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alman has been pimping its “blooming flower” heatsink design for what seems

like ages, so we were understandably excited to see the company deviate from

this mold with its all-new CNPS9500 LED CPU cooler. The cooler’s unique design bucks

conventional heatsink wisdom, but as the benchmarks show, it’s still quite capable of

accomplishing Zalman’s twin goals: superb CPU cooling and quiet operation.

The 9500 sports standard air-cooling hardware, including a copper base, copper

fins, and copper heat pipes, but it combines these ingredients in an entirely original

way. Rather than using five or six short-length heat pipes that terminate in a dense

array of big, long fins, the 9500 uses just three

heat pipes, which start at the base

and run in a figure-eight pattern

from one side to the other, provid-

ing increased surface area for

cooling and transferring heat to the

copper fins. The fins are very small

and their thin-blade design lets air

from the 92mm adjustable-speed

fan pass through without appre-

ciable noise. The blue LED-lit fan

is mounted on two floating posts,

which helps reduce noise output.

Installation of the

CNPS9500 is effortless. On AMD

systems, you use the stock

mounting bracket and simply tighten two screws. Intel LGA775 systems require

motherboard removal and the installation of a Zalman back plate. The cooler comes

with a fan-speed adjustment brick with an adhesive base for placement on your

case or desktop.

During testing, the CNPS9500 delivered impressive cooling performance. What

is surprising is how quiet the device is regardless of fan speed. Compared with the

Cooler Master Hyper 6+ (reviewed in September), the CNPS9500’s temperatures are

virtually the same, and it’s just as

quiet. Zalman’s cooler is also a cinch

to install and looks enticing,making

it worthy of a 10 verdict.

—JOSH NOREM

he Resorator’s configuration is simple: a massive 24-inch tall aluminum com-

bination reservoir/radiator (hence the product’s moniker) that holds 2.5 liters

of water. There’s a small and silent 5-watt pump inside the radiator, strapped to

the bottom of the tank. The 5/16-inch silicon tubing runs from the radiator tank to

the CPU water block, then to the VGA block, and then back to the radiator. We love

the auto-close valves on the reservoir. They let you disconnect the hoses for easy,

spill-free travel. Trust us: This is an extremely convenient feature. Installation was,

to borrow a phrase from the Pentagon, a cakewalk. Though motherboard removal is

required for Socket 940/939/754 and LGA775 processors, instructions are clear and

easy to follow. The installation process for the VGA water block was also a breeze

and the explicit instructions prevented us from damaging our X800 XT test card.

Once fired up, the Resorator 1 Plus delivered cooling performance just a tad

warmer than what we’d have achieved with stock air-cooling. It does this, however,

without producing any noise whatsoever. In fact, the only way you can determine

whether the Resorator is running is by glancing at its handy in-line flow-meter. That

this cooler achieves decent temperatures

while handling the load

of both the CPU and an

ultra-hot videocard at the

same time is amazing to

us. But the lack of a fan on

the CPU socket does have

drawbacks. The capacitors

and voltage regulators on

our LGA775 test platform

became super hot without the aid of airflow around the processor area.

Although the Reserator didn’t perform as well as the Innovatek SET passive

water-cooling kit reviewed last month, it was a lot easier to install, and goes one

step further by including a VGA water block in addition to a CPU block. All in all, it’s

a hell of a product and a must-have if

you’re obsessed with making your

PC deadly quiet.

—JOSH NOREM

Zalman Resorator 1 Plus

CPU and VGA cooling without fans—yes way!

Zalman CNPS9500 LED

A whole lot of flower power

reviews

TESTED. REVIEWED. VERDICTIZED

76 MAXIMUMPC HOLIDAY 2005

Zalman’s new

cooler has begun

its reign over the

CPU air-cooling

kingdom.

RESORATOR 1 PLUS STOCK COOLER

BENCHMARKS

Best temps are bolded. All temperatures were measured via the onboard

sensors, using the utilities provided by the motherboard manufacturer. Idle

temperatures were measured after 30 minutes of inactivity and full-load

temps were achieved running CPU Burn-in for one hour.

AMD IDLE (C) 40 36

AMD LOAD (C) 53 52

INTEL IDLE (C) 46 44

INTEL LOAD (C) 63 63

MAXIM

KICK

ASS

$80, www.zalmanusa.com

ZALMAN CNPS9500 LED

ZALMAN 9500 STOCK COOLER

BENCHMARKS

AMD FX-55 TEMPS

IDLE

FAN LOW (C) 35 NA

FAN HIGH (C)

33 40

100% LOAD

FAN LOW (C) 49 NA

FAN HIGH (C)

45 54

INTEL LGA775 3.6GHZ

IDLE

FAN LOW (C) 37 NA

FAN HIGH (C)

35 44

100% LOAD

FAN LOW (C) 51 NA

FAN HIGH (C) 46 63

Best temps are bolded. Idle temperatures were measured after 30

minutes of inactivity and full-load temps were achieved running

CPU Burn-in for one hour.

The Resorator

1 Plus is

so quiet it

includes a

flow indicator

for visual con-

firmation that

it’s running.

MAXIM

KICK

ASS

$245, www.zalmanusa.com

ZALMAN RESORATOR 1 PLUS

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