45 and 42 dBA
The fourth Ninja was a pleasant surprise (mainly because of its unattractive predecessor). Scythe used improved version of the first two designs, and shortly after created popular Fuma series based on Ninja 4. Fuma rev. A was the best deal for the money, although the current second version is a bit different story. Now there’s the new Ninja 5 that looks very promising. The core remains unchanged, but the cooler is bigger and stronger than before.
45 and 42 dBA
| Fan speed | Speed and voltage of fans | ||||
| 45 dBA | 42 dBA | ||||
| Arctic Freezer 33 | – | – | 1× 1272 rpm | 10.65 V | |
| SilentiumPC Fera 3 v2 | – | – | 1× 1550 rpm | 10.9 V | |
| Noctua NH-D15 | 2× 1330 rpm | 10.45 V | 2× 1200 rpm | 9.24 V | |
| Reeven Okeanos | 2× (1218 + ? rpm) | 8.61 V | 2× (1132 + ? rpm) | 8.15 V | |
| Scythe Fuma rev. B | 2× 1139 rpm | 9.24 V | 2× 1025 rpm | 8.1 V | |
| Scythe Ninja 5 | – | – | – | – |
Continue: 39 and 36 dBA
- Contents
- Parameters and details
- Test procedures
- Automatic regulation
- Max. RPM
- 45 and 42 dBA
- 39 and 36 dBA
- 33 and 31 dBA
- Conclusion
Hi !
Thank you for the test. I like your methodology of testing.
Can you use the therlmaright le grand macho rt ? Which is probrably the best cpu cooler
The noctua scythe fan graph is interesting I’d like to see temperatures and db comparing the included scythe fan vs a noctua.
i bet if you got better fans this thing would kick ass!
A passive or semi-passive setup for comparison with the Fuma or Zalman Passive Cooler would be great.