ZALMAN RESERATOR 1 PLUS
Updated: Friday, April 28th 2006
Specs:
- Reserator (Reservoir+Radiator+Water Pump)
- Dissipation Area : 1,274m2
- Weight : 6.5kg
- ADimensions : 150(L) x 150(W) x 592(H)mm
- Material : Anodized Pure Aluminum
- Coolant Capacity : Max. 2.5L
- Integrated Water Pump : 5 W, Qmax 300L/h
- Maximum Lift : 0.5m
- CPU Water Block (ZM-WB3 Gold)
- Weight : 260g
- Dimensions : 60(L) X 60(W) X 20(H) mm
- Material : Pure Aluminum Cover, Gold Plated Pure Copper Base
- Compatibility : Intel Pentium 4 (Socket 775/478)
AMD Duron/Athlon/Athlon XP/Sempron (Socket 462)
AMD Sempron/AMD64 (Socket 754/939/940)
- VGA Water Block (ZM-GWB2)
- Weight : 60g
- Dimensions : 63(L) X 45(W) X 20(H) mm
- Material : Anodized Pure Aluminum
- RAM Heat Sink : Pure Aluminum, 8 pieces
- Compatibility : Graphics cards with heatsink mounting holes
- Anti-Corrosion Coolant (ZM-G100)
- Material : Ethylene Glycol & Anti-Corrosion Agent
- Weight : 500ml
- Freezing Point : -9°C
- Exchange Cycle : 1 year
- Quick Coupling
- I/O Bracket
- Flow Indicator
Review:
I bought a Zalman <Ahnold>Rehzuhrahtohr</Ahnold> 1 Plus watercooler. As you can see in the pictures on my casemodpage the Zalman came in a heavy, ugly, brown box. Inside the box was the real, flashy Zalman box. The parts were packed in foam to prevent damaging. I unpacked everything and checked for damaging, but none found. The VGA and CPU coolers were packed in two different boxes inside the big box, 'cause you can buy them seperately. I started reading the manual, which was done in two minutes, 'cause there were mostly pictures.
After reading the manual I started on my pc. After disconnecting all the cables, I took out my tv-card and videocard. Next I unscrewed my motherboard and took it out. I took off the cpu cooler and fan, which was hard to do. I pulled it off and the cpu came off the motherboard... I put the two nipples on the motherboard, cleaned the cpu and lubricated it with the included thermal grease (hey, I didn't even make a sexual joke
).
After that I took my videocard and took off the passive cooler. Next I cleaned the chip. If you look closely you can read ASUS on the clean chip. Then I lubricated it with the thermal grease (One tube for the cpu cooler and one for the VGA cooler, but one tube was enough). I screwed on the nipples and then the cooler.
After installing the coolers it was time for the tubes. There is 4 meter of tube included, but half of it was enough. I cut the right length and put them on my videocard and cpu. I've put the motherboard in my pc first. I've put the tubes on the videocard before I've put the card in the pc, 'cause it's hard to reach the cooler once the card is in. The tubes fit nicely, although one of the tubes on my VGA is stuck against a condensator, but there is no real strain, and it isn't hard to get them on the connectors. Almost forgot the flowmeter, but there was enough room for that.
Once the tubes were installed I filled the tank with the anti-corrosion/coolant that Zalman included and 2 liters of distilled water. Turned on the pump and watch the water flow. After an hour I checked for leaks, but there weren't any, so I turned on my pc. And it was quiet...
A little temp comparison in Celsius(idle/load):
CPU, MB, GPU, HDD
Aircooling: 39/56, 36/40, 61/80, 30/32
Watercooling: 31/56, 33/40, 46/56, 35/38
I must add that I've put my 120mm fan in the back on 7V. Not much difference, but my GPU is much cooler. CPU is almost the same. I am gonna buy a Northbridge cooler for my MB. When I have cash...
Oh I forgot, I found a thumbscrew in the package(??).
Positive:
- Silent
- Looks nice on your desk
- Heavy
- Black
- Quick coupling
- Easy install (even for a hardware n00b like me)
Negative:
- Nothing
Specs:
- Reserator (Reservoir+Radiator+Water Pump)- Dissipation Area : 1,274m2
- Weight : 6.5kg
- ADimensions : 150(L) x 150(W) x 592(H)mm
- Material : Anodized Pure Aluminum
- Coolant Capacity : Max. 2.5L
- Integrated Water Pump : 5 W, Qmax 300L/h
- Maximum Lift : 0.5m
- CPU Water Block (ZM-WB3 Gold)
- Weight : 260g
- Dimensions : 60(L) X 60(W) X 20(H) mm
- Material : Pure Aluminum Cover, Gold Plated Pure Copper Base
- Compatibility : Intel Pentium 4 (Socket 775/478)
AMD Duron/Athlon/Athlon XP/Sempron (Socket 462)
AMD Sempron/AMD64 (Socket 754/939/940)
- VGA Water Block (ZM-GWB2)
- Weight : 60g
- Dimensions : 63(L) X 45(W) X 20(H) mm
- Material : Anodized Pure Aluminum
- RAM Heat Sink : Pure Aluminum, 8 pieces
- Compatibility : Graphics cards with heatsink mounting holes
- Anti-Corrosion Coolant (ZM-G100)
- Material : Ethylene Glycol & Anti-Corrosion Agent
- Weight : 500ml
- Freezing Point : -9°C
- Exchange Cycle : 1 year
- Quick Coupling
- I/O Bracket
- Flow Indicator
Review:
I bought a Zalman <Ahnold>Rehzuhrahtohr</Ahnold> 1 Plus watercooler. As you can see in the pictures on my casemodpage the Zalman came in a heavy, ugly, brown box. Inside the box was the real, flashy Zalman box. The parts were packed in foam to prevent damaging. I unpacked everything and checked for damaging, but none found. The VGA and CPU coolers were packed in two different boxes inside the big box, 'cause you can buy them seperately. I started reading the manual, which was done in two minutes, 'cause there were mostly pictures.
After reading the manual I started on my pc. After disconnecting all the cables, I took out my tv-card and videocard. Next I unscrewed my motherboard and took it out. I took off the cpu cooler and fan, which was hard to do. I pulled it off and the cpu came off the motherboard... I put the two nipples on the motherboard, cleaned the cpu and lubricated it with the included thermal grease (hey, I didn't even make a sexual joke
).After that I took my videocard and took off the passive cooler. Next I cleaned the chip. If you look closely you can read ASUS on the clean chip. Then I lubricated it with the thermal grease (One tube for the cpu cooler and one for the VGA cooler, but one tube was enough). I screwed on the nipples and then the cooler.
After installing the coolers it was time for the tubes. There is 4 meter of tube included, but half of it was enough. I cut the right length and put them on my videocard and cpu. I've put the motherboard in my pc first. I've put the tubes on the videocard before I've put the card in the pc, 'cause it's hard to reach the cooler once the card is in. The tubes fit nicely, although one of the tubes on my VGA is stuck against a condensator, but there is no real strain, and it isn't hard to get them on the connectors. Almost forgot the flowmeter, but there was enough room for that.
Once the tubes were installed I filled the tank with the anti-corrosion/coolant that Zalman included and 2 liters of distilled water. Turned on the pump and watch the water flow. After an hour I checked for leaks, but there weren't any, so I turned on my pc. And it was quiet...
A little temp comparison in Celsius(idle/load):
CPU, MB, GPU, HDD
Aircooling: 39/56, 36/40, 61/80, 30/32
Watercooling: 31/56, 33/40, 46/56, 35/38
I must add that I've put my 120mm fan in the back on 7V. Not much difference, but my GPU is much cooler. CPU is almost the same. I am gonna buy a Northbridge cooler for my MB. When I have cash...
Oh I forgot, I found a thumbscrew in the package(??).
Positive:
- Silent
- Looks nice on your desk
- Heavy
- Black
- Quick coupling
- Easy install (even for a hardware n00b like me)
Negative:
- Nothing