The new Scythe Mugen 2 vs Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme-1366

PcCI2iminal · 12-21-2008, 01:52 AM

Five sectors with five heat pipes in "U" @ 6 mm diameter ,with the sizes 130X100X158mm the cooler has a mass of 870gr(with fan) and the new Scythe Mugen2 promise to be up to 10% better than the legendary Infinity and he works in socket Intel 478, LGA 775/1366 and AMD 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+.
For Nehalem plataform you need to remove the original back-plate and replace with the Mugen's back-plate and for noobs like me it will take ages to disassemble and replace

Well ,how good is this beast?Can it beat the TRUE though?

PcCI2iminal · 12-21-2008, 01:53 AM

Scythe Mugen2 vs Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme-1366

Methodology
Please keep this in mind when looking at the results.
the room temperature was measured at 25C for all tests, but temp fluctuations, different mounting and user error can account up to 1-3C of inaccuracy in the obtained results.
System was stressed by running 4 x orthos for 20mins the CPU temperature was measured with Coretemp and lowest (idle) and highest(load) value recorded.
enjoy

Onto the test results
Scythe Mugen2 stock fan vs TRUE 1366 stock fan
Intel Core I7 @ 3700MHz (1.336v)
Room temp 25c

Scythe Mugen2 120x120x38 @ 102CFM vs TRUE 1366 120x120x38 @ 102CFM
Intel Core I7 @ 3700MHz (1.336v)
Room temp 25c

Scythe Mugen2 120x120x38 @ 102CFM vs TRUE 1366 120x120x38 @ 102CFM
Intel Core I7 @ 3700MHz (1.272v)
Room temp 25c

Mugen2 can not beat the overpriced(USD100.00+ in JP) TRUE-1366 but considering the Mugen2’s cooling performance, the price in Japan of just $54.00 makes it a fair deal.

thx for reading

eva2000 · 12-21-2008, 02:02 AM

woah those pictures are huge but thanks

Looks like TRUE-1366 is still reigning supreme!

fatguy1992 · 12-21-2008, 02:05 AM

Interesting...

Any multi fan test?

[XC] Synthetickiller · 12-21-2008, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by fatguy1992

Interesting...

Any multi fan test?

+1

I'd like to see how much that changes idle & load temps.

The scythe is not a bad buy at all considering the 2C difference, at least lets hope so. As long as it stays under 60 USD, its good.

xman01 · 12-21-2008, 08:30 AM

good review
once mugen is good a price
looks like it'll be the buy with the proc next year

roofsniper · 12-21-2008, 09:07 AM

the fact that you can put fans on any part of the cooler makes it a good cooler for am2 systems which can only mount in one position.

demonkevy666 · 12-21-2008, 09:13 AM

three out fans and one intake fan. sound like fun.

roofsniper · 12-21-2008, 09:44 AM

i wonder if that would actually work out tho. the fans might just end up countering each other out.

bettyfromhell · 12-21-2008, 10:20 AM

Was the TRUE lapped?

dan7777 · 12-21-2008, 10:32 AM

i use sythe mine and i can tell you sythe coolers are very good +1 when i upgrade mudgen 2 for me i think.

Vapor · 12-21-2008, 01:15 PM

I'm a fan

distorcion · 12-22-2008, 05:25 AM

Grande PcCI2iminal, pensei q ia nos deixar assim com essa breve sumida sua...como sempre belo post....

Abs
xD

PcCI2iminal · 12-22-2008, 03:42 PM

thank you guys

Quote:

Originally Posted by eva2000

woah those pictures are huge but thanks

Looks like TRUE-1366 is still reigning supreme!

yep Thermalright still untouchable ^^

Quote:

Originally Posted by fatguy1992

Any multi fan test?

not yet

Quote:

Originally Posted by roofsniper

i wonder if that would actually work out tho. the fans might just end up countering each other out.

i don't know about 4 fans but 2 fans are a bit better than 1

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vapor

I'm a fan

+1 hehehehe

Quote:

Originally Posted by distorcion

Grande PcCI2iminal, pensei q ia nos deixar assim com essa breve sumida sua...como sempre belo post....

Abs
xD

valew-thanks

^^

STEvil · 12-22-2008, 05:05 PM

2 fans in, 2 fans out

fatguy1992 · 12-22-2008, 05:54 PM

Imagine a pure copper one

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miptzi · 01-12-2009, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by fatguy1992

Imagine a pure copper one

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I imagine a hammerhead.....

\o/

Demo · 01-12-2009, 07:10 PM

Wow, the TRUE120ex is that expensive there in japan ? and i thought the $66 i payed for it was very expensive

icecold316 · 01-13-2009, 01:16 PM

Scythe Mugen 2 on ebay sells for $37 + $16 ship.

I wonder how will Scythe Mugen 2 will compare with Xigamtek 1283 or 1284?

miptzi · 01-13-2009, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by icecold316

Scythe Mugen 2 on ebay sells for $37 + $16 ship.

I wonder how will Scythe Mugen 2 will compare with Xigamtek 1283 or 1284?

that would be interesting, price-wise.......

Vapor · 01-13-2009, 05:10 PM

I think Jab-Tech has it for roughly the same price...probably lower shipping too

Tonucci · 01-13-2009, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by xman01

good review
once mugen is good a price
looks like it'll be the buy with the proc next year

Xigmatek and CO. will probably release awesome bang for the buck HDT coolers for this socket soon.

L'enFer · 01-13-2009, 09:32 PM

As I can see new Infinity has a higher fins density than its elder version, doesn't it?
Could you test it in the case?

itslogz · 01-14-2009, 01:18 AM

Good deal, glad to see people putting things to the test like this. Looks like the TRUE is still a better choice if you're willing to pay more.

L'enFer · 01-14-2009, 01:58 AM

I think you can get Infinity, one more fan for it and probably you'll get the same perfomance as TRUE.