Hi all,
I had initially planned my to build my case around either the l9i or ar05 + hdplex 400w (basically the same height when installed, so a logical combo), but I'm now considering the cnps2x + a pico 160xt or g-unique as it would allow me to make my case a bit slimmer.
I've been trying to find a review/test of the zalman using a non-k 6700 or 7700 but can't find any. Most reviews are from years ago using 84w cpus, which it obviously doesn't stand up to very well. The roundup video @Josh | NFC put up on youtube (great vid btw) is using a 6700k, and @Kmpkt 's shootout he's working on, which looks to be amazing isn't necessarily applicable to this since he is using a 7700k.
Correct me if I'm wrong... I've got it in my head that when a cooler is outmatched by the cpu it's paired with, it's results relative to another cooler aren't necessarily reflective of the temp difference between the two coolers on a cpu more appropriate to it's abilities.
The SFF wiki says this about the cnps2x, "You probably wouldn't want to use this on anything >65W TDP, or more comfortably, a 35W TDP chip.", which makes me think it could manage, but maybe not very well. Has me a bit hesitant.
Also I saw on tom's hardware that the 7700 uses ~50 watts while gaming, compared to an i5 7600 that uses ~40 if I remember correctly. That makes me think the 7700 would be more of a strain on the cnps2x than a 65w i5 (is my logic on this off?).
I really tried to find results for the cnps2x on a 6700/7700 on my own, but my google skills have failed me lol. Maybe someone here can pull through for me?
TLDR:
Does anyone have experience with a sky/kaby lake 65w i7 using the zalman? What's a reasonable expectation for temp increase vs an l9i? Is there a more applicable review out there I've failed to dig up?
Thanks for any insight!
I had initially planned my to build my case around either the l9i or ar05 + hdplex 400w (basically the same height when installed, so a logical combo), but I'm now considering the cnps2x + a pico 160xt or g-unique as it would allow me to make my case a bit slimmer.
I've been trying to find a review/test of the zalman using a non-k 6700 or 7700 but can't find any. Most reviews are from years ago using 84w cpus, which it obviously doesn't stand up to very well. The roundup video @Josh | NFC put up on youtube (great vid btw) is using a 6700k, and @Kmpkt 's shootout he's working on, which looks to be amazing isn't necessarily applicable to this since he is using a 7700k.
Correct me if I'm wrong... I've got it in my head that when a cooler is outmatched by the cpu it's paired with, it's results relative to another cooler aren't necessarily reflective of the temp difference between the two coolers on a cpu more appropriate to it's abilities.
The SFF wiki says this about the cnps2x, "You probably wouldn't want to use this on anything >65W TDP, or more comfortably, a 35W TDP chip.", which makes me think it could manage, but maybe not very well. Has me a bit hesitant.
Also I saw on tom's hardware that the 7700 uses ~50 watts while gaming, compared to an i5 7600 that uses ~40 if I remember correctly. That makes me think the 7700 would be more of a strain on the cnps2x than a 65w i5 (is my logic on this off?).
I really tried to find results for the cnps2x on a 6700/7700 on my own, but my google skills have failed me lol. Maybe someone here can pull through for me?
TLDR:
Does anyone have experience with a sky/kaby lake 65w i7 using the zalman? What's a reasonable expectation for temp increase vs an l9i? Is there a more applicable review out there I've failed to dig up?
Thanks for any insight!
