Cooling

Scythe Fuma 2 CPU Air Cooler Review

Performance

At stock levels, the Scythe Fuma 2 is remarkably good. Not only does it keep temperatures at a more than reasonable level, but it also manages to do so while being pretty quiet. It really is nothing short of a testament to the excellent design and, of course, those Kaze Flex fans Scythe has designed.

The limitations do, however, begin to appear when we overclock the processor. While the noise levels are still impressively low (and practically the same) the temperatures do scoot up a little higher than you would probably like to see. Remember, however, that during our testing we put a pretty substantial overclock on the system and despite its large size, this isn’t a high-end cooler. At least, not in terms of price.

In addition, don’t forget that the second fan on this system is only a slim profile design. As such, it’s clearly not able to move as much air as two standard 120mm fans would.

As a stock CPU user, these figures are exactly what you want to see. It handles the temperatures and does so with very little fuss or drama. If it was me, however, I’d look to trade off a little on the noise to see if you could put those temperature figures down. In our (entirely unofficial) testing, we found that this was more than possible with decent results. It all boils down to what you place a higher priority on. It would, however, be undoubtedly interesting to see how much these would improve if you did take up the option to install a third fan.