Scythe FUMA 2 CPU Air Cooler Review: Thermals, Noise, & Pressure Benchmarks

This has been one of the most highly requested reviews for the past year: The Scythe FUMA 2 CPU air cooler, tested on AMD Ryzen CPUs and benchmarked against Noctua & liquid coolers. Sponsor: Get 10% off Squarespace purchases () Article: pending publication! The case review from yesterday is now live on the website in written form, though. Watch our CPU cooler methodology explainer here: Or read our CPU cooler testing methodology: The best way to support our work is through our store: We’ve already detailed air coolers vs. liquid cooler pros and cons in a previous piece, but now, we can look at more air cooler vs. air cooler content. The Noctua NH-U14S, NH-D15, Deepcool Assassin III, and some other coolers are present, alongside some of the top and most recently liquid coolers we’ve recently tested. The FUMA 2 is priced more to compete with air coolers, so obviously liquid coolers aren’t a direct alternative, but it at least helps you establish an understanding of where some of the best liquid coolers compare to some of the best air coolers. RELATED PRODUCTS Find the Scythe FUMA 2 on Amazon here: Noctua NH-U14S on Amazon: Lian Li Galahad series will eventually be on Amazon here: Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280 on Amazon: EK AIO on Amazon: Like our content? Please consider becoming our Patron to support us: TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Everyone Wants a Scythe Review 04:13 - Scythe FUMA 2 Marketing Review 06:06 - FUMA 2 Mechanics 07:32 - Installation Procedure for Scythe FUMA 2 (AMD Ryzen & Intel) 11:25 - CPU Cooler Testing Methodology Reminders 12:41 - AMD R9 3950X 35dBA 200W CPU Cooler Benchmarks 14:18 - VRM Thermals with 3950X (CPU Cooler Comparison) 15:11 - Scythe FUMA 2 100% Fan Speed Comparison & Benchmarks 16:44 - Coldplate Flatness for Scythe FUMA 2 17:23 - Coldplate Surface Pressure on FUMA 2 vs. Galahad AIO 19:28 - AMD R7 3800X 35dBA 125W FUMA 2 Benchmark 21:08 - Time-to-Max - Liquid vs. Air Coolers 21:39 - Conclusion ** Please like, comment, and subscribe for more! ** Links to Amazon and Newegg are typically monetized on our channel (affiliate links) and may return a commission of sales to us from the retailer. This is unrelated to the product manufacturer. Any advertisements or sponsorships are disclosed within the video (“this video is brought to you by“) and above the fold in the description. We do not ever produce paid content or “sponsored content“ (meaning that the content is our idea and is not funded externally aside from whatever ad placement is in the beginning) and we do not ever charge manufacturers for coverage. Follow us in these locations for more gaming and hardware updates: t: f: w: Host, Editorial, Test Lead: Steve Burke Testing, Additional Reporting: Mike Gaglione Video: Keegan Gallick, Andrew Coleman