Thread: Scythe Mugen 2 CPU Cooler

Scythe Mugen is one of the most successful processor coolers of Japanese specialists in silent cooling hardware. Due to its comparatively low price, its very good quality and its excellent cooling performance in both active and passive operation in the lush Tower was cooler with a good fan series features many users to win.

The extremely strong competition and tight market conditions have the former Scythe figurehead now somewhat pushed into midfield, making it the Japanese at the time was for a worthy successor in the form of Mugen 2 to basket. an interesting tower design and five U-heatpipes and a silent PWM fan and an improved mounting system coming up with, this raises the Scythe newcomer to the following computer base test.

Well packaged in a cardboard box designed for typical Scythe Mugen joins the two on his way to the end customer. In addition to the heat sink and the 120-mm-type fan settle the mounting hardware for AMD and Intel, a multi-language installation guide, two wire brackets for fan fix and a bag of thermal compound on Silberoxidbasis the delivery packaging.

Visually reminds the Mugen 2 is not much more successful at its forerunner. Scythe is for the novice has devised a completely revised design, which supported by five separate tower sections, each from a U-shaped bent-6mm heatpipe characterized. These single towers form the radiator of closely graded aluminum slats in the short 2-mm intervals.

Over time, the quality of the Scythe CPU cooler has increased enormously. Meanwhile, the Japanese efforts to a noble quality finish and a posh look in detail. Godfather this is what the Mugen 2, the clean nickel-plated, glossy, shiny and absolutely flat copper base plate and the stylish set heatpipe covers. Overall, the picture quality of the cooler looks very consistent and high quality.