Retail Packaging:

 In the package you will find everything needed to mount the CNPS7000B-Cu LED to the following platforms. All supported speeds in socket 478. AMD Duron / Athlon / Athlon XP / Sempron in socket 462. All supporting speeds of Sempron / AMD64 socket's 754, 939 and 940.

While this cooler does support installations on the LGA775 platform you will need to purchase the ZM-CS1 LGA775 mounting kit sold seperately.

Fan Mate 2:

For fans up to 6 Watt (0.5A). Fan speed is controlled by rotating the control knob. Simply hooks up in line with the 3-pin connector as shown.

When booting a computer in which Fanmate II is used with the CPU fan, an alarm sound may be generated by a system monitoring program to indicate that the rotation of the CPU fan is slow. If this happens, you may turn the speed control knob fully clockwise to increase the fan speed, set 'CPU Fan Detected' to 'Disabled' in the BIOS settings, or set the slowest rotation of the CPU fan in the system monitoring program to less than or equal to 1500 RPM.

 

Some mainboards do not boot if the rotation of the CPU fan is below a certain number of RPM. If the BIOS settings are updated, Silent Mode can be used. For more information on updating your BIOS , please refer to your mainboard manufacturer 's web site. 

Product Comparison:

The over-all design is almost indentical to the 7000A-Cu with the exception of the obvious fan differences. While the 7000A-Cu uses a black fan propeller, the 7000B-Cu LED uses a transparent design to facilitate the use of its on board LEDs. Being almost indentical does not mean its the same! The 7000B-Cu LED uses a revised fan controller (Fan Mate 2) giving more control over the cooling assembly than previous version. Lighter in weight and better cooling perfomance adds to the new cooler line-up.

Not much difference can be seen with the naked eye, besides the obvious that is anyway. You will get all the same great features and accessories as before but with improved cooling and lighter weight and a trick looking blue LED.

Something to keep in mind is that a motherboard that is not compatible with the 10.2mm motherboard restriction standard, introduced by intel, may create interference with onboard components. Check with your motherboard vender for more details.