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View Poll Results: What CPU cooler is the best?
Prolimatech Megahalems 104 37.14%
Coolermaster V10 17 6.07%
ThermoLab BARAM 8 2.86%
Thermaltake BigTyp 14Pro 5 1.79%
OCZ Vendetta 2 18 6.43%
Sunbeam Core-Contact Freezer 4 1.43%
TRUE 72 25.71%
Noctua NH-U12P 18 6.43%
Coolermaster V8 17 6.07%
TRUE Copper 30 10.71%
Xigmatek Thor's Hammer S126384 18 6.43%
Thermalright IFX-14 19 6.79%
Scythe Mugen 2 18 6.43%
Xigmatek Dark Knight S1283 46 16.43%
Titan Fenrir 5 1.79%
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Old 05-15-09   #1 (permalink)
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Default Which CPU Cooler do you think is the best?
Thought we'd have a bit of fun with a poll. Think i have most coolers that are considered the best listed in the poll. Here you can discuss, rate and debate over what are the best solutions for your CPU. Please vote.

Be interesting to see at the end of the month what is leading the race.
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zalman 9700. i love it. i paird it woth AS5 and at idle it is 6*c above room temp and under full load 13* above. stock was almost 20 above at idle.
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zalman 9700. i love it. i paird it woth AS5 and at idle it is 6*c above room temp and under full load 13* above. stock was almost 20 above at idle.
Glad you like it.

As for my vote... I'm not entirely sure just yet. DK is a nice cooler, but I'm not really noticing any huge temp differences mainly because of the way it is mounted. But I have no doubts when I can do a push/pull setup it'll run very nice and cool.

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Glad you like it.

As for my vote... I'm not entirely sure just yet. DK is a nice cooler, but I'm not really noticing any huge temp differences mainly because of the way it is mounted. But I have no doubts when I can do a push/pull setup it'll run very nice and cool.
liked it? i love it. and if the fan ever go's out i have a 110cfm 120mm backup. then it will cool even more.
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liked it? i love it. and if the fan ever go's out i have a 110cfm 120mm backup. then it will cool even more.
I don't think that'll happen anytime soon. My 9500 lasted for over a year and the other 9700 I was using went 6 months strong. It should last till death do you part.

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its not fair to compare 30$ heatsinks with 70$ ones


the best bang for the buck is either the vendetta or xigmatek (they're basically clones of each other)
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lol@the 3 votes for the Xiggy DK, (at the time I'm posting this) and I'm not one of the one's that voted for it. It's good, but not the best one. For the price though, it's doing it's job well for a decent overclock.

Not from my own experience, just from what I read, the Megahalems is about the best for air cooling.
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Well so far IFX-14 is the best but lets be realistic here i dont think most people are gonna buy that. So my vote goes for Megatron
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Megatron and IFX-14 are tied in my book. One's more compact, the other is a bit more silent.
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