Without making much noise, Swiftech introduced its latest creation, a successor to the MCW60, the MCW80 universal GPU water-block. This water block has a wide-range of compatibility with this generation of GPUs. It uses a copper block with a high-density pin matrix to increase surface area of heat dissipation. The housing is made of black Delrin. It measures 49.6 x 49.6 x 32.2 mm, and weighs 141 g. The block is compatible with eurostyle fittings with built-in o-ring, and sticks to G 1/4 thread specification for the ports. With the appropriate hold-down, the MCW80 supports the latest GPUs, including ATI Radeon HD 5800/5900 series, and NVIDIA GeForce 400 series. It is priced at US $56.95. The GeForce 400 series kit is coming soon, at a price of $11.99.

EVGA unleashed a lineup of graphics cards based on NVIDIA's new GeForce GTX 480 and GeForce GTX 470 graphics processors, complete with overclocked, overclocker-friendly, and water cooling-ready models. While the air-cooled models retain NVIDIA's reference design, the Hydro Copper series models sport a full-coverage, copper-rich water-block made for EVGA by Swiftech. On the air-cooled offer are base-models for the GTX 480 and GTX 470 that use NVIDIA reference clock-speeds, and level-1 overclock (Superclocked / SC) models. The level-3 overclock (For The Win / FTW) only come under the Hydro Copper series, with no air-cooled FTW models. Details follow:

• EVGA GeForce GTX 480 (015-P3-1480-TR): 700/1401/924 MHz, reference air-cooled, US $499.99
• EVGA GeForce GTX 480 SC (015-P3-1482-AR): 725/1450/950 MHz, reference air-cooled, US $529.99
• EVGA GeForce GTX 480 FTW Hydro Copper (015-P3-1489-AR): 750/1500/950 MHz, Hydro Copper water-block pre-fitted, US $649.99
• EVGA GeForce GTX 470 (012-P3-1470-TR): 607/1215/837 MHz, reference air-cooled, US $349.99
• EVGA GeForce GTX 470 SC (012-P3-1472-AR): 625/1250/850 MHz, reference air-cooled, US $369.99
• EVGA GeForce GTX 470 FTW Hydro Copper (012-P3-1479-AR): 650/1300/950 MHz, Hydro Copper water-block pre-fitted, US $499.99

PC water-cooling specialists Swiftech presented its newest CPU water block, the Apogee XT. A result of extensive competitive testing, the Apogee XT comes across as a completely redesigned block that goes beyond redesigning the retention mechanism alone. The block is made entirely of copper and brass, and has a brass housing with black chrome plating. The cold plate surface is topographically mapped to provide an optimized TIM contact with socket LGA 771, 775, 1156 and 1366 compatible processors. The inlet plate which is at the center of the block, is detachable. It supports high flow 1/4" BSPP x 1/2" fittings. Supporting Intel sockets LGA-1366, LGA-1156, and LGA-775, the Apogee XT water block sells for US $79.99.

In EU, a land that worships fair market practices, that recently booked two of the biggest names in the IT industry (Intel, Microsoft) for anti-competitive market malpractices, and penalized them for billions of Dollars, one would expect high standards of business practices. Apparently one has to peel the onion to find it's not all that fresh inside. Aquatuning, a German reseller has found an interesting way of locking its competitors out, of pretty much everything it does. The store deals in high-performance PC component cooling products, such as water-cooling components. In order to make sure nobody else in the country sells what it does, the company is registering the brands its sells, under its own name.

Water-cooling specialist Swiftech expanded its lineup with the Apogee GTZ Ci7 CPU water block. From its name, one can infer that it specifically supports the Intel LGA-1366 socket (Core i7 and Xeon 5500 series). The frame that holds the block has the appropriate mount holes for LGA-1366. A bolt-through retention mechanism is bundled. The block itself is near-identical in specifications to the original Apogee GTZ. The CPU copper contact base is lapped, and has a matrix of 225 micron copper pins to boost surface area of heat dissipation. The housing is Delrin-made. Options for 1/2" and 3/8" hose barbs are provided. A tube of Arctic Silver Ceramique is bundled. It is priced at US $69.99.

Recently, Swiftech has started production of a single-slot waterblock solution for NVIDIA reference design GeForce GTX 285 graphics cards named Komodo. This "full cover" waterblock cools the GPU, Voltage Regulators, I/O chip, and memory modules. Komodo represents Swiftech's latest achievements in water cooling. It uses embedded 0.6 mm pin matrix located directly above the GPU area and low restriction water channels across the whole block. The base is made of chrome plated C110 electrolytic copper, and the top is machined in black Delrin. High thermal conductivity grease pads are pre-applied in the memory and mosfet areas for user convenience. Short barb fittings are included with the block for 3/8" or 1/2" tubing. Since Swiftech Komdo occupies only one slot, it is compatible with dual and even triple SLI setups. Total weight of the block is 772 g. You can purchase it now, directly from Swiftech for $134.95.

Introducing the Caldera cooling system for AMD HD4870X2 graphics cards from Swiftech. The Caldera 4870X2 is a hybrid cooling system for AMD HD4870X2 reference graphics cards. It is composed of two separate elements: a water-block that cools both GPU's, and a passive heatsink to cool the rest of the components such as the GDDR5 memory, voltage regulators and the I/O chip. The Caldera 4870X2 water-block utilizes Swiftech's proven Diamond Pin Matrix technology and premium copper baseplate for the highest cooling performance. Additionally, there's a built-in white LED that illuminates throught the clear acrylic sides of the GPU water block when in operation. The full-cover water block weights in 411g and has a MSRP of $159.95. It is available now. Inside the package you'll also find 1/2" barbs, (2) plugs, thermal pads, Arctic Céramique thermal grease, mounting screws and installation guide.

Recently water cooling guru Swiftech unveiled new revisions of two of its well known parts, the MCW60 GPU water block and the MCRES Micro reservoir. Let's start with MCW60-4870, a special revision made exclusively for AMD's ATI Radeon HD4870 video cards. This is Swiftech's first graphics water block to combine both heatpipe and liquid cooling in one package. Based on the award winning MCW60 water-block which employs Swiftech's proven Diamond Pin Matrix technology, the MCW60-4870 base plate is CNC machined from billet C110 copper, then electroless nickel and chrome plated. It cools the GPU, memory, and using a massive heatpipe extends the cooling area to the graphics card's mosfets. This product is compatible with AMD's HD4870 reference design graphics cards only. It is available now for $89.95.
Second comes the MCRES Micro Revision 2 reservoir. It shares all the good things that characterized the classic MCRES Micro in size, quality, and provided accessories, but it also includes additional enhancements and functionalities that have been requested by enthusiast users. The most noticeable feature is an additional port at the bottom of the unit, that can be used as an alternate outlet, to feed a second pump, to plug-in a temperature sensor or as a drain. Revision 2 also uses new 1/4" BSPP (G1/4) plugs made of high polish chrome plated brass, for both the fill-port and the alternate outlet port. A vent was also added to the anti-turbulence baffle to eliminate the formation of a small air bubble that occured in the previous model. The MCRES Micro Revision 2 is available now for a MSRP of $25.95.

Swiftech updated today its portfolio to include a GT200 adapter kit for its MCW60 Revision 2 GPU water block. This adapter will make the current MCW60 Rev. 2 GPU blocks compatible with all reference NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 and GeForce GTX 280 video cards. The MCW60 waterblock is a liquid cooling solution for high-end graphics processors. It uses the same base plate technology as the award-winning Apogee CPU water-block and offers easy integration in most water cooling loops. Until now the block was compatible with most ATI and NVIDIA video cards thanks to various base plates. This latest GTX 200 hold-down kit will cost you $6.99. Please visit Swiftech for more information.

It's been awhile since something new and interesting was released on the watercooling front. But today watercooling king Swiftech is introducing Apogee GTZ, the company's new flagship water-block for processors. Apogee GTZ outperforms both its Apogee GT and Apogee GTX predecessors, thanks to an entirely new design that pushes and refines both thermal and mechanical specifications to the limits of today's technology. The new Apogee GTZ combines the benefits of direct coolant impingement over the CPU area with an entirely new CNC machined C110 copper base plate design which is primarily characterized by a pin matrix composed of 225 µm (0.009") micro structures. This results in a 20% improvement in thermal resistance compared to the Apogee GTX. In real world, a comparison chart shows that when used to cool an overclocked to 3500MHz C2Q6600 processor with 1.5V, Apogee GTZ beats Apogee GTX with 8'C. By default Apogee GTZ is compatible with LGA775 sockets only, but for $9.95 you can purchase optional hold-down plates for Socket 603/604, 771, Socket 754, 939, 940, F and Socket AM2. The Apogee GTZ water-block sells for $69.95. Find more info here.

Introducing the H20-220 Compact CPU liquid cooling kit, Swiftech is looking for more headroom and performance, while maintaining relatively low cost. This kit offers enthusiast-level performance combined with superlative ease of installation compared to traditional extreme performance kits. Just like the H20-120 Compact, this model features the all-in-one Apogee Drive 350 self-powered waterblock with integrated MCP350 pump, but the single 120mm heat exchanger is now replaced with a dual MCR220-QP Res 120mm radiator. The package also includes the "Radbox", smartcoiled norprene 3/8" tubing, fittings and a bottle of Hydrx coolant. Swiftech's H20-220 Compact CPU liquid cooling kit is compatible with Intel Socket 775 and AMD Socket 754, 939, 940, AM2, F. The suggested price is $199.95 if you buy the kit directly from Swiftech.

It has been a little over a month since Swiftech launched the Stealth water-block for 8800-series cards from NVIDIA, and the block is already undergoing a revision. The Rev. 2 Stealth block will have much improved performance, as well as much lower restriction than the original. The Stealth Rev. 2 will be the first production water-block shipped with a markedly convex base plate on the market.

If you purchased the original Stealth, and wish to upgrade to the new revision, you can get a $40 discount from Swiftech. Just turn in your original invoice to Michelle, and Swiftech will ship you the Rev 2. As usual, this offer is valid for 30 days after the launch of the new block.

The Rev. 2 will be launched on July 23.

Swiftech, when planning new products, has decided that some people using Liquid Cooling are a little scared of building their own system from scratch, and would rather see the benefits of liquid cooling without all the risks of custom-building. For these customers, Swiftech has made the all-new H2O-120 and H2O-220 Liquid Cooling Systems. The H20-120 combines the Apogee Drive 350 pump and water block with a MCR120 radiator, and comes already assembled, filled with liquid, and ready to cool. The H20-220 is the same kit, but with more, larger fans. Swiftech claims that the H20-220 can cool an overclocked quad core system with two NVIDIA 8800GTX's. The H20-120 kit is $159, and there is no word from Swiftech as to what the H20-220 will cost.

People using the Apogee GT and GTX may be a bit worried about the mounting mechanism of the water block. Swiftech is listening to these concerns and now offers free backplates, which are compatible to these water blocks. This means you will be able to securely install them without having to worry about a bend mainboard and insufficient contact. All Apogee GT/GTX kits will ship with this additional piece from today onward. To get the free backplate simply email michelle@swiftech.com with a copy of your invoice and mailing address. This offer runs for 30 days only, so you better hurry.

Named after the famous Stealth fighter bomber because of its angular shapes and black livery, Swiftech's Stealth is a VGA water-block designed exclusively for nVidia's high-end GeForce 8 series graphics cards. At the time of publication, the Stealth is compatible with the 8800 GTS, GTX and Ultra models.

The ultimate GeForce cooling performance:

Using the same core cooling technology as the Apogee GT and GTX CPU water-blocks which are recognized as the best performing water-blocks on the market, the Stealth unique design approach focuses cooling where it is most needed: at the GPU level; with its extended wings covering the memory modules and NVIO chip, the massive aluminum housing also maintains the lowest possible temperature of these surface mount components; this allows in effect for the most advanced overclocking techniques which are necessary to take core and memory frequencies well beyond factory specifications.

Swiftech today announced the release of the new Apogee GTX CPU water-block. With enhanced thermal performance over the award winning Apogee GT, and dramatic styling inspired from the automotive after-market world, the Apogee GTX becomes Swiftech's new flagship CPU water-block. While the internal structure of both blocks is the same, the longer path between the ports gives the GTX a 1°C advantage over the GT at 100 Watts, making the GTX Swiftech's the new king. The Apogee GTX is shipped with an Intel Core 2 (socket 775) compatible hold-down plate and i-flow 1/2" chrome plated barb fittings. A multi-CPU/socket hold-down plate for AMD socket 754, 939, 940 processors as well as 3/8" chrome plated barb fittings are also available as optional products. Upcoming hold-down plates for Socket AM2 and even Socket F (AMD) will also be available by the end of March. The Apogee GTX water-block is available now for $75.95 MSRP at Swiftech online store.

Swiftech today announced the release of the new MCW6500-T thermoelectric (TEC) CPU water-block designed to be integrated with high-end liquid cooling systems such as Swiftech's H20-220 Apex Ultra. Using 226 Watts Peltier module the unit can be connected directly to any high-end computer power supply or external power unit and cool the latest Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad processors. The MCW6500-775T retention mechanism is compatible with all Intel socket 775 processors. Further declinations of the product will be released in the coming weeks for compatibility with AMD processors. The MCW6500-T packege includes Intel socket 775 compatible assembly, including gaskets, installation hardware, 1/2" barb fittings, Arctic Céramique thermal compound, instructions. The unit is scheduled to start shipping to retailers March 1st, 2007. with suggested MSRP price of $159.95.

The MC21 MOSFET coolers from Swiftech are small aluminum heatsinks designed to cool surface mount components such as mosfets. The product was tailored to fit the VCore mosfets on NVIDIA's G80 series graphics cards, but it can also be installed on motherboards mosfets, and any other IC application where passive cooling is desired. It is a perfect combination with Swiftech's VGA water-blocks and allows high-end graphic cards to operate cool and in virtual silence. The MC21 MOSFET heatsinks are available now for $9.95 MSRP directly from Swiftech or some of its retailers.

Swiftech today announced the release of the new Apogee GT water block. While both the Apogee and Apogee GT water-blocks look exactly alike, the "GT" features an optimized Diamond Pin Matrix structure which the company claims will yield performance improvements ranging from 1°C and up to 3°C at 100W depending on the CPU's, with Intel's latest QX6700 quad core processors benefiting the most from the revised structure. Swiftech also announced that all its water-cooling kits will now be shipped with the Apogee GT version. The Apogee GT water block is available now, and can be ordered directly from Swiftech for $55.95. The Apogee GT also includes a separate hold-down plate for AMD processors using the AM2 socket.

Swiftech has recently released the new Quiet Power line of Liquid Cooled barebones. The Quiet Power P180 is a computer chassis including an improved pre-assembled Swiftech H20-120 Premium liquid cooling system destined to facilitate consumer access to high-end cooling solutions. The product was specifically engineered for maintenance-free and ultra-quiet operations and it is based on the Antec P180 chassis. The Quiet Power P180 is available now through the Swiftech online store. The modified Antec chassis, including pre-assembled H20-120 Premium liquid cooling system, Apogee CPU water-block and retention hardware, plus Hydrx concentrated coolant will cost you $429 MSRP.