From now on I am going to stick with Scythe products....

[SwiftWind]

I had an OEM 939/AM2 HSF that I've been abusing a lot. I've used it on multiple motherboards, and even stuck it on my Phenom (hey, it fits!).

Well, the Phenom was running a little too hot (46C-56C) and I knew the base of the heatsink was pretty rough and a little scratched so I knew it was time to change.

Now I admit, I'm not expert but I've had some experience with cooling and overclocking. I did a lot of research on what's a good HSF for a low price and I ended up buying a Scythe Mine Rev. B. It was on clearance at MicroCenter for $28.79 (YMMV). Both the Mirror finish on the heatsink and the performance are amazing for the price. I now get anywhere from 28C-40C max! I can't hear the fan at all, which is even better!

I admit that if I was going to spend a lot of money right off the bat, I would have probably spent it on ThermalRight Ultra-120. I had a really good experience with the XP-120. Now that I know more about Scythe, I may even consider it for higher end cooling.

I'd like to know what your thoughts are about Scythe? good/bad experiences? are all their products on the same level of quality?

What do you think?

 

[BlueWeasel]

My Ninja Rev. A has been used on a X2 3800+, an Opteron 165, and now a E8400. All have been overclocked and I've been extremely happy with the performance of the Ninja.

 

[DarkRogue]

I found Scythe when I was researching for quiet parts over at SPCR. Scythe is highly regarded over there for the very capable Scythe Ninja which is usually capable of passively cooling a CPU, or you can easily put on a quiet fan undervolted to 5v for additional cooling and still have barely any noise. I was a bit iffy at the claim, but reviews look solid, and I'm quite happy with my Scythe Ninja Plus Rev B.

 

[SwiftWind]

The other thing that impressed me was how easy it was to install it. It was a breeze! I normally wrestle with heatsinks that do not come with their own brackets. (at least with 754/939/AM2)

 

[DarkRogue]

Well, I installed it on an E8400 so I had to deal with the LGA775 stupidity. Though, I did get the Thermalright Bolt-Thru Kit as I was advised, and it made the process slightly less painful. It should've been painless except... my screwdriver wasn't long enough.... lmao. The Ninja was too big and tall, the screwdriver couldn't reach the bolts.