Like a phoenix rising from its ashes, the Apogee™ Drive II integrated pump & waterblock returns to take its place at the helm of Swiftech's CPU waterblock product line. Close to 24 months in the making, it includes all the latest technological advancements that we have to offer:

-Best thermal performance: the Apogee™ Drive II manages to achieve better thermal performance than the award-winning Apogee™ HD.

-Best hydraulic performance: thanks to the integrated, PWM controlled MCP35X pump, which has established itself as the best-in-class pump on the market, the Apogee™ Drive II is the world's only waterblock that can be considered as a flow enhancing device, as opposed to a flow-robbing device.

-Best retention mechanism: proven time and again to satisfy beginners and hard-core enthusiasts alike for its ease of use, reliability, and repeatable results.

-Compact form factor enables liquid cooling in space constrained applications.

-Adjustable G1/4 inlet and outlet ports, compatible with all compression fittings.

-Illuminated logo in 3 colors: Red, Blue, or green.

Improved Thermal Performance

• World's best thermal performance based on our comparative testing, when added to a conventional liquid cooling system including pump, radiator, and reservoir, the Apogee™ Drive II yielded up to 1.2ºC better thermal performance than the Apogee™ HD (Intel i7 2600K socket 1155) *When installed in a system by itself, including only a radiator and a reservoir, the Apogee™ Drive II edged the HD by 0.2ºC (Intel i7 2600K socket 1155).

NO Flow Restriction

• With the top 5 water-blocks in the world being within a couple of degrees from each other, the next differentiating factor to many enthusiast users is flow restriction. Given that the Apogee™ Drive II has an integrated pump - one that features the highest flow rate in the useable range, it doesn't restrict flow at all -on the contrary, it enhances it!

Twice the Reliability

• Even if we consider that adding a second pump to a liquid cooling system yields relatively marginal thermal improvements, the redundancy offered by a second pump is a priceless safety feature that can save your expensive components from fatal overheat in case of a pump failure.

Speed-adjustable

• Thanks to the PWM function of the integrated MCP35X pump, the Apogee™ Drive II pump speed - and operating noise, can be adjusted from 1300 RPM all the way to 4500 RPM. When two pumps are running in tandem in a liquid cooling system, it is not necessary that their speed be identical. So your Apogee Drive can either be pushing massive flow at 4500 RPM, or simply humming along in the background at a completely silent 1300 RPMs. Either way, it will never slow down your flow, but always increase it.
• Another great benefit of the BIOS controlled PWM is that the pump speed can be tied to the CPU temperature and increase or slow-down depending on CPU load. The pump could be running at minimum speed when the processor is at iddle, and speed-up when the CPU temperature reaches a set temperature.

Compact form factor

• Have you ever tried to fit a conventional liquid cooling system in a small form factor computer? The Apogee™ Drive II makes this challenge a great bit easier by consolidating 2 best-in-class performing devices into one.

Fine-tuned Retention Mechanism, with universal Desktop Processor Compatibility

• Swiftech's retention mechanism is widely recognized as the simplest and safest to use. It has been further enhanced with added attention to details and quality, such as hollowed thumb screws, and improved back-plate fabrication.

Shipped with High Performance Thermal Compound

• The Apogee™ HD ships with Swiftech's TIM-Mate™ thermal compound highly rated for its excellent thermal performance and ease of application

Motor type:	Electronically commutated, brushless DC, spherical motor
Nominal voltage:	12 V DC
Operating voltage range:	9 to 13.4 VDC
Max. nominal power (@12 V):	18 W
Max. nominal current (@12 V):	1.5 A
Max. nominal head (@12 V):	14.7 ft (4.4m)
Max nominal discharge (@12 V):	~ 4.75 GPM (17.5 LPM)
Maximum pressure:	22 PSI (1.5 BAR)
Temperature range:	Up to 140 °F (60 °C)
Electrical power connector:	Molex 4 pin
PWM + RPM Signals:	4-pin connector
Speed adjustment range:	1300 to 4500 rpm
RoHS:	Compliant
MTBF:	50,000 Hours

12-13-2012
Reviewer: JT (1)
Pros,,, High powered small and compact pump block combo. It works very well. Cons... Very very loud at anything but the lowest speeds. Is not compatible with most controllers other than your motherboard. (huge dent for me) My motherboard (MSI890FXgd70) barely controls it,, and I had to put min cpu fan speed to 0% to get it to pump at what seemed to be the min pump speed of 1200. Then it only varies by what smart target i have my cpu temp set to,, but barely a gradual bump. I had to set the max temp to 60 to keep it quiet. Dissappointing. I like it for quality and it works,, but hate its electronics. I spoke with the owner of the company who gave me the runaround trying to figure this out, gave me bad information from time to time,, while informing me he was excellent in customer service (i did not agree and will not buy from them again because of him,, even if they make a better product in the future, that you can control) Oh, he acted like i was a dummy for the controller thing because I did not read the manual before I bought the product... yea my bad i guess. Good luck with your business GABE!

08-23-2012
Reviewer: CrazedMonk (1)
Man am I impressed with this pump/waterblock. I was using a 655 and a danger den on my i5-750 and it was just sub par in my opinion. With this pump/block running 1/2inch ID tubing to a dual 120 swiftech rad I am getting 34c idle and 51c max temps on an I7-3820 at 4.5ghz. Add another positive this thing removes the need for a pump taking up much more space, makes installing a LC loop in a mid-tower a breeze. Excellent product will certainly get another for my next system if needed!