NewEgg.com has the Zalman CNPS9500 LED Pure Copper Base CPU Cooler for $45 + $0 shipping = $45 shipped. Features Pure Copper Base, Pure Copper Fins, Pure Copper Heatpipes. This beast is very well reviewed by NewEgg fanatics.
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#1
TheKitty - Posted 10:31 am PST 12/12/07 (1456 Posts)
No rebate - awesome
#2
Deathstalker - Posted 10:33 am PST 12/12/07 (166 Posts)
Fantastic cooler I use it and the 9700. They are very large, not for a tight case.
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#3
sirkipp - Posted 10:35 am PST 12/12/07 (187 Posts)
I've had this cooler in my desktop for almost a couple of years now and it's been doing great. I would give you some temperature readings but I'm not at home right now. As said in the post... great reviews at Newegg.com and you can probably look there for readings. Zalman is my preferred manufacturer for all coolers as I have one for my GPU too. This price is great, and yeah- no rebate involved.
#4
qtn2x - Posted 10:48 am PST 12/12/07 (379 Posts)
I own this one. very nice cooler
#5
therich - Posted 2:46 pm PST 12/12/07 (85 Posts)
i agree with #2, I have the 9700 and it's huge. but it works!
i get 19-22C on my e6600 idle
i get 19-22C on my e6600 idle
#6
shomebody - Posted 7:49 pm PST 12/12/07 (95 Posts)
Sorry, but I don't like it. Zalman made this one to look cool, but not be cool. I had one in my box; it didn't cool much differently than the stock HSF, and it wouldn't cool sufficiently at quiet fan RPMs. Increaes fan RPM to cool well, and it is actually more noisy than the stock HSF. I'm currently running a Scythe Ninja, which makes this look small but cools well with less airflow.
#7
dave_c - Posted 11:02 pm PST 12/12/07 (7515 Posts)
How is it awesome to pay $45 for a heatsink? Several have recently been offered for under $15 AR, and will do fine to quietly cool a CPU till you reach the point of diminishing return. In other words, if you have to pay $30 more, suddenly overclocking wasn't such the value you wanted it to be.
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