Swiftech H20-220 Compact ??

[boulard83]

Anyone tried this cooler in here ? seems good, reviews are pretty nice.

Dual 120mm rad and a CPU-block + pump intégrated. I never used Water cooling yet, seems to be a NICE starter kit.

My E6850@3.6 hit near 60c on Prime95. i have a Minityphoon from thermaltake. i think of using water cooling, and i think the dual 120mm can be Quieter than my Typhoon.

If anyone ever tried this kit, or can recommend any better water-cooling solution plz tell me !

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835108105&Tpk=H20-220%20Compact

for 140$ its quite cheap for a COMPLETE dual 120mm rad kit...


Edit 1: http://www.cluboc.net/reviews/super_cooling/swiftech/H20-220Compact/page3.asp they been able to push a Q6600 to 4005mhz 67C on full load.

 

[Conumdrum]

It's a very GOOD basic kit. Basic meaning a TRUE with two good fans in Push/Pull would be a bit less capable. That pump/block is a good start.

Once you install it, you'll want to UG, cool the NB and sooner than later want to add the GPU. I have seen it many many times. But it will be enough for your CPU as is. And in one of the thereads on OC forums it was under $120.

Once you get the WC bug (you will) you'll need a new CPU block and a new pump top and a bigger rad. Of course the hose is kinda small and it's not great quality, so you'll need new hose and clamps/barbs. Then the GPU block. It adds up fast. But what ya linked is a nice starter kit, don't expect UBER temps or any adding on of more heat sources.

Thats actually a 120x2 rad, and it's a pretty good one.

My suggestion is spend a while learning more, and possibly buying a full on WC kit for the CPU now with room to grow. Here is my standard noob input, take your time. I'm the same name on some of those boards.

I'll steer you to some more technical links, please spend a few days (DAYS) reading posts, searching, learning. Don't forget to look for your case with WC. Google your case and the word watercool or some combination of that. WC stuff is larger than you think, I know from experience. WC setups done right are awesome and almost silent.

Great place, not wayyy over the top with uber WC guys.
http://www.ocforums.com/index.php
Uber place, owned by one of the worlds winning OC guys in the world. Not a place to post or ask questions by noobs, but an awesome place to learn.
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/
Another good place to learn
http://www.overclock.net/water-cooling/
http://www.martinsliquidlab.com/ Closing in 30 days, a MUST read before it's gone.................................................
Great places to buy WC stuff
http://www.dangerden.com/index.php [...] e&Itemid=1
http://www.petrastechshop.com/
http://www.jab-tech.com/

 

[Crashman]

Anyone tried this cooler in here ? seems good, reviews are pretty nice.

Dual 120mm rad and a CPU-block + pump intégrated. I never used Water cooling yet, seems to be a NICE starter kit.

My E6850@3.6 hit near 60c on Prime95. i have a Minityphoon from thermaltake. i think of using water cooling, and i think the dual 120mm can be Quieter than my Typhoon.

If anyone ever tried this kit, or can recommend any better water-cooling solution plz tell me !

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835108105&Tpk=H20-220%20Compact

for 140$ its quite cheap for a COMPLETE dual 120mm rad kit...


Edit 1: http://www.cluboc.net/reviews/super_cooling/swiftech/H20-220Compact/page3.asp they been able to push a Q6600 to 4005mhz 67C on full load.

Tom's Hardware has used that system very many times in its System Builder Marathon.

 

[Conumdrum]

Thanks Crash, a good recommendation. Whats your feelings about upgradeability etc? Once you move past CPU cooling or want better temps then the new pump top, CPU block, and new rad is always more than the cost of the original kit? Meaning you easily wasted over $100 in stuff you just put to the side mostly. Granted the 220 rad can be used for a later/bigger project.

That's the ONLY problem I have with this kit. Swiftech has released a new kit with the GTZ CPU block. Granted it's over $230.

Just don't want peeps to spend too little to start to spend more later, thats all....................

 

[boulard83]

THX alot Conumdrum !
your advise are really nice, im not the kind of guy that buy too fast. i just spend 1 monts just to choose my new 4g ram 800mhz ...

i choosed the pi-black g-skill that have awesome reviews at the momment and is quite cheap.

My rig isnt a 2000$ cpu. im not planing an oc really over my 3.6ghz i have at the momment, i plan to sli my 9800gtx+ soon and as far as i know, 3.6ghz cant be a bottleneck for this sli.

I just want my cpu temp to stay under 50c even in full load and the review of the h20-220 show that a quad 3.4ghz can stay under 50. so why not my duo at 3.6.

Ill keep reading about the subjet before buying, but i dont want to spend too much on the WC kit cause ill buy a second 9800gtx+ soon. ( money isnt really a matter but ..... this cpu isnt my life ... )

THX again for advise, THX to crash too, happy to know that toms trust this kit.

 

[Crashman]

Thanks Crash, a good recommendation. Whats your feelings about upgradeability etc? Once you move past CPU cooling or want better temps then the new pump top, CPU block, and new rad is always more than the cost of the original kit? Meaning you easily wasted over $100 in stuff you just put to the side mostly. Granted the 220 rad can be used for a later/bigger project.

That's the ONLY problem I have with this kit. Swiftech has released a new kit with the GTZ CPU block. Granted it's over $230.

Just don't want peeps to spend too little to start to spend more later, thats all....................

I don't use water for graphics cards because it makes them too difficult to swap out. Been there, done that. I don't use water for chipset cooling either, becuase my own tests have shown it's not worth the hassel. When you consider the number of hot components that surround the CPU socket and won't be liquid cooled, you're better off sticking a fan in there.

For me, liquid cooling is about cooling performance, and a decent fan over the CPU socket area cools more stuff than a chipset block while also keeping the chipset cool. You can't liquid-cool EVERYTHING.

And so a sensible choice (from the performance standpoint) would be to cool just the CPU and graphics with liquid, except that it's such a PITA to liquid-cool graphics.

If you want to cool the CPU more, you can add another radiator. The H20-220 pump is fairly good. Anyone looking to add a high-end graphics configuration to the loop would probably be disappointed in the temperatures, however.

 

[boulard83]

yes, thx again. im looking around. Swiftech seem to build nice system. the GTZ that Conum speaked about seem really nice to. at 230$ its still not that pricy !

My case have 2 side fan (2 scythe 1900rpm 120mm Manualy controled by my NZXT sentry lx) trowing air directly to the mobo. (CoolerMaster RC-690 case)

The fan actually run at 1500rpm, NB barely hit 44c on full gaming

I dont think taking off my air cooler will end in a MOBO burn !

I just want to see my E6850 under the 50C.

 

[Conumdrum]

Oops

 

[rubix_1011]

Swiftech does make some pretty decent stuff...most of their MCR rads are good for the price and their blocks perform very well. I would say that if you wanted to start with a kit, they are one of the best ways to go and get your feet wet (so to speak), but there are other components that will perform better, although cost/performance depends on the user in most cases. If it has that integrated pump/CPU block, you might eventually move away to a separate pump and block, but for ~$150, its a good start. I know that Petra's has a kit that is a little cheaper at the moment and has a D-Tek block and MCP-655 pump. The rad is most likely the same (MCR-220) in both kits.

http://www.petrastechshop.com/pecod4.html

 

[boulard83]

yes, im building a kit actually, i think i might buy everything separatly according to reviews ive read.

But this petra kit seems to be nice ! good pump, good block, 2x 120mmrad, thats what i want. But im from canada... cant Add to cart and buy, ill have to contact them to know shipping fees.

 

[rubix_1011]

They are really helpful. I bought 2 MCR-320's and then ordered a couple of barbs a few days later. A guy called me like 45 seconds after my order posted and said he would just ship them in a mailer envelope and refund like $5 of my shipping. I was impressed.

 

[boulard83]

wow nice, im at work ATM, ill contact them later. THX man.

Ill maybe keep going with my custum build settup but its quite expensive !