Zalman Displays CNPS12X, Massive CPU Cooler

jsfitz54 · Jun 3, 2011

Please show the Retention Bracket. I like the look. If the bracket is redesigned I woud consider. Currently have Zalman CNPS9900MAX Blue, which was the most difficult install I've ever had.

neko77025 · Jun 4, 2011

jsfitz54 said:
Please show the Retention Bracket. I like the look. If the bracket is redesigned I woud consider. Currently have Zalman CNPS9900MAX Blue, which was the most difficult install I've ever had.

Man , no joke to that. I bought the ZALMAN CNPS9900MAX-R because it matched my ATI/AMD " red build" LIAN LI ARMORSUIT PC-P50R Red, Crucial Ballistix Tracer Red. Anyhow it was by far the WORST heatsink install ever.. I do mean ever. I have installed Many heatsinks including the 4+ LBS Thermalright TRUE Copper Ultra-120 and I must say ... Anger, disappointment, frustration are all the feelings you get when installing it. Had too have A friend drive over too help me install it .. need more then 2 hands. Dont know what they were thinking on that.

micropage7 · Jun 4, 2011

neko77025 said:
Man , no joke to that. I bought the ZALMAN CNPS9900MAX-R because it matched my ATI/AMD " red build" LIAN LI ARMORSUIT PC-P50R Red, Crucial Ballistix Tracer Red. Anyhow it was by far the WORST heatsink install ever.. I do mean ever. I have installed Many heatsinks including the 4+ LBS Thermalright TRUE Copper Ultra-120 and I must say ... Anger, disappointment, frustration are all the feelings you get when installing it. Had too have A friend drive over too help me install it .. need more then 2 hands. Dont know what they were thinking on that.

yes, best hsf needs best effort to place them :toast:

Yukikaze · Jun 4, 2011

jsfitz54 said:
Please show the Retention Bracket. I like the look. If the bracket is redesigned I woud consider. Currently have Zalman CNPS9900MAX Blue, which was the most difficult install I've ever had.

Is that thing more godawful than the installation procedure for the Scythe Mugen 2 on a LGA1366 socket ? That one is a total bitch.

[H]@RD5TUFF · Jun 4, 2011

If this mounts like the Zalman CNPS9900ALED It's not the greatest mounting system but it's far from the worst either!

Processor	Intel i7 970 // Intel i7 2600K
Motherboard	Asus Rampage III Formula // Asus P8P67 Deluxe
Cooling	Zalman CNPS9900MaxB // Zalman CNPS11X
Memory	GSkill 2133 12GB // Corsair V 2400 32GB
Video Card(s)	ASUS GTX1080 // MSI GTX1070
Storage	Samsung 870EVO // Samsung 840P
Display(s)	HP w2207h
Case	CoolerMaster Stacker 830se // Lian Li PC-9F
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	Seasonic X 850w Gold // EVGA 850w G2
Mouse	Logitech G502SE HERO, G9
Keyboard	Dell
Software	W10 Pro 22H2

System Name	All the Cores ... (VMs)
Processor	Ryzen9 5900x
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 Aorus Master (Bios F36c)
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15S
Memory	TridentZ neo 4x 16gb 3600Mhz C16 (F4-3600C16D-32GTZNC)
Video Card(s)	RTX 3070 Ti
Storage	2x Sn750 2TB
Display(s)	OPTIX MPG341CQR & LG 32UD60-B
Case	CASELABS M8
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA g5 750w
Mouse	Corsair m65 Pro
Keyboard	Corsair K70
Software	Windows 10pro/64
Benchmark Scores	N/A .. yet updating soon

System Name	micropage7
Processor	Intel Xeon X3470
Motherboard	Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. P55A-UD3R (Socket 1156)
Cooling	Enermax ETS-T40F
Memory	Samsung 8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800
Storage	V-GEN03AS18EU120GB, Seagate 2 x 1TB and Seagate 4TB
Display(s)	Samsung 21 inch LCD Wide Screen
Case	Icute Super 18
Audio Device(s)	Auzentech X-Fi Forte
Power Supply	Silverstone 600 Watt
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Sades Excalibur + Taihao keycaps
Software	Win 7 64-bit
Benchmark Scores	Classified

System Name	Dire Wolf IV
Processor	Intel Core i9 14900K
Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z790-I GAMING WIFI
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280
Memory	2x24GB Corsair DDR5 6667
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA RTX4080 FE
Storage	AORUS Gen4 7300 1TB + Western Digital SN750 500GB
Display(s)	Alienware AW3423DWF (QD-OLED, 3440x1440, 165hz)
Case	Corsair Airflow 2000D
Power Supply	Corsair SF1000L
Mouse	Razer Deathadder Essential
Keyboard	Chuangquan CQ84
Software	Windows 11 Professional

System Name	White Boy
Processor	Core i7 3770k @4.6 Ghz
Motherboard	ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe
Cooling	CORSAIR H100
Memory	CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB @ 2177
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 680 CLASSIEFIED @ 1250 Core
Storage	2 Samsung 830 256 GB (Raid 0) 1 Hitachi 4 TB
Display(s)	1 Dell 30U11 30"
Case	BIT FENIX Prodigy
Audio Device(s)	none
Power Supply	SeaSonic X750 Gold 750W Modular
Software	Windows Pro 7 64 bit \|\| Ubuntu 64 Bit
Benchmark Scores	2017 Unigine Heaven :: P37239 3D Mark Vantage

Zalman Displays CNPS12X, Massive CPU Cooler

jsfitz54

neko77025

micropage7

Yukikaze

[H]@RD5TUFF