Finished Looks

Like other SilentiumPC coolers, the Fortis 5 and Fortis 5 Dual Fan are both very simple aesthetically. Neither cooler is going to "wow" you with fancy gimmicks or elaborate plastic add-ons to make it feel like something it's not. Instead, you get a clean cooler with a subdued aesthetic that is a bit more refined than the previous design as the heat pipes are plated. If you must have ARGB lighting, SilentiumPC does have an ARGB version for those who want it, but it only comes with a single 140 mm fan.


The offset design does give perfect clearance for the graphics card with plenty of extra space available. However, when it comes to memory, things are a bit tighter. With the taller Ballistix kit I use for testing, clearance was quite tight. For generic memory with no heat spreaders or low-profile heatsinks, there will be no issues. However, overly gaudy memory modules with huge heatsinks may have pressure put on them via the 140 mm fan in front. That said, the issue is likely to crop up in fringe situations as the fans have rubber spacers, meaning there is some give. As such, while a few more millimeters of clearance would have been nice. I don't expect too many problems, either. Regardless, overall memory clearance is not perfect.