After a much-anticipated wait following Computex 2018, Asus has finally released their first liquid AIO CPU cooler — the ROG RYUO. Featuring LED LIVEDASH screen, this cooler is an AIO designed CPU cooling system with a 240mm radiator. It looks very impressive, allowing users to customise the on-screen animation, through supported media such as GIF animation, PC components status or a static picture. It’s controlled by the latest version of Asus LIVEDASH software.
The Package Appearance
The package still uses the ROG red/black style
Package Front
Package Back
Package Sides
Package bottom
Opening the box – It has a similar design to other brands
The contents of the box – It contains the main LC body, 2 x ROG designed FANs, the mounting bracket bag, and the user manual
The attachment bag – Asus part number is 15320-00191000
The contents inside the attachment package – An AMD bracket, an Intel bracket, a Micro USB to 4pin cable and 3 bags of screw
The bracket and other attachment have the same look as other brands like Corsair, EVGA or NZXT. Because all of their products are manufactured by the same foundry called ‘Asetek’
The Radiator comparison
The density of the radiator fins
The tube of the radiator
The AURA SYNC RGB Pump with the LIVEDASH OLED screen
The comparison of the appearance between Asus and Corsair
The thermal paste applied area
The SATA power of pump connection with 2 of the 4-pin fan headers
The ROG Radiator Fan – 81CFM Airflow with 5mm H2O pressure. This fan has been measured and tested by the world largest TIA company ‘TÜV SÜD’, the model ‘CF1225U12D’ we cannot find any detail on the internet
The RGB ring in the middle of the cooler
The front view of the LIVEDASH OLED screen
The video of the LIVEDASH OLED screen and RGB lightning effect
Overall
After this quick unboxing, we are impressed with this product. We speculate that Asus has the ambition to enter the entire PC components market, and may launch its own brand of chassis, memory or SSD in the future.
ASUS ROG RYUO 240 OFFICIAL WEBSITE: https://www.asus.com/au/Cooling/ROG-RYUO-240/