The Basics:
On the top of the cooler you can see the 80mm red LED fan along with the "flower heat sink". As you can see, this heat sink is very similar to the Fatal1ty FS-C77, with one very big difference being that half of the fins are very small. The larger fins are designed to overlap the RAM on the video card.
On the bottom of the cooler, once again you can see the similarities of the Fatal1ty FS-C77 CPU cooler. It is nearly identical, the fins are not soldered to the base, but rather they are cut out of a large block and finned out. This will allow for optimum heat transfer.
 
Here you can see the mounting brackets. Since there are really only two styles of mounts for the modern cards, there are two holes for the screws. You will most likely need to use the outer hole. There is plenty of room to get the screwdriver and screw in place either between the fan blades, or at an angle, due to the way the fins are spread out.
Zalman has included eight (8) little RAM heat sinks. There are four (4) heat sinks for the front of the card, and four (4) for the backside of the card. Each of the little heat sinks matches the color of the VGA cooler's fins, and each of the heat sinks is self-adhesive, so nothing additional is required for installation.
Here you can see all of the included accessories. Zalman has included everything you need to install this cooler on most modern video cards. Two of the items immediately grabbed my attention. The first was the back plate brace. I didn't think one would be required, but it should provide some additional support to the cooler. The second was the unusual power adapter. This cooler is designed for two modes, a performance, and a silent mode. For this, Zalman has included a power adapter to allow you to choose which you like. For performance mode you choose the black 12V connectors, and for silent mode you choose the white 5V connectors. I personally would have preferred a controller so you would not have to open you chase to change modes.
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