Antec VORTEX 360 ARGB Cooler Review

A Closer Look

Antec has absolutely nailed it with the design here, with all-black hardware on the pump, tubing, radiator and fans that give the cooler a slick and stealthy aesthetic, at least while the power is off.

The pump has a plastic top that will allow the ARGB lighting to shine through. However, rather than clear or frosty white plastic which is more common on ARGB products, Antec has gone for a glossy plastic with a smoked grey/black design.

The pump is fairly tall, largely due to the ARGB topper, but otherwise, it’s quite compact so it shouldn’t conflict with other motherboard components.

There’s a large copper contact plate on the bottom, and given this cooler supports all major Intel and AMD sockets, including ThreadRipper, it should have no issues providing great coverage for your CPU of choice.

The tubing is of a high quality, with thick sleeving, all finished in a jet black and it’s nice and flexible too, which will make it easy to install in your PC case.

The radiator itself comes with a high fin-density design but overall is still a typically sized 360mm radiator with a slim design. It supports mounting of the 3 x 120mm fans on either side of the radiator too, so you can configure it in a push or pull configuration to suit your installation requirements.

The fans look incredible and come with the same smoked plastic aesthetic we saw on the pump. Each fan has 16 ARGB lights built into them, so they should give you plenty of customisation options for all your colour junkies.

The fans all have anti-vibration rubber mounts on the corners and glossy black fan blades.