Tech-Review Swiftech-Quiet-Power-P180-Water-Cooled-Case

Hello again. I’m Rodney Reynolds and welcome to another video review. Today I’m looking at the Swiftech-Quiet-Power-P180 water cooled case. First I’ll have a look at the case and then the water cooling setup. The Intech P180 mid-tower case comes in a black and silver color. Swiftech has chosen the black model. This case is unlike any other because it has innovative three layer side panels and the front door. This design has excellent noise that made properties but it adds weight.

A perfect case for a quiet build and that’s the reason Swiftech has chosen this product. At the front is the FireWire port, two USB ports, a microphone and headphone jack. This case has a lockable double hinge door which is how held into place by magnetic force and swings all the way to open. When the door is open it reveals four 5 ¼ inch external drive bays and one external 3 ½ inch drive bay.

Here’s the power and reset buttons as well as the power and hard drive activity LED’s. There are two swing open compartments for the 120 millimeter fan air filters. These filters can be easily removed for cleaning. Also note that there are ventilation holes around the front bezel which allows the fans to intake air when the front door is closed.

On the right side panel Swiftech has installed a small window to allow the liquid in the reservoir to be viewed. At the top is a spoiler and included 120 millimeter fan. At the back of the case at the top they include an I/O shield plate and 120 millimeter fan. Here are the seven expansion slots and there are plenty of additional ventilation holes. At the bottom is where a standard ATX power supply will get installed and they include two thumbscrews on the left side panel.

This case is compatible with standard ATX form factor motherboards since this is a mid-tower case there isn’t a lot of room to work and the motherboard tray is not removable. I mentioned earlier that there are four external 5 ¼ drive bays and one 3 ½ inch external drive bay. Well, there are an additional six internal 3 ½ inch drive bays, four hard drives that can be installed vertically in the bottom hard drive cage and two hard drives can be installed horizontally in the top hard drive cage. Both of these hard drive cages are removable for easy hard drive installation.

Also note that there are rubber mounts for all of the hard drives and an additional 120 millimeter fan is included here for added cooling power. Now let’s have a closer look at the water cooling system. Swiftech has used an improved version of the H2O 120 premium water cooling kit. Included is the Apogee CPU water block, MCP 350 pump, MCR 120 QP radiator, MC rust micro reservoir, 3/8 inch A60 Norprene tubing, hard rocks coolant and a funnel.

At the heart of the Apogee CPU water block is the CNC machine C 1/10 copper base plate. On the inside display, it has a diamond pin matrix which was optimized using computational fluid dynamic analysis to ensure excellent results. Also on the outside this plate is very smooth. This allows excellent contact between it and the CPU.

The water block has two 3/8 inch barbs and it comes with all the materials needed for installation on any current motherboard. The MCP 350 pump is extremely small and quiet but performs very well which is exactly why it was chosen for this setup. Like the CPU water block the pump also has 3/8inch barbs. It’s installed just behind the power supply. Please note that they have extra holes in the case so the pump can be moved forward to facilitate a longer power supply.

The MCR of 122 beat radiators which has been improved over the older MCR at 120 rod is specifically designed for 120 millimeter fans. It has flat brass tubes and louvered copper fins with brass plenum chambers and frame construction for optimal thermal conductivity.

The MCRES Micro reservoir that’s used replaces the older MCRES-micro 1000 reservoir. It’s constructed from a transparent of acrylic and features and angled buffer forcing the tribunal flow at the bottom of the reservoir. This allows it to function without air entrainment at low fluid levels. This design also means it’s silent so no more slashing sounds. They’ve used 3/8 inch barbs on this radiator as well and it gets filled at the top. It’s installed on the right side of the case where the accessories box once was.

The 3/8 inch A60 Norprene tubing that’s used is another big improvement. Standard vinyl tubing is used in most water cooling setups. The Norprene tubing is much less porous than vinyl tubing and hence less fill-ups are required. It also doesn’t crack or degrade easily. The downside to Norprene tubing is it’s expensive compared to vinyl tubing. Finally, have a listen to this stock cooling first at the low setting, at the medium setting and at the highest setting.

Swiftech has done a fantastic job at both are selecting case and installing their water cooling components inside of the case. The case itself has some really nice features but it has fairly cramped. The water cooling kit performs extremely well. This product is really a no-brainer. Buy it, you’ve got the case. The water cooling stuff installed inside of it. The only thing you have to install yourself of course is the CPU water block and any other water blocks that you may purchase. Overall though this is a kick-ass product.

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