Scythe Mugen-2 CPU Cooler Review

Installation

In Figure 10 we can see the hardware that comes with Mugen-2. The rubber-covered backplate that must be installed on the solder side of the motherboard is the same for any supported socket, but the mounting clips are different. The clips pair on the left is for use on the (obsolete) socket 478. Second one is for AMD CPUs (sockets AM3, AM2+, AM2, 939 and 754). The pair on the right is intended for use with Intel processors (sockets 775 and 1366). Socket LGA1156 is not supported by this cooler.

Figure 10: Installation hardware.

In Figure 11, you can see the cooler base with the sockets 775 and 1366 clips installed.

Figure 11: With socket LGA775 clips.

In order to install the cooler you must remove the motherboard from the case, unless it has a window on the motheboard tray to offer access to the solder side of the motherboard. After that, installation is easy, you must only put the screws on the backplate and fasten them to the cooler clips.

Figure 12: Installed on the motherboard.

Figure 13 gives you an idea of Mugen-2’s size inside the case. It is so big that we could not install our memory modules on the two first sockets of the motherboard, and we lose dual channel feature. But, with shorter memory modules, this installation could be possible. Another solution is to install the fan in another position, moving the face closer to the video card, for example.

Figure 13: Installed into the case.