EK AIO Basic 240 vs ASUS ROG Ryujin 240?

Hey guys!

I recently got a good deal for a new Ryujin 240 which I tried out in my NR200p full mesh case (two fans in the top, two fans in the bottom, one 92mm fan in the back), the issue is that I already have the EK 240 Basic which I kinda like. I am looking at a SSUPD Meshlicious case to upgrade to later, thus I am writing on this subreddit!

Currently this is a stealth build in all black, but I am looking to maybe upgrade my case to a SSUPD later I thought the OLED screen would look pretty cool in it.

I want a pretty quiet, OCd system that is not too hot (yeah I know those things goes against each other).

Using EK with stock fans and quickbenching in XTU I was able to:

  • Hit 4.9/5.0 Ghz, overvolt of 0.0015/0.002v with max temps 85-88 degrees (fair bit of noise)
  • Hit 4.8 Ghz with an undervolt of -0.003v with max temps at around 75 degrees (little noise)
  • Hit 4.7 Ghz with an undervolt of -0.01v with max temps at around 70 degrees (almost dead silent)

Using Ryujin with stock noctua fans and quickbenching in XTU I was able to:

  • Hit 4.9 Ghz with overvolt of 0.002v with max temp at 90 degrees and a (fair bit of noise)
  • Hit 4.8 Ghz with undervolt of -0.003v with max temps at around 85 degrees (little noise)
  • Not being able to hit 4.7 Ghz with an undervolt of -0.01v to try out almost a dead silent build

What I can see, the Ryujin is... a bit worse than the EK? The only thing the Ryujin has for me is the OLED screen and the VRM fan which temps I don't really know if I had issues with in the first place. I have two Noctua Redux P12-1300 I can exchange my EK stock fans with to reduce the noise they make also.

So my claims and ideas and test methods are perhaps stupid, but now I'm searching for suggestions and my question is essentially this: What should I go for, you think? Just drop your arguments in the comments even if they are very subjective :)

Side notes: The Ryujin deal was around 100 Eur with a 50 Eur cashback from Asus, whereas I should be able to sell my EK (if i decide on the Ryujin) for around 60-70 Eur, so the money is not an issue here. I'm also able to return my Ryujin. I had no/little issue mounting either of the AIOs in my NR200P on a ASRock z390 phantom gaming-itx/ac and an 8700k with a 3060ti Asus Mini. I was also able to solve the notorious OLED issues with the Ryujin. I also had the VRM fan in Ryujin set to 40% to reduce the noise it does (damn it audible)