Battle of the Titans: Alpha PAL8942 vs Swiftech MCX4000

Cooling/CPU Cooling by jmke @ 2002-09-18

Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome to Madshrimps for another exciting edition of reviewing sensation. In the black corner wearing an 80mm fan, the undisputed champion of the world, Mister Alpha PAL8942. In the silver corner is the challenger, 2 times heavyweight champion of the world, now getting ready to make a come back after a long time of absence, ladies and gentleman, Mister Swiftech MCX4000. Let’s get ready to rumble…

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The Visual Comparison Bit

Visual Comparing:

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Viewed from the top it shows the alpha being slightly bigger


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But viewed from the side you notice the base of the Swiftech being "fatter"


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They sure are quite shiny


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Comparing the "Old" MCX478 (right) to his new brother the MCX4000


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The bars are remarkably smaller on the MCX4000 providing better airflow
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