Swiftech H20-220 Compact CPU Water Cooling Kit

Pros: Works well - Benchamarks taken before and after vs. Zalman / CNPS7000B-ALCU. Dropped Idle temps 3C and load temps 11C. My E8400 OC'd to 4005 is idling @ 31C, a 2.5 hour run on orthos @ 100% got it up to a max of 51C. Ambient air temp of 29-30C

Cons: Designed location of radiator location is poor - blocking secong video ports & other add-in cards

Overall Review: I mounted the radiator on the rad box using the lower fan mounts and drilled holes for the in/out tubes between the MB panel and the first slot cover allowing the radiator to be mounter above the case slots allowing easy access to all ports. I recommend you run water thru your hoses before instalation. I got lots of residue out of mine prior to connecting. Also, blow out the radiator with low pressure air before using, then get a small magnet that you can insert into the fill tube and collect all the small metal particles that begin to float by as you run the pump for the first time. After reading some of the people with pump problems, my guess is that styrofoam from the hoses, or excess material from the radiator assembly got into the impeller cavity. Installation took about 1.5 hours - including my modded installation location. Good luck!

Pros: No leaks. Keeps my PII 940 at 3.8ghz 1.55v at 38c idle 50 at the max. Thats max voltage and cool. Also, this includes 3/8th in "F" style adapters that are good for converting down to 1/4 inch hose for RAM or NB. Also, Includes "T" adapters for SLI or XFIRE cards water cooling. Worked very well for cooling my RAM and NB with little flow loss.

Cons: Wish there was a little more hose. They include the adapters for plumbing in RAM or Video Cards but there is definetly not enough hose. PVC hose from home depot worked for me and it was cheap. Also, be aware that if you have a SLI or XFIRE setup in a midtower case, the radiator when mounted on the back can cover up one of your video cards DVI ports so you will only be able to use one monitor unless you get a full tower case. Dont count on using pre drilled holes in your case for water cooling as the hose come from the bottom of the radiator and need to be mounted in an upright position. the included PCI bracket that allows hoses to be ran through it seems like it didn't have enough room for 2 hoses to run through it without pinching so I just ran it through an empty slot.

Overall Review: This is way better than those self contained coolers and I think the radiator and pump could support a video card in my loop as well. I already have cpu and ram in the loop and it is very cool even with 1.55v. At stock voltages the PHII 940 idles at 28c even with my ram in the loop. The "F" adapters work really well for converting down to 1/4 in hose with out major flow loss. If you are debating wether this kit will do the job than look no further because it will. This is a "REAL" water cooling setup. If this is your first setup like mine was and you are adding components to the loop besides cpu, plan it out and plant to take more than a couple hours dooing it. Buy plenty of hose and extra clamps (automotive grade works good, also at Home Depot) incase you make mistakes like I did. You will be pleased with the results if you take your time and do it right. i love this kit.

Pros: Recieved everything that I needed inside package. When I took out everything and inspected it I thought I was in for a all nighter! However following instructions helped reduce time by 80%. After 2 hours of recieving it I was up and running again. Didn't have to buy additional clips or tubes like others said because everything that you need is right there as long as you FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS!!! I'm running q6600 at 3.40Ghz my temps are 35 idle, 41-42 under full load! Before they were 42 idle, 57-61 full load so it does work despite what others try and tell you. Also before I brought this looked at company website they have a lot of pictures that can help you get a feel of how it suppose to be setup.

Cons: The only thing I can really say for such a great product is that while mounting the cooler to the back of my computer the package contained 2' inch screws, so I had to go out and get 3' inch screws but that was all of .49 cents well spent :)

Overall Review: Overall I'm beyond HAPPY with the product! The only thing I would let all know ahead of time of the other things you would need for putting everything together. 1. Coolant Funnel. 2. Something to measure 1/2 liters. 3. Screw Drivers. 4. A paper clip (to test pump for leaks). 5. Check your fan in back of computer and measure to see if 2' inche screws would fit in lenght if not get everything before product arrives and you can begin setting up ASAP :)

Pros: All the performance of a custom kit without all the hassels.Last year i spent months researching and buying watercooling componets to cool a very hot Q6600.Well the results were very good to say the least.But with leaks and the space the system ate up.I just got tired of watercooling.So i sold all my stuff at a huge loss and went back to air cooling.I bought a TRUE with two 120mm fans but i wasnt happy with my temps.Idle temps with a lapped TRUE and CPU are 36c/37c/36c /39c and load temps around 62c which is good but not as good as watercooling.With the H20 220 compact i now get 31c/30c/31c/29c idle and load of 54c/52c/54c/51c.Heck even my custom setup could barely do that.All in all THIS KIT IS WORTH THE MONEY.So let Swftech do the work and you enjoy the benits. 5 stars for newegg and Swiftech.Main benfits of the 220 compact= Built in resvoir/takes little space/easy to install/easy to mod and expand only a third of the price of a really good custom setup

Cons: 3/8 tubing might be hindering the temps a few degree's.But so far my temps are awesome

Overall Review: No need for reservior(built into the rad).Im gonna add a second rad later if i decide to cool my 8800GTS's.Or my 260GTX's if i upgrade them. My System CoolerMaster 690 Quad 6600GO / Evga 780i / 4x1gigs Crucial Ballistix PC2 8500 /2x8800GTS 512mb's / X-FI eXtreme Gamer / 2x RE2 WD1601ABYS 160GB / NorthQ 850 watt Black Magic Flex/ Logitech Z5300E/G9 and G15 mouse and Keyboard

Pros: Well.. the low price for overnight shipping from Newegg was great, and the kit is pretty easy to get installed, except for the hoses with the addition of the anti-kinking coils. Had to cut up my case to get the hoses out of the PCI slot.

Cons: Well.. I received a defective pump. One of the screws was overtightened, leaving it stipped and easy to turn forever and ever. I had to dissasemble it to fix a leak at the seams because the screws there were loose, and the seal around the inlet barb appears to have been incomplete or poorly done. I have to RMA it now because of THAT leak, which completely negates the satsifaction of having fixed the other leak. I also seems to leak from one other spot.. 1 egg because nothing goes right for me.

Overall Review: Trying to get hold of swiftec but its the weekend.. who knows.. When I purchased this kit Newegg listed it as out of stock with an ETA of 6/30 but now its back in stock again a day later? That's kind of weird given it went inactive and then out of stock a couple days before I ordered. If Swiftech is too slow or can't help I guess I'll have to try for an RMA with newegg. Course they might want the whole darn kit back then instead of swapping the pump.. meh

Pros: Awesome system. Keeps my CPU cool and says it can support multiple waterblocks, although I only have the CPU block supplied (Danger Den IONE on the way for my eVga 8800GT!). I have never installed a watercooling system before and this kit was pretty straightforward with no case modding necessary.

Cons: Well here we go, like I said this was the first time I've installed a water cooling system, so I really didn't know what I was doing. I followed everything by the book, even down to letting it run for an hour unnattached to the mobo to check for leaks. Everything looked good (I even put white paper underneath the radiator and pump to show drips better if it was leaking!). About an hour after I installed the kit, and right in the middle of installing windows, my monitor shuts off. After messing around with the external connections and restarting my comp for about an hour I decided it was time to look inside the case for error's. Then I noticed it. A huge puddle of green liquid on top of my brand new eVga 8800GT! All my connections were right and leak free. However, the manufacturer had failed to securely fasten the block to it's attached pump and caused the O-ring to have a poor seal.

Overall Review: The good news: I had accidently ordered 2 of these bad boys from newegg. I still hadn't returned the extra so I took the pump from it and everything worked fine. After removing the old pump I could plug one of the barbs with my finger and blow into the other, and i could here air whizzing between the copper block and the plastic pump! The bad news: My poor eVga still isn't working correctly. The even worse: The giant puddle of PC antifreeze soaked and removed a sticker on my GPU that says: "warranty void if removed".

Pros: Pretty Quiet Cools Great Comes with everything you need

Cons: No major problems

Overall Review: If you have a Nzxt Tempest Case, and wanna use the internal setup. Your going to have some issues, as the radiator doesn't like to be mounted horizontal. but with time it will work. With a Sunbeam 120mm Heatsink would Idle@~50c, and Load@~70c Now it Idles@~45, and Load is Max~55c. And those temps are with 2 140mm stock fans off the Tempest case... not using the 2 120mm included, so performance could be even better! Q6600@3.2GHz, 1.4v 8GB Corsair Dominator 1066MHz DFI X38-LT Motherboard

Pros: Been using for over a year now on a Q6600 @ 3.6 w/o a hiccup. Took about 15 minutes to install & its been keeping my Q6600 at a steamy 32C. What more can I ask for.

Cons: None for me atleast.

Overall Review: OK, this makes WC relatively easy but it ISN'T for everyone. You can go by the reviews below that you can't get it done just with novice skills. I've used several custom sets before this one & I plan on using this until it dies. Its enclosed design just makes it too easy to transfer to a larger case in which I already did twice over the last year. Every single WC set, whether its custom or not is prone to leaking. This set WILL leak if the connections aren't latched all the way. It will also leak if the barbs aren't fully tight. And finally, it will definitely leak if any part of the pump is cracked but that's what RMA is for. The majority of problems with this kit comes from user error. If the kit isn't busted from the start just take your time any follow the directions & you can't go wrong. Just remember the kit won't put itself together.