The requirements for programs and games have increased dramatically, and computer hardware has increased in power to keep up with them, which means consuming more energy and thus higher temperatures, and here vertical coolers – consisting of a single fan that is installed above the processor – are no longer sufficient, and therefore professional coolers have become a necessity for every powerful computer.
There are two types of professional coolers, the first is air and the second is liquid, and without a doubt, the liquid cooler is more professional than the air cooler, that is, it is the specific professionalism! Since professionalism is the other side of the performance in the ASUS coin, we got the opportunity to try and review the ROG Ryujin II 360 liquid cooler. This cooler is distinguished by its attractive design, excellent cooling performance, and relatively low sound level, let’s not prolong the narrative and start our review right away!
ROG Ryujin II 360 Cooler Packaging and Components:
ASUS placed the cooler inside a red and black box with simple details that add to the luxury of the packaging. The front of the case only has the ROG eye-like logo in glossy silver at the top right and the main features of the cooler at the bottom right, the word ROG in red with the words Ryujin II 360 at the bottom and the words Liqiud CPU Cooler in small font in the middle left both in glossy silver and the ASUS logo at the bottom left in grey. As for the case from the back, the contents of its surface do not differ except for the ROG logo, which was replaced by the design of the cooler and a detailed review of its advantages, with the different locations of the rest of the painted contents, of course.
When you lift the lid of the case, you will find a black cover with the ROG logo in red, below a welcome phrase in white, and cover the components of the case divided inside the case into three basic sections; The entire upper section of the heatsink and the lower section is divided into two parts, the right of which includes the coolant pump connected to the heatsink with a cooling tube applied to it with cooling paste in advance, and the left of which includes a black case with three fans inside. As for the other ingredients, they are:
ARGB input wire i.e. supports customizable RGB lights. 3-pin wire for fans. Mounting pads and mounting screws for AMD sockets. Mounting pads and mounting screws for Intel sockets. Quick guide to use. ASUS ROG scissors. Fan controller.
ROG Ryujin II 360 Cooler Specifications:
Built-in cooling fan:
the size: 60 mm. the speed: 4800 rpm. the pressure: 3.23 millimeters. air flow: 19.41 cubic feet per minute. the noise: 31 dB.
pump:
Pump solution: The seventh generation of Asetek. motor speed: 2800 rpm. energy: 12 volts and 0.3 amps, which is 3.6 watts.
Heatsink:
Dimensions: 121 x 394 x 27mm. tube length: 380 mm.
Cooling fans:
the size: 120 millimeters from Noctua. Dimensions: 120 x 120 x 25mm. the speed: 2000 rpm. the pressure: 3.94 millimeters. air flow: 71.6 cubic feet per minute. the noise: 29.7 dB.
ROG Ryujin II 360 Technical Inspection Session:
Some may think that there are not many things to mention about coolers, even if they are professional, and they are somewhat right, not in their belief, but rather how will they know, because the cooler for a moment may seem simple, a heatsink on which cooling fans are installed connected to a pump topped with a fan through two lined tubes and the bottom The fan has thermal paste, and here the laws of aerodynamics and thermodynamics work to absorb and dispose of the heat of the processor. But in fact, the matter is more complicated, as professional coolers, as it appears from the previous specifications mentioned, deserve more in-depth study.
the design:
The first thing that draws attention to any professional cooler is the pump, especially if it carries a screen, which is what is distinguished by the ROG Ryujin II 360 cooler, as its screen size is 3.5 inches of LCD type, and it is a huge size that increases the elegance of the computer because it will include more space to display performance statistics or The background, which we will show when we talk about software.
The screen is surrounded by an oddly shaped ROG bezel that includes a mix of matte and glossy black surfaces and emblazoned with the gray ROG wording. The screen attaches to the built-in fan magnetically and is powered by electronic connectors in the upper left corner.
As for the built-in fan, it is colored black and has 11 dynamic blades. When disassembling the fan, you will find below it a seventh-generation Asetek fan above the liquid cooling chamber connected to a luxurious copper plate that is placed on top of the processor – between them is a pre-prepared cooling paste – to absorb the processor flames coming from the depths of hell.
The pump is connected to two lined rubber tubes, each 380 millimeters long, that lead coolant to the aluminum heatsink. The heatsink hosts three 7-blade 120mm fans, so the heatsink has a cooling diameter of 360mm, which requires a large case size to contain it.
compatibility:
Of course, the cooler supports both AMD and Intel processors, which is to be expected from a high-end cooler like the ROG Ryujin II 360. But what’s amazing here is the cooler’s compatibility with a wide range of sockets. For Intel sockets, the cooler supports LGA 1700, 1200, 115x, 2011, 2011-3, 2066 sockets. As for AMD sockets, the cooler supports AM5, AM4, TR4 sockets. This allows owners of older motherboards and processors to replace their worn-out coolers with the ROG Ryujin II 360 cooler.
Software:
Through the Armory Crate software, all settings of the cooler can be controlled. A fixed or animated image can be set to appear on the screen from among the pre-existing images, or any image the user wishes to add. The screen can also be customized to display the timing, and the screen can also be customized to display up to three statistics at the same time. Time including frequency, temperature, water flow and built-in fan speed. Along with the cooler, ASUS offers a free annual subscription to AIDA64 Extreme performance monitoring software to display accurate statistics.
Not only that, but the speeds of all the radiator’s fans can also be controlled freely thanks to the controller’s support for FanXpert 4 technology, where the speed of each fan can be set individually at certain temperatures, for example, one of the fans can be set to half the speed at 40 degrees Celsius and set to the maximum speed At a temperature of 60 degrees Celsius, adjust similar or different settings for other fans, that is, it is not required to apply the same settings to all fans, and the reins can be left to automatic control.
Performance tests: a refrigerator inside a computer!
Performance tests for any cooler of any type and shape are related to temperatures, and since heat is the enemy of eternal performance, it is not surprising that the performance is inversely proportional to the temperature or the efficiency of the coolant is inversely proportional to the temperature. The efficiency of the cooler can be expressed in temperatures by the principle of lower is better, that is, less is better, and we have tested the processor in many programs and games because its temperature will determine the effectiveness of the cooler.
Test platform:
Motherboard: ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming WIFI. Healer: Intel Core i9 13900K. Graphics card: ROG Strix RTX 4090 24GB OC Gaming. RAM: Kingston Fury Renegade DDR5 7200MT/s CL32 16GB. Storage: XPG Spectrix S40G RGB.
Test conditions:
OS: Windows 11. power mode: Performance. Frequencies: Overclocking the RAM, processor and graphics card. Cooling mode: automatic.
Performance tests:
The rendering test is the decisive criterion for determining the efficiency of any cooler, so we decided to perform the rendering through the Blender platform of a video that my colleague “Abanoub Atef” designed with a resolution of 4K and 4096 Samples. Immediately after the rendering started, the processor temperature rose at an insane rate and almost broke the 100 degrees Celsius barrier, but soon our supercooler started its work to stabilize the processor temperature at 92 degrees at the highest frequencies, which is a really impressive number if we consider that we are dealing with a Core processor i9-13900K savage!
We were not satisfied with the rendering test, of course, and we were eager to know the temperature of the processor when pressure was applied to it through one of the benchmarking platforms, so we decided to install the well-known CPU-Z platform and started the “Stress” pressure test, and at the same time we ran the HWiNFO software to monitor the processor temperature, The maximum temperatures ranged between 98-101 degrees Celsius, while the power consumption reached 245W, which indicates that the processor was operating at almost full capacity, although it sometimes exceeded 100 degrees Celsius!
Since our cooler comes with a circular design designed to cool the surroundings including VRMs and an M.2 port, we had to test the heat of the M.2 storage located directly under the processor, and we chose a cheap one with no heatsinks. To see how efficient the coolant is. When we ran a CrystalDiskMark storage speed test with HWiNFO, it didn’t get hotter than 45 degrees, which is also pretty good.
The price of the ROG Ryujin II 360 cooler and should we recommend it?
inform coolant price Officially $ 310, which is undoubtedly an exorbitant price, not only compared to the prices of coolers in general, but also for other higher-class coolers! The cooler offers a simple but elegant design, with good solidity and great manufacturing materials, to say the least, and it features a giant LCD screen that displays a lot of details, and it is easy to install and compatible with many processors, whether from Intel or AMD, as for performance, this is the cooler’s superiority Especially for fans of overclocking and thirsty to torture higher-end processors, thanks to the use of Noctua cooling fans and Asetek pump.
However, ASUS is disgraced for not paying attention to the safe packaging of the cooler’s components, especially the heatsink, and having a version without RGB is an inevitably outrageous idea for the shocking cooler’s price, and it is strange that the cooler is accompanied by an ARGB-supporting controller, and of course the cooler will not fully benefit from the controller ! Although the performance is great, the cooler makes a loud noise when the processor temperature rises sharply, and it operates according to the temperature of the entire CPU package and not according to the temperature of the CPU cores, which makes it relatively slow to respond.
For us, we see that the cooler has many advantages compared to the disadvantages, knowing that these disadvantages are not so serious as to prevent buying the cooler for those who can afford it, if you have a higher-class assembly or want to upgrade this assembly, you will not regret buying the ROG Ryujin II cooler 360, especially if the components of the assembly, the most important of which is the motherboard, are from ASUS and you want to achieve an “Eco System” between the parts of your computer. But if you want the best value for money, this cooler won’t do what you expect from it.
Other hardware reviews:
Design – 9
Manufacturing quality – 10
Performance – 9
Noise – 8
Accessories – 10
Price – 8
9
great
ASUS knows very well how to captivate the hearts of high-end builders, which is why it presented them with the ROG Ryujin II 360 cooler as a great choice for lovers of overclocking and powerful performance for all processors available in the market, and it made little effort to change the design because increasing the size of the display is enough to forget about it. However, the cooler’s price may be a deterrent!
