Swiftech may change the way that you think about self contained watercoolers with their new H20-220 Edge kit. Most of these types of coolers are sealed and not intended to be opened for cleaning, let alone be modified or expanded. The Edge on the other hand is a radiator with an integrated reservoir and pump that can be modified and serviced. You can expand your cooling loop to include your GPU and other components without voiding the warantee nor is it difficult to set up. The cooling performance is on par with the competitions but there is a drawback, the kit Legit Reviews tried out was the less expensive version but it still cost over $200.
"The H2O-220 Edge HD kit from Swiftech is solidly built, easy to install, and performs very well. The configurability of the H2O-220 Edge HD kit is nice as it allows the end user the flexibility to make the cooler fit their need, rather than the other way round…"
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It’s a nice setup to be sure
It’s a nice setup to be sure but $230.00 is way too much money for cpu cooling performance that’s barely better than an H100. I like the flexibility of adding gpu blocks or even a bigger radiator. Still, I’ll take my $75 H100 ANY day over this one.