New Scythe FUMA 3 CPU Cooler Overhaul, High-End Fans, & Prototype Air Coolers
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Date: 2023-05-29
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Turboman_64
Nice. My first Cooler was a Scythe Mugen 2 in 2010 and recently i had the opportunity to mount a Mugen 5 onto a cpu from a colleague.
Though the fan on the Mugen 2 died on me and i didn't realize until i changed the cooler, because my reference model GTX 470 was deafening, it was actually even enough to cool my Phenom II X6 1055t when not overclocked. Not having touched a Scythe cooler since about 2014 or 2015 when i got my Noctua NH-D15, i completelly forgot how Scythe was actually another manufacturer who makes really easy to install mounting solutions.
I always recommend Noctua coolers after having insanely good experiences with them, but Scythe is also making really damn good coolers. And after i had to mount a BeQuiet Dark Rock Pro 4 cooler in my uncle's old pc and was swearing along for half an hour, if i have to buy something else than Noctua it will definetelly be either a Scythe Mugen, in case i need high performance or a Cooler Master Hyper 212, in case i have a low budget.
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Nice. My first Cooler was a Scythe Mugen 2 in 2010 and recently i had the opportunity to mount a Mugen 5 onto a cpu from a colleague.
Though the fan on the Mugen 2 died on me and i didn't realize until i changed the cooler, because my reference model GTX 470 was deafening, it was actually even enough to cool my Phenom II X6 1055t when not overclocked. Not having touched a Scythe cooler since about 2014 or 2015 when i got my Noctua NH-D15, i completelly forgot how Scythe was actually another manufacturer who makes really easy to install mounting solutions.
I always recommend Noctua coolers after having insanely good experiences with them, but Scythe is also making really damn good coolers. And after i had to mount a BeQuiet Dark Rock Pro 4 cooler in my uncle's old pc and was swearing along for half an hour, if i have to buy something else than Noctua it will definetelly be either a Scythe Mugen, in case i need high performance or a Cooler Master Hyper 212, in case i have a low budget.
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Kay
I have a scythe samurai zz that did it's job very well for years on a Phenom II 855 system, recently trashed that system looked at this cooler and was really impressed how well it's build quality holds up to modern stuff. Spends it's life now in an zen1 Server. Really happy with this thing! I have no idea what that thing cost back in the day, nor what the competition was, from sheer performance standpoint it was probably pointless to use this instead of the phenoms stock cooler (which was also top down with 2 heatpipes but 80mm instead of 92mm fan) especially for the system it was part of (that phenom was never overclocked and only used for office). Guess it would have been a little bit quieter over all (was the time of silent edition fans where pwm wasn't that widespread yet) but in an office PC ... Whatever, it's so much better build tho
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I have a scythe samurai zz that did it's job very well for years on a Phenom II 855 system, recently trashed that system looked at this cooler and was really impressed how well it's build quality holds up to modern stuff. Spends it's life now in an zen1 Server. Really happy with this thing! I have no idea what that thing cost back in the day, nor what the competition was, from sheer performance standpoint it was probably pointless to use this instead of the phenoms stock cooler (which was also top down with 2 heatpipes but 80mm instead of 92mm fan) especially for the system it was part of (that phenom was never overclocked and only used for office). Guess it would have been a little bit quieter over all (was the time of silent edition fans where pwm wasn't that widespread yet) but in an office PC ... Whatever, it's so much better build tho
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Stanis aw
I realy like Scythe and can tell their products are proven quality - I use three Kaze Flex 140mm in my case and cool my CPU with Ninja 5 for more than three years. All work as new. The most I like about Scythe is their products being so complete: quality is just great (doesn't feel worse than known for highest quality products from Noctua or be quiet!); they do their job well (fans blow much air and, what's even more important, sound nicely); coolers mounting system is from the easiest; contact with company just works (needed to get 1700 mounting kit and they gave me option to buy it from them and informed about local reatailers selling them. Man can't complain about Scythe and I even didn't count here how attractively priced it all is.
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I realy like Scythe and can tell their products are proven quality - I use three Kaze Flex 140mm in my case and cool my CPU with Ninja 5 for more than three years. All work as new. The most I like about Scythe is their products being so complete: quality is just great (doesn't feel worse than known for highest quality products from Noctua or be quiet!); they do their job well (fans blow much air and, what's even more important, sound nicely); coolers mounting system is from the easiest; contact with company just works (needed to get 1700 mounting kit and they gave me option to buy it from them and informed about local reatailers selling them. Man can't complain about Scythe and I even didn't count here how attractively priced it all is.
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Neekooh
I have a Scythe fan I bought many years ago and it was a beast then and is a beast now. Never let me down and did the job better than those 3 times the price. I looked at this cooler and said this is what I have always been looking for! Front fins pushed back so as not to interfere with my RGB Memory sticks. Back fins larger as there is more space and great aesthetics. I will be picking up the black version once they are on the market. TY guys for going out of your way to bring us yet another informative video and TY Scythe for allowing them to cover it.
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I have a Scythe fan I bought many years ago and it was a beast then and is a beast now. Never let me down and did the job better than those 3 times the price. I looked at this cooler and said this is what I have always been looking for! Front fins pushed back so as not to interfere with my RGB Memory sticks. Back fins larger as there is more space and great aesthetics. I will be picking up the black version once they are on the market. TY guys for going out of your way to bring us yet another informative video and TY Scythe for allowing them to cover it.
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JB
I've changed out everything cooling in my PC to scythe products except the 200mm x2 CM fans I use on the front. If they made some ultra quiet and efficient 200mm fans, I'd say take my money!
Can't wait to see more fans from them, truly like their new fans that come in 3 speed ranges for your noise preference. Awesome company and now I can say awesome employees! Thanks GN
Edit: the Kaze Flex ii is an awesome product (have 3 in varying speed profiles) and I can't wait to buy me a wonderSnail to try out hahaha
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I've changed out everything cooling in my PC to scythe products except the 200mm x2 CM fans I use on the front. If they made some ultra quiet and efficient 200mm fans, I'd say take my money!
Can't wait to see more fans from them, truly like their new fans that come in 3 speed ranges for your noise preference. Awesome company and now I can say awesome employees! Thanks GN
Edit: the Kaze Flex ii is an awesome product (have 3 in varying speed profiles) and I can't wait to buy me a wonderSnail to try out hahaha
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nine
Good to see Scythe getting some coverage, they seem to be a more in the shadows Manufacturer.
I am running a Fuma 2 ever since it released, it cooled a 4790K clocked at 4.8 GHz all core down and currently cools an 5600X. For a long time, the Fuma 2 was the bang for buck option.
Everyone is constantly talking about Noctua or BeQuiet! But completely ignores Scythe that got equally good fans and equally good coolers for an affordable price.
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Good to see Scythe getting some coverage, they seem to be a more in the shadows Manufacturer.
I am running a Fuma 2 ever since it released, it cooled a 4790K clocked at 4.8 GHz all core down and currently cools an 5600X. For a long time, the Fuma 2 was the bang for buck option.
Everyone is constantly talking about Noctua or BeQuiet! But completely ignores Scythe that got equally good fans and equally good coolers for an affordable price.
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Creed
I just bought a deepcool ak620 for my 5900x a few weeks ago . The better cooler you put on them - the more they boost . It can fit 3 fans - but I decided on sacrificing one fan to put in the middle- gutted out - leaving the open shell as a shroud and installed two active fans in front and back - in a push pull configuration . It works great - although just a single fan in the middle worked fine . LoL !!
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I just bought a deepcool ak620 for my 5900x a few weeks ago . The better cooler you put on them - the more they boost . It can fit 3 fans - but I decided on sacrificing one fan to put in the middle- gutted out - leaving the open shell as a shroud and installed two active fans in front and back - in a push pull configuration . It works great - although just a single fan in the middle worked fine . LoL !!
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N.
As a Japanese, I'm so pround that GN presents Scythe in 2023!
It's a so bad situation since an year for Scythe since the cooler industry is gonna be only the fight round for Noctua (AT), DeepCool (China) and Thermaltake (TW). Scythe has only messed new products like AMD's and Nvidia's new generation entry - mid GPU.
I hope that Scythe will do a cost performative innovation.
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As a Japanese, I'm so pround that GN presents Scythe in 2023!
It's a so bad situation since an year for Scythe since the cooler industry is gonna be only the fight round for Noctua (AT), DeepCool (China) and Thermaltake (TW). Scythe has only messed new products like AMD's and Nvidia's new generation entry - mid GPU.
I hope that Scythe will do a cost performative innovation.
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Mariner1712
I have a couple of their older 150mm(?) fans, previously used as side panel intakes for my old CM690, now one is used as ventilation for my network closet and the other is going to be used for bottom intake on a sleeper PC (I added 1 inch rubber feet, there's plenty of space).
Good fans, quiet with good airflow. They have to be at least 15 years old.
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I have a couple of their older 150mm(?) fans, previously used as side panel intakes for my old CM690, now one is used as ventilation for my network closet and the other is going to be used for bottom intake on a sleeper PC (I added 1 inch rubber feet, there's plenty of space).
Good fans, quiet with good airflow. They have to be at least 15 years old.
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Brian
Serious question. These are pretty beefy fans, but you wouldn't use something like this with a 5800x for fear of it not keeping it cool enough am I right? These wouldn't even be a thought for a 7800x3d (I know about the issues with the chips but wanted to ask). If the fans aren't for the mid to high end chips do most people just replace the wraith fans?
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Serious question. These are pretty beefy fans, but you wouldn't use something like this with a 5800x for fear of it not keeping it cool enough am I right? These wouldn't even be a thought for a 7800x3d (I know about the issues with the chips but wanted to ask). If the fans aren't for the mid to high end chips do most people just replace the wraith fans?
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Richard
Really enjoying this content Steve, it is great to look behind the scenes on what is being done. Love the new Fuma 3, I would buy the black one on appearance alone. I am glad to see that Scythe realizes the difficulty in cooler compatibility with current gen itx motherboards, the motherboard manufacturers seem to believe you can cool them with magic.
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Really enjoying this content Steve, it is great to look behind the scenes on what is being done. Love the new Fuma 3, I would buy the black one on appearance alone. I am glad to see that Scythe realizes the difficulty in cooler compatibility with current gen itx motherboards, the motherboard manufacturers seem to believe you can cool them with magic.
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Marco
Had (well still have) a Scyte Mugen 2b for my core2q 6600 and after that on my 2500k running at 4.5ghz. Loved the quality of that cooler, and ran it until I switched to watercooling. Never let me down, and the temps were great. Even pushing 1.4v through that 2500k didn't matter. Sure the watercooling ran colder, but I really loved that thing.
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Had (well still have) a Scyte Mugen 2b for my core2q 6600 and after that on my 2500k running at 4.5ghz. Loved the quality of that cooler, and ran it until I switched to watercooling. Never let me down, and the temps were great. Even pushing 1.4v through that 2500k didn't matter. Sure the watercooling ran colder, but I really loved that thing.
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P4RADIGM
I'm running a Scythe Fuma2 on my Ryzen 5950x. Used the same cooler on the 3600 before and it works great.
for the 5950x I replaced the fans with 2x Kaze Flex 1800rpm fans though, just to be sure it's powerful enough.
temperatures are very low. Love that they include a big long high quality screw driver with the fan for installing.
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I'm running a Scythe Fuma2 on my Ryzen 5950x. Used the same cooler on the 3600 before and it works great.
for the 5950x I replaced the fans with 2x Kaze Flex 1800rpm fans though, just to be sure it's powerful enough.
temperatures are very low. Love that they include a big long high quality screw driver with the fan for installing.
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alpha007org
I have good memories of Scythe from 2005-2012 when I built a lot PCs. They were always cheap, provided 90% of performance of Noctua, but with one third the price. In the last 5 years, I started to use Arctic. I never liked RGB, so it's good to see there are still brands with new products that don't feature christmas lights.
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I have good memories of Scythe from 2005-2012 when I built a lot PCs. They were always cheap, provided 90% of performance of Noctua, but with one third the price. In the last 5 years, I started to use Arctic. I never liked RGB, so it's good to see there are still brands with new products that don't feature christmas lights.
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wtfusername
I'm a bit surprised you guys didn't know about the wonder snail, it's been out for a couple of years, but apparently only in Japan.
I personally am hoping they update the Ninja series. By far my favourite air cooler. Sometimes, a big chunk of aluminum is all you need. Admittedly, I did replace the stock fans though.
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I'm a bit surprised you guys didn't know about the wonder snail, it's been out for a couple of years, but apparently only in Japan.
I personally am hoping they update the Ninja series. By far my favourite air cooler. Sometimes, a big chunk of aluminum is all you need. Admittedly, I did replace the stock fans though.
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