Zalman CNPS11X Extreme CPU Cooler Review
Installation
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In Figure 10, you can view the Intel clips installed on the base of the cooler. The clips for AMD systems are rather similar.
Figure 10: Mounting clips for Intel CPUs
In Figure 11, you can observe the backplate that goes on the solder side of the motherboard, with the nuts already installed.
Figure 11: Backplate with nuts
At the first time, we installed the CNPS11X Extreme on the position shown in Figure 12. But when we ran the tests, the performance was so poor that we removed the cooler to check installation. We detected that, on this position, one heatpipe was touching the heatsink of the chipset, avoiding contact between the CPU and the cooler with proper pressure.
Figure 12: Installed in our system (bad performance)
So, we remounted the cooler on the position shown in Figure 13. This way, the cooler was properly mounted, and we could make the performance tests.
Figure 13: Installed in our system (good performance)