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December 5, 2008 by Lawrence Lee
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Product
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Scythe Ninja 2
LGA775/K8/S478 CPU Cooler |
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Manufacturer
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Scythe |
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Street Price
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US$40~50 |
Though many excellent heatsinks have passed through the lab over the years,
we still have a soft spot for the original Scythe
Ninja. It may be the nostalgia associated with the excitement we felt about its unprecendented performance at the time, or it could simply
be how it looks. There's something about its uniform design that tugs at our
geeky heart-strings. Despite its girth, it came off as elegant and unpresumptious.
It didn't have staggered fins or heatpipes curving every which way or claim
in engrish to have reinvented thermodynamics — it just was.
Since then there have been many incarnations of the Ninja. The Ninja Plus included
a fan. The Ninja Plus Rev.B added AM2 support and LGA775 push-pin mounting (unfortunately).
The Ninja Mini was a cut-down
version for smaller cases. The Ninja
Copper was even heavier than the original, prompting Scythe to re-introduce
a backplate mount system, and, of course, its shiny copper construction left us
mesmerized. Now, Scythe has changed the design enough that they have proclaimed
this last Ninja as its true successor, the Ninja 2. Is it worthy of the title?
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The usual garish box.
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Box contents. The Ninja 2 also ships with a Slip stream fan, but we unfortunately
misplaced it during a much needed lab tidy-up.
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Feature & Brief
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Our Comment |
Improved Performance
Performance improvement has accomplished for this version 2 as 5% in fanless
operation (TDP 65W at 25C/77F ambient temperature) and 15% in active cooling
operation (TDP 130W at 25C/77F ambient temperature).
Fin shape and fin pitch have been also modified to maximize the performance
yet making the total dimension and weight to be compact like the former
version. |
Design changes have
increased the fin surface area without extending beyond the original Ninja's
dimensions. |
Specially Tuned Scythe
“Slip Stream” 120mm Case Fan
To have the best optimized fan for Ninja 2 CPU Cooler, Scythe original designed
“Slip Stream” 120mm case fan specifically tuned to 1000rpm to
maximize the performance and low noise level. |
Slip Streams are very smooth sounding fans. This one sits between the 800rpm and 1200rpm models in the retail lineup. |
Universal Socket Compatibility
with Most Major Sockets
Ninja 2 CPU Cooler is compatible for socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/AM2+ &
LGA775. All in one solution for your PC system. |
Along with LGA775 and
K8 support, Scythe continues to offer S478 compatibility. |
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| Model Name |
NINJA 2 |
| Model Number |
SCNJ-2000 |
| Manufacturer |
Scythe Co., Ltd. Japan |
| Overall Dimensions |
116 x 116 x 152mm /
4.57 x 4.57 x 5.98in |
| Fan Dimensions |
120 x 120 x 25 mm |
| Fan Speed |
1000rpm (±10%) |
| Fan Noise Level |
20.50dBA |
| Air Flow |
52.90CFM |
| Bearing Type |
Sleeve Bearing |
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