Thermaltake TH360 Ultra V2 ARGB Sync AIO Watercooler Review

As was mentioned before, the Thermaltake TH Series Ultra is virtually identical to the previous editions with a few minor upgrades to make it one of their best-in-class coolers.  You will get a familiar 2.1” TFT-LCD display with a 480x480px RGB graphics resolution that is now fixed to the top of the cooler.  Previous editions would rotate allowing you to orient the picture to match your builds.  The panel decoration has also been updated giving the cooler a much-needed facelift.

The base of the cooler is brushed copper with the standard surround of screws.  While the cold plate is not reflective or polished the micro texture does a great job at distributing thermal compound.  This can be important when installing your cooler to get consistent thermal results.

While the pumpblock is the star of any AIO cooler the radiator is where the magic happens.  The 360mm radiator supports triple 120mm fans and features some rather large diameter hoses with decorative braiding.  Typically, the hose diameter can be interpreted in two ways.  Larger hoses often support higher flow volumes and/or provide more material to resists kinks allowing for tighter bends if your build requires it.

Let’s assume, larger hoses for less kinks.

Surface area through a radiator can dictate how efficient the radiator is and what types of fans are needed to provide adequate cooling.  To be honest this looks like every other standard, no frills, radiator and, for the most part there is absolutely nothing wrong with that.  Radiators like this require no special high-performance fans and the extra space will allow for even more dust to accumulate before clogging.

One thing that annoys me about many current computer accessories is that there is always something changed to control costs.  Well all know how sensitive PC component buyers are to price and while great features “should” offset this there are a great number of people who cannot grasp this concept.

On the TH360 Ultra ARGB Sync the major disappointment is the included fans.  These fans just reek of cheapness from their no F’s given injected molded frames to the translucent fan centers over hub mounted ARGB lights.  The fan blades ARE the important component but in builds where we see everything, I would be embarrassed to be associated with these air movers.

From a spec perspective they are decent with a PWM spin rate between 500 and 2000RPM while moving 57CFM at full tilt.  Overall noise level is 26dBA with 2.23mm of static pressure.