Scythe Ninja Plus CPU Cooler - Page 4

by George Panayiotou on: 04/07/2006 06:00 AM [

Usage

There are two ways to use this product. Either use the supplied fan, or no fan at all for complete silence. If you do choose to use the fan, it won't drive you mad at all as it really is a silent fan. The issues are basically two-fold. If you don't have enough space, and if there are tall components that are really close to the socket, you can't use the fan. (And RAM modules are considered tall). If you don't use the fan, it is important that your case is very well ventilated or it won't do much good of a job in cooling your expensive/ultra fast CPU. The fan can be mounted on any side of the fan provided that there is enough space between the case/power supply unit and the heatsink. We recommend using the fan though.

It is up to you to choose how to use it. The two ways of actually using the fan is to either mount it on the side blowing from right to left (when you view the case from the side, to look directly to the motherboard) and push the air towards the exhaust fans on the rear of the case, or to put it under the heatsink, facing the graphics card and pushing the air towards the intake fan of the Power Supply, to then have it exhaust the air from the Power Supply Unit.

Another thing is that the base is not really flat. It could take a bit more machining I believe as I was able to feel the machining if I would drag my finger nail across the surface. It is not an issue for me or for anyone else that wont be tweaking or overclocking like a madman, but I know some that would want it to have a smoother contact surface.

A tight fit as it is.

Not really a super mirror finish (lapped), but that's okay .. it's nothing a little thermal paste can't manage !

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