With nVidia and ATi releasing their next generation graphics cards that require more and more power,
which in turn generates more and more heat it was only a matter of time before Zalman released a new
quiet graphics card cooler, introducing the VF700.
Zalman have taken all their expertise in heatsink design to manufacture something special.
As you can see from the image above the heatsink looks similar to the very popular CNPS7000C Quiet CPU Cooler. The major difference
between the VF700 and the CNPS7000B is that the radial arrangement of the VF700 is
split into two half-moons - one smaller than the other. This approach, combined with the
use of a smaller fan, ensures no clearance issues when fitted to the graphics card. The airflow
from the fan is spread very evenly across all fins and adjacent components, to give cooling
unmatched by any other design. Also included are eight RAM heatsinks (anodized blue), to
capitalize on the extra airflow generated by the fan.
Product Differences
Just like the CNPS7000B, the VF700 is available in full copper (CU) or aluminum and copper (ALCU) versions. This
means you will benefit from a lower GPU temperature of around 3-5° with the CU version compared to the ALCU.
Compatibility
The VF700 is compatible with all native AGP and PCI-E (PCI Express) graphics cards which have pushpin holes around the GPU.
Unfortunately it is not compatible with Matrox or nVidia's PCX series graphics cards. If you own a
Matrox card please consider using the ZM80C/D-HP (available on special order). nVidia PCX owners, we are sorry
to say we do not have a solution for that particular series of graphics card. Known PCX graphics cards which
are incompatible include PCX5300, PCX5750, PCX5900 and PCX6600GT cards. PCX graphics cards incorporate an extra chip on the
PCB called the High Speed Interconnect (HSI) chip. If your card includes this chip then it is a PCX graphics card
and therefore not compatible with any of our quiet VGA solutions. The reason for this is because the HSI chip runs very hot
and needs additional cooling.
We recommend the VF700 if you are intending to install it on the following graphics cards - nVidia FX5800 or above, nVidia
6800 (all models), ATi 9800 (all models), ATi x800 (all models). If you have a graphics card with a lower specification
than the ones mentioned it is recommended that you opt for the fanless ZM80C/D-HP!
Recommended VGA Cards for VF700