INTRODUCTION

   Cooling efficiency may be the primary goal of every CPU cooler manufacturer out there but in a market filled with countless models one more thing seems to matter almost just as much, cost. After all it's no secret and affordable devices have always driven the market and that applies to everything, CPU coolers included. With that in mind even though over the years several manufacturers have tried to find the sweet spot between cooling efficiency and cost not many have succeeded in doing that and so today almost all the top-end solutions are also the ones that carry the heftiest price tags. The guys over at SilentiumPC are the ones trying their luck this time over with the brand new Fortis 3 EVO ARGB CPU Cooler.

   Since 2007 SilentiumPC brings well-made CPU coolers, cases and power supplies with main focus on exceptional value for money achieved through effective design and smart cost-cutting. No fancy trademark names, just well-thought-out products designed to work, chosen and praised by value-minded enthusiasts and system integrators.

   The Fortis 3 EVO ARGB is a very large CPU cooler with an 220W TDP (thermal design power) which consists by a single heatsink (tower design) and a 140mm Pulsar HP ARGB hydraulic bearing fan (1400RPM). The heatsink features a total of 38 aluminum fins, five 6mm copper nickel plated heatpipes, nickel plated H.D.T (heatpipe direct touch) base and an asymmetric design which means it doesn't interfere with your motherboard components and/or RAM modules. As for the fan even though it lacks the large number of LEDs found in other models thanks to its translucent frame and blades it produces very nice ARGB lighting effects while the bundled Nano reset ARGB controller gives it compatibility with several mainboard sync technologies (more specifically ASUS Aura, ASRock Polychrome Sync, MSI Mystic Light and GIGABYTE RGB Fusion 2.0). So, is this the CPU cooler to get if you're on a tight budget? Time to find out.