Tuesday, November 20th 2012
Zalman Reserator Liquid CPU Cooler Detailed
Do most pre-built CPU liquid cooler kits look the same to you? It's probably because they carry Asetek or Akasa design. Enter a refreshment in the pre-built arena: Zalman. The Korean PC cooling veteran unveiled Reserator, a liquid cooler which swaps the conventional-looking radiator for a high-performance heatsink with radially-projecting copper fins, in which the heat pipes are swapped with coolant channels. The contraption is ventilated by a 120 mm Zalman custom-design blue or red LED-lit fan, with PWM control. The CPU block features copper base with mirror finish, while its other parts are given aesthetic touches with chrome plating and LEDs. The cooler will be designed to handle thermal loads as high as 400W. It is slated for early-2013.
29 Comments on Zalman Reserator Liquid CPU Cooler Detailed
Interested in how it performs. Only thing is the tubing looks a little short.
Also was thinking of a stethoscope.
www.overclock.net/t/1327816/various-zalman-reserator-3-water-cooler
With the exception of the CNPS11X, I haven't seen a decent cooler since the CNPS9900 series several years ago. Good to see Zalman are doing something different. Big thumbs up to Zalman from me.
Will wait for some reviews before passing judgment:)
Now I've not had many issues with normal case fans but OEM ones on graphics cards and other coolers I've had a bad experience with. My current graphics card had the fan bearing fail a month after purchase!
Ideally i like to see any cooler where you can just fit a new fan, this does not look good. If that fan fails I'm going to have to RMA the whole damn product, not cool.
And yes the proprietary fan is also a major let down, if you want to use push-pull, replace the fan, because you want something more silent or without LEDs you're screwed. Not to mention when the fan bearing goes defect.