The Swiftech model differs from analogous constructions of that type in its exclusive blue-metallic coloring. This coating is good, and the radiator looks really cool.

Swiftech’s innovation is a special fastening called RadBox, new in the H20-120-P. This special metallic “cage” has holes for the installation of a fan and a heatsink on one side, while on its other side there are mounting holes to fasten the whole assembly on the system case. This solution is going to be most welcome for owners of small cases where there’s little free space inside.

To place the radiator outside, you install a special adapter into a PCI slot.

The fill & bleed kit is the last component of the system. The design with three inlet valves gives the solution a very industrial-like look. It’s not easy to grasp how this apparatus works without reading the user manual, but a system with this filling mechanism is easier to operate. Next revisions of the Swiftech H20-120 come with a reservoir to increase the amount of liquid in the system. This accessory is very useful, but thanks to the thick pipes the amount of liquid without the reservoir is about half a liter, which is quite sufficient.

The special liquid Swiftech HydrX doesn’t only disinfect the water, but also shines green in ultraviolet light – modders should appreciate this feature. Two meters of transparent vinyl pipes from Kuriyama are enclosed with the system; their outer diameter is 1/2”, and the inner is 3/8”. The pipes passed out stress-test – the system was working for a month on non-distilled water – excellently, without becoming dim or changing their color, as often happens. Swiftech also includes protective plastic coils Coolsleeves to avoid the pipes getting twisted. There’s no actually great need for those Coolsleeves as the pipes have thick walls and are not prone to kinking.

I want to specially mention the excellently written user manual. It covers all the details of the process of assembling and installing the H20-120-P, and even an inexperienced user shouldn’t find it difficult to follow the instructions and make everything right. Of course the assembly is going to take more time than with low-end cooling systems (like those two that we use for the comparison’s sake), but the result is simply incomparable. Just regard this procedure as a real tuning of your PC. :)