Swiftech MCW60 VGA Water Block - Rev 2.

The MCW60 VGA waterblock is a next generation liquid cooling solution for high-end graphics processors. It evolves from the award winning MCW55 by receiving the same base plate technology as the Apogee water-block for enhanced heat dissipation, and a redesigned injection molded housing for universal compatibility with all liquid cooling systems.

The MCW60 waterblock inherits all its thermal and hydraulic characteristics from the Apogee CPU water-block, in particular the Patent Pending Diamond Pin Matrix cold plate, proven for its thermal efficiency with today's high end CPUs. The housing is injection molded from POM (Acetal Co-polymer) resulting in complete reliability compared to machined Acrylic tops which tend to crack.

The thermal performance model focuses extreme cooling where it is in fact the most needed: at the GPU level. This will afford better overclocks, and overall lower system temperature.

The mounting system includes a strong stiffening back-plate with a soft rubber center pad to prevent the circuit-board from bending .
In its black and chrome trim, the MCW60 VGA cooler is a perfect match to complement the Apogee CPU cooler, and the MCW30 Chipset cooler.

Comes with:
- Water-block assembly
- Mounting hardware for ATI & nVidia High-end adapters
- Arctic Ceramique thermal compound
- Installation Guide
- 1/2" ID and 3/8" ID barbs
- G80 Adapter (nVidia 8000 Series)

The MCW60 is shipped with two separate retention mechanisms composed of spring loaded screws and back plates providing off-the-shelf compatibility with all ATI Radeon and most nVidia GeForce families of products as follows:

1. Pre-assembled retention mechanism using the four holes surrounding the processor:

All nVidia GeForce series from 6800 and above
All ATI Radeon series from X1300 and above

2. Pre-assembled retention mechanism for ATI Radeon 7000 to X850 series using the two alternate mounting holes: All Radeon® series from 7000 to X850.

Water-cooling system compatibility: The water-block ships with 1/2" and 3/8" barbs in the US, and an extra pair of 1/4" fittings for Europe, guaranteeing compatibility with any liquid cooling circuit.

Submersed face is CNC machined from billet to form the award winning Diamond-Pin Matrix. The design increases the heat dissipation surface and flow turbulence to enhance heat transfer to the cooling fluid. The pin area is bead-blasted to guarantee a finish free of shavings.The base is lapped to 0.0003" (3/10 of 1/1000"), and polished to near-mirror finish to promote optimum thermal conductivity. Users are advised that while flatness is strictly respected for providing the most significant benefit to thermal interface, surface polish is a cosmetic component and may vary slightly from one heatsink to another. Re-lapping or polishing the copper base is never recommended.

The MCW60 is fully compatible in stock configuration (without adapter brackets) with ATI’s 3800 series graphic cards, as well as nVidia’s new G92 based GeForce 8800 GT, and GTS.

Fits 9800GTX without adapter plate!