Scythe Infinity

W1zzard · 10-17-2006, 12:05 PM

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elhh · 10-17-2006, 09:56 PM

The review would be much more useful if the coolers used in the comparison were of higher performance. Probably should have units like the Scythe Ninja, and Thermalright Ultra 120 included since they fall under pretty much the same pricing bracket.

sol.fides · 10-18-2006, 06:32 AM

I second elhh's point.

W1zzard, I love your line "Now imagine the cooling performance of a 120mm leaf blower Delta fan, when used with this heatsink - keep small animals away from the fan, they might get sucked in." I did just that and put 2 120*120*38mm 2500RPM 105CFM 45DB(they wish) Panaflo fans in push\pull. Its monsterous. Its so loud I had to remove the overclock just so the q-fan speed control kicks in. Can't wait for the fan controller thats on backorder.

I can pump my E6600 with 1.675v without hitting 80c via coretemp and 70c in speedfan during prime 95 cpu stress. Even though the temps dropped 5-7c @ 1.65 compared to the stock fan, I gained no overclock, just noise. It may be the remount.

benchmark stable prime 95 7hrs+ 3.717GHz @ 1.675v.

1.6+v not reccomended for the light of heart.

Homeless · 10-18-2006, 04:14 PM

should compare it to the big typhoon

bornfree · 10-19-2006, 06:23 AM

Nice heatsink and review but I think the review summed it up best:

Too big, too heavy and too expensive for most applications.

In my experience the Thermalright XP-90/90C delivers the best bang for the buck and provides very quiet performance with a 90mm fan. I haven't seen any performance advantage to larger fans/heatsinks (than the XP-90 series) for overclocking either so I think it's safe to say bigger ain't always better.

YMMV.

Ketxxx · 10-19-2006, 12:23 PM

maybe its just me....but 53c vs the "next better" of 38c @ 2.4 1.6v is a dramatic drop..

nvm, looked at the chart skiwif

XodiloS · 10-23-2006, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Homeless

should compare it to the big typhoon

Yes, I must agree in that!

AKHandyman · 10-24-2006, 06:54 PM

Just out of curiosity, has anyone ever tested the Noctua NH-U12? I have it on my rig and the temps are WAY low!

Right now, @idle, my CPU temp, as reported by Everest, is 33C and I have not seen it go much above 64C under a full load. I have an Arctic Cooling 120mm fan on it and it is really quiet.

C0mrad3 · 10-27-2006, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XodiloS

Yes, I must agree in that!

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=14330

The Scythe is roughly the same price, without the lengthy installation, I'm leaning towards to the Scythe.

Ketxxx · 10-28-2006, 12:28 AM

bigger and more expensive isnt always better

ive had plenty of cheaper coolers that have done an admirable job, and when ive taken some 12,000 grit sandpaper to their base they have easily performed on par with a much more expensive cooler.

Guess it all comes down to if you have the real mod bug or can be arsed to do some sanding really.

exscalibur99 · 11-26-2006, 02:06 PM

Hi.. I need your guys opinion.. is this cooler fit with my mobo layout?

Using DFI Lanparty UT Nforce-3 Ultra-D Socket 939

here the pic:

thanks..

giantjoebot · 08-18-2008, 04:29 AM

The fan is on the wrong side. Not sure if the board was tested outside a case, and it doesn't matter, but I just noticed that the fan is totally backwards from a usual configuration.

10-17-2006, 12:05 PM	#1
W1zzard Administrator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Stuttgart, Germany Posts: 7,620 (3.78/day) Thanks: 79 Thanked 2,491 Times in 934 Posts System Specs	Scythe Infinity To read this review go to: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Scythe/Infinity/ Please Digg the review to help us promote it. Last edited by W1zzard; 10-23-2006 at 08:20 PM.

Processor:	Intel Core Duo E6600 @ 3.4 GHz
Motherboard:	ABIT AW9D-MAX
Cooling:	Scythe Infinity
Memory:	2x 2048MB Mushkin PC2-8800
Video Card:	GeForce GTX 260 896 MB
Harddisk:	74 GB WD Raptor, 250 GB WD Caviar SE, 500 GB WD Caviar
CD/DVD Drive:	BenQ DW1640
CRT/LCD Model:	Dell 2001FP 20.1" TFT, 1600x1200 + 19" 1280x1024
Case:	Thermaltake Eureka
Sound Card:	On-board Realtek HD
PSU:	Zalman ZM-850 HP
Software:	Windows XP SP2

Processor:	E8600 (4.53Hz w/ 1.4625v)
Motherboard:	Asus P5K Deluxe
Cooling:	Scythe Infinity w/ Dual SFF21F fans
Memory:	Corsair XMS-8500C5D
Video Card:	EVGA 8800GTS KO ASC3 (630*1040)
Harddisk:	x2 WD-640, X3 WD-2500ks RAID-0
CD/DVD Drive:	Plextor Premium, Samsung 223f
CRT/LCD Model:	2x Dell 2007WFP 20"
Case:	CM Stacker 830 w/ 4x140mm & 3x120mm
Sound Card:	Soundblaster X-fi Fatal1ty FPS, Klipsch 2.1 & Steelsound 3H
PSU:	Antec NEO HE550
Software:	F@H 24/7, BF2142, halo demo, Utorrent, VLC
Benchmarks:	3500ppd vmware mint 7 x64 smp + ~3000 ppd cuda gpu xp sp3

System Name:	Work in progress
Video Card:	GTX 275
Harddisk:	2x Caviar Black (AALS) Raid0
CD/DVD Drive:	Pioneer 115L
CRT/LCD Model:	Dell E248WFP

10-19-2006, 12:23 PM	#6
Ketxxx Eligible for custom title Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kingdom of gods Posts: 6,384 (4.70/day) Thanks: 35 Thanked 566 Times in 409 Posts System Specs	maybe its just me....but 53c vs the "next better" of 38c @ 2.4 1.6v is a dramatic drop.. nvm, looked at the chart skiwif __________________ WARNING: I am cracking down on stupidity in the forums. Anyone caught making a dumb statement clearly not knowing many, if any of the facts, will promptly be directed to xtremesystems. Sig edited. If anyone wants to know about the E4400 (E7200 sold) drop me a PM

10-17-2006, 09:56 PM	#2
elhh Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 5 (0.00/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	The review would be much more useful if the coolers used in the comparison were of higher performance. Probably should have units like the Scythe Ninja, and Thermalright Ultra 120 included since they fall under pretty much the same pricing bracket.

10-18-2006, 06:32 AM	#3
sol.fides Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Victoria BC CA Posts: 57 (0.04/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post System Specs	I second elhh's point. W1zzard, I love your line "Now imagine the cooling performance of a 120mm leaf blower Delta fan, when used with this heatsink - keep small animals away from the fan, they might get sucked in." I did just that and put 2 12012038mm 2500RPM 105CFM 45DB(they wish) Panaflo fans in push\pull. Its monsterous. Its so loud I had to remove the overclock just so the q-fan speed control kicks in. Can't wait for the fan controller thats on backorder. I can pump my E6600 with 1.675v without hitting 80c via coretemp and 70c in speedfan during prime 95 cpu stress. Even though the temps dropped 5-7c @ 1.65 compared to the stock fan, I gained no overclock, just noise. It may be the remount. benchmark stable prime 95 7hrs+ 3.717GHz @ 1.675v. 1.6+v not reccomended for the light of heart.

10-18-2006, 04:14 PM	#4
Homeless Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA Posts: 917 (0.60/day) Thanks: 12 Thanked 107 Times in 96 Posts System Specs	should compare it to the big typhoon

10-19-2006, 06:23 AM	#5
bornfree Banned Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 101 (0.09/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Nice heatsink and review but I think the review summed it up best: Too big, too heavy and too expensive for most applications. In my experience the Thermalright XP-90/90C delivers the best bang for the buck and provides very quiet performance with a 90mm fan. I haven't seen any performance advantage to larger fans/heatsinks (than the XP-90 series) for overclocking either so I think it's safe to say bigger ain't always better. YMMV.

System Name:	Prowler. V5.
Processor:	Q8400 @ 3.6GHz 450FSB (testing)
Motherboard:	P5Q Pro w\ my custom BIOS
Cooling:	CPU: CNPS 9500, VGA: VF900, RAM: XTC Cooler, Rest: 1x80mm LED, 2x 120mm LED, 1x 40mm LED, 1x 135mm
Memory:	2x2GB Transcend aXeRam PC2-8500
Video Card:	2x XFX HD4830 512MB
Harddisk:	Maxtor DM10 NCQ, 16MB cache, SATA 250GB (WD Black 640GB ordered)
CD/DVD Drive:	Pioneer 112DSV 18x dual DVD-RW, Lite-On 16x DVD combo
CRT/LCD Model:	22" LG Flatron W2242S
Case:	Unique
Sound Card:	Asus Xonar DX 7.1 PCI-E
PSU:	Hi-Power 800W Modular. 3.3 & 5v rails 30A, 4x 12v rails @ 20A each.
Software:	Windows 7 x64

10-24-2006, 06:54 PM	#8
AKHandyman Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tok, Alaska Posts: 4 (0.00/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts System Specs	Just out of curiosity, has anyone ever tested the Noctua NH-U12? I have it on my rig and the temps are WAY low! Right now, @idle, my CPU temp, as reported by Everest, is 33C and I have not seen it go much above 64C under a full load. I have an Arctic Cooling 120mm fan on it and it is really quiet. Last edited by AKHandyman; 10-24-2006 at 08:42 PM.

Processor:	Intel Core 2 Duo E6600@361FSBx9=3.25GHz
Motherboard:	DFI Infinity 975X/G
Cooling:	Noctua NH-U12 w/Arctic Cooling 120mm fan
Memory:	2GB OCZ PC2-8000 (5-6-6-15)
Video Card:	Sapphire X1900XTX
Harddisk:	2 Seagate 7900.10 250GB RAID 0
CD/DVD Drive:	Samsung 18x DVD/CD-CDRW Combo
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung 22" Widescreen
Case:	Antec P180B
Sound Card:	Audigy 2 ZS
PSU:	OCZ GameXStream 700W
Software:	WinXP Pro

Processor:	AMD Athlon 64 3700+
Motherboard:	Asus
Cooling:	(2) 120mm Fans, (1) Antec HD Cooler
Memory:	2GB PC3200 DDR RAM
Video Card:	Ati Radeon X550
Harddisk:	120GB Western Digital SATA
CD/DVD Drive:	DVD Drive
CRT/LCD Model:	AOC 19in Widescreen Monitor
Case:	Cooler Master Ammo Case
Sound Card:	Soundblaster Live! 24-Bit
PSU:	Zumax 430W
Software:	Windows XP Home w/Service Pack 2

10-28-2006, 12:28 AM	#10
Ketxxx Eligible for custom title Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kingdom of gods Posts: 6,384 (4.70/day) Thanks: 35 Thanked 566 Times in 409 Posts System Specs	bigger and more expensive isnt always better ive had plenty of cheaper coolers that have done an admirable job, and when ive taken some 12,000 grit sandpaper to their base they have easily performed on par with a much more expensive cooler. Guess it all comes down to if you have the real mod bug or can be arsed to do some sanding really. __________________ WARNING: I am cracking down on stupidity in the forums. Anyone caught making a dumb statement clearly not knowing many, if any of the facts, will promptly be directed to xtremesystems. Sig edited. If anyone wants to know about the E4400 (E7200 sold) drop me a PM

11-26-2006, 02:06 PM	#11
exscalibur99 Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 22 (0.02/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts System Specs	Hi.. I need your guys opinion.. is this cooler fit with my mobo layout? Using DFI Lanparty UT Nforce-3 Ultra-D Socket 939 here the pic: thanks..

Processor:	Pentium IV 2.4C Ghz
Motherboard:	Abit IS7-e
Cooling:	Stock
Memory:	Mushkin 512x2MB PC3200 Blueline
Video Card:	Radeon 9800 pro iceQ
Harddisk:	Western Digital 250GB PATA
CD/DVD Drive:	BenQ 1640 DVDRW
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung 17"
Sound Card:	AC97
PSU:	iCute
Software:	WindowsXP Pro SP2 32bit

08-18-2008, 04:29 AM	#12
giantjoebot Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1 (0.00/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	The fan is on the wrong side. Not sure if the board was tested outside a case, and it doesn't matter, but I just noticed that the fan is totally backwards from a usual configuration.

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