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XIGMATEK HDT-D1284 and Scythe ZIPANG: New Processor Coolers Reviewed (page 6)

Category: Coolers

by Sergey Lepilov

[ 03/11/2008 | 08:46 PM ]

Scythe ZIPANG (SCZP-1000)

The second new solution to be reviewed today was created by the Japanese Scythe Company that has been announcing quite a few new processor cooling solutions lately. ZIPANG launch has just been announced, when they rolled out two new models: Scythe Shuriken and Orochi. We are going to offer you reviews of these two solutions in the nearest future and in the meanwhile let’s talk about an extremely interesting cooler called Scythe ZIPANG.

Package and Accessories

A not very big box of yellow-greenish color made of thick sturdy cardboard. The front of the box has a cooler photo and a few small icons indicate the key features of this cooling solution:

The same features are described in a little more detail on the sides and back of the box. Inside the box is separated in two sections, the smaller containing bundled accessories:

Scythe ZIPANG comes bundled with the following items:

• Retention bracket for LGA775 mainboards;
• Retention bracket for Socket 754/939/940/AM2 mainboards;
• Cooler retention for Socket 478 mainboards;
• Four screws;
• A pack of SilMORE thermal compound (1g);
• Multi-lingual cooler installation manual.