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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Temperature Tests

The testbench was composed from the following hardware:

 

CPU: Intel I5 Retail @ 3.2GHz & 4.0GHz

Motherboard: ASUS P7P55D-EVO Preliminary

RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws F3-12800CL8D-4GBRM

Video: Sparkle Calibre X460 1GB GDDR5

Power Supply: Cooler Master Real Power Pro 850W non-modular

HDD: Hitachi 5K250 2.5'' HDD

Case: Cooler Master ATCS 840

 

 

 

Temperature tests

The testing procedure was the following:

- the system was left in IDLE for 30 minutes after the system booted up

- OCCT 3.1.0 was started with the following settings:

CPU:OCCT

Test Type: Custom -> 30 minutes

Test Mode: Small Data Set

Priority: Normal

after the test was complete, the system was left again alone for 30 minutes, for the temperatures to stabilize.

All the tests were performed inside a closed case, the Cooler Master ATCS 840 with all stock fans installed. Also, all the coolers were tested with their stock fans; in the case of the Genesis, it was tested with two 140 Prolimatech Vortex Fans.

3.2GHz

4.0GHz

Noise Tests

As an extra, we have measured the noise produced by the fans included in this kit; one fan was attached to a controller and the speed was modified in small increments; for each step, the noise was determined with the sound meter. With the fan completely turned off, the noise in the test room was 32.9 dBA.

 

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