Zalman fan

BCMoney · Post by **BCMoney** » Wed Mar 26, 2003 10:43 pm

I just installed my new Zalman 3000 HSF. I used to use the stock AMD heat sink. My temps have actually gone down by 6 degrees although the zalman fan is only spinning at 1500 RPMs. It is amazingly silent. All I can hear now is my PSU. I would recommend this HSF to anyone. I unplugged the fan for a bit to see how hot the cpu would get. After 6-7 minutes of Prime95 the temps had only risen from 35 to 56... I got bored and plugged the fan back in. I am almost sure this HSF would be enough cooling without a fan for every day tasks

Wedge · Post by **Wedge** » Thu Mar 27, 2003 4:40 am

1) Where did you buy yours?
2) How much did it cost?
3) Was it easy to install?

BCMoney · Post by **BCMoney** » Thu Mar 27, 2003 7:53 am

I bought it from NCIX.com/canada. After taxes and shipping it was $46, and yes it was pretty easy to install. Getting the clip to clip onto on of the sides of the zif socket is kinda hard, cause you can't see anything, but still, it took less than 5 minutes to put on.