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January 2011
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The editors liked
Build Quality
Design
Performance
135mm LED Fan
CPU Compatibility
Outstanding fit and finish
Excellent cooling performance
Great look
Innovative composite heatpipe design
Available with blue or red LED fan
PWM resistor cable included
High quality thermal compound included
Good installation guide
Decent Performance
Plenty of directed air "spill" that cools northbridge heatsink and VRM
Support Intel and AMD sockets
Fixed fan
No fan-installation steps
Perfect clearance with memory
VRM and northbridge areas
Included voltage-based fan-speed red
Excellent cooling with stock CPU setting
Great looking design
PWM controlled 135mm fan
Compact size that offers plenty of room for RAM clearance
Fan adapter for quiet operation
LED fans
Light weight
Polished base
Compatible with both Intel and AMD system
Relatively small design
Black-Pearl Nickel Plating
Red or Blue LEDs
Silvertachaward.png
Unique circular design
Composite Omega Shaped Heatpipes (equivalent to 6 heatpipes)
Compact size for a highperformance cooler (provides better RAM clearance)
Blackpearl finish
Very good performance with stock fan
Relatively silent operation
RCP7 resistor for silent operation
Toptier performance
Quiet
Good looks
Less sharp than its predecessor.
The editors didn't like
Single Fan Solution
Noise Levels
Price (For Some)
Installation a bit fussy
Availability (for now)
A bit pricey (but worth it)
Price needs to be lower
Some installation steps complicated
Fan very loud at full-speed
Unique fan
Can't get a spare one after the included one's life runs out
No provisions to attach additional or third-party fans
Excellent cooling with stock CPU setting, Great looking design, PWM controlled 135mm fan, Compact size that offers plenty of room for RAM clearance, Fan adapter for quiet operation, LED fans, Light weight, Polished base, Compatible with both Intel and AMD system
Difficult to install
The Zalman CNPS9900 Max is a nice looking cooler with its “Black Pearl” nickel plated finish. It has a very good construction with solid feels and excellent packaging. The performance of the Zalman CNPS9900 Max is competitive against the Prolimatech M...
The Zalman CNPS9900 MAX is a continuation of a cooler design that looks as good as it performs. I look forward to see what Zalman does next with their new Composite Heatpipes. ...
silvertachaward.png, PWM controlled 135mm fan, Unique circular design, Composite Omega Shaped Heatpipes (equivalent to 6 heatpipes), Compact size for a highperformance cooler (provides better RAM clearance), Blackpearl finish, Very good performance with stock fan, Relatively silent operation, RCP7 resistor for silent operation,
Mounting system could be severally improved
Please remember that these test results reflect our experience with each cooler on a specific motherboard, with a specific processor, BIOS revision, and test programs. That said, the ranking produced by these tests is accurate and gives a good idea ho...
Outstanding fit and finish, Excellent cooling performance, Great look, Innovative composite heatpipe design, Available with blue or red LED fan, PWM resistor cable included, High quality thermal compound included, Good installation guide,
Installation a bit fussy, Availability (for now), A bit pricey (but worth it),
With the CNPS 9900 MAX cooler, Zalman gives the PC enthusiast a CPU cooler with top performance that doesn't require a couple of loud fans to do its job. It looks great, too. Available with either a red or blue LED fan, the MAX emits a subtle glow th...
Noise levels aren't very adjustable (inline reducer only decreases fan speed by 200RPM), Incase installation a little difficult with the supplied hex key...
The Zalman CNPS9900 MAX is a very strong performer, and brings a lot of attractive features to the table. It is relatively compact compared to other high end heatsinks, has a mirror-polished base, and is lightweight. Not only does it come close to the...
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