1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:04,960 This video is brought to you by CM Storm, preferred choice of mice, 2 00:00:03,360 --> 00:00:08,160 headsets, and mechanical keyboards of Curse Gaming. Visit 3 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:15,360 www.coolermaster-usea.com/team_curse for more details. So, we made a mistake a 4 00:00:13,040 --> 00:00:19,279 little while ago. We had some hiccups in our testing method. Well, no, our 5 00:00:17,119 --> 00:00:24,960 methodology was fine. We just had some hiccups in our testing of Swiftex H220. 6 00:00:23,119 --> 00:00:31,599 Now, it turned out there were a number of different issues, um, including us 7 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:33,520 using fan controller inline modules that 8 00:00:31,599 --> 00:00:39,360 weren't compatible with these particular PWM fans, as well as the fact that our 9 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:43,040 unit was an engineering sample unit that had a bit of a problem with it. So, we 10 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:48,160 have been working with SwiftTech on what the heck happened where our test unit 11 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:54,879 performed terribly with Swift's own Helix fans and performed admirably with 12 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:56,879 third party fans like the Noctua NFF12s. 13 00:00:54,879 --> 00:01:02,640 And we committed to SwiftTech as well as to our viewers to redo our testing much 14 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:07,680 more in depth and take a very close look at how the H220 performs on our test 15 00:01:05,119 --> 00:01:11,280 bench with all the variables being eliminated as best as possible. So, I'm 16 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:15,840 going to start with a look at our cooling test bench. We use a closed 17 00:01:13,680 --> 00:01:20,720 platform. We do not use an open test bench for cooler reviews anymore because 18 00:01:18,159 --> 00:01:25,600 this is more of a realworld scenario. All right, so we use a Corsair C70 case, 19 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:29,280 which represents an above average case for cooling. Hey, there's my uh 20 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:34,520 screwdriver. I was looking for that. Dang it, Slick. Or I guess I'll leave it 21 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:41,360 here, but anyway. Um, okay. We use a real system inside 22 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:43,600 with a GTX 580 that runs firmark during 23 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:47,520 our load test so that we create heat inside the system so that it's more like 24 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:52,720 a real system would be if you're actually playing a game. We have two 25 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:55,600 fans here that run at 1100 or rather at 26 00:01:52,720 --> 00:02:00,159 um crap I forget the RPM but they run at 7 volts. We have a fan back here that 27 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:04,960 runs at 1100 RPM and is held on with rubber washers. So that's why it just 28 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:08,080 popped off just now. 16 gigs of RAM. We mount our coolers in the top or the back 29 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:11,920 depending on what kind of coolers they are. You can see we've got Swifteek's 30 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:16,959 PWM splitter over here. Making sure we're running everything properly. 1000 31 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:18,480 watt power supply, 32 gig SSD cuz that's 32 00:02:16,959 --> 00:02:23,200 all you really need. We collect our ambient temperatures here at the front 33 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:28,000 of the case and then we uh we log them with this and then we correct all of our 34 00:02:24,879 --> 00:02:29,920 results to as if the room was 20° C. Uh, 35 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:34,000 the last thing that's of note is when we're not running fans at full speed, 36 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:38,239 we're using this variable resistor in here in order to run our fans at 1100 37 00:02:35,920 --> 00:02:42,560 RPM. We can dial them into exactly 1100 RPM using software RPM monitoring in 38 00:02:40,879 --> 00:02:47,040 this guy right here. However, it should be noted running PWM fans such as the 39 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:51,440 Helix ones, there could be adverse effects to the longevity of the fan 40 00:02:49,519 --> 00:02:54,879 running it using voltage control. So, we're only doing that for the sake of 41 00:02:52,879 --> 00:02:59,519 eliminating variables, not because we actually recommend running them this 42 00:02:56,400 --> 00:03:01,760 way. All right, so back to the H220. We 43 00:02:59,519 --> 00:03:05,840 did idle and load comparison. So idle is at idle, giving it time to equalize, and 44 00:03:03,599 --> 00:03:11,120 load is at load, giving it, you know, 15, 20 minutes to equalize and normalize 45 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:13,920 the temperature. We ran Corsair SP 46 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:17,040 series fans, so those are on there right now. That was the last run we did, but 47 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:20,879 this is what they look like. Okay, they're quiet edition fans, not 48 00:03:18,640 --> 00:03:26,159 performance edition. We ran Swifteek's own Helix fans in both push and pull per 49 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:30,080 Swift request because they ship them in pull configuration, but we test all of 50 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:34,319 our cool or they ship them in push rather. But we test all of our 51 00:03:32,239 --> 00:03:37,760 configurations in pull because I believe it's better because it's easier to 52 00:03:36,159 --> 00:03:41,519 clean. Whereas when you have them in push, the dust all accumulates under the 53 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:46,720 fan. So you have to take the fans off in order to clean them. Uh what we discovered is they performed exactly the 54 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:50,400 same in push and pull, which is what I said was going to happen. So, we didn't 55 00:03:48,799 --> 00:03:54,239 even need a different data point on the graph to show those two results, but 56 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:58,640 they were exactly the same. So, consider these pull results or push results, 57 00:03:55,840 --> 00:04:03,920 whatever you want. We ran Silverstone's new AP123 air penetrator fans with the 58 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:07,239 three different blade sizes. That should make them more optimized for quiet. Hey, 59 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:11,680 Slick. Uh, how are they in terms of acoustics? Super quiet. Awesome. Okay, 60 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:17,440 good. I mean, I guess I kind of expected that. And we ran our golden standard. 61 00:04:14,959 --> 00:04:22,800 Well, our brown and tan standard, I suppose, uh, Noctua NFF12s, which are 62 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:27,120 the ones that we use as our standardized test bench for testing fans because we 63 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:33,600 believe that they're awesome. And as you're about to see, they're just freaking awesome. So, what we saw the 64 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:37,440 first time around was that at load, our NFF12s were outperforming the Helix fans 65 00:04:35,840 --> 00:04:42,160 by like 10 or 15 degrees or something like that. We looked at it, we were like, "This is impossible." We retested 66 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:47,040 it and we got the same results. So, we published it, but we were wrong. We made 67 00:04:43,919 --> 00:04:50,080 some mistakes. So these are the proper 68 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:53,199 results. We've tested our fans at full 69 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:54,560 speed as well as at 1100 RPM and we've 70 00:04:53,199 --> 00:04:59,320 included some other coolers for reference as well. So the best 71 00:04:56,400 --> 00:05:04,880 performing solution was the H220 with NFF12s running at full speed. Bear in 72 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:09,840 mind these only run at around 1,400 1450 RPM at full speed whereas the Helix's 73 00:05:07,039 --> 00:05:14,240 run at around 1,800 RPM at full speed. So, the fact that they outperform the 74 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:19,360 Helix's is very admirable. The Helix's, however, did pull ahead of the air 75 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:24,000 penetrators as well as Corsair's static pressure fans, but those ones also run 76 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:29,360 at lower RPM than the Helix fans. So, the Helix fans have a very wide range of 77 00:05:25,919 --> 00:05:31,360 RPM in part due to their PWM design as 78 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:35,840 well as due to the design of the motor overall, which is able to start up at 79 00:05:33,280 --> 00:05:39,759 very low uh speeds as well as run at very high speeds, which is a great 80 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:47,840 flexible option. It's good to have. All right. So, at full speed, it goes 54.5 81 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:49,600 NF12, 56 H220, 58.5 for both of the 82 00:05:47,840 --> 00:05:55,039 other fan solutions. Then, we took all the fans and we put them on a level 83 00:05:51,199 --> 00:05:58,600 playing field, 1100 RPM only. The NFF12s 84 00:05:55,039 --> 00:06:00,400 won by almost 3°, about 2 1/2°, which is 85 00:05:58,600 --> 00:06:03,680 outstanding considering that they're running at the same RPM as everything 86 00:06:01,840 --> 00:06:07,440 else. They're very pressure optimized. They perform incredibly well up against 87 00:06:05,840 --> 00:06:11,600 a radiator in addition to being very quiet. So, we're going to be continuing 88 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:16,000 to use the NFF12s as our brown and tan standard, well, golden standard fan. 89 00:06:13,919 --> 00:06:20,000 Next up was Corsair's static pressure fans, which were tied with the air 90 00:06:17,280 --> 00:06:24,800 penetrators again at a lower RPM. So, those we can consider very equivalent 91 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:29,280 designs. And then bringing up the rear was the Helix fans, but they were only 92 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:34,800 one degree away from the static pressure and air penetrator fans. And we can 93 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:36,560 consider about one degree to be not that 94 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:40,400 significant of a difference in terms of performance. However, the three 2 and 95 00:06:38,319 --> 00:06:47,280 1/2°ree victory is a clear victory for the NFF12s. After that, we finally find 96 00:06:44,639 --> 00:06:52,319 other coolers. So, get this, you guys. The H220, regardless of which fans you 97 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:56,800 put on it, performs better than anything else because our the water 2.0 Extreme 98 00:06:54,800 --> 00:07:02,800 from Thermaltake is our next best performing cooler, 3° behind, the worst 99 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:07,319 configuration for the H220. Then there's the H110, which is another almost a 100 00:07:05,440 --> 00:07:11,919 degree behind that. Then there's the H100i, which is another almost degree 101 00:07:09,759 --> 00:07:16,000 behind that. And then we get down to the single 120 millimeter coolers like the 102 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:21,840 H80i, or sorry, that was another four degrees or 5° behind the uh H110. Um, 103 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:26,720 and then the H80i brings up the rear at like 95°. So, not all liquid coolers are 104 00:07:24,880 --> 00:07:30,800 built equal. Not all fans are built equal, but it's very clear to me that no 105 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:36,240 matter how inequally built your fan is, the H220 is the best pre-filled liquid 106 00:07:33,840 --> 00:07:40,160 cooler on the market. almost no matter how hard you try to it. I mean, 107 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:43,599 we didn't it by using the included fans, but we didn't give it a 108 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:48,400 huge advantage like we do with every other cooler by putting some of the best 109 00:07:45,599 --> 00:07:53,120 fans on the market on them. Thank you for checking out this corrected edition 110 00:07:50,880 --> 00:07:56,639 of Lionus Tech Tips on the, you know, I haven't even held up the product at all. 111 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:59,840 So, here's the box. This is what it's actually going to look like if you buy 112 00:07:57,680 --> 00:08:03,199 it. See, we have a retail sample now of the H220 from Swift. Don't forget to 113 00:08:02,080 --> 00:08:07,759 subscribe to Linus Tech for more unboxings, reviews, and other computer videos. And if you haven't seen it 114 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:13,120 already, we did a build log a little while ago in a Silverstone TJ10 where we 115 00:08:10,639 --> 00:08:17,199 used the H220, we expanded it. We added a GPU block as well as another radiator. 116 00:08:15,280 --> 00:08:21,280 And that is the other advantage of the H220. So three-year warranty, 117 00:08:19,520 --> 00:08:25,520 expandability, and the best performance on the market in spite of the fact that 118 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:30,000 it's using a dual 120 mm fan radiator instead of a dual 140mm fan radiator 119 00:08:27,759 --> 00:08:35,000 like the H110, which still gets outperformed by at least four degrees. 120 00:08:32,080 --> 00:08:42,760 And with the same fans, it looks like 110 is 121 00:08:37,959 --> 00:08:42,760 about 8 degrees. Wow.