Sorry but I don't see anything "SUPER" about these coolers other than a Super high price. None of these so called Super Coolers are as good as a basic Thermalright XP-90 or 90C at a much lower price point.

Thanks I'll pass. These things must be for newbies without a clue.

A cooler which does not cool better than current offerings, which are even more quiet? What a bargain for 90$! A TT Sonic Tower (still a very strong performer) can be had for under 30€...

For Bornfree:

Your arrogantly simplistic view that those who choose these styles of heatsink are newbies is not at all well founded..

Don't forget to remove your CPU cooler before shipping your computer anywhere, otherwise you just might regret it.. the Zalman9500 is actually the best compromise for those who ship their computer around or frequently attend LAN parties. Go figure.... there is some Intel and AMD documentation that might help you... Also, all of these radial-fin designs, (especially the lower-profile CNPS 9500 and 9700) when correctly oriented front-rear and in conjunction with the rear case-fan, very efficiently push cooling air past the memory AND the mosfet heatsinks on a typical ATX MB too, especially high-performance memory with top heat-sink finning... A big extra bonus with this style of heatsink.

And your favorite heatsink actually does not match up at all well with any of those in this review. An old-gen heatsink that is just a little better than the old Zalman CNPS7700. Did you spend some time polishing the base before installation ?

not bad but still 2 big

Is the sentence before the last one a joke?

This is an amazing pice of hardware and I think it is great. Is there a way i could get the price? I have a computer that im in the idlle of maing and i don't have much of a cooling system currently i have to noisy fans!



Chris Andrews

I bought a 9700 from Newegg for under 50.US (Black Friday) including shipping based on reviews/specs from xbit and frostytech. I'll let you know how this cooler works in a Antec P160w when a good DDR3 mobo comes out.

To me,the ASUS cooler is just a less efficient copy of the Zalman with a much higher price.

very good test, i've never see better!
Congratulation

I think the reason that the fan is smaller is to make it less noisy. With the fan being close to the sides I think the friction of the air would make it noisy. Something like that. I read something on it some time ago.

Oh, and this has got to be the sexiest CPU cooler I've ever seen. I liked it so much that I just bought one a week ago.

The article was great in steering me toward making a decision about a CPU Cooler. Although, the writer doesn't seem too interested in AMD products. I've had a dual-core FX-60 for over a year in a 939 Socket... but, there will always be dedicated Intel buyers, as well as, AMD buyers. Aside from the bias, I enjoyed the article.

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ur product is ok....said my boss

i bought this for a quad core pc and it bring the temp down from 41 to 25 degrees v gd stuff.

Thanks alot. Such a great review.
I have already ordered the silent knight! Picking it up tomoro!

Canrt wait to get my hands on this for my new AMD CPU, hope it will cool my 6000+ with ease :D

Cant wait to get my hands on this baby, hope it manages to cool my AMD AM2 64x2 6000+ with ease! :D

just purchased the Asus Silent Knight... not the II version.. Installed easily, Im running a Pentium E2200 Dual Core 2.2GHz.. On stock cooler OC to 2.71GHz Average temp 67c 10 minute stress test full load. On Asus Silent Knight OC to 3.16GHz 2 hour stress test full load, Peak temp 50c Average temp 41.3c.. for the $49 i spent on this cooler.. it is amazing..