Scythe Ninja 5: evolution of the revolutionary predecessor

Cooling, CPU coolers, Extra tests | | Ľubomír Samák

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.

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  1. 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

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  2. The noctua scythe fan graph is interesting I’d like to see temperatures and db comparing the included scythe fan vs a noctua.

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  4. A passive or semi-passive setup for comparison with the Fuma or Zalman Passive Cooler would be great.

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