Phanteks Glacier One 360 MPH

For cooling in our build, Phanteks sent along their Glacier One 360 MPH AIO in white. This 360 mm unit sports Phanteks infinity mirror on the cover cap of the pump. The "H" in "MPH" stands for the box including three 120 mm Halo fan frames to add D-RGB effects to that part of the AIO. As with all Asetek units, the Glacier One 360 MPH and its parts are held in place inside a shaped cardboard tray.


Out of the box, the AIO is pretty understated, lacking any lighting or immediately visible branding. However, being the white edition, Phanteks has covered the radiator in that color and sleeved the tubes accordingly as well.


The three 120 mm fans have a white frame and blades along with nice, short PWM cables which can be connected in series to keep the cable clutter to a minimum. The three Halo frames are exactly the same as those bought in retail. These attach to other proprietary Phanteks D-RGB elements. The cover gives the generally round pump a square base. Besides the lighting element, the cover acts as a sound barrier with its foam layer inside. Snapping it onto the base does prevent angling the tubing as far as possible, so ultra-compact SFF enclosures may not be able to utilize the cover in favor of that flatter angle of direction from the two hoses.


Being an Asetek-developed device, you will find all the usual mounting brackets for Intel and AMD CPUs inside the package. As this is a newer shipment, it also includes the LGA 1700 kit for the 12th Generation Intel platform. An adapter cable for the generic 3-pin ARGB interface is in an anti-static bag, alongside a fan extension and a fan splitter cable.


Turning our attention back to the AIO, the whole thing is a no-frills implementation with the exception of the pump. The radiator looks OEM, but the sleeving on the tubes is braided and feels sturdy while looking great. There are no branding elements or attempts to make it look modern, nor any fill ports as on similar products. None of that is an issue, but other brands tend to try to differentiate themselves a bit more.


The pump on the Glacier One 360 MPH is nice and compact, so you should have no issues fitting it into a small case that may hold a 360 mm AIO. Another nice touch is that it is PWM-controlled. Other offerings lean towards a more basic 3-pin RPM interface. On top of the housing are two round metal bases onto which the Phanteks infinity mirror cap will snap magnetically.


Thanks to the extra set of longer screws, attaching the Halo rings alongside the fans to the radiator is no problem. As you can see, the short PWM cables daisy chain nicely, so you only have to deal with the D-RGB wiring.