Finished Looks

When it comes to looks, the ASUS Ryujin II 360 epitomizes the ROG aesthetic. Black, white, and gray, the cooler will fit in with the majority of system themes, with the LCD display being the focal point rather than the more typical ARGB lighting seen on the majority of coolers.


There were no issues on either platform with adequate space for both the chunkiest graphics cards and the tallest of memory modules.

The LCD display on the pump is bright and rather cool even if a bit gaudy; users can use it to display custom graphics or, through the use of an AIDA64 subscription, numerous bits of information, such as GPU and CPU clock speeds, FPS, and more. The Armoury Crate software also allows for the display of CPU temperatures and can be used to set custom fan profiles for the radiator fans and embedded fan, as well as the pump. To put it bluntly, this is something you will want to do. While I applaud ASUS for adding an embedded fan in the pump housing, it doesn't do much unless CPU temperatures start to spike, but that also makes sense considering how loud that fan can get, as it quickly drowned out the three Noctua fans. Suffice it to say, play around with the software and find a profile that works for you as the default profile leaves much to be desired because the cooler starts quietly but will get exceptionally loud very quickly if temperatures spike high enough, an issue that is essentially eliminated by using a custom profile.