Scythe KAMARIKI II 550 Watts Extra Silent PSU Review

Cases & PSU/Power Supplies by SidneyWong @ 2006-05-02

Scythe has come a long way in the last three years in offering PC cooling the quiet way. I still remember the look of the web page first appeared in the summer of 2003. Today, we are taking a look at Scythe?s first power supply entering the U.S. market; KAMARIKI II 550 Watts Extra Silent.

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Closer look

Closer Look:

The Kamariki II has a Titanium coated mirror finish (semi scratch proof), yet easily leaving finger prints all over. It is a challenge for photography. Let's take a closer look inside the case; and the single 90mm fan.

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The fan is connected to a control circuit mounted on the larger heatsink, secured by two screws. The heatsinks are large and well finished. I had to remove the circuit to gain access for the photo.

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Here, we see the two trim pots, at this point I could only assume they are for 5/12 volt and 3.3 volt adjustment. Let's see if they are needed later on.

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I notice one of the 12 volt wires was clipped exposing the bare wire.

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It looks harmless; however, it seems the wire was not dressed/tied properly at assembly.

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Scythe chose the use of sleeve bearing fan for its lower noise emission. While many cited sleeve bearing fan has shorter life span, I beg the difference with more than 5 years in bearing purchase in automotive industry I found the choice of bearing use depends on applications; and the quality and material used in sleeve bearing determine the life span.

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20+4 Pin Main & 2x6-pin PCIe


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4 SATAs & 2x4-pin for the demanding CPU requirement


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9 Molex and 2 mini 4-pin for your floopy if you still use one with your DFI nF4 board


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How about some plugs in case you have extra connectors left unused? Good thinking!

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Perhaps my sample is not for U.S. retail, or it is merely a marketing sample; the 2-prong plug with separate ground lead instead of the regular 3-prong plug came with my review unit.

Preliminary test ->
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