Periodic Maintenance

Every 4 to 6 months you will need to dust off the radiator fins and fan assembly to ensure maximum performance. Using compressed air cans will greatly help in achieving a clean and dust free rad assembly. Evaporation is very limited but still present and you will need to check the coolant levels during the same time you perform your radiator maintenance.

Tips:

• You can use pure water with this kit because of the water block being made entirely of copper and does not necessitate the use of anti-corrosion agents. The use of an algaecide such as HydrX is nonetheless recommended.
• Double-check each connection point regularly during setup phase.
• Complete disassembly of entire chassis and system is recommended for best installation results. This will greatly reduce the risk of common failures and hardware damage.

Resources:

MCW6000-775™ for Pentium® 4 LGA775 CPU Installation Manual

H20-120™ Liquid Cooling Kit Installation Manual

MCRES-525™ Radiator Installation Manual 

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Final Thoughts

Swiftech has put out an exceptional plug n play liquid cooling solution. Rev.3 offers the best performance gains to date with our temperatures being the lowest we have seen on the Intel LGA775 platform.

This is by no means an entry-level system. The kit offers some of the best cooling on the market. The pump is simply the best in its class. The radiator is the best in its class. The external mounting system adds to the installation possibilities by allowing the enthusiast to install the radiator in a variety of locations and configurations, making this a very innovative and versatile setup.

Installation  Feedback:

The pre-installed tubes cut down on installation time and helped us finish the project a great deal sooner than expected. We did have to use a Dremel and grinding wheel to cut the pump outlet fitting off so we could connect the circuit to the outlet spigot of the pump from the intake tube on the water block or we could of cut the water block clamp off however we achieved the same results. After attaching the tube we clamped it off with a worm clamp and was in business.

The entire process from start to finish took us approximately 3 hours as we dismantled the system for the install and basically re-built the system all over again. Only after we checked and re-checked everything did we power up the pump and this is a practice you should do as well.

The system was installed under first time go pretences, meaning our installation did not include a mock up installation and a system integrity check was performed under initial installation. Our reasons for doing this was because we used a PSU Jumper and energized power to the pump’s +12v rail ONLY. Nothing else was energized on the system. Only the pump was running inside the rig. We purged the vessels by simply removing the water block and re-attaching it, which purged un-wanted air pockets.

The slack in the tubes allowed us to pull the reservoir out past the rail system allowing us to angle to reservoir to be filled completely to the top. We ran the system this way for 48 hours and once confident the system was leak proof we simply energized the rest of the hardware inside the rig and fired up the computer and 10 days later we are still operating at 100%.

Our installation was a first time go! Nothing went wrong, nothing held us up and everything worked the first time! This is a professional kit and should be installed by a qualified technician, however the kit was easy enough to install and anyone with little to no experience should be able to figure this out. It's not rocket science, but Swiftech puts a little rocket science to there manufacturing and that's a given!

Performance Feedback:

The lower temperatures are kick ass! This kit cools off our Prescott furnace like magic! CPU temperatures drastically improve over the entire range of CPU load, idle temperatures dropped to 36.0°C / 96.8°F from 44.0°C / 111.2°F using the stock Intel retail box HSF.

Swiftech opens a can of whoop ass on the 1/2" competition with there new H20-120 REV.3 Liquid Cooling Kit. Our benchmarks show stunning performance over any other kit we have seen in our office! The REV.3 out performs the 1/2" solution coming out of Denmark and the smaller 8mm systems coming out of Germany. It's that simple, the numbers tell the story and the benchmarks shows the potential and Swiftech rocks the competition with a very high end cooling system.

Games like Doom3 and UT2004, FarCry, Men of Valor all run at significantly lower temperatures and perform much better on cooler running systems. Crunching a SETI at Home work unit with the exe processed to use 100% CPU load using a 200 x 17.0 FSB cut back the CPU temps to 47.0°C / 116.6°F after an hour us continuous load and that's amazing. To even have a Prescott idle at 36.0°C is amazing!

The H20-120 REV.3 is simply the best cooling system we have yet to see and anyone will be totally satisfied with this kit and its performance. While not meant for the entry-level enthusiast, the kit will satisfy anyone at all levels. If you are new to water-cooling then consult an expert or someone with experience to either install the kit or assist you in installation.

Cost Effectiveness:

At $220 MSRP, this is definitely an "enthusiast" product. This kit will appeal to the power-driven user who is competent and/or motivated enough to design and tailor his/her personal computer, using the components that best fit his/her needs. At 34 dBA, the kit allows power-users to push their system to the limit, without sacrificing comfort of operations. It will satisfy most of users right out of the box, but will also appeal to the extreme tweaker in search of totally silent operations who will either use a good quality fan controller or rewire the fan to operate at 7 or 5 volts, for a practically noiseless cooling system.

Ending Note:

This is an extreme duty cooling solution with industrial strength components that will make the purchase price long forgotten after the satisfaction of performance and ownership has been realized.

Pros

• Best pump in its class
• Best radiator in its class
• Ultra hi-performance water block
• Unique and highly functional reservoir
• Easy installation and instructional procedures
• Cool looking and functional coil sleeving
• Manual provides excellent information
• Over all experience was top notch
• Exceptional cooling under D3D gaming loads
• System runs quieter
• Overclocking head room increased significantly

Cons

• N/A

Swiftech
1703-1705 E. 28th St.,
Signal Hill, CA 90755 USA
 Tel (562) 595-8009 
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