Zalman CNPS10X Flex

By TweakNews on March 13, 2010

The Zalman CNPS10X Flex heatsink follows the same trend set in place with the other CNPS10X coolers I have reviewed in the past. The cooler's build quality is superb and feels like a quality piece of hardware when compared to some of the...

By PCPer on February 26, 2010

The actual performance numbers we saw from the CNPS10X Flex were absolutely outstanding and we recommend adding the second 120mm fan for a decent decrease in CPU temps under idle and load conditions. If you can live without using your first DIMM...

By Overclockers Online on February 23, 2010

As with other Zalman products I’ve reviewed, the CNPS10X Flex is a well-engineered product that does what it should do and does it very well. The build quality is great and it performs admirably. Installation was very simple thanks to the included...

By Hardware Secrets on February 19, 2010

When we tested CNPS 10X Extreme a few months ago we were very impressed by its rock-solid aspect and by its performance. Today testing its "little brother" we also liked the results. Although CNPS 10X Flex is not as beautiful as its most expensive...

By SilentPC Review on February 14, 2010

The Zalman CNPS10X Flex has some inherent advantages over the more extravagant CNPS10X Extreme. It sports a lower price-tag thanks to its lack of the Extreme's nickel coating, fan controller and loud stock fan. In addition, the mounting system has...

By Hardware Canucks on January 28, 2010

We can honestly say that we went into this review with a fair amount of trepidation. On the one hand, we had our somewhat less than optimal experiences with the CNPS10X Extreme fresh in mind but on the other, we were extremely curious about what...

By X-bit Labs on January 28, 2010

There are no low-performance coolers in this test session. All the tested models are an excellent choice for cooling overclocked CPUs. The tuning of the coolers has generally been useful. For example, the Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme works more...