GermaniumGenie Posted June 14, 2005 Posted June 14, 2005 Hey. I am aiming to build a fairly quiet system soon (and I will try to overclock it as high as possible - hopefully 2800MHz or higher on a Venice), but am stuck deciding whether to get the XP-120, XP-90C, or wait for the new Zalman CNPS9500. Have any of you seen the new Zalman CNPS9500? It looks amazing, and if it is any better than its predecessor, the Zalman CNPS7700-Cu, then that's an accomplishment in itself. [edit] http://www.zalmanusa.com/mboard/mboard/mbo...m&order_da=desc ^That is the link to the Zalman CNPS9500. I e-mailed Zalman, and they said it should be available very soon and definitely available within the summer) Well, I am contemplating whether I should get that or an XP-120 with a Delta 120x38mm Triple Blade Low Speed http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/de12trbllows1.html OR should I get an XP-120 with a Delta 120x38mm TFB1212GHE Extreme High Speed and just use a rheobus to tame it to an adequate noise level http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/de12tfexhisp.html OR should I get an XP-90C with a Delta 92x38mm Triple Blade Low Speed http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/de92trbllows.html OR should I get an XP-90C with a Delta 92x38mm TFB0912GHE Extreme High Speed and just use a rheobus to tame it to an adequate noise level http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/sicy92detf.html Some here may say that air-cooling has reached it's peak, but I don't think that is true quite yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGuy Posted June 14, 2005 Posted June 14, 2005 Update your signature with your system specs...Even if you don't have it yet Are you gonna try and overclock the snot out of your system? Mild overclock? No overclock? All you want is quiet and cool? Mo info.............. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exscape Posted June 14, 2005 Posted June 14, 2005 Since I've owned a Delta black label fan (60mm, 47dB), I'd never recommend them to anyone again... The fans are great but the noise is UNBEARABLE! I can't even start to imagine how the 120mm versions are, I heard some guy compare it to his vacuum cleaner though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoDaR2005 Posted June 14, 2005 Posted June 14, 2005 Good luck on the absoutely humongous CNPS9500, you will need a case upgrade and you will need to keep pets away from being sucked into its 1400watts of power . You will need a CoolerMaster 821 case to at least house the 9500 and there are instructions on how to daisy chain five 300w PSU's to power the fan. The 9500 is impressive and it was delveloped with British Aerospace wind tunnel engineers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hymack Posted June 14, 2005 Posted June 14, 2005 I've got the same dilema as well. That 9500 cooler from Zalman is sure big, and I have not seen any specs on its weight which is of concern to me. I'd rather not stick a 2 pound heatsink on my MB. The other thoughts that I've had is whether to just go for a WC setup instead. Since a HS + controller + system fans will run quite a bit of money that could otherwise pay towards a half decent WC system. Since I'm still a university student with some debt, I think I'm going to opt for a XP-90 with a Panaflo fan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpadmore Posted June 14, 2005 Posted June 14, 2005 I can't comment on the 120 other than it looks stupidly big in the case and must make working on the board a pain, the XP-90 however is great. I swapped my original AMD POS HS for one of these a few weeks ago and on a SD3700+ working at 241*11=2650 it lowered load temps from 51deg down to 44deg. Idle dropped from 41deg down to 35deg. Nice bit of kit that actually works. I have a 92mm fan on it of uncertain origin and even running at 50% rpms and in silence it cools enough for gaming at less than 46deg. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ender Posted June 14, 2005 Posted June 14, 2005 some links: http://www.tomshardware.com/business/20050...ex_day1-20.html http://www.anandtech.com/tradeshows/showdoc.aspx?i=2434&p=8 http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/editorial...ex2005-1_3.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exscape Posted June 14, 2005 Posted June 14, 2005 I've got the same dilema as well. That 9500 cooler from Zalman is sure big, and I have not seen any specs on its weight which is of concern to me. I'd rather not stick a 2 pound heatsink on my MB. "Weighing in at a little over a pound (498 g,) this all-copper cooler is over 250 g lighter than the all-copper 7700. Zalman is claiming that this is its best CPU cooler ever" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
will1 Posted June 14, 2005 Posted June 14, 2005 The xp 120 will cover the first pci-e slot on the dfi board so it will probably not let you use sli mode. the xp90 is the ticket Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGuy Posted June 14, 2005 Posted June 14, 2005 Since you haven't built yer rig yet the Zalman may be worth waiting for... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest obvious Posted June 29, 2005 Posted June 29, 2005 I'm wating for the Zalman CNPS9500 as well. Anyone seen any sign of it yet? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vega27 Posted June 29, 2005 Posted June 29, 2005 personally, i love the xp120. it cools surrounding components and it uses a 120mm fan. however, if it interferes with SLI then i could understand choosing the xp90. Have any of you seen the new Zalman CNPS9500? It looks amazing yeah, it definitely looks cool and not very heavy. but it is over 5.5" tall. wish the zalman webpage had a graph for performance on a K8 system. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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