Biggest A64 Cooler I've seen...

ddrueding1 · Post by **ddrueding1** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 1:39 pm

The Scythe Ninja (SCNJ-1000) is friggin' huge.

It's replacing a Scythe NCU-2005 (not a small HS on it's own) and is easily 25-33% larger. 11cm (4.4in) on a side and 15cm (6in) high; this thing weighs 665g (1.4 pounds!)

It dominates my new motherboard (Gigabyte K8N Ultra-9) and even overhangs the DIMM sockets a little, though they still are all useable (mine even have HSs on them).

I think it'll be a great solution for the P180, as it isn't sensative to the direction of airflow, and the combination of the top and rear exhausts will both be able to pull air through this thing.

Happy and still shocked.

StarfishChris · Post by **StarfishChris** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 2:11 pm

Is it the one mentioned here?

By the way, the ThermalTake Sonic Tower is a little bigger and heavier. And I'm sure you'll agree the new Zalman is much bigger than both.

Mats · Post by **Mats** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 3:01 pm

StarfishChris wrote:And I'm sure you'll agree the new Zalman is much bigger than both.

Nah, that one is about 500 g and 85 x 112 x 125 mm, not really a record breaker, CNPS 7700 Cu is over 900 g. I'm looking forward to see how the new 9500 performs, wonder if MikeC got one...

StarfishChris · Post by **StarfishChris** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 3:04 pm

Mats wrote:
StarfishChris wrote:And I'm sure you'll agree the new Zalman is much bigger than both.
Nah, that one is about 500 g and 85 x 112 x 125 mm, not really a record breaker, CNPS 7700 Cu is over 900 g. I'm looking forward to see how the new 9500 performs, wonder if MikeC got one...

I was referring to the prop

Mats · Post by **Mats** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 3:14 pm

StarfishChris wrote:I was referring to the prop

Yeah, I should have understood that...

ddrueding1 · Post by **ddrueding1** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 11:23 pm

This thing is performaing quite nicely.

Specs:

Gigabyte GA-K8N Ultra-9
Athlon64 3500+ "Venice" OC'd to [email protected]
Gigabyte X800 Fanless PCI-E

right now it's sitting on my workbench with a single 7v Nexus propped against the video card sucking the occasional air from near the cooler. While it does Prime95 for 6 hours.

In an ambient of nearly 25C it's sitting at 36C. Absolutely incredible; this is so much better than the NCU-2005.

Edward Ng · Post by **Edward Ng** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 2:14 am

A link is generally a good idea for people too lazy to go searching for one themselves.

This thing does look pretty interesting; I'd like to see somebody do a comparison on this against XP-120 and CNSP7700-(Al)Cu some time, and if we're really lucky, include a CNPS9500 in there, too.

-Ed

winguy · Post by **winguy** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 2:19 am

I'm sure some of you have already seen this.

Edward Ng · Post by **Edward Ng** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 2:28 am

winguy wrote:I'm sure some of you have already seen this.

Sweet; thanks! Damned if I don't have time to look at this right this moment...

Andreos · Post by **Andreos** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 6:51 pm

ddrueding1, could you comment on whether there were any issues mounting the Ninja on your Gigabyte mobo, specifically any trouble involving Gigabyte's unique backplate design?

hyperq · Post by **hyperq** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 7:28 pm

winguy wrote:I'm sure some of you have already seen this.

Thanks for the link. This heat sink roundup is excellent!

ddrueding1 · Post by **ddrueding1** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 11:32 am

Andreos wrote:ddrueding1, could you comment on whether there were any issues mounting the Ninja on your Gigabyte mobo, specifically any trouble involving Gigabyte's unique backplate design?

I'm not sure what's so uniqe about it. It was very simple to remove, and the replacement that shipped with the Ninja required no instructions. Quite a snap really.

Andreos · Post by **Andreos** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 12:28 pm

ddrueding1 wrote:I'm not sure what's so uniqe about it. It was very simple to remove, and the replacement that shipped with the Ninja required no instructions. Quite a snap really.

Thanks, man, that's exactly what I needed to know. By contrast, the Thermalright XP120 does not ship with the necessary replacement backplate for Gigabyte boards, and it can only be ordered directly from Thermalright AFAIK. Between that and the fact that the SPCR review found the Ninja to be much easier to mount than the XP120, I'm going with the Ninja!

quizzicus · Post by **quizzicus** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 8:33 am

Mats wrote:CNPS 7700 Cu is over 900 g.

900g?!?

If anybody needs a reference, your average hard drive weighs 600-700g

That is SERIOUSLY heavy.

vertigo · Post by **vertigo** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 10:17 am

I am wary of anything over 400g, it isn't worth risking the motherboard (which is why I like the XP/90 so much

).

PS. Don't worry about this thread being a month old. Just now I nearly resurrected one from June by accident.

okayfine · Post by **okayfine** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 2:00 pm

ddrueding1 wrote:
Andreos wrote:ddrueding1, could you comment on whether there were any issues mounting the Ninja on your Gigabyte mobo, specifically any trouble involving Gigabyte's unique backplate design?
I'm not sure what's so uniqe about it. It was very simple to remove, and the replacement that shipped with the Ninja required no instructions. Quite a snap really.

ddrueding1, I've also PM'ed you in case you don't see this thread.

To all of those who own a Gigabyte NF4 motherboard, do any of you have any problems installing heatsinks that must use their own mounting bracket because of a small raised IC chip near the socket?

Right now, I am using a Zalman 7000 HSF which doesn't need any mounting brackets whatsoever - it screws directly onto the backplate ( Gigabyte GAK8N Ultra-SLI )

However, when I tried to install a Coolermaster Hyper 6 HSF, I've discovered that there is a small raised IC chip near the socket and prevents the mounting bracket that came with the Hyper 6 from lying completely flat around the socket. The mounting bracket that came with the gigabyte motherboard has 4 small feet which raises the bracket above the IC chip. But most 3rd party mounting brackets have a completely flat bottom which presents a big problem.

Here's a picture of what I'm talking about :

Raised IC Chip : Link to picture.

Bracket with 4 feets that came with the motherboard. Link to picture.

Has anyone else experience any similar problems?

The heatsink I really would like to use is Scythe Ninja SCNJ-1000. It too needs its own mounting bracket for use on socket 939 motherboards.

Thanks much in advance.