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Category: Cooling
Product: Scythe KamabokoZ CPU Cooler
Provided by: Scythe USA
Reviewed by: K. Elliott
Date: 7.19.2005

Notice the difference between the packaging on the KamabokoZ and say any product you can think of that was packaged here is the states.  See how the design is so much simpler yet they mange to get the get amount of information to their customers as we do but without all the cartoon characters we are so used to seeing on our boxes.

Removing the KamabokoZ from its' carton I was immediately impressed to see that Scythe had chosen to use a 90mm fan and not some puny 80mm fan to set on top of the KamabokoZ, a 90mm fan is a good choice for a couple of reasons. For one it won't be as loud as whine created by a 80mm fan and secondly it will push far more air.

 Looking closely you can see that the fan attaches in a way very similar to what Thermalright uses for all of their fans, that being a wire attachment that loops over and snaps into one of the screw holes located to the top of the fan.

The majority of the KamabokoZ is made of aluminum except for the copper heat pipes and the copper contact plate on the very bottom of the heatsink.  The heatpipes have been pressed into the copper plate on the bottom of the KamabokoZ, and then when the small amount of liquid inside the two tubes turns to a gas and rises it will go to the top of the tubes which are are located directly under the fan where the gaseous liquid will be returned to a true liquid and it in turn will return to the base of the KamabokoZ and start the process all over again.

Scythe covers the base of the heatsink with protective coating of plastic film to insure that the base comes to you in pristine shape and you can see by the accompanying pictures that they were successful.  You can also see the variable speed controller which allows you to fine tune the 90mm fan that sets on top of the KamabokoZ to any speed you chose to meet your condition or temperatures.


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