GTX 480/470 Hybrid Radiator Released

The high power consumption and high heat output of the NVIDIA Fermi GeForce GTX 400 series have made it possible for radiator manufacturers to do business. Today, Swiftech, a well-known water cooling company in the United States, has released two hybrid radiators “ MCW80-GTX480 ” and “ MCW80-GTX470 ” specifically for the GeForce GTX 480/470.

This hybrid heatsink is mainly composed of two parts. One is the universal water-cooled head "MCW80" which was released at the end of April this year. It has a fixed bracket dedicated to the GPU chip and the second one is an aluminum heat sink tailored for the GTX 480/470. Models "GTX480-HS" and "GTX470-HS" cover peripheral areas such as memory chips and power supply circuits.

However, it should be noted that this solution is only suitable for GTX 480/470 public cards and cannot be installed on non-public boards.

Swiftech claims that this hybrid radiator is superior to full-coverage water cooling because the heat released from the non-core parts is carried away by the air fins. The GPU chip can have its own water head and the temperature can be lowered even lower. , but Swiftech did not give more specific figures.

For players who are pursuing pressurization and overclocking, they can also install a small 80-mm-diameter fan on the heat sink to further enhance the heat-dissipation capability. However, to ensure that only two slots are occupied and the dual-card SLI is not affected, it is recommended that The fan height does not exceed 15 mm.

The MCW80-GTX480 and MCW80-GTX470 hybrid heat sinks are all on sale at a suggested retail price of $99.95 and $98.95 . The separate purchase of the MCW80 water-cooled head costs $56.95, while the GTX480-HS and GTX470-HS cooling fins purchase $45.95 and $44.95 respectively.