Scythe Kama Cross CPU Cooler

Sunday, 16 September 2007 21:40 Last Updated on Monday, 17 September 2007 08:49 Written by Jason "Fujitsu" Schneider

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Scythe Kama Cross CPU Cooler
Specifications
Testing, Installation and Conclusion

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Product(s): Scythe Kama Cross
Provided By: Scythe
Price: ~$49.95 CDN (Memoryexpres.com)

Introduction:

This is the second CPU cooler that we have taken a look at from Scythe. Back in July of 2006 we took a look at their Ninja Plus. That being said, Scythe is a relatively new name in the cooling market, but has been slowing making a name for themselves thanks to their unique looking coolers that they've released.

This cooler that we are going to take a look at today is aimed at the mainstream market, and packs a pretty fair price compared to some other coolers on the market today. Let's take a look and see how it performs.

Test System:

Intel Core 2 Duo E6300

MSI P965 Neo - Provided by Memory Express

XFX 8800GTX - Provided by Memory Express

2 GB Kit of Crucial Ballistix PC2-8000 - Provided by Crucial

Western Digital 250 gig (16 MB Cache)

OCZ Modstream 450 Watt PS

First Impressions:

The box is pretty normal, but I quickly noticed that it is compatible with 3 different mounting clips (Intel LGA775, Intel 478, AMD 754/939/940/AM2), which is a nice feature to have, since there aren't a whole lot of coolers that fit pretty much everything on the market, it's pretty rare to have a cooler that can fit on the Intel Pentium 4 or Celerons, or the Intel Core 2 Duo, or the Intel Quad Cores, or the older 939 AMD X2's, of the new AM2 AMD X2's, of the older AMD 754 Athlon64's or Semprons, literally everything that has been produced in the last 5 years, which is great.

Scythe Kama Cross Box (Front)

Scythe Kama Cross Box (Back)

Scythe Kama Cross Box (Top)

Scythe Kama Cross Box (Side)

So that was the box, nothing too exciting, let's move onto the Kama Cross.

Scythe Kama Cross - Heatpipes

Scythe Kama Cross - Bottom

As you can see in the above pictures, this is a 6 heatpipe cooler, it has an interesting design as the heatpipes weave up to the fins.

Scythe Kama Cross - Top

Scythe Kama Cross - Side

The pictures below have the Intel LGA775 Bracket installed, as you can see its secured with 4 screws, which makes changing brackets very easy if you wish to install it on a different CPU.