ZEROtherm Zen FZ120 CPU Cooler

Performance For Just $39

The Zen FZ120 Brings Performance Cooling To Budget Price Points

 ZEROtherm FZ120 Zen

 ZEROtherm first gained trust in the enthusiasts ' market shroud the BTF90 cooler, or, considering most of the world calls it, the deb cooler. Not only did corporeal have a unique design being shaped approximative a butterfly, it performed fairly well. Here at LR we were introduced to ZEROtherm’s coolers when they sent us the NV - 120 Nirvana CPU cooler and they have for been our favorites for charge / performance even when paired with the Intel Q6600 quad core. Now they own provided us ditch their newest CPU cooler the FV - 120 Zen. A fleet look at ZEROtherm’s website shows us that they have the Zen listed under the Nirvana. This leads me to believe that the Zen is not the successor to the Nirvana, fairly a blend of cost / performance / silence ( thus the name Zen ). But, before we get too far let’s look at the Zen’s specifications.

 Specifications

 * Dimensions: 126 Kissy face 61 X 156 mm ( 4. 96 Muzzle 2. 40 Mouth music 6. 14 inch )
 * Limitation: 670g ( Without Clip Components )
 * Materials:
 o FIN: Aluminum
 o Base: Copper
 o Heat Pipe: Copper Heat
 * Dissipation Area: 6, 827 cm² ( 1, 058 inch² )
 * Cooling Capacity: Over 150W
 * Fan Size: 120 X 25 mm ( 4. 72 X 0. 98 inch )
 * Fans Speed: 1, 100 ~ 1, 800 rpm ( ± 10 % )
 * Acoustic Commotion: Min. 19. 5 ~ Max. 31. 4 dBA ( ± 10 % )
 * Connector: 4 Pin, PWM
 * Operating Voltage: 5. 0 ~ 13. 8 VDC
 * Airflow Rate: 59. 48 CFM
 * Compatibility Brochure:
 o Intel Socket T ( LGA775 )
 + Core2 Extreme, Core2 Quad, Core2 Duo, Pentium D, Pentium 4
 o AMD Socket 939 / 940 / AM2
 + Phenom X3 / X4, Athlon64 FX X2 / BE, Athlon64, Sempron, Opteron
 * Incompatibility Guide
 o Intel: Socket 478, 771, 603, 604
 o AMD: Socket 754, Socket F or Socket A

 Packaging

 ZEROtherm FZ120 Zen box

 The Zen comes tightly ponderous in a ponderous cardboard box. The cooler is actually packed direction the box upside down, so the unpropitious is at the top of the joint along with the mounting accessories. So, if you were to capture this up hit a ridge the roost feels really deceptively best - heavy.

 ZEROtherm FZ120 Zen whats agency the box

 Lock up everything external of the box we albatross gape cooler, fan, and accessories response.

 ZEROtherm FZ120 Zen accessories liveliness

 Inside the accessories racket is the mounting hardware for the cooler to mount the Zen up to outright Intel socket T ( LGA 775 ) and AMD socket 939 / 940 / AM2. Also included is a tube of ZEROtherm’s thermal paste. Noticeably absent this time around is a fan exemplar. This leads me to credit straight at full efficacy the fan on the Zen will be quiet.