cmthomson wrote:
I was in the same situation. I concluded that the Ninja backplate would not work on even an Asrock board because of the 1155 backplate and its mounting screws. I almost went with the approach of using some washers with insulating spacers to replace the Ninja backplate, until I realized that the Ninja would be mounted at a cockeyed angle and none of my ducts would fit. That's when I sensibly decided to move on to a Megahalems.
The original Ninja was a true classic, and I'm as nostalgic as the next guy, but really, the Megahalems performs very much the same, and is designed for the modern boards. It also has a much more user-friendly mounting system. So my old Ninja (along with CPU, MB, memory, fan) will be going on eBay...
by original NInja do you mean using the socket 475 bracket?
my ninja was for the 478 pentium 4 socket, with clips that attach to the motherboard's brackets
http://www.scythe-usa.com/product/cpu/001/index.htmlScythe
"NINJA" 6 Heat Pipes CPU Cooler
Price:$44.30
High-End 6 Heatpipe Heatsink.
Universal socket compatibility.
Supports both active and passiv Mode.
Model Name:SCNJ-1000
Manufacturer:Scythe Co., Ltd., Japan
Compatibility:
Intel® LGA775 (SocketT) Proessor
Intel® Xeon® Processor (32x0 Series)
Intel® Xeon® Processor (30x0 Series)
Intel® Core™2 Extreme QX6700 processor (Kentsfield =Quad Core)
Intel® Core™2 Quad (Kentsfield Q6600 processor (Kentsfield = Quad Core)
Intel® Core™2 Extreme processor (Conroe)
Intel® Core™2 Duo processor (Conroe)
Intel® Pentium® Processor Extreme Edition
Intel® Pentium® D Processor
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor Extreme Edition supporting Hyper-Threading Technology
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor supporting Hyper-threading Technology
Intel® Celeron® D Processor
Intel® Socket478 Proessor
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor Extreme Edition supporting Hyper-Threading Technology
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor supporting Hyper-threading Technology
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor
Intel® Celeron® D Processor
Intel® Celeron® Processor
AMD Socket940 Proessor
Dual-Core AMD Opteron™ Processor
AMD Opteron™ Processor
AMD Socket939 Proessor
AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor
AMD Athlon™ 64 FX Processor
AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor
AMD Socket754 Proessor
AMD Athlon™ 64 Proessor
AMD Sempron™ Processor
CPU Clock Speed Limit:
This product is not recommended to use with a high CPU frequency under the fanless mode. If you plan to use this item under fanless mode, your CPU load should be limited to low-middle loading. For high-end usage, we recommend to use an optional 120mm fan. Please use this product at your wn risk.
Heatsink Dimensions:110 x 110 x 150mm
Weight: 665g