THE H240 X2

It doesn't take long to see that Swiftech has taken a slightly different route when designing the H240 X2 (and other models before that). Sure we have the usual combination of a radiator, tubes, waterblock and two fans but the H240 X2 has an exterior tube reservoir which not only gives it enough liquid (109ml to be precise) to add more radiators in the loop without having to worry about that but it also looks nice.

The sole drawback with the acrylic reservoir is its size since it boosts the thickness of the H240 X2 to 94mm (fans included).

Unlike most AIO liquid CPU coolers in the market today that feature pumps right over the waterblock the H240 X2 has its ceramic PTFE bearing pump (PWM controlled) right next to the reservoir (3000RPM / 2.8 mH2O pressure) and although I’m sure Swiftech has its reasons for that still it boosts the thickness of the unit even more at 115mm.

Just for the record the H240 X2 uses a 28mm thick radiator (293mm long and 140mm wide) so going all the way up to 115mm means possible clearance issues especially in small PC cases.

The two Helix 140mm PWM fans can spin up to 1800RPM to produce up to 90CFM of airflow and 2.29mmH2O static pressure with just 28.8dBA of noise.

Swiftech has used a good quality brass/copper radiator that has a FPI (fins per inch) count of 12.

A fill-port is placed at the front of the radiator and it can be used to change the color of the liquid via the provided dyes (of course you can also use it to fill/empty the loop).

Both PVC tubes used are very flexible and almost 300mm in length.

The Apogee XL2 acrylic waterblock has a LED at the top (also adjustable from the PWM splitter) and a nickel plated copper base.

Both fittings on the waterblock swivel to simplify installation.

The nickel plated copper base has a nice mirror like finish as you can see from the above picture.

At roughly 300mm in length the H240 X2 is still no match for the Obsidian 900D. Unfortunately shortly after we finished our tests the LEDs on the radiator and the reservoir stopped working (we reached out to Swiftech and we should know the why soon) so we were unable to showcase them in our pictures.