After the Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280 proved to be the best CPU cooler for AMD Ryzen, EK’s AIO 360 D-RGB took the crown. Now we’re looking at 280 vs. 360mm radiators and the 360 Liquid Freezer II.
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Watch our review of the Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPaSEGe6ML0
Watch our review of the EK AIO 360 & 240: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bOPsxqEMr4
Our CPU cooler review methodology is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmTOJP4KOyk
Or written form here: https://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/3561-cpu-cooler-testing-methodology-most-tests-are-flawed
This benchmark answers a few sets of questions at once, all in the process of reviewing the Arctic Liquid Freezer II 360: We’re looking at radiator size comparison and how much radiator size matters (280 vs. 360, 360 vs. 240, and radiator thickness), but also which of the top two CPU coolers is the best on the market. We’re specifically testing on a 200W heat load here (3950X), but this mostly hierarchically scales to other desktop CPUs as well.
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RELATED PRODUCTS
Arctic Liquid Freezer II 360 on Amazon: https://geni.us/cA4wXFg
EK’s AIO 360 D-RGB will eventually be on Amazon here: https://geni.us/Nkp5jfl
Find the Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280 on Amazon: https://geni.us/uxvOmsK
Or find the Liquid Freezer II 280 on Newegg: https://geni.us/NUno
Noctua NH-D15 on Amazon: https://geni.us/WWsSiju
EVGA CLC 280 on Amazon: https://geni.us/AoQXQ
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – Preparing for the Show-Down
04:02 – Arctic Liquid Freezer II 360 vs. EK AIO 360 at 35dBA
05:56 – Making Sure Viewers Understand Noise
08:21 – Arctic Liquid Freezer II 360 VRM Fan Benchmark
09:55 – VRM Thermals with 360 LF II vs. EK AIO
10:50 – Time-to-Max EK AIO vs. Arctic Liquid Freezer II
11:20 – Full Fan Speed of EK vs. Arctic (Best Ryzen CPU Coolers)
12:31 – Liquid Freezer II 360 Surface Flatness Test
13:46 – Conclusion: Top CPU Cooler Comparison
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Editorial, Testing: Steve Burke
Video: Keegan Gallick, Andrew Coleman
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