Tuesday, May 24th 2011
Scythe Announces Kozuti Top-Flow Low-Profile CPU Cooler
The Japanese manufacturer Scythe Co. Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) officially announces the availability of new low profile Top-Flow CPU Cooler Kozuti. Unlike regular coolers, the fan is positioned below the fins, reducing the total height of the cooler significantly.
The Kozuti CPU Cooler is equipped with a total of three 6mm heat pipes. Applying the newly developed S.F.M.S (Stealth Fan Mounting Structure) the heatpipes are arranged in a low profile oval structure. This enables to provide space for the 80 x 80 x 10mm fanmotor in between the oval structure and below the fins, making it merely 40mm in height. This positions the cooler to be our most compact and slim cooler fit for HTPCs and slim chassis systems. Active cooling is achieved by the 80 x 80 x 10 mm slim fan the speed of 800 rpm (± 30%) - 3.300 rpm (± 10%), generating an air flow of 6.0 CFM ~ 24.82CFM = 10.2 m³ / h ~ 42.2 m³ / h at a noise level of 8.2 ~ 32.5 dBA.
Due to it's light weight, E.I.S. (Easy Installation with Screw system) has been applied. This omits the backplate which makes the installation more simple and convenient also achieving higher compatibility with many ITX motherboards with components on the back side of the PCB, making it an ideal solution for small footprint motherboards.
The Scythe Kozuti CPU Cooler is now available in stores at a price of 22.90 EUR excluding VAT.
Product Details:
The Kozuti CPU Cooler is equipped with a total of three 6mm heat pipes. Applying the newly developed S.F.M.S (Stealth Fan Mounting Structure) the heatpipes are arranged in a low profile oval structure. This enables to provide space for the 80 x 80 x 10mm fanmotor in between the oval structure and below the fins, making it merely 40mm in height. This positions the cooler to be our most compact and slim cooler fit for HTPCs and slim chassis systems. Active cooling is achieved by the 80 x 80 x 10 mm slim fan the speed of 800 rpm (± 30%) - 3.300 rpm (± 10%), generating an air flow of 6.0 CFM ~ 24.82CFM = 10.2 m³ / h ~ 42.2 m³ / h at a noise level of 8.2 ~ 32.5 dBA.
The Scythe Kozuti CPU Cooler is now available in stores at a price of 22.90 EUR excluding VAT.
Product Details:
- Model Name: Kozuti CPU Cooler
- Model No.: SCKZT-1000
- Manufacturer: Scythe Co., Ltd. Japan
- Compatibility:
Intel:
Socket 775
Socket 1155
Socket 1156
Socket 1366
AMD:
Socket AM2
Socket AM2+
Socket AM3 - Overall Dimensions: 110 x 103 x 40 mm / 4.33 x 4.06 x 1.58 in
- Fan Dimensions: 80 x 80 x 10 mm
- Fan Speed: 800 (±30%) - 3.300 rpm (±10%) - regulated by PWM
- Air Flow: 6.0 CFM ~ 24.82 CFM
- Noise Level: 8.2 ~ 32.5dBA
- Weight Including Fan: 250 g
15 Comments on Scythe Announces Kozuti Top-Flow Low-Profile CPU Cooler
Big Shuriken had 1 extra heatpipe but the problem there was that heatpipes were touchding the fins only from one side and because the way how fins were attached to heatpipes and because of the number of heatpipes, the airflow through the fins was very poor.
The cooler was very low and rather silent but had crappy cooling performance on my Core i7 920. Thermalright AXP-140 is much better in this regard. Slightly higher and more expensive but it's just as silent and performs significantly better. Works easily with Core i7 920 overclocked to 3,3GHz.
Still, i see Kozuti as excellent option for microATX and ITX builds with Core i3 and lower end i5 class CPU's. It should work great with these. Plus it's very low so it will fit almost anywhere.
just i wonder since the gap between the fan and the board is close, it may create dead airflow or maybe turbulence underneath the hsf
the good news maybe we have another low profile hsf to choose
I mean most likely you need such a low profile heatsink in builds where there is something directly above the socket limiting the space for the heatsink. That something often is the power supply. And PSUs tends to have their fan mounted to pull air out of the case. So that would mean that in this particular case you would have the PSU fan pulling air from the top while the heatsink's fan is trying the same thing from below the fins.
Maybe for people with such a setup it would be a good idea to flip the heatsink fan around, so it would be become a push-pull setup. ;)
The fan is only 2200 RPMs though >_>