When the Core i9-12900K was just listed, due to the use of the latest LGA1700 interface, many radiators have fallen into the embarrassment of not having corresponding fasteners, and radiator manufacturers have to rush to make LGA1700 fasteners. The safest way for users is to buy the latest radiators, as they are all equipped with corresponding fasteners. In this issue, MC found three 360mm-sized one-piece water-cooled radiators that were recently on the market: Geometric Future Small Eskimo, Xingu Kunlun KL-360, and ROG RYUJIN Dragon God II.360. These three products include both mid-range products positioned in the mainstream market within 1,000 yuan and flagship products of more than 2,000 yuan. How are the three products performing? We experienced them separately.
Geometric Future Little Eskimo 36
Geometric Future Little Eskimo 36 specs
Cold row size: 397mm× 120mm×27mm
Cold row material: aluminum
Water pipe length: 450mm
Cold head size: 78mm× 78mm×53mm
Pump speed: 2800rpm±10%
Pump Noise: <30dB(A)
Fan size: 120mm× 120mm×25mm
Fan speed: 2000rpm±10%
Fan airflow: 69.11cfm
Fan wind pressure: 2.92mmAq
Fan Noise: 29dB(A)
Supported platform: Intel: LGA2066/2011-v3/2011/1700/1200/115X
AMD：TR4/AM4/AM3+/AM3
Reference price: 699 yuan
Many readers may be unfamiliar with the Geometric Future brand, a company founded in 2020 that took only half a year or so from the establishment of the company to product development and listing. As with its brand name, its future designs will return to using more geometric elements, replacing "addition" with "subtraction" and simplifying products. At present, Geometry Future has a variety of chassis and radiators began to be listed, and power supply products will be launched in the future.
Minimalist process design
Geometry Future Little Eskimo has two products, 24 (240mm size) and 36 (360mm specification), and we experienced the Little Eskimo 36. This radiator adopts the design concept of simplifying complexity and applying a minimalist process. Its cold head does not have too many fancy designs, with a high-gloss mirror top cover and a slightly raised curved surface. Surrounded by an anode aluminum alloy drill-cut shell, it looks very textured.
The cold head of the little Eskimo 36 also supports RGB lighting effects, it uses a linear RGB lighting effect, there is an RGB lamp on the side of the surface, and its top cover "GEO" Logo also supports RGB lighting effects, in addition to being able to link with the mainstream Asus, MSI and other motherboard lighting effect systems, it can also synchronize with Razer's Razer Chroma lighting effects, and the compatible lighting effects are more comprehensive. If your motherboard does not support lighting effects, it is also equipped with a magnetic multi-mode RGB lighting effect controller, you only need to connect the lighting effect connector with the controller, you can manually switch the lighting effect through the controller.
▲ The design of the cold head is very simple, the curved top cover is equipped with the logo of the RGB light effect, and it is also very compatible with the hardware.
The small Eskimo 36 has a cold head size of 78mm× 78mm×53mm, and is equipped with a large thermally conductive copper base of 55mm × 55mm, and the combined pure copper base also has a high-density micro-channel distribution to conduct processor heat more efficiently. Its internal pump speed is 2800 rpm and the noise is less than 30dB(A).
▲It adopts a large thermally conductive copper bottom of 55mm ×55mm.
Equipped with Dragon Scale 2503 fan
The cold row size of the Little Eskimo 36 is 397mm× 120mm×27mm, and the cold row and the cold head are connected by a 450mm water cooling pipe. Its cold pipe adopts a polymer low volatility nylon braided mesh rubber casing, which is more resistant to bending and can extend the service life of the water pipe.
Paired with the cold row are three Squama Dragon Scale 2503 fans, which are high-performance silent fans designed for geometric future design, which, like the design of the cold head, has a circle of RGB lighting at the edge of the fan, and it is double-sided with light. This fan applies the aerodynamic dragon scale principle, because the boundary layer of the fan is prone to air flow separation, will produce greater resistance, and after the addition of dragon scale dents on the outer frame, it will promote the turbulence of the fan boundary to turn, so that the turbulence boundary part is not easy to flow separation phenomenon, so that the air flowing in the outer frame reduces the resistance. When the resistance is reduced, the flow rate of the air will increase, and the frictional resistance of turbulence will be greater than that of laminar flow, which will make the intake air stable get a better state. If the fan is in a high-speed state, the noise reduction effect of the fan blade and frame body is better.
▲Equipped with a Dragon Scale 2503 fan, you can see that the fan is covered with small dents.
In addition, the inner wall of the fan adopts a soft glue design, which can improve the efficiency of the fan, such as reducing wind noise, and the noise generated by the fan will be absorbed by the soft glue during operation. At the same time, the fan has also been dynamically balanced to better perform the performance of the fan and improve service life. From the parameter point of view, the speed of the Dragon Scale 2503 fan is about 2000rpm, the fan air volume is 69.11cfm, the fan wind pressure reaches 2.92mmAq, and the fan noise is only 29dB (A). Of course, the specific performance still needs to be tested to be seen.
Fastener tool-free disassembly design, with letter more than 7868 silicone grease
The installation of the Little Eskimo 36 is very simple, its cold head buckle adopts the way of snap, only need to clip the LGA1700 buckle on the cold head. In addition, the backplane mounted on the motherboard needs to be fixed with 4 bolts. Overall, the Little Eskimo 36 is a bit quicker to install. It is worth mentioning that the silicone grease it is equipped with is Shin-etsu 7868, which is favored by many DIY users, and the thermal conductivity reaches 6.2W/m.k, which is more suitable for the thermal conductivity of high-performance processors.
▲It is matched with Shin-Etsu 7868 silicone grease, and the thermal conductivity reaches 6.2W/m.k.
The full load package temperature is only 75°C
On the Core i9-12900K platform, we tested the heat dissipation capability of the Little Eskimo 36. After the AIDA64 System Stability Test tested the processor for more than 30 minutes at full load, the final processor package temperature was around 75 ° C, which was a very eye-catching performance. Also, I noticed that the software detected that the processor fan was spinning at more than 5000 rpm, but I could barely hear the noise of the cold head. At the same time, the fan noise from the cold drain is also very small, only slightly higher than the ambient noise of 47 decibels, only about 48 decibels, and the noise installed in the chassis can be completely ignored. It can be seen that the little Eskimo 36 has a good performance in terms of heat dissipation performance and noise control.
▲ Under the strong pressure of the little Eskimo 36, the Core i9-12900K package temperature after 30 minutes of full load is only 75 ° C.
brief summary
From the experience point of view, the performance of the geometric future small Eskimo 36 in the heat dissipation performance can only be regarded as decent, but in the appearance of the continued use of minimalist design style, while through the large copper bottom design, with aerodynamic dragon scale 2503 fan, as well as equipped with 6.2W / m.k thermal conductivity of the Shin-etsu 7868 silicone grease, so that its performance is very eye-catching. In addition, the price of only 699 yuan also seems to be very sincere, which is more suitable for users who care about cost performance.
Xingu Kunlun KL-360 ARGB
Xingu Kunlun KL-360 ARGB specifications
Cold head size: 74.2mm× 74.2mm×50mm
Pump speed: 5300rpm±10%
Pump Noise: <28dB(A)
Fan speed: 800~2000rpm±10%
Fan airflow: 78cfm
Fan wind pressure: 3.0mmAq
Fan Noise: 32dB(A)
Cold head fan: 70mm×70mm× 15mm
External water pump: 27.5mm×33mm
Reference price 999 RMB
Xingu has previously launched a number of integrated water-cooled radiators, such as ice sealing series, ice cool series, etc., most of which are aimed at mid-range and entry-level users. Xingu in the past few years launched a high-end series - Kunlun, Kunlun series of products at the beginning is mainly power supply, and now Kunlun series product line expanded to radiator products, Kunlun KL-360 ARGB is its first product.
It's water-cooled and air-cooled
MC has previously experienced the RYUJIN Dragon God II.360 integrated water-cooled radiator from ROG, the price of this radiator is as high as more than two thousand yuan, it has a feature of adding a fan to the cold head, which can assist in heat dissipation, and improve the heat dissipation performance by fusing air cooling and water cooling. Although the Xingu Kunlun KL-360 ARGB also adopts this similar design, there are some differences: it adds a 70mm ×70mm cooling fan inside the cold head, which supports PWM speed regulation, and the fan speed of the cold head can reach up to 3000rpm. It adopts a three-dimensional high-pressure strong wind, through the air inlet from around the top cover, the cold head is close to the bottom of the air outlet, not only can directly dissipate heat for the processor, the air outlet of the air can also cool down the heat dissipation module on the main board. The cold headcap part is its logo and comes with a Kunlun Mountain pattern with RGB lighting effects, which looks very chic.
▲The upper part of the cold head is the air inlet, the lower is the air outlet, and the air outlet can directly blow the heat dissipation module of the motherboard, which can not only dissipate heat for the processor, but also dissipate heat for the motherboard.
Perhaps considering the patent problem of water cooling and air cooling heat dissipation, the Kunlun KL-360 ARGB cleverly adopts a split water pump. It designed the pump part on the water pipe near the cold drain, because the water pipe is relatively soft, it can reduce the vibration and noise generated by the pump when running, and will not affect the installation.
▲The separated water pump adopted is designed to be in the cold drain position near the water pipe.
The water pump is made of zirconia ceramic bearings, which is made by using ultra-fine nano-scale zirconia porcelain powder, which is formed by hot pressing and sintered at a certain temperature, with wear resistance, high hardness, low noise and long life. In addition, it uses a three-phase motor (6-pole motor) for more stable operation and a speed of up to 5300 rpm.
▲Equipped with a large copper bottom
Cold-row fins are thickened
Fitted hydrodynamically balanced bearing fans
Like many standard 360mm cold row, Kunlun KL-360 ARGB has a cold row size of 397mm× 120mm×27mm, and is also made of all-aluminum. Its fins have been widened, and the single row of fins has reached 23mm, which can increase the heat dissipation area and enhance the heat dissipation performance. The three fans paired with the cold row support RGB lighting effects, which can be dimmed and linked with the lighting effect systems of mainstream motherboard brands. In addition, it is also equipped with a light effect controller, which can switch 26 kinds of light effects.
▲It adopts FDB hydrodynamic balance bearing fan, which supports ARGB dimming and can provide a maximum air volume of 78cfm.
The fan adopts FDB hydrodynamic balance bearings, which have the characteristics of low noise, low vibration and long life. Its fan blades are DBE dynamically balanced to ensure smooth operation of the fan for a long time. From the parameter point of view, Kunlun KL-360 ARGB air volume and wind pressure are very high, it can reach 78cfm air volume and 3.0mmAq wind pressure, and support 800 ~ 2000rpm adjustable speed. The specific performance needs to be verified in later tests.
Comes with a special screwdriver
Snap-on installation is easier
The installation method of Xingu Kunlun KL-360 ARGB is almost exactly the same as that of the Geometric Future Small Eskimo 36, and the same tool-free snap-on installation method is also adopted. At the same time, its fasteners are also the same as the little Eskimo 36, and the two can be used universally. However, the Kunlun KL-360 ARGB cold head is different from the way the back plate is fixed, because the four corners of its cold head have a mounting limit assist design, it will be easier to fix the screws, and it requires a special slender nut, while the small Eskimo 36 is a flatter nut. At the same time, although its cold head is slightly larger than the ordinary cylindrical shape, the cold head can be well compatible with the motherboard and will not affect the heat dissipation module and memory slot of the motherboard.
In addition, Kunlun KL-360 ARGB is also equipped with a proprietary magnetic screwdriver, which is specially designed for the screws of the radiator, with higher bite accuracy with the nut, and is designed with a rotating cap, which can be operated with one hand.
It is worth mentioning that Xingu also cooperated with the well-known Dow Corning in the field of heat dissipation to create a thermal grease with a thermal conductivity of 5.2W/m.k, which is slightly lower than the Shin-etsu 7868. It contains low volatiles and reduces performance degradation after prolonged use. Kunlun KL-360 ARGB is compatible with mainstream high-end platforms currently on the market, such as Intel's LGA20XX/1700/1200/115X; AMD's TR4/AM4/AM3+/AM3, etc.
Stronger heat dissipation
Package temperatures as low as 68°C
Also on the Core i9-12900K platform and with the same setup, we tested the Xingu Kunlun KL-360 ARGB. With the help of the AIDA64 System Stability Test, the processor was single-baked with Stres FPU, and after more than half an hour of full load testing, we saw that its package temperature was only 68 °C, which was 7 °C lower than the 75 °C of the Geometric Future Eskimo 36, and the heat dissipation performance was very good. In addition, I noticed through the software that the fan speed of the cold head is less than 2000rpm, which also shows that the Kunlun KL-360 ARGB is indeed much stronger than the single water cooling heat dissipation performance with the combination of water cooling and air cooling.
▲Xingu Kunlun KL-360 ARGB can suppress the package temperature of the Core i9-12900K processor at full load at 68 °C, and the heat dissipation performance is very strong.
In addition, in terms of noise control, Kunlun KL-360 ARGB is also relatively excellent, in addition to slightly hearing the fan noise higher than when standby when fully loaded, other water pumps and cold head fans can hardly hear sound. The overall noise value is the same as that of the Geometric Future Little Eskimo 36, only about 48 decibels.
After some testing, it can be seen that the Xingu Kunlun KL-360 ARGB has made a great breakthrough in performance - making the Core i9-12900K full-load package temperature as low as 68 °C. This is mainly due to its air cooling in the water cooling, and the design of the separate water pump can not only greatly improve the heat dissipation performance but also reduce the volume of the cold head, but also avoid the possible patent risks, which is commendable for this ingenious design.
ROG RYUJIN Ryujin II.360
ROG RYUJIN Ryujin II.360 specifications
Cold row size: 394mm× 121mm×27mm
Water pipe length: 380mm
Cold head size: 78.15mm×87.5mm×81mm
Pump speed: 840~2800rpm±10%
Pump Noise: <31dB(A)
Fan speed: 450~2000rpm±10%
Fan airflow: 71.6cfm
Fan wind pressure: 3.94mmAq
Fan Noise: 29.7dB(A)
Cold head fan: 60mm
AMD：TRX4/TR4/AM4
Reference price: 2499 yuan
ROG Player Nation has always been known for its high-end and has long been famous in the player circle. RYUJIN Dragon God II.360 is a flagship product of ROG in DIY products, with a price of up to 2499 yuan, which has reached the ceiling level in the integrated water-cooled products. With such a high price for a product, can its industrial design and product performance "beat the invincible hand all over the world"?
Comes with a 3.5-inch display
More playable
Unlike ordinary water-cooled radiators that only design a luminous logo on the cold head, ROG has been equipped with a display on the cold head since the first generation of RYUJIN Dragon God, but the cold head screen of the first generation of RYUJIN Dragon God is only 1.77 inches, and the screen looks small. RYUJIN Ryujin II.360 has been fully upgraded on the basis of the previous generation, the screen size has been upgraded to a 3.5-inch 24-bit full-color LCD, its resolution is 320×240, and the screen size is comparable to that year's iPhone 4. This 3.5-inch screen can display system information such as processor temperature, voltage, fan speed, frequency, etc., and can also be set through Armoury Crate software.
▲ The cold head is equipped with a 3.5-inch display that can display custom screens and system information, and the playability is very high.
ROG RYUJIN Dragon God II.360 preset has two major themes, dark and bright, and also has a custom theme setting function to create a personalized theme. In addition, RYUJIN Ryujin II.360 increases the storage space of the cold head section to 16MB, which can save multiple GIF files and play up to five animations at the same time. Through armoury Crate software, you can upload custom GIF format animation files, which can then be resized and displayed on the cold head of RYUJIN Ryujin II.360.
The cold head integrates a fan and water pump
On the surface, you will find that the entire cold head of the RYUJIN Dragon God II.360 is larger than the cold head of the ordinary 360mm specification one-piece water-cooled radiator, and its cold head size is 78.15mm×87.5mm×81mm, and the appearance is square.
▲ The copper bottom has been pre-coated with silicone grease
▲It adopts 3 owl NF-F12 iPPC 2000 industrial grade cooling fans
The design of the outside of the cold head has a lot of heat dissipation holes, this is because it integrates a 60mm cooling fan inside the cold head, while the traditional water-cooled radiator is only the structure of the copper bottom plus water pump, RYUJIN Dragon God II.360 can absorb a part of the heat of the heat conductive copper bottom and enhance the heat dissipation efficiency of the cold exhaust, but also can make the part of the heat emitted by the screen be discharged in time, and also provide auxiliary heat dissipation for the motherboard power supply circuit.
▲The internal structure of the cold head
Of course, as for how much heat dissipation performance is improved after adding a cooling fan on the cold head? Will compatibility get worse? We will test it below.
Installation is simple but poorly compatible
Although the ROG RYUJIN Ryujin II.360 was slightly earlier than several other products, it also supports 12th generation Core processors through updated fasteners. Intel, the mainstream LGA 115x/1200/1700/1366/2011/2011-V3/2066 can be supported, AMD, in addition to the mainstream AM4 platform, also supports the top platform TR4. The LGA1700 fastener it comes with still uses the previous simple installation, and the buckle in the cold head part is the same as before, no need to replace, and only need to be screwed up by hand. What needs to be replaced is the back panel, and the overall installation method is basically the same as that of the geometric future small Eskimo 36.
In addition, it is worth noting that the geometric future of our experience of the small Eskimo 36 and Xingu Kunlun KL-360 does not have compatibility problems when installing, because most of the integrated water-cooled cold heads are not large, only like the tower air-cooled radiator due to its large size, so it may lead to conflicts with the heat dissipation module and memory on the motherboard. However, ROG RYUJIN Dragon God II.360 is large in size due to the integration of water pumps and fans in the cold head, and it is easy to conflict with the heat dissipation module and memory around the processor on the motherboard when installed.
For example, we are equipped with ROG's own motherboard: Z690-A D4 snow blowing, when installing ROG RYUJIN Dragon God II.360, it needs to adjust the direction, even if it is barely installed, it will occupy a memory slot on the motherboard, and there is almost no excess gap between the heat dissipation module. In my opinion, its compatibility still has a lot of room for improvement, after all, for a top radiator of 2499 yuan, it is a bit inappropriate to have such a compatibility problem, not to mention its own motherboard.
Performance is not satisfactory
As we mentioned earlier, ROG RYUJIN Dragon God II.360 is also a fusion of air cooling and water cooling products, which is different from Xingu Kunlun KL-360 ARGB in that Dragon God II.360 is to stuff the fan and pump into the cold head, while Xingu is to separate the pump from the cold head and set on the water pipe. We're curious about the similar design of the two products, but how big is the difference in performance?
Although MC had previously evaluated ROG RYUJIN Ryujin II.360, it was tested with the Core i9-11900K at the time, which was not very informative for this test platform, so we retested it. On the platform of the Core i9-12900K processor, the processor is single-baked via the AIDA64 System Stability Test's Stress FPU. After 30 minutes of full load testing, the package temperature of the processor stabilized at about 75 ° C, the same temperature as the geometric future small Eskimo 36, which is 7 ° C higher than the Xingu Kunlun KL-360 ARGB. However, the noise performance is good, only about 48 decibels.
▲ After 30 minutes of full load testing, the package temperature of the processor stabilized at about 75 ° C, which is the same as the temperature of the geometric future small Eskimo 36, which is 7 ° C higher than the Xingu Kunlun KL-360 ARGB.
ROG RYUJIN RYUJIN II.360 has rich personalized features, and the display can be customized with content, which is commendable. However, its performance did not meet our expectations. The Core i9-12900K processor is less than the thousand-yuan Xingu Kunlun KL-360 ARGB at full load of 75 °C, and is only on par with the 699 yuan geometric future Eskimo 36. At the same time, the slightly large cold head leads to poor installation compatibility, and it will occupy an additional memory slot on most motherboards, which also makes it a lot less.
There is also a gap in specification performance
At present, the mainstream integrated water-cooled radiators on the market are 120mm, 240mm, 280mm, 360mm, 420mm and other specifications, which mainly refer to the length of the cold row. In addition, the fan is mainly divided into 120mm and 140mm two kinds, we say that the daily 120mm cold drain means that the cold row can install a 120mm fan, 240mm can install two 120mm fans, 280mm can install two 140mm fans, and so on.
In general, 360mm products are stronger than 240mm. Of course, this is not absolute, there are some high-end 240mm specifications of the product through the improvement of the design, improve the material conditions will also have stronger performance than the low-end 360mm specifications of the product. At the same time, the same specification of integrated water cooling, due to the difference in materials and design, there will be performance gaps, which has been verified in this test.
Generally speaking, Core i5 or Ryzen™ 5 series processors are recommended to use the ordinary 240mm specification of the integrated water cooling without overclocking requirements. Core i7 or Ryzen™ 7 series processors, due to the relatively high power consumption and heat generation, it is recommended to match the mid-range 360mm specifications of the integrated water cooling, and for the top Core i9 or Ryzen™ 9 series, then it is recommended to use the high-end 360mm specifications or even 420mm specifications of the integrated water cooling.
"Water cooling, from entry to claims"?
I believe that many users have seen the "water cooling from the beginning to the claim" this ridiculous sentence, water-cooled radiator whether it is split or integrated, leakage problem is indeed more common 5 years ago, and the previous water cooling inside the liquid has conductivity, easy to lead to damage to other hardware. Now due to the advancement of technology and technology, the integrated water cooling of regular manufacturers has rarely leaked liquid. However, less does not mean that it cannot happen, once the leakage occurs, the hardware damage is damaged after-sales compensation? We have counted the after-sales warranty policies of these products for your reference.
Xingu: 3 years warranty, during the warranty period, if it is confirmed by professional testing that the hardware is burned out due to water-cooled quality problems, the damaged hardware will be compensated accordingly according to the market price.
Geometric future: 3-year warranty, leakage compensation, water-cooled products directly replaced.
ROG: 6 years of replacement, leakage problems lead to other hardware damage can be compensated at the original price. It can be seen that although ROG is expensive, it is still in line with the style of high-end products in after-sales service.
▲The after-sales warranty information consulted through the e-commerce website is, from left to right: ROG (ASUS), Xingu, geometry of the future.
Write at the end
After reading the article, I believe that everyone has an understanding of the appearance and performance of these integrated water-cooled radiators. So how to choose for users? From the performance, cost performance, compatibility, design, after-sales service comprehensive analysis, the first choice of Xingu Kunlun KL-360, after all, it is in the performance, appearance, compatibility and cost performance and other aspects of the right. The daily price of 999 yuan, catching up with e-commerce activities can also start at a low price of 899 yuan, and the cost performance is indeed very high. In addition, I also recommend the geometry of the future small Eskimo 36, its appearance is not ostentatious, but the performance is very strong, the key is the price is real, only 699 yuan, in terms of cost performance, it is still relatively fragrant.