Scythe Grand Kama Cross CPU Cooler
Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 1:05 pm
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This is the kind of thing I had in mind when I first saw the Ninja Mini with a 80mm stock fan instead of a 92mm fan.Our Nexus 120 mm reference fan is apparently too small to be as effective as the stock 140mm fan, allowing the CPU to get 4°C hotter at 12V/16 dBA than the stock fan at 9V/17 dBA.
It has also been argued that the platform should be enclosed to simulate in-system conditions. If so, other considerations have to be made. What type of enclosure? One with the power supply at the bottom or top? Where should the fan placements and ventilation points be located and what size? Should we add a system fan, and if so, which one, and set at what speed? Going this route may lead to realistic results, but for only one case layout. Also, any extra variables we introduce would benefit some heatsinks while being a detriment to others. For a fair test of heatsink efficiency, we need to eliminate as many performance-affecting variables as possible. For isolating the heatsink, our original, open system setup seems optimal.
Unfortunately, it seems a bit too tall for that.danimal wrote:if this cooler fits in a gd05, i want one!