Corsair iCUE LINK TITAN 360 RX RGB CPU Cooler Review
Gaming Performance
OC3D CPU Cooler Gaming Test
With this new CPU testing rig, we wanted to experiment with analysing the “gaming” performance of CPU coolers. After all, all-core stress tests are not a common workload for PC users. Games do not usually put huge levels of stress on all cores of your processor, especially if your CPU has a high core count. We also wanted to see if your choice of CPU cooler impacts GPU thermals under a GPU-focused stress test. After all, your CPU cooler can have a huge impact on the overall airflow pattern of your PC.
For our CPU game test we used Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker’s benchmarking tool for our gaming test. This is a test that can run for a long time, and moves between CPU and GPU limited parts of the game. This test was used at a resolution of 1080p at maximum settings.
Corsair iCUE TITAN 360 RX RGB 1000 RPM Performance
The first thing that we will note below is that maximum GPU thermals are lower when we use an all-in-one CPU liquid cooler inside our heatsink test system. This is likely due to the fact that these heatsinks effectively add more exhaust fans to our system, increasing overall system airflow. One strong perk of AIO CPU liquid coolers is that they can act as both CPU cooling solutions and as a system exhaust airflow solution.
Overall, Corsair’s new TITAN 360 liquid cooling solution perform admirably here, delivering better results than any air cooler that we have tested. That said, this isn’t a hugely intensive CPU workload, and that gives higher-end CPU coolers little room to separate themselves from each other in the charts below.
Corsair iCUE TITAN 360 RX RGB 1500 RPM Performance
At higher fan RPMs, Corsair’s new cooling solution pushes ahead of all other options. It may not push ahead by much, but it is ahead.
Corsair iCUE TITAN 360 RX RGB Max RPM Performance
Corsair’s new iCUE TITAN again pushes ahead of EK’s Nucleus CR360, which was our favoured liquid cooling solution performance-wise. Now, Corsair is delivering strong competition with their in-house pump technology.
