Zalman CNPS10X Flex CPU Cooler wins BCCHardware Gold Award
04 January 2010 Source: www.bcchardware.com
Zalman has long been known as one of the pioneers in the aftermarket cooling industry, and recently they took things to a whole new level with the release of their CNPS10X line of coolers. In this review, BCCHardware take a look at the CNPS10X Flex.
The CNPS10X Flex heatsink definitely isn't for everyone, most consumers want an all-in-one solution and probably aren't going to be all excited about having to also go and buy themselves fans for this cooler (and will probably just go with something like the CNPS10X Extreme), however for the user that wants more customization options for their CPU cooler this might just be the ticket. It's nice to see that Zalman hasn't forgotten about the extreme user who wants the option of adding their favorite brand of 120mm fans to this cooler.
Once you get this cooler equipped with a couple of your favorite 120mm fans and see the performance that this cooler offers its a whole lot easier to get excited about the CNPS10X Flex...
...The performance of this cooler was very good as we found in our testing. We tested with both one and two fans installed and it was interesting to see the difference and drop in temperature when we added the 2nd fan...
...I really have no major complaints with the CNPS10X Flex heatsink. This cooler installs nice and easy and once you add a couple of decent fans you've got a pretty decent CPU cooler and overall I was very happy with this product...
...At the end of the day it's pretty easy to like the Zalman CNPS10X Flex heatsink and thanks to the good performance it offers we've awarded it with our "Editor's Choice" award. If your looking for a heatsink that allows you to easily add your favorite brand of 120mm fans then the Zalman CNPS10X Flex might just be for you.