Scythe Infinity Heatpipe CPU Cooler

allllec · 7 Sep 2006 at 16:54

Infinity > Ninja? in terms of cooling.. ?

allllec · 8 Sep 2006 at 22:56

*poke*

VaderDSL · 8 Sep 2006 at 22:57

allllec said:
Infinity > Ninja? in terms of cooling.. ?

Probably

Joe42 · 9 Sep 2006 at 01:30

Bound to beat the Ninja, as its the same design with more fins.
SPCR will be reviewing it soon and then we can compare it to the Ninja, Thermalright Ultra 120 and Tuniq tower, however i believe it will beat them all.

allllec · 9 Sep 2006 at 12:30

Which of those 2 coolers you just said is the best ? if you know

cheers guys

Joe42 · 9 Sep 2006 at 21:36

The Infinity is best.

Massive Attack · 9 Sep 2006 at 23:04

onyl seems logical as scythe arnt really going to release a cooler that doesnt beet their current top model

jpe20 · 10 Sep 2006 at 19:36

Any1 tried an infinity on an ASUS M2N32SLI mobo??? I am seriously thinking of getting the infinity.

Any reviews out there comparing to say Zalman 9500, Ultra-120 etc.

Do you reckon you can slap on an extra fan on the other side so it works in a push/pull configuration??? I think it comes with 1 fan right?

Jules

Joe42 · 10 Sep 2006 at 19:54

I'm sure you can put a fan on any side as it has grooves in each corner for the fan clips like the ninja.

Very few reviews and very few people that have tried it currently as its very new. Spcr will soon be able to tell us if its beats the Ultra 120, i suspect it will.

Joe42 · 12 Sep 2006 at 15:05

SPCR review comparing it to the Ninja here

Massive Attack · 12 Sep 2006 at 16:21

Joe42 said:
SPCR review comparing it to the Ninja here

O dear the ninja is still better

VaderDSL · 12 Sep 2006 at 16:27

Massive Attack said:
O dear the ninja is still better

Indeed, and I had no idea it still used the plastic lugs!!!! Jeez, they aren't overly strong.

I'd be very very worried of it snapping and ripping it's way through the insides of my PC.

Joe42 · 12 Sep 2006 at 16:34

Massive Attack said:
O dear the ninja is still better

Is it?

spcr said:
Nevertheless, we should stress that these results apply specifically to low airflow situations that are of interest to silencers. It seems quite likely that the Infinity could reverse the standings if the two were tested with a noisy, high speed fan, as it would be helped by its larger size and the closely spaced fins around the heatpipes.

This heatsink will beat the Ninja with a high speed fan. So those using low airflow fans should get the Ninja, and those using high airflow fans should use the Infinity.
This being an overclockers forum with many users suffering the noise of fans such as the delta which moves 180cfm compared to the 40ish of the fans spcr used, i would say for the majority of people here the infinity will be better whereas for the majority of spcr readers the ninja will be better.
It all depends on the fan.

Massive Attack · 12 Sep 2006 at 20:24

Joe42 said:
Is it? This heatsink will beat the Ninja with a high speed fan. So those using low airflow fans should get the Ninja, and those using high airflow fans should use the Infinity.
This being an overclockers forum with many users suffering the noise of fans such as the delta which moves 180cfm compared to the 40ish of the fans spcr used, i would say for the majority of people here the infinity will be better whereas for the majority of spcr readers the ninja will be better.
It all depends on the fan.

yes but who is going to buy a monster cooler just to put a loud fan on it

allllec · 12 Sep 2006 at 20:29

Ninja it is for me

along with a Super Lanboy, some ACS5

hope to make an order very soon

Joe42 · 13 Sep 2006 at 00:54

Massive Attack said:
yes but who is going to buy a monster cooler just to put a loud fan on it

Well you wouldn't buy a tiny cooler to put a loud fan on. Anyone who wants the best performance from air with a high airflow fan will buy it.
But having said that, it is a bit of a dissapointment, and this means for lower airflow fans the Thermalright Ultra 120 remains best.

james.miller · 13 Sep 2006 at 01:06

Joe42 said:
spcr said:

Nevertheless, we should stress that these results apply specifically to low airflow situations that are of interest to silencers. It seems quite likely that the Infinity could reverse the standings if the two were tested with a noisy, high speed fan, as it would be helped by its larger size and the closely spaced fins around the heatpipes.

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This heatsink will beat the Ninja with a high speed fan. So those using low airflow fans should get the Ninja, and those using high airflow fans should use the Infinity.

They said 'quite likely', not 'will'.

Joe42 · 13 Sep 2006 at 11:52

james.miller said:
They said 'quite likely', not 'will'.

Its a scythe Ninja with double the fins. It will logically be better with higher airflow.

james.miller · 13 Sep 2006 at 11:53

if those results are anything to go by, i cant see how you come to that conclusion?

going from 5v to 12v on the ninja results in an improvement of 0.6c/w. doing the same with the infinity with the same fan reults in only a 0.4 c/w reduction.

Logically, goping by those results the ninja actually improves more with a high speed fan. can you prove otherwise or are you just guessing?

Massive Attack · 13 Sep 2006 at 12:52

Ninja with 2 slowish fans is what u want