Swiftech H2O-8500AV Liquid Cooling Kit Review

Zardon · Jan 24, 2003, 05:41 PM

Installing the GPU block on an Asus GeForce 4 4200 video card was extremely simple. You can see there is more than enough clearance between the tubing and the RAM chips if a user had RAMsinks installed on their card. The block will take up the two PCI slots immediately below it, so this should be taken into consideration for users with multiple add-in cards. One of the side benefits of installing the fill and bleed system in the top tray is that once the unit is primed and ready, a small section of the tubing is still primed with coolant. Since this tube is the highest point in the system, it becomes an air trap for any remaining bubble that might have escaped the bleed process.
Once the system had successfully passed leak testing, the unit was powered and BIOS temps were monitored to ensure adequate cooling was being provided prior to booting to Windows. The test system is as follows:

ABit KD7 motherboard incorporating Via KT400 chipset
Unlocked Athlon XP 1600+ AGOIA
256MB Crucial PC2700 DDR
450W Enermax Whisper power supply
Maxtor ATA100 7200RPM 13 GB HDD
Asus V8240 GF4 Ti4200 128MB video card
The system was configured in the following order:

Pump -> CPU -> GPU -> Radiator -> Pump

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Jan 24, 2003, 05:41 PM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	Swiftech H2O-8500AV Liquid Cooling Kit Review Installing the GPU block on an Asus GeForce 4 4200 video card was extremely simple. You can see there is more than enough clearance between the tubing and the RAM chips if a user had RAMsinks installed on their card. The block will take up the two PCI slots immediately below it, so this should be taken into consideration for users with multiple add-in cards. One of the side benefits of installing the fill and bleed system in the top tray is that once the unit is primed and ready, a small section of the tubing is still primed with coolant. Since this tube is the highest point in the system, it becomes an air trap for any remaining bubble that might have escaped the bleed process. Once the system had successfully passed leak testing, the unit was powered and BIOS temps were monitored to ensure adequate cooling was being provided prior to booting to Windows. The test system is as follows: ABit KD7 motherboard incorporating Via KT400 chipset Unlocked Athlon XP 1600+ AGOIA 256MB Crucial PC2700 DDR 450W Enermax Whisper power supply Maxtor ATA100 7200RPM 13 GB HDD Asus V8240 GF4 Ti4200 128MB video card The system was configured in the following order: Pump -> CPU -> GPU -> Radiator -> Pump To read the review head to mod the box