Endorfy Navis F360 ARGB Overview
With the Navis F360 ARGB unboxed, you can tell that it has a very subtle look compared to coolers with flashy LCD displays and exotic designs. This all-black design is perfect for anyone looking for a more subdued look inside their case via the side panel window. Now sure, there is ARGB lighting included with this cooler, but when just looking at the unit, it is pretty minimal in design. As previously mentioned, our review sample is 360mm in size, though it also comes in 240mm and 280mm versions as well.
The first component up in our overview is the 360mm aluminum radiator. This radiator is very straight forward in it’s design, with a black paint job, and lack of any branding along the sides. The 27mm thickness is the standard as far as most AIOs go, which removes any worries about case size and compatibility.
With 21-22 fins-per-inch, the tight fin density compared to the standard 20 fins-per-inch, is able to provide plenty of surface area while still confined to a 27mm thickness. The 120mm Fluctus PWM fans included with the this kit do not have any hard specifications regarding airflow and pressure, so we are left to rely on the performance of these fans as they work to get air moving through the dense radiator fins.
Each braided cooling line exits from one end of the radiator’s end cap, and these lines are connected to the radiator via crimped connectors. I found the 400mm cooling lines to be a bit stiff during installation, though they didn’t cause any real issues.
Moving over to the pump housing we find that the all-black design of this cooler is present here as well. Aside from an illuminated frame around the top of the block, and the cutout for the Endorfy logo, there isn’t much else to it. Unfortunately, the top cap of the pump housing is not adjustable, so if you care about having the logo right-side-up, you will have to make sure you orient the pump in the correct orientation during installation.
Moving around to the sides we find the two cooling lines exiting from the left side of the pump housing. Each line is paired up with a swiveling fitting to make installation and fitment much easier than with fixed connections. Also on this side is the PWM and SATA power cables, used for providing pump monitoring and power, respectively. Additionally, there is a 3-pin ARGB cable that exists from this side, which will be used to connect the fans lighting cables to the system. The remaining sides of the pump housing are clear of any notable features.
Taking a look at the bottom of the pump housing, we find a large copper base – standard fare on most AIOs. As Endorfy does not pre-apply thermal paste at the factory, I was able to get a clear view of the somewhat marred surface of the cooler. It almost looked like there were marks on the bottom from a previous installation. My assumption is that Endorfy runs these coolers through some basic QA at the factory, which could result in some imperfections on some units.
Moving along to the fans that are included with the Navis F360 ARGB, Endorfy has included three of their 120mm Fluctus PWM ARGB fans. This is where I would typically provide specification information for the fans, but Endorfy does not provide any of these statistics, so we will just have to be happy with the performance results sans fan specs.
These Fluctus fans do provide daisy-chain cabling, which is great for reducing cable clutter on your installation, though most of this work is already taken care of at the factory, as the fans come pre-installed to the radiator in a push configuration. Rubber pads are found on the corners of the fans, though they are a bit finicky, and tend to come off of the fan frame quite easily.
