Subjecting proven concepts to further improvements not only saves money, but also ensures outstanding products that really have something to offer. The Scythe Mugen is already one of the big names in the area of inexpensive high-performance CPU coolers. This update of the Scythe Mugen 5 brings a new fan as an innovation: The smooth-running Kaze Flex II. Thanks to the six inclined heat pipes, the asymmetrically arranged heat sink does not sit directly above the base plate and thus allows unrestricted access to the memory banks, which can also accommodate expansive memory bars with large heat sinks.

The successful Mugen 5 from Scythe comes in this special PCGH Edition with two fans instead of just one fan and is consistently designed for quiet operation according to the ideas of "PC Games Hardware". To this end, the 120mm fans from the Kaze Flex series operate in a push-pull configuration at only 800 rpm each and generate no more than 14.5 dB(A). I have a Mugen V2 cooler in a Sabretooth X58 built 10 years ago. So I decided to buy this Scythe SCMG-5200 Mugen 5 Rev.C CPU Cooler and returned a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO V2 CPU Cooling System as I did like the quality of manufacture or the un-insulated metal stand-offs . The Scythe SCMG-5200 Mugen is of much better quality and insulated to protect the motherboard and very easy to fit. The fixing components are of high quality and the two screws that secure the cooling unit are spring loaded, which you tighten evenly until they come to set stop by the design of the screw so as not to over tighten. I fitted this on to a i7-6700K with the temperature @ 28c no load. It is also possible to fix another fan on this unit and extra clips are given for this purpose if needed. The 120mm cooling Fan is easy to fit as the unit is designed with a recess to accommodate the fan and to secure by the clips.