Prolimatech Panther CPU Cooler Review

Installation

We were surprised with the ease of installation of this cooler. On the other hand, the Panther supports only sockets 1155 and 1156 CPUs from Intel, and sockets AM2, AM2+, AM3, AM3+, and FM1 AMD processors. There is no support for socket LGA775 and socket LGA1366 CPUs, and socket LGA2011 processors are supported through special screws that must be purchased separately.

The first step is to screw both clips seen in Figure 10 to the base of the cooler. There is a pair of clips for socket LGA1155 (that also fit sockets 1156 and 2011) and another pair for AMD sockets.

Figure 10: Clips installed

Then you must locate the backplate according to your CPU (Figure 11 shows the backplate for sockets 1155 and 1156; there is another one for AMD CPUs) on the solder side of the motherboard.

Figure 11: Backplate

After that, place the cooler over the CPU and hold it, fastening the four spring-loaded, easy-to-reach thumbscrews.

Figure 12: Heatsink installed

In Figure 13, you can see the cooler with the fan installed and the LEDs glowing. (The wire clips make this step a piece of cake.)

Figure 13: Fan glow