Being the world’s leader in producing quiet components for your PC is not enough for Zalman. Since the days of the CNPS7000, Zalman has been claiming some dominance in the cooling area as well. The flower shaped of their present coolers like the CNPS9500 has a shape and structure all its own. One that can be recognized at the slightest glance. Zalman has one-upped themselves with their newest cooler.

The new CNPS9700LED shares the same exact appearance as its small brother only it’s bigger. The fan size jumps from a moderate 92mm to an enormous 110mm. That alone should make the cooler outperform its smaller brother. But does it have enough performance in it to outperform the likes to the Thermalright Ultra-120 and the Scythe Infinity? Lets see.