Good fans for Prolimatech or an alternative heatsink

[Crunkadile]

From what I've been seeing by different online reviews, The Prolimatech Megahalems is one of if not the best heatsink available. I'm planning on building my very first computer and I want to make sure I get it done right. The Prolimatech as you may know does not include fans, can anyone tell me what fan best suits this heatsink and if there is anything additional I need to purchase to install the fans. Or if there is a heatsink that is even better for the i7 920 I would love to hear suggestions, the Prolimatech is kind of pricey to not include fans but I'm a newbie so what do I know?

 

[Guttzu]

If it will fit I would say go with this... Newegg.com - Scythe DFS123812-3000 "ULTRA KAZE" 120 x 38 mm Case Fan - Case Fans

But you will need to get the 38mm fan clip... Prolimatech Megahalems Extra Fan Clips - 38mm Fan - FrozenCPU.com

That is what I am currently putting on my rig... I will see how it turns out

You could always do 2 of these in push pull... Newegg.com - Scythe S-FLEX SFF21F 120mm Case Fan - Case Fans

 

[Crunkadile]

Thanks for the suggestions, I'll look into it, I've also been looking at the CoolIT Domino ACL, looks pretty impressive to me, what's your take?

 

[Guttzu]

Is that the all in one water cooling unit thing?

 

[hikaricloud]

Nooooo. No. Don't get the Domino. It's water cooling that gets outperformed by air with certain HSFs. In my opinion a waste of money.

Also, don't get the Megahalems either. Waste of money. You'll do fine with a Core Contact:

Newegg.com - Sunbeam CR-CCTF 120 mm Core-Contact Freezer CPU Cooler W/TX-2 - CPU Fans & Heatsinks

Comes with a really nice fan and TX-2 thermal paste, so you're good to go right out of the box.

 

[Muffin Man]

dont forget the bracket
Newegg.com - Sunbeam CR-LGA1366 LGA 1366 Core I7 Socket Retention Bracket Set - CPU Fans & Heatsinks

 

[Slaymate]

These are good cpu fans

Scythe Ultra Kaze 120 x 38mm Fan - 3000 RPM (DFS123812H-3000) - FrozenCPU.com

Prolimatech Megahalems Extra Fan Clips - 38mm Fan - FrozenCPU.com

or

SilverStone FM123 120x120x25mm w/ Fan Controller - (FN123) - FrozenCPU.com

If I wasn't going to get the Prolimatech I would go with the True but you'll want to lap it.

Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme-1366 RT Rev. B CPU Heatsink (Socket LGA 1366) - FrozenCPU.com

FrozenCPU Deluxe Heatsink Lapping Kit - FrozenCPU.com

Otherwise I would go with this.

Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 CPU Heat Sink (Socket LGA 1366) - FrozenCPU.com

 

[Crunkadile]

The noctua was going to be my second choice, since water is'nt the way to go I'll look more into the noctua, thanks for the resposes by the way.