Scythe Mugen 5 CPU Cooler Review

Scythe is a company we’ve been covering for a while now and they make some of the best air-cooled CPU coolers out there. We consider them right at the top with Noctua and Cryorig in that regard. Today we are checking out one of their larger cooler in the Mugen 5. It has a single tower heatsink design with six large copper heatpipes and a 120 mm cooling fan. The actual heatsink of the cooler is quite larger as the heatsink fins are almost double the size of what we typically see these days. Will this cooler be able to match some of the top air CPU coolers we’ve tested in the past? Read on as we find out!

Special thanks to Scythe for providing us with the Mugen 5 CPU Cooler to review.

Specifications
Model Number: SCMG-5000
EAN: 4571225055992
Compatibility:
Intel®:
– Socket LGA775
– Socket LGA1150
– Socket LGA1151
– Socket LGA1155
– Socket LGA1156
– Socket LGA1366
– Socket LGA2011 / 2011-v3 (Square ILM)
– Socket LGA2066

AMD®:
– Socket AM2
– Socket AM2+
– Socket AM3
– Socket AM3+
– Socket FM1
– Socket FM2
– Socket FM2+

Overall Dimensions WxHxD: 130 x 154,5 x 110 mm / 5.12 x 6.08 x 4.33 inch (including fan)
Weight: 890 g / 31.4 oz
Baseplate Material / Heatpipes: Nickel-plated copper

Packaging
The Mugen 5 comes in Scythe’s typical retail packaging. On the front there is a photo of the cooler and it does us know the compatibility, which we do have listed above. On the back of the box you have warranty information in a few different languages.

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On one side of the box all of the main features are listed and detailed with photos. On the opposite side you will find a full overview of the cooler with dimension and a full list of specifications. So if you were looking at this cooler at say Micro Center you should have more than enough information to make your purchase.

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Getting everything out of the box you have the main heatsink, cooling fan, mounting hardware for both AMD and Intel, thermal paste, a screwdriver, and installation instructions. This version of the cooler does not come with AM4 mounting hardware, but you can request it from Scythe, or you can get the Rev.B version of the cooler which comes with it included.

Scythe Mugen 5 CPU Cooler

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