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- Zero Clearance Issues
- Easy Universal Mounting
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- Expensive
- No Fan Included
Prolimatech Samuel 17
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CPU coolers come in all shapes and sizes. For the obvious reasons, here in VR-Zone we usually review cooler capable of delivering very high thermal performance and/or excellent acoustics. Today however we will have a look at the Samuel 17, a product...
By VR-Zone onToday we're having a look at another CPU cooler and this time it's the Samuel 17 from Prolimatech.Prolimatech, founded in 2008 is headquartered in Taiwan, led by a team of dedicated experts with 22 years of accumulated experience in the field of...
By SweMOD onSo 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...
By Overclock3D onBy creating a tiny yet powerful (for its size always) CPU Cooler like the Samuel 17 Prolimatech has once again proven to us that they are not just your average company and that they know exactly what they are doing when it comes to CPU...
By Real World Labs onSome time ago, high-performance computers had to use huge cases, and small cases were seen as a signal of a "weak" computer. Nowadawys, however, Home Teather PCs (HTPCs) are getting more and more common, and high-performance computers can be easily...
By Hardware Secrets onProlimatech hasn’t been around for all that long but during their short time in the market, they have without a doubt made a lasting impression. The Samuel 17 is actually a surprising product from them since it breaks from what was a high...
By Hardware Canucks onWhile an excellent performer on its own, the Prolimatech Samuel 17 fell a few degrees short of toppling the widely available and affordable Scythe Big Shuriken. The Samuel 17 is really only superior in two ways, the first being its size. Though it's...
By SilentPC Review onThose looking to build a small HTPC or even a mini-ITX computer that has a fair bit of guts for taking on more demanding tasks, are going to face the issue of keeping it not only cool but also quiet. The Prolimatech Samuel 17 has proven to be good at...
By Legion Hardware onAs we've seen with the Samuel 17, it continues Prolimatech's tradition of premium coolers that showcase conservative aesthetics and solid cooling performance in a silent setup. While the Samuel 17 doesn't perform quite as well as the...
By Pureoverclock onZusammenfassend lässt sich festhalten, dass er Kühler in vielen Bereichen an seine Grenzen kam. Schon zu Beginn des Tests war klar, dass der kleine Samuel 17 nicht mit großen Towerkühlern mithalten kann, aber das muss er ja auch gar...
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