Happy 10th Anniversary to Scythe SCNJ-1000 Ninja!

[kater]

I've had this magnificent piece of hrdwr for exactly 10 years now. I remember I bought it sometime in spring '06, shortly before the second revision hit the stores - the guy even offered a small discount as he was making space for the new coolers. It barely fit in my case then, a generic Modecom something. I changed the original fan to a Slipstream, but still have somewhere. I have no plans to retire it any time soon - I5 2400 is still plenty for my needs, and even if I'll want to upgrade it someday, the new mid-range CPUs will surely be even easier to cool. They'll have to completely change the socket to make me abandon it :E

Also, I'm still rocking P150, bought it in autumn 2006. Changed the original PSU for a Seasonic S12 shortly after, as I didn't want to fanswap it (S12 was somehow quieter, and the Antec PSU sold for good money). I had to import the P150 from France as at that time Antec's presence in Poland was unimpressive. The P150 will soon be replaced with a modern black case, but it prooved a great case (well, apart from the buttons).

So what's the oldest piece you have in your main PC?

[quest_for_silence]

Congrats!

Did you ever note any reduction in its cooling prowess, along these years?

[kater]

I can't answer it, honestly. I just didn't record the temps all along. The CPU now idles at around 34 C, with the fan at < 700 RPM and 21 C in my room. That said I don't think there was any degradation - the heatpipes are intact, the base is perhaps somewhat discolored from repeated use of various cleaning agents, but all in all it works great.

As long as it doesn't rust I think it just shoul chug along, right? 10 years is a lot for electronics, but for a hunk of metal kept in dry, warm place?

[quest_for_silence]

10 years is a lot for electronics, but for a hunk of metal kept in dry, warm place?

I can't help, I was just curious so I asked, mainly because some people said that the heatsinks with punched fins (like Scythes, the vast majority) degrade over time.

[fjf]

I sill have working a ninja on a core2duo 8 years old....

[kater]

This topic was actually sparked when I was browsing the local auction site, where I spotted a Ninja modded to fit on 1155. Being a no-life nerd I emailed the guy and it turned out he actually followed my original topic published here What a warm feeling!

[JazzJackRabbit]

All of the heatsinks in my household are Ninjas. The HTPC is using mini Ninja and I'm pretty sure that I even have the original Ninja1 still in use in house somewhere. They have always exceeded my expectations. Scythe did screw up a little with pushpins on Ninja2, but I easily fixed it by buying Noctua backplate and bolting the heatsink through the motherboard. Problem solved. Ninjas forevah!

[Vicotnik]

I still regret selling my Ninja. It served me well for a long time and I love the fin spacing. I still have my Ninja Mini, but it's not in use at the moment.