Methodology
An AMD Ryzen 9 3950X has to be cooled in various levels of power consumption, joined by 16GB Crucial Ballistix Sport (2x8GB) DDR4 memory on an MSI B550 Tomahawk (BIOS 7C91vAB). The Asus ROG Strix GTX 1060 6GB runs in zero-fan mode for the CPU stress tests only and a Fractal Design Ion Gold 750W serves as the power source. The whole thing is housed in the Thermaltake Core P3 as an open benchtable.
The test system runs on Windows 10 Pro 22H2 (build 19045.2251). All data sets are recorded with HWInfo64 v7.34-4930 – 5000ms logging, the specified temperature results from the sensor CPU Die (Average). Since I don’t have air conditioning, the values in the graphs are the delta between room temperature and CPU temperature. This allows all cooling systems to be compared fairly, even if the ambient temperature is different. The thermal paste included with the cooler or pre-applied is used in each case.
I determine the sound level with a Voltcraft SL-200 meter, which operates in 125ms cycles in Lo mode. The room was measured at 33.3 dB(A), an external sample table helps to break it down.
Benchmarks
In the first test run, a loudness of 40 dB(A) was set at 40cm from the center of the pump and fans on the radiator; in my setup, that’s 58% PWM on the radiator fans and 100% PWM on the pump:
After that, this compact water cooler can show what it can achieve in terms of cooling performance at maximum speed, regardless of the noise level. A maximum of 48.7 dB(A) was achieved at 100% PWM and 40cm distance.
A full comparison to other coolers can be found here:
Roundup und erneute Messung aller getesteten CPU Luft- und AiO-Wasserkühler
Summary and conclusion
I could not find any points of criticism regarding the workmanship and it should be emphasized once again that the three fans are already mounted on the radiator ex works. The cables don’t just dangle around either, but have been neatly routed between the thread and fan frame.
The 3-year manufacturer’s warranty puts it in the good midfield, but the achieved cooling performance at 40 dB(A) is quite respectable and plays right at the top. The Navis F360 only has to admit defeat to its – admittedly louder – rivals in terms of maximum achievable cooling performance.
So I can repeat here again, who is looking for a good and inexpensive AiO watercooling in the “blackout” design without RGB lighting, will find it here. This AiO water cooler could convince in the test.
The test sample was provided by Endorfy without obligation. There was and is no influence on the tests and results. There was also no compensation for expenses and no obligation to publish.
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