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What would Club Overclocker be without the water cooling? That would be
like taking the golden arches away from McDonalds... Blasphemy I say!!!
Club Overclocker was founded on overclocking and cutting edge cooling
technology so to take us back to the roots of ClubOC, we are going to
test a new product from our old friends over at
Swiftech™. Over
the years we have worked on many liquid cooling projects with Gabriel
Rouchon, founder of Swiftech™. I consider Gabriel to be one of the true
pioneers of computer cooling technology. Because of innovative thinking
by people like Gabriel,
cooling a computer with water has gone from the leaky backyard built
experiments with Tupperware containers and fish tank pumps to state of
the art, high quality cooling kits built within strict specifications
and tolerances that stand the test of time. I don't think I've ever seen
a bad product from Swiftech, if fact when I think of Swiftech I think of
the best of the best. Sorry, but it's
hard to not rave on about what Swiftech has done for hard core computer
enthusiasts.
Today Swiftech sent over their new Liquid Cooled Mid-Tower Computer
Chassis based on the ultra high quality P180 case from Antec. Hey, if
you're going to stick a water cooling kit in a computer
case, you may as well start out by using the best case Antec has to
offer right? I have to say Gabriel has great taste in cases, the crew at
ClubOC owns about 5 of these! Let's take a look at the Quiet Power P180
Liquid Cooled Chassis and see what Swiftech has created.
About Swiftech
Founded in 1994 by Gabriel
Rouchon, Swiftech™ has emerged in the last four years as a leading force
driving the high-end thermal management scene in the personal computer
industry.
Pioneering work, innovation,
and an uncompromising dedication to high performance and quality have
resulted in award winning products setting standards for others to
follow.
Corporate Mission
Technological leadership:
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Performance, Quality and
Cost Effectiveness
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Innovation
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Superior thermal and
Mechanical design
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Compliance with industry
standards
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Research & Development
Dedication to customer
satisfaction:
Company History
Swiftech was established in 1994
and incorporated in 2001. Its sales skyrocketed in early 2001 following
the release of the MC370 line of heatsinks. Reviews of the heatsink in
the Internet Press propelled Swiftech into the limelight as the number
one source for high-performance heatsinks in the aftermarket computer
parts Industry.
Milestones
1994: Swiftech is founded to
maintain high-end UNIX imaging systems.
1997~98: Swiftech evolves to
a system integrator for high-end personal computers.
1999~2000: Swiftech begins
developing advanced overclocking solutions using thermoelectric cooling
devices based on the Peltier effect to refrigerate processors below
ambient temperatures. These solutions require much larger heatsinks than
commonly available on the market. Swiftech adopts the “thin pin”
heatsink technology and engineers form factors to work with its Peltier
devices in mainstream CPU’s such as the Celeron and Pentium 3
processors. In parallel, the company starts developing and manufacturing
liquid cooling systems to further improve the thermal efficiency of its
Peltier based refrigeration solutions.
Turning point in Swiftech
history: As AMD hits the market mid 2000 with the Athlon processor,
users are caught by surprise by its unprecedented heat dissipation
requirements. Swiftech on the other hand already has high-end heatsink
solution due to its thermoelectric coolers. The MCX370 heatsink is
uncovered by Tom’s Hardware at the end of 2000, and the resulting
publicity propels Swiftech to a high performance market leader
overnight.
2001: Swiftech develops a
patent for a helicoid pin to improve its heatsink dissipation
characteristics, and pioneers several groundbreaking technologies or
implementations never used before in cooling personal computer: (1)
copper-based heatsink fan; (2) oversized 80mm fans; (3) high speed fans;
(4) advanced highly flat heatsink base with lapping; (5) secure
retention system to motherboard with proprietary retention mechanism to
compensate for the high weight of the heatsink fan devices.
2002: A US Patent is
obtained for the Helicoid pin technology in November 2002.
Swiftech anticipates Intel
recapturing the enthusiast market and develops advanced heatsink
solutions for the Intel Pentium 4 processor. This results in the
beginning of Swiftech’s cooperation with large OEM's. Swiftech
reinforces its performance leadership and diversifies its advanced
thermal management offering by intensifying focus on liquid cooling
solutions.
2003: William Adams joins
Swiftech as VP engineering, and develops a comprehensive testing
facility unmatched in the industry. The MCX “V” series line of heatsinks
is created to improve heatsink performance at low noise levels. The H20
line of liquid cooling products acquires an industrial dimension thanks
to strategic partnerships with high-volume manufacturing facilities.
2004: A major chip
manufacturer becomes Swiftech’s largest account. OEM agreements are
concluded with Voodoo PC, Corsair Memory, and an exclusive distribution
agreement is concluded with the pump manufacturer Laing Thermotech. The
H20 series liquid cooling kits garner more industry recognition awards
than any other product in the Company’s history. Gross revenues increase
by 37% compared to 2003.
Summary
In the past four years, Swiftech
has demonstrated leadership through innovation on the high-end thermal
management scene despite intense pressure from heavyweight industry
players with powerful sales and marketing acumen. Swiftech has worked
hard, and succeeded in creating a name recognized worldwide for quality
and performance.
Quiet Power P180
Specs
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Compatibility:
Socket 478 for Intel® Pentium® 4 - Socket 775 for Intel®
Pentium® 4, Celeron, Core Duo, Core 2 Duo - Socket 603/604 for
Intel® Xeon™ 400 and 533 Mhz FSB - Socket 462 for AMD® Athlon®,
Duron®, MP, XP - Socket 754, 939, 940 for AMD® 64 bit processors
- Socket AM2 for AMD® 64 bit processors
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Includes:
Chassis, liquid cooling system comprising MCR120 radiator,
MCP350 pump, MCRes Micro reservoir, Apogeee water-block,
coolant, manual
Antec P180 Chassis
Specs
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Motherboard:
Standard ATX (12" x 9.6")
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Drive Bays:
4x 5.25" External
1x 3.5" External
6x 3.5" Internal
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Fan Options
1x rear 120mm Tricool fan
1x top 120mm TriCool Fan
1x lower chamber 120mm TriCool Fan
1x Front 120mm fan
* OPTIONAL 1x 80mm
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Cooling System
Innovations
Antec Quiet Computing Air Duct
for better, quiet cooling of the graphics card
* Designed for use of optional 80mm fan
Upper / lower chamber structure
** power supply resides lower chamber
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