Swiftech cooling solutions for ATI 5970, 5870 & 5850 released

[Scaniris]

The pin matrix lowers the block thermal resistance at the GPU level, in other words: it means better temps at any flow rates. One of the critical benefits is the ability to run at very low flow and still get outstanding performance (like the apogee XT for example). I see for example that you are interested in silent operations. I demonstrated a silent (guesstimate at ~ 24 dBA) system at the XS party with a setup similar to yours (quad sli), and temps under furmark remained impressively low given the load.

Thank you Gabe for your answer Yes it could be very interesting for me to lower the pump speed to decrease the noise level. For the moment my D5 are running @ Speed # 3, and #4 if running some benchmarks with OCed CPU and GPU.

But for my nest rig, I'll try to configure a silent watercooling system, with highest power possible @ lowest noise level. So yes i'ts very interesting. I'm a hifi and home theater fan and the next rig will be dedicated for this. If I can achieve the low noise level target, the pc will be placed in my listening room.

Another question for you: what about the pressure, I mean you are talking about low flow rate, but do we need some higher pressure to compensate lower flow rate? In other words: small tubing, pump with high pressure and low flow rate? Or possible to use for example D5 and 7/16'' ID tubing?

Last question: do you have some recommendations for a European reseller in particular? For purchasing from Luxembourg. MP if you prefer

Best regards,
Cyril