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Thursday, February 14 2008
Announced today in Japan and set to become widely available for purchase from 21th February, this is the third new processor cooler coming from Scythe within a month. Expected to become the most expensive Scythe cooler, the Orochi may well deserve the title "overkill" with its 10 massive heatpipes, 1155gm weight and huge dimensions: 120x194x155mm (height). On top of this beast you'll find a 140mm fan spinning at 500 rpm, which may also be mounted vertically. The Scythe Orochi is compatible with all Intel P4 478/775 and AMD Athlon64 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+ Sockets. Please visit the product page for more information.



Source: XtremeSystems, ASCII.jp
posted by malware - 12:00 AM |  Related News

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by mdm-adph (February 14th - 5:07 PM) - Reply
by: malware;658250
The Scythe Orochi is compatible with all Intel P4 Cocket 478/775 and AMD Athlon64 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+ Sockets.
Hurr hurr -- "cocket." :p
by Silverel (February 14th - 5:10 PM) - Reply
:shadedshu

There is such a thing as too big, and this is it. 1150g? I think not.
by SK-1 (February 14th - 5:11 PM) - Reply
:twitch: OMG! The Big-Mac of coolers cometh.
The picture on the right looks shopped even though I know it is real.
by erocker (February 14th - 5:12 PM) - Reply
It should come with some sort of motherboard "cage" to reinforce it.
by Rosco (February 14th - 5:12 PM) - Reply
:twitch: And they get bigger... , the Ten heat pipes are interesting, but i would like to see some real world results...
by tiys (February 14th - 5:13 PM) - Reply
that mofo is HUGE!!
by HaZe303 (February 14th - 5:21 PM) - Reply
Thats a huge beast!! I wonder if it will fit in my Silverstone case??? Propably not with the fan on top, maybe vertically?? Cant wait for real world results... Nice to see also what kind of mounting kit you get with it?? If gets high score´s by reviewers, this might be my new cooler to replace the old Ultra120 Xtreme.
by happita (February 14th - 5:29 PM) - Reply
These CPU coolers just don't stop growing do they?

The pic where it's sitting on the motherboard looks a bit intimidating don't ya think :twitch:
by btarunr (February 14th - 5:29 PM) - Reply
Heeeyyyooojjje. I guess this will be the closest it gets to fluid-cooling.
by Mussels (February 14th - 5:36 PM) - Reply
the 3rd photo in that series would show the mobo going FLIP and disappearing due to the weight of the heatsink throwing it off that box.
by Nitro-Max (February 14th - 5:50 PM) - Reply
Omg that thing is huge!! "i sound like my girlfriend :)" expecting sarcasm lol do ur worst.
but seriously what case would that actually fit? it looks a monster.It definatly wouldnt fit my case.
by mab1376 (February 14th - 6:00 PM) - Reply
Probably comes with some sort of zip tie to suspend it from the top of the case like the Titan Amanda did.

i'd like to see some benchmarks on this to see the cooling performance.
by SkylinGTR26 (February 14th - 6:15 PM) - Reply
this is a beast!
I dont think its meant to go into cases tho, cause everyone knows at 1150Gs your gonna snap your mobo right in half.

Its meant for OCing competitions, and people that half their PCs built caseless.

Its insane tho! It is as big as that mobo that its on!!!!
by TUngsten (February 14th - 6:35 PM) - Reply
that will probably fit in a Thermaltake Mozart and that's about it
by thebeephaha (February 14th - 6:50 PM) - Reply
My Tuniq Tower just shit itself. :twitch:
by Random Murderer (February 14th - 7:06 PM) - Reply
there comes a point when one must ask, "is that really necessary?" 1150g is ridiculously asinine, that kind of stress on a motherboard is not good; i'd be surprised if this ever actually makes it to shelves.

by: thebeephaha;658383
My Tuniq Tower just shit itself. :twitch:
i lol'd.:roll:
by jothy (February 14th - 7:25 PM) - Reply
what a beast
by OnBoard (February 14th - 8:41 PM) - Reply
Someone has been looking too much of photoshopped cpu coolers and though 'hey, let's make one and the joke is on them!' :D

That's like Unicron of the Transformers, mass so big that other cpu coolers orbit around it!
by Judas (February 14th - 9:09 PM) - Reply
LOL! one would have to make a hole in the side if his/her case so it would fit.
I like the way the have held it down, so it does not fall over :p
by 1c3d0g (February 15th - 1:02 AM) - Reply
by: thebeephaha;658383
My Tuniq Tower just shit itself. :twitch:
ROFL!!! :roll: This thing is gargantuan indeed! All praise Scythe! :rockout:
by trt740 (February 15th - 1:04 AM) - Reply
My god it needs a heliport to land on
by Mussels (February 15th - 1:15 AM) - Reply
by: trt740;658966
My god it needs a hellaport to land on
it IS the heliport.
by Kreij (February 15th - 1:30 AM) - Reply
I think it should come with two solid iron fans in a push-pull configuration, because in all honesty it's not really heavy enough yet. :rolleyes:

These things are going to open a whole new niche market for case installed "cooler cranes".
Pretty soon it's going to take more than one person to lift the mobo to install it. :roll:
by SK-1 (February 15th - 1:32 AM) - Reply
Behold the first air cooler to cool below ambient!:eek:
by das müffin mann (February 15th - 1:34 AM) - Reply
damn that thing is big, if someone buys it for me ill test it out for ya:rolleyes:
by Mussels (February 15th - 1:36 AM) - Reply
by: SK-1;659017
Behold the first air cooler to cool below ambient!:eek:
its so big it breaks the laws of physics?
by spud107 (February 15th - 1:37 AM) - Reply
how long before someone mods their case with this sticking out the side?
at least the case might support it then.
by trt740 (February 15th - 1:38 AM) - Reply
by: Mussels;658978
it IS the heliport.
thanks everyone loves a English teacher :nutkick:
by SK-1 (February 15th - 1:41 AM) - Reply
by: Mussels;659023
its so big it breaks the laws of physics?
Yes,..and also it seems to have its own gravitational field!
by Kreij (February 15th - 2:00 AM) - Reply
I have the feeling that Scythe is going to release their next cooler which will have heatpipes that run to the CPU, RAM, Northbridge, SouthBridge, MOSFETs, and GC as an all in one cooler.

It will weight just under 90 lbs. and almost fit into a standard 20 foot x 20 foot garage.
It will use 4x 16hp gasoline engine driven fans to cool the 90,000 fin plates.

The plates will be wide enough apart that you can cook a whole turkey in under an hour by placing it in the heatsink and turning off one of the fans.
by Wile E (February 15th - 7:04 AM) - Reply
Wow, that thing is huge. I wonder if you can cool a TEC with it. lol
by Mussels (February 15th - 7:06 AM) - Reply
by: Wile E;659432
Wow, that thing is huge. I wonder if you can cool a TEC with it. lol
now THAT i like. Just hook this up to another CPU block and dont even bother with a radiator on a water loop:rockout:
by das müffin mann (February 15th - 3:56 PM) - Reply
anyone know a price?
by InfDamarvel (February 15th - 4:21 PM) - Reply
But how long can your motherboard suffer under the pressure. You see they have their mobo laying flat instead of in a case lol XD.
by Wile E (February 16th - 5:22 AM) - Reply
by: InfDamarvel;659800
But how long can your motherboard suffer under the pressure. You see they have their mobo laying flat instead of in a case lol XD.


Meh, that's how mine is anyway. lol.
by Solaris17 (February 16th - 6:40 PM) - Reply
how does your cpu get hot after that?
by [I.R.A]_FBi (February 17th - 4:52 AM) - Reply
putting it in perspective ...

by Eclecticos (February 17th - 11:33 AM) - Reply
Does it come with motherboard reinforcement brackets? Overkill if you ask me. I bet it works though.
by Mussels (February 17th - 11:39 AM) - Reply
by: Eclecticos;662436
Does it come with motherboard reinforcement brackets? Overkill if you ask me. I bet it works though.


it actually looks like a 478 retention mount in the pic, with the clips in use. the backplate would have to vary by socket, so we'd have to wait and see reviews to know.
by King Wookie (February 17th - 11:45 AM) - Reply
It's actually a AMD socket 939 board.

I've just had to scrap one.:( (lightning strike)
by Matt23 (February 17th - 1:46 PM) - Reply
I have this for about 3 days, im so angry, i fucked up my proccessor, i dont do overclocs and i dont know why i bought this sh..t!
by King Wookie (February 17th - 8:13 PM) - Reply
by: Matt23;662499
I have this for about 3 days, im so angry, i fucked up my proccessor, i dont do overclocs and i dont know why i bought this sh..t!
???
by craigwhiteside (February 17th - 8:20 PM) - Reply
dont try to flame the thead :shadedshu
by erocker (February 17th - 8:21 PM) - Reply
by: Matt23;662499
I have this for about 3 days, im so angry, i fucked up my proccessor, i dont do overclocs and i dont know why i bought this sh..t!
Can it actually be bought yet? I would love to see this thing installed in a slim case, where it can hang out the side and show the world what and ugly monstrosity it is!
by jpierce55 (February 24th - 2:04 PM) - Reply
by: InfDamarvel;659800
But how long can your motherboard suffer under the pressure. You see they have their mobo laying flat instead of in a case lol XD.

The Scythe Mugen like I have is 930gm so it is not much more weight, I believe Titans Amanda is ~the same weight. The GB board I have uses copper on the back plate, I will buy this when it comes out here (if it gets good reviews).
by Mussels (February 25th - 11:47 AM) - Reply
by: erocker;662909
Can it actually be bought yet? I would love to see this thing installed in a slim case, where it can hang out the side and show the world what and ugly monstrosity it is!
that would look hilarious. Passive cooling would be improved in that situation too, as its got direct external air.
by Wile E (February 25th - 11:49 AM) - Reply
The more I see it, the more I bet that thing would be capable of cooling at least a 172w TEC. lol.
by MagnusEgallo (February 25th - 12:50 PM) - Reply
want one i do, buy one for me someone must.

bad feeling i have, break something WileE will, pictures i saw, horrible they where, last time a tec did he touch, burned up a innocent cpu and board did he.......

lol i will when breaks his system he does again.
by Mussels (February 25th - 9:55 PM) - Reply
by: MagnusEgallo;674430
want one i do, buy one for me someone must.

bad feeling i have, break something WileE will, pictures i saw, horrible they where, last time a tec did he touch, burned up a innocent cpu and board did he.......

lol i will when breaks his system he does again.
we have a yoda amongst us...
Infiltrated have we been! arrest him we must!
by panchoman (February 25th - 10:03 PM) - Reply
note the fact that they had to tape down the mobo... rofl rofl rofl..
by jpierce55 (February 25th - 11:05 PM) - Reply
It looks like it would be great for venting heat right out the side of the case, but the case might need a vent cut into it. I am still interested in it, but only if it is worth the extra cooling over my Infinity.
by Nemesis881 (February 26th - 2:39 AM) - Reply
its the long lost heatsink of the gods!!! :respect:
by jpierce55 (March 1st - 5:56 PM) - Reply
http://www.scythe-usa.com/product/cpu/036/scorc1000_detail.html

It is available here now, but WAY to expensive! Somebody else would have to prove it to be an unearthly powerful air cooler for me to buy it.

Edit: also it is here but I don't know about the company selling it, that price would be o.k. if a good cooler:
http://www.jab-tech.com/Scythe-OROCHI-10Heat-Pipes-CPU-Cooler-pr-4108.html
by SK-1 (March 1st - 7:10 PM) - Reply
by: jpierce55;682896
http://www.scythe-usa.com/product/cpu/036/scorc1000_detail.html

It is available here now, but WAY to expensive! Somebody else would have to prove it to be an unearthly powerful air cooler for me to buy it.

Edit: also it is here but I don't know about the company selling it, that price would be o.k. if a good cooler:
http://www.jab-tech.com/Scythe-OROCHI-10Heat-Pipes-CPU-Cooler-pr-4108.html
I agree,...a few dollars more and you could go water. I admit though, I am curious as to its performance.
by jpierce55 (March 1st - 8:56 PM) - Reply
by: SK-1;682954
I agree,...a few dollars more and you could go water. I admit though, I am curious as to its performance.
But air does leak or need upgrades, I tried liquid cooling already and don't care for it. I have a big curiousness about it, and a little drunk so I might go ahead and order it.
by jpierce55 (March 1st - 9:02 PM) - Reply
hrm, I just measured, won't fit.
by Solaris17 (March 1st - 9:12 PM) - Reply
by: [I.R.A]_FBi;662189
putting it in perspective ...




if your cpu over heats after this...your an idiot and you need to come back to tpu to ask what you did wrong.


like wow just omg i think my case is thinner than that.
by das müffin mann (March 1st - 9:15 PM) - Reply
wow i wanna see W1zz do a review on it, if you dont get some nice clocks with that then...idk
by cdawall (March 1st - 9:23 PM) - Reply
it has multiple features it doubles as a lead weight so no one steals your rig at lan-parties, but wait theres more! if you are ever without a boat anchor, or your brakes go out attach the included chain and stop fast!!!!



(model not included)
by tkpenalty (March 1st - 9:30 PM) - Reply
Instead of mindlessly adding more heatpipes and fins, why couldnt scythe implement the HDT system? I really doubt its performance will be really worth it, the strain and/or stress it puts on the mobo will be HUGE, because of the height and weight. This cooler is the most tallest that has graced the cooling industry (I wouldnt complain if scythe decided to supply a steel board reinforcement plate however)
by cdawall (March 1st - 9:37 PM) - Reply
by: tkpenalty;683112
Instead of mindlessly adding more heatpipes and fins, why couldnt scythe implement the HDT system? I really doubt its performance.


mindless its not mindless its the only thing capable of cooling prescott!

on a more serious note looks kinda like scythe wanted to be able to say mines bigger than yours is
by tkpenalty (March 1st - 9:41 PM) - Reply
by: cdawall;683126
mindless its not mindless its the only thing capable of cooling prescott!

on a more serious note looks kinda like scythe wanted to be able to say mines bigger than yours is


Yeah, but its totally mindless when so many measures need to be taken for this to be safe. Gemini was already total WTF, same as IFX 14. Theres only one chassis i know that will fit this; and thats BARELY fit.



Oh dear... dear scythe - please get rid of that nickel plated copper base if you truly want this to be the best cooler ever. That base is really thick...
by cdawall (March 1st - 9:47 PM) - Reply
by: tkpenalty;683131
Yeah, but its totally mindless when so many measures need to be taken for this to be safe. Gemini was already total WTF, same as IFX 14. Theres only one chassis i know that will fit this; and thats BARELY fit.
the gemini II is funny it wont fit n my case with both fans installed but thats partially the mobos faults since i have to mount it up or down vs left or right.

what case will this fit in?
by Wile E (March 2nd - 8:42 AM) - Reply
by: SK-1;682954
I agree,...a few dollars more and you could go water. I admit though, I am curious as to its performance.
Not any water worth buying. Water worth buying is still more than twice the price of this.

by: cdawall;683143
the gemini II is funny it wont fit n my case with both fans installed but thats partially the mobos faults since i have to mount it up or down vs left or right.

what case will this fit in?
lol

http://www.highspeedpc.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=TopTechSTD
by tkpenalty (March 2nd - 11:49 AM) - Reply
by: Wile E;683625
Not any water worth buying. Water worth buying is still more than twice the price of this.

lol

http://www.highspeedpc.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=TopTechSTD



I'd still go for safety of components :laugh:

Well, vertically its not really a problem, but if it was mounted like in a normal chassis....

Anyway as I said.... HDT FTW.

EDIT: Why such a low RPM fan Scythe... why not add two of your slipstream 1.9k RPM fans?
by SK-1 (March 2nd - 6:18 PM) - Reply
by: Wile E;683625
Not any water worth buying. Water worth buying is still more than twice the price of this.

lol

http://www.highspeedpc.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=TopTechSTD

You obviously cant deal hunt my friend,...many choices abound on Ebay and the like.
I can piece together a decent water system with named parts for right around 100.00.
I just picked up swiftech P65 pump AND a shrouded 120mm rad for 40.00 shipped.
You can also pick up some KILLER deals on Coolit Eliminators. 90.00 and less in some cases.
So there IS water worth buying for a little more, it just takes a little effort to get the deals.
by cdawall (March 2nd - 6:20 PM) - Reply
by: SK-1;683978
You obviously cant deal hunt my friend,...many choices abound on Ebay and the like.
I can piece together a decent water system with named parts for right around 100.00.
I just picked up swiftech P65 pump AND a shrouded 120mm rad for 40.00 shipped.
You can also pick up some KILLER deals on Coolit Eliminators. 90.00 and less in some cases.
So there IS water worth buying for a little more, it just takes a little effort to get the deals.
or you could look around in the FS/FT here and put together H2O for almost nothing
by das müffin mann (March 2nd - 6:20 PM) - Reply
by cdawall (March 2nd - 6:22 PM) - Reply
by: das müffin mann;683986
idk if anyone posted this yet
http://jab-tech.com/Scythe-OROCHI-10Heat-Pipes-CPU-Cooler-pr-4108.html


rofl i took this off the site

Important Notice:
*Due to the large dimension of this CPU Cooler, this product may not fit into all PC cases. Please check the dimension of your PC case and surrounding components to make sure this CPU cooler can fit into your system
by SK-1 (March 2nd - 11:02 PM) - Reply
by: cdawall;683983
or you could look around in the FS/FT here and put together H2O for almost nothing
Even better :toast:
by Wile E (March 3rd - 7:34 AM) - Reply
by: SK-1;683978
You obviously cant deal hunt my friend,...many choices abound on Ebay and the like.
I can piece together a decent water system with named parts for right around 100.00.
I just picked up swiftech P65 pump AND a shrouded 120mm rad for 40.00 shipped.
You can also pick up some KILLER deals on Coolit Eliminators. 90.00 and less in some cases.
So there IS water worth buying for a little more, it just takes a little effort to get the deals.
The Tech Station link was shown for comedic value, not it's pricing. I used the first one in Google.

As far as this vs h2o pricing, I wasn't comparing it to used components. That's not an apples to apples comparo. By the same token, I could probably find this cooler for $30 used, or under special circumstances.

And what kind of shrouded 120mm rad? That has a huge impact on both value, and performance.

No offense, but your point was a little too vague to counter what I said.
by HaZe303 (March 3rd - 9:03 AM) - Reply
XS has a short review on the beast. Not impressing me anyway. Hope it will perform better?
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?p=2807646
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