Coolermaster v8 or zalman 9700nt

sturmtruppe · 26 Jul 2009 at 15:02

not sure which of these would be the better option since they are about equally priced, the coolermaster looks bigger with more eatpipes, but the zalman is all coated copper & the base is ultra smooth.

this is so i can overclock my q9550 btw, and both would fit in my case!

Sayso · 26 Jul 2009 at 17:12

neither there's lots of posts on here about air cooling (one about 5 posts down

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here

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18035905

most of these come in socket 775 configurations

Ninja Please! · 26 Jul 2009 at 17:24

The V8 is a fine cooler especially for the price. Very quiet for the performance as well. I have been @ 4ghz 24/7 for months and my gtx 285 fan is 2x's as loud. The V8 will also fit about any socket out there so if you upgrade you won't have to get a new cooler.

sturmtruppe · 26 Jul 2009 at 21:22

im leaning towards the v8 because the fan seems easier to remove for cleaning purposes, also the fan would be quieter.

JonJ678 · 26 Jul 2009 at 22:34

I'm also suggesting neither, Ninja's is the first entirely positive thing I've seen written about the V8

widdyst · 26 Jul 2009 at 22:45

I'm running a v8 on my i7 and seeing temps of circa 38 at idle and 62 full load, So looking pretty good here

JonJ678 · 27 Jul 2009 at 14:41

What speed and voltage, and preferably what ambients? There's a guy on here somewhere with the computer in an air conditioned room getting rather good results on air

bulldog147 · 27 Jul 2009 at 15:54

widdyst said:
I'm running a v8 on my i7 and seeing temps of circa 38 at idle and 62 full load, So looking pretty good here

What cpu clock speed and vcore ?

I got V8 in the cupboard as last time I use it on my i7 920 C0 chipset as was overclock at 3.8GHz at idle 39 and 64 full load. Not sure what is like on the new i7 920 D0 chipset for 4.2GHz ?

sturmtruppe · 1 Aug 2009 at 11:58

My friend lent me his zalman 9700nt, its adequate, but clogged up with dust its a nightmare to clean when its not in the case, so id have to remove it but then installation of this thing is the most tedious thing imaginable! Build quality is excellent tho!

Has anyone got any comments on the Zalman CNPS10X?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-041-ZA&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395