Prolimatech Genesis "Dual Blue Vortex 140mm Edition" CPU Cooler Review

Cooling/CPU Cooling by stefan @ 2011-03-30

The newest cooler from Prolimatech, the Genesis, comes with a shape that reminds us of the older V10 from Cooler Master and can be placed on the same level in terms of performance with the king of air cooling, the Noctua NH-D14.

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Product Installation Part II

The strip adapters can be secured with the provided screw nuts:

 

 

 

On the top side of the cooler plate, we can see two holes, in which the aluminium mounting plate will get fixed:

 

 

 

After the thermal compound has been applied and the cooler has been placed on the CPU HSF, we can secure it with the help of the two spring-loaded screws

 

 

 

 

The RAM installed in the slots was from the G.Skill Ripjaws series; there is still a lot of space left between the memory heatsink and the horizontal radiator of the Genesis:

 

 

 

Here is a photo from the top, to check the clearance:

 

 

 

With the provided fan wire clips, we can mount any 120mm or 140mm fan on the heatsink, easy and fast:

 

 

 

Here is how the system does look with the fans and the cooler installed, in multiple angles:

 

 

 

 

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