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The Results
Analysis
While looking over the results it’s important to note that this cooler isn’t aimed at replacing the Megahalems, rather this cooler is designed for those PC enthusiast who want the best, but don’t want to sacrifice their sound level comforts with high static fans screaming all day long next to your burning ear. With regards to that very statement, the Armageddon does its job 100%. While utilizing our usual high performance San Ace H1011 fan that we use on all our coolers to find the very limits of each cooler here at OCT, the Armageddon was no slouch with being just 8C behind the very best cooler; the Cogage Arrow.
When we opted for two 1000RPM 140x25mm (140mm Xigmatek XLF-F1453)Â low noise fans in push-pull, we retained a reading on our overclocked i7 system of 12C behind the Arrow. Now that may sound a lot, but looking over the result of the Megahalems using the San Ace fan set on full throttle, the Armageddon using the two quiet 140mm fans was only 7C behind on a loaded 4.2GHz i7 system using 1.35v. 7C sounds like a big margin and it would be if it was compared using the same fans, but it wasn’t. To be 7C behind its big brother with a high RPM performance fan is a great achievement for a cooler that was almost silent throughout testing. Even when we strapped on the high performance fan to the Armageddon, it was a mere 3C behind the Megahalems. Now, the Megahalems still comes out on top, but that is to be expected with its tighter depth of fins. As Prolimatech state themselves “ this isn’t meant to rival the best coolers (even if it does a good job of that), it’s for those consumers who want the best but not having to put up with noise and in that respect ticks all the right boxes here.
