Finished Looks

The huge size of the Ninja 4 seems a bit counter to the small agile nature of a Ninja, but it certainly looks nice.


The included black and gray fan adds a tiny bit of contrast to the bright aluminum fins. It also doesn't hurt that the shuriken on the top fin adds a nice little accent to this gargantuan single-tower cooler.


The Scythe Ninja 4's large size means clearance around the socket could be better, but nor is it terrible, which is in part due to the ability to mount the fan on any of its four sides, a feature that may come in handy with certain builds.


In the standard orientation with the fan over the DIMM slots, users will want to stick to standard-height memory for compatibility reasons. Surprisingly, however, the cooler does clear the motherboard's first expansion slot. Don't get me wrong, it is an extremely close fit, but it will clear the slot in most situations.