Prolimatech Super Mega CPU Cooler Review

👤by Sahil Mannick Comments 📅31-03-11
Results (Overclocked)

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 in each group.


Onto the overclocked CPU results, we see that the Super Mega remains a solid performance as expected. Coupled with the SWiF2-120P fans, it yields a delta temperature of 54C, 2C behind the Venomous X. Similarly, with two NF-P12s, it ends up 3C behind the Venomous X and 1.25C behind the Ultra Extreme. In those two cases, I tested using Thermalright’s ChillFactor II thermal paste which is the standard compound I for all the coolers to reflect on the fact that many users tend to opt for aftermarket thermal paste. Nonetheless, it is still important to take into account the fact that sometimes thermal paste bundled by manufacturers aren’t mere generic offerings. Prolimatech demonstrates this very well and the results with their own PK-1 thermal paste are more favourable. Whilst the Super Mega’s heatsink efficiency may not be as good as the Venomous X’s using the same fans configurations and thermal paste, it works much better when coupled with its own bundled PK-1 compound.

Again, we find that moving to the higher RPM fans is more favourable on the Super Mega yielding 3C cooler operation over the Noctua NF-P12s. Comparatively, we see smaller gains when moving to the higher RPM fans on the Thermalright Venomous X and Ultra Extreme.

The 140mm NF-P14s produces 2C better results than the 120mm NF-P12s variant so the Super Mega benefits greatly from larger fans. The Prolimatech Vortex 14s were not as effective due to the lower 1000RPM at which they operate, although it ensures quieter operation.


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