Zalman CNPS9500 AM2, Air cooler Zalman CNPS9500 AM2. Type: Air cooler https://bcchardware.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3062&Itemid=40 Zalman has enjoyed success from their very popular CNPS 9500 series of CPU coolers. Today we are looking at the third revision of this cooler. It all started out with the CNPS9500 LED, went Intel only with the CNPS9500 AT, and now is AMD only with t... Excellent performance and low noise, Very nice finish, FANMATE2 allows control of fan speed, No motherboard removal required. FANMATE2 controller introduces more wires to your case, Restricted to AMD CPUs. If you have an AMD AM2 system and want to improve your cooling, Zalman makes some great products. If you are planning on sticking with AM2 for a while and want a CPU cooling with good looks, excellent performance and low noise, you cant do much bett... With AMD and Intel locked in a bitter price war, AMD’s entire Athlon 64 lineup is currently selling for an all-time low: distributor pricing for the Athlon 64 3200+ on AMD’s CPU price list is $81, while the X2 4200+ lists for $100 more at $187... https://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Reviews/zalman_cnps9500/ There is a little something you may of heard of, its called Moores Law. Quite simply, it states that computer speeds should double every 18 months while cost per transistor will be be cut in half at the same time. Computers are getting faster, but... As processors get hotter and hotter, and grow with ever more cores, we need to keep them cool. Undoubtedly, every stock cooling solution works. But start over clocking or run some wholly intensive app, and temperatures begin to rise. Zalman has produce... The CNPS9500 AM2 heatsink is identical in materials and size to previous CNPS9500-series heatsinks, but since this cooler is being launched in conjunction with the nVidia nForce 500-series chipset and socket AM2 Athlon64, it has received a few special ...