Scythe Mugen II Rev B Installation

Here is the installation procedure for LGA 1155/1156.

Intel I5 2500k
Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3-B3
Corsair XMS3 2x2GB

Lots of folks say the installation on this bad boy is hard, but I'm going to show you it's not!

Took my temps at stock voltage from around 60c+ to around 50c at full load. There are better coolers out there but for $40 I'm happy and have enough room to overclock to 4.5Ghz now. Previously I was using a Zalman 9500a which seems to perform similar to the stock cooler.

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• scythe
• gigabyte
• ud3
• mugen
• 2500k
• 1155
• 1156

[1nn3run1v3rs3]

BTW I forgot to mention with a cheap XFX 6950 below it and my OC at 4.4ghz (to promote a little more stability from my bottom of the barrel Gigabyte board) the temps are around mid 60s under Prime95. With gaming it can edge up towards the 60s but not usually higher.

This is exactly what I wanted at $40. Nice job Scythe!

[mupp33n]

A bit too much paste.

And you should do something about the cable mgmnt in tat case lol.

[1nn3run1v3rs3]

@mupp33n I don' think it was too out of line with what AS recommends. The problem is that the paste wouldn't disconnect from the end of the tube and i had to double it back over to keep it in line. All in all I would prefer to have too much on there rather than too less, although having too much does have a tendency to encourage comments about it. ^_^

[iLikeCheeseziez]

That is some neat cable management! And you used a exact nice amount of Thermal paste!

Look friends, that is me doing some oldskool irony!

[1nn3run1v3rs3]

@iLikeCheeseziez I'm glad you liked it. I've always been a big fan of the "connect the cable then cram the excess into whatever empty space is available" method. As long as it doesn't restrict the airflow, that is (restricting airflow is the job of hard drives).

I've now got a bigger non-modular power supply in there, a 4th hard drive, and a 6950 that takes 2 PCI-E power cables. You thought it was bad before lol.

[iTehTunePawd]

you shouldn't have to clean the base if you just peeled the plastic off. Using a cloth will leave small pieces of dust and 'fuzz' on the heatsink base.

[1nn3run1v3rs3]

@iSomeassault

Thanks I'm glad you like it. It's called "Once I Get Up" by The Fonkmasters.

[razvanrmz1]

do some wm :)

[mysuperpc1]

thanks for youre vidio reply , i had a look at this one before it looks good i think i will get this one , thanks , i also found a 6.2bB fan nocta NF-S12B FLX Ultra quiet.,+ the ic-Dimond 24 caret thermol paist is very good tempratures 29*c idle got it on southbridge chip and gpu , it it pricely but you do get good quality,you get what you pay for.

[LRoyz]

@appieeeeeee alcohol i reckon

[LRoyz]

@mysuperpc1 it is am3+ compatible, so it will fit on your MB/CPU. Just check if it fits in your case cuz its massive. Also, put a 800 rpm scythe slip stream on there if u really hate noise.. it's almost soundless and still provides significant airflow to cool your CPU to great temperatures.

[mysuperpc1]

is this cooler compatible with am3+ fx8120 cpu and sabortooth 990fx MB , and can it run fanless when runing high-end games like nfs the run and dirt 3 ?.

[appieeeeeee]

Whit what are you cleaning the CPU and Cooler???

[mupp33n]

Im gonna attempt this, about now, on my new 2500k, so we'll see how I fare. If I do not respond within 3 hours, call security!

[1nn3run1v3rs3]

@fantasmaofdoom That is awesome, I'm glad it worked. Thinking back on it i might have been tempted to do it like that but my crappy case has no cutout.

[fantasmaofdoom]

@1nn3run1v3rs3 Yup everything worked out great! Only forgot to plug in the fan connector to the motherboard before Installing the cpu :D so had a bit of a hassle there but everything went smooth!

Laid my pc with bottom half on my table, with rest sticking sideways off it, so i could hold the cpu cooler while my dad screwed in the screws, worked fantasticly!