Testseek.com have collected 54 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
Our thanks to Zalman for the CNPS1...
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
Two things Zalman is best known for, and what their products seldom fail to excel at, are quality and noise prevention. The CNPS10X Quiet and Extreme CPU coolers are no exception to this. Just handling these units you can tell they are well made. The...
Abstract: We have nothing but good things to say about this Zalman’s build quality, looks, and function. That said, an easier installation and a lower price would have helped it nab a higher score.
Excellent performance, PWM Mate fan controller, Black nickel finish
Installation
Zalman has stepped away from the cooler design it is well known for and has done a pretty good job. With this step away from the flower design, they also open up a little bit and give you the ability to swap fans. Cooling performance of the CNPS10X Ext...
The CNPS10X Extreme marks a departure for Zalman from what we would argue has become a tired design. Weve seen the circular, copper blueprint recycled through several iterations and the new design is a nice change of pace. The first thing youll notic...
Zalman has been a very well known brand for high-performance coolers for a long time. But most of their famous coolers use a round design with the heatsink fins squeezed in the center. CNPS 10X Extreme, however, uses a different design: it has a tower ...
We didnt find any of the initial LGA1156 HSFs particularly great for cooling our heavily overclocked and overvolted Lynnfield CPU, though we didnt see any fail to keep the CPU within its thermal tolerance either. However, possibly the most annoying a...
Once again Zalman Tech has come to the plate and knocked it out of the park. In a matter of a month or two when word reaches the forums telling of how well this heatsink performs you will more than likely have a very hard time finding one for yours...
Noctua NH-U12P SE1366The second most expensive cooler today is the Noctua. It performed admirably and did come with two fans though those were easily beat by one stronger fan. If silence is the name of the game and the only thing you’re looking for...
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
At just shy of two pounds, using screws instead of baseplate is a little scary
When I measured the overclock idle temp on the CNPS 10X Extreme, I was afraid that the coolers overclock performance would be mediocre at best, giving the highest OC idle temp by 5C. I decided to bump up the fan controller to Mid mode. The temp immed...
