CPU Water Block

Let’s continue checking out the Swiftech H₂0-220 Apex Ultra+ components. Next we are going to talk about the water blocks that come packed into a separate small box:

Swiftech H₂0-220 Apex Ultra+ comes with three water blocks: Swiftech Apogee GT CPU water block, Swiftech MCW60 GPU water block and Swiftech MCW30 mainboard chipset water block.

You may already be familiar with the CPU water block from our previous articles:

It turned out to be one of the best water blocks in the market. The internal structure of the copper base contains a lot of diamond-shaped pins:

This water block is compatible with all contemporary platforms and by default comes assembled for LGA775 mainboards:

There are 18 holes in the top retention plate that allow installing this water block on any of the existing sockets:

Its base is ideally even, however the finish is matt, not mirror-shining:

The thermal compound imprint test showed that the thinnest layer is ideally even without any gaps or lumps: