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Zalman CNPS12X
9.1 out of 10

Zalman CNPS12X

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Reviews and Problems with Zalman CNPS12X

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Overall 2
2.0

User Review

Newegg
29 January 2013
  • Summary: Expensive
  • Pros: Flashing blue lights
  • Cons: Lousy cooling performance
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Overall 2
2.0

WAY WAY WAY too big

Ataniel91, Newegg
25 December 2012
  • Pros: huge fans. looks awesome
  • Cons: WAY WAY WAY too big. took up 4 RAM slots. i still bought 8 sticks of 8gb of ram. so i bought me a H1ooi radiator instead.... space is key in computers. also didnot fit...
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Overall 2
2.0

Stay away from this fan

Tanker, Newegg
1 October 2012
  • Summary: -Absolutely mind numbing the difficulty to get this installed.
  • Pros: Cools well after you get it installed....
  • Cons: I've built literally over a few hundred rigs and this is by far the worst CPU cooler I've ever installed.
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Overall 2
2.0

Great but useless (unfortunately)

HWJ, Newegg
11 September 2012
  • Summary: - totally blocks an access to PCI-E x16_1 slot
  • Pros: Nice looking, great design, good workmanship.
  • Cons: If used with Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD7 motherboard it:
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Overall 2
2.0

PROBLEMS

kmjavenger, Newegg
1 September 2012
  • Pros: Great at keeping the temps down and looks very nice with blue leds
  • Cons: After a day it started rattling, LOUDLY. I am sending this back after weeks of rattling and multiple times taking it out to fix it nothing helps.
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Overall 2
2.0

LGA2011 Problem

Newegg
6 April 2012
  • Pros: I am sure this works great if would fit the 2011 boards. Great setup as to the parts included and how to attach to motherboard.
  • Cons: Absolutely too wide to actually use with lga2011 boards even though has all parts for it to work. The unit will not sit down on the processor as it hits the memory sti...
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Overall 2
2.0

Fooled by its good looks

n/a, Newegg
17 December 2011
  • Pros: None-- unusable because of its seriously flawed design.
  • Cons: Tried on Asus Rampage IV. The CNPS12X is way too low to clear even low-profile RAM. What was Zalman thinking? All they had to do is raise it up a few mm's so it would'...
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Overall 2
2.0

Blocks Multiple RAM slots on the Asus P9X79 Deluxe Motherboard

Ryan Z, Newegg
3 December 2011
  • Pros: Very quiet and solidly built
  • Cons: The heatsink blocks 6 out of the 8 RAM slots on the Asus P9X79 Deluxe motherboard from being used at all. It's a shame because otherwise this is an awesome heatsink!!
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Overall 2
2.0

Watch Out!

Newegg
27 November 2011
  • Summary: Total waste of money, cant use it with my triple channel memory kit.
  • Pros: BIG!!! Looks amazing, shiny.
  • Cons: Designed without any actual test fitting on a full built PC, covers up to 3 RAM slots!!!
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Overall 2
2.0

Missing important parts? QA?

Newegg
5 November 2011
  • Pros: Cool looking. 3 fans.
  • Cons: Where to start... for starters, the fan was WAY to big. I honestly couldnt even install it without removing 2 ram sticks. Also, my package came with no mounting bracke...
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