This CPU Cooler Is Seriously Underrated | Scythe Mugen 5 Rev.B Review
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ก.ย. 2024
- What's all the hype about?! Is the Mugen 5 really THAT good?
SPONSOR: Thermal Grizzly's Carbonaut pads are an excellent substitute for traditional thermal compound - minus the mess and degradation: geni.us/0OgKks
Coolers tested in this video:
Scythe Mugen 5 Rev.B: geni.us/liDmq
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition: geni.us/0dAa
be quiet! Dark Rock 4: geni.us/DzTIx
Noctua NH-U12A: geni.us/38dqF
▶ My studio gear on Amazon:
Sony A7 III (Primary): geni.us/VNQk
Sony a6400 (Secondary): geni.us/24nqw
2x Pixio PX275h IPS Monitors: geni.us/MJISRP0
Neewer LED Lighting Kit: geni.us/9VTXr0
Audio-Technica AT2035: geni.us/xvQc
Yamaha MG10XU Mixer: geni.us/d4VvGM
Neewer Microphone Arms: geni.us/1w5Sx2Y
Teraves L-Shaped Computer Desks: geni.us/JPUA
Arrowzoom Sound-Damping Foam Panels: geni.us/EKFxZc
▶ Follow me on social media:
TWITCH: / gregsalazar
FACEBOOK: / gregsalazaryt
TWITTER: / gregsalazaryt
INSTAGRAM: / gregsalazaryt
▶ Join our public Discord server: / discord
Consider subscribing!
DISCLOSURES: All Genius links are tied to our Amazon Associate account, from which we earn a small sales commission. Links containing a 'bit.ly' reference forwarding to Newegg are tied to our Rakuten account, from which we earn a small sales commission. All sponsored links and comments will contain the word "SPONSOR" or "AD." Any additional revenue stream will be disclosed with similar verbiage.
#Scythe #Mugen5
I've been waiting for TH-camrs to bring attention to this great cooler! Thanks you so much!
Scythe always seems to create sneaky good products!
Tested this a while ago on my channel as well, great cooler! Scythe is underrated indeed. Great performing coolers without breaking the bank.
@@CoalitionGaming cant believe I missed it! I'm subscribed to you and love your vids
@@everyonelikespotatoes5832
@@GregSalazar can you do a comparison against the 80 dollar cooler master ml240 v2
You know what's underrated, that Phillips screw driver that comes with in the box. One of the best ones I have used.
I am using the one that came with the Fuma 2 and it is amazing.
@@espi8997 same
Same, specially because it's magnetic. I use mine for everything!
So it's not just me. I find the one that came with my Ninja 5 to be my favorite screw driver. It just fits perfectly into the palm of my hands.
@@Sagadiniz you can make every screwdriver magnetic... costs basically nothing...
I had a MUGEN cooler.
Along with a MUGEN Pedals, MUGEN Twin Loop exahaust, MUGEN 4-2-1 Header, and MUGEN GP wheels. Overclocked my AMD i8 10950k at 600whp and 800lbs tq.
someone hit the inital D music!
😂
I see what u did there Honda guy
@@helventios Wow! Harsh.. 😂😂
Nice ... but did the V-Tec kick in?
🤣🤪😂
Many Scythe coolers are underrated. They really are great and scilent
good pun
You think you're punny? I'm not a fan.
They look cool too.
Son Goku best fans are the quiet ones
Was about to correct your spelling before I caught my r/woooosh
I've been eyeing one of these to replace my wraith prism, thanks for the review Greg Nye the science studio guy or whatever you are called nowadays
its even better when replacing the fan with 2 arctic p12
@@fredocuomo5386 Or 2 Noctua fans!
@@vladvah77 those too...but arctic fans are like half the price of noctua and work almost the same..noctua are quieter
Joel you won't regret it - I replaced my Wraith SPIRE - which is a better cooler than the Prism - and got immediate improvements, so you should do well with it.
Wraith Prism IS loud, and I really don't like the RGB-mania so the Scythe Mugen 5 was the best option to replace it - it's powerful like a Noctua D14/15 but for 50% less money :-)
1:22 "This is a beauty" and few seconds later the cat walks in: "you're talking about me, how nice!"
2:18 Every time I hear anything similar to
"Hopefully a screwdriver is included" I'm going to think The Verge.
TWEEZERS
Swiss Army Knife!
Scythe always made great coolers, their Mugen 4 was competing against the Thermalright Macho B (at least here in Germay)
Its great to see they pushed their air cooler yet one more time and made a great product, gj Scythe 👍
Thermalright Silver Arrow is what I've used for years.
Massive cooler, works on all current Intel sockets despite being around forever. I'm currently using it on a i7-5930k (x99 2011-v3) which I set up for my mother. It's compatible with x299.
I've used Sythe fans before, very good fans, even make thin ones if space is limited. I'm in the US. Can't find Thermalright here anymore unless it's on the used market.
Be quiet is famous in germany right ? How good is mugen compared to be quiet and noctua offering?
@@aliefr2984 They are nearly identical. They simply can't be too different as they are essentially selling nearly the same thing. Look at the weight, heatpipe count. The only difference comes from fans and mostly their speed.
Love this brand, i got the Ninja 5 for my 1600 AF. I OC'd the cpu to 3.7 all core and have had it running folding@home projects for almost 2 months straight. CPU hasnt gone past 60C one time.
This brings me back. I remember Scythe being the tits when it came to performance+looks air coolers back in 2003-2005.
Yeah, along with DFI LanParty motherboards.
Glad you're showing Scythe, worth the recognition.
About damn time this community remembers that Scythe makes some damn good fans & coolers. Great video!!
Mugen in English means Infinite, so it would be called the Scythe Infinite if they had translated the word to English.
Kaze means wind right? That's why the fans are called Kaze if I'm not mistaken
@@WouterVerbruggen You would be correct.
Yes and Kami is devine, the most under estimated Namekian in Dragonball Z 🤪
I love the character from samurai champloo
I love how shamelessly Japanese Scythe's product packaging and marketing is.
I also have some of their older S-Flex fans. They still run fine after over ten years.
I been playing with scythe air coolers for a while now. They do make some quality budget cpu air coolers. I did review Scythe fuma 2 one of my favorite air cooler. Underrated for sure..
Hi a bit late but can you mount a secondary fan behind mugen 5?
The Mugen's actually upgradable too, they include mounting for a second fan, and if you replace the kaze flex fan alone you can increase the thermal performance.
Yes but once you do that you're starting to enter the territory of a more expensive cooler
@@Dracossaint But you DON'T pay THAT much money to get some better fans anyway, and you buy some quality stuff from the next paycheck :-)
@@Dracossaint But here's a thing, upgraded Mugen will perform better than let's say Noctua, which without upgrades costs way more than upgraded Scythe. Also there's nothing that you can really upgrade in Noctua.
What fans would be the best ones to replace with
@@cole_bh0373 High static pressure, like with most radiators or coolers. The kaze flex fan doesn't have a particularly high one, so there are a lot of fans that can work. The main reason the flex fan is good is for it being quiet and long-lasting, so I would also suggest keeping in mind how robust a given fan is and how loud too.
Edit: some grammar
I've been running the Mugen 5 (Rev A) for a few years now in my old rig with an i5 7600k 4.6 all core in a Define Nano S (fairly meh airflow), it's a really great cooler for the price and size. What really still blows me away most is the noise levels. My new rig has an AIO (NZXT X63) and let me tell you, i would love to get those old noise levels of the Mugen back. It never really ran much faster then 1000 RPM while beeing pretty much non-audible, even with the all core OC, which was just baffling to me. Scythe has been one of my go-to companies for own rigs (Mugen 5 on the i5, Katana 5 on an Phenom II years ago) and also as a recommendation for friends and family. This and the Fuma 2 are arguable some of the best "overall packages" on the market (price, cooling, noise levels). It's never the best in any category, but as an overall package, i'm hardpressed to recommend anything else most of the time.
Noctus IS overrated my bro :-) I love my Scythe Mugen 5 rev. B ARGB Edition!!!
Hi a bit late but can you mount a secondary fan behind mugen 5?
@@rensquared24 Yes. you can mount front and back fan on the Mugen. The clip should be included, the fan obviously not. On mini-ITX you likely can't due to dimensions (on my mini-ITX system - Define nano S - the case-exhaust fan however is perfectly behind and very close to the fins, so it acts as a secondary fan, i suspect that's the source of my great temps).
@@DrKartoffelsalat is the difference big when you have a push/pull config?
@@rensquared24 it's not big and dense enough to make a large difference, however Scythe fans are tuned towards a bit more silence and less airflow. So probably a few degrees. But for push-pull to matter you need the case airflow to match.
I LOVE the different camera angles.(;
*The Artic Freezer 34 DUO seems to be the underrated KING.*
*Don't see too many channels, that even seem to know about it.*
I was just going to comment that i dont know how they all recognize thier thermal compounds but not the heatsinks
I have that one, keeps my 2600 overclocked at about 60 C or less (1.35 vcore)
Most air coolers don't suck. It's why they still sell them. I'll get to the 34 very soon :-)
@@GregSalazar Thanks man this cooler deserves some love you will find it pretty cool and very easy to install
Mugen 5 or Fuma 2?
For the most part Fuma 2, but if you wanna sacrifice a litle hotter tmeperature for lower noise levels then Mugen.
Fuma 2 = Noctua D15 , BUT imho Mugen 5 IS the better price/performance option!
This channel is seriously underrated. TH-cam has been sayin it has 500k subs when it should have 5m.
Hahah I wish!
I'd call the Hyper 212 a baseline in this context. It's certainly a go-to
Literally the same performance of the Mugen for cheaper. You can also get a Noctua fan and it'll be quieter than the Mugen, too.
I got the mugen 5 back in January per Carey Holzman recommendation, it is indeed an underrated cooler
I got it in Feb for exactly the same reason.
It would be interesting to see Arctic Cooler's coolers tested too. I am thinking about their Freezer 33 and 34 variants.
The Arctic liquid freezer ii series of AIOs are seriously good value too and top performers
I was using a 33 Esports before switching to the Mugen 5, it works really well on Ryzen, comes with a top notch fan, top notch paste, and reuses the AM4 bracket so it's easy to install. (the mugen 5 also reuses the am4 bracket, don't know about the paste though I used kryonaut) I'm actually pretty sure everything but their Alpine series is really good.
ahayesm Raphtalia best girl
video looking CRISPY!
I love this bolt-on, really livens up the VTEC on my AMD build.
I was wondering why I have not found a video review about this cooler from known youtuber like you. Now I have a video for reference. I have been using it for years. Very easy to install, quiet and it does perform quite good. The price was even lower ($38) before the pandemic.
Carey Holzman’s favourite cooler!
Glad Scythe is getting some more attention. Only seen this cooler and the fuma 2 but they both seem really good
This brand is monstrocitty popular in Brazil.
Is Thermalright popular there too?
Finally USA is catching up with Scythe. These have been very popular in Netherlands for about 8 years already. Best bang for buck coolers with the best compatibility! I hope they release an all black version someday of the mugen and fuma
I have had this cooler for about 3 years now and i really recommend it! It is still as quiet as the day i installed it and its in general great.
Hi a bit late but can you mount a secondary fan behind mugen 5?
@@rensquared24 Yeah definitely I've had the Scythe Mugen 5 PCGH Edition, that already has an extra fan stock on it. So its definitely possible!
that hyper 212 is still kicking ass... glad i did buy it last year..
I have the MUGEN 2 from a long time ago. It is still working on an overclocked i7 920 CPU. Great coolers. I got Noctua for my Ryzen now but if this was available I would get it instead.
I had the Mugen 2 as well and Id love to have it on my Ryzen but socket incompatible :(
It's what I've been rocking this for awhile now. Really underrated cooler.
Randomly finding this cooler for a specific build and this thing does exactly what I want
careyholzman recommends these on his channel all the time. I'm glad you are able to concur with the results
Ooooh Greg.... "Long-Term CPU Thermal Test"
something about that phrase... You should use it more often!
I swapped to the Mugen Rev.b from my Noctua NH-D14 and I virtually got the same temps on my 6700k @ 4.8 GHz while getting better ram compatibility, similar noise levels and arguably better aesthetics. It's an amazing CPU cooler.
Im amazed that the U12A is doing better than all coolers tested!
In the little part of the world I come from the Scythe Mugen 5 PCGH edition is known to be the best bang for the buck cpu air cooler. I have been pushing this cooler in many comments on TH-cam because this is such a good cooler any comparison of air coolers should include it but for some reason nobody does it (mostly marketing I am guessing, Scythe doesn't seem to give a f*** about marketing).
I think the PCGH edition is better, it comes with two fans with lower max rpm. Also, I installed mine the other way around, I don't know it makes a difference but in my head it makes more sense to give the cooler some more breathing room, especially with two fans.
But thank you for giving this one some attention, well done!
Ps: I forgot to mention the screw driver, which is a excellent screw driver for every tech lover.
I have the black rgb version and clocked my 3600 to 4.2 and it never goes over 80 even under heavy load. Insanely quiet and cost me 55€, 10/10 would buy again
The Thermaltake Macho Rev.B and Rev.C are EXTREMELY underrated, one of the best air coolers in the market for around 50 dollars, the same price of the mugen rev. B. They have a 140mm fan, 6 heat pipes on each side adding up to 12 in total, and a beefy heatsink. Especially the Rev. C.
7:50
you're asking for a greenscreen edit there aren't you?
Love that cooler, I still have Mugen 3, in my old build, and it is still working perfectly.
I was considering a nh-d15 until I watched Scythe's coolers reviews from your channel and Dmitry's. Thanks for changing my mind!
This cooler is really good based on the reviews and temps I saw when I was building my pc. It was out of stock at the time so I went with the Arctic 34 esports duo, same price range with slightly better cooling at higher temps
Carey Holzman has been recommending this, great cooler
@@SpeedUpThatComputer He is a legend 😊
I've had this cooler since 2017 and it's followed every upgrade made since. I also use the driver included for everything requiring philips head screws !
The gripe I've had with it is that the install was difficult for me at first, one side would pop out, I'd fell like there was too much pressure on the motherboard if I tried to tighten one side to then tighten the other side of the cooler. After 2-3 times the installation was easier as I got to understand how it worked better. Great cooler and I'm happy it's getting more attention because when I was looking to buy it there weren't many reviews to go off of
I used a Sycthe cooler and fans years ago for a build and they were indeed nice coolers & fan back then. My latest build I had read good reviews of the Mugan cooler and considered it before finding a lightly used Noctua NH-12A on eBay at a really good price. I'd become a real fan of Noctua over the last decade and just couldn't give it up, but I wouldn't hesitate recommending the Sycthe to anyone.
I originally was going to get that CPU cooler but wanted an all black build so I settled with the Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition for $38 USD. If the Mugen 5 was all black then it would've been purchased immediately. Hope their next one will be. 🖤
So glad to see a Scythe cooler! My 2500K was clocked to 5 GHz on a Scythe cooler that kept it in check easily. Really great coolers.
I bought one of these for my 3700x on a whim and it works great. I was really worried that it was going to be garbage but the price was to good to pass up, and I'm really glad I did. Like he showed it's extremely quiet and at stock fan speeds I have never broken 75c even in a badly air conditioned house. Really love it and I'm glad I bought it.
I think even the Scythe Ninja 5 is probably the best air cooler you can get for the price granted that it can fit in your case (maybe do a review on it?). Got the Ninja 5 over the Mugen after the pump in my AIO died and I doubt I'll ever go back to liquid cooled unless I'm doing a custom loop. The performance from these Scythe coolers are REMARKABLE especially when you compare other coolers in that price range. I'd switch out the fans for higher RPM ones though (even though the 800rpm ones that come with them are just fine).
I just ordered this. Thank you for your review.
might consider using this to cool off my ryzen 5 2600, been using a wraith prism cooler that was given by a friend as he upgraded to an Aorus AIO Cooler on his ryzen 7 3700x, thanks for the review Greg!
Thanks for watching!
I have one one on my 2600X and it outperforms the stock Wraith Spire [a better cooler than the Prism] by 10 degrees at every point on the curve.
I got a tiny cooler from Scythe that fit into my Node 202 case. The cooling is incredible, I was able to max out my Ryzen 2600 overclock before my VRMs bottlenecked me, thermals were below 80C under load.
Great review, I'd love to see a noise normalized test to see how similar they all are out of the box, but this review is honestly enough for anyone that doesn't want to tweak their fan settings.
ive been running my ivy bridge 3770k at 4x4GHz for 8 years on the old mugen from that time, its still running 4x4 no problem , so quality wise they are very good company
I bought this for my Ryzen rig on a whim and have been really impressed. Computer is silent at idle and temps are in check under load with a light overclock. Checks my boxes ✔️✔️
Hi a bit late but can you mount a secondary fan behind mugen 5?
This is the one Carey Holzman, often uses on his builds. Mine is on a Gigabyte board with an I5-9600k. I cannot hear it, unless I put my ear up to the case.
Been running the Mugen 5 Rev.B on a Ryzen 5 3600 for a year now and it's been a fine cooler. With the included fan pushing and a thin Scythe fan pulling the thing is inaudible while controlling the temps to 65C under 100% load. Using the included thermal paste and a couple other brands I had lying around the Ryzen would quickly spike up higher than it seemed like it should then come right back down...but that's really just a characteristic of how the temp sensors read in CPUID. In Ryzen Master the temps read lower without the quick spikes so it's looking at a different sensor or maybe averaging them? Anyway...I ended up using Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut liquid metal and it really did work a treat...the spiking temps on CPUID didn't go nearly as high and overall the CPU is well cooled even at a silent fan level. Remember that this CPU even overclocked is about 75-80 watts so only a medium heat level for a cooler and this Mugen 5 might not be enough if you have a 150+ watt burner under it...though with some high performance (read noisy) fans it surely would do better than with the silent versions I have on it now. But compared to the stock AMD cooler supplied with the R5-3600 the Mugen is easily 20C cooler and quieter for a very affordable and quality cooler.
I have been running an old Ninja for a while now, when the next computer upgrade is coming will stick with the brand. The massive heatsink, low spinning fan is a great combo. My fan actually died about 6 years in and it took a while to notice in temps. In a well ventilated case, unless you're pounding it 100% constantly, this type of solution will be a great option for people who just game casually or use the computer for nothing too intense. Let's face it, most of us don't render video 90% of the time...
This and the Fuma 2 were my top choices at the $40-$50 price range.
Yes they are! I'm using the Mugen ARGB with my 3700X. It stays cool and extremely quite. Always boost to max (or above) rated speeds due to thermal limits not being reached.
The ARGB version comes with two fans (push/pull), the same heatsink here as sell as a ARGB cover over the heatsink. The two fans help with temps while still quite.
Fuma is Scythes higher end air cooler. Designed for temps over noise.
If I didn't received Cooler Master's ML240L with my MBO purchase when I upgraded to Ryzen I would still rock my Scythe Mugen Max (if it would fit and I could get brackets) - that cooler was a beast and often rivaled the AIO coolers :)
thumbs up for showing the install process. would love to see temps normalized at a certain decibel point. For example is the NH more quiet than this at similar temps (dropping fan speed).
I always check for number of heatpipes and how good the coldplate is. Scythe always delivers on both of these.
I appreciate you showing us what exactly is in the box and how it looks to unbox it.
I'm trying to remember back a few years. Didn't it get hard for a while to find Scythe products for a few years? Maybe it was just the Micro Center in Dallas stopped carrying them for a while, they just disappeared, both fans and coolers. Seems like on my i5 build in 2014 I wanted to look at Scythe but few were available and those were at inflated prices. Hope they've gotten easy to find again!
Been running this exact cooler for years with my overclocked 1700x and it's awesome because it's the biggest cooler that fits in the RL06 case and it runs like a champ.
As another one who has experience with this particular cooler... Agree! This is a great cooler. Xeon X5675 @4.4 GHz OC. No problem and silent as f***.
The fan speed tells no lies. (PWM would speed up if needed - but it didn't) The heatsink is really well made, and actually have proper contact!
I got one for years and it rocks !
Nice video,nice job Greg !
Waiting on my Scythe Fuma 2 on Monday, reviews look great for the money
Guys the fan that comes with the mugen 5 spins counter clockwise while most fans out there spin clockwise. That creates turbulence i guess and makes the cooler less efficient, after i replaced my rear fan with a kaze flex 120 (the same pwm 1200 rpm fan that is included with the cooler) i saw my temps drop by 2 degrees. These fans are low static pressure but are very silent as greg says so they make for good case fans too and they are quite cheap. You can hardly hear them even at 1200 rpm.
They even have this in black and RGB making it even more sexy
Scythe makes alot of good coolers, this is definitely one I'd be happy to use in any of my rigs.
the fan mount on those cheaper ones sucks, but i guess that is the case on alot of air coolers. the mugen one is good. i got a katana 4, on my i5 4th gen and it is a pain in the ass to get that thing on and off the cooler. beside that, it is a great cooler and it was cheap.
Has been out of stock everywhere except from resellers that jacked the price to $144.00 at one point, they came back in stock 4 days ago or so.. I've bought a few of them but added some extra 120mm case fans (1 each) on the back side of the cooler because the stock fan only goes up to around 825 RPMs, I have 120mm fans laying around about every corner of my shop.. I don't use air cooling anymore on any of my personal systems, these go on other people's systems and family.. They are meant to be almost silent and they are, but if you want to run XMP or OC on an Intel system you'll want to add a NON stock fan to it or replace the stock fan and use better/higher RPM fans.. BUT with that said I installed it on I5-9600Ks and they will work just fine and with an extra 1200mm higher RPM fan added you can indeed run an I5-9600K with 320oomhz RAM with XMP profile 1 enabled with zero issues.
15+ year old Mugen 2 still doing great :D
Although it's mounted with zip ties now because they obviously didn't have LGA1700 back then lol
Good cooler and review 👍
Thanks greg I needed a new cooler for my system and you sold me on the scythe mugen 5.
I picked up the TUF RGB version back in April. Absolutely love this cooler. I initially set it up with a push/pull with two kaze flex fans. However I swapped the fans for CORSAIR LL120's. Somehow, the Kaze flex fans even though they're slower perform as good as the corsair at full pelt while being quieter. I kept the corsair fans for the aesthetics and changed the fan curve for quieter operation. Its happily cooling my Ryzen 7 3700x.
Hi a bit late but can you mount a secondary fan behind mugen 5?
@@rensquared24 yes. You get a second set of brackets in the box. You can also now buy the ARGB version with 2 fans in the box
@@Tigga490 Thanks for the response. Was there a big difference when mounted with two fans?
Would you recommend this over Deepcool Gammaxx GT ARGB?
@@rensquared24 would definitely recommend. I always knew I was going with a push pull setup so I never tried it with just one fan. I can say that the Kaze flex fans do their job very well.
@@Tigga490 thank you! How about mugen 5 or fuma 2?
Can't decide which i want to upgrade into
Thanks for this test! That's why Carey Holzman recommends this Mugen 5 for the money! :D
I like how the sticker on the board says "COLOR - SLIVER" at 03:23 xD
Japanese spelling...
I’ve had this cooler for about 2 months and it’s the best bang for you buck when it comes to air coolers!!
I picked, in my hopefully soon to be replaced build from 2011, the Scythe SCMG-2100 as my cooler, aside from a fan replacement or two it's served me well but holy hell was it a pain in the ass to install back then along with the size of it taking up so much space in my case which made installing RAM harder than it needed to be. It's why I'm heavily considering going with an AIO with my new build later this year.
There's a TH-camr named Carey Holzman, who's in IT but does builds/troubleshooting in TH-cam, that has been pushing this cooler for a while now. I've seen it in a few other tech videos as well.
Yeah, very few reviews of this thing from "big" influencers.
@@GregSalazar That's becuase the big influencers are still sniffing their own bullshit
Review more coolers, you bring a seal of approval few channels can boast
I used to work at a tech warehouse and these coolers were probably the 2nd most purchased ones after the Hyper 212 from coolermaster
You should also do one on the Thermalright Macho Rev B. . Also a cheap big cooler with 6 heatpipes and doesn't block your ram. Best part is the fan can run as slow as 300rpm, basically inaudible at idle.
Have used a Mugen 3 Rev B for over 7 years on a haswell system. Rock solid.
In fact i am sad i can't move it over to my Ryzen PC because it's AM4 incompatible.
You just now discovered the Mugen 5? Tweaktown reviewed the Mugen 5 almost 3 years ago. The Mugen 5 is well worth the extra $10-15 over the Legendary CM 212.
This is rev.b...
@@GregSalazar Tweaktown and Tom's reviewed the Rev.B version back in 2017. The newest version of the Mugen 5 (SCMG-5102AR) which came out recently has an RGB fan. I bought the Fuma a couple years ago and it's an impressive little cooler. I found out about these coolers because they are highly recommend on the pcpartpicker forums.
@@m8x425 Better late than never I guess. I thought it was weird how it slipped under the radar for so long. I bought it back then because it was best performance for the money.
Maybe I got a bad fan with mine? It wouldn't spin up past 1200 rpm, and as a result, temps were downright horrible.
Two Corsair SP120 fans in push-pull fixed it right up though. Couldn't be happier. 👍🏿
Scythe Kaze fans are the shizz... silent and super effective.
i discovered a Gentle Typhoon in an old dusty Antec BQE box that probably housed an Athlon 64 or Phenom II ...now it's gonna cool a Ryzen 1700X :D
do they have a non rgb version?
Great cooler. Only problem I had was cutting my hand on the heatsink during install
I bought one for my work pc to keep it quiet. I was surprised with 30 idle and under heavy loads 50s temps. I love this cooler so much and the price is right too
Fuma 2 is worth the extra 10$
Been looking for it in the UK a month or so ago and unlike the Mugen rev.B it wasn't availalble anywhere.
@@sysakPL Get the Ninja 5 instead if you can, should be at most €5 more than the Mugen. The Fuma is worse in every way from what I can tell.
@@HazewinDog agree. i stick with mugen due to clearance.
I have both the fuma & the mugen. Mugen is a very nice cooler but its not as good as fuma. On a 3700x mugen was pushing 82c vs 73c with fuma on stress testing, 4c cooler while gaming as well. I cannot speak on the ninja 5 but from the countless reviews I've seen its not as good as the fuma. It is dead silent tho at only 800rpm
I can assure you the Ninja 5 is not as good as the Fuma 2. I have both of them and the Fuma beats it by a long shot under heavy loads. Its also half its size. That being said you could squeeze a lot more performance out of the Ninja 5 with higher rpm/pressure fans but why not just save the trouble and buy the Fuma :)
Its been underrated my dude i was rocking that cooler on my cheap thrift store pc a year and a half ago but now i got a bad ass pc now and im using a noctua nh-d15 cooler and its running passively using my 3700x and it runs just fine especially with my top exhaust fan in my case and ive been running this set up for about 8-9 months now and its been great :D
i run this on my 50TB server and that ryzen 5 2600x stays really cool i even tried gaming on it with a 1050ti and the cpu stayed nice and cool really worth the price
hey man you really should review the scythe fuma 2. great value coolers from scythe!
i agree, set it up against the Mugen 5, really curious about the result, I own the FUMA 2
I want to see this comparison as well