New Zalman CNPS 9500 LED Cooler Review!

[Richdog]

Ummm... in the X-bit labs test the TT Big Typhoon beats it handily...

 

[Chode Messiah]

it looks cool, but i'll stick w/my vapo/pelts thankyou very much

 

[KeyKeeper]

I think im gonna buy this thing when it comes out at newegg. Im tired of messing around with water cooling. On top of that it should work well in my case (Silverstone TJ06) being a reverse ATX. Just hope it fits under the "wind tunnel"

 

[BonzaiDuck]

On the previous page of posts, someone was interested in "translating" the Hartware.de review of the Zalman CNPS-9500. I won't bother to do that for you, but take a close look at the tables of results in the last few web-pages.

They compared the Zalman fan or a fan similar running at 2,900 rpm with a "hardcore" fan for the ThermalRight XP120.

At room temperatures that were approximately the same, test-bed "ceteris paribus" also the same, the ThermalRight still has a lower load temperature by about 1C.

Zalman's boast that their cooler does as well or better than water-cooling rigs is ALL HYPE. If they had something, their reviewers would show thermal resistance much lower than 0.18.

Instead, check the review, test-conditions and results for as review dated August 27, 2005, at "OverClockers.com" for the ThermalRight SI-120 -- a revision and successor to the XP-120 which has a similar design, dimensions and installation, but significantly improved.

 

[JEDIYoda]

I translated and read that whole review....
I personally read things differently than others did....

But with that said....
We have had reviews by SPCR....
xbitlabs as well as other reviews...

yet if we use those 2 as reputable reviews.....
they sort of cancel each other out...

Might we make note that SPCR stands for Silent PC Review...thus they are big on silence..yet other reviews really did not address or see a need to adress the noise issue!!

yet we have a russian review which was in between the other 2...which the results were in between these 2 mentioned reviews and then we have the hardware.de review.....

I read that review 3 times I had issues with how they conducted the review and also under the conditions which they conducted the review!!

My own pesonnal take on this 9500 is a simple one...

Reviews are just that reviews...plain and simple.

According to the Xbit reviews its an awesome cooler!
According to the silentpc reviews its still an awesome cooler under certain circumstances yet there are other top notch coolers on the market....the Ninja...xp90 as well as xp120....as well as others biting at the heels of these brands....

I would venture to say when everything is said and done what we have is another cooler that is considered one of the top 5 coolers on the market!!

yet I would hope that Zalman takes the time to tweak this cooler and address the possible db issue and possibly do a revision2 if needed...

That is assuming a revision is needed!!

As with any heatsink depending on any number of variables for some it might be the perfect cooler and for others the XP120 or the si120 might be the perfect cooler...yet for others the sheer good looks of the Zalman 9500 will suffice....

I for one just ordered a xp120 and will install that before I install the zalman!!
I ordered(back ordered) the zalman through the Sharkla website ....since the company is 6 hrs from the house...I will have the 9500 alot faster than ordering from other places!!

This whole thing has been a blast!
Listening to alot of inteligent comments and a few goofy if not absurd comments as well!!

In the end the bottom line is and has always been what works for you!!

My 2 cookies worth!!