That Zalman 7700Cu cooler seems like a great idea, but I worry how stupid it would look sitting on the keyboard of my new AlBook. I might have to stick with the classic SlikkaPad covered in an old teatowel for now -- not only does it cool the underside of the machine; it soothes the 'book-related scalded areas on my thighs.
Ben
· 4 years ago
w00t! A nice new AlBook! Sweet.
Installed the Zalman this afternoon. The damn thing weighs 950 grams, so there was some trepidation as I raised the case its normal upright stance, all the while studying the motherboard for flexiness :o
Griff
· 4 years ago
Nice work. Hows the noise volume? And I take it the weight didn't rip your motherboard in two?
Ben
· 4 years ago
Volume is great. Still a little louder than I'd like, but a large fan running at 900 rpm is a hell of a lot quieter than the stock CPU fan that didn't seem to drop below 3000 rpm. I've got a dial on the back of the PC so I can ramp the CPU fan up to 1700 rpm for those LAN evenings in hot little rooms. Plus only one of the two case fans is running at the moment.
No it hasn't broken the mobo. The reviews suggest taking care when moving your computer around, but my feeling is that if there were a whole bunch of broken motherboards around then I would certainly have read about it on the intertron. Plus I made sure that the mobo is secured using all 9 available mounting points.
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Installed the Zalman this afternoon. The damn thing weighs 950 grams, so there was some trepidation as I raised the case its normal upright stance, all the while studying the motherboard for flexiness :o
Hows the noise volume?
And I take it the weight didn't rip your motherboard in two?
No it hasn't broken the mobo. The reviews suggest taking care when moving your computer around, but my feeling is that if there were a whole bunch of broken motherboards around then I would certainly have read about it on the intertron. Plus I made sure that the mobo is secured using all 9 available mounting points.