Scythe Samurai Z
A very interesting member of the Scythe cooler family comes next. I’m not wasting my time on the package as there are more exciting things to talk about.
Specifications | Scythe Samurai Z SCSMZ-1000 |
Socket | Socket 775/ 478 / 754 / 940 / 939 |
Dimensions | 98 x 85 x 128 mm (L x W x H) |
Fan | 92 x 25 mm |
Bearings | Slide bearing |
Fan rotation speed | 2,000RPM |
Air flow | 32.4 CFM |
Noise | 23.5 dBA |
Weight | 360 g |
So, this cooler uses heat pipes but its design differs from the typical “tower”. This helped avoid the characteristic drawbacks of the tower design and make the cooler smaller.
There’s a rather large aluminum heatsink in the base. Two curved heat pipes transfer heat from the base to the thin aluminum plates at the top.








