Japanese cooling expert Scythe announcing the third version of it’s “Grand Kama Cross” Top-Flow CPU cooler – Scythe Grand Karma Cross 3. The cooler has the same extraordinary X-Structure concept as the predecessor, allowing especially efficient cooling of both the CPU and the surrounding components such as VGA cards, VRMs or RAM. The company redesigned the Grand Kama Cross 3 with the goal to significantly improve the overall performance. Instead of using regular 6-mimeter copper heat pipes, Scythe has exchanged the two copper heat pipes in the center against two with 8-milimeter diameter.
The Grand Kama Cross 3 comes with a pre-installed 140 mm axial-fan from the GlideStream series with larger diameter and PWM-support, sufficient airflow between 29.90 and 97.18 CFM at noise levels from 12.5 to 30.7 dBA is assured. Fan speed can be adjusted individually according to the CPU temperature by the motherboard step less in the range from 400 to 1,300 RPM. It has specially grooved blade design of the GlideStream 140 case fan benefits the top flow design of Grand Kama Cross 3 CPU cooler. Now it has more easy and secure mounting is achieved thanks to the re-worked backplate-based mounting system. A further advantage is a support for latest Intel Sockets, such as 1551, and LGA1150, LGA1155 as well as LGA 775, 1156, 1366, and LGA2011(v3). The list of compatible AMD sockets includes AM2(+), AM3(+), FM1 and FM2(+).
Scythe Grand Kama Cross 3 CPU Cooler (Model No. SCGKC-3000) is available with a retail price at EUR 36.50 (approx. RM 180).