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Scythe Mugen 5 Rev. B CPU Cooler Review - MMORPG.com
SBFord
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Scythe Mugen 5 Rev. B CPU Cooler Review - MMORPG.com
In the market for a new CPU cooler? Don’t be so hasty picking up that AIO. Today, we’re looking at an air cooler that might just win you over with its performance, all without the fear of those pesky leaks. Read on for our review of Scythe Mugen 5, Revision B - now AMD support!
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I suppose that's the reason the 212 is more popular - quality?
Another reason I would pick the 212 is the Black Edition... I just love how it looks.
Still would've been nice to see it compared to Noctua in the same price range
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..Cake..
My 89 dollar Noctua D15 cools my 9900k better than most AIOs and doesn't have an annoying heat soak problem. Of all the places to skimp on your computer build, the last should be your CPU cooler.
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That being said if you are planning liquid cooling I would highly suggest educating yourself to custom loops. Once learned it can cool better than that of air, though at a certain point unless you're benchmarking I feel you don't NEED it. It's more of a 'style points' kinda thing. But that's def where you can see the difference of Liquid Cooling vs Air Cooling.
And that brings us back to the point of: Air coolers are more than enough and are often better than most AIO setups. Considering the better cooling AND the price difference, investing in an 80-90 dollar air cooler seems a lot more cost efficient (and overall better) than a rough average price of 120 +- about 50 for an AIO that will more than likely not last as long or as easy/cheap to fix if ever an issue occurs as most of the time the fans are the only thing you need to worry about for air. Haven't heard of many, if at all, cases of the heatsink being faulty.