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Battle of the Titans: Super Coolers from Scythe, Thermaltake and Zalman Face to Face (page 15)

Category: Coolers

by Doors4ever

[ 10/21/2005 | 11:44 AM ]

The cooler base is covered with a sticker to protect it against scratches:

12 heads (probably with threading) are located at the top of the Ninja – they cover both ends of each of the heat pipes.

The cooler’s copper sole is polished superbly:

The heat pipes are placed in two rows, one above another. One row contacts with the copper sole and the other row contacts with the first row. The pipes are flattened out at their base to increase the contact area and improve the heat transfer efficiency. The copper sole of the cooler is fastened to the heatsink with screws. I undid the screws but could not take the sole off: Scythe must have used thermal glue or just soldered the sole to the heatsink to ensure reliable contact among the pipes and between the pipes and the sole.

The cooler’s accessories are less numerous than those included with the Shogun Heatlane, but there are still everything necessary to mount the Ninja Heatpipe on Socket 478, LGA775 and Socket 754/939/940:

The contents of the box:

• Ninja Heatpipe
• LGA775 and Socket 754/939/940 fastening brackets
• Plastic frame for mounting the cooler on Socket 478
• Wire braces to fasten a 120mm fan on the cooler’s heatsink
• Two long spring-loaded screws for mounting the cooler on Socket 754/939/940
• A back-plate and a spanner to fasten it to the mainboard’s reverse side
• 1 gram of silicone-based thermal paste
• Installation Guide in English and Japanese

A 120mm fan is not included among the accessories – the manufacturer warns you about that on the face side of the box.