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CNPS5X-Performa Quiet Compact Tower CPU Cooler
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Zalman CNPS5X-Performa Quiet Compact Tower CPU Cooler

This processor cooler offers great value and much improved performance over a standard Intel stock cooler.

Zalman are well known for producing some of the world’s best designed CPU coolers. It is therefore rare for them to produce a cooler that is designed primarily for quietly cooling sub 100W CPUs, but that is exactly the job for which the CNPS5X is designed.

Features

  1. Excellent value for money
  2. Three U-shaped heatpipes
  3. 92mm PWM controlled fan
  4. Noise level from 20.0 dB(A)
  5. Compatible with Intel LGA1155/1156/775 and AMD FM1/AM3+/AM3/AM2+/AM2/939/940/754

To look at the cooler you might notice that it resembles the CNPS8000A, although the CNPS5X uses one less heatpipe and is orientated differently. As a tower cooler, the CNPS5X is quite compact compared with some of the other CPU tower coolers available. This is ideal if space is at a premium within the chassis or if you just want to cool a sub 100W CPU.

Attached to the heatsink is a legendary Zalman 92mm PWM controlled fan which has a maximum noise level of 30 dB(A). However, running the fan at that noise level will not be necessary for most users as only CPUs above 100W will run the fan at this speed. If you use a sub 100W CPU, the slowest setting at just 20 dB(A) will be more than adequate. If you are unsure how loud 20 DB(A) is; you will need to put your ear next to the fan to be able to hear it!

As already mentioned, the CNPS5X is ideally suited to sub 100W CPUs. You may think this means that it is not able to cool the fastest CPUs available, but this not entirely true! Intel’s Sandy Bridge (socket LGA1155) CPUs are compatible. In fact at the time of writing, the CPUs are all 95W or lower, making the CNPS5X ideally suited to quietly cool these CPUs.

SpecificationsCNPS5X-Performa
CompatibilityIntel LGA1155/1156/775 and AMD FM1/AM3+/AM3/AM2+/AM2/939/940/754
Max TDPAll
Installation MethodIntel and AMD - push-pins or clips, does not require motherboard removal
Heatsink dimensions, mm127(L) x 64(W) x 134(H)
MaterialsPure aluminium and copper
Heatpipes3 x U-shaped heatpipes
Supplied thermal greaseZM-STG2M
Fan size92mm
Fan connector4-pin PWM Control, Auto restart
Fan rotational speed1400 - 2800 RPM ±10%
Fan noise level20.0 - 32.0 dBA
Fan bearing typeFSB (Fluid Shield Bearing)
Fan nominal voltage12V DC
Weight320g
Warranty24 months
EAN barcode8809213762369
SpecificationsCNPS5X-Performa
CompatibilityIntel LGA1155/1156/775 and AMD FM1/AM3+/AM3/AM2+/AM2/939/940/754
Max TDPAll
Installation MethodIntel and AMD - push-pins or clips, does not require motherboard removal
Heatsink dimensions, mm127(L) x 64(W) x 134(H)
MaterialsPure aluminium and copper
Heatpipes3 x U-shaped heatpipes
Supplied thermal greaseZM-STG2M
Fan size92mm
Fan connector4-pin PWM Control, Auto restart
Fan rotational speed1400 - 2800 RPM ±10%
Fan noise level20.0 - 32.0 dBA
Fan bearing typeFSB (Fluid Shield Bearing)
Fan nominal voltage12V DC
Weight320g
Warranty24 months
EAN barcode8809213762369

Customer Reviews

Versatile installation

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This is quite useful for small form-factor boards, since you can easily switch the orientation of this cooler by 90 degrees and free up some space for cards or cables. In low-power applications it’s quite silent.

Does the job but an absolute pain to fit

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After eventually installing this cooler, it seems fairly quiet.

However, the actual retention mechanism for AMD Sockets is extremely poor and an absolute pain to install (hence the low score), It has two loose angled brackets which screw to a bar on cooler base as opposed to the traditional lever and hook mechanism on the stock coolers, and the gigabyte cooler that this has replaced… which in my opinion are by far better. If you do not have small fiddly fingers (like me!), you will struggle to get the brackets to stay in place.

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