Review: Asus ROG Ryujin 360

by Parm Mann on 20 May 2019, 14:00

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Conclusion

...sounds promising in theory, but a couple of missteps have prevented the ROG Ryujin from living up to its potential.

Asus has entered the liquid-cooling arena with an ultra-high-end solution aimed at enthusiasts who are looking to complete a Republic Of Gamers build.

Priced at a jaw-dropping £232, the ROG Ryujin 360 is a flagship model carrying three unique attractions; bundled 120mm Noctua fans; an OLED display; and a pump-embedded fan designed to cool the area around the CPU socket.

All three additions have promise, but implementation in what is Asus's first attempt leaves room for improvement. The OLED display could be bigger and brighter while offering more customisation, the 60mm pump fan is too noisy for our liking, and the accompanying software feels rough around the edges. There is scope for all-in-one coolers to raise the bar in terms of aesthetics, and though this first-gen effort falls short of the mark, we're intrigued to see if Asus can tweak some of the identified issues for a second-gen revision.

Bottom line: a premium liquid cooler bundled with Noctua fans sounds promising in theory, but a couple of missteps has prevented the ROG Ryujin from living up to its potential. At this price point, you're better off exploring a custom loop.

The Good
  
The Bad
Customisable display
Three Noctua fans in the bundle
Pump design offers something different
  
Costs over £200
Average performance results
Relies on multiple software utilities
Noisy pump-embedded fan


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Posted by Tunnah - Mon 20 May 2019 15:10
Absolutely ridiculous. That 60mm fan is just dumb. Do they not do their own in-house testing beforehand ?

That aside, this is just another product that comes with an idiot/Razer/Apple tax, whatever your preferred term is. You pay for the fluff.
Posted by Xlucine - Mon 20 May 2019 15:55
I'm genuinely surprised by the 60mm blower. My asus motherboard has pretty good fan curves out the box, and with plenty of opportunity to tweak them - it's a very odd decision to have a top-end product let down like that. I also wonder how much difference it'll make to VRM temps, given the plastic shrouding around it.

Wonder if it's possible to hack the 1.8" display to run as a monitor in windows?
Posted by cronicash - Mon 20 May 2019 17:04
Im not sure if its because of my aggressive main fan profiles or that its covered with ram and competing with gpu fan noise but i cannot hear the small 60mm fan?

Posted by philehidiot - Mon 20 May 2019 19:57
I'd like it if they specified a MTBF. I can't find one for my cooler which is around 5 years old. Last thing I need is a pump failure and a cooked CPU.
Posted by Roobubba - Mon 20 May 2019 20:01
A product to remind those amongst us who may be relatively new to computer hardware that price is no measure of performance!

I've had a series of high end air coolers (still rocking a Prolimatech Megahalems on my old i7 860 and it's quiet as a mouse and has been overclocked for many years solid now), and if I were to consider water cooling, it'd be a proper custom loop setup. Not £200+ for this utter garbage.

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