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Im looking for a new HSF for my e6300, i can spend about 85USD max on it, i dont really care about size i just need the best possible cooling(unless it doesnt fit! ) (NZXT Lexa case)

tuniq tower vs zalman cpns9700nt??

I have the Zalman 9500 and it really works well so I'm sure you'd be happy with 9700.

The Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme is pretty much the best, ncix has a few in stock for $70, and you'd need a separate fan. I've found the Scythe s-flex with a 1600 rpm max speed gives an excellent balance of balance of cooling and noise, if you're looking for something with more power, there are lots of other options available.

noise really doesnt bother me, i just want the best hsf i can get for somewhere around 90ish USD area

I got the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 PRO from recommendations on this board, and i love it! E6600 overclocked to 3.2ghz and the max temps seen so far have been around 42C!!!

and you could buy 4 of them for your price ;)

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=FAN-AC7PRO

and here it is at newegg so you can see how cheap ewiz hasi t for ;)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6835186134

cheaper than I paid :p

Mike

I also heard the Scythe are good, but for the price, and depending if you are going to go crazy with overclocking, this puppy will do just fine! My E6300 I overclocked to 3.2ghz also, and ran this cooler with no problems

maj0r_pawnage wrote:noise really doesnt bother me, i just want the best hsf i can get for somewhere around 90ish USD area

Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme
Scythe S-Flex
Silverstone

I use the Scythe with my SI-128 heatsink, if noise really isn't an issue, you can match the Ultra-120 extreme with something like the silverstone fan linked there, load temps will be in the 30's, depending on room temperature. Check some reviews on the Ultra-120 extreme, they're nice.

edit: Oops, not sure what I did with my url links before, renamed one of the fixed ones.

I also recommend the Ultra-120 extreme, just make sure you get the extreme version, the regular is a great cooler but the extreme has two extra heat pipes and beats everything else out there.

Hexus just did a big review (25 coolers) of 775 HSF and the Thermaltake Big Typ VX came out on top. Granted they only reviewed the Thermalright Ultra and not the extreme, but the TT did a gret job and the prise isn't bad either................. .

In terms of bangs-per-buck, the Thermaltake Big Typ VX, in our view, delivers the most right now. It's got the lot – great cooling performance; simple and speedy installation; and a price that's more than a few pennies under £30. Indeed, it's so good – and such good value - that it comes away with a trio of awards.

In this LGA 775 cooler round-up, the Thermaltake Big Typ VX grabs our eXtreme Editors Choice award, an eXtreme Recommended award and also an eXtreme Value award.

If you care about keeping your CPU cool – and you absolutely should – then the Big Typ VX is what you'll choose for your Core2Duo.

http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?i ... 7&page=119

fixed your links for your Zelig, you don't need to put quotes around your URLs

Thermalright ULTRA-120 Extreme or Thermaltake Big Typ VX ?

You'll need to find a review that has the 2 coolers compaired, but I really wouldn't thing that there would be a 8c differance in performance between the Ultra and the Extreme............ I suppose it's possible, but I really don't think there is.

Thermaltake would be my pick, but back in the day of me reviewing these things, the TT Big Typhoon smoked everything else out there at the time on my old X2 test bed............

I have the Zalman 9700 and love it, nice to see it in the top 5 in that review.

Bio-Hazard wrote:Hexus just did a big review (25 coolers) of 775 HSF and the Thermaltake Big Typ VX came out on top. Granted they only reviewed the Thermalright Ultra and not the extreme, but the TT did a gret job and the prise isn't bad either................. .

I'd be willing to bet they used a weak fan on the Thermalright, with an equally powerful fan, no aircooling beas the Ultra-120 extreme, from what I've been able to dig up.

See here for a direct comparison between the Ultra-120 Extreme and the TT Big Typhoon.

thanks for all the help guys i guess ill get the Thermalright

That's understandable, but the Thermaltake Big Typ VX is much better than the TT Big Typhoon.......;) At best, I'd be willing to bet the TR Extreme and the Thermaltake Big Typ VX are about neck and neck. In that case, I'd opt of the cheaper soultion.......... The Thermaltake Big Typ VX also has another advantage, it cools all the components around the CPU socket where the Extreme doesn't.............

Or... rofl ARGHH!!!

Bio-Hazard wrote:That's understandable, but the Thermaltake Big Typ VX is much better than the TT Big Typhoon.......;) At best, I'd be willing to bet the TR Extreme and the Thermaltake Big Typ VX are about neck and neck. In that case, I'd opt of the cheaper soultion.......... The Thermaltake Big Typ VX also has another advantage, it cools all the components around the CPU socket where the Extreme doesn't.............

The only difference between the Big Typhoon and the Big Typhoon VX is the fan, while the fan in the Thermalright is user selectable. The last link I posted didn't use the VX fan on the TTBT, but the same fan as the Ultra-120 extreme for the equivalent tests.

Going with the TTBTVX and the stock fan is obviously cheaper than the Thermalright though.

I'm not too sure how cooling the rest of the mobo comes into play. I originally purchased my current SI-128 for that purpose, but after playing briefly with an Ultra-120 (non-ultra), couldn't see any real difference in temps other than the cpu temp. For what it's worth, I'm back to my SI-128.

All the rest of the components surrounding the CPU socket need to be cooled as well and coolers that blow air down around the area help cool the ram, NB and all those nice little hot running components................

do the poll! :D