Yeah agreed, the v8 is great but really your paying for the looks and not so much the performance. Price per degree the sunbeam easily is the best choice atm.
can't find it anywhere in the UK maybe it will turn up before i build (six weeks). If not then is the V8 the next best cooler? (mind you I've only seen a couple of other 1366 coolers here, rather thin on the ground it seems).