Corsair using Swiftech parts?

JWFokker · 01-29-2005, 07:05 PM

http://www.corsairmemory.com/corsair/COOL_water.html

Looks like a relabeled Swiftech kit to me. Any reason why I shouldn't just buy my stuff straight from Swiftech?

Etacovda · 01-29-2005, 08:05 PM

http://forums.procooling.com/vbb/sho...stpage&t=11195

JWFokker · 01-29-2005, 08:50 PM

Ah. Didn't see that.

AngryAlpaca · 01-29-2005, 11:42 PM

Quote:

Looks like a relabeled Swiftech kit to me. Any reason why I shouldn't just buy my stuff straight from Swiftech?

Availability, price, support? Not sure on specifics yet, but I think that Corsair may do better on those aspects.

snowwie · 01-30-2005, 02:17 PM

maybe we'll start seeing swiftech in compusa

JWFokker · 01-30-2005, 02:41 PM

Swiftech kits are still too complicated for the average Best Buy/CompUSA customer. Too much assembly required. I'm surprised Best Buy actually sells aftermarket heatsinks at all (they all really suck though). Maybe someday watercooling will find it's way to mainstream outlets, but in general the average Best Buy customer doesn't even want to open their PC up, no less put water near it. It amazes me that I can make $150 for assembling a computer for a coworker in under 4 hours, when an hour of it was installing and configuring XP and other applications and another 2 was screwing around with it.

PurpleDiamond · 01-31-2005, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by JWFokker

It amazes me that I can make $150 for assembling a computer for a coworker in under 4 hours, when an hour of it was installing and configuring XP and other applications and another 2 was screwing around with it.

1+2=4 ?

Back to the topic, more exposure for watercooling is better for us - getting it closer to mainstream means lower prices.

My inlaws still look at me as if I am crazy by putting water in my computer. But they didn't mind when I built them a nice overclocked XP2500@2.2GHZ. Once the average Joe accepts W/C we will all benefit from it.

JWFokker · 01-31-2005, 06:01 PM

It took less than an hour to assemble it. The other 3 - 3.5 hours was spent installing XP and screwing around.

snowwie · 01-31-2005, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by PurpleDiamond

getting it closer to mainstream means lower prices.

lower prices for more mainstream products....

the only advantage i see is more r&d

high end cooling will always cost the same i think

01-29-2005, 07:05 PM	#1
JWFokker Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2004 Location: Kingston, NY Posts: 269	Corsair using Swiftech parts? http://www.corsairmemory.com/corsair/COOL_water.html Looks like a relabeled Swiftech kit to me. Any reason why I shouldn't just buy my stuff straight from Swiftech?

01-29-2005, 08:05 PM	#2
Etacovda Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dunedin NZ Posts: 735	http://forums.procooling.com/vbb/sho...stpage&t=11195 __________________ Hypocritical Signature I tried to delete: Procooling: where scientific principles are ignored because big corporations are immune to mistakes and oversights.

01-29-2005, 08:50 PM	#3
JWFokker Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2004 Location: Kingston, NY Posts: 269	Ah. Didn't see that.

01-30-2005, 02:17 PM	#5
snowwie Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: New Jersey Posts: 154	maybe we'll start seeing swiftech in compusa

01-30-2005, 02:41 PM	#6
JWFokker Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2004 Location: Kingston, NY Posts: 269	Swiftech kits are still too complicated for the average Best Buy/CompUSA customer. Too much assembly required. I'm surprised Best Buy actually sells aftermarket heatsinks at all (they all really suck though). Maybe someday watercooling will find it's way to mainstream outlets, but in general the average Best Buy customer doesn't even want to open their PC up, no less put water near it. It amazes me that I can make $150 for assembling a computer for a coworker in under 4 hours, when an hour of it was installing and configuring XP and other applications and another 2 was screwing around with it.

01-31-2005, 06:01 PM	#8
JWFokker Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2004 Location: Kingston, NY Posts: 269	It took less than an hour to assemble it. The other 3 - 3.5 hours was spent installing XP and screwing around.

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