Two Zalman CPU coolers won the Innovations Design and Engineering Award at CES 2013
While heading to an appointment, I happened to spot two coolers from Zalman on display at the front of their "booth", sporting a Innovations Design and Engineering Award given by CES 2013. The devices are listed as honorees in the Computer Hardware & Components category along with items from the likes of Dell, Lenovo, Samsung Electronics among others.
"The Best of Innovations designation is awarded to products with the highest judges’ scores," the CEA states. "CES Innovations Awards entries are judged on overall engineering qualities related to technical specifications and materials, aesthetics and design qualities, the product’s intended use and function, unique features and how the design and innovation of the product compares to others in the marketplace."
One of the two coolers from Zalman that landed the CES award is the CNPS FX100-Cube fanless CPU cooler which does not draw dust or generate vibrations due to its passive operation. It's comprised of corrosion-proof, black pearl nickel-plated aluminum, and ten quality heatpipes with maximized heat transfer ability. The dimensions are 156(L) x 156(W) x 157(H)-mm, and it weighs 770g.
For overclockers, the FX100-Cube also has an optional fan measuring 92 x 92 x 25(H)-mm, and has a speed of 650 to 1,200 rpm ± 10-percent. Speed adjustment is made via PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) and the overall noise level is 17 to 21 rpm ± 10-percent.
Zalman's other award-winning CPU cooler, the Reserator 3, is a closed-loop liquid cooler hybrid featuring the reliability and low maintenance of a traditional cooler, and the quietness and performance of a liquid cooler. It provides up to 400W of ultra silent cooling, comprising of a 120-mm blue LED fan, a dual radial radiator and a high efficient water pump.
On the dimensions front, the water block and pump (enclosed) measures 65 x 65 x 32(H)-mm and the radiator measures 154(L) x 120(W) x 32(H)-mm. The fan itself is 120 x 120 x 25(H)-mm and comprises of black pearl nickel-plated aluminum. Other features include Multiple-heatpipe Pressing Joints (MPJ) that secures and maximizes long distance heat transfer, and minimizes thermal resistance.
Both Zalman coolers are compatible with most desktop CPU sockets and can be fitted into a middle tower case (with a width of 180-mm).
Haha was about to say the same thing. Those things look HUGE
Might want to change that RPM nonsense to dB or dBA.
The cube HAS to be massive as its passive, and only rated for 77W. Which is HORRIBLE.
The closed loop looks very zalman. The cube... does not. Disappointed in them
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It LOOKS like there is a lot of plastic in the cube? Maybe that explains the low 77W rating?
I've seen passive heatsinks that could do better than that, especially the extremely rare ones that are completely made of copper.
Since when is noise measured in RPM?
Since when is noise measured in RPM?
Good ole toms typo-ed it, should be dBA. I did check specs and replacing rpm with dBA all is right in the world.
Closed-loop liquid coolers are pre-fabricated water cooling systems. There's no need to change the liquid, though should they ever leak (unlikely depending on the build quality), your best bet is to RMA or replace it.
I would only recommend them if you're concerned about breaking your motherboard from the weight of big air coolers, or if your case is too small for the big air coolers.
No, you don't have to change the liquid. they are filled with highly purified water or some other coolant. They require less maintenance than open loop ones.
And about the principle, it's all over the internet.
Why is 77w horrible? You realize that CPUs are only being made more power efficient and smaller these days...not bigger and more power hungry. We've reached the point where all workstation and home computers are powerful enough. Now manufacturers are focusing on lowering the TDP. So 77w will soon be less. Zalman and all of the other cooler makers are realizing that overclocking is dying, and so are the days of huge heatsinks and computer chips hot enough to fry eggs on.