OCC Review: Swiftech MCW6500-T TEC (Peltier) Assisted Water Block |
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OCC Review: Swiftech MCW6500-T TEC (Peltier) Assisted Water Block |
 Jun 14 2007, 07:55 PM
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 Will Fold 4 Food  Posts: 6,106 Joined: 10-May 04 From: Franklin, TN Member No.: 10,039  |
Swiftech MCW6500-T TEC (Peltier) Assisted Water Block Review
 QUOTE Most people think of Dangerden or Thermaltake when venturing into water-cooling, so it is interesting to see what new products Swiftech has to offer to bring itself further into the limelight. In this review, I will be taking a look at the TEC-assisted water-block, the MCW6500-T and comparing it to plain water-cooling. TEC-cooling is what I would consider to be the cheapest form of sub-ambient cooling and one step above the most efficient "regular" cooling method of using water. This product is a complete water-block, TEC, and coldplate all in-one and designed with TEC cooling in mind. So I will be comparing the MCW6500-T to one of the highest performing water-blocks ever made, the Swiftech Storm G4. Is it worth the effort? Does it increase stability and allow higher overclocks? Let's find out!  -------------------- P4 3.0C/Abit IC7-G/Corsair TWINX1024-3200C2PRO LED/Hitachi 2 x 80 GB SATA RAID 0/Hitachi 120GB SATA/Sapphire HD 3850 512MB /Raidmax Scorpio 868/Vantec Aeroflow/XP Pro SP 2
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Jun 14 2007, 08:20 PM
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 The more i teach the dumber i get! Posts: 7,396 Joined: 10-August 03 Member No.: 5,490 |
Nice review.
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Jun 14 2007, 08:22 PM
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Jun 14 2007, 08:37 PM
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Nice Job Steve
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Jun 14 2007, 09:09 PM
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 Whiny f'n Delta fan in my PCP&C 510 lol Posts: 15,706 Joined: 21-April 04 From: Manchester, UK Member No.: 9,702 |
thankyou, thankyou very much *bows*
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Jun 14 2007, 09:13 PM
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 Posting Nut  Posts: 9,586 Joined: 5-October 03 From: Texas Member No.: 6,351 |
Very nice review, to bad it did not do quite as good as water in some cases, but it did not do to bad really. I was kinda of surprised. I think it would have done a lot better if you had it on a loop by itself. What do you think Steve?
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Jun 14 2007, 09:19 PM
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 King of the Autobahn  Posts: 9,851 Joined: 4-November 05 From: Hannover, Germany Member No.: 17,834 |
nice review, you need to get back into the 939 OC Competition
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Jun 14 2007, 09:26 PM
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Whiny f'n Delta fan in my PCP&C 510 lol Posts: 15,706 Joined: 21-April 04 From: Manchester, UK Member No.: 9,702 |
QUOTE(road-runner @ Jun 15 2007, 06:13 AM) [snapback]697161[/snapback] I think it would have done a lot better if you had it on a loop by itself. What do you think Steve? Well, my 7800GTs would blow up on stock cooling lol Ultimately, I think separate watercooling for the GPUs would be ideal, yes -------------------- ( How To Ask A Question ) · ( OCC F@H Sigpics ) · ( OCC Gaming ) · ( OCC Rules ) Opteron 170 (naked) @ 10x260=2600 · Thermalright Ultra 120 (lapped) · 2x 1GB G.Skill HZ PC4000 @ 260, 3-4-4-8-1T HD4850 512MB (Arctic Cooling Accelero S1 rev2) · DFI NF4 Infinity · Audigy 2 ZS (Hotrodded) · PCP&C 510 SLI/Express EeePC 1000H @ 12x167=2008 · 1x 2GB Corsair VS PC2-5300 · GMA 950 @ 400 MHz · Gigabyte Aircruiser N300 GN-WI06N ( Socket 775 OC Competition ) · ( Socket 775 OC Database ) · ( USB Bootdrive Guide ) · ( Modding & Computer Stores List ) |
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Jun 15 2007, 07:28 AM
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 e = MC Hammer Posts: 5,897 Joined: 21-February 04 From: Southampton, UK Member No.: 8,605 |
A very involved review, good job
Personally, you won't find me messing around with anything like this until I can afford to replace anything I might damage in the process. (although I'm still planning on modding my x-fi, even though I can't afford to replace that  )
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Jun 15 2007, 08:56 AM
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 Did everything just taste purple for a second? Posts: 7,026 Joined: 24-October 04 From: Lansing, MI Member No.: 13,138 |
GREAT review! The conclusion was outstanding. A lot of plus, a lot of minus, but a good discussion of both to put them in perspective. It was a really solid breakdown of who this product works for and for what.
Nicely done. This explains your recent re-entry into the 939 competition with that "old" 3500+
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Jun 15 2007, 09:45 AM
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QUOTE(jammin @ Jun 15 2007, 10:28 AM) [snapback]697219[/snapback] A very involved review, good job Personally, you won't find me messing around with anything like this until I can afford to replace anything I might damage in the process. (although I'm still planning on modding my x-fi, even though I can't afford to replace that )eh, it's not that dangerous, don't be a wuss
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Jun 15 2007, 10:02 AM
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Whiny f'n Delta fan in my PCP&C 510 lol Posts: 15,706 Joined: 21-April 04 From: Manchester, UK Member No.: 9,702 |
thanks once again
QUOTE(jammin @ Jun 15 2007, 04:28 PM) [snapback]697219[/snapback] (although I'm still planning on modding my x-fi, even though I can't afford to replace that )You could always send it to me, or drop it off at mine... I've got the hang of it now, so it's really easy Jack's likin his new card hehe -------------------- ( How To Ask A Question ) · ( OCC F@H Sigpics ) · ( OCC Gaming ) · ( OCC Rules ) Opteron 170 (naked) @ 10x260=2600 · Thermalright Ultra 120 (lapped) · 2x 1GB G.Skill HZ PC4000 @ 260, 3-4-4-8-1T HD4850 512MB (Arctic Cooling Accelero S1 rev2) · DFI NF4 Infinity · Audigy 2 ZS (Hotrodded) · PCP&C 510 SLI/Express EeePC 1000H @ 12x167=2008 · 1x 2GB Corsair VS PC2-5300 · GMA 950 @ 400 MHz · Gigabyte Aircruiser N300 GN-WI06N ( Socket 775 OC Competition ) · ( Socket 775 OC Database ) · ( USB Bootdrive Guide ) · ( Modding & Computer Stores List ) |
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