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Entry Level Liquid-Cooling System vs Hi-End Air Cooler: Swiftech H2O-220 Compact Review

Date: 2008-3-25

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Inside the colorful box there is an internal foam box with a number of big and small sections containing the major Swiftech H2O-220 Compact components and accessories:

Entry Level Liquid-Cooling System vs Hi-End Air Cooler: Swiftech H2O-220 Compact Review
  Entry Level Liquid-Cooling System vs Hi-End Air Cooler: Swiftech H2O-220 Compact Review

Each component sits securely in its place that is why nothing should get damaged during transportation. On the reverse side of the box there are two flexible tubes and a plastic funnel in the middle of it.

The accessories bundled with Swiftech H2O-220 Compact look as follows:

Entry Level Liquid-Cooling System vs Hi-End Air Cooler: Swiftech H2O-220 Compact Review

Let me list them all from left to right and from top to bottom:

  • Replacement “tray” for pump and water block;
  • Two plastic fittings;
  • Thermal compound;
  • Four plastic clamps;
  • Adapter cable to connect the fan to 5V output;
  • Two adapters for powering the fans from 7V output;
  • Fan retention screws;
  • Rear case bracket;
  • A set of screws, washers, plastic bushes for fastening the radiator to the case rear panel;
  • A set of additional fittings and clamps;
  • Plastic bracket for radiator block;
  • Fan grill.

The system also comes with a small bottle of liquid coolant concentrate of vivid green color:

Entry Level Liquid-Cooling System vs Hi-End Air Cooler: Swiftech H2O-220 Compact Review

A 56ml bottle of anticorrosion concentrate called “Hydrix” states that its major component is ethylene glycol with corrosion inhibitor, so it shouldn’t be consumed under any circumstances. The coolant made from this concentrate and distilled water is claimed to be good for 5 years.

Besides everything I have already mentioned above, the bundle also includes an installation manual in several languages and a few info leaflets on proper system fill-up techniques:

Entry Level Liquid-Cooling System vs Hi-End Air Cooler: Swiftech H2O-220 Compact Review

The two black rubber hoses we mentioned above are wrapped in Coolsleeves that should prevent them from bending and hindering the coolant flow.




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