Swiftech Polaris 120

Today we are reviewing Swiftech's latest and greatest in air cooling, the Polaris 120. The Polaris 120 is Swiftech's comeback to the mainstream air cooling market. Swiftech had its very successful debut into the air cooling market in 2001, and the company became public in 2005. Swiftech was founded in 1994 by Gabriel Rouchon or "Gabe" as many might know him on the various forums in which he frequents. In the last few years, the company has focused on water cooling products with great success and recorded a record sales year for 2010. Aside from its headquarters in Long Beach, CA, Swiftech also has two master distribution centers located in France and Australia as well as a manufacturing plant in Shenzhen, China. The Polaris design was created in-house by Swiftech's Lead Thermal Engineer, a Mr. Stephen Mounioloux. The Polaris itself is packed with a pretty decent feature set and looks promising. Some of the primary features are the five 8mm heat pipes, H.D.T. Design and more. Please read on for a thorough analysis of Swiftech's latest foray into the air cooling market.