Scythe showed up a new heatsink. Too bad it is 58mm in height.
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Scythe showed up a new heatsink. Too bad it is 58mm in height.
Compared to the L9x65, it's 7mm shorter, 63g lighter & has a higher TDP rating. I can't seem to find the thickness of the slim fan, but I've got a 92x14mm Noctua on the way that I'm thinking might look pretty good on top of one of these.
Any new news on this? I found nothing - I was just wondering if anybody here has got better google-skills than I do.
Scythe was smarter with the mounting of the Shuriken 2 than Thermalright was with the AXP-90. The fins are parallel to the RAM rather than perpendicular to it.
An old post to respond to, but this is a myth. Heatpipes work through capillary action and steam pressure, meaning that they should not be bothered by gravity whatsoever. Heck, AFAIK they were first developed for use on satellites, where there's barely any gravity at all. If ny specific gravitational pull was necessary for heatpipes to cool properly this would obviously not work.I love that they used a heavily heatsinked board as their test mule since I'm using a ROG STRIX, but my one concern has to do with the heat pipe orientation.
I'm no expert, but from what I understand, the curve of the cooling pipes should never be located at the highest point since this somehow traps heat, and causes the heatsink to lose dissipation efficiency. This is important to me, as I plan on positioning my case vertically, and if I 180 the cooler, I really want to be sure that it won't get in the way of the PCIe slot - if this is an option at all.
An old post to respond to, but this is a myth. Heatpipes work through capillary action and steam pressure, meaning that they should not be bothered bh gravity whatsoever. Heck, AFAIK they were first developed for use on satellites, where there's barely any gravity at all. If ny specific gravitational pull was necessary for heatpipes to cool properly this would obviously not work.
IIRC Linus Tech Tips did a video testing this not too long ago, and found nothing beyond test margins.
It's currently on Amazon Japan. I know it works with the ASUS X570-i, so I may look at getting on at some point.
Sorry for the double post, but just wondering. I'm using the Scythe to replace the L9a with an NF-A9 in my Lone L5. Does anyone think the Shuriken 2 will be better?