Installation

Installing the Swiftech H240-X is a simple task. Start by removing the backplate from the water block by unscrewing the spring-loaded mounting screws. With that done, place the backplate onto the motherboard, but make sure the curved indentation is facing the two screws on the Intel socket.


Next, apply some thermal paste and line the water block up with the backplate, before screwing it down tight.


The fans are mounted to the radiator for you from the get-go, with eight 6-32 30 mm Phillips head screws. Removing those for mounting to the case is simple enough, but Swiftech's PWM splitter setup can prove tricky. The PWM splitter and the MCP 30 pump use SATA instead of Molex connectors, or the CPU fan header itself. Following Swiftech's guide calls for the PWM connector on the pump to be attached to channel one. The fans (white connectors), on the other hand, are attached to channels two and three. With that done, the H240-X will increase pump and fan speed based on the CPU's temperature. All that is left is to attach the connector for the CPU block's LEDs to the motherboard or the PWM splitter. Either option works - I attached it to my motherboard's second CPU fan header to keep things a bit neater and more organized.

The mounting hardware Swiftech uses is exemplary as it makes installing the cooler easy, so long as you utilize one of Intel's LGA115x sockets.. Most of the included hardware consists of extras that allow the H240-X to match a system's color theme. Overall, I would rate the H240-X's installation a 10 on a scale of 1 (hardest) to 10 (easiest). The general ease-of-installation is due to a combination of the hardware already being ready for use and Swiftech's easily understood directions. The installation will be a bit more involved for those on AMD sockets, though still very easy due to Swiftech's instructions manual.