Yeah... haven't been in a bios in 4/5 months I think, when I left the Noctua NH-D14 and the Thermalright Silver Arrow were the best there was in top end coolers. A bit of looking showed nothing new from Noctua, although a new (?) HS from Thermalright called a Silver Arrow SB-E. Is it actually better than it's predecessor? I just want something very quiet and capable of cooling my i7-930 with a bit of an OC (~4Ghz). mobo is a classy 4 way.
I guess you also need to consider your surroundings around the cpu with Ram clearance, etc. That's the only thing holding me back at the moment, my ram heatsinks are kinda high.
SA SB-E and phantek seems to be the new HSF's you've missed out on. however, they still perform within 1 or 2 C of the D14 so no worries. the only difference is they might not fit on your mobo since they are bigger.
Yes, it looks like a safe, inexpensive buy...
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I guess you also need to consider your surroundings around the cpu with Ram clearance, etc. That's the only thing holding me back at the moment, my ram heatsinks are kinda high.
actually this is my biggest potential issue, my RAM has some very tall heat spreaders
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SA SB-E and phantek seems to be the new HSF's you've missed out on. however, they still perform within 1 or 2 C of the D14 so no worries. the only difference is they might not fit on your mobo since they are bigger.
i bought the true spirit 140. all the reviews i said gave it thumbs up. Even though its $40retail, shipping makes it $50 but still can hang with $70+ HSF
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