Free replacement program for Swiftech Apogee mounting system

orion456 · Jul 8, 2007

According to the Inquirer, Swiftech is performing a free replacement programme for all owners of the Apogee series of waterblocks.

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=40800

http://www.swiftech.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=124

Is there a problem with the old mounting system?

inkfx · Jul 8, 2007

No problems for me. I love the mounting my Apogee has. I didn't think it could be any more simple than it already is.

Big Mike · Jul 8, 2007

I think warping the motherboard by overtorquing the fasteners was the concern. All it is is a new back plate ala socket 939 etc and some plastic spacers

ancalime · Jul 8, 2007

This is old news, this program started late June. The backplate is useful for people who bow their Apogee blocks.

qdubbs · Jul 8, 2007

noob questions

ok i ordered an Apogee GT but if it comes without a backplate, can i use the backplate from air cooler?!? what are the spacers for...

orion456 · Jul 8, 2007

ancalime said:
This is old news, this program started late June. The backplate is useful for people who bow their Apogee blocks.

Somehow I don't think Swiftech is giving away free back plates to everyone just for a few guys to bow their block. :bang head

I'm thinking there's been some problems with mobos damaged, either in their testing or in the wild...though I haven't heard of any problems. I don't really feel like discovering my mobo is damaged sometime down the road.

meionm · Jul 8, 2007

I think backplates come with new apogee gt now, anyways mine did. Also in the begining when when swiftech released apogee gt the fat o-ring was not part of a package. Anyone that bought that apogee without ring later could get it from swiftech.

Old mounting hardware was fine aswell, users have higher chance of damaging board with dtek block than apogee.

orion456 · Jul 8, 2007

meionm said:
I think backplates come with new apogee gt now, anyways mine did.

Mine didn't and I bought it in March 2007.

ancalime · Jul 8, 2007

orion456 said:
Somehow I don't think Swiftech is giving away free back plates to everyone just for a few guys to bow their block. I'm thinking there's been some problems with mobos damaged, either in their testing or in the wild...though I haven't heard of any problems. I don't really feel like discovering my mobo is damaged sometime down the road.

I don't know about that. Swiftech provided the fatter O-rings exclusively to aid bowers didn't they?

meionm · Jul 8, 2007

orion456 said:
Mine didn't and I bought it in March 2007.

I bought mine two weeks ago.

Otter · Jul 9, 2007

ancalime said:
I don't know about that. Swiftech provided the fatter O-rings exclusively to aid bowers didn't they?

Yes, but they didn't ship them out to everyone who had bought the block before.

Free replacement program for Swiftech Apogee mounting system

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