with most water coolers, so that’s not enough to evaluate the ASUS ROG RYUJIN III 360 ARGB.
The motherboard used the soon-to-be-introduced ASUS ROG STRIX In this system combination, the pump and fan control of the ASUS ROG RYUJIN III 360 ARGB used Armory Crate.
For reference, the ASUS ROG RYUJIN III 360 ARGB, unlike other all-in-one water coolers, is designed to handle the fan control function on the motherboard. Instead of controlling it from the pump, the fan control function on the motherboard is used. If you were thinking about a typical all-in-one water cooler, it may be an unfamiliar method, but it can be said that there are no differences or technical issues.
After installing ASUS ROG RYUJIN III 360 ARGB, run Cinebench 2024 and measured CPU temperature in HWINFO64[CPU
케이스(평균)]I checked the average value. Initially, we tried to check the highest value, but since there was a large deviation from the real-time measured temperature, we used the average value that would be closest to the temperature that would be felt in a real-world usage environment.
As a result of those measurements, the ASUS ROG RYUJIN III 360 ARGB kept the temperature of the Ryzen 7 7700X in the 70s and, depending on the combination of pump and fan speeds, achieved a significantly lower temperature of up to 75.7 degrees.
Of course, 75.7 degrees is a result that can only be achieved when the pump and fan speed are at maximum, so the results of the “Standard” or “Quiet” options will be closer to the real environment, but the difference between The top speed and results are not great, so don’t be disappointed.
■ ASUS ROG RYJIN III 360 ARGB, can it survive with the lowest noise?
Option values provided by Armory Crate may not meet individual preferences. In particular, if you are sensitive to noise, the results will be even more different from reality, which is why I considered it necessary to carry out a test that satisfies these conditions. So, I checked how the CPU temperature was measured by minimizing the noise from the pump, built-in fan, and radiator fan.
First, the pump noise was the best it could run without noise around 2500 rpm, and the built-in fan noise wasn’t annoying around 2600 rpm. The maximum selectable radiator fan for low noise was around 1300 RPM.
After setting this value, I ran Cinebench 2024 twice consecutively for 10 and 30 minutes and the results showed that neither temperature exceeded 80 degrees. It was quite a surprising result that the temperature did not exceed 80 degrees even when the rpm was fixed by controlling all noise-generating elements manually rather than automatically. However, it must be said that the flagship water cooler is different.
■ Built-in fan, how much does it lower the temperature of the power supply?
How much can the built-in fan installed in ASUS ROG RYJIN III 360 ARGB lower the VRM temperature? To find the answer to this question, I checked the VRM temperature with the built-in fan on and off.
With the built-in fan turned off, the VRM temperature rose to 56 degrees. This is the result measured after running Cinebench 2024 for 10 minutes.
Under the same conditions, the built-in fan was measured in four stages based on Armory Crate options. As a result, the VRM temperature decreased by 2-3 degrees and reached 46 degrees at the highest maximum speed.
Since noise cannot be ignored at maximum speed, the standard level is considered to be the one for actual use. However, the VRM temperature was 51 degrees, so it seems that the effectiveness of the built-in fan was clearly demonstrated.
For reference, all previously conducted test results were measured in an open case state. If it were just in case, the VRM temperature difference could have been greater, but ASUS announces that it has lowered the VRM temperature, which had risen to 105 degrees, to 70 degrees.
■ Flagship water cooler with improved performance and easy installation
ASUS ROG RYJIN III 360 ARGB is not an affordable product.
It is an optimal product only for those looking for a high-performance water cooler that displays various sensor information on an LCD display and adopts the latest and proven pump from Asetek.
In particular, it is undoubtedly the best product for ASUS enthusiasts who want to unify everything with Armory Crate without having to install separate control software for each device.
It not only has excellent cooling performance, but also has proven technology and a long service period of 6 years, so if you don’t have to worry about the price, give it a try.
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