Review on Zalman Performa Performance Powerful Included by Alvin Sia ᠌

Name: Zalman Performa Performance Powerful Included
Item: Zalman Performa Performance Powerful Included
Rating: 5

December 12, 2022

A good quality product, I rate this purchase perfectly.

More than satisfied with the purchase. Took for 1400 + 350 paid for the second Scythe fan. Such a system more than suits me and reassures me.
An unoverclocked Phenom II X4 955 cools 36-42 degrees in idle or office mode (34-35 with the window open) at <800 fan speeds. In the game (FEAR2) the temperature after 30-40 minutes of play keeps around 45-46 degrees.
Before that, there was a boxed cooler for 3 weeks. and now it was a hell of a stove. There can be no comparison. In office mode, a temperature of 40 degrees was a dream (at the same time, the number of revolutions of that fan was ~ 3000, at 45 degrees the fan squealed like a carved pig - > 4000). Usually 42-47 (47 degrees even in idle time could work :)). In FEAR2, after loading the game videos and the game itself, the temperature was 55 degrees, and the fan noise was comparable to the aircraft turbine - the number of revolutions was more than 6600 (!) revolutions per minute.
In general, a supercooler for an inexpensive price. I would even say the best in the price category up to 2022 at least, the cooler was selected for a very long time, almost a month, until I found this option. Problems can only occur at the installation stage, but with a successful installation, you will enjoy quietness and efficient cooling.
Good luck.

Pros

1. The cooler comes in a safe and beautiful box. Nothing rattled when tilting and coups. Unless you could hear a bag of fasteners. 2. Mounts for all modern (and not so) processors. The presence of anti-vibration pads and mounting brackets not only for the standard, but also for a possible second fan. 3. 120mm fan 900-2022 with PWM control and RC24P adapter, which allows you to reduce the noise level from 17-36db to 17-24db. Although, in principle, my fan has not yet been spinning above 1000 rpm, it is very efficient (however, I also paired it with a Slip Stream 120 PWM). 4. The cooler runs through 5 U-shaped copper heat pipes, which are directly soldered to the base. Possibility to hang a second cooler for blowing. Fits midi towers 180mm wide. 5. The price is amazing. I do not understand why to overpay, 900, buying the Extreme version. Basically, the same coolers. Performa is less bulky and not as beautiful (but what difference does it make if the case is covered with an opaque wall).

Cons

1. The kit does not include a screwdriver for screwing the cooler to the motherboard. Therefore, prepare a screwdriver in advance. 2. Thick thermal paste, it is difficult to smear, and, again, there is nothing. Nothing of the sort is included in the kit. It is difficult to smear with paper, not to mention the finger, to which all the paste simply sticks.