2.66GHz

The results have been arranged in terms of the fan configuration that yields the best results for each cooler. However, it is important to take into account that many coolers come with their own fans and changing those increases the costs significantly, so the “out of the box” cooler configurations have been highlighted in red each group.


The Prolimatech Genesis gets off to a very good start. It picks up third place thanks to its best fan configuration being comparable to a Noctua NH-D14. The optimal fan configuration is with the NF-P14s since performance is still on par with our highest end offerings while also being very quiet. Unfortunately and surprisingly, adding a third fan in this case reduces temperatures marginally. It may be due to disruption in the airflow. Rather than fully describe the results, I have broken down the results into several graphs to get a much better appreciation of what the results depict.