Product Reviews
- “Ultimately the Scythe Shuriken heatsink was a very quiet low profile heatsink that stood up to the tests better than we anticipated.”
Scythe Shuriken Quiet Low Profile CPU Cooler
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If you are a fan of old Ninja movies then you might know what a Shuriken actually is. If not, it is a metal star-shaped object more commonly known as a "death star", "ninja star" or even "throwing star". Ninjas use them as a weapon that they can conceal in their clothing and then throw toward their enemies to inflict as much pain as possible! In the movies, the goodies always seem to hit the baddies directly between the eyes: at least it was a quick death!
As to why Scythe have decided to name their latest CPU cooler Shuriken is anyone's guess! It might be because of the cutting-edge (sorry!) performance it provides, or perhaps because Scythe are running out of Japanese names to call their products. Whatever the reasons are, no doubt Scythe will continue to provide us with some of the strangest names for CPU coolers ever conceived!
The Scythe Shuriken is essentially a smaller version of the Zipang. Measuring only 64mm in height, this cooler should have no problems fitting inside a low profile or media centre chassis. It uses three heatpipes which have been bent into an oval shape. The heat generated by the CPU feeds through both sides of the heatpipes and is transferred into the large aluminium fins. The heatpipes are soldered to the underside of the large heatsink which helps to reduce the cooler's overall height.
Mounted on the top of the large aluminium heatsink is an oddly-sized 100mm PWM fan. The PWM function allows the motherboard to control the fan's RPM based on the temperature of the CPU. This means that if things start to heat up then the fan speed will increase to compensate for the additional heat. Another odd feature about the fan is that it is only 12mm thick: another height-saving feature.
The Shuriken has been designed to provide compatibility with the most common desktop motherboards. Intel's socket 478, LGA775 and AMD's socket 754, 939, 940 and AM2 platforms are all supported.
In summary, if you require a CPU cooler that has the credentials to perform but your choices are restricted from a space point of view then the Scythe Shuriken could be just what you are looking for.
Features
- Low profile - ideal for media PCs
- Very quiet 4-pin PWM fan, from only 10.5dBA
- Intel and AMD compatible - all in one solution
- Three oval-shaped heatpipes for quick heat transfer
Specifications
| Model Number | SCSK-1000 |
| Compatibility | Intel socket 478 and LGA775, AMD socket 754/939/940/AM2 |
| Dimension | 105 x 116 x 64mm |
| Fan Speed | 650 - 2200rpm (±10%) |
| Fan Noise | 10.5dBA - 31.67dBA |
| Air Flow | 11.81CFM - 31.91CFM |
| Weight | 355g |
Customer Reviews
Shuriken (2)
Dominic Clifton - Posted: 10 Sep 2008 09:27 (10/10)
This is the best cooler I've ever bought! It's REALLY quiet. Cools my 95W AMD X3 Triple Core CPU perfectly in my HTPC Case (Thermaltake Mozart SX VC7001SNS) which is only 9CM high! Having limited space in an HTPC case makes cooling a beefy CPU tricky but this cooler does it well, and quietly!
The clips that connect to it are a doddle to install, and the cooler uses the standard motherboard mounting clips unlike other CPU coolers which require you to use a different plate behind the motherboard.
Before I got this cooler I purchased an Arctic 64 LP cooler and it sounds like a tornado compared to this, now I can watch blu-ray, hd-dvd movies and sleep (though not at the same time, lol) without being disturbed and annoyed by any CPU fan noise.
If you don't need a low profile cooler then don't buy it, but if you need a good, efficient and above all quiet cpu cooler then buy it without hesitation.
I highly recommend it.
- Hydra
Anonymous - Posted: 2 Oct 2008 21:15 (6/10)
I bought this for a HTPC the obvious benefit being the height. It is running on an AMD X2 6000+.
On the plus side it is quiet even under high load. The downside is the performance which I found to be less than the stock AMD cooler.
Testing under load and using "Core Temp" to report on temperature showed one Core could be up to 10C higher than the other.
This may be down to the clip design which again is not brilliant and requires a bit of fiddling to get even pressure across the processor. I think if you were using it on an Intel cooler you wouldn't have this issue.
Sorry to hear the performance was not as good as you hoped it would be. Using the Processor Electrical Specifications website, it seems that your processor generates a massive 125 watts of heat, and actually we wouldn't recommend the Shuriken for processors above 95 watts.
It might be better if you use a Ninja II instead of a Shuriken, which will be much more up to the job of cooling your Athlon 64 X2 6000+, or if you need a smaller cooler for a low-profile case, etc., we would recommend the Mini Ninja.
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See also:
Intel Quiet CPU Coolers
CPU Coolers