OC3D Review: SwiftTech Apogee GT CPU Water Block

[FarFarAway]

We take a look at the revised cooler from SwiftTech

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[Ham]

Wow a blister back for a water block. Good idea i think.

Nice job kemp

 

[weihk]

niiiiiiiiiiceeeeeeeeeee

kemp, you've just made me want to buy this block even more! thanks for making my bank account empty! LOL

 

[FarFarAway]

lol nps

 

[AydST]

Wow a blister back for a water block. Good idea i think.

Nice job kemp

yeah but a PITA for us to store, easier when they came in nice square boxes

great review as ever mate....

 

[Toxcity]

Really nice review there Kempez!

Nice water block too!

Oh, by the way.. on the graphs isn't it meant to be "Lower is better" instead of Higher? :eh:

 

[FarFarAway]

Oops

I'll fix that when I get home. Must have had remnants from other graphs

 

[Toxcity]

Oops

I'll fix that when I get home. Must have had remnants from other graphs

No worries matey!

Apart from the little mistake awesome review..

How long does it take to makes these review.. for water cooling must be quite a long time!

 

[FarFarAway]

All of them take quite a while tbh. If you look at methods each block had to have 200hrs curing time with AS5 which took a while

 

[Toxcity]

All of them take quite a while tbh. If you look at methods each block had to have 200hrs curing time with AS5 which took a while

Cor blimey!

I salute you sir! :worship:

 

[Rastalovich]

Great review, again, Kemp. Some excellent shots too.

I feel we went through a period of blocks having a chrome/shiney look to them - and tbf it helps the manuf abit cos u look inside the case and u can recognize what a dood is using, to an extent.

Be nice to see one of these blocks` chome finished off, by a user, with some design. A flame trim would be tempting fate perhaps

Oh Kemp, dust them LL fans

 

[darkorb]

I just noticed, on the graphs for the results. It says higher is better, isn't it supposed to be lower is better?

Other than that, great review man!

 

[Toxcity]

I just noticed, on the graphs for the results. It says higher is better, isn't it supposed to be lower is better?

Other than that, great review man!

I spotted that already! SLOOWWW!

 

[darkorb]

Ahh, my bad

 

[FarFarAway]

Cheers fella's - changed

@ rast - I would dust em if I had time

 

[Allsorts]

Nice review mate. 200hrs curing time, that's dedication for you!

There was no mention about being able to artificially induce a bow in the GT base plate with the (included?) oversized o-ring for an extra bit of performance. I take it the GT was just tested as shipped (with flat base)?

Is that 1/4" BSPP metal barbs you are using? I take it you had no problems using them in the 1/4" NPSM threaded holes?

@ Ham: I also prefer the new blister-pack style of packaging over the old brown box "Made in Shed" style.

 

[FarFarAway]

No I didn't test the block with a bowed base as I quite frankly didn't have time

the 1/4" BSPP barbs work fine in the threads for the Apogee and Apogee GT