Zalman CNPS7000B-AlCu Heatsink Fan Review
Former staff writer - February 29, 2006Installation was fairly easy, it took roughly 20 minutes to place everything together. It would have probably taken less time to install if, I didn't have to unscrew the motherboard to remove the original back plate. The extension nipples thread, were too small.
After unscrewing the motherboard and removing the back plate, I rigged the wires for the fan controller. This had to be rigged from the outside in so I cut a notch into one of the blank card plates in the back and ran the wires under the motherboard. Next I replaced the back plate and placed the proper size washers over the screw holes.
My next step was to screw in the nipples, Replace the processor and place a dab of Arctic Silver 5 on the processor. I decided to use the AS5 since that's what I would be using on the other 2 heat sinks.
I then placed the heat sink over the processor and per As5's page made a tiny circle with the heat sink to get a nice tight bond between it and the processor. Next was to screw in the heat sink, per the instructions you alternate screws so they go in evenly.
All that was left, was to hookup the fan to the 3 pin connector on the motherboard then hook the fan to the fan controller.
The final Product.
