With CPU speeds climbing higher and higher; so too is the amount of heat they put out. This is reason that it is a golden age for after market CPU coolers. More and more users are finding out that stock coolers are just not cutting it. One of the most noticeable traits of after market coolers is how big they are getting. This is due to the idea that the bigger the heatsink, the more surface area there is to dissipate heat. An example of this idea is Zalman's newest addition to their CNPS7 series of CPU coolers, the CNPS7700-AlCu Ultra Silent CPU Cooler.



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