Swiftech abandons MCW82/Unisink users.

[Purpose]

http://forums.swiftech.org/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=2746

And they're saying the MC800-SMC kit is a replacement for unisinks. Feels like a giant slap in the face after buying Swiftech products for >14 years and buying MCW82's under the premise that Swiftech would be producing unisinks to go with them.

At this point in time we have pretty much moved away from manufacturing those since they were never in very high demand. I'm sorry about that and I hope this answers your question.

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Just because we're no longer offering the individual full-cover heat sinks doesn't mean that we're abandoning our customers. You can still purchase our MC800-SMC cooling kits that provide individual heat sinks for the ram and VRM/MOSFETs. Demand for the full-cover heat sinks has dropped dramatically since we first offered them and therefore the decision was made to no longer produce them.

Seriously, they're trying to say that this:


Is equivalent to this:


What a JOKE.

 

[KaRLiToS]

Full cover waterblock? Less hassle, better cooling, better aesthetic.

 

[Purpose]

Full cover waterblock? Less hassle, better cooling, better aesthetic.

Less hassle: absolutely not true. It's significantly easier to install a unisink and an MCW82.
Better cooling: also absolutely not true. With a unisink you're not dumping VRM, mosfet, amp, or memory heat into your loop.
Better aesthetic: opinion.

 

[OlyAR15]

Less hassle: absolutely not true. It's significantly easier to install a unisink and an MCW82.

It's pretty easy to install a full cover block.

Better cooling: also absolutely not true. With a unisink you're not dumping VRM, mosfet, amp, or memory heat into your loop.

Isn't that the point of a waterblock? Plus, you need a fan with the unisink, which would still be problematic with SLI/Xfire, not to mention more noise since it is an extra fan.

Better aesthetic: opinion.

But it does look better.

Honestly, I don't fault Swiftech for discontinuing unisinks. Chances are, most people who would go for something like that would more likely go for a full cover block.

 

[Purpose]

It's pretty easy to install a full cover block.

But not easier.

Isn't that the point of a waterblock? Plus, you need a fan with the unisink, which would still be problematic with SLI/Xfire, not to mention more noise since it is an extra fan.

Only to the uninformed. There's no point in watercooling components designed to tolerate 80-100C temperatures and be operating nominally. Not to mention memory overclocking isn't really bound by heat. You actually don't really need a fan.

Also, fan noise is a matter of choice. You don't need high airflow, again, since the components in question don't need a lot of cooling. Not to mention your comment about SLI/Xfire is just wrong also:


And even in triple SLI, there's a sufficient gap:

But it does look better.

Honestly, I don't fault Swiftech for discontinuing unisinks. Chances are, most people who would go for something like that would more likely go for a full cover block.

Again, opinion.


Because the front waterblock side that you can't see affects looking at the sides/backs of cards... amirite?

 

[OlyAR15]

Only to the uninformed. There's no point in watercooling components designed to tolerate 80-100C temperatures and be operating nominally. Not to mention memory overclocking isn't really bound by heat. You actually don't really need a fan.

So then, what are you so upset about? YOU were the one that came here complaining that the individual heatsinks weren't comparable to the unisink as Swiftech states, but then turn around and say that those components don't require a lot of cooling. In which case the individual heatsinks are comparable and you can still use your universal GPU block. So, what exactly is the problem?

 

[KaRLiToS]

So then, what are you so upset about? YOU were the one that came here complaining that the individual heatsinks weren't comparable to the unisink as Swiftech states, but then turn around and say that those components don't require a lot of cooling. In which case the individual heatsinks are comparable and you can still use your universal GPU block. So, what exactly is the problem?

^^This



Lol.