Tests of coolers - ASUS, Scythe, and Cooler Master
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Date: 06.06.2006
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Scythe Katana
Here is another product by Scythe whose design basically replicates the previous. In particular, the cooler has an aluminum radiator to which energy is passed from the base with heat pipes.
The box with the cooler is very compact and does not reveal the latent capabilities of Scythe Katana.
The number of components is great enough, and some of them are similar to what we saw in Ninja+ and Kamaboko-Z. In particular, the scheme of fastening on LGA775 in fact coincides.
However, during installation we came up against one problem - on one component the mounting hole is not completely drilled. Actually, we coped with that quite quickly.
Now let's look at the cooler.
In general, it is very similar to VapoChill Micro.
On the front, there is a 92 mm fan that rotates at 2000 rpm. At this speed the noise level is 25.0 dBA, and the air flow is 35.12 CFM. The cooler operates quietly enough and its noise is felt only when all the fans in the system are disabled.
The cooler's overall dimensions are: the length is 98 mm, width - 96 mm, and the height 130 mm. The cooler weighs 300 g.
As we already said, the heat from the base is passed to the radiator with four heat pipes. The radiator itself consists of a large number of aluminum plates of quite amusing shape.
The upper plate is polished and there is an embossed Scythe logo:
Of note is the ideal processing quality of the cooler base:
While installing the cooler on a motherboard we did not come across any issues or conflicts.
In conclusion, we note that the retail price matches the quality of the cooler and equals 25$.
Pros:
- Compact size;
- Ideal processing quality of the base;
- Quiet enough operation;
- Compatibility to all the popular platforms.
Cons:
- Complicacy of installation.
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