Swiftech MCR220 Drive Heat Exchanger

Product Code: ST-MCR220-DRIVE

Introduction: The MCR Drive series of heat exchangers represent yet another world-first innovation from Swiftech. For many years, it has been their goal to integrate and combine several elements of a standard liquid cooling kit in order to save space and reduce cost of ownership, while preserving performance and enhancing functionality. Enter the MCR Drive concept! A unique computer radiator with a built-in pump housing and a reservoir. This concept is the foundation for a simple, powerful, yet versatile liquid cooling system where only CPU and/or Graphics waterblocks need to be added. One of the great benefits of this solution is to guarantee immediate and future compatibility of the core cooling system with any CPU and/or GPU form factors available on the market. If you look at competing products, many of the entry level liquid cooling kits which are now available only provide incremental performance improvements when compared to high-end heat pipe heatsinks - they also offer limited compatibility with various CPU form factors, and most feature a hermetically closed loop thus disallowing the addition of graphics or chipset cooling in the loop. With this in mind, Swiftech believe that if one is to make the jump to liquid cooling, he or she might as well enjoy the full benefits of the added performance headroom afforded by the use of dual, triple or even quad radiators. Also, many new comers to the liquid cooling technology face serious difficulties in integrating the multiple components that are commonly used in traditional DIY kits in their space constrained PC environment. Thus, by combining a high-performance radiator with a powerful pump and including a reservoir to form a single unit, Swiftech aim at simplifying the task of building a world-class cooling system in just about any PC, as well as one that is future-proof by allowing users to simply swap their CPU or GPU water-block whenever they will upgrade their system. The implications of this new invention are fairly far reaching, because there finally is a truly high performance cooling solution that is safe, easy to integrate in a PC, and future proof. This solution solves many of the issues faced not only by consumers, but OEM's and system builders in search for a reliable and effective system-wide cooling system. Features: The pump used in the MCR220 Drive Heat Exchanger is the renown MCP350, the heat exchanger is the Swiftech MCR220-QP, the most commonly used radiator in the DIY enthusiast community because of their exceptional noise/performance ratio. The radiator has a two pass, single row construction with brass body and tubes, louvered copper fins and brass pump housing. It has optimised fin density for maximum heat dissipation at low noise and threaded fan and case mounting holes. The radiator features 1/4" NPSM threaded hubs, with 1/2" & 3/8" barb fittings included in this package. The MCP350 pump has a nominal voltage of 12VDC and an operating voltage range of 8 to 13.2VDC, with a minimum start up voltage of 9VDC. The nominal power is 8.3 ~ 12W and the nominal current is 0.96 to 1A. It has a maximum pressure of 22PSI and a temperature range of up to 60 degrees Celsius. The noise level (tested in a non lab environment) is 24 ~ 26dBA. The pump has a MTBF of 50,000 hours. This heat exchanger is also ROHS compliant. Package Contents: Black dual 120mm MCR220 Drive Heat Exchanger including pump and radiator, 1/2" & 3/8" barb fittings and mounting screws. Please note that no fans are included with this heat exchanger, we recommend pressure orientated fans such as the Noctua 120mm NF-P12 or NF-P14 for best cooling performance vs. noise output ratio.