Water Cooling Components

The Sword M we received had an integrated water cooling system that is compatible with other aftermarket water cooling components on the market.


Behind the back door of the Sword M resides the reservoir which is linked directly to the pump. You can also see that the piece of aluminum they are attached to has additional mounting holes in case you choose to remove the components Thermaltake included and replace them with higher quality products.

The pump installed here is the standard Thermaltake P400 pump which is rated to move 400 liters per hour of while the reservoir can hold up to 350cc of liquid.


The radiator is a large-scale 30cm by 22cm affair which has a shroud on which two 120mm fans are mounted in order to blow cool air over the fins. Unfortunately, this radiator design looks very restrictive which means it inhibits the flow of liquid through its tubes. This in effect slows down the speed of the water which diminishes cooling performance.


There is a pair of black rubber tubes attached to the radiator for in/out water flow but make sure that you remove the zip-tie that holds them together because it kinks one of the tubes.


To the left is the water block that comes with the Sword M and on the right is the one which comes with the Thermaltake Bigwater 760i. Notice the difference? Well other than the premature corrosion on the one included with this case, there is no difference at all. The threading only seems to be compatible with Thermaltake’s custom nozzles.

This CPU block seems to be just another step in what could only be called an extremely restrictive loop which once put together should offer slightly better (we hope) cooling than a good air cooler.


The base of this block is absolutely perfect but that does not necessarily equate improved cooling potential over some water clocks with less than perfect bases. Luckily, Thermaltake provides mounting hardware which is compatible with nearly every platform on the market so the CPU block can be installed on s939, AM2 and LGA775 systems.


The fluid included with the water cooling kit is Thermaltake’s proprietary Bigwater liquid which has a green tint to it. Our resident water cooling experts recommends avoiding this fluid and replacing it with regular distilled water.