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Date: October 16th, 2007
Article by: Joe Anderson (Hardware Reviewer)
Edited by: Nathan Glentworth (Owner / Head Editor)
Product was submitted by: Zalman USA
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PRODUCT COMPOSITION

Inside the retail box, you'll find the cooler, mounting solutions and fan speed controller. Zalman also provides some thermal paste and a sticker. The multi-language instruction sheet is very complete, and an installation video is provided on the website.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRODUCT PICTORIAL AND WALKTHROUGH

While the cooler is reminiscent of earlier Zalman designs, there are some differences. Most notable is the addition of heatpipes and the 110mm fan. Also, the cooler is not perfectly round like its predecessors.

The dual heatpipes are soldered to the copper fins and to each other, giving this cooler a very solid, robust feel. The power cable is tucked away between the base and fan and features a 3-pin connector for a motherboard header, or…