is this the best CPU cooler - Scythe Susanoo

[jamieuk23]

This looks crazy! is it the best CPU cooler

[c.ruel]

You have to define what you mean by "best". That is probably really heavy and expensive. Plus watercooling with a triple rad or even a dual maybe would give better cooling. Cost is also an issue.

But looking at "best" from a purely really really call it in a ridiculous way and most like to snap your motherboard ... yea it is comfortably the best lol.

[jamieuk23]

Am talking about is this the best air cooler that produces the lowest temps - am not comparing it to water cooling as that would be better with Hi-end stuff

[jim]

You could probably add a few kilos of metal to it and improve it a bit more.

[Behemoth]

Looks like you'd need to run the PC with the side panel off anyway, doesn't look like the case would close properly.

[jamieuk23]

Apprently its not as high as you think so should be ok for your case side panel to shut, all tho it will know dount depend on the case

[Pob255]

getting around the weight issue is easy
http://www.scythe-usa.com/product/ac...er_detail.html

But dear god that's truly massive!

How about this, remove the fans and finally we've got a reason for the Xcilo Propeller case to exist http://www.xclio.com/products/case-p...er.htm#details

[kmac]

With such a large surface area, one should be able to run one of those without fans, thus getting a very silent CPU cooler - no?

[Biscuit]

That really is ludicrous, it looks like its just big for the sake of being big, i cant see it performing much if any better than much more sensible AIO water options such as the Antec Kuhler or the H60/H80.

[krazy_olie]

bit stupid, it'd be better of with one large fan. Larger fans produce less noise for shifting the same amount of air.
Volume of a fan/turbine is proportional to a power of 5 of it's speed!

[scaryjim]

... How about this, remove the fans and finally we've got a reason for the Xcilo Propeller case to exist http://www.xclio.com/products/case-p...er.htm#details

That was pretty much my thought: take the four fans off and use a single large fan on the case side panel. Should be incredibly quiet if you did...

[shaithis]

I'd like to see someone shoe-horn 2 of them onto an SMP board

[sadbuttrue]

bit stupid, it'd be better of with one large fan. Larger fans produce less noise for shifting the same amount of air.
Volume of a fan/turbine is proportional to a power of 5 of it's speed!

True for a case fan, but static pressure is more important on a cpu cooler.

[krazy_olie]

why not just run the computer in the arctic?

[Phage]

Some good comments out there in the wilds.
Apparently it also comes with an attachment for emergency cooling of a Fiat 500.

[richieuk]

Pessimistically - It'd screw up your airflow and take too much space
Optimistically - It'd screw up your airflow and take too much space
Trollishly - It looks awesome - Buy it.
Humorishly - I've seen smaller radiators on a truck.
Midlandishly - Oh mar gud man, its loyke me nans fridge init.
Americanishly - MOAR FANZ AND LEDS!
Mormonly - What is it?
Cat-The-Fifth-ishly - This is an ineffecient deisgn and would put additional strain on the motherboard bracket and pump warm air onto your motherboard. A more efficient cooler is the Cooler Master V10 which is supported so as not to strain the motherboard and pumps any warm air of of the side of your case.