Zalman Rolls Out Triple Fan CNPS12X Air Cooler
Zalman Rolls Out Triple Fan CNPS12X Air Cooler
Posted 10/13/2011 at 10:26am
| by Paul Lilly
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Zalman's latest approach to air cooling is to pound away at the problem of heat building with three -- yes, THREE -- 120mm Long Life Bearing fans with blue LEDs. The triple fan configuration comes standard on Zalman's new CNPS12X, a hulk-sized air cooler measuring 151mm (L) x 132mm (W) x 154mm (H) weighing 1kg, or just over 2.2 pounds.
As is becoming common in high end air coolers, the CNPS12X employs direct contact heatpipes that come in contact with the CPU. There are six composite heatpipes in all, each one running from one set of aluminum fins down through the base and up through another set of fins. The three fans are placed on the front, rear, and sandwiched in between the dual heatsink structure.
Zalman includes a tube of ZM-STG2 "Super Thermal Grease" with the CNPS12X, and mounting brackets for Intel's LGA 2011, 1156, 1155, 1366, and 775 sockets, and AMD's FM1, AM3+, AM3, AM2+, and AM2 sockets.
No word on price or availability.
Image Credit: Zalman
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Ghost XFX
October 25, 2011 at 12:08am
Zalman can do me a favor, by putting it on the market ASAP Flash...
Ghost XFX
November 07, 2011 at 5:25am
Well, It's out now, time to do a review, no?
Majority of reviews I've seen in the past are done with Intel boards. It's almost as if AMD boards don't matter. Or if you're just that kind of person, you probably think AMD chips are just going to melt down anyhow, so it doesn't matter if they do have a cooler or not.
I'd like to know if this cooler will fit AMD's 990FX boards clearing all four RAM slots safely while keeping that ultra hot FX chip nice and comfy under load.... Don't let me down!
Zoandar
October 24, 2011 at 11:47am
Their specs look interesting. Low noise 22-24db at 850-1200 rpm. Also they mention some sort of variable fin technology. Might actually sound pretty quiet.
www.zalman.com/eng/product/Product_Read.asp?idx=449
warptek2010
October 13, 2011 at 5:09pm
I think Jerry Seinfeld would say it best: "Why don't they just make the whole thing out of the heatpipe"????
b_c_pc
October 13, 2011 at 3:38pm
There is spinning at the same speed and spinning at the same speed. Unless they're spinning at EXACTLY the same speed, isn't there a chance of the fans creating added noise (and vibration) via harmonics?
CalDrumr
October 13, 2011 at 12:03pm
The only problem with this is that it will crush your CPU, kick your video card in the face, and eat your memory for breakfsast.
Silent_Raider
October 13, 2011 at 11:38am
So if one of the fans is spinning in a different direction than the others, wouldn't that create a dead spot? Also, if they are all running in the same direction, if they are not constantly in sync, wouldn't that create turbulence (and heat and noise)?
Coldrage
October 13, 2011 at 12:07pm
All of them are the same size and spin at the same speed in the same direction.
Coldrage
October 13, 2011 at 11:35am
Anyone thinking about the implications of making CPU ISH and aftermarket heatsinks out of GRAPHENE? Apparently it's going to be cheap and is the BEST thermal conductor on the planet.
I'm very curious how graphene based cooling will fare.
thetechchild
October 13, 2011 at 7:20pm
New tech research is unfortunately slow (from consumer perspectives, anyways). No point in hoping for it, even when MaxPC or some science journal has an article/paper on it... Until a company announces an actual product, consider it impossible.
yu119995
October 13, 2011 at 11:25am
That's nice. But I have to say that I'm rather content with my $20 212+.
warptek2010
October 13, 2011 at 10:34pm
Bingo. So am I. I remember being a little intimidated with installing it at first but as it turned out it was rather pretty simple.
TommM
October 13, 2011 at 10:58am
That's pretty trippy looking. Wonder what the noise factor will be with 3 fans.
Brad Nimbus
October 13, 2011 at 10:50am
I want. That thing is a beast. Although instead of having that fan in the middle I would rather a small fan that is on the cpu plate just blowing air straight up. That would keep the plate cool and the other two fans are for when things get really ridiculous
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