Thermaltake Water 3.0 Pro CPU Cooler Review

At stock we see a competitive level of performance which is kinda of around where we would expect it to be. That is just above single fan 120mm AIOs and below dual fan 240mm AIOs. Although I was slightly surprised to see the NZXT Kraken X40 and Corsair H90 140mm AIOs trump it.

Nothing has really changed with acoustic performance compared to the Water 2.0 Extreme with regards to the fans. Having 2 fans that start at 1000RPM minimum makes this AIO quite loud, but this is balanced out by a quiet pump so we can see it actually performs similarly to its closest rivals.

Overclocking gave the Thermaltake Water 3.0 Pro a chance to stretch its legs. Here you can see at default fan speeds (PWM) it was able to hold ground with the 240mm AIOs and surpass the 140mm AIOs – as you would expect it to. Ramping those fans up to an ear-shattering 2000 RPM saw us again hold ground with the 240m AIOs also at maximum fan speed and encroach upon the better AIOs like the Swiftech H220 and 1.5 thickness 240mm AIO the Thermaltake Water 2.0 Extreme.

Acoustics were pretty average relative to the competition. Again the reason we are hitting those 47 dBA scores (and not 42/43 dBA) is because the fans start at 1000RPM, not 800RPM like the H90 does for example, this makes a lot of difference. Additionally the fact there are two fans adds a bit of extra noise, however it matches the H100i which is good to see. At maximum fan speed we see deafening acoustics, not one for the faint-hearted. However, the extra cooling performance could be useful for some extreme overclocking sessions so it is always nice to have the ability to raise the fan speed