ASUS ROG Ryujin III 360 ARGB CPU Cooler Review
ASUS has given their ROG Ryujin CPU cooler a huge upgrade
Published: 17th May 2023 | Source: OC3D Internal Testing | Price: |
ASUS takes CPU cooling further into the extreme, meet the ROG Ryujin III
Earlier this year we reviewed ASUS' ROG RYOU III series of CPU liquid coolers, and we found them to be amongst the best performing CPU coolers that we have ever tested. Now ASUS is taking things one step further with their new ROG Ryujin III series coolers, boasting significant upgrades over their Ryujin II and a lot of snazzy add-ons.
With their RYOU III series, ASUS had already released a high-end product, but with their new Ryujin III ASUS has moved further into the enthusiast territory by adding a dedicated VRM cooling fan into the mix, new daisy-chained ROG AIO fans, and a high-end LCD screen. In short, this is ASUS' new flagship ROG branded CPU cooler, and that makes this a highly premium product.
Like the RYOU III, the heat of ASUS' ROG Ryujin III 360 ARGB CPU cooler is ASETEK's 8th generation pump, which is powered by a 3-phase motor and promises stronger performance than ASETEK's older pump designs. As you can see below, this CPU cooler's cold plate and pump section also features an integrated VRM fan, which is designed to provide airflow around your motherboard's VRMs. In our view, this extra fan is an unnecessary add-on, as motherboards are designed to be adequately cooled without this additional airflow, and small fans like this can be an annoying source of noise.
Out of the box, ASUS' Ryujin III supports all of the latest mainstream motherboard platforms, including AMD's AM4 and AM5 sockets, and Intel's LGA 1700, 1200, and 115x sockets.
One of the main upgrades that ASUS has made tot heir Ryujin III is to the unit's full-colour LCD display, which now features a larger memory capacity of 32MB and supports GIFs with up to 2,000 frames (up from 500 on the Ryujin II). This allows for longer, clearer, and higher framerate animations to be played on the screen.
The Ryujin's screen can also be used to monitor your system's clock frequencies, play personalised animations, or showcase other system information. It can also be used to display static wallpapers and text.
When compared to the Ryujin II, the Ryujin III features a thicker liquid cooling radiator (30mm instead of 27mm), new tubing that has a larger radius of 7mm (instead of 5mm) to reduce flow resistance, and a new cold plate that is now 32% larger to allow the Ryujin III to better cool large processors.
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Originally Posted by Celt
The EK Nucleus AIO CR360 Dark at $159.99 MSRP or the EK Nucleus AIO CR360 Lux D-RGB at $204.99 are not cheap, but are overall way better products in noise tolerable use. Which is how almost all, if not all of us run our AIO's..
If the LED on the pump is worth paying through the nose for a noisy product, then go for it. I'll stay with my EK Nucleus AIO and not have to feel like a sucker. |
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It's a Jonsbo 360. I only got it for aesthetics as the 120mm cooler I was using was doing the job fine.
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I was hitting about 73c in game. Then I put that thing in yesterday, and in a CPU benchmark it hit..... 49c LOL. I even got an award in Steam "Keep a cool head".
But yeah, from the ground up most of them are the same. It is the designer tat they keep bolting on that keeps increasing the price. All about oneupmanship.
What I saying is? never pay for features you don't need.Quote
As others have said, EK's newer stuff is a better all rounder and costs less, This would've been decent IMO if the price was a fair amount lower in the same range as Corsair 360 AIO with LCD.
With their very quickly slipping reputation and shady dealings, Asus have some gall charging £450 for this.Quote
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Originally Posted by Dicehunter
With their very quickly slipping reputation and shady dealings, Asus have some gall charging £450 for this.
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It should absolutely not cost more than £200 and even that is a stretch to be honest.
This is why Ive personally lost interest in PCs in recent years, the prices are just ridicolous, especially for what they are Just like Alien said, you shouldnt pay more for stuff you dont need. Ive personally even grown tired of lighting/RGB, due to it requires so much different software and most of them arent that solid either.
Lian Li Uni Fans are the best allround fan in terms of aesthetics, connections, cable management etc But Ive had dual 120s and now an single 140 of their first SL line, having an LED die. So the smooth lighting as gotten a bit off.
But thats beside the point here.
The price should be around 1/4 of what it actually costs, horrible and an insult to consumers honestly And we havent even started talking about how bulky it is and that they still havent innovated on the cable clutter part of it (facepalm) Quote
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Originally Posted by Dawelio
Even if it didn’t, charging £400+ for this kind of cooler in an insult regardless.
It should absolutely not cost more than £200 and even that is a stretch to be honest. This is why I’ve personally lost interest in PCs in recent years, the prices are just ridicolous, especially for what they are… Just like Alien said, you shouldn’t pay more for stuff you don’t need. I’ve personally even grown tired of lighting/RGB, due to it requires so much different software and most of them aren’t that solid either. Lian Li Uni Fans are the best allround fan in terms of aesthetics, connections, cable management etc… But I’ve had dual 120’s and now an single 140 of their first SL line, having an LED die. So the smooth lighting as gotten a bit off. But that’s beside the point here. The price should be around 1/4 of what it actually costs, horrible and an insult to consumers honestly… And we haven’t even started talking about how bulky it is and that they still haven’t innovated on the cable clutter part of it (facepalm)… |
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If the LED on the pump is worth paying through the nose for a noisy product, then go for it. I'll stay with my EK Nucleus AIO and not have to feel like a sucker.Quote