Scythe Mugen 2 reviewed - Top performance

Scythe has managed to engineer a truly astonishing cooler that sets new standards on the air-cooling arena.

The cooler itself is huge, featuring five heatpipes, which split both ways:


The fins are seperated, since this ensures a better thermal performance as was explained by the engineers that designed it.

A copper base would be welcomed - maybe next time.

Performance is charted below, as reviewed by XbitLabs:

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The ThermoLab BARAM was the previous top cooler, which had dethroned Thermalright's Ultra-120 Extreme. Performance of the Mugen 2 is impressive with any fan speed, something that's not common to some coolers.

Read more in the full review.