9-13-06

I wrote you after I installed my H20-120 because the pump was noisy.  I discovered that it was not the pump that was making noise, but my case as a result of the vibration.  I wrapped some sound deadening foam around the pump and all is quiet.

Testimonial

I was a complete noob to water cooling.  Buying the H20-120 kit was a nice way for me to start since everything was included.  I also bought Swiftech blocks for my VGA and my Asus chipset (hated that fan).  Following the directions was not difficult.  I read in PCMagazine that the directions were difficult, but they have obviously been re-written with people like me in mind.  The only thing I have done that is a little off standard is wrap some sound foam around the pump to make it silent.  I also attached my fan connector to my variable fan control so I can turn it up and down.  It doesn't matter because I always leave it at its lowest setting (silent).

After leak testing (following the instructions to short the power supply and just run the water pump) I fired up the computer.  The fan is completely silent at the lowest setting and its mounted externally.  However, running an AMD X2 4800 oc'ed to 2.6, a Nvidia 7800 oc'ed to 470 (from 430), and my chipset, I can't get the computer above 45C.  I run twin CPU stress programs on max with error checking off "to generate the most heat."  Running Counterstrike Source everything stays about 39C.  Perhaps what is most interested to me is the effect on the video card.  The temperature has dropped about 26C under load.  All this and I can barely hear my computer is on.

I had thought that after I learned about water cooling I would get better stuff to make my computer run better.  There is no better stuff. You guys deserve to be rich.

Marc Silling Akron, OH

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8-18-06

Hello Swiftech,

I bought a pair of MCX604-V's for use in a dual xeon system I built. Apparently two out of the three system fans in the Antec P180 case failed a long time ago. When I opened the system up recently to install a pvr card I discovered that only the fan located between the lower drive chanmber and the power supply was working. Both other 120mm exhaust fans were frozen and by the temperature readings had been that way since shortly after I built the system.

Your processor cooling units managed to keep the two 3.2ghz Xeons at 50 to 60 degrees all on their own since mid July 2005. In the upper chamber is also two hard drives and a graphics card. I am suitably impressed and intend to use your cooling products in future builds.

-- Best regards,

Brian Marcotte

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1-17-05

From: Jim Kikoshima [mailto:*****@***.com]
Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 9:31 AM
To: Michelle Monasterio
Cc: support@[*].com
Subject: Great products, stupid decisions!

Editor's note: [*] name removed at the manfuacturer's request

Dear Swiftech,
I'm writing to apologize for NOT buying your products earlier and buying from your competition. Last August I thought I'd try watercooling my computer. I didn't know much about it(lazy and impatient)and went with an [*] system. It had good reviews (none long term, now that I think about it) and it included everything I needed to get started. I got a version with a CPU, VGA, and added a chipset block.
This is where the problems began. I'll try and keep it as short as possible because there's a LOT!

1) Shipped broken VGA block from insufficient factory packaging.
2) Pump didn't work until I "tricked" it into priming by flicking power supply switch on and off.
3) 2 weeks after performing leak-free installation, the VGA block begins to "drool." Luckily, I catch it and discover there's not enough Teflon tape on the< threads of the quick-connect fittings. I guess, Teflon tape is incredibly expensive in Denmark. Pull block out and re-tape with proper amount.
4) Three and a half months later the Hydor L30 sounds like its full of rocks. Actually, it was always noisy but this was unbearable. Time for a new pump.
Luckily, I discover your MCP350. What a beautiful piece of engineering!!! Thank you!
5) Small "spider cracks" develop in the [*] CPU block around the factory installed/glued quick-connect fittings. I cringe, inspect and hope that it doesn't leak.
6) Jan 2, 2005. Chipset block cracks in quick-connect threads. Acrylic thermally stressed? Quick-connect overtorqed? I don't know. This time I
don't catch it and it drips on my AGP slot and destroys my ATI 9800 Pro and mobo. This actually causes a small "fire" equivalent to lighting a match.
At first I thought the leak was caused by insufficient Teflon tape (again!), but upon closer inspection I discovered the crack.

[*] wrote back once and offered to replace/repair the defective products, but that's like a restaurant offering free food vouchers after they food poison
you. Thanks but no thanks. Since I didn't want anymore more potentially leaky blocks I asked if they could comp me some HD coolers. Never heard back. I guess, I was asking for too much?! Now, I don't want anything from them except my money back which they'll never do!

Back to my "apology" for NOT buying your products first. I'll be blunt and extremely shallow. The [*] looked really cool with its see-through blocks.
What a mistake!!! Not that your products aren't really cool too. I just got seduced by those shiny (uh, leaky, cracky) acrylic blocks. Now, that I've
installed your blocks and learned to appreciate their design, they're fantastic. Here's what my shallow and stupid decision cost me.

[*] kit
$280.00
New motherboard since my board didn't have the 4
mounting holes NEEDED for the [*] CPU block
$100.00
New MCP350 pump
$85.00
Mobo replacement due to leak.
$100.00 (original cost)
9800 Pro replacement
$300.00 (original cost)
Replaced Sunon 120mm fan. Not bad but too noisy for
my tastes
$20.00
Swiftech reservoir
$18.00 (this didn't actually need to be replaced
but it was so much better!!!)
Swiftech MCW6000A CPU cooler
$40.00
Swiftech MCW50 VGA cooler
$40.00
Swiftech MCW50 Chipset cooler
$40.00
Misc tubing and fittings.
$50.00
My labor including emails, RMA'ing product, ordering product, re-ordering product and rebuilding my computer several times. $20.00 (if I pay myself $1.00 per hour. Ha, ha.)

But hey, I'm still able to use the [*] supplied Black Ice radiator (even though I had to flush out a bunch of paint chips!). So, basically, all I have to
show after spending $800.00 dollars is a radiator What have I learned? While your Swiftech products may not be the "flashiest" of the group, they're
definitely the ones that the highest qauality and won't let you down. I just wish it didn't cost me $800.00 dollars and 20 hours of my time to figure that
out! But you can be sure that I will be a walking infomercial for your products and won't have anything nice to say about [*]

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1-14-05

Dear Swiftech,

Just wanted you to know how happy I’m with my H20-120 (Rev. 3) series Liquid Cooling Kit. The kit installed easily partly due to the clear instructions and also the quality parts included. I’m also happy to say that I have been able to overclock my system much further than with conventional air cooling. The other added benefit is no more noisy fans!

Keep up the excellent work.

I’ve included a pic for you’re viewing pleasure.

Sincerely,

Cliff Pascuicco

Chandler, AZ

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8-5-04

I bought a Qpower Case from Swiftech almost 4 years ago. I installed a dual AMD Athlon MP system in it. It is doing fine today and is being passed on to my son for his business as a server. I am looking for another water cooled solution for a dual Xeon System. Do you have a turn-key solution for the dual Xeon setup? I have appreciated the quality of Swiftech. It was worth the extra cost! I await your reply.

Sincerely,

David Huber

7-14-04

I recently built a new system using the Prescott 3.2. I had heat problems right from the start and traced them to the Intel HSF {..} On the recommendation of one of your retailers, www.KeySource.net, I replaced the Intel HSF with the MCX478-V and a 92mm fan. I have documented this problem in the attached and thought you might find it interesting and useful.

Regards,

Bob Lane

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3-11-04

I would like to thank Michelle Monasterio for the prompt replies and the personal attention she provided while taking care of my order. Although some of the parts were on back order, Michelle gave me honest updates and was both empathetic and respectful.

My order arrived today (sooner than I expected) and everything was in perfect condition and ready to install.

I commend swiftech for this level of personalized customer support, especially her attention to my order. I will definitely purchase from your company again.

Thank you very much!

Sincerely,

Steve Sellen
Oceanside, CA
Swiftech Order ID: 1031652

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11-17-03

Dear Gabe, this is my Testimonial for the Swiftech MCP600 water pump that I just bought from you.

After owning many water pumps, I had to get a replacement for a dying MCP300. I was hesistant to spend almost $80 for a water pump, but the new MCP600 looked very good in the feature's department. I couldn't have picked a better water pump in the end. The MCP600 is just plain AWESOME!! It is so quiet that I have to put my hand on it to make sure it is running. It runs cooler too, as my water and CPU temps are down by a few degrees. Another huge benefit is the fact that it runs off the 12 Volt line from the power supply. No more relays and excess wiring makes my case much more tidy. The compact size is another reason I went for this pump. The overall build quality of this pump is incredible. Of all the water pumps I've owned over the years, I've finally found a true winner in the Swiftech MCP600. I'm recommending this pump to fellow water coolers in the liquid cooling forums I visit.

Steve Boese

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9-30-03

Aardil
Pro/Noob
Registered: Oct 2002
Location: Louisiana

I can attest to the fact that the MCP600 does more volume than my Enhiem 1250 and as far as noise, the enhiem is only slightly quieter (Swifty hums a bit but you gotta have your ear within 1 foot to hear it at all.
These results are based on my obsevations only.
The Swifty throws water farther than the Enhiem and I am not the best judge of sound ( to many Crank it up contests)
Currently I have my 2 Swiftys up running for a couple hours now, and I dont hear them running anymore. The enhiem is still cooling my old setup and is running within 3 feet of the swiftys. That being said ( to my ears) the 2 swifty's are no louder than the single enhiem.
Oh and my inlets are facing up ( thanks for the Tip Billa).

I know, not very scientific, but Hey, I live in a swamp!!.
What did you expect?
Overall I am very happy with the Swifty's.
Aardil

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6-4-03

I bought a watercooling kit from your company about 7 months ago and love it. I was just checking out what new things you guys might have out and was looking at the 22500 series. I saw that you made a smaller radiator kit for mid tower cases. Just wanted to say that I think the 22500 kit is awesome.....I was able to mount everything internally. I mounted the radiator to the top of the case on the inside with the two fans pull air through it and its a mid tower Lian Li. That took a cosiderable amount of case modification but it looks awesome. Antifreeze with UV lights is a must for anyone that gets ahold of one of your kits. Anyway wanted to say thanks for the great products and I can't wait to build my next computer so I can get another kit from you guys...

Sincerely,

Cole

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5-1-03

To whom it may concern;

I recently upgraded my cooling solution from a MCX462+ (and the stock TopTech cooler on my MSI GF4Ti4600+8x) to an MCW462-UH, along with an MCW50. After seeing the new components in action, I HAD to write you guys to let you know how KICK A$$ your components are!

Let me start by saying that my computer case (an Enermax CS-B031
) is somewhat air restrictive. To make a long story short, even with the
MCX462+ and a 92MM Tornado fan strapped to it (and ACIII applied to the
MCX462+ CPU), the lowest temps I could get at idle was 114F. Using a rheobus, at the fan's lowest acceptable noise level (read as: Low enough so that the ringing in my ears would subside), the CPU temp would spike to 148F under load! It'd probably have risen even higher, but the computer would crash at that point.
To put this even more into perspective, I couldn't use my machine for any
length of time with the stock AMD retail heatsink, which is why I tried the
MCX462+ initially.

With my new MCW462-UH, MCW50, Eheim 1250 pump, BIX-2 w/2 fairly quiet 120mm fans, 1/2" ID clearflex tubing, and a DD z-chip for my nForce2 northbridge (sorry, I'd have bought a comparative product from you guys if you made it. :) ), my HIGHEST CPU temp is about 100F, and that's UNDER LOAD. I'm also able to now push my Athlon 3000+ from its default speed of 2158Mhz, to 2311Mhz, and I really haven't even finished pushing it. My results with my video card are even better. Previousy even running under default speeds I would have some graphical glitches. For all intensive purposes the standard TopTech cooler on my MSI card was COOKING the memory on the card instead of cooling it. Now, I'm able to push the speed from 300/650 to 330/720!

Thanks for making such great products! After seeing my results, a friend of
mine is now contemplating going the water cooling route himself. I'll
definitely be recommending your products to anybody who asks!

Manny Rego

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4/4/2003

Subject: I just bought a new MCX462+T

This is WITHOUT A DOUBT THE BEST INVESTMENT I HAVE MADE FOR MY COMPUTER! this thing will let me take an XP Barton 2800+ stock(2.08) to 2.42ghz COMPLETELY STABLE and what I truly can't believe is the temperature reading is only between 37-45 degrees FARENHEIT!! you guys are the best I WILL DEINETLY BE BACK AGAIN oh and when I told you about that speed I have had it up to 2500mhz but my other components can't handle it so I will just have to settle with a 400mhz overclock from a heatsink what more can I say EXCEPT THANK YOU ALL.

Vincent Marino

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1/7/03

Just a short note to say your product is of the highest quality. Its the third one I own. They simply are the best.

Thanks
Christopher Scalfani

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Aug 26, 2002

Dear gabe,

I must say i was pretty pleased with your email concerning my nylon bolts problem they way you guys solved it was absolutely stunningJ

Here iam a dutchie mailing to you guys in the states got a fast reply but what I found in the mail yesterday was to much.

A whole replacement kit in just 3 days!!!!!!

Not only a replacement but the newest version of your mounting kit and this version rules now my beloved [MCX462] heatsink is there where it belongs doing what it does the best insted of laying on my desk just being pretty to look at and this its there to stay the way you redesigned the whole kit.

Thank you once again

All the best

Walter

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Aug 12, 2002
Dear Sirs,

I want to add my testimonial to your superior heatsink. I have an Athlon XP 2100 CPU and switched to a Swiftech MCX 370 heatsink with a Delta 60X25 mm fan. This combination worked very well. My cpu temperature under full load dropped from 135 degrees to 109 to 111 degrees. When the Swiftech MCXC 370 became available I ordered it and the temperature dropped to an amazing 102 to 104 degrees. Today I made another improvement. I removed the Delta 60 X 25 mm fan and replaced it with the 60 X 38 mm delta. My CPU now runs at a cool 92 to 93 degrees. This is amazing cooling. My computer now runs 43 degrees cooler than with the standard fan and heat sink. My system is as follows.

Antec file server case
Epox motherboard
1Gigabyte of PC 2100 Ram
ATI Rage Fury pro video card
on board sound
40 gig Maxtor Hard drive
creative labs cd rw
creative labs dvd rom
creative labs cd rom
5 80mm X 25 case fans two pushing air, two pulling air and one pushing air from the case side panel. My system runs in the low 70s

Jim McCain

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Aug 9, 2002
I recently got a case from koolance and ordered the mcw40 and mcw372 water blocks and was working on a comparison review of them for my website...

I used 1800+XP chips as my test processor, the koolance gear never even got my chip into POST before frying, I have built over ten computer and before this never lost a single component and all were succesfully overclocked before this test. I take great care and pride in building systems. Luckily I had a second 1800+ to work with and switched over to the swiftech blocks and now my system runs solid at 94F in the koolance case using only the 3 80mm fansmounted on top, in a room with an ambient temp pushing 90F due to the fact I live in the desert. The koolance blocks are simply anodized aluminum to look like copper where as the swiftech gear is nice heavy solid copper. Thanks a million for your high quality components... in the mad world of overclocking and temperatures mean everything, your gear is bar none the best out there!!!

JBELL
Xtremesystems.org
Forums Administrator

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Dear Sirs,

 

 

I don't usually write a vendor or manufacturer about their products but in this case I felt compelled to. Having recently joined the ranks of AMD T-bird users I have struggled with cooling techniques, from the sublime to the ridiculous (using an external fan to blow gobos of air into my open pc case...). My best results were sufficient at best, and undesirable at their worst. My choice of HSF was a Global Win CAK38 with the Delta Fan. I don't have to tell you what a noise factory that setup was, and the level of cooling was nothing to brag about. Although I read many an article or review showing fairly good temperature results when tested, mine came no where close to theirs. My initial solution was to use a larger capacity fan with a lower decibel rating, thus I acquired an 80mm fan with adaptor unit for the 60mm surface of the CAK38. It was a slight improvement but the adaptor seemed to limit the true CFM of the fan I had attached to it. Once again I was left thirsty for efficient cooling.

 

    My salvation came in the form of a new HSF design that utilized not only an 80mm fan, but a heat sink that was built to support it. And as luck would have it, the design was by a company that leads the industry in air cooling devices...Swiftech! You guys. I cannot tell you how much time I spent reading the reviews, benchmarks, and endorsements that praised your newly introduced MC462. The price was a bit daunting at first but I have trust in the old credo... you get what you pay for! And with that trust in mind I went ahead and ordered one of your MC462s, hoping that I was about to get my hands on the solution to my problem.

 

    Have I been satisfied with my purchase of the MC462 heat sink/fan unit... I can say very enthusiastically, YES!!! Even though I can't claim the staggering temp. numbers that some of the reviewers posted, mid to high 30s Celsius from idle temp to full load, I have reduced mine by an average of 10 degrees Celsius. And this is not only significant, but something that no other air cooled technology has been able to achieve for me. I am grateful to you for being in the business of helping others with problems which they are ill-equipped to handle on their own. Thank You! Just for your information I will include the basic specs. of my system.

 

Iwill kk266 Mobo (with onboard 3D sound)

T-bird 1.3 Ghz running at 1.5 Ghz

512 Mb of PC 133 memory

VisionTek GeForce3 Video Card

A 40Gb ATA100 7200 rpm Maxtor HD

52x CD-ROM

8x4x32 CDRW

 

Thanks Again for being there,

 

 Michael :o)

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Hi  Everyone :

 

I would like to say Thank You to EVERYONE at SwifTech... I received my MC462-A Monday..I must say this HSF is outstanding! The MC462-A is a Very well constructed piece of work. I Like the way the installation went. I installed this in about 20 minutes and was back up and running.I live in Colorado,Where the temperatures have been in the 90s. Even in may Apt. the temp is in the HI 90s ,My CPU never reached over  102F. I was running into 130F.s before... I plan on getting some Artic Silver Thermal Compound this weekend.. I also would like to say,That MadOnion.com Is where I found out about this Product.

ps I'll will  recommend  Your products to all my friends....

 

Here What I Just put together. Next Stop is the  New 1.4 CPU

 

Case - Inwin Full Q500
Motherboard - MSI-K7T266 Pro
Power Supply - 300watt
CPU - Athlon-1ghz Over Clocked @ 1150ghz

HeatSink - SwifTech MC462-A   :-)
Ram - DDR PC2100
Graphics - Annihilator Ultra 2 12.00-6.67 drivers
Sound - SoundBlaster Live Platinum 5.1
Speakers - DTT2200 DeskTop Theater 5.1
HDD - Maxtor 60GB ata100
DvD - Afreey 10x
CD-RW - Yamaha LightSpeed 16x write,10x rewrite,40x read,40x rip
Windows 2000 DirectX 8a

 

                                                                  3DBenchMark20001 Results

Before the new  MC462-A
http://gamershq.madonion.com/compare2k1.shtml?1026852 <-- 4230 12.00-6.67Drivers

 

After the  MC462-A 
http://gamershq.madonion.com/compare2k1.shtml?1072278 <--4277  12.00-6.67Drivers

 

Thanks Again...

Steve A. Jordan

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Hi Gabe,

I wanted to thank you for your swift responses to my mails regarding the
MC462.

I received it yesterday, and after an initial setback (i mustn't rely on
other people to read instructions) i'm amazed by the performance of this
thing!

My 1.33Ghz Tbird could previously post at 1.5Ghz, and i managed to get into
windows2000 at 1.48Ghz - once. It was stable at 1.44Ghz. I can now post at
1.655Ghz, and i'm writing this at 1.61Ghz. Thats gone from an 8% overclock
using the SuperOrb to a 21% with your HSF!!!

Thanks again, and i hope it's not too long before i get to try out one of
your watercoolers :)


Bye,

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To Whom it may concern.
        I recently purchased a mc462a w/ rheostat from sidewinder pc and absolutely love the product. The craftsmanship and entire package is outstanding. I currently have 8 different heatsinks (chrome orb, Taisol, volcano II, vantec, and globalwins) and By far the BEST is the Mc462!! I am currently running a 1.33 Tbird at 1.5ghz on a abit KT7A-Raid board and love the overall setup. I have only one uneasy problem with the MC462 besides noise, The vibration from the fan resonates all the way to my desk and keyboard! I can feel the vibration when I touch my case. it is very slight but never the less I can still feel it. It is most apparent when I touch the outside housing of the fan. At no matter what speed (rheostat) I still get a constant vibration. With this being said I have a couple concerns about the situation. First is it completely safe to have a 800 gram heatsink vibrating on my processor? Will the excess vibration slowly make the screws on the heatsink back out? is this fan 100 safe with my current configuration and is there anything I can do to eliminate the vibration? any suggestions or comments would be greatly appreciatedkevin kim 

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Forget about water, oil, refrigerant cooling ! forget about the Alphas !! i'm convinced ! Give me an MC1001 and i'm happy ! My 700mhz PIII OC'ed to 1022 is running chilly at 5*C !!! Well worth the money and the 3 weeks wait for this fine looking piece of hardware.Brian D.

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Mr. Rouchon

I bought a MC370-3 & MCW2000 a couple of weeks ago.

You probably remember someone from Korea buying the above products.

Well both of them work extremely well.

I'm running Celeron533 @ 961MHz with MC370-3 and P3-750 @ 1125MHz with MCW2000.

The reason Im writing this mail is to let you know that I have opened an overclocking site just yesterday.

The url is www.xlr8.co.kr

At the moment there is no english transaction just yet but I'll add them in a few days.

You can still check out lots of pics of MC370-3 and MCW2000.

Please advise me of anything that you think may improve the cooling ability or etc.

Thanks.

jungwani@xlr8.co.kr 

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HiGabrial     This is short note to say the the system is fantastic, it is everything I could hope for.   No problems and completely stable.  I am the envy of  all my gaming friends and coworkers at the fire station.  I ran  3D  mark 2000 Tuesday evening  the overall score was 7147 needless to say I was impressed. Your craftsmanship has also impressed me and everyone who has seen the system. keep up the good work and keep me posted on upgrades Sincerely  your Baltimore Firefighter
Evassar

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Hello Mr. Rouchon,

I was the one who was asking too many questions a few weeks ago regarding overclocking & such.
I just wanted to let you know that my cooler MC370-3 arrived today & it is a beautiful piece of work.
Top quality all around...... :-)

Thanks very much for making such a good product available to home tweakers like myself.
Today I received my cooler. I got busy tearing my baby down & installing your cooler. I only made one small mod to the setup.
I used a copper shim that has a hole in it so it surrounds the chip & gives a better {my opinion} cooling area.

To make this as short as possible I overclocked my PIII Flip Chip 800EB to an incredible 1008 hhz.........!
The highest previous was 877 or so with a stock Intel fan/heatsink.

Thank You very much...... !

I will recommend your company & products to everyone I can. 

Thanks again for such a fine product.
Craig D. Kennedy

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Hi Gabe ,
Thank you for offering the MC1001 Upgrade kit for us MC1000 owners. I
have also enjoyed gaining the extra Dimm slots by using the SE Shroud. I
am now able to run my cherry picked 533 Celeron II at (can you say:
double the mhz!!!) ...1064 mhz.... The Celeron II as I predicted is a
great overclocker.
Paul

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Just thought I'd share my newly built system configuration with anyone who maybe 
interested in such things. It took me nine hours to complete this installation. 
I thought I'd start out with moderate overclocking. So I will let the system run 
for one week while I monitor its stability with various software application 
I normally run. My objective was not radical overclocking at the offset, but merely 
to break into the 1GHz area with stressing my system. Later on I'll try and tune it more.

My next system will be based on my old P3B-F and Intel P3 750E CPU. I'm just looking 
for a SCSI Adapter for the Seagate Cheeta drives. Otherwise all components have 
been installed in my SuperMicro 760A Tower Case.

Here are the specifications for my new homegrown computer.

CURRENT P3V4X CONFIGURATION

1. P3V4X REV. 1.02
2. BIOS 1005
3. 256MB PC133 VCM RAM
4. Intel P3 933EB @ 1.022 GHz 
5. SWIFTECH MC2001 CPU COOLER W/2 78 watt PELTIERS (Great Cooler!)
a.1-425w PC Cooler PSU for MC2001 and P3V4X MoBo
b.1-300w Sparkle PSU for rest of system
c.PSUs are link thru the Power Good cabling
6. ADAPTEC 2940U2W CONTROLLER (Plans for a Tekram DC-390U3W)
7. 2-IBM ULTRASTAR DDYS-T18350N 18.2GB HARD DRIVES
8. 1-PLAXTOR RW 8/20 CD DRIVE
9. 1-NAKAMICHI MJ 5.16 CD DRIVE
10.1-Iomega 100 ZIP DRIVE
11.1-TEAC FLOPPY DRIVE (1.44)
12.1-Diamond Monster MX400 Card 
13.1-LEADTEK WINFAST DDR 32MB VIDEO CARD REV. B.
a.Graphics Clock: 141 MHz
b.Memory Clock: 301 MHz
c.Resolution: 1280X1024
d.Sidebanding: Enbaled
14.Netgear FA 310TX Network Card 
15.ViewSonic 21 Monitor
16.Addtronics WTX 8500 Case
a.Using full 9 Fan Case capacity
b.Plus PSU Fans
c.and 2 MC2001 fans
17.Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro USB
18.Microsoft Intellipoint Explorer Mouse USB
19.Microsoft Digital Sound System 80
20.DATA 8008E SCSI DAT Tape Backup

Operating System(s)Dual Boot

1. Microsoft Windows 98SE
2. Microsoft Windows 2000


Current Device Drivers

1. VIA 4.22 4 in 1
2. VIA 4.03 AGP

CURRENT BIOS SETTINGS


MAIN MENU:


HALT ON (ALL ERRORS)


ADVANCED MENU: 


1. CPU speed (MANUAL) 
2. MULTIPLE (7.0X) 
3 SYSTEM/PCI FREQUENCY (146.0/36.50) 
4. SYSTEM/SDRAM FREQUENCY RATIO (1/1) 
5. CPU VCORE (1.80)
6. CPU LEVEL 1 CACHE (ENABLED)
7. CPU LEVEL 2 CACHE (ENABLED)
8. CPU LEVEL 2 CACHE ECC CHECK (DISABLED)
9. BIOS UPDATE (ENABLED)
10.PS/2 MOUSE FUNCTION CONTROL (AUTO)
11.USB LEGACY SUPPORT (ENABLED) 
12.OS/2 ONBOARD MEMORY > 64M (DISABLED)


CHIP CONFIGURATION MENU: 

1. SDRAM CONFIGURATION (by SPD)
2. SDRAM CAS LATENCY (2T)
3. SDRAM RAS PRECHARGE TIME (2T)
4. SDRAM RAS TO CAS DELAY (2T)
5. SDRAM ACTIVE TO PRECHARGE TIME (6T)
6. READ AROUND WRITE (ENABLED) 
7. CPU-DRAM BACK-BACK TRANSACTION (ENABLED) 
8. DELAYED TRANSACTION (DISABLED) 
9. PCI TO DRAM PREFETCH (DISABLED) 
10.BYTE MERGE (DISABLED) 
11.PCI TO DRAM PREFETCH (DISABLED) 
12.DRAM READ LATCH DELAY (0.5 ns.) 
13.AGP COMPATIBILITY (4X MODE )
14.AGP FAST WRITE (ENABLED) 
15.GRAPHICS APERTURE SIZE (128 MHz) 
16.VIDEO MEMORY CACHE MODE (UC)
17.ONBOARD PCI IDE (DISABLED)
18.MEMORY HOLE AT 15M-16M (DISABLED)


PCI CONFIGURATION: 

1. ALL SLOTS (AUTO)
2. PCI/VGA PALETTE SNOOP (DISABLED)
3. PCI LATENCY TIMER (32) 
4. SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS (AUTO)
5. USB FUNCTION (ENABLED) 
6. VGA BIOS SEQUENCE (AGP/PCI) 


SHADOWED CONFIGURATION MENU: 

1. VIDEO ROM BIOS SHADOW (ENABLED)
2. ALL OTHERS (DISABLED)


HARDWARE MONITOR MENU: 

1. MoBo (28C)
2. CPU (7C)
1. JTPWR (3.5C)
2. CPU FAN SPEED (N/A)
3. POWER FAN SPEED (N/A)
1. VCORE VOLTAGE (1.73V) 
2. +3.3V VOLTAGE (3.49)
3. +5V VOLTAGE (5.00V)
4. +12V VOLTAGE (12.10V)
5. -12V VOLTAGE (-12.08V)
6. -5V VOLTAGE (-5.05V) 


BOOT MENU: 

1. PLUG & PLAY O.S. (NO) 
2. BOOT UP FLOPPY UP SEEK (DISABLED) 

06/23/00 Sandra 2K Benchmarks

1. Memory 
CPU - 416
FPU - 447

2. CPU
CPU - 2759
FPU - 1368

3. SCSI Ultrastar
Drive Index - 15865 


Suggestions or comments for improvements will be gratefully accepted at dataman1@home.com.

Thanks for all the past help you all have given me when I've questions. Your answers helped!

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Gabe just a short note to let you know that I have received my copper
shim that was needed to complete my order. Also to let you know I've
been singing you'll praises as I have been enjoying running my 600e at
800mhz. thanks to the superior cooling of my mc1000. Like a champ cpu
temps have been stable at 10 deg. C on the core and 2 deg. C at the temp
probe regardless of how long I'm up or despite any fluctuation of the
ambient temp of my office environment. I'll be ordering another cooler
as soon as I make final decisions on exactly what I'm going to build
next.
           Thanks.....Danny Marshall

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Hi Gabe.Well I just installed the L2 cache cooling upgrade kit for MC1000k7
and I gotta tell you ..this thing is IT! Dropped cpu temp by over 10c by
simply switching out the cold plate.Very nice.. Blaine

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Hi Gabe,

Just wanted to wish you a great Y2K!

Also, the Dementia system is absolutely incredible! We originally were
going to use it as a RAS server, but once we unpacked it and got it set up,
we figured "This is just too good for that!" -- it is now our video
workstation, where we digitize movies and clips from video tape and put
them onto our intranet. An old PII-266 is our RAS server

(You may want to have a "DeMille" system -- a Dementia with hardware DVD,
CD-R and a Broadway capture card. BTW, the "cheapie" video card is great
too! However, for this system, you may want to put one in with a video out
option.

Take care,

Kevin

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Name:        Steve Dimitri
Date:        12/21/99

Comments:

Just purchased 2 of your MC 370's and am very pleased. Not only with the construction,
but the ease of installation. My system is a dual 466 that would only hit 525 but ran at
45c. Now 560 rock steady at 25c and this was after a hour of Unreal Tournament. Pity
you don't have a small pelt for the BX chipset, but then again condinsation rears its
ugly head. Once again great product.

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Hello Gabriel,

First off, I hope you are feeling better.
I am writing this e-mail to you as a thank you and a testimony to your
product,
namely MC370. I have succeeded in hitting the 605 Mhz mark with my
Celeron 366.
Before using MC370 this processor would not go beyond 558 at any voltage
period.
And also I have implemented the Promise FastTrak IDE RAID and the
results are
phenomenal. Under sisoft hd benchmark it scored 22114. Truly amazing. I
have 2
13.5 Gig IBM UDMA 66 7200 rpm drives running in mode 0.  The benchmark
files
are attached. I am looking forward to receiving my MC1000
And please feel free to post my testimony.

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Gabe,

Kevin and I are very excited about the new system you put together for us -
and thank you for adding those extra "goodies" to the system!

I received my Lite-On case and MC370's and am very happy with this enhanced
setup. Running the "Rain" cooler with the MC370's, my temperatures range
from about 52-55 degrees F during light work/idle time to about 89-92
degrees F for heavy work (SETI screen saver).  This is a SIGNIFICANT
temperature reduction compared to passive cooling (89 - 109 degrees F).

Unfortunately, I've only been able to push my 366 celerons to about 583mhz
at 2.1 volts (versus the 550 @ 2.0v with the Alpha coolers) - but I am
still VERY happy with the MC370.
Aaron Schildkraut 

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Gabe,

I am more than happy with the workmanship of the MC1000!
This is one great piece of work.  The attention to detail is outstanding.

For the first time since I started over-clocking...those many, many years
ago...starting with the P166 chip, (had that one running at 208mhz on a ASUS
P2B4), I have been able to forget about CPU temperatures!

Your instructions are top notch, and the cooler works flawlessly.  Not a
speck of condensation anywhere, even idling with RAIN running for hours.  (I
opened the MC1000 up to check)

Thanks again for putting out such a great product.  I have spouted to my
friends about the quality of the MC1000.  This is one heatsink/extreme
cooler that will last me for years.  You can't really say the same for air
cooled heatsinks.

Terry Gerber

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Name:        Pascal G. FRANCE
Date:        10/12/99
Time:        3:40:53 AM

Comments:

Hi GABE and all SWIFTECH TEAM

Since I ordered my MC1000, I couldn't wait to receive it.
My pc was running a PIII 500 @ 600 2.4V (Yes I am a monster, but below , it wasn't stable)
My Mobo was a P2BF ASUSTECH.

When I received my MC1000, I achieved the same but with 2.0V ;)
So I tried 620MHz @ 2.2V But it hanged in Unreal in half an hour.

Now I am a proud owner of a P3BF ASUS MOBO with SOFTMENU ;)
And my system is rock stable @ 620 MHz 2.1 V FSB124MHz PCI 41.3Mhz
I've just installed 5.30 G400MAX drivers and the TURBO miniGL driver looks to be fantastic.
The T° are: CPU CORE 49 °C (direct reading by internal diode by the P3BF)
Plastic surrounding CPU CORE : 9°C (thermistor with adhesive between TEC and CPU)

When the PC does nothing and I start CPUIdle:
CPU CORE: 0° C
junction TEC/CPU: -9°C !!!!

Voltage on the TEC while running: 11.7V

THANK YOU GABE !!!!!!!

Will you do such systems ( as MC1000) to cool down our TNT2 G400MAX and other monsters ?

Best regards?

Pascal

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Comments:

Well, I waited 2 months for the 366 to 550MHz, MC1000 combo. Let me say it was well worth the wait! Beautiful piece of work. Thank you. I've been perfectly stable at 566MHz, and am writing this at 616MHz. Even though I can afford a PIII, I'm the type that likes to soup up the cheaper chips just to see how fast I can get them to run. As soon as the Athlon Mobo's settle out, I'll be sticking this on an Athlon.
Again, Thanks,
Scott

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I just finished Installing your MC1000 Active Cooler on my Pentium III 450Mhz. And get this, its currently running stable at 630Mhz. Thats 4.5 X 140Mhz on my ASUS P2B using only PC100 RAM. Personally, I dont think its possible to be running this fast... but Im not gunna tell my computer that.  Thanks again. This was well worth the money!

Nick

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Hi,

Just some words: my MC2000 rocks!
System: P3-600, Asus P3B-F ---> stable at 720 Mhz / 2.2 V.
with original Intel cooler: 675. 720 does not start.
Eye910 Tower with 1 ATX power supply and 1 AT (for MC2000).
Room-temperatur: 25 Grad Celsius

thx,
    Marco  - Germany

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Hi Gabriel,
Just wanted to send you my MC1000 results. I have 2 366's that I have
tested.

First 366: this is a average to just under avg. cpu with a globalwin
hs/fan and Abit bh6 MB

550 mhz at 2.2 = stable
567 mhz at 2.3 = not stable after 10 minutes
616 mhz at 2.3 = would not post, blank screen

Same cpu with MC1000
550 mhz at 2.0 = stable
567 mhz at 2.1 = stable
616 mhz at 2.3 = stable
682 mhz at 2.3 = would not post, blank screen

Second 366: above average cpu with a globalwin hs/fan and Abit bh6 MB
550 mhz at 2.0 = stable
567 mhz at 2.0 = stable
616 mhz at 2.3 = would post but hung at windows logo
Same cpu with MC1000
550 mhz at 2.0 = stable
567 mhz at 2.0 = stable
616 mhz at 2.0 = stable
682 mhz at 2.3 = would post but hung at windows logo
682 mhz at 2.4 = would post but hung at windows logo
682 mhz at 2.5 = would not post blank screen

As you can see it is time for a new Motherboard so I can use those bus
speeds between 112 and 124. I am very pleased with the MC1000. Some of
my friends have alredy placed their order for the MC1000.

I have decided to use a 12 volt regulated power supply (25 amp, it
powered my ham radio)
because the 250w power supply I tried seemed a bit weak on 12 volt
amperage for the MC1000. I have the voltage exactly at 12.0 volts but
wanted to know what is the maximum safe operating voltage of the peltier
unit itself and for the fans?

You have a great product and it is worth every penny!

Thank You,
Paul

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I just got your MC1000 cooler and I must say that it is a great product. I
will bitch and say that despite my 2nd day air deliver, it took almost a
month to get it, but the wait was worth it. ( Ok, you can remove that part
for PR reasons).

I got the part and installed it on my Celeron 400. I went up the ladder from
75mhz to 83mhz then the whopper 100. Yep.. I'm writing this e-mail on 600mhz
Celeron 600... Here is the attachment to prove it...

It runs good.. I need to, however, reduce the number of SDRAM chips I have
in it. I currently use 2 and the capacitance must be killing me, but the HS
and Pelter are doing great..

Thanks

Joe Giles

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Okay...I got her!! And she is a beauty!  I followed the instr, installed
it(of course I tested the peltier and fans b4 install it), and am very
pleased with my 54 degree heavy load(linuxquake3, windowed, and a variety of
other apps running on my linux machine)!

At idle my iCelery300A(at 450 2.1V-now...my proc is old, and is nearing the
end of its- oc'ing life...which means I will need to get a new one
poste-haste) sits at or around 31 degrees on the backside of the processor,
opposite the peltier. I moved the sensor for a few hours to the front, the
temp readout musta been wrong, it read -30F, but t did vary when the proc
was used(I suspended the machine for ultimate cooling, which, afterwards,
would allow the computer to boot at 504 stable at 2.1v!

Anyway... I am really enjoying the world of super-cooling, and can't wait
till I get the Cyrix M3(I hope they release it b4 I am forced to get a new
proc), and of-course get the S370 kit from you, and run that M3 at
super-cool temps(I am a Cyrix fan...kinda, but only build systems with Inetl
chips until I am convinced that Cyrix has taken care of the life-span
issues).

I am very pleased with your well-built MC1000 unit, it has made it possible
for me to ignore the proc temp for the first time...ever. I also would like
to commend you for supplying the neccessary tools and greases REQUIRED for
installation. I didn't personally need 'em, but I found it easier to use
those than to go and get my pers tools, and for those who may have run out
of thermal grease, or didn't have the correct alan wrench, it is almost like
a prayer being answered!

      GREAT JOB!

-- looncraz
-- Texas, Canyon Lake

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Gabe,

The MC2000 I received from you is a work of art.  I am currently
overclocking my PIII 550 to 645Mhz with this baby and it is rock solid!
I am a very picky person when it comes to just about anything, and
having received some real duds in my time that claim to be next best
thing to sliced bread, the MC2000 has not only lived up to its claims,
but has far exceeded them.  From the machined parts, the super powerful
fans, and beautiful wiring, not to mention the great performance, the
MC2000 is top notch.

For all those wondering if the MC2000 is a better solution than say a
Step Thermodynamics Yukon, in a word, YES!!!  I say this not from
speculation, but from the fact that I have a PIII 500 with a Step
Thermodynamics Yukon and there is simply no comparison.  Quality, or
lack of, is the first thing I noticed after receiving my Step Yukon.
The cold plate wasn't milled or shimmed, instead it was mounted crooked
across the core and the cache!  As for mounting, there really is no
solution, (just don't bump your machine too hard).  The biggest and most
apparent problem I found however, was performance.  The Step Yukon only
claims to cool your processor to room temperature, where the MC2000
claims (and delivers) to cool your processor between -7C and +7C!  That
is mighty cold!!!

After doing a lot of research and experimentation with many different
cooling solutions, all claiming to be the best, the only solution I have
found to deliver is the MC2000.  Buy one NOW!!!!!

James Anderson

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Dear Gabriel,

I have been using the MC1000 on my Slot1 Celerons
(300A/527~533,333/525~550and 366) and an extra power supply for some weeks
now with CPU temp always under 30C running Prime95.
It certainly works as advertised and the worksmanship is very nice and
professional  (especially compared to my whopper cool-it-dude). I really
like it!Luc Benac

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Gabe,

Just wanted to let you know that I think my CPU is now stable at 560 MHz
(@2.2 V), which wasn't the case before I installed the MC1000.  It
survived a weekend of continuous loop 3D Mark 99 Max demo testing, and
some intense sessions of WW2 Fighters, MS Combat FS, and F-22 Lightning
III (at max resolution and detail) without a single problem. 

I cannot achieve stability at 580, however, and I agree that  I am
probably hitting the limit of this particular chip.  Anyway, I'm quite
happy with 560, and my next step will be to ease back on the voltage
after a little more burning in.

Thanks for all the advice.

Mark

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Dear Gabe,
just a note to let you know that I received the cooler.  Beautiful
piece of equipment.  Works great!  Thanks so much.

Dave Zellner - Redondo Beach, CA

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I just got my Dementia 450B assembled and may I say I am very,very impressed! You Have an exellent product at a very good price.I also used your recomendations on the IBM HD and the Yahmaha sound card and I'm also very happy with them.One Question,the core voltage is running at 2.2 volts,should I try lowering or will it be ok? (It seems to run fine at 2.2 volts) Thank You ,Gabe!
Scott Hawkins - Topeka, KS

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Hey Gabe

You really outdid yourself on the whole thing, the system inerds where
marvalous, tied back and neat, the sound card blck slick, the video card
has a fan and everything is utopian, hehe...

Brandon sand - Brooklyn, NY

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Gabe,

Just wanted to thank you for your honesty and integrety and let you know my system kicks ass!!!
I ordered from you with much anxiety with all the scams on the web, but you restored my faith that
there are honest people doing business on the web... I have told my fellow workers about your excellent
work and shown them your site so you may be getting some business out of this.. Well once again thanks for you honesty, and sorry it took so long to write this I've been
busy tweaking my system !!! Best of luck in 1999...
A satisfied customer!!

Gary Garvis - Boise, ID

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Hey Gab,
I bought the Elite500 from you a while back and it is working great.
Can you tell me exactly what memory you used for it? I only got 64 megs and
I'm thinking of adding 64 more and would like to get the same memory for stability.

Neal Spears - San Antonio, TX

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I recently purchased an NT machine from Swiftech with customized
configuration. Gabriel, the manager of Swiftech, requested a percentage of the price as
deposit in advance. After discussing with him, I was convinced of his technical knowledge and
expertise. This put me at ease and I paid him the deposit. The machine was personally delivered
to me on the date agreed upon. On arrival he took his time to test and explain every major component.

He is a professional. I'll most likely purchase my next heavy duty machine
from him.

Martin Uzamere - Los Angeles, CA

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Gabriel, thought I'd drop you a note and tell you I just
received the Elite 450H system a couple of hours ago. Popped
it open (of course) and .. I'm impressed with your
workmanship. Better that most of the large systems I've
looked at. Very neat and orderly. Very, very nice! : - )


Hope you have a great Thanksgiving,
Dennis Webber - Goshen, IN

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Hi Gabe,
Just to let you know that I just received the Celeron from UPS. It got here faster than my letter to you!
I should have it up and running in a couple of hours. Boy, now that's what I call a heatsink!!!!

Thanks,
Tom, Voodoo Nation - Romford, England

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Hi Gabriel,

I got my new system yesterday afternoon and set it up last night.
I installed a new Diamond Viper V550 graphics card, my existing
Diamond M80 sound card, an ISA Etherlink III, a USR Sportster 56K
internal ISA modem and a Canopus Pure3DLX PCI card. I also installed
a 32X CDROM, 6.4GB Ultra ATA HD and a 1.44MB Floppy.

The BIOS was set to 2.0V when it arrived, with Turbo mode off.
Dimentia 450B system with 64MB.

I plan to cross post a Swiftech testimonial
on some of the IBM-PC newsgroups, since I suspect many of my fellow
PC bargain hunters would benefit from your services but have not heard
of you or are scared off by the fact that you don't take credit cards.


Highlights:

Very professional delivery and notification of order status.
Excellent case, nice bundling of the power and drive cables.
Excellent performance (though it seems I need to get another 64MB of
memory to get the most out of it).

Michael V. Jones, Sun Microsystems, Milpitas, CA

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Gabe,

I received my system Wednesday and had a chance to put it together Thursday.
It appears to be in good shape and running well..., and the BareBone system seemed thoughtfully setup.
I was pleased with all the little things like the wire straps and the E-mail notifications.
Thank you again.

Erik Roverts - Southwick, MA

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Hi Gabe,

I received the system today. The sound card had to be reseated, No
problem...The Install looks nice and clean. Well laid out with the cables
serviceable but not flopping all around.

Thanks

Bill Ericksen - Brick, NJ

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Dear Gabe

Everything seems to be in great working order!!! AWESOME. this thing
is like lightning fast i just cant stand it...

Thanks Again

RB =Cherry= Taylor - Ranaoke Rapids, NC