Swiftech H20-8600 AMD A64 water cooling kit review

Cooling/Water Cooling by piotke @ 2004-11-23

Today we are taking a closer look at one of Swiftech?s all-in-one water cooling kits. Aimed at the novice user out there it promises easy installation and decent performance. Can their H20-8600 kit deliver? Let?s find out.

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Introduction

Introduction

Today we are taking a closer look at one of Swiftech’s all-in-one water cooling kits. Aimed at the novice user out there it promises easy installation and decent performance. Can their H20-8600 kit deliver? Let’s find out.

The quality of the kit can but as high as its weakest component, so let’s take a look at the contents of the H20-8600 kit for AMD A64 (kindly provided by Bacata):

Madshrimps (c)
All decently packed and separated


  • MCW6000 CPU water block
  • MCP600 12v DC pump
  • MCR80-F2 radiator (including fan)
  • FBK525 fill and bleed setup
  • Very detailed manual
  • Other parts such as tubing, spiral wrap, …

    These are the contents of the basic H20-8600 kit, you can add more components depending on your needs:

  • MCW50 graphic card water block
  • MCW20 chipset water block
  • Extra MCR80-F2 radiator (including fan)
  • A second MCW6000 CPU water block (for Dual CPU systems)

    Today we are reviewing the “vanilla” version. Let’s take a closer look at the CPU block ->
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