Zalman is going nowhere fast and it’s business as usual for the company.

That’s according to a statement released by the company and first published by Tom’s Hardware.

“Recent rumors circulating through major tech news outlets, internet message board forums, and other websites regarding Zalman’s imminent bankruptcy and connection with Moneual’s fraud allegations are completely false,” the statement read. “Zalman is currently restructuring the company under the oversight and jurisdiction of the court in South Korea.We would like to emphasize that this will not be a mechanism for company liquidation (i.e. bankruptcy).”

In early November, a number of high-profile technology websites reported that Zalman was heading for bankruptcy as its South Korean parent company, Moneaul, was caught in the midst of a multi-billion dollar case of white collar fraud. These reports, all lightly sourced from a Japanese-language report by the publication Ask Corp, echoed through the blogosphere as publications were citing each other without bothering to do some analysis or even contact the company itself.

Zalman stresses that warranties will continue to be honored.

Below is the full statement from the company:

The purpose of this disclosure is to announce our official statement addressing the rumors on company bankruptcy and Zalman Tech’s connection with the $3 Billion in financial fraud committed by parent company Moneual.

Recent rumors circulating through major tech news outlets, internet message board forums, and other websites regarding Zalman’s imminent bankruptcy and connection with Moneual’s fraud allegations are completely false. Zalman is currently restructuring the company under the oversight and jurisdiction of the court in South Korea.

We would like to emphasize that this will not be a mechanism for company liquidation (i.e. bankruptcy). The following are details in

addressing the rumors:

(1) Zalman Bankruptcy and Its Implication to Customers

While Zalman headquarters is experiencing financial hardship due to the recent troubles caused by Moneual, Zalman is not going bankrupt. Nothing will change for owners of existing Zalman products as they are still covered by the manufacturer’s warranty if applicable. Zalman

will always guarantee post-purchase support to our customers. Customer satisfaction has always been our top priority and we will continue towards that goal with superior product quality, innovative technologies, and outstanding customer service.

(2) $3 Billion Fraud Conspiracy

ZALMAN was not involved in any fraudulent activity of parent company Moneual, anything to the contrary are baseless allegations with no factual evidence. While everyone at Zalman is deeply saddened and disappointed with the actions of Moneual, we emphasize the fact that Zalman itself

was never a part of anything illegal, in actuality Zalman was one of the hardest hit victims by this recent scandal.

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Due to its size, REVO leaves plenty of space for additional cooling of VRM or Northbridge.

The downfall of the part was its unattractive looks, because performance-wise, this baby packs some serious punch. When I spoke to Adrian and Caterina, they were quite cautious about the performance, claiming the part was oriented towards silent computing, and not enthusiasts.
While this may be true, this cooler showed a lot of cooling potential. I installed REVO on AMD Phenom 9950 Black Edition, continuously clocked at 3.2 GHz. Since this processor was the reason motherboard makers were putting “Support 140W CPU” stickers on their products, this model was considered as a beast to cool. Truth to be told, it really was. My previous cooler was dual-fan, quad heat-pipe monster from Auras and AMD Overdrive was constantly showing temperatures in 80-90degC range.
Replacing the cooler with Akasa one is similar to David vs. Goliath challenge, since REVO is a tiny product, compared to different cooling monsters. I felt weird replacing the cooler without the need to remove the motherboard first.

The part is also very, very light – it stays well inside AMD’s and Intel’s weight boundaries. Thus, it passed OEM qualification and end up integrated in pre-assembled machines. REVO weighs only 330 grams, bringing the memories of light coolers such as Zalman’s 7000AlCu and others.

Phenom 9950BE on SB750-equipped motherboard works happily at 3.2 GHz. The question is, can you cool it?

Maximum specified TDP was 120W, or 20W less than our stock-clocked Phenom (2.6 GHz). At 3.2 GHz, it is safe to say that the CPU is eating all available juice Auras cooler barely held it together at 90degC under load, while Akasa showed temperatures in the range of 46-50. After several hours of playing Fallout 3 with Phenom 9950+ATI Radeon 4870X2 and Folding with two GPUs on 9800GX2 board (yes, both cards work in the same system), the core temperatures did not exceed 65 degrees.
The only negative side of the cooler is that you have to disable any sort of smart fan monitoring, such as ASUS Q-Fan. On our ASUS M3A78-T motherboard, fan was spinning at 400rpm, which was enough to send AMD Overdrive (v2.1.4) into a “CPU Cooler Failure” frenzy and downclocked the cores to 1 GHz each. After visiting the BIOS and disabling the Q-Fan feature, system returned to normal and continued to work at 3.2 GHz.

Overdrive goes into panic mode after seeing 3.2 GHz clock and 300 rpm cooler at the same time.

At 1GHz per core, temperatures dipped to as low as 29 degrees, but that was expected. It was quite funny to see Northbridge operating at higher clock than CPU cores themselves. Then again, it is understandable why monitoring software went into “panic mode”. Seeing 350-460 rpm in BIOS is definitely something we’re not accustomed to. Sadly for me, now I want to silence the rest of the system, since the CPU cooler is more silent than graphics cards (4870X2/9800GX2) and even the PSU (excellent Antec Quattro 850W – capable of handling three 9800GX2’s with no problem).
I definitely hope Akasa will release LGA-1366 adapter, since I would love to try this product with Core i7 processors. Combination of i7 920 and this cooler warrants a dead-night silent setup.

Conclusion: In short, REVO showed that it can punch far above its weight. This silent cooler is capable of handling overclocked CPUs with ease, and if you want to build a silent, yet powerful system, REVO should be something worth considering.

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Fans come with rubber mountings and a RPM controller

The line-up is consisted out of 80, 92 and 120mm fans, but what makes this product unique is the fact that the fans come with Nanoflux bearings. This type of bearings brings an interesting innovation – you can remove the blades to clean the dust, and also clean even the most hidden part of the fan casing itself.
Long story short, Nanoflux is nothing else but hermetically sealed bearing, meaning it is dust-proof and water-proof. In other words, it should not start squealing. Ever. In my humble opinion, if there is one annoying thing in whole computing experience – squealing fan or a card takes pole position. In the past five years, I’ve spent at least $200 and trashed fans from Zalman, Noiseblocker, Cooler Master and so on and so on. All because of squealing. Well, I’ll give this one a go.
Personally, I am a cleaning freak when it comes to PCs. Every three months, I take the whole rig apart and clean even the most hidden part of the computer – dust and I don’t go hand in hand. We’ll see can Gelid rise up to the task and produce a fan that will stay silent at least through its warranty (5 years).

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