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Scythe Magoroku cooler pairs well with Intel Arrow Lake but shows weak AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D thermals
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The Scythe Magoroku dual-tower air cooler provides effective RAM cooling and pairs best with Intel Arrow Lake processors, but it delivers unimpressive CPU thermal results with AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D.
Builders selecting the Scythe Magoroku for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D systems will face suboptimal CPU cooling performance despite strong RAM thermals. The cooler requires moving the front fan to the rear to avoid performance loss with tall RAM, altering the standard airflow configuration.
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The Scythe Magoroku is a dual-tower air cooler priced at $42.99 with a one-year warranty.
CPU thermal testing with AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D yielded unimpressive results, though the unit performs best with Intel Arrow Lake.
Moving the front fan to the rear of the cooler resolves tall RAM interference and provides complete RAM compatibility.
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