Heatsink

The construction of the heatsink is pretty much similar to that of the CNPS coolers. It uses the same radial design. Like the name suggests, this heatsink is completely made of copper.

Front	Back

Zalman made some improvements in the VF900. It now features TWO heatpipes to improve heat transfer from the base to the fins. This improves the performance of the heatsink without significantly increasing its dimensions.

Top	Under

The first heatpipe runs through about two-thirds of the fins, while the other heatpipe covers the rest.

Heatsink Fins	Heatpipe

As you can see from these pictures, Zalman has held true to their tradition of making heatsink bases with flat and polished bases.

Heatsink Base	Heatsink Base Surface

Heatsink Compatibility

If we were to compare the heatsink compatibility of the VF900 against the Arctic Cooling Accelero, it would be as unfair as comparing a Ferrari with a Fiat Panda.

This cooler has 18 different mounting holes for various ATI and NVIDIA cards, ranging from the NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX series up to the latest ATI Radeon X1900. However, it may not work with certain cards in NVIDIA's GeForce 6600 series, especially the AGP models with bridge chips.

RAM Heatsinks

The RAM heatsinks have remained unchanged since the VF700. They are all blue-anodised, and come with pre-applied thermal tape. Even the weight (1.9 g) hasn't changed.

RAM Heatsinks