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from: rallee2{at}comcast.net
date: 2006-07-06 13:18:30
subject: Re: [OS2HW] Anybody using this cooler?

Hello
  I'm 90% certain that the model from the manufacturer that corresponds to
that model number from newegg is this one

http://www.zalman.co.kr/eng/product/view.asp?idx=193&code=

which is model CNPS9500AT

The above link takes you to the page with exact specs includng size.

BTW, while on the subject of coolers and incidentally newegg (whom I
respect and deal with regularly on most items) you might also check out

www.frozencpu.com

which is a great company that specializes in handling PC accessories and as
you might guess from the name they pay particular attention to cooling
devices.  They even carry sub components such as springs, screws, latches,
etc from many brands of coolers.  In addition to great stock in great
hardware with excellent prices they are one of only a handful of similar
companies who bothers to continue to carry the awesome Alpha Novatech line
of coolers.  Alpha has gotten extremely little press since way back in 95
or so when they were extremely instrumental in starting the cooling
accessory boom when overclocking began to become mainstream, largely
because of no-nonsense hi-tech design with a breaktrhough technology that
allowed them to create hexagonal pins (considerably increasing both surface
area and airflow disturbance resulting in fairly amazing coefficients of
thermal resistance) in very tight arrays.  I don't know why they have lost
the focus of the press but it is extremely wort
hwhile to check out their company, methods, and products which are
no-frills, no-hype solid design resulting in very low thermal resistance
which is the bottom line.  One of the obvious advantages to such good
design based strictly on performance instead of bling-bling is small size
relative to performance..

 I have no affilation other than being a very satisfied customer, having
bought nearly a dozen units of 3 differrent models (I build systems as a
hobby) while being a little confused as to why they rarely get
featured/tested in magazines even though they are fairly often included in
so-called "shootouts" at Toms Hardware and AnandTech where they
routinely sweep up... maybe it's the no frills no bling approach.

AFAIK the only spec that matters in the slightest, given it fits in the
environment, is thermal resistance.  I have seen some companies try to blur
this spec by reporting it in somewhat non-standard units, but once seen
apples-to-apples this is all that counts despite the appearance of being
hi-tech through such dubious techniques like heat pipes and state-change
(at least as is used in small heat sinks) and peltiers. I prefer the old
KISS method if the truly important specs support it.
Hope this helps in any way
Jimmy

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: inkleput{at}isp.com
> http://users.isp.com/lifedata/Zalman35-118-003-04.JPG
> 
> If so, how big is the base?  Small enough to be put on a socket A
> temporarily?
> 
> Jim L, via eCS 1.24 version of OS/2
> -- 
> Stock market investers are expressing concern that... aw, who gives a flying 
> fig!
> 
> 





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