Zalman vs Zerotherm

seanandnik · 03-20-2007, 09:14 PM

Well I built the rig in my signature 2 months ago and used a Zerotherm copper butterfly cpu cooler http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835887001 (except mine was the model with a fan attached) and I also had an XFX 7900gs with the stock cooler. Well CPU temps were @ 92-95 f idle and gpu temps were 117f. I replaced the Zerotherm with a Zalman http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835118019 and replaced the gpu stock cooler with a Zalman vf-900. Now cpu temps are 86-88f and gpu is 93f. Also gpu is a lot quieter. A big diff. in my opinion. Zerotherm had some good reviews but was just too new a company and Zalman has the better product for sure in my mind. I also switched thermal paste from AS5 to Zalman stg.

cryption · 03-20-2007, 09:50 PM

good deal, also you could look into Arctic Silver thermal paste, a personal preference of mine. I notice a little difference when using arctic silver.

When it comes to noise I'm a big fan of TMD, or Tip magnetic driven, fans since there are no ball bearings so there is much less fan noise, more just the air itself being pushed.

Burgerbob · 03-20-2007, 09:56 PM

I have to agree about the Zalman, i have the CNPS9500. Remember that about the entire computing world uses Celcius for computer tempuratures, however.

03-20-2007, 09:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
seanandnik Bronze Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Medford (outside Boston) Age: 35 Posts: 99	Zalman vs Zerotherm Well I built the rig in my signature 2 months ago and used a Zerotherm copper butterfly cpu cooler http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835887001 (except mine was the model with a fan attached) and I also had an XFX 7900gs with the stock cooler. Well CPU temps were @ 92-95 f idle and gpu temps were 117f. I replaced the Zerotherm with a Zalman http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835118019 and replaced the gpu stock cooler with a Zalman vf-900. Now cpu temps are 86-88f and gpu is 93f. Also gpu is a lot quieter. A big diff. in my opinion. Zerotherm had some good reviews but was just too new a company and Zalman has the better product for sure in my mind. I also switched thermal paste from AS5 to Zalman stg. __________________ Gbyte Aurora Tower,xp/vista dual boot, Intel E6850 not OC'D yet,Zlman 9700cpu cooler/fan,Asus P5n32-e sli mobo,4gb DDR21066,2-320gb Sata HDD's,2 dvd burners.,Antec 650watt sli PSU, XFX 7900gs w/Zman vf900,Sony floppy drive,21 card reader, 6-120mm hi-flow fans,2 dualfan HDD heatsinks,22" w.s. LCD,Logitech QuickCam,avertv tv 2-tuner,MX1000Laser mouse, MS Fingerprint reader, Ipod Nano,Sony dsc-t100 cam/dock,linksy wirles routr,VOIP phone

03-20-2007, 09:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
Burgerbob Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Private Island Age: 18 Posts: 2,480	I have to agree about the Zalman, i have the CNPS9500. Remember that about the entire computing world uses Celcius for computer tempuratures, however. __________________ Family Computer AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ (Barcelona) 2048Mb Ballistix, ASUS M2N-E 2X160gb WD SATA HDDs, eVGA GeForce 6800XT Sunbeam Clear (pink, long story) Acrylic case Hanns-G 19in 5ms

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03-20-2007, 09:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
cryption Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 314	good deal, also you could look into Arctic Silver thermal paste, a personal preference of mine. I notice a little difference when using arctic silver. When it comes to noise I'm a big fan of TMD, or Tip magnetic driven, fans since there are no ball bearings so there is much less fan noise, more just the air itself being pushed.