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As you will have already noticed, the Mega Shadow looks much like coolers that have been developed by Thermalright and Scythe in the past. Clearly Prolimatech has looked at what works, taken the design, and tried to make it better. The heatsink itself stands tall, measuring 159mm, while it is also 130mm wide and 74mm thick.   The fins have been constructed from aluminum, while the base and heatpipes are made from copper. This makes for a total weight of 790 grams, which is very reasonable for a large high-end CPU cooler. The Mega Shadow is not a universal cooler and can only be installed on either the Intel LGA775, LGA1156 or LGA1366 platforms out of the box.   Those wishing to install either the Mega Shadow or Megahalems on an AMD platform will have to purchase an additional mounting kit at a cost of about $10 US. This is a little unfortunate, as this would be an excellent product for those looking to overclock their Phenom II processor. However once you consider having to buy a fan and then the mounting kit on top of the cost of the heatsink, you are almost half way to the value of a Phenom II X4 955 processor.   Prolimatech has decided to maximize cooling efficiency by using six dual heatpipes that extend through two separate and very large series of aluminum fins. Interestingly the heatpipes do not pass through the fins in an unusual formation, as they do in most high-end coolers. Rather, they form a perfectly straight line though the middle of the fins.   In total there are six copper dual heatpipes measuring 6mm in diameter that run through the copper base and up through the fins on each side of the heatsink. Although the base has been constructed from copper it is nickel plated, and therefore has a smooth finish.   Apart from the Intel mounting bracket kit, the Mega Shadow also comes with four fan clips, which will allow the user to install a pair of 120mm fans if they choose. For testing purposes we installed a single 1500-RPM fan, as this was the same configuration we used on the Prolimatech Megahalems and Thermalright TRUE Copper heatsinks. |
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