The Swiftech MCX775-V is one of the few cooler sold without ventilation. That isn’t because it can work without one, but in order to leave the choice up to the user. The MCX775-V is designed to work with an 80-mm fan, there are holes in each corners of the radiator angle so as to install one. This cooler stands out from other ones by a higher manufacturing quality.
The imposing 12-mm thick copper base is an example of this quality. No need of additional polishing, the base has an irreproachable flatness (0.007-mm tolerance) thanks to a very complete industrial surfacing/polishing industrial process. The air exchange isn’t entrusted to blades but to aluminum cylinders placed directly on the base. These cylinders are striated in a helicoid way to increase the exchange surface. The installation is made with a nylon screw set and springs. As is clear from the product’s name, it is only compatible with the socket 775, but Swiftech has released MCX775-V replicas for all current platforms.
Installation
The assembling starts with the installation of four nuts in the Socket corners. Then you only need to tighten the whole system by means of four nylon screws. This solution ensures accurate tightening. We just find the lack of a back plate unfortunate. This could avoid an overly important buckling of the motherboard when tightening.
Measures and results
Here are the results obtained with the two Papst used for the test:
Appraisal
The Swiftech solution doesn’t provide performances as good as coolers based on heat-pipes technologies, but still provides good to average performances according to the chosen fan. It requires sustained ventilation to provide great performances and then it becomes really good. Some people don’t hesitate to use 6000 Rpm fans with this monitor (watch your fingers…) Unfortunately, you almost always have to choose between noise or performance. The fact that the center of the radiator is quite dense and right in the dead area of the fan doesn’t help at all. No heat pipes transfer the heat to areas where the airflow is the most important (on the side).
