Finished Looks

The high-contrast white and black fans make the cooler pop on our test bench before the RGB lighting is even accounted for. Obviously, once everything is illuminated, the cooler loses its black and white appearance, instead taking on whatever color scheme you want, including that god awful rainbow mode every RGB product seems to have as the default.


As is the case with most liquid coolers, memory and graphics card clearance is perfect with no problems or issues to report.


The RGB LED illumination is pretty damn good overall in regards to appearance, but that is about it. The proprietary connectors just lock you into a specific ecosystem, while the software separates you from the ability to control all of your RGB lighted devices. While these controllers, software, and built-in hubs might have different lighting modes than with motherboard software control, the vast majority of users I have spoken with tend to stick to a single color or simple effects like breathing mode.


Now don't get me wrong, the little three-button controllers you typically see aren't really any better either, but at least those can usually still sync with the motherboard without any extra software. In Thermaltake's case, they have software that features a very unintuitive user interface and lacks quality of life features I would consider mandatory at this point. For example, the software does not auto-detect the fans or pump, and you cannot group the fans together for easier PWM or color control. Essentially, the software works, but if I had the option not to use it I wouldn't.