ZALMAN Intros CNPS13X Black CPU Cooler

[btarunr]

ZALMAN today introduced the CNPS13X Black tower-type CPU cooler. The company has a long line of side-flow tower type coolers, but this among the first with an illuminated and stylized top-plate as is contemporary. The cooler features a typical aluminium fin-stack tower type heatsink that's offset a little to its left side, to reduce intrusion of the fan into the motherboard's memory area. A nickel-plated copper base makes contact with the processor, from which five 6 mm-thick copper heat pipes pass through, conveying heat to the aluminium fin-stack, which is ventilated by a 120 mm ZALMAN AF120 fan.

The base features a reverse direct-touch heat pipe arrangement that reduces the space between the heat-source and the heatpipes, improving conductivity. The included fan features a hydraulic bearing that's rated for 40,000 hours, and features a webbed impeller that guides all of its airflow axially. It takes in 4-pin PWM input, turns at speeds ranging between 600 to 2,000 RPM, pushing up to 69.12 CFM of airflow, with 2.01 mm H₂O static pressure, and a maximum noise output of 29.7 dBA. The top plate takes in 3-pin addressable RGB input. The ZALMAN CNPS13X Black is designed for a thermal load of 240 W. The cooler measures 135 mm x 79 mm x 159 mm (WxDxH), weighing 810 g. The company didn't reveal pricing.



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[ZoneDymo]

Hello Zalman my old friend, wished you made something new again, something that we'd call originaaaalllll, not perse good but definitely speciaaallll, then it'll feeeeel, like those good old golden days, it had it's place, in the fieeeeeld of hardware

 

[natr0n]

They should bring back old school designs with new compatibility. Slap rgb on there and its modern.

 

[ExcuseMeWtf]

Flowers? Yeah, no. As cool as they looked, I think they ditched them for a reason - performance reason.

 

[Chaitanya]

Hello Zalman my old friend, wished you made something new again, something that we'd call originaaaalllll, not perse good but definitely speciaaallll, then it'll feeeeel, like those good old golden days, it had it's place, in the fieeeeeld of hardware

Would like to see some whacky designs back on market and Zalman should tap into its history.

 

[PLAfiller]

I am alright with the looks. Has that sleek vision. They took a page from DeepCool's book with the side lighting, but hey...it's a tower cooler what do you expect? But it's been a while since I've seen Zalman's name in the news section.

 

[sLowEnd]

They should bring back old school designs with new compatibility. Slap rgb on there and its modern.

They really haven't been the same since their parent company goofed up in 2014

Zalman Files for Bankruptcy for Major Financial Fraud by Parent Company

Popular PC cooling products maker Zalman filed for bankruptcy, in midst of a huge controversy by its parent company Moneual. Executives of Moneual cooked-up sales and export figures from Zalman to markets like the United States, in a bid to pick up large fraudulent loans for the company, which...

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[Lost_Wanderer]

They really haven't been the same since their parent company goofed up in 2014

Zalman Files for Bankruptcy for Major Financial Fraud by Parent Company

Popular PC cooling products maker Zalman filed for bankruptcy, in midst of a huge controversy by its parent company Moneual. Executives of Moneual cooked-up sales and export figures from Zalman to markets like the United States, in a bid to pick up large fraudulent loans for the company, which...

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That's why I couldn't find a replacement Zalman laptop cooler back then.

Anyway I'd love to see new whacky Zalman CPU coolers for sale. Probably perform like a turd, but with how popular windowed panels are today I can see them selling.

 

[bug]

reverse direct-touch heat pipe arrangement

What would be the reverse of direct-touch?

 

[bonehead123]

What would be the reverse of direct-touch?

upside down no-touch, of course, hehehe