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Brians256 · 09-12-2006, 11:36 AM

Not the scythe infinity, the scythe ninja. SPCR just reviewed the infinity as (with the things that I find important) inferior to the ninja.

See Newegg Scythe Ninja

Specifically, the Ninja is lighter (less mobo stress) and performs better. Note that heatpipe tolerances are reputed to be really sloppy. You may be +/- 10% variation (according to what one heatpipe VAR mentioned). I'm sure that you can request better tolerances, but the ones used in consumer Heatsinks are probably not that good.

With air there is no worrying about galvanic corrosion, biological growths, an extra mechanical component (pump), coolant leaks, coolant transpiration, and so on. Plus, I've found that watercooled computers are harder to transport if the need arises. I'm not a lan warrior, but I would like to transport my computer if I want to do diagnostics on it at work or go visit a buddy and transfer files. I am thankful for the advent of portable USB drive enclosures with 500GB drives.

09-12-2006, 11:36 AM	#11
Brians256 Pro/Staff Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Klamath Falls, OR Posts: 1,439	Re: About to refurbish 18 month old loop & New PC on the horizon Not the scythe infinity, the scythe ninja. SPCR just reviewed the infinity as (with the things that I find important) inferior to the ninja. See Newegg Scythe Ninja Specifically, the Ninja is lighter (less mobo stress) and performs better. Note that heatpipe tolerances are reputed to be really sloppy. You may be +/- 10% variation (according to what one heatpipe VAR mentioned). I'm sure that you can request better tolerances, but the ones used in consumer Heatsinks are probably not that good. With air there is no worrying about galvanic corrosion, biological growths, an extra mechanical component (pump), coolant leaks, coolant transpiration, and so on. Plus, I've found that watercooled computers are harder to transport if the need arises. I'm not a lan warrior, but I would like to transport my computer if I want to do diagnostics on it at work or go visit a buddy and transfer files. I am thankful for the advent of portable USB drive enclosures with 500GB drives.