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overview of the Zman Reserator 3 Max, what they're calling their ultimate
liquid CPU cooler. So, how could they call it ultimate when it uses a single
120 mm radiator? Zelman has done some
unique things with this particular cooler that I actually really like. So
number one is they are using an all
copper micro fin design for the CPU
block. You can tell that okay here hold on first things first guys this is not
your average asitech OEM or coolit OEM
unit. So there, that's one thing that Zolman's done that I really like right
off the hop is they've actually tried to do something different, which is cool.
They're using a copper micro fin design for the CPU block here. So it's got a
nice copper base on it like that. And you can see it does uh have a little bit
of sort of asitech lookingness to the shape of it. So it uses like a puck sort
of design for the pump and CPU block, which are a combo unit. And then it uses
retention ring hold down base things like this, but they're mounted a little
bit differently. So, they actually go on the bottom here, screw into place, and
then mount to your motherboard like that. Zelman includes their usual sort
of many, many bits and pieces mounting hardware that I'm not a huge fan of to
be perfectly honest. But if it gets the job done and their manual is reasonably
uh is reasonably easy to follow along with, then I don't mind too much, and it
usually is, then we get to Wow, look at
this thing. We get to the unit itself. So, they're using quarter inch tubing
and they're using that nice uh super flexible uh non evaporative stuff. So, I
don't know if you guys know this, but most tubing is somewhat porous, which
means some of the fluid will evaporate. Um, and this stuff is is not very porous
at all. Next up is they are using a nano
fluid nano particle fluid inside. So instead of just using water with some
glycol, which is what we're typically used to seeing in these because of its
anti-corrosive properties and its antifreeze properties, which is great
for shipping all over the world, they're using a completely different approach
that may actually contribute to better performance. So I want to finish up with
the block here where they've got a nice shiny Zman logo as well as a blue LED
element here around it. They've got a three pin right here. So that's going to
power the pump as well as monitor the RPM when it's installed on your
motherboard. And then let's move up to the radiator. So the radiator uses a
very Zulman looking design here. So it
actually looks kind of like their CNPS 9900 series where they've got a sort of
what look like curved heat pipes but are actually water channels in this case
that go around the outside. So, there's actually a dual radiator design here
that's kind of masked by the fact that there's this plastic shroud on it. So,
there's an inner one and an outer one, both of which are going to benefit from
the airflow from the single 120 mm fan
that's on it. Now, one thing I don't like about it is you typically do get
better performance out of a radiator if you are shrouding the outside of the
fan. So, you're focusing the air flow through the fins. However, Zelman sort
of figures they've gotten they've achieved good enough performance in this
fashion. If you do want more of a traditional fan on the back of it, you
can actually mount it using these screws on the back here. So, you can have it
mounted in a pushpull config. The one fan that's on there now is powered by a
four pin PWM connector right there that comes out of the back here. Oh, another
thing guys, it should be noted that that other fan will have the same drawbacks
where it'll be able to pull air through gaps here. So, it's not actually forcing
all the air through the fins. Um, so just just like the one on the front.
However, for something like this, it can have sort of all the cool looking design
elements in the world. This is a blue LED fan as well, just so you guys know.
But if it doesn't perform well, then whatever, right? So, guys, stay tuned.
We are going to be doing a performance review of this particular CPU cooler,
and I'm really excited for you guys to be able to check it out because I really
want to see how it does. It's very, very thick. It's got a ton of surface area.
It's got nice copper construction for
particularly this part here. Um, yeah, I'm really really excited to see how
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other more traditional sort of cookie cutter OEM designs for these pre-filled
liquid cooling units.