Thread: Scythe Kama Cross CPU Cooler Grand

The Asian and peripherals cooler manufacturer Scythe is known for his creations like something less conventional product . Japanese often manage to order a hit - or at least a good approach for future developments.

Even today's test candidate, the Grand Cross are Kama, the Kama Angle and especially the Kama Cross CPU Cooler preceded by unusual, their potential seems very high regards as Scythe. To it the manufacturer of the extravagant Top-Blow-cooler to the radiator strange concept, and the stylish swing heatpipe cooling capacities are level 2 and Mugen Co. in view. We are excited and test the curved 140-mm-rung as usual.

Equipped with 140-mm-Grand Kama Cross ventilation is accompanied by numerous mounting brackets for both current and older base. It supports platforms such as Intel's 1366, 1156 and 775 by push-pin system, and not long ago produced by series Socket 478 retention bracket.

Furthermore, feels the Japanese on AMD's socket 754, 939, 940, AM2 and AM3, thanks to the 2-point bracket mount at home. The complex is supplied by an installation manual with German text and a small bag of silicone thermal compound and Silberoxidbasis.

The Grand Kama Cross is certainly one of the more unusual forms of the processor cooling market. Four 6-mm heat pipes are removed in U-bending of the heat absorption and flow crossed discontinued in the radiator part aluminum fins. Even at a distance of about 1.5 millimeters plugged alloy elements have in part a striking angle and create by their different lengths, a jagged surface in fan direction. Because of this unusual construction of the Grand Cross Kama counts despite top-Blow-construction with a total of 137 millimeters to the largest of its kind coolers