Scythe GT360 AIO Liquid CPU Cooler with a Unique Design Pictured

[btarunr]

Here are the first pictures of the GT360, a unique new AIO liquid CPU cooler by Scythe, thanks to HXL. The cooler is not part of Scythe Japan's product stack, or found in Western markets, but is probably part of Scythe China. The Scythe GT360 looks like a premium almost DIY liquid cooling loop. Its design involves a CPU water block, an in-line pump, a 360 mm radiator that integrates a reservoir; and a trio of high static-pressure fans. The most interesting aspect is the top-facing fittings on the water block, which is a giveaway that Scythe didn't source this cooler from any AIO cooler OEM, but designed it on its own. These pictures surfaced on Chinese social media, there are no official product pages, so we don't have any specifications, yet.



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[bonehead123]

Seems like they forgot to incorporate a unifan-like solution for the fan wires, which would have made it virtually perfect IMO, but otherwise it still looks pretty nice overall, and a welcomed departure from Asetek's patent-trolled, monopolized designs

 

[Vya Domus]

Is there really no way for these idiotic patents to become invalid ? It's so incredibly moronic Aestek patented putting a pump next to a block, so now we get all of this weird shit.

 

[Deleted member 237269]

I kinda like this aio, just why not do the same as Be Quiet! with the pump on both tubes.

 

[trsttte]

I kinda like this aio, just why not do the same as Be Quiet! with the pump on both tubes.
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Harder to manufacturer with no added advantage (the pump is not really on both tubes, it's just aesthetically mounted that way)

 

[maxfly]

I want to take it apart.

 

[TechLurker]

I wonder if those fans are based on their new Grand Tornado fans (their successor to the Nidec GTs), or if they're still Nidec GTs of the screamer type like the legacy AP-29, 30, and 31 variants (high RPM, high airflow, but also high noise), which had the rings in the first place to prevent the blades from warping out at max speed.

And if this is an upgradeable AIO akin to Alphacool's Eisbaer, I already have a project where that in-line pump would fit to clean up the loop a bit.

 

[FrostWolf]

The fans look like Nidec, giving me fond memories of my Gentle Typhoons.

I hope they make a 280mm model.

 

[Zunexxx]

420mm needs more love, I would get it if there was a 420mm option available. I would switch the fans to something else thou.

 

[Deleted member 237269]

420mm needs more love, I would get it if there was a 420mm option available. I would switch the fans to something else thou.

https://www.techpowerup.com/317627/...assassin-4s-cooler-ft-slim-fans-mystique-aios

The Mystique series includes 240 mm and 360 mm radiator sizes; while the Mystique Plus is exclusively a 420 mm (for now).

https://www.techpowerup.com/317632/...ro-aio-water-coolers-and-toughfan-ex-pro-fans

TOUGHLIQUID 240/280/360/420 Pro ARGB comes at $119.99/$129.99/$139.99/$169.99 pricing structure.

Love is coming

 

[joemama]

Is there really no way for these idiotic patents to become invalid ? It's so incredibly moronic Aestek patented putting a pump next to a block, so now we get all of this weird shit.

When you think a patent is annoying, then it proves that it is a good patent.
I wonder if anyone has thought of integrating the pump inside the radiator though, that would look way better.

 

[katzi]

When you think a patent is annoying, then it proves that it is a good patent.
I wonder if anyone has thought of integrating the pump inside the radiator though, that would look way better.

Plenty of those...

MSI, BeQuiet, Fractal Design, Hyte, NZXT to name a few who have AIOs with Pump-in-Rad.

 

[trsttte]

When you think a patent is annoying, then it proves that it is a good patent.
I wonder if anyone has thought of integrating the pump inside the radiator though, that would look way better.

No, it does no such thing. This patent is annoying because integrating the pump in the block is OBVIOUS and it should never have been allowed to be patented. It's the only place that makes sense, middle of the tube (as here) puts dead weight on a part that shoudn't be bearing weight and the middle of the radiator (as some have already done) wastes precious cooling area.

Putting it in the CPU block is not some special invention Asetek came up with, it's the only logical option!

 

[Kapone33]

420mm needs more love, I would get it if there was a 420mm option available. I would switch the fans to something else thou.

This is how I found and use Alphacool products. The Eisbaer has been around for years. The cool thing is they are expandable and when the stupid zero fan policy was released broken I got my first GPU water block.

When you think a patent is annoying, then it proves that it is a good patent.
I wonder if anyone has thought of integrating the pump inside the radiator though, that would look way better.

There was a unit released years ago that had the pump in the rad. I don't remember the name though. What Asetek did though hurt the innovation of AIOs. As soon as the patent was lifted In Win released AIOs and they have ones like the SR36 that were inexpensive but good. Now Thermalright have super fast pumps, some others have 2 pumps and designs are flowering. As an example look at the Silverstone Ice Myst.

 

[Deleted member 237269]

This is how I found and use Alphacool products. The Eisbaer has been around for years. The cool thing is they are expandable and when the stupid zero fan policy was released broken I got my first GPU water block.


There was a unit released years ago that had the pump in the rad. I don't remember the name though. What Asetek did though hurt the innovation of AIOs. As soon as the patent was lifted In Win released AIOs and they have ones like the SR36 that were inexpensive but good. Now Thermalright have super fast pumps, some others have 2 pumps and designs are flowering. As an example look at the Silverstone Ice Myst.

Recently the https://www.techpowerup.com/317604/hyte-releases-its-first-all-in-one-liquid-cooler-thicc-q60 with

Dual harmonic pumps with aerospace grade ceramic bearings located in the 240 mm by 52 mm thick heat exchanger of THICC Q60 efficiently circulate liquid with near silenced acoustics. The ginormous heat exchanger utilizes a parallel dual-pass design, maximizing both cooling capacity and efficiency.

Sadly it’s 300$... i don’t want this stupid 5” display !!! Give me in basic 240 and 360, this will fkin slay with 32mm fans and 52mm radiator !

 

[megaclite]

looks like a good product can be serviced and expanded and those Nidec Servo 7-blade ring fans, i have four of them - part number D1225C12B7ZP-62
Their rotor is super heavy and has high inertia, they are loud and have a hum similiar to engine at dyno test, kinda unique experience but not as pleasant

 

[AKBrian]

It's come to light that these GT360 AIOs are not an official Scythe product, and are instead being produced by a third party manufacturer with unapproved Scythe branding.

Some details on the situation were provided in a press release sent to some reviewers. The statement, via Bizude on Reddit:

In recent times, several products, including GT360, have emerged in the market that have no affiliation with the SCYTHE group. Currently, SCYTHE does not have any authorized distributors in China.
In China, in 2008, a third party entirely unrelated to the SCYTHE group applied for and successfully registered the SCYTHE trademark. This trademark underwent multiple resales and has persisted until now. Throughout this period, we have taken legal actions multiple times. It was only last year (2023) that the court recognized our ownership rights to the SCYTHE trademark, and the trademark registered in 2008 in China was declared invalid. We have promptly re-submitted the trademark registration, which is currently under review. This has led to a situation in China where our SCYTHE trademark is in a state of having no rightful owner, and products unrelated to SCYTHE are being illegally sold by unauthorized vendors.
We anticipate obtaining the SCYTHE group's trademark registration in the near future, and at that time, we will use legal means to gradually eliminate counterfeit SCYTHE products. We sincerely apologize for the confusion and inconvenience caused to our customers due to our oversight. Please ensure not to mistake these products for those of SCYTHE, and SCYTHE will not provide maintenance or warranties for these listed items.
As of now, we have not produced liquid cooling systems as original products, but we are currently in the development stage. Please stay tuned for further updates.