Top performance Minimalist cable routing!GIGABYTE Water Eagle II 360 Liquid Cooler Review Regulated

Mondo Digital Updated on 2024-01-31

1. Introduction: Minimalist buckle interlocking fan design No matter how many fans there are, only 2 wires are needed.

In today's era, DIY hosts are almost always equipped with a large number of RGB fans, but although "light pollution" brings visual sensory enjoyment, it is very cumbersome in terms of cable management.

Take 360 liquid cooling as an example, each fan must have a dedicated 5V RGB interface and a 4-pin fan power supply interface, so the 360 liquid cooling radiator that supports ARGB must have 8 cables (including water blocks).

This results in a lot of effort not only to install the heatsink, but also to clutter up the cable management inside the case. If you add a few more RGB fans, the care of dozens of cables will discourage many students.

Recently, GIGABYTE has solved this problem with the introduction of the Water Eagle II 360 Liquid Cooler.

The GIGABYTE Hydrosculpture II 360 Liquid Cooler solution features an easy-to-install snap-on interlocking fan with an interlocking daisy-chain communication design.

No matter how many fans are linked, only 2 wires are needed, one for RGB and the other for fan rotation, which greatly simplifies the installation and cable management of traditional 360 liquid coolers.

In terms of heat dissipation efficiency, the Water Eagle II 360 has improved the fan design, by enlarging the lower part of the blade and the serrated blade design, it can effectively enhance the compression capacity of the fan and reduce noise.

Combined with HDB hydraulic dynamic bearings, it can achieve 64. at a maximum speed of 2300rpm95cfm air volume, 293mmH2O wind pressure, while the noise does not exceed 37dBA.

The GIGABYTE Water Eagle II 360 Liquid Cooler has the following parameters:

2. Picture Reward: Cold Head Raised Design + Easy to Install Snap Interlocking Fan.

Box.

The Water Eagle II 360 has an all-black design with a radiator thickness of 25mm.

The water block supports ARGB Sync, which can customize various RGB lighting color values, and can display any lighting effect you want.

In addition, the cold head cover is also designed to rotate, which can be manually rotated 330 degrees, and you can customize the direction of the AORUS logo according to your preference.

The water block has been thickened and has a diameter of 78mm, which can increase the flow rate of water coolant.

The heat dissipation copper bottom is also designed to be raised, which can be more perfectly bonded with the CPU, which increases the thermal conductivity efficiency to a certain extent.

The newly designed fan adopts HDB hydraulic dynamic bearings, with a speed of 800-2300rpm and a maximum air volume of 6495cfm, wind pressure 293mmH2O, maximum noise control at 128~36.9dba。

The lower part of the fan blade is designed with serrations and is enlarged to enhance the compression capacity of the fan, reduce noise and improve airflow.

The back of the fan.

Fan specification: 12v035a, power 42w。

There is no 4pin fan cable and 5V RGB cable, and it is easy to install the snap-on interlocking fan, and with the interlocking daisy chain communication design, it can be connected at one snap.

The 3 fans together do not have a single line, which can make the case wiring more refreshing.

Accessories and fasteners support AMD's AM4, AM5, TR4 platforms, and Intel's version supports LGA115X, LGA1200 and LGA1700 platforms, which are basically supported by mainstream platforms.

3. Performance test: 14900K oven stable 340W power consumption output for 19 minutes.

1. Heat dissipation efficiency.

In winter, the room temperature is low, about 20 degrees, and the AIDA64 FPU is used for the oven test.

We tested the i9-14900K with the motherboard default settings and the initial power consumption was up to 364W.

After 15 minutes of baking test, it finally stabilized at 340W, and the temperature was maintained at 100°C, which means that it can stably suppress the i9-14900K overclocked to 340W.

This is a very rare number. We have tested a number of water coolers, at a temperature of 100 degrees, most of the long-term ovens can only stabilize the power consumption of about 310W, while the Water Eagle II 360 water cooling finally stabilizes at 340W, of course, this may also have something to do with the current low temperature.

2. Noise test.

When performing a noise test, the ambient noise is about 45 decibels.

During normal operation, the noise of the pump is almost inaudible, and the fan noise is only 48 decibels.

In standby mode, the measured fan noise is 51 decibels, while in the baking state, the fan speed is up to 2300 rpm, and the noise is 62 decibels.

As a comparison, a certain brand of water cooling fan has a noise of 64 decibels at 1800rpm.

4. Summary: Top heat dissipation efficiency and minimalist cable design.

As a water-cooled radiator, its essential job is to dissipate heat, so let's talk about the heat dissipation effect first.

Previously, we tested a number of 360 liquid cooling radiators, and when pressing the fully loaded i9-14900K for a long time, the power consumption is generally around 300W under the limit of 100 degree temperature wall, and the better performance can reach 330W.

After 19 minutes of baking tests, the i9-14900K was able to operate at 340W of power.

Of course, there is also the factor of low room temperature in winter.

Another advantage of the Water Eagle II 360 liquid cooling compared to ordinary liquid coolers is the use of easy-to-install snap-on interlocking fans.

Traditional ARGB fans will have 1 fan 4pin and 1 5V RGB cable, 3 fans need to be connected to 6 cables, and there are also 2 cables for cold heads. I believe that many players will be discouraged when they see this kind of collocation, not only the installation is troublesome, but the cable management is also very big.

No matter how many fans are connected, only 2 wires are required, which not only saves worry and effort during installation, but also makes the inside of the case more clean and tidy.

The ** of the Water Eagle II 360 liquid cooling radiator is 799 yuan, which is very valuable compared to its top-level heat dissipation capacity and minimalist fan cable management design.

In this age of individuality and simplicity, the GIGABYTE Water Sculpture II 360 Liquid Cooler is truly a product like no other.

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