Review: prolimatech red vortex 14

This time we are going to carry out an analysis of the Prolimatech Vortex series. Specifically the Vortex Red that together with its brother Vortex Blue were designed mainly for the Prolimatech Armageddon.

FEATURES:
Dimensions	140mm x 140mm x 25mm
Bearing	Type Sleeve
Nominal Voltage	12VDC
Power / Nominal Current	2.4W / 0.2A
Speed	1000RPM
Air flow	87CFM Maximum
Connector	3 pins.
LEDs	4 red LEDs.
Blades	Transparent

The Vortex Red fan comes in a cardboard box. Something fragile, but aesthetically beautiful. Presentation of its front:

And the front, which comes with all the specifications:

When we open the box we see that it contains:

• 3-pin to molex adapter.

• 4 Screws to hold it in a box.

• Red Vortex 14 fan.

And finally how it looks on:

TEST BENCH:
Box:	Silverstone FT-02 Red Edition
Source feed:	Seasonic X-750w
Base plate	Asus P8P67 EVO
Processor:	Intel i7 2600k @ 4.6ghz ~ 1.35v
Heatsink	Prolimatech Genesis
RAM:	G.Skills Ripjaws X CL9
Rehobus	Lamptron FC5 Revision 2.
HDD:	Samsung Spintpoint 1TB

To test the actual performance of the fan we are going to use the Prolimatech Genesis heatsink. We will stress the CPU with full memory floating point calculation (Linx) and prime number (Prime95) programs.

We can see in both graphs. That the fans offer good performance at 1000rpm and 750rpm.

Even without being a revolutionary fan and manufactured with one of the cheapest and theoretically less durable bearings, sleeve bearing, this fan has been a pleasant surprise in terms of performance and soundness together with a Prolimatech Genesis. Perhaps part of the merit is due to the heatsink itself and its low restriction, but in this case the fan offered more than correct performance. It also has a "modding" aesthetic thanks to the red LED that has been installed, which can be another asset when choosing it for those who are looking for aesthetics on their PC and like this type of product. As negative points we have to say that we would have liked the fan with the meshed cable to accompany the “modding” aesthetics of the rest of the fan. Neither would have been more silentblocks instead of the four standard screws, but we understand that silentblocks at the moment seem to be an "extra" in the world of fans, although there are other brands that do accompany them with a specific model. We take the opportunity to announce that we have opened our channel on YouTube, so you can see how the fan works:

To finish our summary of advantages and disadvantages:

ADVANTAGE		DISADVANTAGES
+ Very aesthetically beautiful and quiet	- We miss meshed cables.
+ Very good performance.	- Instead of 4 screws, 4 silentblocks.
+ Good price in the market: around € 9.90.	- High starting voltage.
+ Operation from 330 rpm to 1080rpm.

For this reason we award him our bronze medal: