MCW60-4870

MCW60-4870
DISCONTINUED

Designed in the USA 

C0MPATIBILITY GUIDE

Introduction

The MCW60-4870 waterblock is the world's first graphics cooling solution to combine heat pipe and liquid cooling to achieve extreme performance thermal characteristics in an economical package. This product is compatible with all AMD HD4870 and HD4890 graphics cards listed below.

Based on the award winning MCW60 water-block which employs Swiftech's proven Diamond Pin Matrix technology, the MCW60-4870 base plate is CNC machined from billet C110 copper, then electroless nickel and chrome plated. It cools the GPU, memory, and extends to cool a heat pipe linking to the power mosfets.

MCW60-4870 inside

Since the MCW60-4870 uses the same housing and specifications as the MCW60 revision 2, thermal performance and flow rate are identical; the product also retains the same great installation mechanism with a sturdy back-plate, as shown below.

Pictures Gallery

HD4870

HD4870-BACK

Swiftech's usual attention to details is also evident in the mirror finish of the MCW60-4870 chrome plated copper base plate:

MIRROR BASE PLATE

PCI clearance information

The MCW60-4870 is Cross Fire compatible.

clearance

Clearance, measured from PCB to top of water-block

Brand/Model specific compatibility listing

The following list comprises all known models of 4870 cards sorted by manufacturer. The MCW60-4870 GPU water-block is compatible with all of them. The heatpipe extension for cooling of the power mosfets is only compatible with Version 1 of the Reference PCB design. However, in many cases, users can retain the stock heatsink for adequate cooling of these components and therefore do not necessitate swiftech's heatpipe extension.

Brand /Model

GPU & Memory
Cooling

Is Swiftech Heatpipe
Mosfet
Cooling Compatible?

If "No" can I
retain
the stock cooler?

ASUS EAH4870 DK TOP/HTDI/512MD5 Radeon HD 4870 512MB

Yes
to
All

No

No

ASUS EAH4870 DK/HTDI/1GD5 Radeon HD 4870 1GB

No

Yes

ASUS EAH4870 MATRIX/HTDI/512MD5/A Radeon HD 4870 512MB

No

No

ASUS EAH4870/HTDI/512M/A Radeon HD 4870 512MB

No

Yes

GIGABYTE GV-R487D5-1GD Radeon HD 4870 1GB

Yes

N/A

HIS Hightech H487F1GP Radeon HD 4870 1GB

Yes

N/A

HIS Hightech H487FN512P Radeon HD 4870 512MB

Yes

N/A

HIS Hightech H487FT512P Radeon HD 4870 512MB

Yes

N/A

HIS Hightech H487QT1GP Radeon HD 4870 1GB

Yes

N/A

HIS Hightech H487QT512P Radeon HD 4870 512MB

Yes

N/A

MSI R4870-T2D512 Radeon HD 4870 512MB

No

Yes

POWERCOLOR AX4870 1GBD5-PPH Radeon HD 4870 1GB 

Yes

N/A

POWERCOLOR AX4870 512MD5-PPH Radeon HD 4870

Yes

N/A

SAPPHIRE 100259-1GL Radeon HD 4870 1GB

No

No

SAPPHIRE 100259L Radeon HD 4870 512MB 

No

No

VisionTek 900244 Radeon HD 4870 512MB

No

Yes

XFX HD-487A-YDDC Radeon HD 4870 XXX 512MB

Yes

N/A

XFX HD-487A-ZDFC Radeon HD 4870 1GB

Yes

N/A
SAPPHIRE 100269SR Radeon HD 4890 1GB  

Yes

N/A

VisionTek 784090025487 Radeon HD 4890 1GB GDDR5  

Yes

N/A

XFX HD-489A-ZDEC Radeon HD 4890 Xtreme 1GB  

Yes

N/A

XFX HD-489A-ZDDC Radeon HD 4890 1GB  

Yes

N/A

POWERCOLOR AX4890 1GBD5-UH Radeon HD 4890 1GB  

Yes

N/A

SAPPHIRE 100269OCSR Radeon HD 4890 1GB  

Yes

N/A

ASUS EAH4890 TOP/HTDI/1GD5 Radeon HD 4890 1GB  

Yes

N/A

POWERCOLOR AX4890 1GBD5-HM Radeon HD 4890 1GB  

Yes

N/A

DIAMOND 4890PE51GXOC Radeon HD 4890 1GB  

Yes

N/A

BIOSTAR VA4893NDG2 HDMI Radeon HD 4890 1GB  

Yes

N/A

XFX HD-489A-ZDFC Radeon HD 4890 1GB  

Yes

N/A

MSI R4890-T2D1G OC Radeon HD 4890 1GB  

Yes

N/A

GIGABYTE GV-R489-1GH-B Radeon HD 4890 1GB  

Yes

N/A

ASUS EAH4890/HTDI/1GD5 Radeon HD 4890 1GB  

Yes

N/A

DIAMOND 4890PE51GSB Radeon HD 4890 1GB  

Yes

N/A

HIS Hightech H489F1GP Radeon HD 4890 1GB  

Yes

N/A

HIS Hightech H489FT1GP Radeon HD 4890 1GB  

Yes

N/A

 

Specifications

  • Housing: injection molded POM
  • Base plate: CNC machined electroless nickel and chrome plated C110 copper
  • Mosfet sink: Black anodized aluminum
  • Weight: 13.3 oz ( 377 gm)

MSRP & Parts

Please consult your Swiftech distributor prior to ordering direct from us, or purchase the product factory direct here

Part #
Description Price
MCW60-4870 Water-block & heat pipe assembly including 1/2" chrome plated brass hose barbs, 3/8" black nylon hose barbs, clamps, mounting hardware, Arctic Céramique thermal compound, installation guide.
$89.95



Contents

Features & Benefits
Performance Data
Compatibility
Specifications
MSRP & parts

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