Swiftech H20-220-APEX-GT vs CoolIT SYSTEMS FREEZONE Thermoelectric CPU Cooler

[kevin1978]

I am completely new to watercooling and therefore I prefer usng a kit.
I have read good reviews of the following:
Swiftech H20-220-APEX-GT
http://www.newegg.com/product/...p?item=N82E16835108076
CoolIT SYSTEMS FREEZONE Thermoelectric CPU Cooler - Retail.
http://www.newegg.com/product/...p?item=N82E16835227002

I'm planning to overclock a QX6850 as much as possible. Which of the two kits is better?. Any other recommendations
are more than welcome.

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: kevin1978
I am completely new to watercooling and therefore I prefer usng a kit.
I have read good reviews of the following:
Swiftech H20-220-APEX-GT
http://www.newegg.com/product/...p?item=N82E16835108076
CoolIT SYSTEMS FREEZONE Thermoelectric CPU Cooler - Retail.
http://www.newegg.com/product/...p?item=N82E16835227002

I'm planning to overclock a QX6850 as much as possible. Which of the two kits is better?. Any other recommendations
are more than welcome.

by far the swiftech will own the kits you mentioned.

Reason is because TEC's cant act like a radiator which coolit uses. Its a very inefficient way to use TEC's.

 

[shabby]

Originally posted by: aigomorla
Reason is because TEC's cant act like a radiator which coolit uses. Its a very inefficient way to use TEC's.

Wait what? What are you talking about. The coolit setup uses tec's to draw heat away from the water into a heatsink.
Go read some reviews on the coolit system, it cools very well compared to a water setup.

 

[Noubourne]

Originally posted by: shabby

Originally posted by: aigomorla
Reason is because TEC's cant act like a radiator which coolit uses. Its a very inefficient way to use TEC's.

Wait what? What are you talking about. The coolit setup uses tec's to draw heat away from the water into a heatsink.
Go read some reviews on the coolit system, it cools very well compared to a water setup.

No, you're dead wrong. The TEC-in-one units are utter crap, and barely outperform a tower heatpipe cooler.

Even the somewhat amatuerish all-Swiftech loop will blow those piddly TECs out of the water.

Other websites who record overclocks for people with water kits similar to the Switftech loop have people pushing volts through those chips that would burn out the FREEZONE TEC or cause the CPU to overheat.

Check out this page at XS.

There is one TEC on there, the Vigor Monsoon. It's getting beat by several air coolers. Nobody pushing 1.5v on a C2D is using those crap TECs.

 

[PCTC2]

The FREEZONE is fine for a lower TDP dual-core @ stock, but not for an overclocked QX6850. Also, it is WAY too overpriced.

For the same price as the freezone you could get:

Swiftech MCR320 Triple 120 Radiator: $55
Swiftech MCP655 Pump w/ Controller $80
Swiftech MicroRES $20
D-Tek FuZion CPU Block $65
MasterKleer 7/16" Tubing $15
3x Yate-Loon DSH @ 3.5 each $10.50
Fan Controller for Yates: $20
Mounting Hardware: $30

That's $300 ($20 cheaper) and it would completely outperform the Freezone in any situation.

 

[Noubourne]

Originally posted by: PCTC2
The FREEZONE is fine for a lower TDP dual-core @ stock, but not for an overclocked QX6850. Also, it is WAY too overpriced.

For the same price as the freezone you could get:

Swiftech MCR320 Triple 120 Radiator: $55
Swiftech MCP655 Pump w/ Controller $80
Swiftech MicroRES $20
D-Tek FuZion CPU Block $65
MasterKleer 7/16" Tubing $15
3x Yate-Loon DSH @ 3.5 each $10.50
Fan Controller for Yates: $20
Mounting Hardware: $30

That's $300 ($20 cheaper) and it would completely outperform the Freezone in any situation.

I agree with everything you said except that it is fine for a low TDP dual-core at stock speeds, because the stock HSF is also fine for those chips, and it is included in the price of a retail box. Also, many sub $50 coolers are great for stock speed C2Ds, and a great deal of them can be run at near-silent speeds, greatly improving upon the crappy TEC unit in both price and silence.

If you're going to pay extra for a TEC cooler and the electricity it takes to run it, you better be getting sick overclocks that a similarly-priced water kit can't give you (water pumps use less power), and that means you better be sitting at ambient CPU temps at highest OC fully loaded.

If the TEC and the power it sucks isn't allowing you better-than-water OC speeds - and definitely better than AIR!!!, then you are effectively electrocuting the money it takes to purchase and power the TEC.

 

[Raider1284]

the swiftech kits or kits from petra tech would be your best bet if you want a kit.

http://www.petrastechshop.com/wacoki.html

 

[PCTC2]

Originally posted by: Noubourne

Originally posted by: PCTC2
The FREEZONE is fine for a lower TDP dual-core @ stock, but not for an overclocked QX6850. Also, it is WAY too overpriced.

I agree with everything you said except that it is fine for a low TDP dual-core at stock speeds, .

I actually meant to receive subambient temperatures. Sorry. Left that out. The Freezone is just overpriced and unnecessary all the time.

 

[Noubourne]

Originally posted by: PCTC2

Originally posted by: Noubourne

Originally posted by: PCTC2
The FREEZONE is fine for a lower TDP dual-core @ stock, but not for an overclocked QX6850. Also, it is WAY too overpriced.

I agree with everything you said except that it is fine for a low TDP dual-core at stock speeds, .

I actually meant to receive subambient temperatures. Sorry. Left that out. The Freezone is just overpriced and unnecessary all the time.

Yeah I was pretty much nitpicking your one statement. Overall what you posted was accurate.

The verdict on Freezone TEC is negatory.