Swiftech H220-X Review Part 1 of 2

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Great writeup !

- In the manual they recommend attaching the pwm connector of the pump to the first and monitored plug on the 8 way splitter .
Why is this recommended ? Any advantages to it over attaching a fan to #1 ? I always attached one of the fans to port 1 .

- To me it seems that those Helix fans are topped out pretty fast when running heavy cpu stresses like prime/linkpack/OCCT etc. . RPM wise they hit their maximum fast while temperatures keep rising . If they would be able to spin faster , load temps would stop rising sooner , at least thats what Ive seen on my H220 . And thats why I have chosen Papst 4412 F/2GP fans (2900rpm max,5.6 mmH2O,100CFM) over the standard helix fans as they are very silent around 1400rpm but if needed in high cpu stress testing they can handle 2900rpm . In my testing they performed better and had more headroom .
What is your opinion on the Helix fans ? Are they best suited in situations where absolute silence is required combined with a low to medium stress on the cpu ? Did you also see temps rising after they hit their maximum rpm ?

What are the specs of the Helix fans ? They could bring the price of the kit down by not including the 2 fans .

- Whats the tube length of the unit ? Ive read they have shortened the tubes , which might make it more difficult to have the rad in the sidepanel .

- How far is the pump/res away from the rad itself ? There is no space to install a fan behind the pump/res ?

- To be able to vacuum clean the rad behind the pump/res the pump/res needs to be removed ?

- What type/brand is the cooling paste delivered ? I want to know if it is better/more suitable than Gelid Solutions GC extreme or Noctua NT-H1 .