Scythe Unveils Shuriken 2 SCSK-2000 Low-profile CPU Cooler

[btarunr]

Scythe unveiled the low-profile Shuriken 2 SCSK-2000 CPU cooler (not to be confused with the Big Shuriken series of large top-flow coolers). With a height of 58 mm (with the fan in place), the SCSK-2000 is meant for compact Mini-ITX desktop builds with fairly high thermal loads of around 100 W TDP. Its design consists of a dense aluminium fin-stack arranged along the plane of the motherboard, to which heat drawn indirectly through a nickel-plated copper base-plate is conveyed by four 6 mm-thick heat pipes. The heatsink is ventilated by Kaze Flex 92 Slim PWM fan. This 92 mm spinner takes in 4-pin PWM input, spins between 200 to 2,500 RPM, and pushes 4.96 to 41.30 CFM of air, with a noise output of up to 23.2 dBA. Measuring 94 mm x 93 mm x 58 mm (WxDxH), the SCSK-2000 weighs 350 g. Among the CPU socket types supported are AM4 and LGA115x. The cooler will be available from early-December. The company didn't reveal pricing.



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[Raendor]

That looks great. Getting a decent cooler for Node 202 was challenging.

 

[ShurikN]

That looks great. Getting a decent cooler for Node 202 was challenging.

Node 202 has a max cooler height of 56mm. This one is 58mm.

 

[Dan R]

Fractal Design says the max height is 56 mm, but the clearance is actually 60 mm. I have one, and I modified a Scythe Big Suriken 2 for AM4 (58 mm height) and was able to use it without problems

 

[Raendor]

Node 202 has a max cooler height of 56mm. This one is 58mm.

Without dust filter, it fits Big shuriken 2 without an issue, which is also 58.
However, Big Shuriken 2 has no AM4 support and memory height compatibility issues. So this cooler should be great for Node 202 irrelevant of intel or amd platform.

 

[PLAfiller]

Looks like a good cooler. I'd get one, but Scythe's availability here is scarce to say the least.

 

[Bones]

Similar design to the Big Shuriken 3 cooler Scythe Big Shuriken 3 Low Profile 120mm CPU cooler - Newegg.com , I have one of those in use with my 2700x and it's been doing great.
I don't believe this new cooler is quite as capable as the one linked but should still be good enough.

Worth noting the one I linked does support AM4 out of the box unlike some that says it supports AM4 but doesn't come with mounting hardware for setting it up.

 

[RH92]

That looks great. Getting a decent cooler for Node 202 was challenging.

Yeah this might be a great cooler for Node 202 looking forward to see some reviews , going to hit Optimum Tech on twitter to make sure he takes a look at it .

Node 202 has a max cooler height of 56mm. This one is 58mm.

Not really , by removing the dust filter you can go up to 62-63mm , im running an NH-L9 + NF-F12 on top of that ( and there is still 0,5-1mm gap between the 92mm and 120mm fans ) in mine so yeah 58mm will definitely fit !

 

[Rx771]

Noctua's fans, say something~!
Haha, u only have sucks L9i can come to expose its inadequacy.

 

[Franzen4Real]

going to hit Optimum Tech on twitter to make sure he takes a look at it .

+1 He's a great reviewer.

Isn't TPU's own @AleksandarK also an SFF enthusiast? Perhaps he can run some benches as well.

 

[Devastator0]

Looks like a good cooler. I'd get one, but Scythe's availability here is scarce to say the least.

Yeah, I am a fan of Scythe coolers, I have one in my Node 202 which works beautifully. The only way for me to get one here in Australia, at a reasonable price, was to order it from Amazon US.

 

[RH92]

Yeah, I am a fan of Scythe coolers, I have one in my Node 202 which works beautifully.

It's a shame they didn't made an AM4 compatible mounting kit for their Big Shuriken 2 Rev.B because this is probably the best cooler one can get in the Node 202 .

+1 He's a great reviewer.
Isn't TPU's own @AleksandarK also an SFF enthusiast? Perhaps he can run some benches as well.

Yeah there's also SFF.Network they seem to get review samples from Scythe relatively quickly so chances are they might come up with a review as well .

 

[AleksandarK]

Isn't TPU's own @AleksandarK also an SFF enthusiast? Perhaps he can run some benches as well.

Yes i am also present on smallformfactor.net forums (and a huge SFF enthusiast) but only as Admin. Never done any reviewing for the site, nor do i write any reviews for TPU at the moment. Folks over at SFF.net and here on TPU are awesome reviewers and are doing their jobs superbly. I am sure if they get a review sample they will do an awesome analysis of the performance.