We first laid eyes on this copper beauty at Comdex Fall 2002 where the Zalman CNPS7000-Cu heatsink came away as a Finalist for PC Magazine’s 2002 Best of Comdex Award - pretty impressive for a heatsink. Continuing on in typical Zalman tradition, the CNPS7000-Cu is a low noise heatsink that can be made even quieter with the use of the included Fanmate 1 fan speed controller. When used, the Fanmate 1 drops the speed of the integrated 80mm fan impeller from 2400RPM to about 1350RPM making it barely audible. ...