Quote Originally Posted by erik.p View Post
yes, it seems they've chosen a good way to protect their aluminum... I don't understand why people here and there give Swiftech such a hard time.
For being a watercooling addict for the three last years I have tried several brands and to me Swiftech is above. Aluminum mixed with Copper in a loop has been a problem known for a long time now. Even Swiftech had issues at one time with anodized aluminum; I personnaly don't think they'd go back to aluminum without being confident about their plating process. Used in their "Stealth" (?) the aluminum makes a lot of sense to me.
Most of us don't have a problem with Swiftech as they're the performance leader in the market along with D-Tek in the CPU and arguably the GPU market as well. Their CEO regularly posts on these boards, hears us out and has earned our trust for the most part.

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. I trust they'll keep in mind that people like me and others on XS are the reason they became popular in the first place...not the average user that goes "wow, cool looking block".