SubZeroPCs: Swiftech MCW60 VGA Water Block

Swiftech MCW60 VGA Water Block

Liquid cooling Accessories

Press Release
Signal Hill, CA - Thursday 2nd, February 2006 - Swiftech™ today announced the release of the MCW60 VGA cooling
solution, a combination state-of-the-art water-block and copper Ramsinks for high-end video graphics adapters. "This
solution reduces the cost of ownership by up to 50% compared to monolithic water-cooling systems, with superior
performance where it really counts, and complete freedom in terms of graphics cards upgradeability" said Gabriel
Rouchon, Swiftech's Chairman.

Introduction
The MCW60™ VGA waterblock is a next generation liquid cooling solution for high-end graphics processors. It
evolves from the award winning MCW55 by receiving the same base plate technology as the Apogee water-block for
enhanced heat dissipation, and a redesigned injection molded housing for universal compatibility with all liquid cooling
systems.

The solution now becomes a complete VGA thermal management offering thanks to the inclusion of our MC14 BGA
Ramsinks which handles cooling of the VGA memory. Cost of ownership is thus reduced by up to 50% compared to
monolithic water-cooling solutions, with superior performance where it really counts, and complete freedom in terms of
graphics cards upgradeability.

The MCW60 is also offered in standalone version (without Ramsinks).

Features and benefits at a glance
Versatility VGA compatibility: the improved mounting system provides compatibility with all ATI® Radeon® and most
nVidia® GeForce® graphics adapters (see compatibility section for details).
Water-cooling system compatibility: The water-block ships with 1/2" and 3/8" barbs in the US, and an extra pair of 1/4"
fittings for Europe, guaranteeing compatibility with any liquid cooling circuit.
Low water-block profile allows installation with nVidia's SLI and ATI's CrossFire™ systems.
The NPSM thread used in the MCW60 is BSPP and G 1/4 fittings compatible (see technical note on Fittings
Compatibility)

Performance Model
The thermal performance model focuses extreme cooling where it is in fact the most needed: at the GPU level. This
will afford better overclocks, and overall lower system temperature. Efficient and silent memory cooling is handled by
using individual Ramsinks.
Water-block Performance The MCW60 waterblock inherits all its thermal and hydraulic characteristics from the
Apogee CPU water-block, in particular the Patent Pending Diamond Pin Matrix cold plate, proven for its thermal
efficiency with today's high end CPUs.
Thermal performance is improved by up to 2°C compared to the previous MCW50 and 55 series thanks to the
enhanced cold plate, and pressure drop is lower thus allowing better overall system flow rates.
Memory performance Greater thermal efficiency is obtained thanks to the superior mechanical joint afforded by
individual heatsinks compared to monolithic memory cooling solutions.
The MCW60 is shipped with (8) MC14 BGA Ramsinks which have been specifically optimized for passive (silent)
cooling.

Reliability The housing is injection molded from POM (Acetal Co-polymer) resulting in complete reliability compared to
machined Acrylic tops which tend to crack.
All hydraulic joints (housing to cold-plate and fittings) use o-rings for complete reliability and leak-free operations.
The mounting system includes a strong stiffening back-plate with a soft rubber center pad to prevent the circuit-board
from bending .

Cosmetic Appeal In its black and chrome trim, the MCW60 VGA cooler is a perfect match to complement the Apogee
CPU cooler, and the MCW30 Chipset cooler.
Lower cost of ownership The injection molded water-block housing results in economies of scale, whereas the
individual memory Ramsinks provide significant material savings compared to monolithic solutions. Cost of ownership
is thus reduced by up to 50% compared to monolithic solutions, with superior performance where it really counts, and
complete freedom in terms of graphics cards upgradability.