Zalman CNPS9500AT nije nas oduševio niti razočarao. U principu se radi o slabijoj verziji CNPS9500 LED hladnjaka koja je namijenjena korisnicima koji ne trebaju fleksbilnost po pitanju kompatibilnosti s raznim platformama, ne pale se ne ledice u kućištima, a dodatni kontroler brzine ventilatora koji dolazi s modelom LED im je samo dodatna gnjavaža. Model CNPS9500AT u ovoj kategoriji "ispali i zaboravi" odrađuje prilično dobar posao budući da uspjeva ohladiti procesor bolje od Intelovog tvorničkog hladnjaka istovremeno zadržavajući nisku razinu buke. Eventualni problem u cijeloj priči je cijena s obzirom da hladnjak košta oko 340 kn, što je pak samo 25 kn niže od modela LED koji ima osjetno više mogućnosti. Iz tog razloga model CNPS9500AT nije dobro rješenje za entuzijaste, no korisnicima koji traže tih, pouzdan i dobar hladnjak bez dodatnih điđa možemo ga mirne duše preporučiti.

Conclusion in english

Our final opinion of Zalman CNPS9500AT is pretty mild. Basically this cooler is a stripped down version of CNPS9500 LED and it’s made for users who don’t need flexibility in terms of compatibility with various platforms, users who don’t care about neon lights in their case and those who couldn’t care less about fan controller which comes bundled with CNPS9500 LED. CNPS9500AT in this "fire and forget" category does a pretty good job keeping CPU cooler than Intel BOX cooler while operating with lower noise. Potential problem in the whole picture is its price – about 340 kn in croatian shops, which is about 25 kn lower than feature packed CNPS9500 LED. To make the long story short, CNPS9500AT is a product which we can’t recommend to demanding users, but for all those who are searching for a silent, reliable and good cooler without additional bells and whistles, CNPS9500AT will do great.