Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate CPU Cooler Review

Closer Look

The first thing you notice about the Water 3.0 Ultimate is of course the radiator. As a 360mm rad this thing is massive compared to your standard AIO setups.
Coming out of the rad are rubber hoses which attach to the pump/block with swivels.

Like all of the AIO coolers, the pump is part of the block which saves space and gives a very sleek look. The pump for the Ultimate is a beefed up version of the ones found on the 240 and 120mm Water 3.0 which makes sense as it has to push through the extra resistance of the huge rad. It draws its power from a standard fan header rather than a Molex/SATA connector.
The block is made of copper of course and has a pretty decent finish on it. It’s not mirror polished but it should be plenty to get the job done. Thermal paste comes pre-applied but if you are going through the trouble of installing the baddest closed loop cooler on the market, the least you can do is make sure you have some fresh, high-quality TIM on there.
The radiator is the standard 27mm thick and the fans are 25mm.

Obviously, being a 360mm setup Thermaltake includes 3 120mm fans. There isn’t much info on these going off the “TT-1225” model identifier on the sticker but Thermaltake claims they can push 99 CFM which I can definitely believe. These suckers move some serious air when cranked up. Unfortunately this also translates to some noise, but we’ll get into that on the next page.