SilentiumPC Fortis 5: Fera’s bigger and quieter brother on steroids

Conclusion and rating

The SilentiumPC Fera 5 concept recently showed us how even a small cooler can be really efficient if the heatsink and fan optimization is done well. Today it’s the turn of the SilentiumPC Fortis 5, which is another iteration of SilentiumPC’s popular cooler, but now optimized in collaboration with Synergy Cooling. What’s more, today’s article is a straight triple test as we’ll be testing all three variants of the Fortis 5 cooler against each other.

Conclusion and rating

The Fortis 5 is simply another bang for the buck from SilentiumPC. The quiet and efficient fan was able to take full advantage of the normalized noise methodology and at lower noise levels was even able to match or even slightly outperform high-end coolers like the Noctua NH-D15 or liquid AIO coolers. The Dual Fan version seems to be the most interesting option in terms of price, offering the best results with the presence of a second fan not increasing the noise level excessively.

All three Fortis 5 cooler variants are priced very close together, so it’s purely down to your preference as to which one you choose. You won’t go wrong with any of the variants. The cherry on top is the six-year warranty.

Minor negatives include, for my taste, an unnecessarily complicated mounting system, which could certainly be simplified, and a relatively higher price compared to the Fera 5, which is not that far behind the Fortis in terms of performance. But these are just minor things, which are not essential. It is still a solid cooler at an affordable price. In conclusion, I can only say that the Fortis 5 is a very well-made cooler and, next to the Fera 5, it is one of the more interesting choices on the market. It fully deserves the Approved editorial award!

English translation and edit by Jozef Dudáš

• Contents
• Key Features
• Measurement methodology
• Results – 36 dBA
• Results – 39 dBA
• Results – 42 dBA
• Results - maximum speed
• Conclusion and rating