Scythe SCBSK-2100 BIG Shuriken 2 Rev. B CPU Cooler for LGA 2011/1366/1156/1155/1150/775 and Socket FM1/AM3+/AM3/AM2+/AM2 (SCBSK-2100)

Fits in a Silverstone Ml03b just fine. Cools a hot c2quad Q9650 to 40c idling and keeps it at 64c at 1400rpm...59c ish at full 2100rpm...which is noisy by the way...but it never reaches that speed in my setup.This was purchased for a XBMCbuntu HTPC to reduce the noise from the stock Intel hsf, which at full load kept bridging 80c, idled at 50c and @2000rpm was very loud.Very impressed with the heat dissipation capabilities and the zero noise factor at HTPC duties. My psu is louder than this thing. Also, the fan runs at 600rpm and keeps the proc at 50c... In other words its Inaudible unless you put your face 1ft away from it.To put it Into perspective my ps3 is louder than my htpc now that I've installed this hsf and replaced my psu fan with a Swiftec Helix.Pros:- Superior heat dissipation in tight, low airflow environments, which in my case, my htpc case has Zero case fans. Even the psu does not extract heat from the case. MY Silverstone ml03b runs no casefans with this hsf.- Low speed half height fan is very quiet.- sturdy mounting system- extreme low heightCons:- Instructions could be better, but still an easy install...mobo has to be out of the case though.- I must have missed the boat, bc these are no longer available from typical overclocking and PC enthusiast vendors anymore. I'm actually going to buy another one now, just in case I need it for another build.Other thoughts:- Don't overclock with this thing or put it on a higher watt CPU. It's not designed for OCing. My workstation runs on water, now that's for OCing...this is for low noise, low heat HTPC applications.

I bought this for use in a Node 202 (which it JUST BARELY fits in) to cool my i5-6600k, and while this does have a solid reputation for being one of the best low profile coolers on the market, I've been extremely surprised at how well it's performed in this particular scenario. I've been running and gaming on this system for a couple of months now, and I've yet to see the CPU break 62C, and in fact most of the time it's in the high 40's. That would be superb cooling even at stock speeds, but I actually have both the CPU and Uncore ratios set to 42 across the board, putting this essentially on par with an i7 (minus the multithreading), yet this thing doesn't buckle, even in that tiny little case with no additional fans.There are however a few shortcomings with heatsink that need to be mentioned:1. The first is pretty obvious, and it's that the width of the heatsink itself obligates you to use low profile ram if you want both to be installed at the same time. Now it doesn't have to be completely flat, I for instance am using the standard G.Skill Ripjaws V ram, which has about half an inch on top of the sticks themselves, and it does fit. I just wouldn't go with anything taller than that.2. The size of the heatsink also covers quite a bit of motherboard space, which in my situation extended out to the point that it completely covered the USB 3.0 header. I ended up having to purchase a header extender from ModDIY (seemingly the only place on the interwebs that sells them, hence the name drop) in order to be able to plugin the front USB connector.Aside from those two issues, I have to say that this has been an extremely satisfying cooling solution. I'd happily grab one again for my next SFF build.

Heatsink: 9/10. Fan: 6/10.If you have a Silverstone ML-03 case, this is a MUST BUY. I replaced the included fan with a normal sized 120mm fan (25mm thick), and this heatsink is at the exact height for the fan to either intake or exhaust air straight through the ventilation holes in the top panel. Because of how packed the fins on this heatsink are, I experienced no heat or performance issues whatsoever, despite the small form factor.In general, the heatsink is VERY compact, and VERY effective. Much better than a stock heatsink. Looking at it from the side, it might seem silly to expect good performance, because of how thin it looks; however, there are tons of cooling fins, spaced tightly together. It's deceptive, but the metal surface area is enough that 100% of the fan's airflow is utilized. It will clear standard height memory by a few millimeters; however, after this heatsink is installed, it will probably block you from putting in, or taking out, dimms in the memory slot that it overhangs. (So install your memory before installing this heatsink!)I have also used this CPU cooler with its included fan, and it works decently. It will keep a 95W (tdp) processor running; I have tested this for gaming. In games, or in situations where Chrome demands a lot of processor use, it won't be entirely quiet... but I didn't find its noise to be unpleasant. Anyway, at idle, the fan is very quiet. In my system it idles at either whisper-quiet 500RPM, or is turned off. It works in both PWM and DC configurations.Using this thin fan to blow upward from the heatsink will not be effective. When testing this configuration (with silicone 'spacers' under the corners), it would give me about 30 minutes of gaming before a crash. (The crashes were exclusively caused by RAM errors due to the heat.) -1 star for not having a fan that works both ways, because when you're building in a small case, you might need the option.Overall, I would highly recommend to install this CPU cooler if you are building in a thin case, if it positions the CPU fan where you want it, and if you want some space around the motherboard afterwards! Pairing it with an aftermarket 120mm fan is also recommended, if you need it to be quieter, and/or if you need to exhaust air upwards - though you should try the fan that's included first, because it's decent. With the stock fan, this cooler is almost as good as a Thermalright AXP 200 Muscle, but also more compact.

This is what I should have bought first instead of the Noctua NH-L9I. The NH-L9I is a nice cooler, but wasn't entirely up to the task of cooling the i7 in my Node 202 at temperatures that I was comfortable with at full load so I eventually relented and replaced it with this. I'm a huge Noctua fan, and the quality of the Noctua was much better than the Schythe but at the end of the day this Scythe cooler does a way better job at cooling the CPU (nearly 20C difference) that I can overlook the slightly noisier fan and overall rougher appearance.I was close to rating this 4 instead of 5 stars due to the fact that the mounting of this thing was extra finnicky, being a "one size fits all" cooler means you're putting a lot of tiny pieces together and struggling to get it mounted properly while juggling the case on it's end as you need access to both the front and the back of the motherboard. The Noctua was MUCH more straight forward to install. In the end, it's just a small nuisance that you shouldn't have to repeat very often so I'll let it slide.The cooler does not get in the way of anything on my ITX board with low profile memory and fits just about perfectly in the Fractal Design Node 202, almost like it was made for the case (of which there are very few choices for aftermarket coolers that will actually fit). At the end of the day I'm happy with the performance and fit for my application.It comes with a small amount of thermal paste which I ended up using because I couldn't be bothered to dig out any of my other stuff and it seems to work well enough that I wouldn't bother buying any if you don't already have some.It's just too bad that this does not work with AM4 sockets, one day I might decide to switch to Ryzen and I'll have to use the stock cooler or go back to the Noctua as it doesn't appear Schythe is even making conversion kits which is a big shame. Still, if it works for what you need it for today, it's a good choice.

Ho scelto il dissipatore per le 5 heatpipes, in grado di spostare parecchio calore e l'ho abbinato a un i7 8700 e Noctua NF-A12x25. Di seguito elencherò i contro e i pro:-La ventola inclusa è sottile, potente, ma sposta davvero poca aria tra le lamelle, se si è alla ricerca di performance superiori, consiglio una qualsiasi ventola da 120mm a pressione statica. Tra le migliori ci sono le Noctua industrial da 3000rpm (2.5cm) e le Scythe Ultra Kaze da 3000rpm (4.0cm)-installazione un po' difficile se sì è alle prime armi con i low profile+Il dissipatore possiede una base in rame nickelato anti corrosione+Il dissipatore direziona l'aria direttamente su scheda madre e ram, raffreddando il tutto+c'è abbastanza spazio per montare ram con dissipatore high profile. Ho montato delle Crucial ballistix tactical e mi è rimasto abbastanza margineConsiglio questo dissipatore in ogni ambito, non solo in quello dei low profile. Però per chi ha grosse esigenze, potrebbe essere necessario sostituire la ventola

Bought originally for a Node 202 case but due to the CPU placement of my motherboard I wasn't able to install the GPU riser as the pins on the riser touched the fins of the cooler! One replacement case (Raijintek Ophion) later and it's fine. So YMMV with your motherboard.Make sure you read the instructions as it's easier to install some of the screws out of the case first, then mount to the motherboard. Otherwise, really good!At full speed the fan is barely audible I find, a lot quieter than my old Cryorig C7. It takes up a lot of space as the fan is massive, but worth it.I see similar temperatures in a warm case (at stock speeds) to some people with overclocked, watercooled systems which is a bonus!

Good product! Does the job to fut in node 202 case

Da ich einen Umbau von ATX auf mATX plane und das Gehäuse (Corsair Carbide Air 240) mir eine maximal Höhe von 120mm für den Kühler vorgibt, musste der Shadow Rock 2 (161mm) weichen und Platz machen für diesen sehr flachen aber dennoch ausreichend potenten Kühler.Ich habe bereits einen Shuriken 2 Rev. B auf dem i5 4570 im Rechner meiner Frau installiert und dieser verrichtet dort klag- und annähernd geräuschlos seinen Dienst.Die Lieferung erfolgte dank Amazon wie gewohnt zügig und er kam auch gut und sicher verpackt bei mir an.Beim Auspacken fand ich dann alle relevanten und aufgeführten Teile zur Montage.Die Aufbauanleitung ist sehr übersichtlich gehalten und die Montage geht, wenn man durchdacht vorgeht, sehr zügig vonstatten.Backplate mitsamt den Kühlerbefestigungsschrauben von hinten anbringen, Gummiringe zur Fixierung der Schrauben über selbige stülpen und schon kann der Kühler (mit den vormontierten Konterschrauben) aufgesetzt und von hinten (Backplate-Seite) festgeschraubt werden. Wichtig hierbei, immer über Kreuz und mit einer gewissen Vorsicht anziehen um 1. die CPU nicht zu beschädigen und 2. den Anpressdruck gleichmäßig zu verteilenDa ich mittlerweile ein wenig modde habe ich den mitgelieferten Lüfter durch einen Bitfenix Pro 120mm PWM LED white ausgetauscht.Dies hat den Vorteil das er1. weiss leuchtet (aber nicht aufdringlich)2. Mehr Luftdurchsatz (etwa 20 CFM mehr) und damit bessere Kühlung3. etwas leiser im Betrieb ist, der mitgelieferte Scythe Slip Stream geht bis auf 33 dbA, der Bitfenix auf max. 18,9dbAMein Xeon wird unter Last nicht wärmer als 51° (normale Alltagslast 2VM Umgebungen, Browser, Youtube und Spiel in WQHD zugleich)und ist absolut nicht wahrzunehmen von der Kühlung.Alles in allem ein echt guter Kühler und aus meiner Sicht gerade genial für flache Gehäuse wie zB. HTPC's und eben mATX oder ITX Systeme mit kleinem Gehäuse.Nur auf die maximale Höhe der Ram-Riegel sollte geachtet werden aufgrund der flachen Bauart.