Is Scythe Mugen 5 PCGH cooler OK for overclocking?

[norimacek]

Hi all

Do you think Scythe Mugen 5 PCGH Edition cooler would be OK for cooling overclocked Ryzen 1600 or future Coffee Lake Core i5-8600K /Intel Core i7-8700K CPUs (95W)? I'd like to hit 3.9-4.1 Ghz with Ryzen or near 5 Ghz on Intels chips, without dangerous thermal levels. I've ordered it already, but can still cancel order. Should I go with Noctua 14/15 instead (it costs almost 100% more)? I have only found this two reviews, but they didn't talk about OC (I know it's not a best performance cooler, I'd just like to know if it would still be good enough):

https://www.kitguru.net/components/cooling/dominic-moass/amd-ryzen-7-1700-5-way-cooler-comparison/all/1/

https://us.hardware.info/reviews/7369/4/scythe-mugen-5-pcgh-edition-review-our-new-favourite-test-results-socket-115x

http://www.scythe-eu.com/en/products/cpu-cooler/mugen-5-pcgh-edition.html

 

[madmatt30]

for max clocks on ryzen yes plenty,for intel & 5ghz ? no I doubt it.

 

[norimacek]

for max clocks on ryzen yes plenty,for intel & 5ghz ? no I doubt it.

I know it's a guessing game as Intels chips aren't out yet, but what do you think would be reasonable OC with this cooler (4.5 Ghz, less)?

 

[madmatt30]

Who knows mate really , I doubt Intel have done anything different with the Tim on these chips which means to me they're going to run notoriously hot if overclocked.

The fairly low base clocks (compared to skylake) & 95w tdp's across the whole range show this.

We don't even know if there's much overclocking headroom on these chips yet.
I personally doubt you'll get the i7 anywhere near 5ghz , not because of the cooler simply because there won't be the headroom.

The scythe is a very very good cooler still

 

[synphul]

It's a decent cooler for the price. No one can say for sure regarding new cpu's that haven't been tested and oc'd yet and even then overclocking is based on each individual cpu. There's rarely a clear answer of use this cooler with that cpu to get these temps at xyz overclock. Too many variables. For the price it's a solid mid range cooler. It's better than a 212 evo, not as good as a higher end air cooler.

Here's a review and comparison to a couple other coolers done by Tom's. It handled a mild oc on a 6c/12t 5930k under prime95 though it's the older 22nm process which is a bit larger and likely less severe heat issues compared to the 14nm.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/scythe-mugen-5-rev.b-cpu-cooler,5083-2.html

 

[Isokolon]

The Scythe Mugen 5 is not quite as good as the Mugen Max or the FUMA (which can give the Cryorig R1 & Noctua D14 a run for it's money)

It's usually the best cooler at its price point, a bit more potent than the Cryorig H5, clearly better than the 212X/Evo and the Cryorig H7.
For a 5GHz OC you can run into problems. But it really depends on your ambient temperature.
My Scythe Mugen 4 starts running into troubles in summer (room temperature >35°C, bad ventilated room, crumped space) but on a regular day it can handle my 6700k without a problem and barely reaches 60°C at stock speeds.