A Closer Look
First thing to note about this cooler is that it's extremely wide. It's 145 mm wide, wider than the fan it comes with. Having it's wide in mind, make sure you have a big enough case to accommodate it. Same goes for its height. 161 mm is not that much, however, most coolers have heat pipes sticking out on the top, which makes it possible to fit them in cases, which, for example, support coolers up to 158 mm. Ashura, however, might not fit in that sort of case.
Cooler is made up of thick and rigid aluminum fins and six copper heat pipes. Overall, fin array is very massive, but still fairly thin, at 61 mm. The heatsink alone weighs about 750 grams.
Unique feature is the top black fin with Scythe's logo. From the side we can see it's bolted to several following fins. Also note the asymmetrical design. Looking from the side, we can see fin array being shifted to the left a little. As most modern coolers, Ashura supports two 140 mm fans.
The six heat pipes are 6 mm in diameter and of random shapes. As most Scythe coolers, they are not nickel-plated. The base is smooth, but not very flat. In the picture below we can see that there's a bulging point in the very center of cooler's base.
Finally, let's take a look at the GlideStream 140 mm PWM fan. That's one cool looking fan. It's a Sleeve bearing fan with 11 blades. It spins between about 500 and 1300 RPM. For a fan of such low rotation speed, it makes up an enormous airflow. It has cable sleeving, which is nice, but not as neat as the one on previously reviewed SilverStone Argon AR01. The fan has 120 mm fan mounting holes.
The indents on blades make this fan look really though. But, of course, they're here not just for looks.
