Introduction

Hey, our friends at Crazy PC sent me the new Scythe Mine CPU cooler for review. I've reviewed a few Scythe products in the past and found them to be some pretty good stuff. The Scythe Mine cooler is another tall heat pipe style CPU cooler that seems to be very popular lately. Other Scythe CPU coolers I have reviewed have performed well and looked pretty cool, let's find out if the Mine is just as good. One thing to note about the Mine is that it also fits the new AM2 socket, but alas, I'm not that good to get one of those for review apparently...

I would like to thank the gang at Crazy PC for sending the Scythe Mine over for review today!

Quick Specs

Here are the Specs, features and Info from Crazy PC regarding the Scythe Mine:

Features:
- Fits Intel Pentium 4 Socket 478, Intel LGA 775, AMD Socket 754, 939, and 940 processors! Including AMD AM2 processors.
- Includes 100mm cooling fan. The Mine has been designed to accommodate fans that range from 60mm to 140mm (25mm thickness).
- Mid-Ship Fan Mounting Mechanism - The fan is mounted in the middle of the heatsink which allows for a more compact design and efficient cooling.
- Copper base with heat pipes for excellent heat dissipation
- Dual Core Ready
- Newly developed & "patent pending" mounting mechanism "VTMS (Versatile Tool-Free Multiplatform System) allows user to install the Mine CPU Cooler without any tool and hassle.
- Thermal grease included.

Specifications:
Model: SCMN-1000
Fan Dimensions: 100x100x25mm
Fan Voltage: 12 Volt DC
Noise: 22dBA
Fan Speed: 1500 RPM
Fan Airflow: 42.69 CFM
Connector: 3 PIN
Dimensions: 109 x 105 x 150 mm (Heatsink dimensions)
Heat Sink Material: Copper Base/Aluminum Fins

Price: $44.99

First Looks

As usual the gang over at Crazy PC did an excellent job on the packaging. I might go as far as to call it overkill with the peanuts, but it served its purpose it got to me in one piece. I would rather have too much packaging than not enough, besides I save the peanuts and reuse them to ship other things with. Peanuts can be expensive...

Like other Scythe packaging I have seen, the Mines' package is an attention getter, from the snow covered mountains in the background to the Japanese characters found on various places of the box, the packaging will get your attention.

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