Quote Originally Posted by ranker View Post
... In the case of the GTX and possibly the stealth, the use of Alu appears to be more for the looks rather than cutting corners like other brands (Koolance, AC, etc). They also abide by a stricter process to ensure that the Alu won't ever come in contact with the copper. However, I hope in the future they forgo the use of Alu altogether. As long as they do, companies such as Koolance and AC will find a way to champion their cause in cutting corners for the sake of the almighty buck. I buy Swiftech not for looks, but for the performance.
Ranker,
Please give it a rest.
Aluminum is aluminum everywhere.
If Swiftech wasn't ALSO cutting corners, they would use brass (which was immediately dismissed by the Swiftech CEO as posted here in this Forum), copper or Delrin.
One thing people forget is that the use of aluminum by Swiftech to manufacture their waterblock housings isn't new. The MCW-5000 series, the MCW-462, MCW-20 VGA, MCW-50, MCW-40, just to name a few, ALL had aluminum housings. They even had the 676 radiator made of aluminum stacked plates.
The ONLY honourable exception was and still is the MCW-6000.
As fot the «stricter process», it really means nothing at all, UNLESS you have a good QC policy.
So, why all this fuss?