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When we reviewed the original Prolimatech Megahalems we were hugely impressed with the performance and design. At the time the only concern we had for the Megahalems was availability, at least the lack of availability any way. Today many online stores stock the Megahalems and all the major PC cooling orientated stores have stock. So getting your hands on the Megahalems and now the new Mega Shadow, should not be all that difficult. What has not changed is the price, as consumers can expect to pay at least $65 US for the original Megahalems. The new Mega Shadow, which proved to be in no way better, could cost as much as $80 US without a fan. Prolimatech are calling the Mega Shadow their deluxe version of the Megahalems, and really other than the shiny dark paint job, there is not much else on offer here. The Mega Shadow is an impressive looking heatsink, but at around $80 US it is a grossly expensive version of an already expensive heatsink.  While we cannot make a case for the value of the Mega Shadow, as you appear to only be paying for an aesthetic improvement, the performance is still top notch. The Prolimatech Mega Shadow was able to keep our Intel Core i7 965 Extreme Edition processor, which was overclocked to 3.70GHz, at 65 degrees making it a degree cooler than the Thermalright TRUE Copper. The new mounting system is impressive despite the fact that it only supports the more recent Intel platforms. Ideally we would have really liked support for AMD processors right out of the box, as the extra $10 US charge for the mounting kit is a bit of a low blow for an already expensive product.
Reviewed By Steven Walton |
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