Ninja 2 fan can't start rotating without manual help

[kwak]

Extra question: I saw there is a spacer for socket s775. Is it compulsory to use (Wouldn't it make an extra layer, so much likely to add an extra unwanted isolation between the processor and the dissipator ?)

[Oli]

1. Yes, compatible with Ninja 2.
2. It converts the Ninja's mounting system to Socket 478. You remove the Socket 775 bracket and you the 478 bracket instead which comes with Ninja 2.
3. This mounting method is more durable and safer than pushpins. Nothing will slip out or unlock accidentically.
4. Pushpins offer a lot of pressure so the gain on behalf of the retention kit is not very high. So the kit delivers at least as much pressure as the pushpin method but basically a much safer connection between mainboard and cooler.
5. It depends on the size of your fingers if you'd find it easier to remove or mount Ninja 2 with ret kit or w/o it. I personally do not like Intel's choice of using pushpins as reference design for Socket 775 and I sympathize with the old S478 method that ret kit uses - but I couldn't say which I'd find easier to handle. It highly depends on the mainboard components situated around the socket. As you already mentioned there's little space to operate the pushpins and I personally don't experience the ret kit method as much more handy.
6. The copper spacer is recommended for Socket 775 to ensure that MB components around the socket are cleared concerning height. Nevertheless it is possible to leave the spacer out - but remember that you'll have to replace the plastic washers that come with ret kit with thin ones made out of paper or cardboard - otherwise the pressure of the cooler's base plate onto the CPU heatspreader could be insufficient.

If it comes to any problems with parts of the ret kit's rails hitting MB components it is necessary to use the spacer although this has impact on the temps due to the additional isolation and thermal grease you already mentioned. I'd prefer usage w/o spacer if it is possible.

Cheers, Oli

[kwak]

Hi,

I received my new fan. All I can say about is that this is perfectly working.

Bigs thanks to all the Scythe team, with special big thanks to Oli and Hiroshige.

Regards,
An happy customer



@ Oli: I ordered a retention kit, I should receive it by Tuesday or Wednesday. I'll give U news about (mostly about if I recommend it or not).

[hiroshige]

Hello kwak,

good to hear

Have fun with the Ninja2!

Cheers,
Stefan

[kwak]

Hello there...
This is somewhat a comeback, but the news are not all good.

So let start with the good part:
I (hardly) mounted the universal kit for my Ninja 2, allowing the radiator not to move away and making the stats much more comfortable than with the push pins:
According to "CPUID Hardware Monitor" my processor is staying at a constant 29°C - 30°C on idle (9°C more than room temperature) and thus, fanless !

The bad news, maybe you already got it, is that I am running fanless as the spare SY1225SL12LM fan you send me last year is already coming to a dead end.

Here are the symptoms: The fan is rotating very slowly, sometimes not even able to start by itself and with quite much vibrations. I suspect the bearing part to go for a bye-bye.

The other bad news (for me, not for you) is that I bought my Ninja2 on 17th October 2008 with a one year warranty and we are today the 24th October 2009.

Am I still entitled for a RMA procedure despites the 7 extra days ?

Regards,
Kwak

[kwak]

Anyone here ?

[Okiwana Okimoto]

Hello kwak,

two years warranty not one year

I had received you ticket and we will make the request there

[kwak]

Ah cool
I received the support positive answer for a new item.

[kwak]

I received the fan (and the stickers ) thanx for all.

[Okiwana Okimoto]

Hi kwak,

no problem and hopply the fan will work for a long time