I am planning to buy a new HSF for my cpu.. but i dunno which one is better.
I saw their model and fuction from review are almost same. really dunno which to choose.. can any cooling pros tell me please. Thanks

Scythe Infinity...

But if u're looking forward for the best of the best, then there's one more heatsink in mind...

Thermalright Ultra 120...

Scythe Infinity would be the best among the 3 cdoolers that you have stated.
You are promoting your sales isit?

he is not promoting his sales, but he is a big fan of ultra-120
To choose among scythe, i'll choose the infinity paired with a good fan. Reason? Hmm, read more +ve review for infinity than the ninja.

no la he's a thermalright fan.ultra 120 is the best now but kinda tall u need a big casing for it.i agree with ddww.

Ehh, i'm not a fan of Thermalright Ultra 120...

Not crazy about it...

I'm a die hard fan of all Thermalright Products...

Thermalright XP120 is the best heatsink for me....

You can actually get the comparison here

http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=getarticl...100&articID=503

Thermalright is the best when the fan is at 100% speed while ninja's best at lower airflow.

So, i guess both of then are almost on par.

nice thnx putting it up dude.well its performance VS silent i guess.if were me la...i take the silent threatment dont wanna go deaf later.hehe

You won't be deaf.

lol... it depends on what the user's looking for. So y not let people rather choose than psycho them into buyin

This post has been edited by neoxz: Nov 16 2006, 01:12 PM

but i haven seen the threadstarter coming in for like a week jor ler...

Maybe because he already got his own 3rd party heatsink...

Infinity of Ultra 120 better...Noise is not my problem .

If u ask me, then i'll choose Thermalright Ultra 120...

Why?

First, thermalright has been known as a producer of the best heatsink in the market...

second, you can always choose what kind of fan that u want to use on thermalright heatsink, why? Because none of thermalright heatsink comes with fan...

That's the downside of thermalright heatsink, but on the brightside, you'll get to choose the fan that you like...

But it is Hard to find it in Malaysia ....

It's not that hard...

U can always find it in the "Bulk Section"

Ask RLHH...

But beware, Thermalright Ultra 120 is out of stock worldwide...

Why don't u try Scythe Infinity?

Scythe Infinity and Thermalright Ultra 120 performance are just the same...

But with Ultra 120, u can always choose either to use Silent Fan, Bling Bling Fan or Superfast Fan...

Choose wisely...

In Infinity can choose other fan la ?

I don't know about that...

Maybe you can try googling around Scythe's infinity webpage...

Here's the webpage link:

http://www.scythe-usa.com/product/cpu/024/scinf1000.html

Yes, you can change the fan

I thought u used ninja before? Aint these both almost the same?

Yerp, i've used it before, but not more than 1 day...

It doesn't impress me well as my previous Ultra 120 & XP120...

Infact, my XP120 can cool down my Pentium D 930 much much better than my previous Scythe Ninja... [Using the same Vantec 120MM UVLed Fan]
...

I don't know either Infinity and Ninja is the same or not as i've never seen an Infinity in real life...

How much better?

XP120 wins 3 degrees cooler over Ninja while using the same Vantec 120MM UVLed Fan...

I've tested both heatsinks when both of the heatsinks are still new, and applied a new layer of AS5 for each test...

If i remember correctly more than 5c on load not much diff in idle tho last time we had a chat on it.

i will choose ultra 120 also.... the size is smaller so its easy for u to remove hardware or perform troubleshooting on ur lovely rig....
1 more thing to mention.... dun say noise is a not a problem for u.... after u got an stable system u will tend to go for silent system liao.... thats wat i m experiencing now

One more have fallen in love with silent setup...

I'm thinking of building a machine with dead silent setup...

But worried if some parts gets too hot...

most silent is WC ler i think... i m kinda moving towards a highend WC Set also....but not so soon la...may b next year

i also wonder which scythe is better now.... hope can get the infinity then i can test the 3 of them and post up!!! anyone can borrow me infinity?

I'm not so sure about watercooling...

The radiators [need fans]
Unless if u're talking about Zalman's Reserator...

The pump, doesn't it produce noise oso?

i think they generate low noise oni ler.... pump like less than 30 dba??? and get 3x rad that uses low rpm fan lo.... i think the black ice gts uses low rpm fans

if got 30dba, I think still not dead silent lor...just my opinion...

its better than nothing after u heard whats real noise is...

what real noise looks like?

what usually the noise level for the silent one?

Well, for me, 30DB and below are silent enough for me...

yeah 30 and below silent liao.... 25 below the best la

25DB is kinda too low, it's going to be hard to cool down the processor with the fan that produce that kinda noise...

Low Noise = Low Speed = Low CFM

Tested them both on the same ambient temp, and same hardware?

Short and simple answer: Yes

Nonsense, a 120mm fan spinning @ 800rpm produces much less than 25dBA and with the right heatsink, will sufficiently cool any current CPU, bar maybe the ridiculous Prescotts.

finally found my thread .. lolzz my mobo kong ledi. Send for RMA now.
Have to buy new HSF after get my mobo back..
BTW.. instead of buying new cooler.. maybe i should do overlapp?? the cooling result is good?? Anyone done their OL?? can share with me please. THANKS


Mind to tell me how much the dba??
noice is not too big prob rite?? All we need to do is just find a silent fan then okay ledi izzit???

This post has been edited by yehlai: Nov 23 2006, 05:59 PM

For thermalright XP120, you can always choose the fan to you're liking...
Like me, i choose to use Vantec Spectrum 120MM UVLed fan for each heatsink when i'm testing both of em...

For scythe Ninja, it comes with an original fan, it's a silent fan...

Dunno about it's DB though...

how much DB produce from your Vantec Spectrum?

Around 32 - 33 but i barely hear the sound at all, even when i turn off all other fans...

Ninja plus has 6 heatpipes compared to infinity which oni has 5 heatpipes...By referring to the result shows, ninja plus seem performs better than infinity....

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And the most weird thing is, all other 3rd party heatsink loses to AMD Stock Heatsink for it's performance, ignoring the noise contributed by the AMD Stock Heatsink.

Anyone have a picture of the Heatpiped AMD Stock Heatsink?

This post has been edited by sHawTY: Nov 27 2006, 06:31 PM

Ya, I agree wif him..coz most of friend who are amd users using the stock heatsink and their temp is dam low if compared to my one or other users using intel...

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the problem is i can't run fanless with stock heatsink.

in my case, the scythe ninja is more helpful than XP120. i have both though, one thing i don't like about the XP120 is that it takes up a HUGE footprint.

using it on my mATX board was a nightmare.

the ninja has similar footprint, but i find it easier to mount. the difficult part is that it's damn big. heck i'm running it fanless cos i can't fit any fan on it. LOL. in fact i had to ask ianho to help me make changes to my side panel.

so yeah, before you buy any heatsink - do make sure there's enough clearance to put it.

yeah do measure ur casing b4 u buying any of them....hsf nowadays is getting bigger and taller >.<

And if they dropped, it will bring down the whole motherboard with it too They are heavy-weight!

well, if they're heavy they might bend your board to a certain extent.

scythe ninja and XP120 sure isn't heavy, minimal copper components. unlike the SLK800 / 900 / 947 and various others.

i seriously doubt what ur saying is right ..
i already tested previously wit my new scythe infinity and my friends
ninja .. and guess what my friend said ' SHIT , i should have add a little more money and get that inifnity ' .. u know why ??
aWe applied as5 thermal , and we kept our pc on for a few days ..
and comparing the temp of my proc and his proc , his proc never go lower temp than mine .
and its already weeks now .. definitely scythe infinity is a good buy ..
and , i duno bout thermalright ..
but i know shawty is a thermalright fan .. since the VGA cooler and Chipset cooler both also he recommended me thermalright product !

This post has been edited by avengers88: Nov 28 2006, 08:52 PM

will show u result soon.... ninja vs infinity vs ultra 120 vs mine head to head
stay tune

wats urs ! LOOOOOL !

Wat is ur com spec? But the result shows the performance le..U click on the link n c... Wait our forummer here test the result..We will noe.....

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Scythe Ninja IS heavy , but the weight is mostly on the base so not really a problem not sure about XP120 and those SLK are really heavy . Sometimes , its really worrying when I open my case and saw the big Ninja mounted sideway like that, feels like gonna kill my mobo anytime lol

you're right. actually SLKs are lighter (even on specs)

but strangely i found the Ninja to be pretty light. i guess it being big in dimension, it actually feels light when i hold it. LOL.

Yalo..The first time i saw the ninja plus, it is so huge..I tot it will b very very heavy... But when i touch n hold it..I fall in love wif it...It is light....somemore the fins looked cool....



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but the fins are bent very easily.

Yeap, my ninja is bent on one edge , (bought from 2nd hand) and I try to fix it but its hard I don't know if its effect the performance of the heatsink though

The fins bent one wont effect its performance la..jz bent it back..no more problem...


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That's one different experience than what i've got from both my Ninja and my XP120...

My XP120 seems to be much stronger than the previous Scythe Ninja i've used before...

Tested both heatsink on the same platform, the same fan...
And the XP120 wins 3 degress compared to Scythe Ninja...

Tat's depend on mb and ur temp and ur casing and surrounding le... Both of the cooler not much different in performance le...xp-120 I dun like coz wider le... need more clearance....

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My Scythe Ninja Plus performs quite well...XP120 also on par with ninja plus.. Dont know how the peformance on the new ninja model..but ninja plus huhu..so light aaaa...at first i thought it will be really heavy..yup Xp120 wider and dont look cool like ninja fins hehehe..

I don't know there's a new model of ninja...

Is there?

maybe alijoe reffering to scythe infinity

I know there is scythe 1000p ninja plus...I am using it now....


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This post has been edited by hahaha85: Dec 3 2006, 09:36 PM

So, what's you're point here?

**Please, stop posting those "Cheap Sale" in each of you're post...
It's hurting my eyes...

Put it in you're signature la...
I thought that there's already many forumers told you this...

Why don't you do it?
Put it in the signature la...

Aiyoo...

I ask the moderator adi..He said can post at the post or signature...So it's my choice..Somemore no forumers told me about this..Just u oni.....Stop talking such stuff you are wasting lowyat bandwidth...

Everyone taste not same...

I wish to say that I jz know ninja plus should b the latest model oni..Duno got new one...Correct me if I am wrong...


I dun mind u call me newbies...I am very sure that a lot senior members give such perception to those who are new.... As long as I do not break the rule here.. I am safe...
Senior members also post like spamming...U can ask moderators and chk then a every ppl also kena...Ha..Ha..Ha..

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This post has been edited by hahaha85: Dec 3 2006, 09:55 PM

Whatever NEWBIE...

This post has been edited by sHawTY: Dec 3 2006, 09:52 PM

Ninja paired with a good fan will do the job

and a scythe infinity withut a good fan will do the job too.
whats ur point here

Anyone see tis before ,de ninja bolt nut change to barb,so that can install
watercooling... ,wan to try this with u ninja...

This post has been edited by bOy13: Apr 5 2007, 02:31 PM

Can a scythe ninja plus (not rev. B) mount on AM2 mobo? Bought this hsf last year february to put on my 939 mobo. Next week my new rig will arrive which is AM2 rig . Want to shift my ninja plus to new mobo.

This post has been edited by linkinpark: May 18 2007, 04:58 AM

i've emailed scythe about this.. and this is their reply :

Dear Mr. are_keem,

Greetings from Scythe USA, Inc. Hope this message finds you well, and
thank you for your inquiry regarding the Scythe Ninja CPU Cooler.

As for the use of the socket clips, unfortunately, you cannot use the
clips from Ninja Revision B to the older Ninja CPU Cooler due to the
difference in the mounting mechanism. We have tried to make it similar
or compatible, yet due to the new AM2 socket and LGA775 push-pin
design, we had to go for the harder way (to make a different mounting clips).

The difference is quite difficult to explain, but perhaps you can see
the images below to see the difference:

Revision B

Original

Do you plan to use the older Ninja onto LGA775 or AMD 940 socket
mounting? If so, you can use the included socket mounting clips. If
you have lost them, I can arrange it from our support warehouse, for
US$5.50 (shipment fee only). If you would like to obtain the clips,
please, let me know.

Best regards,

Hiro Komi

but some members here told me that we can use thermalright custom AM2 retention clip (or bracket, i'm forgot already) to enable older ninja to be mounted on AM2 socket..

-adios-

Is there anyway to mount the old ninja scythe plus to AM2 mobo? I saw the scythe web say about the UNIVERSAL RETENTION KIT "SCURK1" . Can it be used ? http://www.scythe-usa.com/product/acc/004/scurk1_detail.html

i believe it's possible.

i noticed that my Scythe Ninja and XP120 using the same bracket. so what i did was order the AM2 bracket for XP120. i haven't the time to mount it.

yeah, AM2 brackets from thermalright might be used with older ninja.. another email from scythe :

Greetings from Scythe USA, Inc. Hope this message finds you well, and
thank you for your response.

As for the original Ninja CPU Cooler, unfortunately it is not
compatible
to AM2 socket, and the clip included in the Revision B of Ninja CPU
Cooler cannot be used for the original Ninja CPU Cooler.

You could possibly obtain the below adapter from Thermalright company,
and it may allow you to install the original Ninja CPU Cooler onto AM2
socket, but as this bracket from Thermalright is not our own item, I
would not be able to guarantee the fitting.

<Item>
http://www.thermalright.com/a_page/main_pr...s.htm#acc_am2_a
Customized AM2 RM (Rev.B)For AMD AM2 motherboards
OR
Customized AM2 RM (Rev.C)For AMD AM2 motherboards

Please let me know if you have any questions or need more information,
and thank you again for your interest in the Scythe item.

Best regards,

Hiro Komi

If you're using passive, IIRC The ninja still trashes the Infinity.

Hence why i chose the ninja over the infinity for my new rig.

i run my Ninja fanless. feels good.

me running NINJA plus .. the one that comes with fan .. feels really good .. hahahaaha .. downside is very bulky .. cannot even change PSU without moving the ninja ..

Hey guys,
how's the noise level of the new ninja rev B?

This post has been edited by blessedvillain: Jun 2 2007, 12:08 AM

still acceptable for me..
the speed is around 1270+ rpm which is same as my CM LED fan..
only whispering around 21+dBA

** but yes, it is very bulky.. block the psu, am wondering how to unmount it still need to take out the motherboards

-adios-

0db.

it's just that awesome

E6600 Stock + Ninja Rev B Passive.

My new pc only has three fans including the PSU fan. Front intake and exhaust fan are configured to run at 5V.

Guys
You can find reviews incl noise and temp figures of both the TtERMALTAKE 120 as well as the Ninja on the www.silentpcreview.com
Cheers

yeah, scythe ninja rev B really impressive. can be use for passive cooling somemore. if add low speed fans also is enough to handle the heat....

Where can I get these Scythe products? Any shops in Low Yat selling?

The was 1 guy selling scythe products here in lyn.. er.. rlhh and his bro elhh82 if not mistaken

Here u go

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=11480989

This post has been edited by neoxz: Nov 17 2007, 09:50 PM