[dba-Tech] Zalman CNPS7000A-AlCu Review

Francisco H Tapia my.lists at verizon.net
Sat Nov 22 03:07:43 CST 2003


Just bought this awesome cooler
http://www.zalman.co.kr/english/product/cnps7000a-cu.htm
I had the pleasure of installing it in my Epox k7a+ motherboard, on an 
AMD 2000+.  Previously it was cooled w/ a Volcano 7, which was set to 
cool based on temp, which has been working just the most awesome as 
possible.  My ThermalTake was/is great, it keeps the cpu cool when idle 
at a cool 104F on load when processing DivX it can jump as high as 118F, 
  and when gaming I've only seen it get to 113F

For this cooler the Zalman 7000A-AlCu, Idle is 98F, Gaming is 107F, and 
DivX was 112F. :)  that's tonight, and the best part... it is ultra 
silent.  I've uped the RPMs to Normal mode and the db on the spec sheet 
says 25db's but I can't hear it. in fact the case fans are now louder 
than it, and they are pretty quiet, before it was the Volcano I heard 
all the time :D.

I'll be looking for some whisper quiet fans for the rest of the case now 
;o).


I just wanted to share, btw, I've also invested in the AeroCool DP-101 
which is another ultra silent cooler, that should arive on Tuesday, and 
i'll be able to plug that on an AMD 2600+ on a DFI LanParty Ultra NFII 
:D, currently that thing has a Volcano 11, and man talk about your 
Vacume cleaners :D....

-- 
-Francisco




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