The Basics (continued):

The next series of images give you better, unobstructed views of the fin layout and the heatpipe routing. The Performa uses a series of five heatpipes which are spaced in a way so that the two inner pipes should receive the same amount of airflow as the three outer ones.



Zalman has also incorporated a "ripple-effect" on the middle fins - this is for "aesthetics", but perhaps it might add something to the overall performance of the unit.



The next two images show us the 120mm fan Zalman has included with the CNPS10X Performa. In the below left image you can see that this is clearly a Zalman Performa branded fan rated at 12 volts and 0.20 amps. What you may not notice is that on the fan header connector is a blue 1 watt resistor - the Zalman RC24P. What this fan speed resistor does is allow the user to take the fan from the stock 900-2000RPM at 36dBA all the way down to 1350RPM and 24dBA. The below right image gives you a closer look at the cable.



Finally, we find the accessories and standard user's manual. The below left image shows you (from top left to bottom right) two sets of fan clips, four clips for the mounting posts and four mounting screws, a small packet of Zalman's ZM-STG2M high performance thermal paste, a universal mounting bracket adapter, two felt strips to reduce fan vibration, a Zalman case badge, and two spacer pads. Depending on which socket you are using with the Zalman CNPS10X Performa you may not need all of these accessories. In the below right image you have (again from top left to bottom right) the AMD socket 754/939/930 clip, the two AM2/AM2+/AM3 socket clips, the Intel socket LGA 775/1156/1366 socket clips, and the universal mounting bracket.