Newegg: Zalman CNPS8700NT 2 Pipe CPU Cooler

[silvery]

Newegg has the Zalman CNPS8700NT Cpu cooler on sale for $60.49 (reg $72.49) with free shipping. Best price available at the moment. Excellent reviews in ability to cool overclocked systems. Low height design is perfect for HTPC cases and silent pcs. Has Blue LEDS

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118034

Review: http://www.ocia.net/reviews/cnps8700nt/page1.shtml

Retails for $72 at CC and $87 at Tiger D.

http://www.zalman.co.kr/DataFile/product/CNPS8700NT_01_b.jpg

http://www.zalman.co.kr/DataFile/product/CNPS8700NT_02_b.jpg

[ASharp]

Might be a good price for the cooler itself but in terms of value, this cooler is not good at all. Even if it performs decently, there are other coolers that are half the price that can do a much better job for full desktop systems. For HTPC usage, it's unlikely that you'll be overclocking very much and even if you do, there are other low profile solutions that will perform just as well if not better for significantly less.

Zalman's heatsinks would be fine if they priced them right but the premium they charge for less than stellar performance is not worth it at all.

[bubbabyte]

hey Asharp.. can you recommend a good AM2/AM3 cpu cooler for a much lower price?

[billsan101]

i have this cooler, i love the style of it personally.

[silvery]

Might be a good price for the cooler itself but in terms of value, this cooler is not good at all. Even if it performs decently, there are other coolers that are half the price that can do a much better job for full desktop systems. For HTPC usage, it's unlikely that you'll be overclocking very much and even if you do, there are other low profile solutions that will perform just as well if not better for significantly less.

Zalman's heatsinks would be fine if they priced them right but the premium they charge for less than stellar performance is not worth it at all.

I'm curious to what you recommend for a low profile cooler that is half the cost? If so i will cancel my order from Newegg, but after much research this is the only one that suited my requirements...

[S_G]

For the same price: Sunbeam Core Contact, it's the best widely-available heatsink. For half the price: Xigmatek HDT-S1283 or OCZ Vendetta 2.

Best low-profile heatsink, well, it's this. This will fit in a 2U server rack. If you need 1U, then there's the Thermolab Nano Silencer. To recommend another 2U cooler for half the price, Scythe Shuriken or Rosewill RCX-Z2-EX.

[silvery]

For half the price: Xigmatek HDT-S1283 or OCZ Vendetta 2.

The OCZ Vendetta 2 Looks like it performs well though its huge, and strange its $62 at Newegg, not half price lol

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835202007&nm_mc=OTC-sho6b0tCA&cm_mmc=OTC-sho6b0tCA-_-CPU+Cooling-_-OCZ+Technology++Inc.-_-35202007

[TheRequiem]

I have two of these Zalman copper flowers. They cool great, but are a complete b*tch to install. You also must make sure your motherboard doesnt have any tall components (most often capacitors) too close to the cpu socket. This hsf gets very wide very fast, and it won't fit on some boards.

[ASharp]

The OCZ Vendetta 2 Looks like it performs well though its huge, and strange its $62 at Newegg, not half price lol

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835202007&nm_mc=OTC-sho6b0tCA&cm_mmc=OTC-sho6b0tCA-_-CPU+Cooling-_-OCZ+Technology++Inc.-_-35202007

Because Newegg is overpriced.
http://www.pricecanada.com/detail.php?product_id=532744&sku=OCZTVEND2

It's around $30-35 when it's on sale.

[brian111]

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=30012&vpn=HDT%2DS1283&manufacture=Xigmatek&promoid=1065
this is for Xigmatek HDT-S1283
i just got one

[schmoey]

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=30012&vpn=HDT%2DS1283&manufacture=Xigmatek&promoid=1065
this is for Xigmatek HDT-S1283
i just got one

Should've pricematched for another $2 of savings :P
http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/166876/HDT%2DS1283/Xigmatek/

[wiebecj]

I have two of these Zalman copper flowers. They cool great, but are a complete b*tch to install. You also must make sure your motherboard doesnt have any tall components (most often capacitors) too close to the cpu socket. This hsf gets very wide very fast, and it won't fit on some boards.

I concur - i also have one of these and i had to bend some capacitors over (very carefully - and with the willingness to buy a new board) to get it to fit. Sure worked great and was super quiet once it was on though. Great in my htpc!

[sinshixxi]

i using arctic freezer 64 for Desktop AM2, big cooler silence fan 92mm $29 with shipping @ newegg.ca