Testseek.com have collected 56 expert reviews of the Zalman CNPS10X Extreme and the average rating is 82%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Zalman CNPS10X Extreme.
August 2009
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The editors liked
Fan Controller
Performance
Large thermal grease syringe included
Noise levels
CPU compatibility
Excellent performance
PWM Mate fan controller
Black nickel finish
Fan controller
Perfect core
Silent
Well priced
Surprisingly good fan
Great high airflow performance
Very good low noise performance
LGA1156/1366 compatibility
Good fan speed controllerCONS
Not as good with low airflow
Heavy/Tall
Price
Inflexible AMD mounting
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Looks
Build Quality
Availability
Price (Only $10 more than the Quiet Version)
Aesthetics
Remote Fan Speed Adjustment
Five heatpipe design
Easy installation
Multilayer aluminum fin array
Nickel plated coating for corrision resistence
Copper base has mirror finish with no signs of poor milling
Threespeed PWM fan controller can be mounted on top of heatsink and out
Good looks
Variablespeed fan controller.
Beautiful "Pearl Black" nickel finish throughout
Cover over fins gives a unique look
Elaborate removable fan controller is very versatile
Performs better than anything Ive tested
The editors didn't like
Price (for some)
Installation
Big and heavy
Dry thermal paste
Not as good with low airflow
Heavy/Tall
Price
Inflexible AMD mounting
Mounting solution (needs a backplate)
Very Bulky (over two pounds!)
May not fit on some motherboards.
Included thermal paste was a bit clumpy and took effort to smooth out
Bigger
More expensive
And not quite as effective as its peers. No multifan support.
At just shy of two pounds
Using screws instead of baseplate is a little scary
Fan Controller, Performance, Large thermal grease syringe included, Noise levels, CPU compatibility
Price (for some)
Overall, the Zalman CNPS10X Extreme is an impressive cooler. The ability to change fan speed on the fly is a nice feature, but for me personally the difference in temps between the different fan speeds was not enough for me to want to run ...
Considering what I knew before I really started down the road to technical enlightenment, I have to give Zalman some props. They’ve produced some impressive enclosures and cooling solutions that have a quality unrivaled by the greater part of the mar...
Abstract: Great looks on the CNPS10X Extreme translated right over to great performance. For about $75 at Newegg, the price may seem steep for a heatsink and fan, but the PWM Mate is a great feature that is a first in the market.
Abstract: Zalman's CNPS10X Extreme fulfills both roles pretty well care of a cleverly integrated PWM fan speed controller in the top part of the fan shroud. Do nothing and the CNPS10X Extreme's 120mm fan will fall under BIOS control, automatically scaling fan s...
It is rare that I am impressed by a CPU cooler. With the 10X series CPU coolers Zalman however achieved exactly that. There's really very little negative to report on the 10X series other than a minor inconvenience during installation. Once you have o...
Performance, Build Quality, Availability, Price (Only $10 more than the Quiet Version), Aesthetics, Remote Fan Speed Adjustment
Mounting solution (needs a backplate), Very Bulky (over two pounds!), May not fit on some motherboards.
The Zalman CNPS10X Extreme cpu cooler is the best built processor cooler I have had on my test bench to date. With top notch materials, build quality, feature set coupled with excellent performance, this great looking cooler should be on any buyer's...
Zalman has done it again, this cooler performs excellent like the previous high end coolers from Zalman. It has a fan controller which makes it very easy to turn on more speed on the fan if you are going to play or if the computer gets unstable. I bel...
With the CNPS10X range Zalman made a large leap from the flower-design to the more conventional tower design, and it seems to have paid out. The performance sure is up to the competition and the outlooks are plain beautiful. Zalmans coolers have somet...
The Zalman CNPS10x Extreme cooler at the time of this article will run you about $80 dollars and although it includes a fan is still rather expensive in my book. The cooling potential that this cooler presented wasnt bad by any means. In fact wi...
