Zalman Flower Cooler CNPS6000-Cu

I built a PC when i was starry eyed, when they told me what fan i would like, i went for the cheapest option, which just happened to be a GlobalWin FOP32. Soon you realise how loud it is! I'd seen the Zalman flower cooler here and there and after reading the reviews i decided to buy one. Just for reference, i have a XP1700 overclocked to 1.6Ghz on an Asus A7S333. Using the FOP32 (which i should say is an excellent cooler, but very noisy) i got CPU temps of around 45 C (using Artic Silver 3).

Using the Zalman, by system temp is around 52 C. Gaming didn't increase the temp and it's quite stable at this temperature. You should bear in mind that the Zalman was on Full Fan Speed and had been pre prepared with Arctic Silver. On 'silent' mode the temp increased to 54 C. To show you how good the Zalman is at dissipating heat, the ambient temp of the PC went up quite a bit, but that doesn't effect the running.

Overall, not a bad little kit, and you will notice the noise reduction (again this depends on how noisy your PSU is)

I installed this Zalman CNPS6000 - Cu Flower Cooler on my Athlon 1333 machine and have had no problems at all with processor temperatures, in fact, the full-load (playing games etc) temperature has actually fallen by 5 degrees C. I adjusted the cooling fan that comes with the unit to its slowest setting and the maximum temperature I get is 59 degrees. The Kit contains all the parts required to easily fit the unit including some longer screws to mount the separately placed fan. All in all a very nice kit, although it is a little pricey, the build quality and inclusion of all the bits you need easily justify the expense. Buy one and enjoy your pc in silence.