I heard the name before. A man who is righteous, good with his sword and other weapons of the time: loyal to his master and trusted by his friends. I have had read “the sword of a Samurai is to kill the strong so that the weak could live”. Is this the Samurai we are reviewing? I’m afraid not.



A new Cooler from SCYTHE, a company introduced the Kamakaze Cooler last year that has become well recognized in a very fast pace. While other manufacturers focus on performance; Scythe has been pushing silence and performance from the first product they released. The Samurai is a multi-platform cooler, it fits Socket A, Socket 370, 478, 754 and 940. In another word, it will work with all current AMD and Intel CPU. In a quick glance, the Samurai certainly looks similar to the Kamakaze that some of us have seen. It uses the same 80 mm fan with a max speed of about 3,400 RPM; the familiar rheostat PCI mounted control. Take a closer look and the similarity ends.

Dimension and Specs from Scythe:

Model Name: SCSM-1000
Manufacturer: Scythe Co., Ltd., Japan

Compatibility:
Intel:

Celeron (socket 478) all speeds

Pentium 4 (socket 478) all speeds
AMD:

Duron (socket 462) all speeds

Athlon (socket 462) all speeds

Athlon XP (socket A) all speeds

Athlon 64 (socket 754) all speeds

Athlon 64FX (socket 754) all speeds

Fan Dimensions: 80 x 80 x 25mm
Heatsink Dimensions: 83 x 65 x 38 mm
Combined Dimensions: 98 x 84 x 95 mm
Weight: 605g

Fan Speed: 1300~3400rpm (with rheostat)
Air Flow: 13.6CFM @ 1300rpm ~ 34CFM @ 3400rpm
Fan Noise Level: 16dBA @ 1300rpm (lowest); 37dBA @ 3400rpm (highest)