Quiet CPU Cooler - Zalman cnps12x Recommendation

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olonius
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Hey guys, thought i would throw out a recommendation on this CPU cooler!
Just bought it for about. 799,00 nok (127 $), and it's working perfect! It's quiet, easy to attach, and looks epic!
I had a Cooler Master Nepton 280l water cooler, but it wasn't working very well, and sounded like a vacuum cleaner with a cold.

Not gonna go to deep with the details, but here some short words about it:

Positive:
- Cools really well (Arma 3 on ultra with 48C stable)
- Really quiet
- Fairly easy to attach to the motherboard! (NB! If you thinking of buying it, always check first if it will fit).
- 3 Fans that makes the air flow backwards (Example: Air comes from the front of the cabinett will flow through from the front, to the CPU cooler, and then out back, wich will make the air flow really effective). Bit hard to describe, so correct me if i'm wrong!
- Looks beautiful with the blue light in the fans.
- You get alot of value for the money!

Negative:
- It can be a bit big for some motherboards. This one is blocking my RAM slot 1 and 2 (But that's okay, since i can use RAM slot 3,4,5 and 6.)

Will post picture later of my setup. I bought 2 140mm quiet fans from Corsair with red lights, so my computer almost looks like a disco at night, but still kinda cool :D

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i saw another negative point, you are stuck with the stock fans for someone who loves noctua i think that is a dealbreaker
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another minus you cant change the fans(doesnt look like it)
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btw what cpu are you running and at what clock
olonius
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I don't know if you can change the fans. noo. But unless the fans are for some reasong broken or crooket.

Ehm, the CPU i'm using is prehistorical. I'm waiting on a new CPU since i was going to build a "almost" new computer. So the company sent me a Gigabyte MB with LGA1150, and a CPU Intel i5 4690 3,5 gHZ with LGA1155 socket...
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