Wednesday, April 30th 2025
Scythe's European Branch to Cease Operations, After-sales Support Rerouted Through Local Distributors & Retailers
Last Saturday, Scythe Group announced the closure of its European branch. This followed mid-April reports of unusually low stock numbers in Germany—at the time, ComputerBase.de and its community highlighted the complete absence of the manufacturer's flagship Mugen 6 CPU air cooler at regional retail outlets. The site published an investigative article on April 22; presenting an important Consumer Protection Forum filing. Apparently "economic difficulties" have warranted the initiation of "preliminary insolvency proceedings"—as a result, Scythe EU GmbH faced an uncertain future. Looking back in TechPowerUp's news archive, the last official introduction of brand-new products—Mugen 6 standard and Black Edition coolers—happened around early February. Also within the same month, TPU's crazyeyesreaper reviewed the brand's "highly-recommended" Fuma 3 model. Despite releasing consistently high-grade and top-performing products; Scythe has faced aggressive competition across Europe—Chinese brands have flooded regional markers with cheaper alternatives. In particular, Thermalright has gained plenty of attention and uptake—due to a rapid cadence and wide variety of highly-acclaimed new releases.
Scythe's April 26 official notice stated: "To All Valued Clients, we deeply regret to inform you that SCYTHE EU will be ceasing operations. Moving forward, SCYTHE-branded products and customer support will remain available through our European distributors and online e-commerce platforms. During the transition period with our distributors/e-commerce channels, there may be some unfinished matters, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. SCYTHE will continue to uphold the principles of responsibility and integrity, ensuring consumer rights are protected in accordance with the law. We sincerely thank you for your support and loyalty to the SCYTHE brand over the years."
The helpful statement continued with: "for customers who have already purchased SCYTHE products, if you require any assistance with your products, please feel free to contact us for after-sales service through the following channels:
Sources:
Tom's Hardware #1, Tom's Hardware #2, ComputerBase Germany
Scythe's April 26 official notice stated: "To All Valued Clients, we deeply regret to inform you that SCYTHE EU will be ceasing operations. Moving forward, SCYTHE-branded products and customer support will remain available through our European distributors and online e-commerce platforms. During the transition period with our distributors/e-commerce channels, there may be some unfinished matters, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. SCYTHE will continue to uphold the principles of responsibility and integrity, ensuring consumer rights are protected in accordance with the law. We sincerely thank you for your support and loyalty to the SCYTHE brand over the years."
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20 Comments on Scythe's European Branch to Cease Operations, After-sales Support Rerouted Through Local Distributors & Retailers
Still running Scythe SlipStream case fans in my main Win7 and XP rigs :rockout:
I use a Mugen 6 BE, and it's pretty amazing. Cools well and is quiet, amazed they didn't release more in EU.
Always sad to see a good company that made good products go away like this...maybe some other company will buy up their assets & IP, and get permission to continue selling stuff under their name ????
Another one bites the dust I guess.
Still too bad though, they have been around almost as long as Thermalright.
they are just a very small company in a market that has majorly changed in the last few years.
Scythe isn't dead, just their EU distribution.
If they won't work on European distribution it's unlikely anyone else will. Especially with brands like BeQuiet and Noctua entirely taking over the segment as a result.
Speak of the Devil, yet another stealth product launch! Where is the marketing for this?
Socket: INTEL : LGA 1851 / 1700 / 115x / 1200
AMD : AM5 / AM4
Heatpipe: 6
Fan Speed 1900 - Kaze Flex II Slim AH
67mm height
Kazeflex 120 slim AH fan.
I bought be-quiet (or whatever they want to be written)
I bought arctic aio and arctic P12 and P14.
There is Corsair for the RGB fanciness and maybe Lianli for the RGB fanciness. Jay2Cents and a few others promote for "free" on youtube regularly.
That brand is scythe is below visibility in central europe with german language tech webpages.
I searched for some case fans recently and 2-3 years ago. What I remember Scythe only had one 120mm case fan "available" and only a few shops which I avoid to buy from. Shops with questionable reputation.
#19 Noctua has something similar afaik for sale. The market for 60 Watts max CPUs in small form factor is for sure a big one. *sarcasm*
We can still buy Scythe products on Amz japan.
Just checked, a Mugen 6 will be around 65 € shipped to France.
Now, will it worth it ?