INTRODUCTION

   Unlike many years ago AIO (all-in-one) liquid CPU coolers may not have much headroom left for improvement (at least not until something new gets researched and developed) but thanks to their impressive cooling efficiency, zero interference with motherboard components and RAM, no strain on the motherboard (limited pump/plate weight) and looks they are still the number one choice for gamers, enthusiasts and even professionals. Since we live in the era of RGB illumination however many manufacturers tend to focus quite a bit on looks lately rather than low noise levels and even cooling efficiency. As always be quiet! is not one of them and since last month they officially released their latest line of AIO liquid CPU coolers called the Pure Loop today I’ll be testing the top of the line 360mm model.

   be quiet! is a premium brand of power supplies, PC cases and cooling solutions for desktop PCs. The products of be quiet! offer legendary quiet operation and first-class performance thanks the passion for quality and precision. Attention to detail is the key to perfection. Which is why our very own experts lead product conception, design and quality control from our headquarters in Germany. be quiet! sticks to its name: More than 15 years’ experience in the field of noise reduction and silence make be quiet! products probably the most silent ones on the market.

   The Pure Loop line of AIO liquid CPU coolers by be quiet! includes 4 variants based on 120/240/280/360mm long aluminum radiators (copper and once again in my hands i have the tri-fan model that measures no less than 397mm in length, 120mm in width and 27mm in thickness. Now although the Pure Loop is somewhat similar to the Silent Loop model i reviewed back in 2018 (review here) they have quite a few noticeable differences such as the faster standalone pump (5500RPM/2200RPM - here the pump sits between the radiator and the waterblock), thinner (27mm/30mm) higher FPI count (19/16) radiator, position of the fill/drain port (radiator/pump), longer (400mm/390mm) rotatable sleeved tubes (for the Silent Loop be quiet! had used fixed tubes with anti-kink coils), illuminated waterblock (white LEDs) and a slightly larger CNC machined cold plate. I was expecting be quiet! to use a new fan model for the Pure Loop line but it seems that both models actually use the same Pure Wings 2 120mm PWM rifle-bearing fans (2000RPM/65.51CFM/2.23mmH2O/36.9dBA) so right from the get go i know more or less what to expect in terms of noise levels (unless the pump is considerably louder than the one used with the Silent Loop line). So, let's see what be quiet! has been up to with their latest Pure Loop 360mm model.