help me pick out a cool cpu cooler :D

ZALMAN CNPS9900MAX-B

CORSAIR CWCH60

XIGMATEK Dark Knight II

So these are some of the cpu coolers I've been looking at for an Ivy bridge cpu I'll be getting sometime soon. If ny one knows soom good ones or have any input thated be great.

thanks for the suggestion, its actually for an entirely new computer which is a workstation build

yea, the second one of the 3 is a liquid cooler. I read a review about a guy who had a leak which destroyed everything so now i'm reconcidering it even though the chances are really slim

Ever consider liquid cooling? Im getting a corsair h100. Surprisingly cheap. Even if u dont plan on overclocking cool parts are happy parts. And cold parts are even happier;)

Motokid6

in all honesty thisHyper 212+ EVO would be a better option.

ZALMAN CNPS9900MAX-B

CORSAIR CWCH60

XIGMATEK Dark Knight II

So these are some of the cpu coolers I've been looking at for an Ivy bridge cpu I'll be getting sometime soon. If ny one knows soom good ones or have any input thated be great.

daGAWDly1

[QUOTE="Motokid6"]

Ever consider liquid cooling? Im getting a corsair h100. Surprisingly cheap. Even if u dont plan on overclocking cool parts are happy parts. And cold parts are even happier;)

Nethemis

in all honesty thisHyper 212+ EVO would be a better option.

Define serious OC. Would that cooler could handle 4.5+ghz? And would u say theres anything better then the 212? I mean i was getting ready to drop over $100 for a cooler. Im all for saving money but if i can get colder temps ill drop the extra cash.

Motokid6

Hmm... quite the conundrum lol. Im getting the Cooler Master HAFx which i believe is actually built for the h100... more or less. Power supply is on the bottom and theres two spaces at the top for the two 120mm fans.

Motokid6

If you want good cooling performance for cheap, get the 212+.

If you want 10% better performance for lots more money, look at some of the high end noctuas.

If you want to spend hundreds of dollers for as good as it gets, look at custom water loops.

Out of those 3 I'd pick the Xigmatek. The Zalman has a non standard fan and I wouldn't get a water cooler, they may perform better in terms of temps but why bother?

I was looking at more of them today and corsair, which i think is a pretty good company, makes one too, it seems pretty good, almost identical to the cooler master one everyone seems to like and same price after rebate

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181012