I have only had the swiftech cooler one day, so far my idle temps are about 33C with a 78F ambient. I had a H100i (idle temps were about 38C w/ same ambient) and the pump died after 3 weeks! Since I had a problem so quickly with the H100i I just could NOT give them a 2nd chance and went with the Swiftech.
The swiftech would not go over 55C even after 4 straight hours of MKV conversion via handbrake (CPU usage 65% constant)
Nice Tuf Design rig here, the swiftech h220 is already out of stock in all my local stores!
I have only had the swiftech cooler one day, so far my idle temps are about 33C with a 78F ambient. I had a H100i (idle temps were about 38C w/ same ambient) and the pump died after 3 weeks! Since I had a problem so quickly with the H100i I just could NOT give them a 2nd chance and went with the Swiftech.
The swiftech would not go over 55C even after 4 straight hours of MKV conversion via handbrake (CPU usage 65% constant)
Shouldn't make that much difference mate as there is stacks of space for air flow around from the ends of that cover. Just thought how about making a few neat holes in the top of the cover to allow the flow upwards?? It wouldn't look bad as long as the holes were kept neat and reasonablt small - just use more
Hey real nice rig toner like the colour the only thing I would have done would be to have swung that cooler through 90 degrees anti clockwise to bring those tubes up higher and like Non's fit a cover over the PSU cables like the HAF XM has.
But still very impressed as I do like neatness. :)
That's the only knock for the swiftech sealed system is the standard hose length is crazy long. Good news bad news is you can cut and shorten the hose to make it a complete custom length but then it makes filling and topping off the system mandatory. From what I've read many will add colored tubing and a reservoir but if this is the case then why not build an open system from scratch?
Shouldn't make that much difference mate as there is stacks of space for air flow around from the ends of that cover. Just thought how about making a few neat holes in the top of the cover to allow the flow upwards?? It wouldn't look bad as long as the holes were kept neat and reasonablt small - just use more
Cooler Master store sells them for $2.50, I think. They sure make the clutter look better and enable you to route cables different and still keep it looking tidy. I bought 3 of them from Cooler Master. I'm not sure if they sell the HAF XM ones or the HAF X ones, but it does not matter, they're both the same.
Thanks Steve I didn't know they came separate out here might be a different story. I thought inserting the holes might help that air flow in that particular instance but I know you think I am quite potty so.....Shouldn't make that much difference mate as there is stacks of space for air flow around from the ends of that cover. Just thought how about making a few neat holes in the top of the cover to allow the flow upwards?? It wouldn't look bad as long as the holes were kept neat and reasonablt small - just use more
Cooler Master store sells them for $2.50, I think. They sure make the clutter look better and enable you to route cables different and still keep it looking tidy. I bought 3 of them from Cooler Master. I'm not sure if they sell the HAF XM ones or the HAF X ones, but it does not matter, they're both the same.
