Speakers from Scythe and other delicacies
First, we present the usual mix, that is, the “little things” that make our lives easier. First here is the Kama Stay structure, which is nothing more than a fan frame.
The frame also has a back plate with a speed controller. The structure fits into a PCI socket, but of course it does not communicate through it, the solution was invented to facilitate recording. The package also includes a 120mm thin fan, but you can screw up up to two of them to Stay. Because the frame height is adjustable, it can be used with any fan size from 80 to 140 millimeters. Basically, it can be the most useful for cooling a video card, but of course it is also suitable for simply circulating the air in the house.
Anyone who, on the other hand, doesn’t give extra fans, but possibly 2,5-inch mobile hard drives, don’t give God a place looking for SSDs, no need to research any further. The Kama Stay is also suitable for attaching such devices, which means that if you have a case of the right size, you can expand the storage capacity of your machine with up to three 2,5-inch storage devices.
Putting Stay aside puts a processor cooler in our hands. This is a Samurai ZZ rib, which we have not measured now, as our article was basically made for a product presentation.
The Samurai ZZ is a fairly small cooler, at least compared to the Scythe range. It weighs only 495 grams. Its structure does not hold many surprises. The nickel-plated copper base is connected by three tubes to a heat emitter containing 47 lamellae. However, looking at the soles, we can still discover some interesting things. As mentioned, the rib contains three tubes, but these, in contrast to the vertically arranged ribs seen so far, leave the base in not one but two directions, so that the heat can reach the heat emitter in a total of six ways. Perhaps it is precisely because of the U-shaped tubes that the sole is not traditional either. The tubes are not at the bottom of the sole, nor are they pressed into it, but are located between a lower coldplate and an upper rib. The cooler supports essentially all common processor sockets, so thanks to the previously introduced clamp, the 1156 and 1366 Intel formats are also included. The only negative we can mention is noise. True, this can only be a problem at higher loads, but the fact is that the rather small fan produces 2500 dBA of noise at a maximum speed of 30, according to factory data. The fan didn't seem loud anyway, there was no problem with the bearings, the noise was mostly caused by the large amount of passing air.
Continuing in the package, we get a box with a Kaze Station name can be read. We won't be able to write much about the Station. It’s a fairly simple multi-function panel that handles the speed of two fans, but it also has four USB ports, a headphone out and a microphone input, and last but not least an eSATA connector. The latter is perhaps the only interesting thing about the stuff, as these “average” gadgets are still favorably saved by manufacturers to this day.
What is important is that the Kaze Station is just like Scythe products in general in terms of design, which is excellent. The front panel can be black or silver, but in both cases it is made of aluminum, as is the outer cover of the fan control knobs. So because of the design, you can't even talk about the front of the house now, so if you need a similar accessory, don't hesitate to buy it!
Our gadget bag now had nothing left but a bag with a fan grid. This is the product we can’t really write about cleverly, since the grid is just like all the others, the only exception being that there’s a Scythe logo on a small sheet of metal in the middle of it. So anyone who doesn’t want to protect their fans with low-cost grids is given the opportunity to protect with a Scythe logo grille.
