11/3 only! Rosewill 92mm heatpipe universal CPU cooler $13.50 AC FS

[Zap]

Rosewill RCX-ZAIO-92 92mm Sleeve Bearing Fan CPU Cooler

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835200056

$19.99
-$2 instant discount
-$4.50 coupon code EMCJJKG26
FREE shipping
=$13.49

92mm sleeve bearing fan
600-2500RPM 4-pin PWM
3 heatpipes
Fits Intel sockets 775/1155/1156/1366
Fits AMD sockets 939/AM2/AM2+/AM3
Supports 130W CPUs

 

[skillyho]

Thanks Zap, picked one up!

 

[GotIssues]

tempted to pick one up to replace my stock fan on my 705e. Would like a quieter computer. Anyone have experience with these? Do they work well? My 705e is at 3.125GHz (stupid non-BE processor...) and the stock fan keeps is ~50 max load.

 

[Macgyversite]

In for one thanks OP.

 

[arcenite]

This thing looks an awful lot like the Coolermaster 212 Evo I just picked up for twice (and a half) the price...sans an extra heat pipe.

 

[nalc]

Jumped on it. Going to replace the stocker on my i3-2105. Thanks for the heads up.

BTW - you wouldn't happen to be Zap Wizard, of PC modding renown ~8-9 years ago, would you?

 

[Zap]

tempted to pick one up to replace my stock fan on my 705e. Would like a quieter computer. Anyone have experience with these? Do they work well?

No experience, but judging from the specs, shouldn't be too bad. Enable a fan profile in BIOS and your AMD CPU will run cooler and your system will be quieter, versus the stock AMD cooler.

In for one thanks OP.

Welcome!

This thing looks an awful lot like the Coolermaster 212 Evo I just picked up for twice (and a half) the price...sans an extra heat pipe.

It is smaller, using a 92mm fan while the Evo uses a 120mm.

BTW - you wouldn't happen to be Zap Wizard, of PC modding renown ~8-9 years ago, would you?

No. However, I have been here for a looooooong time. :biggrin: And I also do modding (but not too renown).

 

[Sunny129]

This thing looks an awful lot like the Coolermaster 212 Evo I just picked up for twice (and a half) the price...sans an extra heat pipe.

in addition to what Zap said (92mm vs 120mm)...

1) the Rosewill's heatpipies don't make "direct contact" with the CPU - rather they go into a copper block which itself contacts the CPU - i don't know if this is a plus or a minus as far as heat transfer goes, but my guess is that Coolermaster's design is better...
2) it doesn't come with a backplate like the CM 212 EVO does, so it mounts with push pins, not screws - not the end of the world, but not nearly as sturdy as a "screws & backplate" design.
3) it doesn't come with extra fan mounting hardware, so it can't be used with two fans in a push/pull configuration (unless you ghetto rig the second fan in place with some rubber bands, zip ties, or something)...

that being said, at less than half the price of the CM 212 EVO, its certainly worth looking into...good find OP :thumbsup:

 

[infoiltrator]

Better than the stock cooler, but not by much.

 

[formulav8]

in addition to what Zap said (92mm vs 120mm)...

1) the Rosewill's heatpipies don't make "direct contact" with the CPU - rather they go into a copper block which itself contacts the CPU - i don't know if this is a plus or a minus as far as heat transfer goes

I haven't done any personal testing but I feel that direct cu stuff is moreso a gimmick then anything else. If you look at the bottom you will see for example, 3 heatpipe contacts as the base. They are also spaced apart which to me seems like there would Not be even cooling and have hotspots.

But I have no performance data based only on the heatspeader/no heatspreader properties.

 

[nalc]

Got mine, and one of the stupid pushpins broke when installing it. Doesn't seem to be a way to replace them either. So I ordered the $8 AMIR Xigmatek dark knight that was on the Newegg deals a few days ago. Still cheaper than buying a Hyper 212, and now I have a useless paperweight.

 

[Zap]

Push pins can be replaced. The "problem" is finding a cheap replacement.

Good luck with the Xigmatek rebate. Keep copies of EVERYTHING and prepare to contact them in a couple months. AFAIK they make good on the rebate, but not without additional prompting.

 

[nalc]

Push pins can be replaced. The "problem" is finding a cheap replacement.

Good luck with the Xigmatek rebate. Keep copies of EVERYTHING and prepare to contact them in a couple months. AFAIK they make good on the rebate, but not without additional prompting.

I have a stock heatsink with pushpins, but it seems like the only way to remove them once they are installed is to either break them, or break the stock heatsink around the pushpins. There's two tabs on the black part that lock into the white part, and they snap if you try to pry them apart.

 

[Zap]

You need to lift up one of the black tabs, using a small slotted screwdriver. I've done a lot of these and have yet to break one due to disassembly.

 

[nalc]

You need to lift up one of the black tabs, using a small slotted screwdriver. I've done a lot of these and have yet to break one due to disassembly.

That's what I tried, but the black tabs kept snapping. Demolished half the ones on my stock heatsink before saying screw it and buying the xigmatek one. That actually has a backplate and spring loaded screws. It arrived today and looks pretty good. Thanks for your help with those, though, dude.

 

[Zap]

I guess you are lifting it too far, then. The black tab needs to be lifted about one mm. You have to hold that lift while pulling the two pieces (inner white, outer black) apart. Basically a three hand job, but can be done with two hands if you are nimble enough.

 

[jrichrds]

I guess you are lifting it too far, then. The black tab needs to be lifted about one mm. You have to hold that lift while pulling the two pieces (inner white, outer black) apart. Basically a three hand job, but can be done with two hands if you are nimble enough.

I've found the Intel OEM coolers to have more "pliable" (or maybe just thicker) black plastic on the push-pins than my Cooler Master's aftermarket coolers. Never snapped the plastic off any of the Intel ones, but broke a lot of the Cooler Master push pins.

By the way, this looks like Rosewill cooler I got 4 years ago - still going strong in a computer. If it's the same design, the "copper" heatpipes are just painted a copper color. I don't think they ever advertised it as copper heatpipes, so I guess they just were hoping people would imply they're copper heatpipes from the color.