Prolimatech Panther CPU Cooler Review
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The Prolimatech Panther is very well-made with the usual Prolimatech construction quality. The installation is simple and it looks awesome thanks to the fan with red LEDs.
It has good cooling performance with low noise level. However, the Panther promised more than it delivered. Apparently, the fan is too weak for the heatsink used, with high fin density and interleaved fins at the center. Putting the hand behind the heatsink when it is working, we cannot “feel” the air flowing through it. Maybe by using two strong fans in a push-pull configuration, the Panther heatsink can deliver all of its potential, but since our methodology is to test all coolers “as is,” doing that test would not be fair to the other coolers we tested so far.
The only problem with the Prolimatech Panther is its low price/performance ratio, which is a big issue for the Average Joe. Therefore, we are giving it the Hardware Secrets Bronze Award.
