Zalman CNPS7000 Cu
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Zalman CNPS7000 Cu
I am going to be getting the Zalman CNPS7000 Cu heatsink. I was wondering if the supplied thermal paste was good enough or would I see any differences if i bought a seperate Arctic Silver 5 and used that instead
I have a CNPS7000 Cu and I'm using the Antec silver compound. I actually never checked the HSF's included compound, but chances are it's not the best quality, and probably not even silver-based (I'm too lazy to go check it out, so if someone could verify this, thanks). You might see a slight difference in temps, which may or may not be important depending on your CPU speed. But for the extra $10 or so, you might as well get some Arctic Silver.
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The results from MikeC's review of both heatsinks is that the AlCu actually outperformed the all-copper Cu version by a few degrees. Even if it didn't, I'd go with the AlCu version anyway. There's no reason to hang a heavy lump of copper off of your mobo if it's not performing noticeably better than the safer (and cheaper) AlCu version.Smokeey wrote:Pardon the dumb question but is the 7000Cu version better than the 7000AlCu version?
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I noticed this in the review
The same can be said of the differences seen between the AlCu and Cu models. They are essentially indistinguishable in performance with the P4-2.53 in this ambient as well. Certainly, the Zalman 7000 HSF has no problem cooling a P4-2.53 even at minimal fan speed settings. One suspects that with the very hottest CPUs or with higher ambient temperatures in a system installed normally inside a case, the copper version would perform better that the AlCu, especially with the fan at low speed.
I have a P4 3.2 so I think the CU version would be better for me. I guess I'll get the artic silver since its not too expensive and probably can't hurt.
The same can be said of the differences seen between the AlCu and Cu models. They are essentially indistinguishable in performance with the P4-2.53 in this ambient as well. Certainly, the Zalman 7000 HSF has no problem cooling a P4-2.53 even at minimal fan speed settings. One suspects that with the very hottest CPUs or with higher ambient temperatures in a system installed normally inside a case, the copper version would perform better that the AlCu, especially with the fan at low speed.
I have a P4 3.2 so I think the CU version would be better for me. I guess I'll get the artic silver since its not too expensive and probably can't hurt.
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Where did you get yours from?prof99 wrote:I was lucky: the Cu was the only version this particular retailer had, but it was only $34! If I could've gotten the AlCu though, I would have due to the weight difference. My motherboard seems to be handling it okay, however, with most of the available screw holes in use .
A place called Lion Computer. Their website doesn't sell it, unfortunately, so if you're not willing to drive to their store in northern-Illinois, you won't be able to get it at that price very easily .DraGoNsLaYeR wrote:Where did you get yours from?
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Nope, as silly as it seems the 2.0 Celeron puts out about 52W, too much to be passively cooled. People think that since it's such a gutless CPU it doesn't put out much heat.ONEshot wrote:2.0 Celeron? Why don't you just take out the fan on that 7000? That heatsink should be enough to cool that CPU as long as you have a rear exhaust fan or something.