Zalman CNPS9500 review
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Zalman CNPS9500 review
review the new zalman and asetek coolers for anyone who's interested
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2005/0 ... ler/4.html
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2005/0 ... ler/4.html
Maybe not, but a 13 C drop compared to a 7700 is impressive! Though it probably could replace some water cooling systems, such as the Gigabyte they compared it to.rpsgc wrote:I really don't know what to make of it... It certainly won't replace your W/C! :lol:
For better performance, remove the fan and mount a 120 mm Nexus in front of it together with a duct. Or use two fans, one on each side. Or "fanless" with a duct to a fan in an Antec P180.
Yeah, but don't forget the price when comparing the Zalman to water cooling, you have to look at lower priced systems. There are some really powerful water cooling systems out there, but they cost a lot more than the Zalman, even the crappy Gigabyte which costs twice as much.rpsgc wrote:That Gigabyte W/C was crap anyway.
I don't think there are such a thing as a cheap water cooling system worth mentioning. Ok, some of them keeps other components cool as well, but not power regulators on the mobo for instance like many air coolers do.
They both have their pros and cons, but if you're going under $80 then air cooling wins easily.
Besides, there's no magic here, the Zalman CNPS9500 contains water too!
The 9500 is truly impressive compared to the 7700 when looking at the xbit review, it uses a smaller fan but is still a better performing cooler (and we have to see more reviews, the review from Bit-Tech is a bit confusing... ). I think it could compete with a Thermalright XP-120 in cooling performance, but not in low noise. I'd like to see them compared to each other, both using a 120 mm fan.
I'm sure we'll see a review of the CNPS9500 here soon.
If you are going to compare the CNPS9500 to any water cooling system, it probably has to be the Reserator 1. It only makes sense if Zalman claims the CNPS9500 is as good as water cooling that it should perform as well as Zalman's own water cooling solution.
If you are going to compare the CNPS9500 to any water cooling system, it probably has to be the Reserator 1. It only makes sense if Zalman claims the CNPS9500 is as good as water cooling that it should perform as well as Zalman's own water cooling solution.
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A sample was fully tested a couple days ago, but we have not had time to write the review. In a nutshell, for cooling, it is amazingly good. Possibly better than anything stock at 5V. It's also quite light, and not hard to install -- if the motherboard is out of the case. Noise is typical Zalman -- not a great fan, probably not as quiet as the one on the 7000. But like the 7000 and 7700, fan swaps are feasible. Look for the review article in a week or so, after IDF.
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Regarding cooling, yes, but what about noise? The two reviews didn’t convince me on noise, either. Apart from cooling and quiet, a good heatsink must also evacuate heat efficiently to the nearest case fan. I can’t help thinking this one, might just spew as much heat in a 360 degree radial, as it does backwards towards the case fan = screwing case air flowwim wrote:high praise from MikeC
how exciting! bw'hey!*
Mike, would you consider better (noise and performance wise), the CNPS9500 92mm Stock 5v, or the Scythe Ninja + Nexus Real Silent 120mm 5v?MikeC wrote:A sample was fully tested a couple days ago, but we have not had time to write the review. In a nutshell, for cooling, it is amazingly good. Possibly better than anything stock at 5V. It's also quite light, and not hard to install -- if the motherboard is out of the case. Noise is typical Zalman -- not a great fan, probably not as quiet as the one on the 7000. But like the 7000 and 7700, fan swaps are feasible. Look for the review article in a week or so, after IDF.
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The latter is quieter, no question. Beyond that, just wait for the review.jabba wrote:Mike, would you consider better (noise and performance wise), the CNPS9500 92mm Stock 5v, or the Scythe Ninja + Nexus Real Silent 120mm 5v?
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120mm Nexus on Zalman 9500 versus 120mm Nexus on XP-120
There's no indication that a 120mm fan could fit on the 9500, which has a 92mm stock fan. My guess is no way.
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