CNPS9500 USERS POST HERE!

[palindrome]

Just like the title said, I want to hear first hand from some CNPS9500 users how well it works, and if they like anything else better for the money. Thanks guys!

 

[JSFLY]

pros: pretty good cooling, Looks beautiful, pushes air out the back
Cons: Expensive, doesnt cool as well as a TT BT or xp120, not the quietest thing around.

IMO: buy it for the looks if anything

 

[palindrome]

Thanks for the info. It's comments like that that I really want. I know the Big Typhoon and the XP120 might preform slightly better, but the CNPS9500 is the only "big" HS/F to fit on my neo2 plat w/o trouble.

 

[JEDIYoda]

Originally posted by: palindrome
Just like the title said, I want to hear first hand from some CNPS9500 users how well it works, and if they like anything else better for the money. Thanks guys!

why??
most highend heatsinks are just that heatsink and they all perform pretty well.
Some people like the because they look cool.
Other like them becuase they cool bettere than most stockheatsinks.

The way you worded this thread IMo it looks like you want others to do your research for you...

For everybody who uses a certain heatsink there are others who swear by there own particular brand!

I have the 9500 pon my AMD Rigg and it is just awesome!
I have the XP 120 on my Intel Rigg and it is just awesome.

There really is no such thing as the BEST heatsink.

Sure people will show you reviews that prove there heatsink is best.
Remeber those reviews you read are for that particular terst system they used.
On any given different system the results can and most likely will be different.

Thus like soem of us we own quite a few high end heatsinks. I prefer the 2 heatsinks I am using!!

Good Luck!!

 

[palindrome]

Also, if anyone knows. How much of a difference is there between the CNPS7000B-CU and the CNPS9500?

 

[JEDIYoda]

Originally posted by: JSFLY
pros: pretty good cooling, Looks beautiful, pushes air out the back
Cons: Expensive, doesnt cool as well as a TT BT or xp120, not the quietest thing around.

IMO: buy it for the looks if anything

JSFLY probably has never owned a 9500!! The 9500 is equal to or better than the XP120.
The Big Typhoon at best is a crap shoot. Many people buy the Big Typhoon and then post on these forums that its not a very good Heatsink.

Very few people post on this forum complaining about supposed noise coming from the 9500 fan, The reason pepps probably dont complain as much is becuase the 9500 looks goood and it also is an excellent heatsink.
The 9500 also gives you the ability to throttle down the fan thus you get a much quieter heatsink that if the fan is going full tilt!!
Also it seems to cool better if the fan is throttled down.

As I stated earlier you will get opinions from peeps who have never owned the 9500 but have an opinion NOT based on ownership.

So remember there are alot of excellent heatsinks on the market.
You can get heatsinks that have all sorts of bling bling and also cool weel.
You can also get heatsinks that do one thing well and that is cool.

Yet the way the market is there truly is no such thing as the BEST heatsink!!

Also there is no comparison between the 7000 and the 9500......the 7000 was good in its day...its day is over and the 9500 is the heatsink!!
again-- good luck!!

 

[MoFoEd]

Had mine for a few months now and no problems with it, CPU is usually 29C-31C idle, 33C-36C on load. Not the quietest but not the loudest fan either, I am not big on the silent PC anyway. As long as my temps are decent and it does look purty on a windowed PC . Plus what got me is that is pushes the air to the exhaust fan. I usually recommend to anyone if they ask.

 

[nycdude]

Originally posted by: MoFoEd
Had mine for a few months now and no problems with it, CPU is usually 29C-31C idle, 33C-36C on load. Not the quietest but not the loudest fan either, I am not big on the silent PC anyway. As long as my temps are decent and it does look purty on a windowed PC . Plus what got me is that is pushes the air to the exhaust fan. I usually recommend to anyone if they ask.

my exact thoughts. I had an xp-90 and got the 9500 at a good price so it was a good pick. I never regretted it. It definitely lowered the temps by a few degrees which was good for an oc Opteron system. I was also never a fan of the silent pc so noise was not an issue. I did not use the fan-mate2. I just plugged it into the MB.

The only thing was switching out the xp-90 bracket for the one that came with my MB so I could re-sell the xp-90.

 

[zagood]

Cooling-wise, I love the 9500, sound-wise mine produces some vibration and isn't the quietest cooler in the world.

-z

 

[palindrome]

thanks for the input everyone, I'll probably get one in the next week or so. If you see any hot deals LMK.

 

[Throwmeabone]

It worked awesome, just the slight buzzing of the fan motor irritated me to no end, but I'm a semi quiet computer whore.

 

[palindrome]

Ha, you would probably commit suicide over the TT volcano 12 then lol

 

[Toadster]

maybe it's just the summer weather, but my CNPS9500 is slowly raising it's temps... i'm about 8C hotter in 4 months

i don't like how you can 'twist' the cooler on top of the CPU, i'm used to heatsinks being pretty 'solid' on the CPU

 

[SparkyJJO]

I have my CNPS9500 mounted on my 3700+ OC'd to 2.86GHz @1.5v. It is set at about 1650 RPM and currently the temp is 40*C with it running folding@home since I powered up several hours ago. In a hot room (about 28*C) I would peak out at 48*C. I used some old arctic silver 2 since I forgot to buy AS5, stupid me....

There are sinks that cool a bit better but this one is pretty good and looks cool too. Kind of expensive though.

 

[Hard Ball]

compatibility, compatibility, compatibility;

For such large HSFs, and ones that cool so well, they are extremely adaptable. The dual Opteron 275 system in my sig, which will be with me for one more week before the sale, has a motherboard with sockets arranged vertically, very close together; so much so that even the stock HSFs barely just fit. But when I put on the 9500s, there was actually room to spare between the sockets; pretty amazing, especially consider how well they have kept the system cool:
http://community.webshots.com/photo/550546095/2292286530090923268ySWRkE

 

[Toadster]

Originally posted by: Hard Ball
compatibility, compatibility, compatibility;

For such large HSFs, and ones that cool so well, they are extremely adaptable. The dual Opteron 275 system in my sig, which will be with me for one more week before the sale, has a motherboard with sockets arranged vertically, very close together; so much so that even the stock HSFs barely just fit. But when I put on the 9500s, there was actually room to spare between the sockets; pretty amazing, especially consider how well they have kept the system cool:
http://community.webshots.com/photo/550546095/2292286530090923268ySWRkE

now that's HOT!!! um, i mean cool

 

[orion23]

I love my 9500 "LED"**

Very quiet, easy to install and equally important, it is very cool.
I actually would give a few 0c of cooling for looks.

**After cleaning it the other day, the LED's stopped working.
I called Zalman and they are going to send me a replacement fan.

 

[kickerf1]

I'm using the cpu cooler that came with my opt165 and so far so good i think idle is 31 and under load goes up to 40-41. Don't know if this zalman cooler will be able to top it up.

 

[Henny]

At full speed the 9500 is among the top 4. However for an equivalent dba you can get much better units like the Tuniq Tower, Scythe Mine/Ninja, or BT.

The CNPS is also very expensive relative to the others.

It's rumored that Zalman may bring out a CNPS 9700 with 110 mm fan. That should allow it to compete better with the others as measured by cooling efficiency for a given noise level.

I've done tons of research and have decided on a Scythe Mine w/120mm Global Win ceramic bearing fan. It has the best mounting system out there and moving to a 120mm fan allows airflow to extend beyond the HSF to the PWM area which is the achilles heal of these "sandwitched" HSFs.

The Mine can be had for about $36-38 and the Global Win 120mm fan is about $6.

 

[CreepieDeCrapper]

Henny, is this the one you are referring to?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835185001

just wanna make sure before i spend time reading up on it... i'm taking this decision pretty seriously for my new build, thanks...

 

[Henny]

Originally posted by: CreepieDeCrapper
Henny, is this the one you are referring to?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835185001

just wanna make sure before i spend time reading up on it... i'm taking this decision pretty seriously for my new build, thanks...

Your Newegg one is the Ninja.

This one's the Mine:

Here

 

[CreepieDeCrapper]

whoops, thanks for the correction

that's an odd design with the fan sandwiched inbetween the two heatsinks... off to read some reviews now