CPU Water Block Round Up APOGEE GT/GTX vs. STORM vs. FuZion vs. APOGEE vanilla | ||
| by Misoprostol | April 25, 2007 | ||
| Appearance Appearance APOGEE GT I’m going to cut to the chase in this section. Everyone knows what an APOGEE looks like at this point, and the APOGEE GT is no different looking once it’s installed. There are internal differences, but I’ll get into that later. The important bit to take away from the appearance of this block is the beautiful finish on the bottom of it. This block has a much nicer shine to it than my old APOGEE or the STORM that was actually a later production unit. That means Swiftech has revamped their finishing process for the APOGEE GT and GTX. Check it out ![]() The GTX looks dramatically different from anything that Swiftech or anyone I know of has released in the past. Here for your viewing pleasure is the Swiftech APOGEE GTX: APOGEE GTX Once concern I did have about this block is the fact that the top is made out of treated aluminum. I spoke to a Swiftech representative about this and he assures me that the finish on these blocks will stand up just fine to the test of time, and that galvanic corrosion (from mixing metals in one loop, ie both copper and aluminum in one loop) will not be a problem with the Swiftech APOGEE GTX. One other thing that I did notice was that when I screwed the barbs in, they were difficult to insert and they felt like they might be scraping the inside of the block… I have no idea what effect that would have on the treatment that Swiftech has applied to the aluminum, but hopefully it won't cause any long-term problems. What’s included with the APOGEE GT? Swiftech also includes a first class installation manual. I'll talk more about this in the installation section. | ||
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