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Prolimatech has just released the Mega Shadow, which is a new revision of the award winning Megahalems. The Mega Shadow features the same design as the original, with a shiny new paint job that helps to give it a more aggressive look, but does it do anything for the performance? The Megahalems from Prolimatech is one of the biggest baddest heatsinks going around, and many have nicknamed it the Transformer. Not because of its size or robotic looks, but rather because it features what looks very much like the Transformers logo on the top. Despite the uncanny resemblance, this is now what has made the Megahalems such a sort after product.  Without a doubt the Megahalems is one of the all time greats of air-cooling, beating products such as the Cooler Master V8, Scythe Kama Angle, and Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme. Keep in mind however that with a retail price of $65 US before you even pick a fan, the Megahalems is far from affordable. Furthermore, AMD fans will be forced to pay another $10 US for the AM2/AM2+/AM3 retention mount adapter kit. The Megahalems was an interesting product, largely because there was nothing special about it, or at least nothing that really set it apart from the countless other large high-end air-coolers. Prolimatech did employ heatpipe technology, just like every other cooling company these days. What was believed to make the Megahalems such a great performer was the use of so many heatpipes to direct heat into two separate series of fins. Since releasing their first product earlier this year, Prolimatech has been quiet, with no further product releases. That was of course until now, as Prolimatech has just presented us with their latest creation, the Mega Shadow. Unfortunately this is not a completely new product, as it is simply a recreation of the original. The Prolimatech “Mega Shadow” has been given a shadow chrome like finish, making it appear much darker than the original. This is a similar thing to what Thermalright did with the TRUE Black 120. In terms of performance we cannot see the new paint job doing much for the Mega Shadow, as this is likely just an aesthetic improvement. That said, this aesthetic improvement will cost you, as the already expensive heatsink will now retail for as much as $80 US. |
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