The CPU block is also immense, with dimensions well above normal, and it is ready to integrate the AMOLED screen module, which is the great novelty of this liquid AIO. It has a 6.67 -inch AMOLED diagonal screen, curved to be seen from the front and on the side. According to Asus, it has a 2K resolution (it is 2560 x 1440, although they do not specify it) and 60 Hz of refreshment frequency.
Finally, it must be said that it has a fairly higher price in this type of liquid refrigeration, and it is that the Asus Rog Ryuo IV SLC 360 ARGB because we will teach it a price label of 329.90 dollars, although ASUS has told us that it will have a promotional price for 289.90 dollars.
Unpacking and external analysis
The Asus Rog Rog Ryuo IV SLC 360 kit is packed in a black cardboard box with an outdoor cover, on the front of which we can see an image of the apparatus accompanied, as always, of the brand, the model and its main characteristics in the form of an icon.
In the opposite part, we have a table with the technical specifications.
And on one of the sides, a list of accessories included.
This outdoor cover is made of soft cardboard and you must slide it to access the hard, black and solely adorned with the emblem of the ROG family.
This opens in the form of a trunk and gives us the different components of the kit.
In the accessories, we find everything necessary for installation both in Intel and AMD systems.
It also comes from the screws, stickers and usual informative brochures.
Also separated the AMOLED screen module. The surface of this is enormous, and in the lower area, it has a magnetic anchor in the CPU block. From this screen comes only one cable with a connector for the internal USB 2.0 head to the motherboard.
Here you have the Asus Rog Ryuo IV SLC 360 ARGB. It is a bit complicated to teach you each part individually because it is a very large system and at the same time compact, with tubes only 20 cm long which barely give you room for maneuver.
Let's start to look at the CPU block. To start, it has a metal structure in which we must install the screen module.
It's a bit bizarre, the truth, that on one side has a rubber tape. We do not understand why Asus decided to really put a “wall” of plastic. It's not that it's bad, it's just weird.
In the lower area, we have the pump, the anchors and the contact area with the IHS, which is delivered with pre-applied thermal dough in an unconventional way … with the ROG anagram.
The tubes leave one of the sides, but beware because they are fixed, they cannot be turned as usual.
The tubes are mondish with nylon thread, and as we have said, they are only 20 cm long to give some rooms for maneuver, especially with the enormous size of the CPU block.
It is also atypical that the tubes penetrate through the center of the radiator instead of one ends. As we mentioned previously, the radiator measures 14 cm wide instead of the usual 12 cm, and it is in this 2 cm outgoing where the tubes are connected to the radiator.
The three fans we mention previously are already pre-installed, and only the PWM cable at 4 PWM and the argb for lighting are only.
The thickness is standard, but you will have already corrected that the fans are also small in the enormous radiator, which stands out not only wide but also long. Eye with this because it makes this liquid cooling system compatible with all PC boxes, and in fact Asus recommends that it be installed in boxes that admit the 420 mm radiators at the top, because also given the length of the tubes is the only part where it can be installed.
At the rear, we have the misery of the radiator, and you can admire its huge size.
Finally, a slightly closer view of one of the fans.
And in the CPU block with the module of the mounted screen.
Probando only Asus Rog Ryuo IV SLC 360 Argb
The main drawback of this AIO liquid cooling kit is that it is quite specific, because due to its size and size of the pipes, it requires having a PC box that admits the 420 mm radiators at the top. This was not our case, so to show you the Asus Rog Ryuo IV SLC 360 ARGB in operation, we initially mounted it outside the box to show it better, then we already mounted it with the radiator outside to do the performance tests.
To start, argb fans who have what Asus calls “aura fan edge”, which is essentially that the lighting is also seen on the sides.
Aesthetically, fans seem a pass to us.
The AMOLED screen initially shows an Asus animation, although it is obviously configurable from the software.
Certainly “cool” a lot and looks very well, although, and that is intentional for what we were able to check, it seems that it was in 3D. Repair in the area.
In the event that there are doubts, it looks better in the name of the ROG family.
The screen is a very interesting “fun”, which allows us to put scenes or videos of what we want. After all, it's like it was a USB instructor.
However, what seems the most interesting is the visualization of hardware surveillance, something that is obviously configured from the software, Armyury Crate.
There are several presets configured in the factory, although you can create yours if you wish.
The assembly is quite standard in a liquid cooling system, with the difficulty of manipulating a radiator and a huge CPU block with such small tubes, which in addition to forcing to install the radiator only on the roof of the box. OK, in compatible boxes, it is frightening, but this considerably reduces the product compatibility list.
In operation, the ASUS ROG RYUO IV SLC 360 ARGB is surprisingly noisy, but it ceases to be around 5 to 10 minutes, when the air bubbles in the internal circuit stabilized. At that time, it is quite inaudible at rest, and not too strong in normal operation. Put the fans as much as is quite noisy, the truth.
Regarding thermal performance, we used our usual test bench, with the reserve which, as we mentioned previously, we could not anchor the radiator on the ceiling of the box because it did not adapt, so we had it “in the air”.
- Intel Core Ultra 9 285K @ stock
- Asus Rog Maximus Z890 Apex
- 2 × 24 GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Cudimm 8,400 MHz
- Teamgroup Cardea A440 2 TB PCIe 4
- Corsair RM1000X Swift
- Frame Corsair 4000D Flow
- PNY GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
At rest, the system remains more than 30 to 34 ° C with 24 ° C of room temperature, that is to say with a 10 ° C delta, but this is done with absolute silence.
Submitting the team to a maximum load with the Oct in its latest version, the processor recorded a temperature up to 75 ° C, that is to say a Delta 51 ° CAnd to be an ultra 9 285K nucleus, the truth is that the temperature is excellent. In addition, we must say that in this situation, fans only turned 1,400 rpm and were not noisy.
Conclusion and verdict
The truth is that ASUS is a manufacturer that we love a lot for many reasons: from aesthetics to performance, through the quality and robustness of its products and without forgetting innovations. However, the Asus Rog Ryuo IV SLC 360 ARGB has left us a soft-bitter flavor in the mouth, because even if it is an excellent system of cooling the AIO liquid, with impressive performance and aesthetic and a friendliness of any doubt, it is a very expensive and complicated product to install.
Understand us: if you have a very high level system and you need liquid cooling that is up to par and is also silent, of course, the Asus Rog Ryuo IV SLC 360 ARGB will meet your expectations. Now, the price is increasing a lot because of wearing a giant Amoled screen which, although it is very cool and very curious, it will really not turn the look every 2 × 3 to see it, so its usefulness is really questionable. What's great? From this, there is no clear doubt.
In addition, as we have already mentioned, this liquid is only compatible with a limited number of PC boxes; The fact that your radiator is so huge and that the tubes are so short considerably reduce the possibilities, thus reducing their compatibility.
However, we believe that it is worthy of our Golden Award, as well as our recommendation for its indisputable performance.
