Scythe USA Closes Its Doors

[GigabyteZ]

Gotta stock up on some GTs and low profiles while I can.

QFT

 

[Skripka]

Atlas hasn't shrugged yet.

So long as I get to hit Dominique.

 

[zkostik]

Yeah, I didn't see that coming either. They sure had good fans and coolers at reasonable prices. Perhaps their business decisions were wrong which brought the company down. This is surely a loss for the computer enthusiast market.

 

[Wompa164]

This sucks, they are my favorite fan maker... damn China.

 

[drlawyer]

Wow, that is a huge surprise and a shock, considering that the Gentle Typhoon series of fans is regarded by enthusiasts as a go-to product. Guess I should stock up on the fans and store them next to my case of Twinkies...

 

[Xyvotha]

http://www.techpowerup.com/176408/Scythe-Restructures-U.S.-Operation-Won-t-Leave.html
just read that AFTER i ordered a bunch of fans from amazon *facepalm*

 

[xX_Jack_Carver_Xx]

Now where do we get good very-quiet fans? Son of a.

 

[Lu(ky]

Hey guys read this if you can and here is a new link ------------> H E R E

 

[Tuffjuff]

So first DD close down (who makes the blocks) and then Scythe (who provide the fans)...does that mean Hardware Labs are next?

I still can't believe DangerDen had to close. Talk about a staple of the hardware community. If MonoPrice or FrozenCPU close, that's it, I'm turning Amish.

 

[Yawnald]

I've been using nothing but scythe fans for years now. Terrible loss.

 

[Yawnald]

Hey guys read this if you can and here is a new link ------------> H E R E

I hope this is true!

 

[DocFaustus]

Scythe USA Inc. has been a supplier of Scythe products

Probably not technically a tautology, but I think this this could have been worded better.

 

[mls1995]

Dang, I really like the HTPC CPU fans. I have 1 in my system.

 

[faugusztin]

Dang, I really like the HTPC CPU fans. I have 1 in my system.

OMG, read before posting. 2 posts above yours

 

[JosiahBradley]

NOOOOOOOOOOOO! My favourite Heatsink & Fan company. I've used their coolers in almost *all* of my builds!

I will miss you, very, very much.

 

[faugusztin]

NOOOOOOOOOOOO! My favourite Heatsink & Fan company. I've used their coolers in almost *all* of my builds!

I will miss you, very, very much.

Seriously ? Scythe is not going anywhere, they will still produce fans and coolers.

 

[DraginDime]

People must stop reading after the first few posts lol.
Let's see how many more people kiss Scythe goodbye int the coming posts.

 

[caddys83]

damn I enjoy the fans. Gonna miss em. Sad to see them go *sniff

 

[robo_bee]

That really sucks. It is hard to understand how a company that makes such good product closes down. Count me in on the "gonna stock up" bandwagon.

 

[robo_bee]

Blah, then I read a few posts above they aren't going out of business. CTRL+Z!!!!!

 

[Trimlock]

I fell in love with everything they made, I even fell asleep with their heatsinks next to me in bed, it was painful at times but worth the loyalty! Their fans will hold a special place near my heart as I have replaced my heart with a GT which is not a rebranded product and will surely dissapear.

RIP Scythe, thanks for the memories.

 

[JKownz]

they are still going to be a working company. no RIPS! lol

 

[AeonF1]

Publicity stunt to sell some fans?

But seriously, hopefully management becomes more efficient so we can get a price drop on those bad boys.

 

[DeathPrincess]

I still can't believe DangerDen had to close. Talk about a staple of the hardware community. If MonoPrice or FrozenCPU close, that's it, I'm turning Amish.

I think it was because of their specialism, and because lots of cheaper comanies started mass producing blocks faster than they could, with much lower overheads. They never seemed to do much in the way of advertizing (I only found out about them through forum posts!).

They also were pretty much a US only company, I had to import everything (which worked out cheaper ) I only ever saw 1 reservior by them. Gah that reminds me, my DD-RAD is slightly cracked (thanks to Fed-Ex)...I'll have to look into repairing it somehow. Will probably make a ring of black milliput or something...then sculpt it.

I always liked the feel of their stuff, it never really felt mass produced but kind of hand made (not sure how they made them, probably CNC mill ) which made them feel kind of special. EK blocks just kind of feel kind of...different somehow. I think stuff like BFG shutting down probably didn't help (they made their blocks) though VGA watercooling has never been huge.

 

[unholythree]

I gotta admit, I'll kinda pissed now. I saw the press release of sorts and went in panic mode.

So now I have a couple of fans on the way I didn't need quite yet. Meh could be worse, but yeah; not cool to play with my emotions company formerly know as Scythe USA, not cool.

 

[setscrew]

Damn.

I have used their fans in all of my builds. I thought some of their designs were very innovative.

Big loss to community.

 

[DeathPrincess]

Damn.

I have used their fans in all of my builds. I thought some of their designs were very innovative.

Big loss to community.

Read up a bit.

 

[Skripka]

Read up a bit.

A sociologist would have a hay day studying tl;dr in this thread.

 

[JosiahBradley]

I just checked newegg.com and they are no longer selling Scythe products O_O! I'm about to do another build and have to go hunt down a vendor my work can use that sells them or fork out my own cash.