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by Rafael Hernandez on February 28, 2011 · 0 comments

Scythe Mine 2 CPU processor cooler heatsink image

A good cooling idea spreads far and wide but, sometimes, there are companies that are crazy enough to try something quite a bit different that may just improve performance by leaps and bounds. The Scythe Mine 2 stacks heatpipes on top of heatpipes in order to come up with their…8 heatpipe count which, as you […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on June 11, 2010 · 0 comments

Cooling a high end processor is no easy feat especially given the amount of added stress most overclockers put on their CPUs with their higher clock rates and a good dosage of extra voltage. The Scythe Yasya CPU Heatsink makes use of six heatpipes and can mount two fans to quickly dissipate the heat load […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 12, 2010 · 0 comments

Keeping your system well cooled and quiet is a fine balancing act which is pretty much impossible without some form of fan control. Thankfully there are plenty of products to help you control those unruly fans. The Scythe Kaze Master Pro KM03-BK Fan Controller takes things a step further with controls for six fans, support […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 10, 2010 · 0 comments

With the top of the CPU cooling market being decided by a 1C or 2C degree difference there isn’t much in the way of differentiating your product, unless of course you go for the pricing jugular. The Scythe Yasya CPU Cooler hits all of the wonderful feature points with six heatpipes, staggered fins, and a […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on December 18, 2009 · 0 comments

Testing a selection of coolers is more difficult than you might think. Besides having to carefully control the ambient temperature you’re going to dread mounting cooling hardware and their assorted brackets over and over again. Thankfully Hexus has done all of that so you don’t have to. They have a look at a number of […]

Read more Intel LGA 1156 Cooler Roundup gives you heatsink mounting nightmares

by Rafael Hernandez on October 15, 2009 · 0 comments

As much as we’d like to take the larger 120mm and 140mm fan mounts for granted there are still many cases out there that require the usage of smaller fans that aren’t often sought after because they tend to push much less air. bit-tech has gathered a number of 80mm and 92mm fans and tested […]

Read more Cooling Fans Roundup: cause you can never have too much airflow

by Rafael Hernandez on September 2, 2009 · 0 comments

There are heatsinks that do their cooling work with the oddball amount of work to put in yourself, usually that involves placing a bracket on the back of a motherboard in order to stiffen it up a bit and protect…

Read more Scythe Mugen 2 CPU Cooler, cooling goes overboard

by Rafael Hernandez on August 5, 2009 · 0 comments

There takes a certain amount of dedication in order to do some tasks in life. The sorts of jobs that no mere mortal could tackle and come away with any of their sanity intact. They should probably add the venerable…

Read more Massive CPU Heatsink Comparison, Top Performers Tested