The Radiator, reservoir and fan

The black multi-pass radiator included in the kit is compact and thin. While the tubes and frame of the radiator are made out of brass, the fins are made out of copper which can substantially increase the cooling performance compared to aluminum, but also add weight. The radiator has a built-in reservoir which is fairly small but keeps things compact and convenient. Swiftech’s fan of choice is a Chinese “Heng Yang” 120mm fan with a maximum speed of 2000rpm. At 2000rpm, the 120mm fan is quite noisy. Thankfully, with the included adapter the speed of the fan can be reduced to about 1200rpm, making the noise much more tolerable.

The waterblock and pump

The waterblock is the heart of the watercooling system. Or is it the pump? Well, it doesn’t matter much anyway since Swiftech merged the waterblock and the pump into a single component! This certainly saves a lot of space and makes things quite convenient and the small pump inside the waterblock might not be a top performer, but according to Swiftech’s specifications (300LPH, 10ft head) it is more than adequate for a single waterblock system. The pump is powered via a normal 12V Molex connector and it also provides an rpm sensor. You can connect the sensor to the CPU fan header and it will give your motherboard an rpm signal as if it’s a fan.

The base of the waterblock is made out of copper, while the rest of the waterblock/pump combo is plastic. We removed the copper base from the main body easily, as the base is not by any way soldered or permanently secured on the main body but it is held in place by 4 screws. There are no large water channels or loops at the base, merely many small triangular fins.