ScytheScythe was already present this year, with their EU sales office located in Germany they were present in full force, showing of their latest products.
We have an
Infinity 2 Mugen 2 sample on our test bench and a review will appear soon at the site, in the meanwhile we saw a very nice line-up of Mugen 2 prototype coolers Scythe experimented with before arriving at the final design.
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There were ones with 5 heat pipes and very tightly packed fins:
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A direct-heatpipe-touch version which didn’t really perform better, in their tests the classic approach of featuring a small copper base plate gave the best performance.
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Another 5 heatpipe version with different fin orientation:
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Stepping away from the prototype area we saw a huge heatsink, not quite as big as the Orochi but still mighty impressive. Dubbed the Godhand, it features a 200mm fan and a separate “Ninja” mounting wire which attaches to the PC case to take the load of the motherboard.
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The Godhand CPU cooler covers a large portion of the motherboard, so you won’t need active cooling for your memory sticks, there is also enough clearance for even the fanciest Corsair Dominator modules.
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Going back to known territory Scythe will be releasing updates versions (Rev. B) of their coolers which will add socket 1366 compatibility:
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We’ll also see a new version of the Zipang, aptly called Zipang 2, it also features 6 heat pipes but the fins are more spread out and offers more raw material and coverage area.
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The popular Katana will also get a new version, featuring 92mm fan, the Katana 3 will have immense platform compatibility (going back to Pentium 4, all the way to Core i7)
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The original Kama Cross heatsink with 100mm was one fine looking cooler with above average cooling performance:
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Click Image to generate your own chartThe Kama GrandCross will be a bigger version of this cooler, the unit visible at the Cebit booth looks a bit raw here and there so expect small changes before final product launch:
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A new prototype passive VGA cooler was also on display, using the well known Ninja name, it might be a hit or miss compatibility wise, it does look like it means business, no known availability date yet.
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Something which will be available in very near future is the Kama Stay, a PCI bracket which allows you to fit any type size fan to increase overall system cooling:
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When Scythe launches their Sony fluid bearing based S-Flex 120mm fans they were very well received by the enthusiast community, very quiet, excellent performance, very long life, minimal motor noise. Now we’ll be able to enjoy these S-FDB bearings in smaller size fans too, 80/92mm are ready for retail.