INTRODUCTION

   Superior cooling efficiency compared to almost every CPU air cooler out there and zero interference issues with motherboard components and RAM are pretty much the two main reasons AIO liquid CPU coolers have taken over the global market. Still with secondary features like RGB lighting becoming all but a must lately for both hardware and peripherals (especially among gamers) in order to get a larger piece of the pie manufacturers have been focusing on those as well. Be quiet! is among a handful of manufacturers who've for the most part placed RGB lighting second to quality and performance so it was just a matter of time before that would change. Well, with their brand new FX line of products which is finally here to celebrate their 20th anniversary (not a limited edition run) it has and today I’m testing the Pure Loop 2 FX 360 AIO 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 first Pure Loop series of AIO liquid CPU coolers be quiet! released in late 2020 (review here) had KD industrial behind them (as opposed to Asetek which is the company most companies currently use as their OEM) so i was very eager to see how their unique pump positioning (pump is mounted between the tubings) would affect performance and i wasn't disappointed. This is probably why be quiet! went with the same design for the Pure Loop 2 FX series. Still even though the Pure Loop 2 FX AIO is also available in 240/280/360mm sizes and sports the same 5500RPM high-speed doubly decoupled pump (the pump is mounted between the 400mm long sleeved tubings) this time over be quiet! has used a 27mm thick aluminum radiator which has an FPI count of 21 as opposed to the 19 of that used with the Pure Loop models. Combine that with the brand new Light Wings 120mm high-speed/air pressure fans (rifle bearing/4-pole motor/2500RPM/52.3CFM/2.6H2O/31dBA/18 ARGB LEDs - 9 on each side) and this should be just enough for the Pure Loop 2 FX to surpass its predecessor, at least in terms of cooling efficiency. Another thing that stands out with the Pure Loop 2 FX is that be quiet! bundles an ARGB fan hub which enables synchronization of up to 6 PWM fans and 6 ARGB components (5V) meaning you can connect it to the 3 Light Wings 120mm ARGB fans and the ARGB illuminated pump and still have room for two more devices. So, let's take a closer look at the brand new Pure Loop 2 FX 360 AIO by our friends over at be quiet!