CONCLUSION

   After i heard that Scythe USA had gone bankrupt i really thought it would affect Scythe in general in such a degree that we'd never get to see another product by them in the near future. Evidently i was wrong and so Scythe is still alive and kicking and not only that but they are also trying to get their USA branch up and running again. Moving to the Mugen MAX well like I’ve said so in the past our charts have a way of saying everything so not much for us to add since it's quite clear that we're talking about a very good CPU cooler that can go up against the likes of the Archon IB-E X2 by Thermalright and land right next to it in terms of performance with reduced noise levels. Obviously it really goes without saying that if you strap a second 140mm at the rear of the Scythe Mugen MAX in push & pull you should be able to match (if not surpass) the performance of the Archon IB-E X2.

   Scythe always had a nag for following a rather aggressive pricing policy for their products and it seems that the same stands for the Mugen MAX since it currently retails for just USD53.99 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and for 56Euros inside the EU (Amazon.co.uk). Of course although Scythe made certain that the Mugen MAX has almost no clearance issues with mainboards still its size is most certainly going to pose a problem for small PC cases but i guess that can be helped. Long story short aside the unfortunate incident with their USA branch Scythe seems to be doing great and we think that the Mugen MAX is a clear indication for this that's why it gets our Golden Award.

PROS

- Build Quality
- Near-Excellent Performance
- Zero Clearance Issues With Most Mainboards
- Noise Levels
- Price (For Some)

CONS

- Size (For Some)