I give Scythe coolers less attention here than they really deserve. Today I’d like to remedy that, so I’m bringing you a double dose of Mugen 6 and Mugen 6 Black Edition cooler tests. The only difference between these coolers other than the color scheme is the presence of a second fan in the case of the black version. Given their design, I have high expectations for efficiency and hopefully I will be satisfied with the acoustic performance as well.
Conclusion and evaluation
Scythe Mugen 6 and Mugen 6 BE rank just below the very top with their results, which may seem surprising at first glance, but if we take into account the combination of the redesigned Wonder Tornado fans with a very dense bundle of fins on the passive part of the cooler, then it starts to make sense. The engineers at Scythe have simply succeeded in optimizing the fan used with the heatsink, which can be seen especially in tests at lower noise levels.
The Mugen 6 is also one of the rare coolers where the use of a second fan makes sense and the constant difference of around 4°C compared to single fan tests confirms this. However, I also encountered a few moments where the fan started to vibrate a bit, which of course had a negative effect on the noise level of the cooler. I encountered this phenomenon somewhere in the 80–90% PWM signal band and also around 55–60%.
In terms of workmanship there is nothing to complain about, in terms of design it is also a really good product and the screwdriver in the cooler package always gets positive points with me. However, there is a certain problem regarding the prices on the CZ/SK market.
While on the US market the Mugen 6/Mugen 6 BE is somewhere around 50 USD, on our market, probably due to the distributor’s influence, its price is close to 80 EUR, unreasonably, which unnecessarily undercuts the cooler with an otherwise very interesting price/performance ratio. With a price tag of around 50 EUR it would be a real hit (for example on www.caseking.de), which I could award with Smart Buy!, this way I can “only” award it with the Approved award.
English translation and edit by Jozef Dudáš
| Scythe Mugen 6 |
| + High cooling efficiency |
| + High quality workmanship |
| + Well-crafted design |
| + Screwdriver included |
| - Occasional fan vibration |
| - High price in our market |
None of the Assassin coolers from Thermalright in the chart?
Unfortunately not yet, with Thermalright there is weaker communication in this direction and similarly weak (or even none) is the availability of their coolers on our market. In short, getting one’s hands on Thermalright samples is more difficult, but we would like to have them in the results database, of course.