Product ReviewsSwiftech APOGEE Drive II CPU Water Block & Pump Intel LGA1155/1366
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 Rating: Review Date: 03/11/14  |
Cons: Barbs included instead of comp fittingsCan be difficult to bleed
Pros: CompactSomewhat adjustable inlet and outletpowerfulSpeed controllable by the moborelatively speaking it's cheap |
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Rating: Review Date: 02/27/14 |
Cons: Can be loud at full speed...But for me it's not really a probleme
Pros: Fairly silentPump and cpu waterblock in one piece Comment:
I have this CPU block for cooling my 4770k and it's doing it really well, The pump is strong enough to cool my motherboard,my gtx 780, and the cpu of course, and I have 2 triple radiator with this, it's an absolute monster, I highly recommend it |
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Rating: Review Date: 11/23/13 |
Cons: barb fittings.
Pros: Well constructed, braided cable sheaths, interchangeable color chips, comes with all accessories needed to connect it to your loop, built in pump. Comment:
Overall I'm quite satisfied with this water block. I do wish they had included compression fittings as opposed to barbed fittings. but it's not as if that can't be rectified by picking up a set up compression fittings to use. |
When I saw this baby I knew I had to have it on my new water build. With a powerful pump built in it makes plumbing easier and neater. From what I've read it's a real performer...I haven't had a chance to stress it myself yet.What I really like about it is that it has a speed controller that ties into the motherboard fan port. That means the speed of the pump can be controlled by the system. That means quieter operation when it's not working hard. I know some people here have found it loud and that's a plus for them. I myself come from a swiftech MCP655 and I don't find this pump noisy at all. And with all this, if you consider it's a good water block and powerful pump all in one it's pretty cheap relatively speaking.The downsides are minor. It comes with barbs instead of comp fittings. Comp fittings (the Swiftech ones anyway) will fit though and you can adjust the inlet and outlet a little bit to help position the tubing. Something I found handy as well is that this pump can be mounted in anyway you please. Another downside is it can be a royal pain to bleed this thing. In my last build the pump was way at the bottom of the case so it was pretty easy to bleed the air out. With this it took a lot of time and tipping the case left, right, up, down and all around. Consider the case with everything in it weighs about 40 - 50 lbs it was quite a workout.Long term reliability? I can't tell you but if it runs as long as my old MCP655, which is still working after 6 years, I'll be really happy.Highly recommended.