Recently water cooling guru Swiftech unveiled new revisions of two of its well known parts, the MCW60 GPU water block and the MCRES Micro reservoir. Let's start with MCW60-4870, a special revision made exclusively for AMD's ATI Radeon HD4870 video cards. This is Swiftech's first graphics water block to combine both heatpipe and liquid cooling in one package. Based on the award winning MCW60 water-block which employs Swiftech's proven Diamond Pin Matrix technology, the MCW60-4870 base plate is CNC machined from billet C110 copper, then electroless nickel and chrome plated. It cools the GPU, memory, and using a massive heatpipe extends the cooling area to the graphics card's mosfets. This product is compatible with AMD's HD4870 reference design graphics cards only. It is available now for $89.95.
Second comes the MCRES Micro Revision 2 reservoir. It shares all the good things that characterized the classic MCRES Micro in size, quality, and provided accessories, but it also includes additional enhancements and functionalities that have been requested by enthusiast users. The most noticeable feature is an additional port at the bottom of the unit, that can be used as an alternate outlet, to feed a second pump, to plug-in a temperature sensor or as a drain. Revision 2 also uses new 1/4" BSPP (G1/4) plugs made of high polish chrome plated brass, for both the fill-port and the alternate outlet port. A vent was also added to the anti-turbulence baffle to eliminate the formation of a small air bubble that occured in the previous model. The MCRES Micro Revision 2 is available now for a MSRP of $25.95.