SilentiumPC Navis Evo ARGB 360 – AIO cooler for everyone

Results – maximum rpm

In today’s review, I would like to show you another all-in-one liquid cooler. This time it is the highest AIO model from SilentiumPC – Navis Evo ARGB 360. In terms of price, AIO coolers from the Navis series are very attractive and offer an interesting price-performance ratio. So today, we’re going to check whether the manufacturer did not save costs in the wrong areas and whether this cooler can defend its place in a market full of competitors.

Key features of the cooler

The design of the Navis Evo ARGB 360 will probably not surprise you in any way, it is a classic all-in-one liquid cooler without unnecessary fads. The heart of the entire cooler is a copper-based processor block. Inside this block is a pump that pumps heated liquid from the block through hoses to the aluminum radiator.

In the radiator, the liquid is cooled by the means of three 120 millimeter fans. The hoses are equipped with a protective braid and due to their length of 460 millimeters, you will likely have no problem with the installation of the radiator, even in larger cases. You may more likely encounter minor problems with storing excess hose lengths in more compact setups. Fortunately, the hoses are attached to the cooling block for easier handling using swivel fittings.

The entire cooler is completely maintenance-free and is ready to be installed in your setup right after unboxing, including the fans on the radiator. All you have to do is prepare the corresponding components of the mounting kit according to the socket of your processor, apply thermal paste onto the processor and install the cooling block on the processor. Then all you have to do is attach the radiator to a suitable spot in the case, plug the cables and you’re done.

The cabling of this cooler is elegantly solved, as the fans enable gradual connection of both PWM and ARGB cables. You can connect all fans in series to a single PWM connector on the motherboard. However, the pump is not equipped with any PWM cable, its power supply is provided by a SATA cable and it is therefore not possible to regulate its speed. However, you can also connect the ARGB backlight on the fans to the cooling block and have everything synchronized via a single ARGB 5 V connector. However, if your motherboard is not equipped with it, you do not need to despair.

You will also find a Nano-Reset controller in the cooler’s package. Simply plug the cable from the Reset button on your case into this controller, changing its function to a switch between a total of fifty backlight modes. The power supply of the controller itself is done by the means of a SATA cable.

The contact surface of the cooling block is made of copper and its dimensions are an eye-catcher, 52.5 x 58 millimeters. Of course, this dimension is not random, as the base can cover most of the area of the heat spreader (IHS) of AMD Threadripper processors. Given the individual chips of these processors are concentrated in the middle of the substrate, I wouldn’t be afraid to install this cooler on AMD Threadripper 3970X or 3990X. However, to mount the cooler on a motherboard with the TR4/sTRX4 socket, you must replace the preinstalled bracket for standard desktop processors.

The Navis Evo ARGB 360 immediately caught my eye by its protective cover inside the box. The entire cooler is thoroughly protected by polymer foam. Although it is not as ecological a solution as commonly used cardboard, you can be sure that the cooler will withstand intact even when manipulated carelessly by forwarding companies.

The accessories of the cooler do not lack anything significant. The cooler itself is ready for installation out of the box. The mounting bracket, which is pre-installed on the base, is universal for common Intel and AMD sockets. All you have to do is prepare the corresponding screws around the processor socket, apply the Pactum PT-2 paste from the supplied tube and attach the cooler to the processor. In the package, you will also find the aforementioned bracket for installing the cooler on AMD Threadripper.

And as I’ve also mentioned, you will also find a Nano-Reset controller in the package as a small bonus, with which you can control the backlight of the cooler base and fans, even if your motherboard is not equipped with a connector for ARGB. The accessories are complemented by two clear user manuals and a set of short screws for attaching the radiator to the case.

Specifications of the cooler and fans

Interestingly, I compared the Navis Evo ARGB 360 with the recently tested AIO coolers MPG Coreliquid K360 from MSI and Celsius+ S36 Prisma from Fractal Design. The size of the Navis Evo ARGB 360 is not very different from its competitors, so only the MPG Coreliquid K360 stands out from the crowd with its oversized base with LCD display. Navis then offers a shorter warranty period, but where it completely decimates its opponents is its price, which is practically half. Perhaps the manufacturer did not save costs on important components and the SilentiumPC cooler will be able to offer a solid price-performance ratio.

Unfortunately, I was not able to find any relevant data regarding the supplied fans. I have requested these specs from the manufacturer in the past, but the R&D department at SilentiumPC notes that the maximum values are not usually indicative for normal fan use, as they do not usually operate at maximum speed all the time.

In today’s review, I would like to show you another all-in-one liquid cooler. This time it is the highest AIO model from SilentiumPC – Navis Evo ARGB 360. In terms of price, AIO coolers from the Navis series are very attractive and offer an interesting price-performance ratio. So today, we’re going to check whether the manufacturer did not save costs in the wrong areas and whether this cooler can defend its place in a market full of competitors.

Test methodology

The Intel Core i7-5820K in the ASRock X99 Taichi motherboard serves as a heat generator. The whole rig is placed on a Streacom BC1 benchtable without fans that would provide airflow. Stress tests are performed using the Aida64 Extreme application with a duration of 45–60 minutes. The coolers are tested at three speed levels (800, 1,200 and maximum) at a processor clock speed of 4,200 MHz with a voltage of 1.150 V. This is followed by another series of tests at 4,500 MHz with a voltage of 1.350 V. The processor power draw at these clock speeds is approx. 150 W and 200 W, respectively. The second set of tests therefore represents a really high load and it cannot be expected that the tested coolers will be able to cool the processor at all speed levels.

At the end of the test, the highest temperature reached is always recorded. All data regarding temperatures and power draw of the processor are obtained from the HWiNFO64 application. The results are then corrected for ambient temperature as the final Delta T value. The test success limit is set at 80 °C. Any higher value means the processor temperature above 100 °C and a risk of thermal throttling. Therefore, if the cooler does not pass the stress test with a Delta T value below 80 °C, such test is marked as failed. Noise is measured using a calibrated sound level meter Voltcraft SL-100 at a distance of 50 cm from the cooler.

In today’s review, I would like to show you another all-in-one liquid cooler. This time it is the highest AIO model from SilentiumPC – Navis Evo ARGB 360. In terms of price, AIO coolers from the Navis series are very attractive and offer an interesting price-performance ratio. So today, we’re going to check whether the manufacturer did not save costs in the wrong areas and whether this cooler can defend its place in a market full of competitors.

Results – maximum rpm

In today’s review, I would like to show you another all-in-one liquid cooler. This time it is the highest AIO model from SilentiumPC – Navis Evo ARGB 360. In terms of price, AIO coolers from the Navis series are very attractive and offer an interesting price-performance ratio. So today, we’re going to check whether the manufacturer did not save costs in the wrong areas and whether this cooler can defend its place in a market full of competitors.

Results – medium rpm

In today’s review, I would like to show you another all-in-one liquid cooler. This time it is the highest AIO model from SilentiumPC – Navis Evo ARGB 360. In terms of price, AIO coolers from the Navis series are very attractive and offer an interesting price-performance ratio. So today, we’re going to check whether the manufacturer did not save costs in the wrong areas and whether this cooler can defend its place in a market full of competitors.

Results – low rpm

It can already be seen here that the high amount of waste heat in combination with the low speed means that most coolers are not able to prevent the processor from overheating and subsequent throttling. This is not unexpected, it is simply the physical limit of the cooler and does not mean that it is of poor quality.

In today’s review, I would like to show you another all-in-one liquid cooler. This time it is the highest AIO model from SilentiumPC – Navis Evo ARGB 360. In terms of price, AIO coolers from the Navis series are very attractive and offer an interesting price-performance ratio. So today, we’re going to check whether the manufacturer did not save costs in the wrong areas and whether this cooler can defend its place in a market full of competitors.

Results – correlation of temperature and noise

I processed the display of the correlation of cooling efficiency and fan noise. However, due to the relatively low value of the maximum speed of the supplied fans, the current graph is somewhat briefer.

Nevertheless, it again nicely illustrates that in the range from medium to high speeds, mainly the noise increases without a dramatic temperature decrease. Here we’re likely the witnesses of the physical limitation of a relatively thin radiator, which does not require such a high static pressure or flow to achieve its optimum efficiency.

In today’s review, I would like to show you another all-in-one liquid cooler. This time it is the highest AIO model from SilentiumPC – Navis Evo ARGB 360. In terms of price, AIO coolers from the Navis series are very attractive and offer an interesting price-performance ratio. So today, we’re going to check whether the manufacturer did not save costs in the wrong areas and whether this cooler can defend its place in a market full of competitors.

Summary and conclusion

SilentiumPC Navis Evo ARGB 360 is a solid AIO cooler in all respects at a very reasonable price. Due to the size of the radiator, I had a little higher hope for its efficiency, but even so, this cooler does not give bad results. The acoustics of the fans are pleasant and the cooler is not excessively noisy even at maximum speed. The cabling is elegantly designed thanks to the possibility of connection of all cables in series, which significantly eliminates the “angry octopus syndrome” when untying the cables during the assembly process.

I would also like to highlight the well-designed support for AMD Threadripper processors with an adequately large contact area of the cooler. And as a bonus, the fans and the cooling block are equipped with an attractive ARGB backlight, namely if you pay attention to this when choosing a cooler. It’s a pity that the manufacturer only offers a 3-year warranty and the pump speed cannot be regulated. However, these are not major shortcomings and overall the Navis Evo ARGB 360 will offer you solid performance for a good price.

• Contents
• Key features
• Test methodology
• Results – maximum rpm
• Results – medium rpm
• Results – low rpm
• Results – correlation of temperature and noise
• Summary and conclusion