news 28 Posted November 25, 2013 <http://www.eteknix.com> Zalman Reserator 3 Max AIO Liquid CPU Cooler Review With nearly 15 years in the business, Zalman have built themselves quite the reputation. They have a loyal following thanks to their high build quality and innovative designs. I must admit, Zalman may not be the first brand that spring to mind when your thinking about components, but we've been eager to see what their new all-in-one water cooler can do non the less. All-in-one (AIO) watercoolers are more popular than ever, in fact it may be safer to say that water cooling is more popular than ever, AIO coolers just make it easy and more accessible to those who don't want to build custom loops. AIO are often much cheaper than a custom radiator / pump configuration and offer near plug-and-play compatibility with super low maintenance. For the most part, water cooling can offer improved performance over air cooling and reap huge benefits for overclocked systems, so it is easy to see why people are so attracted to it. Below we have a quote from Zalman's website <http://www.zalman.com/global/product/Product_Read.php?Idx=824>  that details the special coolant they've used to fill the radiator, something which combined with the overall design, won Zalman an Innovation Award at CES 2013; “Zalman with its unique technology came up with the world first nanofluids refrigerant applied cooler to maximize the cooling performance.†Using nanofluids coolant improves thermal conductivity by mixing nanoparticles with fluids. Nm (nanometer): an SI unit of length, equal to 10?9?m (a billionth of a meter). So with Zalmans reliable history of making CPU coolers and high consumer demand for accessible and powerful water coolers, the Zalman Reserator 3 Max has a lot to live up to, so let's get right to it and see what Zalmans new cooler has to offer. As you can see it's fairly well equipped and while the radiator does mount on a 120mm fan mount, it isn't a typical 120mm radiator due to its unique design and integrated fan, but well take a close look at that in a moment. URL - http://www.eteknix.com/zalman-reserator-3-max-aio-liquid-cpu-cooler-review/ -- Share this post Link to post