ASUS ROG Ares III Review

Test Setup

ASUS Ares III
Intel Core i7-4960X @ 4.4GHz
ASUS Rampage IV Extreme
Corsair Dominator Platinum 2133
Corsair AX1500i
Corsair Neutron GTX
Corsair H100i
Windows 7 x64
XSPC RX360 V2 Radiator
Corsair SP120 QE Fans
XSPC Raystorm CPU Block
XSPC D5 Pump & bay Reservoir 

Temperatures

As you’d expect from a full-cover waterblock tied into a big radiator, the Ares III is considerably cooler than the AIO solution on the PowerColor 295X2. Yes it’s more faff to install, and yes it’s twice the price, but it is 7°C cooler even though we hardly ran our fans plus we had the CPU in the loop too.