Zalman cnps cooler

By today's standars, how good is the zalman cnps 9500 nt still? Is it better than the arctic cooler freezer pro, and possibly all the other smaller coolers than it?

Freezer pro is great for the Core 2 lines which are very cool CPUs, but it is terrible for the i7-9xx. However, it should be fine if you are with i7-8xx or i5-750 as they have the new power design and almost as cool as the Core 2 AFAIK.

The new Freezer Pro can cool a 920 just fine. I don't think he will be doing any extreme overclocking.. He should be good for anything around 3.7/3.8Ghz....

or he can look at one of these :

http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm

That is because you are going by what a website tells you. I know more than 6 users here on Toms that have D0's with Ziggy's, Core Contact's, Freezers old and new, Noctua's and Dark Knights and they all have tolerable temps when running anything between 3.5 to 4.2Ghz. Like I said I doubt the OP will be pushing his CPU that far. Makes no sense to run a D0 at anything past 3.8Ghz unless he is benching...

Of course my CPU runs cooler than a 920 but just so you can get an idea of how an AC Freezer can keep a chip cool..

At 4Ghz my CPU does not even reach 42c under prime load for more than 12 hours. At 3.6Ghz it maxes out at 38c and at 3.1Ghz it wont reach 32c. The Rev.2 beats the old 7 and 64 by a couple of degrees as well...

And like I said, the OP can look at the list from frosty and pick one if he is still undecided....

I was thinking to get a freezer xtreme as it is very cheap compared to other coolers, but I changed my mind due to the reason mentioned in the previous thread.

Can you confirm that your friend get reasonable temp(< 75 C IMO) with 3.7GHz i7-920with the freezer pro instead of freezer xtreme or any other better cooler?

If you are going to push your CPU to its limits then get a Core Contact, Spire , S1283 etc....

As far as the Freezer Extreme i would not know, is there a link to that sink?

Can you confirm that your friend get reasonable temp(< 75 C IMO) with 3.7GHz i7-920 with the freezer pro?

Not sure what the exact temps were at 3.7Ghz, would have to ask or get a screenie. Let me get back to you on that one =)

No, the Freezer Pro is good up to a certain clock. For example, If I were to use a Freezer for a 920 I would keep it at around 3.6Ghz or lower... If I was looking for a higher clock that will be used 24/7 then i would get something more expensive/better ......

Can you tell me what temp your friend get by OC i7-920 to 3.6GHz with freezer pro then?

From what I can see it looks like you will be inclined to get the most out of your 920, what is your budget?

The Core Contact is Superior to any Cooler from AC and it's around 39.99% Free Shipping if you live in the states....

My budget is about $75 USD.

75.00 USD = 101.389 NZD

This is what I would get with that budget :

COGAGE TRUE SPIRIT COOLER LGA775 & 1366 W/120MM FAN
http://www.computerlounge.co.nz/co [...] artid=9820

a little over the budget but very well worth it....

my pleasure...

I wish there was an AMD version of that cooler cause it's a real bad-ass sink =)