Scythe Ninja huge - could damage mobo??!

[Dodge777]

Hey all

Had a look at the Scythe Ninja and it's a pretty big piece of kit! Was just thinking, when mounted on the mobo and in a tower case, it must put a serious strain on the motherboard. It's so heavy - I can't see how it withstands that kind of weight!

Any explanation or feedback would be useful. Thanks.

 

[squiffy]

There's a large metal backing, so the load should be spread over a few inches. Biggest worry if it falls off- it'll damage the videocard! It's not the heaviest HSF (Zalman 7700 is heavier?)

 

[StevenG]

its actually not that heavy, yes its heavier than others. but the huge bracket you get with it distributes the weight very well. i really dont think its that much of a problem

 

[rpstewart]

All the weight is in the base too so the centre of gravity is very close to the mobo. I'd be more worried by an XP120 than a Ninja.

 

[H3x0rc!st]

Yeh its not very heavy, but it was a bugger to fit in my case as there is such little room , but yeh the bracket that fits under the motherboard supports it very well, excellent cooler

 

[dC2006]

Whats the weight of the Scythe Ninja compared to the Tuniq Tower 120 ? I should have Tuniq Tower arriving any day soon. Also worried about my dfi mb flexing with the tuniq tower on even with backplate, from pictures it looks huge