Does Overclockers approve?

[SupaMonkey]

What's the mugen like compared to a noctua(say)?

 

[mjw21a]

Which model Noctua?

Besides, reasonably sure the main advantage of the Mugen is in the abillity to run it fanless for HTPC use etc

 

[pwnmachine]

What's the mugen like compared to a noctua(say)?

Maybe 4-5'c higher temps than the DH14. It's really a beast of a cooler.

 

[SupaMonkey]

Besides, reasonably sure the main advantage of the Mugen is in the abillity to run it fanless for HTPC use etc

Probably, but if i find a bigger heatsink that runs cooler i'm gonna use it anyway i can

Pwnmachine, is that with fans?

 

[pwnmachine]

Pwnmachine, is that with fans?

Yes, stock fans.

 

[Phelix08]

Yeah, I definitely haven't regretted buying it. And I ran it with my i5 750 on stock clocks passively for a while without any issues. Though it seems to really love this higher static pressure fan, I've really been impressed