Swiftech H2O 120 Compact Kit question

Ka0ticMind · 4 Jul 2008 at 12:07

Hi guys, i'm thinking of purchasing a Swiftech H2O 120 Compact Kit, just a quick question...is it ok to change the tubing to the DangerDen ClearFlex60? as i'm not keen on the tubing it comes with...and is this easy enough to do?

Kind Regards. N

Ka0ticMind · 4 Jul 2008 at 13:44

Scrap that question...just watched a video review *lol*

iMacMart · 4 Jul 2008 at 16:08

And it was good or bad?

Out of interest?

Ka0ticMind · 4 Jul 2008 at 17:47

tweakinfreak said:
And it was good or bad?

Out of interest?

Hiya...it got a good review, obviously not as good as system with a triple rad, but better than air cooling, seems decent to cool a quad core :cool:

The review is over at 3dgameman.com

WJA96 · 4 Jul 2008 at 17:54

Do a search on leaks - they're pretty much guaranteed to fail at the joint between the pump and the block. And then you get pretty green liquid all over your motherboard. Pretty hard to RMA when they put it under a UV light and it fluoresces.

Ka0ticMind · 4 Jul 2008 at 18:12

WJA96 said:
Do a search on leaks - they're pretty much guaranteed to fail at the joint between the pump and the block. And then you get pretty green liquid all over your motherboard. Pretty hard to RMA when they put it under a UV light and it fluoresces.

yikes....thats just been taken out the shopping cart, thanks for the heads up.

WJA96 · 4 Jul 2008 at 18:28

Think nothing of it - they have a great reputation, but their latest stuff is largely junk. If you can stretch to it, the H20-220 Apex kit is old-school Swiftech and it's actually quite good stuff.

HatMan · 4 Jul 2008 at 18:34

I have had a 120 compact in my PC. I now use a Thermal Take Extreme 120 as it is quieter AND cools better. My Q6600 runs hot anyway. My rig idle at a mesured 50c. With the 120 compact the rig was at 55c. I can't recommend it. If you want to risk it and have one cheaper you can buy mine if you like. It's complete and has only had the fluid that comes with it running in it. My advise, from experience is it's rubbish.

iMacMart · 4 Jul 2008 at 19:13

My idle temps on a Q6600 @ 3.6 is 40,40,37,37

Load 59,59,51,51 I doubt its worht it for me really, well the cash outlay I mean?

Ka0ticMind · 4 Jul 2008 at 20:55

hmmmmm ok decided to stick with air cooling until i can afford a decent water cooling setup.
Can anyone recommend the best air cooler around 115mm high..as can't fit much bigger in a mountain mods bobslay case, the motherboard i have is an asus maximus formula ..with an Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 cpu.
The scythe mini ninja is the one i'm currently leaning towards....any help appreciated :-)

WJA96 · 4 Jul 2008 at 21:17

Thermalright SI-128 or Silverstone NT-06 (pretty much the same design) are both high performance low profile coolers.

Ka0ticMind · 4 Jul 2008 at 21:51

WJA96 said:
Thermalright SI-128 or Silverstone NT-06 (pretty much the same design) are both high performance low profile coolers.

Thanks for the reply and links :-)

yes had looked at the thermalright si 128 but thought i may run into issues with the cooling used on the asus board..would it fit ok then?
Would either of those coolers be better than the mini ninja then?

1kiwi · 5 Jul 2008 at 11:50

WJA96 said:
Think nothing of it - they have a great reputation, but their latest stuff is largely junk. If you can stretch to it, the H20-220 Apex kit is old-school Swiftech and it's actually quite good stuff.

Or you could just go custom

Paradiso · 7 Jul 2008 at 20:51

I have this kit, its cack, went back to my scyth ninja cooler, yes its that bad

Will probably go back to water soon but with a decent custom setup.