Zalman CNPS10X Optima Shark’s Fin Blade Review
Ryan Martin / 11 years ago
At stock we had hugely impressive temperatures. I was expecting something more in the region of 26-28 delta so the CNPS10X is clearly punching above its weight.
It also did this without adding much noise. It was virtually totally silent on our test bench and inside the case it would be even quieter.
Overclocking again saw the CNPS10X punch well above its weight. In fact like the AR01 and Venti this quad heat pipe direct touch solution seems to work a lot better than some of the plated base solutions like the Dark Rock 2 and Gelid GX-7.
Noise crept up a bit compared to stock levels but again they were still quite marginal and inside a case would not be heard at all.
