Prolimatech Genesis Heatsink Review

Overclockers.com · 12-07-11, 09:24 AM

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Next on my heatsink test system is a relatively new offering from Prolimatech, the Genesis. Instead of the usual vertical single or double stack tower style heatsink you normally see on the market, Prolimatech took a different approach with this heatsink. We will be seeing if this unusual layout arrangement works well in cooling a modern system or if it’s more of a novelty item.

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thideras · 12-07-11, 09:29 AM

That is an impressive performing and looking heatsink. That remind me of an older Thermalright one, for some reason.

EarthDog · 12-07-11, 09:47 AM

Another great looking article Mudd!

This cooler does look like a good performer... but aesthetically... meh to me. Loks closer to scrap metal than formed!

IJAHman · 12-07-11, 10:22 AM

Great article again mud. But why didn't you use Noctua DH-14 for some comparison? Just wanna know how good this new heatsink is when compared to one of the best air cooler (or the best should I say)?

gangaskan · 12-07-11, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by thideras

That is an impressive performing and looking heatsink. That remind me of an older Thermalright one, for some reason.

are you talking about this?

http://xsreviews.co.uk/reviews/coole...lright-ifx-14/

thideras · 12-07-11, 10:31 AM

Ok, not exactly like it, but similar!

gangaskan · 12-07-11, 10:34 AM

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Ok, not exactly like it, but similar!

the backing plate cooler just resembled something in my head

i remember you ranting and raving over it though thiddy

SupaMonkey · 12-07-11, 10:46 AM

Wow, that looks like it would beat the noctua. My noctua performs about the same as my old h70.

muddocktor · 12-07-11, 01:47 PM

The reason I haven't compared it to the NH-D14 is that I don't own one any more. I sold it shortly after reviewing it the first time with my old test setup. I do have a couple of other top performing Tier 1 coolers I will review as I get a chance though, that would be comparable to the Noctua in performance. And looking at it's performance as compared to the TRUE Rev. C, the Genesis should compare very favorably to the Noctua. When I did my original testing in my first formal review, the TRUE Rev. C came in at a very close second to the NH-D14.

Now if you want to send me a NH-D14 to review against it, I will accept.

freeagent · 12-07-11, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by EarthDog

Another great looking article Mudd!

This cooler does look like a good performer... but aesthetically... meh to me. Loks closer to scrap metal than formed!

The S bends are very nice looking, that takes a fine cnc tube bender to do that

I have Mudds old D14, I can send it his way if he needs to borrow it

LennyRhys · 12-08-11, 06:45 AM

What I find absolutely hilarious is that the 980X stock cooler beats the Megahalems - LOL!

Great review and very interesting to see a non-standard tower cooler performing so well.

dihartnell · 12-12-11, 01:30 AM

Something went wrong when they tested the megahalems Rev B. no way is it that far behind an H80.

muddocktor · 12-12-11, 02:43 AM

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Something went wrong when they tested the megahalems Rev B. no way is it that far behind an H80.

And you are wrong there too. I have tested 3 different Megahalems; 1 original model and 2 different Rev. B models. And all 3 were inferior to the others I tested too. The 2 Rev. B models were tested on the very same platform and very same setup as the H80 and the others I still had that I retested on the same setup as I tested the H80 with. The Megahalems is a decent, but not top performing heatsink. Basically, it's starting to show it's age, even more so than the TRUE Rev. C.

LennyRhys · 12-13-11, 02:55 PM

When looking for a "lighter" heatsink I considered the Megahalems... very glad I didn't take the plunge as it would have been a big step back! I'm still considering the TRUE rev C as it is very close to the VenX and soooo much cheaper (well, over here it is). I actually have serious psychological issues as it seems I can't part with the TRUE.

muddocktor · 12-13-11, 03:29 PM

I know what you mean, Lenny. The basic TRUE design has proven itself to be near ideal for years now and only now is getting eclipsed in performance. Hell, I sold my first Cu TRUE a year or so ago then decided I missed it and bought another I found for a good deal from PPCs and have it in use on my 2500k crunching system.

snowbrdd · 12-14-11, 09:25 AM

Hey you finally got to it. Yay!
I was gonna ship him one :P
I am surprised it performed next to the h80.

muddocktor · 12-14-11, 01:47 PM

Yeah, this one is a definite home run by Prolimatech.

mjw21a · 12-15-11, 01:35 AM

Looks nice, I think I'll stick with my Corsair H100 + Delta fan combo though. Should come out ahead

SupaMonkey · 12-16-11, 03:33 AM

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Looks nice, I think I'll stick with my Corsair H100 + Delta fan combo though. Should come out ahead

Not in terms of noise :P

mjw21a · 12-16-11, 03:44 AM

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Not in terms of noise :P

Lol, that's why it's in my gaming red it. Wearing a headset, who cares about noise unless it's loud enough to trigger voice activation in General who cares?

12-07-11, 09:29 AM	#2
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12-07-11, 09:47 AM	#3
EarthDog Senior PITA Member Overclockers.com Editor Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Stuck in Maryland...	Another great looking article Mudd! This cooler does look like a good performer... but aesthetically... meh to me. Loks closer to scrap metal than formed! __________________ C2D/C2Q Overclocking Guide / i3/i5/i7 (s1366/1156) Overclocking Guide/Info / SandyBridge/ Ivybridge Overclocking Guide / AMD Overclocking Guide / Power Supply Guide SSD Reliability/Write Endurance / JOIN THE BENCHING TEAM! / Bulldozer Overclocking Guide / Forum Etiquette Want to see your writing featured on the overclockers.com Front Page? PM me, I can help! "We have more information and more ways of accessing it than ever, yet seem increasingly less inclined to do so."- Michael Wilbon
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12-07-11, 10:22 AM	#4
IJAHman Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Philippines	Great article again mud. But why didn't you use Noctua DH-14 for some comparison? Just wanna know how good this new heatsink is when compared to one of the best air cooler (or the best should I say)? __________________ 1155 Rig - Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 i7 2600k @ 4.5Ghz 1.296v - Noctua NH-D14 Gigabyte GTX 560 OC -G.Skill 8gb 1600mhz Thermaltake TR2 600w - OCZ Vertex 4 128GB SSD 1TB WD Green Caviar - NZXT Source 210 Elite 775 Rig - GA-EP43-US3L - Q8400 @ 3.2Ghz Themalright HR-02 Macho - Palit GT 430 4Gb DDR2 800mhz Kingston - Thermaltake Xaser III
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12-07-11, 10:31 AM	#6
thideras Banned Neckbeard Moderator Premium Member #3 Join Date: May 2006 Location: South Dakota	Ok, not exactly like it, but similar! __________________ Desktop: Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H \| 3570k 4.6 GHz \| 32 GB GSkill Ares \| GTX 570 \| 180 GB Intel & 2 TB total \| Arch Linux and Windows 7 Main server: 37 TB raw disk \| 2x Opteron 6134 \| Asus KGPE-D16 \| 48 GB RAM \| LSI 8708EM2 \| CentOS 6.2 VM Server 1: Dell R510 \| 2x E5645 \| 128 GB RAM \| 4x 300 GB Velociraptor \| Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) VM Server 2: Dell R710 \| 2x E5645 \| 288 GB RAM \| 8x 300 GB Velociraptor \| Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) "That's not overkill, or a lot. That's just thiderastic." -txus.palacios Current projects: Rackmount Overkill (New) \| 30/45 hard drive server Articles: Rack Mounting 101 \| Dell Perc 5/i Throughput Benchmarks Past projects: Software RAID \| The Dragon Case My Website *Want to talk directly to all* the moderators at once? Call the Mod Hotline!**
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12-07-11, 10:46 AM	#8
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12-07-11, 01:47 PM	#9
muddocktor Retired Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: New Iberia, LA	The reason I haven't compared it to the NH-D14 is that I don't own one any more. I sold it shortly after reviewing it the first time with my old test setup. I do have a couple of other top performing Tier 1 coolers I will review as I get a chance though, that would be comparable to the Noctua in performance. And looking at it's performance as compared to the TRUE Rev. C, the Genesis should compare very favorably to the Noctua. When I did my original testing in my first formal review, the TRUE Rev. C came in at a very close second to the NH-D14. Now if you want to send me a NH-D14 to review against it, I will accept.
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12-08-11, 06:45 AM	#11
LennyRhys Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Dundee, Scotland, UK	What I find absolutely hilarious is that the 980X stock cooler beats the Megahalems - LOL! Great review and very interesting to see a non-standard tower cooler performing so well. __________________ i7 990X @ 4702MHz, 1.43v \| TRUE Rampage III Extreme 6GB Dominator GT @ 2000MHz 8-9-8-24 GTX480 SE Toughpower 775w U3011 & 2007FPB
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12-12-11, 01:30 AM	#12
dihartnell Registered Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Wellington	Something went wrong when they tested the megahalems Rev B. no way is it that far behind an H80. __________________ AMD Phenom II 1100T @4.1250 GHz ASUS M4A89TD Pro/USB3/RASA 750 RS360 WC Mushkin Redline 2x4GB RAM, 1600, 8,8,8,24,1T Corsair AX850 80PLUS Gold PSU / OCZ Vertex II 120Gb SSD (OS) 1TB WD Black (scratch), 1 TB WD Black (RAID 5) Backup \| HP ZR24W 24" IPS, 1920x1200 LCD Monitor CF Gigabyte 6950 1Gb OC (950 MHz Core, 1450 MHz Mem) CM HAF X \| Windows 7 64 bit/ Sunbeam Rheosmart 6 Fan Controller
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12-13-11, 02:55 PM	#14
LennyRhys Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Dundee, Scotland, UK	When looking for a "lighter" heatsink I considered the Megahalems... very glad I didn't take the plunge as it would have been a big step back! I'm still considering the TRUE rev C as it is very close to the VenX and soooo much cheaper (well, over here it is). I actually have serious psychological issues as it seems I can't part with the TRUE. __________________ i7 990X @ 4702MHz, 1.43v \| TRUE Rampage III Extreme 6GB Dominator GT @ 2000MHz 8-9-8-24 GTX480 SE Toughpower 775w U3011 & 2007FPB
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12-13-11, 03:29 PM	#15
muddocktor Retired Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: New Iberia, LA	I know what you mean, Lenny. The basic TRUE design has proven itself to be near ideal for years now and only now is getting eclipsed in performance. Hell, I sold my first Cu TRUE a year or so ago then decided I missed it and bought another I found for a good deal from PPCs and have it in use on my 2500k crunching system.
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12-14-11, 09:25 AM	#16
snowbrdd Member Join Date: Dec 2010	Hey you finally got to it. Yay! I was gonna ship him one :P I am surprised it performed next to the h80.
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12-14-11, 01:47 PM	#17
muddocktor Retired Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: New Iberia, LA	Yeah, this one is a definite home run by Prolimatech.
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12-15-11, 01:35 AM	#18
mjw21a Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Australia, Brisbane	Looks nice, I think I'll stick with my Corsair H100 + Delta fan combo though. Should come out ahead __________________ CPU & HSF: AMD FX-8120 & Noctua NH-D14 Mobo: Asus M5A97-EVO RAM: 16GB (4Gx4) DDR3 2133 G.Skill RipjawZ F3-17000CL11Q-16GBZL Storage: 1x 120GB OCZ Vertex II SSD, 1x 250GB Samsung 830 SSD, 1x 1.5TB Samsung Silencer Series HDD GFX: 1GB Gigabyte AMD HD6870 OC + Yamakasi Catleap Q270 SE 27" IPS LED LCD Audio: Turtle Beach DSS 2 w/ Turtle Beach P11 Headset Case: Silverstone Temjin TJ04-E w/ Side Window PSU: 550W Antec EarthWatts Platinum My rig piccies & links "Under democracy one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to rule - and both commonly succeed, and are right." H.L. MENCKEN Last edited by mjw21a; 12-15-11 at 01:35 AM. Reason: Typos
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