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First Impressions & Packaging |
Heres a quick rundown of all the physical attributes about the heatsink.
| MCX159 Specifications |
| Base Dimensions |
1.59 x 1.59 x 0.5 - 40.4 x 40.4 x 12.7mm |
| Base Material |
Copper C110 |
| Base Flatness |
Better than 0.001 - 25΅ |
| Base micro surface finish |
8 or better |
| Heat dissipation medium |
95 Helicoid pins (patented), made of high conductivity aluminum
alloy 1100 (218 W/m-K) |
| Heatsink overall dimensions w/o fan |
1.59 x 1.59 x 1.63 - 40.4 x 40.4 x 42mm |
| Heatsink overall dimensions w/ fan |
1.59 x 1.59 x 2.47 40.4 x 40.4 x 62.8mm |
| Weight with fan |
8.4oz 238g |
| Fan summary specs |
40x22mm fan 12V DC 2 wires (no RPM) 6CFM @ 18dBA |
The
packaging comes in the standard Swiftech packaging; white, cardboard box
with black lettering listing the product model number, included hardware/items,
and a picture of the enclosed product.
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Removing everything from the box you can clearly see there’s plenty
of extra parts and pieces with this kit, and truth be told, most of it is
for those mounting it to an AMD system.
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Here’s quick breakdown of the parts and their quantities included
in the kit as pictured above:
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| Parts |
Qty |
AMD specific parts |
Qty |
AMD specific parts |
Qty |
| Heat
Sink |
1 |
AMD
Brackets |
2 |
Black
fiber washers |
6 |
| 40mm
fan & screws |
1 |
4-40
x 3/16 socket screw |
2 |
4-40
mini-nuts |
2 |
| Wire-Spring
(pre-installed) |
1 |
4-40
x 1.25 Philips screw |
2 |
Knurled
knobs |
2 |
| Thermal
Grease |
1 |
Nylon
tension limiters |
2 |
Springs |
2 |
| Neoprene
pad strip |
1 |
Hex
wrench |
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Turning our attention to the heatsink itself, we can see it comes pre-configured
with a “Wire-Spring” for mounting in Intel systems; this will
need to be removed if you plan on mounting it on an AMD platform. The quality
of the heatsinks’ base is what we all have come to expect when inspecting
a Swiftech product. Free of any machine marks or other noticeable defects,
this product is ready to go with just the simple application of some thermal
grease; no end-user interaction is needed (i.e. lapping the base to a flatter
finish, etc.).
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The fan mounts much in the same manner as some of Swiftech’s earlier
products. Two screws simply slide from the topside of the fan down and tighten
securely into the base of the heatsink. Removing the fan from the setup,
we see that it’s the same model used in the Microcool Northpole package;
the Sunon Maglev, capable of moving 6CFM of air at roughly 18dBA of noise.
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So why is it that I mentioned earlier that the MCX-159 is “Just like
the real thing, only smaller”? Well, they say a picture is worth a
thousand words, and I think the following two pictures show that to be quite
true in this case.
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You’ve got the same Helicoid pin design, roughly the same spacing
of the pins, and the massive base of copper. Lean close enough and you can
almost hear it calling out “Papa!”
Perhaps now would be a good time to introduce the stock
solutions that the Swiftech is going to be competing against. The first
two pictures below show the heatsink assembly from the Intel IC7-G board.
As you can see, it’s actually comprised of three pieces; a fan,
mounting ring, and heatsink. Given the size difference and materials involved,
I’m expecting we’ll see some rather impressive results from
the Swiftech.
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Now that we’ve gotten a close-up overview, let’s see what’s
involved to transplant the Swiftech in place of the stock cooling solutions. |
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