MC1000 & MC2000 Peltier Coolers

Again, the quality on this unit is unparalleled. It is machined perfectly and has a massive heatsink with four of those massive powerful fans on it. The one significant difference for this unit is that it has a copperplate in front of the TEC's, which is referred to as a "Cold Plate". What happens is that instead of the TEC touching the CPU, it cools the cold plate and the CPU touches the cold plate. We had a bit of difficulty getting accurate readings from this unit due to the cold plate. It's a little tricky getting a thermistor in there to get the readings. That being said, the unit performed in the temperature range according to the specifications. If you order the Pentium 3 version of this cooler, you get a raised portion on the copper plate, which cools the L2 cache. Does this work? When we removed the back plate after bringing the unit down to -7 ?C, the cache was very cold.

MC2000 Fans click to enlarge

MC2000 CPU Mount click to enlarge

MC2000 Back click to enlarge

We tested the MC2000 with the Pentium 3 450Mhz. The unit will also support the Pentium 2, Celeron Slot-1 and PPGA Celeron (Slotket). Installation of the unit on the Pentium 3 went fairly well. It is a little tricky, just because the bolts are smaller than the ones used on the MC1000. Overall, though, it's not all that difficult if you follow the instructions. During our tests we did not notice any condensation forming on the unit, although some people have reported that they did notice ice after leaving the cooler running but not the machine, as the MC2000 uses a seperate powersupply. Swiftech discusses this on their web page with some resolutions to that problem.

Specifications

	Dual Peltier thermo electric pumps, 40mm square, 72 watts, 6 amps at 12 volts each.
	Quad "Military Specs" 60mm fans, 33 CFM (Cubic Foot/Minute) each, for a total of 132 CFM ! - Rotation speed: 6850 RPM - Noise level 43 DB - No tachometer - YES! it's noisy..
	5" square aluminum heat sink, with 600 3/4" needles and a massive 1/2" base for a volumetric efficiency of 0.09 C/W.
	Dimensions: 5" x 5" x 2 3/4" (incl. fans)
	Massive 1/4" x 1 3/4" x 4 1/2" cold plate made of solid copper for best thermal conductivity, with separate shims made of copper to also cools the L2 cache for the P2/P3 processors... And for the ultimate in L2 cache cooling, we also offer a specific P3 version of the MC2000 with the copper plate milled down, so that the L2 benefits from exactly the same refrigeration as the CPU. This version is only available for P3's, not P2's.
	Operating Temperature Range: -10 Celsius to +10 Celsius, depending on CPU load and ambient temperature.
	Price: $199