It’s a small niche but it’s one worth filling if only to gain notoriety. I’m not a supporter of passive cooling as adding a single fan running at a very low speed improves performance by an order of magnitude while staying practically inaudible to all but the most sensitive of ears. This asymmetric strategy is becoming more common in order to improve memory compatibility with taller DIMMs and AMD boards that have the CPU socket positioned uncomfortably close to the RAM.Īlong with the heatsink and fan, included in the package is all the necessary mounting hardware, a packet of thermal goop, a small wrench, two sets of fan clips, and an assembly guide.ġ40 x 140 x 25 mm / 5.51 x 5.51 x 0.98 inĥ00 rpm (± 300) ~ 1.300 rpm (☑0%) (PWM-regulated) The fins are thicker and there are fewer of them, and the weight is distributed unevenly in order to keep the fan clear of the memory slots.
The heatpipes are now nickel-plated but they retain the same shape, as does the core fin structure. The latest edition, the Mugen Max, retails for only US$50.Ĭompared to the Mugen 4, the Mugen Max is slightly shorter and shallower, but the width has been increased in order to take better advantage of a fan upgrade from 120 mm to 140 mm. Thus far they’ve stayed away from expensive nickel-plated fins that can be found on almost of their competitors’ high-end SKUs, and have stuck to a more pragmatic single tower design, passing the savings onto the consumer. Scythe however, has a more reserved attitude towards their products, even their top of the line Mugen series.
For many enthusiasts, the thought of a premier CPU heatsink evokes the image of a sparkling, dual tower, twin fan behemoth.
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