The socket 775 P4 seems to have gotten a bit more popular lately as the cooler manufacturers have been producing new cooler for this specific socket.
Swiftech has been the leading company in extreme air and water cooling for ages now. We are going to take a look at their latest cooler for socket 775 which is called Mcx775-V and we will see if this heatsink can perform as well as the rest of the products from Swiftech.
It will be compared vs the Zalman CNPS9500-AT which performed extremely well in our previous tests.
About Swiftech:
Swiftech was established in 1994 and incorporated in 2001. Its sales skyrocketed in early 2001 following the release of the MC370 line of heatsinks. Reviews of the heatsink in the Internet Press propelled Swiftech into the limelight as the number one source for high-performance heatsinks in the aftermarket computer parts Industry.
CNC machined, C110 copper base, 3"W x 3.3"L x .500"H, flatness better than 0.0003", micro surface finish 8 or better.
374 Helicoid Pins made of High Thermal Conductivity Aluminum Alloy, press fitted in the base.
Heatsink base dimensions 3"x3.3"x1.66"
Heatsink top dimension 3 3/4" x 3 1/2"
Weight: 22 oz (620g)
Overall height (with an 80x25mm fan and fan guard): 2.83"
The product:
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Swiftech always packs their products in these brown small boxes with text on the sides that describes the products.
Inside the product is packed in foam so they won't get damaged during shipping, I have to say that this has always worked great and I have never got a broken Swiftech product yet. Inside there is a small sack with installation instructions and mounting parts, and there's is also the heatsink of course.
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You can either use the small paper that explains the installation procedure or go online to their website to find
the same thing there. The heatsink that weights 620 grams is fairly small but having a copper core raises the weight quite a bit.
I would recommend to be a bit careful when moving a case with this mounted, even though the mounting system is quite good.
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We can see here that the heatsink is mounted with four different pins in each corner. This is a very safe mounting system and it also gives a very good connection the cpu. The copper core is very well made I found no scratches or dents and the right picture really shows how well made it is.
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