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Prolimatech Samuel 17 Review

Conclusion

Published: 13th July 2010 | Source: Prolimatech | Price: 39.90EUR | Author: Milind Chidrawar

Conclusion

 
So is the Prolimatech Samuel 17 a modern day David? Erm, well not quite. The inevitable result is that a larger tower cooler will outpace this cooler with ease. This however is not the cooler's aim; try performance per cubic centimetre. For those that want a cooler for their small form factor machine, then this is most certainly for you.

As Overclock3D.net's token Mini ITX nerd, I certainly appreciate the importance of coolers such as these. Every day, many users choose to downsize their machines and with more power efficient processors and highly capable motherboards, this is now possible. That said, all of these chassis will restrict the choice of coolers to a certain degree (pun not intended)

The Prolimatech Samuel 17 makes it possible to install a cooling solution for your Core i3/i5, overclock to 4.00GHz with relative ease (your mileage may vary) and do so having used no more than 70mm in vertical space. With the right ambient temperatures it may well be possible to use this cooler with more powerful Core i5/i7 processors, however overclocking will be heavily restricted.

Today you will struggle to find one of these coolers on sale in the UK, however it is on sale in Germany for 39 Euros inclusive of VAT. Given today's exchange rate, we believe that the Samuel will be available for around £35, which for it's selling points is quite reasonable.

We are glad to see that Prolimatech have taken the initiative to widen their product portfolio to cater for low profile machines and succeed. Because of this we are happy to give the Samuel 17 our recommended award.

The Good
- Excellent sub 95W CPU Performance
- Low Profile
- Ease of Installation

The Mediocre
- None

The Bad
- None 

Thanks to Case King for the sample today, you can discuss our findings in the forums.

Most Recent Comments

13-07-2010, 06:12:47

silenthill

I think this cooler could be a great solution for those LAN party fans.Quote

13-07-2010, 06:16:12

silenthill

Hi tom just wondering if you have anything coming up on the GTX 460.

RegardsQuote

13-07-2010, 06:26:59

tinytomlogan

The 260 fella? Thats old tech so no matey. If you mean the 460, then yes Mul who wrote this review will have a review live on Friday.Quote

13-07-2010, 06:56:26

silenthill

Really sorry mate I mean the GTX 460, I’ve just finished reading a review on it and it seems like the guys who have bought the GTX 465 are going to have to sell them on EBay, nice one from NVIDIA you’ve just made a lot of customers very angry. Looking forward to Mul review on Friday.Quote

13-07-2010, 09:14:10

thestepster

Quote:

Originally Posted by name='tinytomlogan' The 260 fella? Thats old tech so no matey. If you mean the 460, then yes Mul who wrote this review will have a review live on Friday.

cant wait to see this and its got a [email protected] bit wooo Quote

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